Final Review

The preliminary task could have gone better, it looked very rough and it didn't flow very well. It did feature all the shots required but the camera work could have been a lot better, as it was quite jolty. We needed to plan out the sequence in more detail, instead of doing it spontaneously as it would make the film succinct and flow better.The dialogue was drowned out by people outside so it was difficult to understand. The actual room we filmed in was good, as it looked like an office, with a computer and desk which was ideal. However the surroundings ruined the dialogue, as we filmed right by a automatic door, where people would walk in and out all the time. Furthermore, the position of the room made it difficult to film both people in the room at the same time. Overall, for a first time filming, it was a decent effort, but needed improving in various areas such as dialogue to make it understandable and entertaining for the audience.

We made sure we had a definite plan for our children's film to avoid confusion and to communicate the action to the audience. We decided to use IStop Motion to film, this was very time consuming and required lots of retakes and cutting to get it running smoothly. We used lego characters and buildings to create the backdrop for our sequence. We wanted to create the feel of a busy american city and although the location looked good, we could have included more buildings and characters to create the full effect. Learning from our mistakes on the Preliminary task, the filming was much better, the angle shots worked very well, and we used a variety of close ups and zooms. However, it was still a little shaky. We edited using Final Cut Express, this worked very well and made the sequence run smoothly, this was a plus point highlighted in the peer review. We also used Garage Band to create the music, as there was no voice overs, the music made the film more entertaining, which otherwise would have been boring to watch. It also was very appropriate to the genre of the film, which was action, as it helped to build up the tension at the beginning. Which made this film a PG. Since we had to rebuild each building every time, this consumed a lot of our time, which was otherwise spent on filming and editing. This made us run out of time to add voiceovers, which limited the understanding of the film and made the action very dull.

Story Boards Immortal Man Strikes Back

These are our children's film story boards for our film Immortal Man Strikes Back

Self Assessment

There was a clear lack of dialogue in the sequence and this was highlighted by all the other groups. If we had more time, the ideal thing would be to have the music at the beginning and at the end. As well as dialogue between the characters because we felt the storyline was good but the lack of dialogue made it difficult to understand.

Peer Feedback

1. Conventions of an opening sequence ?

•  liked the screwed up paper idea
• characters names were clearly stated
• good animation, although we didn't understand the plot or storyline
• no dialogue
• the animation and credits were awesome, not sure what's going on however

2. Specific Genre Conventions ?

• Action - fights ?

3. Variety and quality of camera work ?

• Camera work was a bit sketchy, however the angles were good.
• good use of angles, not jumpy
• good shots, e.g long shot/short shot
• great camera work

4. Use of special effects ?

• stop motion animation

5. Sound = quality and effectiveness ?

• We liked the music, could have had more music through the whole sequence
• music was good at start, but should have used it all the way through or included speech.
• music was good at the start, but then it was quiet and got confusing. 
• more sound, start was geared up but there was a lack of sound afterwards
• good music at the start, needs more sound effect/voice-overs

6. Use of mise en scene ?

• different buildings
• paper prop
• good set

7. Editing ?

• flowed quite well from one bit to the next
• flowed well, the writing on the paper could have been clearer

8. Best Features

• Music 
• the credits (screwed up paper)
• flow of the lego characters

Childrens Film Voice Over Script

                       (Inside the Bank)
Victor: Robin you open the volt
Victor: Luigi  go outside and keep guard
Red: What are you going doing boss?
Victor: I am going to sit down and relax to watch us become rich
                     (Running Out Of Bank)
Victor: Robin you clumsey fool. I Should have never ginen you the responsibility to do is task. I knew that 
           you might mess it up.
                     (On the Street Outside the Bank)
On Lookers: gasp and cry Don't Cross Don't Cross
Man who gets saved: Thank you for saving me
                     (Mayor's Office)
Henry: Have you heard the news about my bank being broken into however nothing was stolen. I am going
            to go in to the bamk later to see the extend of trhe damage.
Mayor: Yes i got the news early this morning it is most shocking. I know someone who could help us.
                     (Outside the Mayor's office on the cornor of the street)
Mayor: Hi Mark this is my son Henry. I have come to talk to you about a case that has just come up this  
            morning.
Mark: What has happened? Can I go anything?
Henry: My bank has been broken into this morning, but nothing has been stolen. Howver I have heard that
           there is a lot of damage.
Mayor: Come up to my office and we can short this out.
                    (Back in the Mayor's Office)
Mayor: I was hoping you couyld help us. I would not have turned to you unless it was a crisis.
Mark: Yes sure do you wnat me to take them out?
                    (Back in the Bank)
Victor: Keep your mouth shut and give me youyr money or your wife will suffer.
                    (Running back to the Mayor's Office)
Henry; Ive seen them, Ive seen them. He as threatend me and my family you have to short this out quick.
                   (Back in the Mayor's Office)
Mayor: Mark you konw what to do.   

Unfortunately, we didn't have enough time to include voice over's in our sequence. I feel if we were able to include them it would have made the film easier to understand and more interesting to watch. In the end we had the music running all the way through in the background. This did however make it more entertaining as it provided the audience with something to listen to, to accompany the action. Ideally, we would have liked to have the music introducing the film at the start and at the credits at the end. With the voice over's for each character making the sequence more believable and real.

Company Name and Logo

CMO Animations we have decided upon this name as it has aspects of all our first names:
Charlie
Matt
Oliver

Logo:

Camera Shots and Call Sheets

Camera shots:
-Close up
To show the mayors window and peoples emotions
-Establishing shot
To establish location
-Over the shoulder shot
To show the mayor talking to his daughter
-Panning shot
to show the villains running of from the bank
- Long shot
to show the car approaching the woman walking across the road and immortal man the distance running to save her.

Call Sheets

We are going to shoot the film using Stop Motion Animation using lego figures to represent our characters. The back drop of a American city and a bank, using lego for the buildings. The props are lego men and lego buildings.