Storybording

 

Storyboards are visual depictions of how you want your scene to be viewed for your film. Each shot should have cinematography, mes en scene, sound, and editing because it is needed. 

Location and Actors

For our location, we are planning to film at our school Coconut Creek Highschool. We pick this location because it fits the requirements that we want for our film. Like in our school it has a classroom which we need for a scene. For our actors, we only need one actor out of three because the other two will be voice-overs.

Mood

Our film will create a gentle peaceful mood, which will gradually devolve into distress. The props that will change the composition that we will use are important to the main character like his journal, poster, and symbol. After we've changed the composition, we'll finally show the difference by making the scene and visuals feel rapid and giving the audience a fast type of feeling matching the vibe. 

Example

Shooting schedule/Technology

We plan to film our opening during school hours, during our 3rd period and we are planning to use a professional camera to fill. 

Film Production

  

Funding, production, and distribution

In media studies class, we were assigned to research the process of film funding, production, and distribution. We need to learn and be cognizant of these things due to our portfolio project.

Production

The second step in the filmmaking process is production. There is post-production and production when creating a film. Film production is where your film is going to be produced or filmed.

Production companies     

Some of the top biggest production companies are Universal, Warner Bros, Columbia Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures, Paramount Pictures, and 20th-century fox. These are the top production companies the most films use. Working with major film companies could make more resources available for marketing and help more with the distribution. The downside is you will not get as much control over your film or attention because you are working with big movie companies. Indie aka independent companies are companies that work outside of the larger corporations or the top film companies. Working with indie companies could let you find the right target market for your film and let you have control of your film. The downside is you get not too many resources for marketing nor distribution due to people not being cognizant of the company people may not even watch your film. 

What company would I pick?

I would pick from the major film because it will get your movie out there and help with marketing. Even though the film that I and my group will be filming doesn't need a film company I would still pick a major company.

Funding 

Funding is what need to create a film and start production. Most film gets its funding from investors, tax credits, grants and more.

How funding benefit our group 

Our film for our group wouldn’t really need funding to film.

Distribution

The distribution company is in charge of marketing the film making a film available for public viewing. Most film companies are in charge of this as the major film companies.

Distribution company I would pick

If i would pick a distribution company it would probably be one of the major companies like Universal, Warner Bros, Columbia Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures, Paramount Pictures, and 20th-century fox because they are good at distributing their films.

https://www.masterclass.com/articles/how-to-finance-a-film

10 Pros and Cons of Working at a Film Production - Filestage

The Top 10 Movie Production Companies of All Time - ReelRundown

Scriptwriting

 Script-Writing

when filming a movie you'll always need to have a script to know what you are filming but components do you need to make a script.

Components 

• Scene Heading 
• Character Name 
• Dialogue 
• Parenthetical 
• Extensions
• Transition/shots 

Scene Heading

One of the easiest parts of writing a script is writing the scenes headings for each scene. When writing a your headings for your script the heading should always be in caps. The scene heading tell where the scene is going to take place. When it says INT the scene is inside if it says (EXT) it is outside. It basically is telling you the time of day and specific location.

Character 

When making your script you have to have your character name in it, and it has to be all caps just like how the scene heading has it. Character names are important because they show who is speaking in the dialogue in each scene.

Dialogue

When writing a script, you would always need dialogue when the characters speak. Dialogue tells what the character needs to say during filming and voiceovers/voices when not on screen.

Parenthetical

Parenthetical gives detail to what the character is speaking. A parenthetical describes how a character says things or what they're doing while they're saying it.

Extensions

Extensions also like parenthetical gives extra detail to the script. An extension is a note after a character's name in brackets that describes how the audience will hear something.

Transitions and Shots

Shooting and editing notes include transitions and shot notes to show how two scenes should be edited together in the final version, shot. a short note will further specify the type of shot to use when filming a scene.

Script example

Source

https://getproofed.com/writing-tips/writing-tips-elements-screenplay/

Case study

Case study

For my case studies, I'm writing about the movie The Guardians of The Galaxy to learn about production and making a film.

The Guardians of The Galaxy

History

The guardians of the galaxy were originally created by Stan Lee and Arnold Drake based on a concept devised by Roy Thomas with Marvel Comics in 1969.Abnett and Lanning released a new Guardians title and a new Guardians roster, with characters who would go on to form the MCU's first Guardians, which are Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax the Destroyer, Rocket Raccoon, and Groot the main cast of the movie. After working up a rough draft version of a script, Marvel Studios greenlit a Guardians of the Galaxy film after Nicole Perlman fell in love with Abnett and Lanning's run and their roster of characters. Nicole Perlman began working on the script with Nate Moore shortly after. Perlman took a lot of creative licenses with the Peter Quill / Star-Lord character, transforming him into an antiquities smuggler with a persona based on Han Solo from Star Wars. Originally, Marvel's Nova was slated to star in the film, but Perlman and Moore became increasingly enamored with the idea of their Star-Lord taking the lead, and that is who they went with. Perlman, like Peter Quill, was reimagined as well.

Target audience

This film is targeted is for males and females between the ages of 16 and 30, who are fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe or comic books. There are many marvel films and this one is one of them that Marvel fans will like guardians of the Galaxy one.

Production

The filming of Guardians of the Galaxy began on July 2, 2013, in London, England. Kevin Feige, Michael Rooker, Djimon Hounsou, Lee Pace, Benicio Del Toro, Dave Bautista, Zoe Saldana, and Chris Pratt joined the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con. Karen Gillan, who plays Nebula, was introduced to the crowd by removing her wig and revealing that she'd shaved her head completely bald for the role. The audience had been shown selected footage and conceptual art, and everything was so well received that a quiet buzz developed that would only grow in the months ahead.

Distribution

Feige debuted footage first shown at the San Diego Comic-Con in July 2013 at Disney's D23 Expo in August 2013. On February 18, 2014, Chris Pratt gave a special introduction to the first trailer for the film on Jimmy Kimmel Live.

Marketing

For marketing, they released a soundtrack to the Guardians of the Galaxy film, the Awesome Mix Vol. 1. The soundtrack was in peter quill's mixtape in the film. The movie also sold blue-ray CDs and toys and clothing.

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) - Mcu Reviews