Main task- Diary Entry 4

I plan to re film this wednesday/thursday as one scene has an unwanted person in and another needs a different gun to be shot.

Main task- First edit feedback

Good points

-Well framed shots

-Good lighting

-Interesting storyline

Points for improvement

-Possibly to many jump cuts at the beginning

-Need music/sound

First Draft- unfinished introduction

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNxOaaYv6jo

This video is an unfinished introduction. It still has to be cut, dubbed and needs diegetic sound added. This is for presentational purposes so the quality isn't perfect.

Main task character representation

How is my character being represented in terms of gender representations?

My character Lily Turner is a young woman who's occupation is dangerous but ambiguous. However at the beginning we are unaware of this, therefore the representation of gender changes throughout...

For example, in terms of Propp's theory we may view my character as the 'damsel' who needs to be saved by the hero, which is the general appearence at the beginning. She goes for a run and is captured by a man, I think that the physical appearence of the characters emphasises the idea of 'innocent, vulnerable woman' and 'strong, evil man'. Her language reflects this, for example she says "i'll tell you/give you anything for you to let me go." (which is a fake plea.) The audience are unaware of her ability to know where her partner is and the fact she knows that everything is going to be fine.

Do you display a 'typical' view of female representation?

This 'innocence' idea is obvious up until the end where it is revelealed that Lily and her partner in crime (who is also a woman) had planned to get the man in a certain, isolated place in order to kill him. I think that in many ways, my film defeats ideas of 'typical' gender representations in terms of a main female actress. Yes she is captured and ultimately saved, however courage is demonstrated as she goes through being captured and nearly killed in order to be a kind of 'bait' in the process.

There is a typical switch in power towards the end where Lily says' I dont need any weapons' and the man becomes panicked. This shows another side to her where she is absoloutely in control, demonstrating an indepth and multi layered character who is far from one dimensional. This is necessary in a thriller as 'simple' characters merely do not exist within them. I think over all the character Lily represents a positive female representation (despite being cold over a killing, although it is justifiable as he was willing to kill her) over a small amount of time. There is also another female who shoots the interrogating man from afar representing a strong character and an almost 'girl power' element. Another point is the fact that only the women are seen holding weapons in the film, which defeats many of the expectations also, as men are usually seen with guns.

Main task- Filming day- pictures

 

 

 

Today I filmed, here are some of the pictures. Some of the difficulties were that it was cold and windy, which meant the sound will not be as good qaulity as I had hoped, so dubbing may be required. 

However I got the footage I need, although I may have to re film one scene, although this will not affect the continuity as it is an extreme close up.. 

Main task- Actor Information

 

This is my female lead Philipa Ball. She is a student at the sixth form and is playing the character Lily. She is about 5ft 3in has brunette hair and is a petite build. She suits my character and the role, as she seems vulnerable enough to be captured and the fact she is in control of the situation throughout will suprise the audience, hopefully. After seeing her act previously in another students film I asked her and read through the script and she was happy with it.

My male lead is another student, Harry Alexander. He is approximately 6ft 2in, which, opposingly, makes him look much stronger and more frightening, however he is the vulnerable one at the end. He is also brunette. Harry has done acting as an enrichment course at our college and has previously acted in student films, so after running through the ideas and script he was happy to take part.

Pre Production- Location pictures

As my character is captured, an unknown and isolated place is where she would be taken. So I chose a run down shack in a field to give the isolation element.

My location is shown in my teaser poster