Survey Results (Click Images To Enlarge):

Survey Results from 20 people:



This question was useful due to the fact that it allowed me to see what the audience expects from crime drama football trailer. From question one it is clear that after looking at the percentages on ranking at the bottom of the screenshot, the most favoured order is: Tension/conflict (1), Violence/fighting (2), Football chanting (3). This will allow me to base my production around the results gained from my potential target audience, in order to keep them interested.

This was useful because it indicated the iconic types and brands of clothing associated with football hooliganism. My results showed that some clothing brands were more popular than others, for instance the two clear favourites were 'Adidas Gazelle's' (40%) and 'Stone Island' (30%). By knowing this it will allow me as the producer to try and focus the costumes/clothing on those particular brands, in order to meet the audiences demands.

This question caused much controversy and a divide in opinion from my survey participants. Some views that were negative included; There is a representation of football fans as hooligans...violent and aggressive. Behaving like pack animals. They are working class. ..white and loud. Something i would avoid", "People to avoid". However positive comments included; "It's all about comradery, if you haven't experienced it then it's hard to understand. From the outside they can seem very threatening. I would associate casual clothing, drinking culture and the working class", "Football hooligans are not bad people. Just your average lads who enjoy a bit of a thrill at the weekend". This will allow me to identify how others see football hooligans,                                                                               and base my group of actors off of these opinions!  

The question I wrote was helpful to find out what others felt the age of a modern football hooligan was, it was clear that the most common age was 16-20 (52.3%) closely followed by 21-30 (36.8%). This personally i good for me due to my age being 17 and most of my potential actors being around the same age! This is allow me to base my actors around the most common age group according to my results, leading to meeting my potential target audiences demands.

Task 7:Researching form, structure, deconstructing codes and using film language:

Completed just need to add pictures of notes!
I reviewed and analysed Awaydays 2009 trailer:


AWAYDAYS UK trailer 2009 from Red Union Films on Vimeo.



 Here are my Task 7 notes, with a analysis of the above trailer and a timeline of each part!

How will semiotics improve my idea?:

Semiotics is is the study of meaning-making, the study of sign processes and meaningful communication. For instance a red light can be seen as stop, danger, red light district, warning, on, emergency etc... all of which can be something you associate with a word or meaning.

In my production I would be keen to use semiotics however this may be a challenge due to the fact that I doubt there will be a red light or similar in my trailer! But by using actors it will allow me to see how a group of young hooligans would be seen in the public eye. For example a group of people not wearing iconic clothing associated with football hooliganism would just be seen as normal and approachable, whereas a group wearing brands such as;Weekend Offender, Lacoste, Adidas, Stone Island, CP Company etc, could be seen as a potential threat to bystanders as these are clothing brands often associated with hooligans. But to really make a group people looking like hooligans to be seen as dangerous and intimidating, blood could be added to make it seem as if they are going/returning from battle with rival firms (groups of hooligans)! 

Going back to the point regarding dress code for a football hooligan, below is a picture that I felt represented the look of a 'footy lad' very well due to popular brands such as; Ellesse and Fila which are known to be worn by such hooligans. However lately there has been a rise in different ethnicity's that are becoming part of a culture. Also age is very key as you don't see many old hooligans due to the fact that most have families and stuff limiting the part they have to play in a firm, and they may have lost the enjoyment of it unlike the younger groups of hooligans.

Football Hooligans Today vs Hooligans 20 Years Ago

Football hooligans today!











Football hooligans 20 years ago:

20 years ago football hooligans were much older than they are now! due to the reasons mentioned earlier!

Initial Production Ideas/Research:Survey

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VPC6TCW Please complete this on behalf of my research for my trailer!
How did I share this survey to get responses from others?
Originally I just posted the above link to this blog, which would have got me a maximum of 5 responses which is my eyes was not sufficient due to wanting a wide variety of answers from different age groups etc, this means that I need to think of ideas on how to share this in order to get appropriate feedback which will then help me create my trailer in the future!

However after thinking about how to share this further, I began to think how popular mobile phones are nowadays leading to me sending several text messages out to be people with the link of the survey and asking them to contact me once they had completed it 3 people done this meaning that at this point I had around 6-8 responses. But after asking my fellow classmates it was clear that more responses were needed. One night I was checking my social media accounts and stumbled across a post about modern football hooliganism, after reading some of the comments regarding the post, I felt it was appropriate to put the link in a comments for in the hope that someone would spare 2 minutes and complete my survey. Also due to the type of people the post was aimed at, I felt that I'd get a more accurate type of response due to the people commenting expressing an opinion (negative and positive) views upon the issue. A few hours later the response rate increased dramatically from 6-8 to 18 which will now give me a broader type of answers to analyse! Overall this is a great success as it will help me see how others see football hooligans and the culture!

Initial Production Ideas/Research:

I constructed some research into Crime Drama Football Trailers in order to gather ideas for what I want to include in my production:
AwayDays 2009 trailer:
Heartbeat
Slow motion
Different characters opinions as to what they think of hooliganism
"One last away day then we're done!"

Rise Of The Footsoldier:
Someone talking over a shot, it helps to explain whats happening in the film and creates a good effect as if the 4th wall is being broken, i.e. "it was a rotten era" and "we were just lookin' for a tear up"

Green Street Hooligans:
Follows one character and how he got to be a football hooligan!
"its football day" as a group they are known as "family" and they always refer to "stand your ground"
I liked the effect of running down train station like steps with cuts and wounds as if they have returned from battle and importantly wearing iconic football clothing!
Footwear Shots
Green Street (masthead) is at the end which keeps the viewer watching

The Firm:
Tension throughout
Referred to as "The Casuals"
Tradition and a way of life
Lots of iconic clothing brands for football hooliganism

This will help me in the future in order to put together ideas that I can use/replicate in my production!

Crime Drama Football Posters:

Key Codes and Conventions of Film Magazine Front Covers: