Time Management 4 (01/12/15):

Due to having such a set back the last week, it has caused some of the below date targets not to be met as of the events however im trying my hardest to catch up, but this week has been a tough week to organise everything and try to catch up on the recent events however i now feel confident again as i've discussed with my teachers the issues and they've been very helpful!

Date                      Task

17/11/15: Analyse pictures of characters

18/11/15: Plan possible locations

19/11/15: Organise the story/plot

24/11/15: Plan the order of filming

29/11/15: Begin recording on matchday

30/11/15: Review the shots filmed

01/12/15: Edit the magazine front cover photo

05/12/15: Arrange next date for filming with actors

*TBC*: Filming on a non-matchday

14/12/15: Begin editing of trailer

21/12/15: Finish editing of trailer

21/12/15: Prepare draft of trailer

22/12/15: Focus on magazine front cover

24/12/15: Focus on film webpage

27/12/15: Create soundtrack/music for the trailer

01/01/16: Finishing touches to all ancillary products

05/01/16: Draft of all ancillary products

07/01/16: If improvements suggested, then make them

12/01/16: Show draft of all three again

14/01/16: Make improvements if suggested

18/01/16: Show audience again

24/01/16: Finished

Exploring Narrative Theories:

Original narrative outline:

Dad has just been released from prison after several years inside, all because of football related violence he hasn't been able to see his son for a long period of time. He is finally released however little did he know that his son is following in his footsteps of becoming a football hooligan. The father wants his son to stop(he then has a flashback to when he was apart of the firm), as he knows the trouble and violence that is involved in the modern game. The father makes him promise to never get involved with the 'wolf pack' (a violent group of hooligans) again. He promises his dad. But when its match day its a different story! The son creeps out and visits his so called 'family' the wolf pack, the same group as what his father used to be 'top boy' at. Particular members of the group never used to like the fathers as he was in charge of everything, so they seek revenge on him and know that the only way to achieve this is to get at his young son. The trailer will end when the young boy is chased into an area where there is no exit. It will then jump to the credits and the film name.

Re-write using narrative theories:

In order to relate with Cameron's episodic or dual narrative i would need to focus on the dad and/or son's viewpoint this will make my audience see the connection between them.

I would like to perhaps include Propp's 7 characters, theoretically i would need 7 actors, however i would plan to use objects rather than actors for some roles. For example:

1. The Hero: The dad would be the hero due to him trying his hardest to get his son on the right track.
2. The Villain: The dad could be this due to the fact that he is trying to prevent his son from being an active member in the firm, although he may be doing the right thing.
3. The Doner: A photo album could do this as it will bring back memories to the father about how his son has changed and how he has been a bad role model.
4. The Helper: This could be someone who the father is text messaging asking for advice etc.
5. The Princess: This could also be a male character, i think it would be the son. As he feels most threatened by his father due to him wanting to stop being a partaker in football violence.
6. The Dispatcher: Could almost be the flash backs that the father will be having about what he used to do when he was his sons age.
7. The False Hero: I feel would not fit in trailer at this stage

Todorov:
Todorov's theory is that there is a template followed by all films etc. This is what he feels is included in each film:

1. The narrative starts in a state of equilibrium: stable, balanced unchanging system, this applies to my trailer due to the fact that I plan to have my two characters apart at the beginning, due to the father coming out of prison and the son leaving the house for football. 
2. An action or character disrupts the equilibrium, for instance as the father has just come out of prison, he will now find out that his son is following in his footsteps, resulting in the father wanting to change his sons routine.
3. Following recognition of the disruption, a quest is set in order to restore equilibrium. This is much the case in my trailer, as the father will receive a text message or will be notified that his son, is following in his shoes.
4. The narrative moves to confrontation/climax: there is an attempt to repair the disruption, likewise in my trailer whereby the father makes his son promise he will stop going to cause trouble at football. 
5. Resolution/equilibrium is restored and reinstated. This mildly applies to my trailer however the resolution will be the son being chased by members of the firm however the ending is not revealed meaning it will end of a cliffhanger.

Possible Locations:

Here are some possible location ideas that i will or i am debating as to whether i will use the shots or not. However there will be more locations but i have not decided as to where at this point in time! 

HMP Norwich:

I feel this would be a good area to film the father leaving the prison... this picture below may be an ideal area to record from, as it will show the tall walls and maybe even the barbed wire on the walls. This location will make the shot feel more realistic and extreme.

Carrow Road:

Due to being a Norwich City Football Club season ticket holder, i go to every home match played at the stadium. As I'm doing a crime drama football trailer i feel to have some recording from inside the ground on a match day would be very valuable and effective.

Public House (Pub) in Norwich:

Most if not all crime drama football trailers have a scene at the pub, this can be seen as a place where firms hang out before the match... also its a very hostile environment for different types of people. Its definitely a place to avoid before the match! although it may be hard to record in a pub discreetly, i am willing to try though. As i feel it'll give good effect to the trailer!

Analysing Characters (Father): (UNFINISHED)

Time Management Week 3 (24/11/15):

As explained in my recent events post, i have had a change of plan. Here is my week 3 time management chart:
Due to the recent events it has caused me to basically start all over again as everything is now invalid and not appropriate, however i am not going to let this get in the way of my goal/ambition of being successful this year, but this is definitely a set back! On the other hand it has taught me to choose a more reliable cast which i am now looking for/thinking of.

Date                      Task

11/11/15: Complete generation of ideas

17/11/15: Analyse pictures of characters

18/11/15: Plan possible locations

19/11/15: Organise the story/plot

24/11/15: Plan the order of filming

29/11/15: Begin recording on matchday

30/11/15: Review the shots filmed

01/12/15: Edit the magazine front cover photo

05/12/15: Arrange next date for filming with actors

*TBC*: Filming on a non-matchday

14/12/15: Begin editing of trailer

21/12/15: Finish editing of trailer

21/12/15: Prepare draft of trailer

22/12/15: Focus on magazine front cover

24/12/15: Focus on film webpage

27/12/15: Create soundtrack/music for the trailer

01/01/16: Finishing touches to all ancillary products

05/01/16: Draft of all ancillary products

07/01/16: If improvements suggested, then make them

12/01/16: Show draft of all three again

14/01/16: Make improvements if suggested

18/01/16: Show audience again

24/01/16: Finished

Recent Events:

Recently, I have been let down by my actors, leading to change in storyline and potential actors. However I do not feel this will effect me, due to mentally I will work harder in order to achieve the grades I want!

Time Management Week 2 (17/11/15):

This week has been successful I feel due to the fact that I've got two rough ideas for my a plot/story line which took me a lot of time to think of. Another reason is that i am starting tasks earlier than i planned which is good as that means that i am not falling behind other members in my class. The reason that 05/12/15 is in progress is that i'm trying to give my actors as much notice as possible in order to be available for me to film. By next week i plan to have everything up to the 24/11/15 highlighted green in order for it to be a successful week! I will be making one of these 'Time Management' posts every Tuesday with the next one being on the 24/11/15.

Date                      Task

11/11/15: Complete generation of ideas

17/11/15: Analyse pictures of characters

18/11/15: Plan possible locations

19/11/15: Organise the story/plot

24/11/15: Plan the order of filming

29/11/15: Begin recording on matchday

30/11/15: Review the shots filmed

01/12/15: Edit the magazine front cover photo

05/12/15: Arrange next date for filming with actors

*TBC*: Filming on a non-matchday

14/12/15: Begin editing of trailer

21/12/15: Finish editing of trailer

21/12/15: Prepare draft of trailer

22/12/15: Focus on magazine front cover

24/12/15: Focus on film webpage

27/12/15: Create soundtrack/music for the trailer

01/01/16: Finishing touches to all ancillary products

05/01/16: Draft of all ancillary products

07/01/16: If improvements suggested, then make them

12/01/16: Show draft of all three again

14/01/16: Make improvements if suggested

18/01/16: Show audience again

24/01/16: Finished

Storyline ideas:

My ideas consist of the following:

1. Dad has just been released from prison after several years inside, all because of football related violence he hasn't been able to see his son for a long period of time. He is finally released however little did he know that his son is following in his footsteps of becoming a football hooligan. The father wants his son to stop(he then has a flashback to when he was apart of the firm), as he knows the trouble and violence that is involved in the modern game. The father makes him promise to never get involved with the 'wolf pack' (a violent group of hooligans) again. He promises his dad. But when its match day its a different story! The son creeps out and visits his so called 'family' the wolf pack, the same group as what his father used to be 'top boy' at. Particular members of the group never used to like the fathers as he was in charge of everything, so they seek revenge on him and know that the only way to achieve this is to get at his young son. The trailer will end when the young boy is chased into an area where there is no exit. It will then jump to the credits and the film name.

Trailer plot:

• Dad leaving the prison after several years inside, indicate with titles 
• also show the son leaving the house for football, to show the audience the connection.
• series of flashback timeline shots dad and son .... ? flicking through photo album
• cut with symbolic aggression shots

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• use GoPro for chase scene 

Availability Form For My Actors:

I'm thinking of handing these out to my actors when I next see them all on the 29/11/15, this will allow me to work out times whereby most if not all actors are available to film.

Generation Of Ideas:

Rough ideas for my Crime Drama Football Trailer:
I would like to record a group of young adults who go to football, which will be portrayed as football hooligans. These people will all be wearing iconic and recognisable football terrace wear, such as; Stone Island, CP Company, Adidas Trainers etc... All of which are not cheap so it would be hard to get actors without these brands, however I'am lucky enough to have friends with this sort of clothing who would be willing to be in my teaser trailer. At this point in time I'm unsure of the film name however I have rough ideas such as 'Green 'N' Yellow Street' to give the audience the link between 'Green Street' and the genres. Also these colours in football are very well known to Norwich City Football Club. I plan to film in the city, this will take place either on match days or non match days, most likely a mixture of both to give a good effect with crowd. The shots that I would like to take could include some of the following initial ideas; a low angle shot of the 'hooligans' walking past the camera to show the classic Adidas 'trotters' (shoes), plus it will show the sheer numbers in the firm. Another shot that I would like, would be a camera in the local pub on match day, I would need to ensure that the filming of these characters is very discreet and barely noticeable due to other peoples reactions being different if someone is recording... The main reason for this shot is to record the firms entrance into the pub.

For my ancillary product (magazine front cover picture) I would like to get all of the people in the firm to have a group picture, however I do not want to expose peoples faces the effect which I would like to create is shown below:



I believe the blurring of faces would create a sense of mystery and add an element of danger as they don't want other firms to know who they are. However on the other hand I would also like to trial the idea below:













Whereby everyone's face is either blurred or covered and the 'Top Boy(s)' face is clearly shown to indicate he is the main character. I do not plan to have any females in the group due to firms being very male dominated.

Time Management Week 1 (10/11/15):

Here is a table that will help me organise my time on my 3 products for this year. The tasks highlighted green, indicate that they are complete, amber means that that is my next task to complete/in progress and red means that I'm not at that task yet. This will make it easier to plan and prepare for me and my actors...

Date                      Task

11/11/15: Complete generation of ideas

17/11/15: Analyse pictures of characters

18/11/15: Plan possible locations

19/11/15: Organise the story/plot

24/11/15: Plan the order of filming

29/11/15: Begin recording on matchday

30/11/15: Review the shots filmed

01/12/15: Edit the magazine front cover photo

05/12/15: Arrange next date for filming with actors

*TBC*: Filming on a non-matchday

14/12/15: Begin editing of trailer

21/12/15: Finish editing of trailer

21/12/15: Prepare draft of trailer

22/12/15: Focus on magazine front cover

24/12/15: Focus on film webpage

27/12/15: Create soundtrack/music for the trailer

01/01/16: Finishing touches to all ancillary products

05/01/16: Draft of all ancillary products

07/01/16: If improvements suggested, then make them

12/01/16: Show draft of all three again

14/01/16: Make improvements if suggested

18/01/16: Show audience again

24/01/16: Finished

Production Plan:

What do I need to do to make my 3 products happen?

• Organise and arrange for actors
• create storyboards
• know the main storyline and plot
• software being used
• research clothing that potential actors have
• research into music
• locations
• mise en scene 
• sound
• film name 
• titles
• character names
• script 
• costume
• job allocation
• editing 
• lighting
• budget

All of the above is needed in order to create a successful year of productions, as I am aiming for all my pieces of media to follow suit from last years OTS (Opening Title Sequence) final quality. As if this years productions lack on quality it won't look as good and will probably cost me marks... Also I plan to perform my music on the trumpet I have at home and the drum I have aswell, this will boost my mark and perhaps add a better effect to the production.