Film Title / Logo

I designed our movie logo on Serif PagePlus using a font I downloaded called Fugaz One. Initially we had planned for our logo to be in some sort of detective badge but everything I tried looked a bit silly. When making this logo I was going for an action film kind of design while relating it to the police hence the navy colour. As you can see below I have also made a black coloured version because I am undecided about which one to use as the black also looks good. The gun symbol represents the films story and adds a nice finish to the text. My group and myself think the logo in either colour suits our movie well and will be using for our film trailer and distribution advertisement.

First Draft Audience feedback

In order to continue filming and producing the trailer we need to get feedback on what we have done so far. This will help us be guided in the right direction and enable us to amend our work so far according to the response from our target audience.



The first person said that the background noises at the start during the phone call were too much. we plan to change it to either silent or have quiet suspense sound effects. She also commented on how we spent an unnecessary amount of time of the detective on the toilet so we will cut out the last part where he pulls his trousers up. We have filmed some flashback clips which have been placed at the end of this draft. We have not yet edited them but we will make them a main part of the trailer and possibly open up the trailer. The third person pointed out how we had not added any British certification at the start or added any credits to the end. He also pointed out that the car scenes in the montage were a bit too long and not fast paced enough so we will look into cutting them down. The fourth person pointed out how we don't really have any act 2 yet so the middle section of the trailer is missing as at the moment it cuts from the opening to the end montage.

Early Film Trailer Footage / First Draft

After planning the sets and story we started filming some scenes to be used in our trailer. We have made a start on our trailer using the scenes we have as foundations to build the rest of our trailer around. Follow the link below to watch the first draft!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOjUcC6LYnc

Film Exhibition Research

Exhibition is the retail branch of the film industry which is usually located in movie theatres. This stage is at the end of the process after the film has been produced and distributed. The makers of the films earn the money back through paying customers in the movie theatre or when the film gets released as a DVD in shops. The exhibitor is the company who owns the movie theatre and therefore sells the experience to customers while providing the option of concessions like soft drinks and popcorn.

There has been a significant development in non-theatrical film exhibition in recent years due to advancements in internet technology. Home exhibition has been an option ever since the 1920s when portable 16mm equipment came to the market. However, it was not until the late 1980s that the home became a major site for film exhibition which was reinforced by digital ciema. A few years ago, to home view a film you would most likely buy a DVD and fifteen years ago you would be buying videocassettes. Now DVDs are being purchased far less than before and the main method of home viewing is through online services. These applications and services are available on many devices such as a mobile phone or a smart TV.

In the early years of cinema films were all silent; by the 1920s some grand cinemas had an orchestra. Fully synchronised sound arrived in the late 1920s which made cinema very popular. By the 1930s half the population of Britain went to cinema at least once a week. By 1939 there are 5500 cinemas in Britain and by 1946 cinema attendance in Britain was the highest to this day. Television sets in homes soon ruined the cinema craze when the amount in Britain rose from 15,000 sets in 1945 to 11 million in 1961. This caused cinema admissions to fall by 75%; cinema admissions did not change much until the 80s.

In 1985 cinema had its lowest point where less than 1000 cinemas were open in Britain. This was mainly due to the introduction of video hire. In the late 1980s cinema admissions started to improve with the rise of 'multiplex' cinemas. These were larger sites based out of town that could be accessed by car. The difference being that there were a huge choice of films with up to twelve different screens, and there was an improvement in technology as they had surround sound, digital film and the choice of 3D. These new technology improvements justified the raised price per a ticket.

Chief Inspector Auditions

In order to find an actor with the right characteristics for our character of the Chief Inspector, we auditioned a number of young people.




We chose Rob Miles as the chief inspector because his acting stood out amongst the others and his appearance suits the part.

Young Detective Auditions

In order to find an actor with the right characteristics for our character of the young detective, we auditioned a number of young people.



We chose Ben Hafford as the young detective because his acting stood out amongst the others and his appearance suits the part.

Selection: Location, Stars, Props, Costumes

Below is a Prezi I have made to present my plot decisions.

NEW MOVIE PLOT

The original plot of the movie would be that a few young adult woman had been murdered all of the same cause within a few days of another. This would then lead to the investigation which uncovers that people within the police force were involved. Unfortunately we came to the realisation that on our tight budget we cannot afford to get some girls to allow us to pour blood over them and play dead on the ground. Therefore, we decided to stop wasting time and changed the plot!

Unlike the girls, the boys we asked were much more willing so the new plot is that the victims are male. Throughout the investigation it would be unravelled that these three boys that were murdered all bullied the chief inspectors daughter before she went down a bad path. The trailer will play out very similar to how it was planned before but the victims will be different.

Film Distribution

Film distribution from Rory Hayden