All DVDs have a specific region and are allocated to where the film is published and released...
REGION 1 -- USA, Canada
REGION 2 -- Japan, Europe, South Africa, Middle East, Greenland
REGION 3 -- S.Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Parts of South East Asia
REGION 4 -- Australia, New Zealand, Latin America (including Mexico)
REGION 5 -- Eastern Europe, Russia, India, Africa
REGION 6 -- China
REGION 7 -- Reserved for Unspecified Special Use
REGION 8 -- Reserved for Cruise Ships, Airlines, etc...
REGION 0 or REGION ALL -- Discs are uncoded and can be played Worldwide, however, PAL discs must be played in a PAL-compatible unit and NTSC discs must be played in an NTSC-compatible unit.
As we will publish ours in England, and if we were to sell it, sell it in England, it will be a region 2 DVD.
Tuesday, 30 November 2010
Certification
These are the specific catagories of certification that a film must be classed in before being released to show which ages are allowed to leagally watch it.
We will make our film a 15, however the trailer is avaliable to most audiences (PG) as this is conventional of a trailer with a higher certification.
This then means that no-one under 15 is allowed to watch the full-length film
Our own test shots for subsidary tasks
These are some of the ideas we had about one of our subsidiary tasks. We decided to produce a poster as an advertisement for the film to accompany our trailer. The Single White Female poster is our inspiration for this as it is of a similar style.
Unlike Single White Female, we have decided to include the boyfriend character in the shot, at least as an initial idea. We also have our inspiration from the poster of Obsessed as this is more to do with the relationship of the character and her boyfriend and the psychopathic's obsession over the man unlike ours how this simply slots in due to the obsession with the girl character who happens to have a boyfriend who she gives more attention to.
We are trying to portray Summer as a happy and content character, as well as Sam in some of the shots, whereas Charlotte looks obsessed and interested in finding out what Summer/Sam are doing a lot of the time. Of course these are simply test shots and the proper poster will look a lot more professional with a proper costume list, editing to make the lighting appropriate and many takes so that we get the sure one.
As you can see, they are either separated by a wall or some form of blockage from seeing each other. This is so that Charlotte looks psychopathic and creepy as Summer does not necessarily know she is there. In the full version, Charlotte will most likely look fairly normal however, there will be a look in her eye to make her clearly look psychopathic, but in consideration for it to look conventional and fit to our trailer, she will be dressed in fairly plain but modern clothes. We may put make up on her to make her eyes look darker to make her look as if she has a certain darkness about her.
Summer will be in bright clothes and look quite girly and pretty and content with Sam, if he is used. She will most likely have a look on her face which suggests she is entirely happy with her life so it shows the irony of the film.
Our other subsidiary task is a magazine cover which we have been researching, such as GORE ZONE magazine editor coming in and talking to us about it. We will start with it's production soon. These are simply test shots but just a general idea of what we are expecting
Single White Female Poster
This poster from the film Single White Female shows exactly what our film is trying to portray. Next blog tells all about our own shots.
Monday, 29 November 2010
Music for the montage
We are finding it difficult to find some music for the montage. We want a stereotypical style of music used in montages within trailers, i.e strings or something along these lines growing in intensity. We are trying to find an actual track that has music we can use however we may need to use Garageband to compose a track. This may be problematic as it may sound too simple or not fit the style totally but we will just see how things will pan out.
Sunday, 28 November 2010
Analysis of use of camera shots within our media text
Camera shots can make a big difference in a trailer as it shows a variety of angles which can subsequently change the audiences perspective on what is trying to be shown.
Within our trailer we have a range of different shots. From the beginning :-
-Charlotte looking into the classroom, based on the 180 degree rule, and opening the door. This shows her nervousness and lack of eagerness towards going in and meeting her new classmates.
-The establishing shot of Charlotte walking into the room with Summer and her friends. This shot shows that Summer has friends and is originally popular before Charlotte is even introduced.
-The low angle shot of Charlotte and Summer shaking hands shows that they are being formally introduced, possibly an obligation on Summer's side.
-There is a two shot of Summer and Charlotte working at the table and the audience see that they are clearly close enough as friends to do some work on their own. This shot is useful as the audience see their growing relationship which means something different to both characters.
-The shot of Summer and Sam is a two-mid shot and it works effectively as Summer goes off to the right and disappears whereas Sam walks off into the background which generally shows a difference in perspective.
-We then have a title which fades in from black
-Charlotte then stands in the right corner of a mid-shot as she looks on on the couple, again simply showing a different perspective.
-Another mid-shot of Charlotte walking into the back gate.
-A low angle close up of Charlotte looking into Summer's bedroom. This works as it shows she feels like she has a power and the perspective is that the audience is looking up at her.
-A shot we are very proud of is the next one; Summer walks past her bedroom window - mid shot- as in the background there is an extreme long high angle shot of Charlotte standing in her garden. This shows how subtle she is in stalking Summer and how she does it quietly and quite eerily
-There is then a reverse shot of Charlotte looking vacantly away as the wind blows in her hair
-The title of 'that turns fatal' shoots in from both sides, which is conventional of titles in a trailer
-A two mid-shot of Summer and Sam where the audience see the growing intensity of Charlotte's character and how she is starting to worry other characters such as Sam
-There is then the montage which includes a range of different shots such as an extreme close up of Summer's eyes as she opens them, a close up of Summer looking for something, possibly Charlotte, and Charlotte is slowly shown up behind her through the darkness and a mid shot Charlotte walking past a post at her school and wiping her bloody hand against it, suggesting she has been involved with blood. The range of shots are shown to show a variety of clips showing different perspectives and angles.
-The long shot of Charlotte running towards the camera is effective as it would shock the audience and it is stereotypical of the genre.
-The close up of Summer crying in the corner is effective as the lighting works in time with the camera shot and the music. Also we filmed this handheld as it suggests Summer's vulnerable and scared emotions.
-The last shot is a reverse shot from the left however it is reflected in the mirror. This is effective as again the lighting and music works well in sync with the camera angle.
Within our trailer we have a range of different shots. From the beginning :-
-Charlotte looking into the classroom, based on the 180 degree rule, and opening the door. This shows her nervousness and lack of eagerness towards going in and meeting her new classmates.
-The establishing shot of Charlotte walking into the room with Summer and her friends. This shot shows that Summer has friends and is originally popular before Charlotte is even introduced.
-The low angle shot of Charlotte and Summer shaking hands shows that they are being formally introduced, possibly an obligation on Summer's side.
-There is a two shot of Summer and Charlotte working at the table and the audience see that they are clearly close enough as friends to do some work on their own. This shot is useful as the audience see their growing relationship which means something different to both characters.
-The shot of Summer and Sam is a two-mid shot and it works effectively as Summer goes off to the right and disappears whereas Sam walks off into the background which generally shows a difference in perspective.
-We then have a title which fades in from black
-Charlotte then stands in the right corner of a mid-shot as she looks on on the couple, again simply showing a different perspective.
-Another mid-shot of Charlotte walking into the back gate.
-A low angle close up of Charlotte looking into Summer's bedroom. This works as it shows she feels like she has a power and the perspective is that the audience is looking up at her.
-A shot we are very proud of is the next one; Summer walks past her bedroom window - mid shot- as in the background there is an extreme long high angle shot of Charlotte standing in her garden. This shows how subtle she is in stalking Summer and how she does it quietly and quite eerily
-There is then a reverse shot of Charlotte looking vacantly away as the wind blows in her hair
-The title of 'that turns fatal' shoots in from both sides, which is conventional of titles in a trailer
-A two mid-shot of Summer and Sam where the audience see the growing intensity of Charlotte's character and how she is starting to worry other characters such as Sam
-There is then the montage which includes a range of different shots such as an extreme close up of Summer's eyes as she opens them, a close up of Summer looking for something, possibly Charlotte, and Charlotte is slowly shown up behind her through the darkness and a mid shot Charlotte walking past a post at her school and wiping her bloody hand against it, suggesting she has been involved with blood. The range of shots are shown to show a variety of clips showing different perspectives and angles.
-The long shot of Charlotte running towards the camera is effective as it would shock the audience and it is stereotypical of the genre.
-The close up of Summer crying in the corner is effective as the lighting works in time with the camera shot and the music. Also we filmed this handheld as it suggests Summer's vulnerable and scared emotions.
-The last shot is a reverse shot from the left however it is reflected in the mirror. This is effective as again the lighting and music works well in sync with the camera angle.
Analysis of symbolic codes within my media text
Within our trailer, there are a range of different symbolic codes throughout. Typically they can be very obvious such as a character holding bloody knife. At this point the audience can tell that this character is someone who has most probably killed someone...or seriously injured them. However these symbolic codes can be done subtly for example if pathetic fallacy was used...A person walking down the road whilst rain is pouring down - the rain expresses their mood and the audience can tell that they are feeling low. However this is not always done purposely to show an emotion or action. It simply done, because it is!
One particular part of our film that, at first was unintentional, is the use of red doors in our trailer. The audience see Charlotte looking at Summer and Sam behind a red door as she looks jealous and angry, she is then seen again going into Summer's back garden through a red door again. This works well as in the beginning,it starts out as red doors as the atmosphere is still fairly calm and then progresses to red ending up on Charlotte's hand - blood.
Another unintentional symbolic code is when there is the low angle shot of Charlotte looking into Summer's bedroom; the wind is blowing in her hair and across her face. This could suggest the anger or need she is feeling. These kind of things cannot be done purposely as we do not have the equipment such as a wind machine to create these effects but when we can catch the chance we most certainly will!
In this scene, Charlotte is wearing dark and dull colours such as grey and black which suggest her mood or feelings are of the similar sort. Throughout the film, she wears similar colours. She tends to wear darker colours in comparison to Summer.
Summer is always wearing bright and stylish clothes which reflect her personality and popularity status at school; the fact she is happy in most of the scenes shows the audience the kind of person she is. However in the end scene as she is crying in a corner, the audience will feel empathetic towards her as it is emotional seeing her like this. The music works well to create this empathy. The audience see a side of her they hadn't before; she is vulnerable and alone, crying and it is a big difference to how happy she is when she is in the scene with Sam for example.
The scenes in the montage show blood, clearly fake blood for filming purposes, and even then we tried to make it slightly more glamorous than the typical 'full-on' gore so that it still fits the style of the characters.
One particular part of our film that, at first was unintentional, is the use of red doors in our trailer. The audience see Charlotte looking at Summer and Sam behind a red door as she looks jealous and angry, she is then seen again going into Summer's back garden through a red door again. This works well as in the beginning,it starts out as red doors as the atmosphere is still fairly calm and then progresses to red ending up on Charlotte's hand - blood.
Another unintentional symbolic code is when there is the low angle shot of Charlotte looking into Summer's bedroom; the wind is blowing in her hair and across her face. This could suggest the anger or need she is feeling. These kind of things cannot be done purposely as we do not have the equipment such as a wind machine to create these effects but when we can catch the chance we most certainly will!
In this scene, Charlotte is wearing dark and dull colours such as grey and black which suggest her mood or feelings are of the similar sort. Throughout the film, she wears similar colours. She tends to wear darker colours in comparison to Summer.
Summer is always wearing bright and stylish clothes which reflect her personality and popularity status at school; the fact she is happy in most of the scenes shows the audience the kind of person she is. However in the end scene as she is crying in a corner, the audience will feel empathetic towards her as it is emotional seeing her like this. The music works well to create this empathy. The audience see a side of her they hadn't before; she is vulnerable and alone, crying and it is a big difference to how happy she is when she is in the scene with Sam for example.
The scenes in the montage show blood, clearly fake blood for filming purposes, and even then we tried to make it slightly more glamorous than the typical 'full-on' gore so that it still fits the style of the characters.
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