Evaluation 7

Evaluation 7

As i have now finished my film, i can compare and contrast it to our first ever post which was the preliminary task. When re-watching the preliminary task, we only used a handful of different edits, like the shot-reverse shot. But looking back at the film, i can see that we have used more shots such as, long shots, close-ups and we have used different edits like the flashback shots and match-on-action shots. The skills have improved severely from the first task as you can see when watching them both.   

             

The editing was the most improved thing in my opinion as we only used basic skills in the preliminary and in comparison to our film, our edits are second to none. We used a wider variety of shots and edits including jump cuts and fade to black. These have really brought out the best in our film and i am proud with the outcome.

Overall, i am very proud of the film and the improvements from where me and the group started at to now. I think the quality of our work has progressively got better and i am happy to say i was a part of creating this film. 

Evaluation 6

Evaluation 6 from MattLeesley

Evaluation 5

Evaluation 4

Evaluation 4 from MattLeesley

Evaluation 3

Evaluation 3

If i was to choose a producer to produce our film i would pick Warp Films. Warp Films is an independent film and television production company based in Sheffield and London, and the location would merge well with our genre and location as we filmed in Sheffield and they would know a lot about the local area and culture. It would also be a good decision as our film "Day Aht' In Sheff" is not going to attract attention from big producers like Time Warner and 21st Century Fox so an independent film producer would suit our film the best. Warp Films have produced films such as This Is England and Four Lions. These films and TV programs are evidence that Warp Films are capable of producing successful media products.




I wouldn't use Time Warner to produce our film, and one of the reasons is the budget. Using Time Warner to produce our film would cost us a lot of money which we don't have if we was to produce our film. Another reason i wouldn't pick Time Warner is that they would choose famous actors into the film, with our film being independent, it would take away the reality and local feel to our film. Also we would lose control of the film as they would re-vamp it to the way they like, therefore i would not choose companies like Time Warner.

Evaluation 2

Evaluation 1

Evaluation 1 from MattLeesley

Post-production questionnaire results from HarrisonMarsden

Post-production Questionnaire

a day aht' in sheff - final film

Shot List

Character Profiles

Name - James McGovern
Age - 19
Hobbies - Football, fighting, drinking
Bio - James McGovern was born and raised in Sheffield by his mother and father, Angela and Paul McGovern. He was inspired by football hooliganism from an early age and always wished to follow his fathers footsteps in the Owls Crime Squad, the Sheffield Wednesday FC firm. Growing up within Chapeltown he went to Ecclesfield Secondary School where he found his two best mates who shared his unique passion, Jack and Harry. Ever since they met the three of them have been going to every match possible. James have never been shy to jumping into violence, sometimes it even seems that he enjoys the fights more than the football itself.

Name - Harry Wall
Age - 18
Hobbies - Football, fighting, fishing and drinking
Bio - Harry Wall was born in Manchester then moved to Sheffield after a few months of being born. Growing up around Sheffield he quickly became accustomed to the main two Sheffield football teams. Even though his parents support Manchester City he began to support Sheffield Wednesday due to his friends at Ecclesfield Secondary School. He has always liked fighting due to his Dad being a boxing instructor and always teaching him to hold his own ground and stand up for himself. This made him and James get on very well when they first learnt about what they loved to do. This was a friendship that has lasted through many scraps through the years.

Name - Jack Smith
Age - 19
Hobbies - Football, drinking and music
Bio - Jack Smith was born and raised in Hillsborough, Sheffield by a single Dad due to his Mum dying in childbirth and has been a massive Sheffield Wednesday fan since being a young kid. Growing up all his life revolved around was football, due to his dad being a massive fan and taking him to every game he could. This helped form a great friendship between him, Harry and James. Unlike the other boys, Jack has never wanted to go looking for fights and doesn't enjoy them as much as the others. However his love and loyalty for the two gets him involved in the fights just to help his best mates, but ultimately it is his passion for the game that keeps him coming back every week.

Iconography

Iconography in films like football hooligan films are quite noticeable and help represent what the hooligan is wearing and or what club they support. Symbols such as branded clothes and football team badges.

Stone Island: Stone island Is a commonly worn clothing line and sometimes shows when someone is prepared to fight.






North Face: Another commonly worn clothing line from football hooligans.




Here are more examples...















If shown well, it can really improve a films representation.

Football badges also show what teams are playing for example...









These will be the only two badges used if we was to use them in the film as these are the two teams playing.

Camerawork/Cinematography

Camerawork and Cinematography are important to any film, especially in a football hooligan film such as Green Street and The Hooligan Factory as it helps create the setting, atmosphere and helps shows true emotions of characters in scenes.

For example shots such as...                                                                        


Close-Up shot: A close up shot shoes the true emotion of the character or even the damage done to the characters face in cases like football hooligan films.

Long Shot: A long shot is used to show a further away view of the action happening in the scene, for a football hooligan film this could be a stadium or a long shot of a fight scene.





Medium Shot: A medium shot can be used to show emotion and feelings of multiple characters in the scene such as the characters from Green Street celebrating when there team scores.




Shot-Reverse Shot: A shot reverse shot is almost always used in a conversation. The pace of the cut between each person talking can suggest the intensity of the conversation. This would be used in a football hooligan film quite frequently as these films are fast paced.



Shots such as match-on-actions are also used to show action happening from different camera angles to give the scene a (depending on the situation) feeling of the pace. For example, a fight in a hooligan film will use fast paced match on action shots to show the tempo of the fight.

In some parts of a film, handheld camera movements are used. Sometime this is used to act as though its just someone off the streets filming it like a fly on a wall, instead of moving the camera along a special rail, the shakiness of the camera and the mobility of it gives a certain scene an immersive experience.  
                  
                   

Title Sequence Analysis - Green Street

At the start of Green Street Hooligans, the title sequence appears under each characters name, as shown in the image below. The film starts with men with stone stone island gear on walking through an airport loudly which already portrays them as football hooligans.

In our film, the titles are very simplistic, a bit like the ones we used in our film as we got our idea from this, however we could have put them over when the character appears instead of them being bunched up at the start. If  the titles were large and animated it wouldn't have the same effect as it does being simplistic. Music used in the scene is emotional but i would prefer to have an upbeat song in the film we are producing.

The title sequence is also shown as the same as the names, this creates a flow to the title sequence and doesn't seem unnatural to the viewers and keeps the continuity in the film, this is something i would like to take into our film. We got a lot of inspiration from films like this and hope to take it into our film.

Setting/Location

Setting/Location

 Setting and Location is an important factor in any film, especially in films such as "Green Street" and "The Hooligan Factory". For example... A football hooligan film is not going to be set on a beach or in an American neighbourhood its going to be set in a lower-class British council estate, typically on a rainy cold day. Typical cities such as London and Manchester are usually used as they are stereotyped that they feature areas that are less prestige such as council estates and run down areas.

 












Areas such as these are almost featured on the back alleys of these estates or under bridges or just somewhere out of site of the public and most importantly the police. You will never see fights taking place in the middle of the city or next to the football ground as it will be too "risky" for them to do so.

A stadium will always be included in a football hooligan films as it shows an insight into how much football matters to the supports and most importantly the characters willing to fight for their club and their fan base.