Evaluation - Question 4

Evaluation - Question 3

What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

I think that the best media institution for my film,  if it was to be distributed, would be Warp Films. I say this because this institution distributes films that have a very specific target audience. For example, Four Lions, This is England, This is England '88 and This is England '90. The reason my film would benefit from this is because it also has a specific target audience which is young men who take an interest in the crime genre of films and football itself. I would choose Warp films over any big american company. The reason for this is because it would take the reality away from the film, if I was to choose a big american company, as you would be paying for well known actors and special effects etc. In our film we do not need well known actors as it would take away the feel of it being a hooligan related film and the audience would be able to clearly identify that the actors are not like this. Also, not many special effects are needed in my film as they are real life situations and do not need to be made to look anything more than what it really is.

Green Street Title Sequence Analysis

 The films title sequences begin with this shot which shows the director of the film Lexi Alexander. This shot then uses a dissolve into the next shot which shows people running through a train station dressed in clothes such as stone island which instantly tells the audience they are football hooligans as they are being very loud whilst running through having a joke with their pals.

The main titles of the film begin here though when the main character is travelling through an airport and we begin to see all the actors who are involved in the film. I believe the use of titles in this film is very effective as it is quite subtle and they aren't overly large or obnoxious but actually look good and come onto the shot seamlessly. This is something that I would like to incorporate into my film as I believe the titles are better being quite subtle. The titles also feature non-diegetic music which I believe makes the titles quite emotional in the case because the main character has had bad news so it fits. In my film I want to include non-diegetic music within the titles to portray the initial mood of the film. However because my films plot is a lot happier than this at the beginning I plan on using a more upbeat song to fit with this.

The main title for the film is put onto the screen through the same way as all the main actors names. I think in this case it works well due to the sad tone of this beginning so none of the titles should be obnoxious or in the way and instead subtle. However within my film I plan to make the title of the film more noticeable perhaps by fading to black to bring the name of the film onto the screen then. After this the title sequence carries on the same as what I have already described. Overall I believe this is a very effective title sequence and is one that I plan to take inspiration for when we create the title sequence for our film.

Evaluation Question 3

 
I think that if my film was to be distributed, the film company Warp Films would distribute it. This is because our film is about football hooligans which is quite a niche market and not something that big American companies would be interested in. Also through looking at other films Warp Films have produced it seems like they would be the perfect candidate to distribute 'A Day aht' in Sheff' due to their films being very obscure and targeted at a niche audience so I believe this film would be a great film for them to distribute. Warp Films are responsible for producing and distributing such films as This is England, 71', and Four Lions which are all unique and controversial films, This is England especially links to our film as it shows a more realistic look on youth culture and shows what people actually are involved in within their lives.

 

 
 
 
If Warp Films were to distribute this film I don't think much would change as our film doesn't need a high budget as it doesn't involve special effects or anything that is in dire need of a high budget. This is show through other football hooligan films that I researched such as Green Street and The Football Factory which don't involve special effects and weren't produced on huge budgets. Therefore this means that the company wouldn't have to interfere with any of our creative ambitions and would have just let us make the film in the style we wanted to make it. This is shown on the Warp Films website as they say how you wont find generic films here so this just shows how they don't care about appealing to the masses and want to make a film as best as it can be for that targeted audience.

Evaluation - Question 2

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

The film I have created is based around the life of a football hooligan. Therefore, a clear representation of this social group will be shown. Throughout the opening title sequence there are many stereotypes used towards this kind of social group. I believe this was needed within the film. This is because it will give the audience an understanding of what it is like to be a football hooligan. The way these stereotypes are clearly shown is through micro elements such as cinematography/camerawork, editing and sound.

Cinematography:
The way that cinematography/camerawork represents the particular social group (football hooligans) would be the long shots that are shown through the opening title sequence. The long shots always include the three characters within the film. This is to show the togetherness of the group. This is a stereotype of the social group. I say this because these groups of men are always a close bunch so they know that when they head into any trouble they know that their pals have their backs.

Editing:
The way that this represents football hooligans would be through the fast paced editing when James (the main character of my film) is getting ready to go out. I say this because the lives of these sort of people on a match day is very hectic and they're always in a rush to get and start drinking as much as they possibly can before the game. This is so they have less care for when they're out committing crime, which tends to be through anti social behavior. The past paced editing is shown between 0:27 and 0:47 within the opening title sequence.

Sound:
The non diagetic music played within the opening title sequence is a strong representation of a football hooligan. The music played is a non copy write song named "Safe and Warm in Hunter's Arms [Audio]". The song is within the genre of indie rock. Stereotypical, this is the genre of music that this social group listen to. The two most popular bands listen to by these people would be 'The Courteeners' and 'Oasis'.

Evaluation Question 2

Due to our film being about football hooligans we are obviously representing people within that social group. I believe in some ways we are using stereotypes as we have the characters drinking alcohol and also a shot including drugs. This clearly supports typical portrayals of football hooligans as in the media people apart of this culture are often seen as being quite rebellious and not abiding to the laws. There is also a shot in our film of one of the characters in a fight, this is very stereotypical of football hooligans as they are often portrayed as being very violent, obnoxious and constantly getting into fights. 

However in some aspects of this film I believe we challenged stereotypes as we have a scene where the characters are all sat at home just watching football which is something that is very down to earth and that a lot of people can relate to as just because these people get in fights that doesn't mean they can't do things a normal typical football fan would do. I believe this is a very human moment that strongly challenges stereotypes of these people. Also due to our characters being around the age of 18 this means we are also representing young adults. In this case I believe we used stereotypes as we show the characters drinking in this which supports that young adults often drink alcohol and this is a big thing for them at this age. Another way how I believe we used these stereotypes is through our use of cinematography and constantly shooting all the characters together as this shows their strong bond and friendship together as a group and how they all see each other as equals, this is because at this age young adults are shown to care for their friends and are always together.

We also strongly represent men in our film as all of the main characters are men. I think we strongly use the classic stereotypes of men in our film as our film features characters who are going out getting drunk, love football and also love fighting. This uses stereotypes as men are shown to enjoy drinking, sports and also to be very violent. However i also believe we challenge these stereotypes as well as in the scene in which one of the characters is involved in a fight, he is shown to be haunted by it and cant get it out of his head. Even though this is only brief it shows a point of weakness and raw emotion for a man when usually males are portrayed to never show emotion. We also used editing and sound to challenge this stereotype by using a very high pitched noise as he is getting punched suggesting his fear of what happened and how much it hurts him to think of it. We also made this shot very distorted and used a very obscure colourway to show his disappointment and shame that he has in himself.

We also represented this group of people through our sound and specifically the music played within the opening sequence. This song falls under the indie rock category similar to other bands like the stone roses and Oasis who are instantly recognised as being a huge part within the sub-culture.

Evaluation Question 4

Evaluation 4 from HarrisonMarsden