Media studies: January 2014

Poscig Initial film pitch and presentation

Poscig Shot List

Shot 1
Shot 1 is of 3 computer screens with different images on them.

Shot 2
Shot two is of the boss of the hitmen sitting down looking at the computer screens

Shot 3
Shot three is a picture of the target that we are tracking down.

Shot 4
This shot is of our target biking up a hill

Shot 5
This is of our target cycling past our polish hit men who are inside the car

Shot 6
This is as the chase is starting

Shot 7
This is where the hitmen go along side the suspect cyclist

Shot 8
This is of when the car is stops and the hitmen carry the chase out on foot

Shot 9
The hitmans boss is looking at how the chase is unfolding through the computer screens

Shot 10
The polish hitmen have caught up with the suspect

Shot 11
This is where the hitmen are about to get the bag from the suspect

Shot 12
This shows the suspect has been killed and the hitmen are taking the bag

Interview responses from out first cut

Pictures of our production being completed

Poscig posters and marketing

Dvd Box Cover

Premier Poster

Main Billboard Poster

These are 3 Polish films that we researched to take motivation and ideas for our opening scene we watched Rouge, Zemsta and Dlug in detail and observed what makes a film polish. We were looking for specific traits, colours, amount of speech and opening titles. These are the main things we had to consider when attempting to make a polish film. We wanted to gather ideas and a bit of motivation when watching each film. We thought with an idea from each opening and our own ideas we could have a very independent yet fundamentally Polish film. We will be analysing roughly the first 2.5 minutes of each of the three films.

Rouge:
The start to the film is of a very high quality. We see the man punching a number into a telephone connected to a line. We then see the line follow a pathway in order to connect with another telephone, demonstrated with a flashing orange light. The fast pace to the the camera appearing to fall through the overlapping telephone wires is a very effective technique. Although we cannot incorporate this actual technique into our film, due to the fact that we do not have the financial or editing capabilities. Something that is quite noticeable in the polish films above is the colours are often very bland and almost dull. There is a frequent use of Browns, Greys and Black which is something we must incorporate into our own film to ensure that the film is unmistakeably Polish. Finally the opening title is something that is very clear we see the word ROUGE displayed clearly so the audience is very clear on the title of the film. We will make sure this is in our film, it is vital that our audience knows our title.

Questionairre Feedback

In order to get a feel for how our target audience felt about our film, we handed out questionaires at several lunch time screenings of our film, below are a few examples of the feedback we recieved:

Question	Answer
How effective was the music and speech that went with the sequence?	Very effective, music worked the sequence effectively. Polish language with subtitles allowed the scene to be more realistic.
Was the film aesthetically pleasing?	The contrast of indoor and outdoor shots allowed the film to be easy to watch and exciting. The shot from the car following the bike was very steady.
How well was the film edited?	The editing was clever in particularly where the video footage appeared on the Mac as part of the scene. The editing seemed seamless to my untrained eye!
Is the name of the film appropriate for the genre and sequence?	The film name added suspense to the scene.
Would you want to see the full feature?	Yes, It seemed like a Robert Ludlum (Bourne) style film.
What would you change about the opening sequence?	Nothing currently.

Question	Answer
How effective was the music and speech that went with the sequence?	The music its well and makes a dramatic impact on the chase scene.
Was the film aesthetically pleasing?	Yes.
How well was the film edited?	Good.
Is the name of the film appropriate for the genre and sequence? (Poscig means ‘The Chase’ in polish).	Yes the title of the film fits well.
Would you want to see the full feature?	Yes.
What would you change about the opening sequence?	The bit where the boy runs goes on for too long. Breathing over dramatic.

Question	Answer
How effective was the music and speech that went with the sequence?	Good, nice polish speech.
Was the film aesthetically pleasing?	Very good, liked the title.
How well was the film edited?	Really well.
Is the name of the film appropriate for the genre and sequence? (Poscig means ‘The Chase’ in polish).	Yes fitted in with the polish.
Would you want to see the full feature?	Yes I would was ‘sick’.
What would you change about the opening sequence?	The shot where you go from getting out of the car to chasing.

Question	Answer
How effective was the music and speech that went with the sequence?	Good, speech sounded African not polish.
Was the film aesthetically pleasing?	The film was well put together, very dark.
How well was the film edited?	Good, transitions were sometimes quick.
Is the name of the film appropriate for the genre and sequence? (Poscig means ‘The Chase’ in polish).	If I knew polish, sure.
Would you want to see the full feature?	Yes, not sure where it can go from here.
What would you change about the opening sequence?	Not sure.

Question	Answer
How effective was the music and speech that went with the sequence?	Good. Very dramatic, great acting. Subtitling good – not intrusive but explained.
Was the film aesthetically pleasing?	Yes, Really effective- dramatic tyre squealing etc.
How well was the film edited?	Really good. Liked it when the shot of the bike slowed, shots of leaves too.
Is the name of the film appropriate for the genre and sequence? (Poscig means ‘The Chase’ in polish).	Yes, once I understood the meaning of the title.
Would you want to see the full feature?	Yes.
What would you change about the opening sequence?	Subtitle the title.