Monday, 4 January 2010
Name of crime drama
The name of our crime drama is called Key Witness. We have also created a company logo which is called Killer Studios. The name of our crime drama reflects the synopsis of what our crime drama is about as a whole. The name also relates to daily things that would occur in a crime drama meaning that a ('key') witness would be needed to help slove the crime.
Pre Production Report
As part of my practical work I have to create a pre-production which links with my crime drama. My pre-production is a script. My script is about a crime which involves youngsters who are involved in gangs which inevitably results in a death.
The research I undertook to come up for an idea for my script is that I looked at society around me and what kinds of stories were being reported in the press. In the media today there are many stories reported about how young people are turning to a life of crime and there have been many documentaries on TV showing the negative impact gang lifestyle has. As a result for my script I wanted the crime to revolve around gang culture. The reason for this is because the media teach us that young people involved in gangs are heartless and ruthless and we as viewers are easily influenced by the media as their values have a dominant effect on audiences.
There’s not a specific target audience for my script because the issue I have raised effects a mass audience because gangs are everywhere and are portrayed as being ruthless and attacking individuals of various ages.
The style of language that I have used can relate to the teenage audiences around the ages of 14-19 because the language used is slang. For example, words such as ‘bro’ can impact the audience and it makes the situation more realistic because on TV, documentaries and even films the language in which gangs seem to use is very slang so this is conventional as it empathises on the fact that these boys come from a gang culture.
The locations in my script are a park that’s where the crime took place it’s important to realise that in reality many gang’s have a hang out area and they most often hang around parks. So therefore the crime scene is of value as it shows another life has been taken.
‘Their faces barely visible hidden beneath their balaclavas’. The way in which I have portrayed these young boys is very stereotypical the reason for this is because it’s what a majority of people would typically describe and perceive boys in gangs to look like.
Audiences decode things in different ways. For instance, for some when the word ’gangs’ is mentioned people may automatically think of boys being involved but girls too can be involved in gang crime. However I wanted to represent the portrayal of gender within the traits we associate with boys as being overpowering and physically stronger.
The research I undertook to come up for an idea for my script is that I looked at society around me and what kinds of stories were being reported in the press. In the media today there are many stories reported about how young people are turning to a life of crime and there have been many documentaries on TV showing the negative impact gang lifestyle has. As a result for my script I wanted the crime to revolve around gang culture. The reason for this is because the media teach us that young people involved in gangs are heartless and ruthless and we as viewers are easily influenced by the media as their values have a dominant effect on audiences.
There’s not a specific target audience for my script because the issue I have raised effects a mass audience because gangs are everywhere and are portrayed as being ruthless and attacking individuals of various ages.
The style of language that I have used can relate to the teenage audiences around the ages of 14-19 because the language used is slang. For example, words such as ‘bro’ can impact the audience and it makes the situation more realistic because on TV, documentaries and even films the language in which gangs seem to use is very slang so this is conventional as it empathises on the fact that these boys come from a gang culture.
The locations in my script are a park that’s where the crime took place it’s important to realise that in reality many gang’s have a hang out area and they most often hang around parks. So therefore the crime scene is of value as it shows another life has been taken.
‘Their faces barely visible hidden beneath their balaclavas’. The way in which I have portrayed these young boys is very stereotypical the reason for this is because it’s what a majority of people would typically describe and perceive boys in gangs to look like.
Audiences decode things in different ways. For instance, for some when the word ’gangs’ is mentioned people may automatically think of boys being involved but girls too can be involved in gang crime. However I wanted to represent the portrayal of gender within the traits we associate with boys as being overpowering and physically stronger.
Sunday, 3 January 2010
Filming
As a group we booked the camera out to start filming. The scene we shot was a montage sequence of a forensic working in a lab looking for clues to solve the murder. The location at where we shot was at the colleges science lab as it was convenient. We used many props in this scene such as books, gloves, goggles images of cells, a model human body,computer and microscopes etc. We also used many camera shots such as over the shoulder shot, a close up and even a rotate shot. Clover played the role of the pathologist.
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