Resevoir Dogs

Whilst this film was not a likely choice for research with regards to Science Boys and the teen comedy genre, there were ideas that we took from the introductory scenes to implement into Science Boys. This being the way in which characters are introduced. In the opening scenes characters in Resevoir Dogs are seen to walk in a group formation at a slowed down pace to heighten the sense of superiority and dominance the group holds. We used this idea in Science boys asthough it were a spoof. Unlike the characters of Resevoir Dogs the characters in Science Boys do not assert dominance of superiority over others, quite the opposite, so by making a spoof style introduction we hope to highlight this and how the characters in each film are complete opposites.

Sound

So far myself and Flossi havent added any dialogue or music to our intro. Within the next week we will be recording the dialogue and producing a script. We haven't yet produced a script because we wanted to sit down with some of the people who we cast in the film and ask their opinion of what dialogue should be incorporated. We also don't want to try too hard in producing a humorous script as trying too hard to make it funny may ruin it, so we are hoping to draw on any spontaneous comments or input from cast members to incorporate into the dialogue.We have come to the decision to have just one person saying the dialogue as it tends to be usually only one character who does voiceover.

On the music front we have decided that we want the genre to be Indie as it fits with the key demographic of the film and the age of the characters in the film, as this genre tends to be most popular amongst the teen age group. We wanted to use a band like Arctic Monkeys or artist such as Jamie T but due to copyright reasons we can't use an original version, so are currently searching for a cover.

Credits take 2!

One of the things myself and Flossi were most concerned about when looking over our rough cut, was the credits at the beginning. Whilst the idea had initially seemed creative enough to use as the opening credits (a text book with its pages being turned revealing producer/director etc on each page), when put into practice it appeared lacking and slighly monotonous, it didn't engage you from the start. Once we recieved our feedback it reaffirmed our previous thoughts that there was something that needed doing to the credits.

We had had a few ideas when thinking of how to present the credits and decided to go back to one we had earlier. The idea being to shoot the names of the director/editor/producer etc printed onto paper in the science boys text, being stuck to walls and doors etc around the school.

The footage is currently being converted into a suitable format, but from what we had filmed on Friday I am confident that the footage is suitable for its purpose and is much more interesting than what we had used previously.

Adjustments

After being given our advice back after handing in our rough cut me and Flossi have started working on improvements.

Our first was revisiting an idea we had had previously - freeze frames. After shooting our film introduction for the second time we weren't so sure whether or not to include the freeze frames, but decided that n the end they should be added. So far we have included four freeze frames of each of the characters with the character name superimposed onto the screen. I am glad we decided to go down this route in the end because it gives more of an edge to the intro and breaks up each of the sequences between the characters.

In the process of incorporating freeze frames me and Flossi learned a few new skills with regards to using Adobe Premier Pro. First of all the cut tool. Previously we hadn't been aware of this tool and had we have known about it, it could have saved us a lot of time. It has proved useful thorughout this final project.

We also learned how to create freeze frames. At first the process of creating one seemed slightly complicated, but now both myself and Flossi feel confident about using it and it has proved a valuable technique to learn.

Rough Cut

Science Boys - rough cut ready!

Me and Flossi have finally finished the rough cut of Science Boys introduction, today being the deadline. Whilst there isn't music or audio in it so far, I am confident with the clips and how we have edited them together. When thinking back to our first attemot at filming I am pleased that we decided to re shoot as it has given us better material to work with. When discussing what we want to do further on into the editing process, we decided to change the main character and voice over from Matt (Amir Yahari) to Ashley (Michael Wilson). We did this because we found Michael seemed to lead the group as they walk through the corridoor so we thought naturally he suited the part better. At this point of the process I am happy with the progress me and Flossi have made and I believe our introduction so far actually looks like an introduction to a film.