Research: The Remake Process of The Breakfast Club

The making of "The Breakfast Club"

Firstly we put together a plan of how to make everything work,
we all watched The Breakfast Club title sequence and all had tasks to write down the different things
one was to write down all the peoples names being introduced and the costume and props that were shown so that we could bring them in to act it out the same way.

Costume and props 

• Newspapers
• Locker room
• Crisp packets & chocolate packets
• Scarfs & hats 
• Winter clothing
• Car
• School setting
• Graffiti 
• Trophies

We had to figure out a way to set up the props the same way it was set in the breakfast club.
&we had to get all the names in the title sequence to be put in the same order.
&we also had to write down all the camera shots and angles that were potrayed in the breakfast club.
&take snap shots of the different scenes we were going to shoot.
&we wrote a script based on that of The Breakfast Club

All of us decided that planning it would be so much better than just going into it, so when it was time to film, everyone knew what we were doing.

FILM DAY

Today we filmed the opening title of the breakfast club !

Each person had an allocated task to do, my task was to create a mini throwup of a graffiti on the wall, also i had to bring in a scarf and a hat to mimic the props used in the original title sequence.

When filming the title, we got through many shots really fast as we were prepared with props and our checklist to ensure we didn't go offtrack.

One thing that was hard was, working in a school full of people trying to get the , ' closed' school feel.

Research: "The Breakfast Club" Remake

Here is our re-make of The Breakfast Club's Opening Titles:

Here we have what we used to plan the remake of "The Breakfast Club"'s Opening Titles:

Storyboard:

Shot-list:

Script:

Costume and Props:

Analysing Film trailer (task 15)

LUCY SOUND: In the clip the sound used is very jumpy at the begining, jumping from soft dreamy music to hard party music, this suits the clip as nobody watching really knows whats going to occur next. Later on in the clip we can hear the music changes to a very dramatic , piece, this suggests that something positive happens in the film, and has a good happy ending. CAMERA: The use of camera angles and techniques in this film are used very wisely , we can see that the angle used on Lucy is a mid angle , this helps the audience feel level with this character : on the same level. However then we see the see the Man who is the 'leader' , the camera angle used on him is a super low angle, this Straight away subliminally informs the audience that he is an important character , supposedly a Bad person who has an influential role in the film. EDITING: The use of editing in this film , similar to the use of sound is very jumpy, especially in the first part, this can help build a sense of confusion to the members of the audience and especially collaborated with the use of sound can leave the audience really thinking whats going to happen. M.E.S : The mise en scene in this clip can help portray what kind of film its going to turn out to be like, in the trailer we see many guns , this alone shows that its going to be an action packed film with violence and gore.

Sub genres of teen Movies ( task 11)

Some sub genres of teen Films are: Action Adventure Comedy Crime Fantasy Horror Musical Political Thriller Romance These are just some of a total of 22 sub genres in total.

Notes

TARGET AUDIENCE RESEARCH

TARGET AUDIENCE RESEARCH 

PRIMARY - main audience - direct interest in product
SECONDARY - secondary audience - product is not designed for them, however they may view it becuase of their children, friends, family etc.
TERTIARY - slightly interested in product due to something they know within it. would not usuakly view/read it

TARGET AUDIENCES WILL INCLUDE :
AGE
GENDER
CLASS
ETHNIC GROUP
INTERESTS
USES & GRATIFICATIONS

An Audience  is a group of people who participate in a showor the asembled listeners or spectators at a public event such as a play, concert, film, meeting.

Target audience Particular group of people, identified as the intended recipient of an advertisement or message. Also called target population.

There are different ways you can find your target markets, you can do intervuews, surveys , speak to customers ,run focus groups, run feedback, trying to gather all the same people that like the same things.

It is useful for a film to have a target audience because it will help you plan your advertisement and save money.

I think teen drama appeals to teenagers to young adults, mostly female sometimes but males aswell, worldwide, everyone in different areas, people that watch them may have interests of what normally teens like to do which are things like shopping, playing a sport, watching tv and so on.

ANALYSING SUB-GENRE CONVENTIONS

ANALYSING SUB-GENRE CONVENTIONS 

SEMANTIC - the way the films look = MICRO
SYNTATIC - the stories the films tell = MACRO


HIGH SCHOOL


I watched "The Roomates" tittle sequence
 the key plot that was introduced in the title sequence was college life (university) parties, drinks, dancing, socialising, new Roommates, students, booking into rooms, meet new peoples, busy roads, settling in

The storyline introduced is that they show the area, what college the main chararcter is going to, settling into the room, speaking to mother, meeting new friends, going to parties to have fun and then meets a boy which would happen in a typical high school movie, girls meets boy...

The main character is introduced , production designer, music supervision,director of photography, costume designer and casted by, so on

The social groups represented are young adults ( teenagers )



YOUTH DRAMA

I also watched "Kidulthood" tittle sequence
the key plot introduced a school full of students on a lunch breal, everyone during different things, kissing boyfriends, smoking, play fighting , bullying, things that are suppose to be typically done then a older boy comes looking for someone in their school, and 2 boys giving out party invitations.

The storyline is introduced from different things happening in peoples life outside in the playground.

The characters introduced are the main characters
Alisa
Trevor
Moody
Claire
Jay
Beckie

The social groups represented are typcial teenagers and slang language

Research: Sub-Genre Conventions - Camera, Editing, Mise-En-Scene and Sound

Listed below are the different techniques used in each of the four films (from the two sub-genres) and following them, a summary.

The Roommate - High School Drama

Camera

• 180 Degree Pan
• Wide Shots
• Low Angle
• Establishing Shot
• Over The Shoulder
• Close Up
• Extreme Close Up
• Tracking

Editing

• Jump Cuts
• Shot Reverse Shot

Mise-en-Scene

• Dull Lighting
• Simple Coloured Furniture
• Party Atmosphere
• Band

Sound

• Fast Paced Music
• Loud Music At Party

Bend It Like Beckham - Youth Drama

Camera

• Over The Shoulder
• Tilted Camera
• Zoom Out
• High Angle
• Pan Right
• Tracking Shot
• Midshot
• Pan Right

Editing

• Video Crossover
• Shot Reverse Shot
• Jump Cuts
• Elipsis

Mise-en-Scene

• Football Game
• Different Shops
• Market - Overwhelming 

Sound

• Voice Over
• Crowd Cheering
• Lost of Music
• Fast Paced Music - Fast Temo

Through the two film openings we watched in the two sub genres - the main differences we found was a wider variety of editing techniques in the youth drama but a wider range of camera shots in the high school dreams. 

Sub-Genre

Research: Sub-Genre Conventions - What's Introduced In the Title Sequence?

Here you can see my process of making the slideshow:

Here you can see the slides and read them in your own time:

To summarise, the High School Drama sub-genre tends focus more on a variety of scoial groups and the contrasts between them within a "high school" while Youth Drama, however, focuses more specifically on a contrast between a social group and authoratitive figures.

Pictures of my notes (task 6)

Research: Comparison of Sub-Genre's Title Sequences

Here are the orders and timing for the credits of two teen films - Kidulthood (Youth Drama) and Mean Girls (High School Drama):

There aren't any similarities in these two films' opening titles which means, however, that there are many differences.

While the Mean Girls titles are spread out with gaps in between them, the Kidulthood titles are shown at the beginning of the film and are very brief. Also, there is the bare minimum shown in Kidulthood whereas, in Mean Girls, we see a lot more. This is because Mean Girls had a much higher budget and therefore more people were involved in the film and would need to be credited. In Kidulthood, however, there are a few production companies - this is because it is an independent film and therefore had more production contributors as opposed to individual contributors.

Research: Sub-Genres of Teen Drama (and their titles)

Target Audience

What is an audience ?

The assembled spectators or listeners at a public event such as a play, film, concert, or meeting.

Target audience?

Is a group of people which your product or film is aimed at.   

HOW DO YOU IDENTIFY THEM?   

Where is the target audience located? 

What gender are they? 

What is their age as an average?

What are their common interests?

How much income do they collate within a year?

What common values do they have?

Why is useful?

It is also good for advertising campaign 

What is Genre and What is Teen Drama Film

TASK 6

What is genre ?

genre is a category of art music or literature.

Teen Drama Film...

A very known Teen Drama Film is the breakfast club. 

Although teen film is meant to be watch by teens. There are 3 possible people that watch Teen Drama Films.

1.Teens- They relate to the events being displayed and like to know they aren't the only ones going through problems they are facing 

2.Adults- the Breakfast Club is and old classic Teen Drama Film. Adults watch these to bring back child hood memories from when they were teens.
3.Adults- Who want to see how life and technology has changed.

The profiles i have seen that watch Teen Drama films match don't match my views. The gender and age that i thought would watch certain films don't.

Task 8 (Genre)

What is Genre ?

Defined, genre is a category of art music or literature.

Action and Adventure

Action and adventure are sometimes considered two distinct genres, however, the two go hand-in-hand: they involve stories with exciting sequences and obstacles that must be overcome before reaching a goal.

There are many different categories of action-adventure stories.

• Epics. An epic is a tale, often told in verse, of a heroic figure on a quest.
• Military stories. Military fiction usually involves stories of battle and espionage from the warfront.
• Spy fiction. These stories, in the James Bond vein, recount the pulse-pounding expeditions of spies in various agencies throughout the world.
• Westerns. Stories that take place in the Wild West, typically including gun duels, train robberies, heists, and showdowns, are known collectively as Westerns.

Comedy

Comedies are humorous, funny stories intended to make the reader or viewer laugh. 

• Black comedy. Although these stories are intended to be funny, they also touch darker areas of storytelling, such as death and fear.
• Parodies. A parody intends to mimic another genre to humorous effect. Parodies can be intended to mock and criticise as well as to pay homage.
• Rom-com. Romantic comedies, or rom-coms, mix love stories together with comedic events.
• Slapstick comedy. This type of comedy features physical humor such as pratfalls, silly and exaggerated body language, and unlikely scenarios.

Fantasy

Stories about magic spells, mythical creatures, and fabled kingdoms are known as fantasies. These stories sometimes include witchcraft and wizardry, dragons and unicorns, and an emphasis on legend.

• Fables. This type of fantasy story demonstrates a general truth or a parable.
• Fairy tales. Often age-old stories that include magic and folklore in addition to traditional fantasy characters like elves and goblins.
• Legends. While legends may include bits of historical fact, they are usually made to seem larger than life, as in the Legend of King Arthur.
• Scientific fantasy. A fantasy story that may include elements of scientific fact is known as science-fantasy.

Horror

Horror stories are intended, as the name suggests, to horrify and scare an audience. The genre of horror has been shocking audiences for many centuries and includes many sub-genres.

• Ghost stories. These are stories where the dead return to life and haunt the living, such as Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Sometimes the ghosts are trying to teach the living a lesson.
• Monster stories. Monster stories use creatures that frighten or threaten human beings as the antagonists.
• Slasher fiction. Popular in cinema, slasher stories tell of deranged killers who are out to punish regular people.
• Survival stories. These stories paint a future where humankind is up against a threat like zombies or vampires and must survive against the odds.

Science Fiction

Any story that uses scientific concepts to explain the world or the universe is known as science fiction, sci-fi, or syfy. This genre is very similar in construction to fantasy, except that science is a central theme.

• Apocalyptic sci-fi. Any science fiction that has to do with the end of the world or the destruction of mankind is known as "apocalyptic" sci-fi.
• Hard sci-fi. When the science of a particular story is well-researched and stands up to scrutiny, it is considered "hard" sci-fi.
• Soft sci-fi. Soft sci-fi typically deals less with the complications of applied science and more with the effects of science.
• Space opera. This type of science fiction deals with the long-term effects of a life lived in space, such as Star Trek orStar Wars.

There are many examples of genres and sub-genres. The movies, books, literature and entertainment you enjoy fall into one of these genres.

Task 4

From watching the Title sequence to The Cosmos, you can see that Styalised Editing has been used excessively throughout the clip
The fact its a program/documentary about the universe and goes into how technology began , it seems correct to use stylised editing as it is a very new and complex way of piecing together a title , Also it suits the programme as it is the use of technology.

Too many cooks uses a Narative way of editing in their title sequence, By using this technique the audience can gather a sence of the plot characters and geneal vibe of the program, Also it is straight to the point and is quick which can dragthe viewer in quickly and eliminates any early stages of boredom

Analysis of Title Sequence - Cosmos

COSMOS: SPACETIME ODYSSEY

Cosmos title sequence uses animation and motion. Which links to its genre as it is sci-fi. It integrates with images and uses digital technology and stylised editing. It presents the overall theme of the film as the tone and the music match.
Cosmos title sequence is combined with animations and visual effects. The moving images and the title has been stylised. Creating an overall stylised effect.

Analysis Of Title Sequence - Too Many Cooks

TOO MANY COOKS

Too Many Cooks title sequence has the titles over moving images. It incorporates the credit with moving images behind it. It has really catchy and cheesy music. This is typical of that category as it has sound in the background but no dialogue.
The film seems quite comical and the title sequence gives that off with its fast pace.
This title sequence is narrative as it integrates moving images and begins as the movie itself begins - straight into the plot. This is done to get the audience straight into the film and capture their attention straight away.

Research: Target Audiences

What Is A Target Audience?

A target audience is the type of audience that we design our media products for, in this case a title sequence. A target audience can be defined by the following:

• Location
• Gender
• Age
• Interests
• Ethnicity
• Qualifications
• Profession
• Class

They're also spilt into three sub categories:

1. Primary - The main audience who have a specific interest in the media product.
2. Secondary - The audience who watch it because of friends, family, etc but don't have a specific interest in the product.
3. Tertiary - The audience who are only slightly interested in the product because they have heard something or know something about it. They don't usually see/use the product.

It's useful to have target audiences as it gives the people creating the product much better direction and focus on what they need to achieve.

Teen dramas mainly appeal to audience of younger ages between around 15 and 25. They can be of either gender (depending on the storyline of the film) and are mainly from English speaking countries such as Australia, America or Great Britain.

Researching Target Audiences - Part A

The interviews suggested that the teen drama genre have a very different mixture of audiences and that there are is quite a versatile mix of who likes them and why.

The films mentioned in the interviews were: 21 Jump Street, 22 Jump Street, The Harry Potter Series and The Twighlight Trilogy.

You can watch the interviews here:



Researching Target Audiences - Part B

I have collected research using the following survey:

I have also promoted the survey through the use of social media:

Audiences for Teen Drama

According to the survery, the results show that the majority of people who enjoy teen drama are between the ages of 16 and 34. They tend to prefer American films and there is no set idea for their preference of location.

The interviews posed similar results.

Research: Who Makes Title Sequences?

To find out who was behind the title sequences of many films, I headed over to www.watchthetitles.com and watched this video:

From this, I learned that there are specific people who are hired to design title sequences and that there are many different approaches to making title sequences and different components. Their ideas are a combination of both their own as well as the director's as the director has the last say (before the studio).

Research: What Is Genre? What is Teen Drama?

Genre is "a style or category of art, music, or literature." In terms of Media and Film specifically, genre is the type of movie it is. This could consist of Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller, Comedy, Romantic Comedy, Horror and many more.

The genre we will be looking at specifically is Teen Drama. Teen Drama is a genre that is generally targeted at teenagers or young adults as the plot is based on people their age and therefore, this may appeal to them. The plot generally tends to circle around the following themes: coming of age, love, rebellion and conflict. They're usually set in schools or places of education and most of them have underlying sexual themes and crude humour.

Many different institutions are now beginning to make teen films as it is a growing market place and many more people are beginning to create them.

The types of titles that teen drama films use can vary. Most of them, however, use narrative titles and aren't usually stylised. Many of them actually don't have a signficant title sequence but simply show the production company, the studio company and the name of the film.

Research: My Favourite Film's Title Sequence Analysis - We're The Millers

I had trouble picking my favourite film so what I decided to do, was, out of my top few favourite films - look at my favourite opening sequence and I picked "We're The Millers".

We're The Millers' title sequence would fall under the "titles over moving images" category and this introduces the tone/feel of the film. They title sequence is Narrative as it goes straight into the film and the credits are simply put over the shot.

The order of the credits is as follows:

• The Studios
• Production Company
• Starring
• Title
• Co-Starring
• Rest of Cast
• Casting by
• Costume Designer
• Music by
• Music Supervisor
• Editor
• Production Designer
• Director of Photography
• Executive Producers
• Produced by
• Story by
• Screenplay by
• Director

Research: The Purpose of A Title Sequence

I have just watched a documentary called "Watching" (ironically) about the purpose of title sequences. Here are my findings:

Thomas Sutcliffe says “Films need to seduce their audience into a long term commitment; while there are many types of seduction, the temptation to go for instant arousal is almost irresistible”. By this, he means that while there are many ways to draw people into a film and get them involved in it, the best way to do that is right from the beginning so you hold the audience’s attention throughout the film.

Jean Jacques Beineix believes that while drawing people in straight away is good – he believes that building it up for the audience is better as they’re waiting for something and when they get the satisfaction, it will have a much better effect.

Sutcliffe says “a good beginning must make the audience feel that it doesn’t know nearly enough yet and at the same time make sure that it doesn’t know too little.” By this it means that you’re setting a tone for the film – an idea of how the audience is going to react and establishing themes and ideas. It also, however, should leave the audience in suspense; they need to know what the film is about as well as a want to know what is going to happen next.

Stanley Kauffmann describes the “classic opening” to begin with an establishing shot – showing the place it is set. It then leads up to the specific location (in this case a building) then through a window into that building going past various things into a room with the main protagonists. This allows the audience to see where it is set and the occupation of the main protagonists as well as the perfection of the setting.

The title sequences to the film “Seven” were effective as they had many components to them in such a simple way. Even though they’re discrete title sequences, they still fell very much a part of the film. They told a story, introduced you to the nature of the main character and foreshadowed the film.

Orson Welles, with the title sequence of “A Touch of Evil” wanted the title sequence to be shown without credits and without any title music as to make the audience plunge straight into the film. He also makes the action start right from the beginning as if to set a standard for the film. Universal Studios, however, added the credits and music which created a very different feel and as a result of this – it becomes very difficult to imagine how the film would have been with his original idea.

“A favourite trick of Film Noir” is a trick which makes the opening of the film have an ending to it making the audience question and wonder what’s going to happen.

“The Shining” creates suspense by starting with quite simple shots with nothing and no – one, it then shows a car but from high up and a wide shot as if they were prey. This is successful as it already imposes an idea that they’re going in the wrong direction and something is wrong.

Research: What Is A Title Sequence?

A title sequence is a part of a film we towards the start of the film. While title sequences can have many different components, they tend to have the following:

•  Images/Imagery
• Credits:
• Director
• Producer
• Distributor
• Stars
• and more
• Audio (music/theme track or dialogue)
• Title of the film

Research: Analysis of Title Sequences - Skyfall

Skyfall proves an excellent example of Titles using Animation or Motion as it is an integration of images that required digital technology and stylised editing. It is also a good example of a Discrete title sequence as it is completely separate from the film. Furthermore the music used was created specifically for the film and therefore both the video and the audio all fits seamlessly creating a coherent design specific to the film.

You can watch the title sequences here : http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/skyfall/

Research: Analysis of Title Sequences - 21 Jump Street

While the titles of 21 Jump Street are over moving images, they also use animation/ motion - combining the uses of two types of title sequence categories. The moving images act as a metaphor and a narrative thread as well as introducing the audience to the themes of the film and possibly foreshadowing events in the film. Furthermore, some of the moving images consist of clips from the film. The use of animation comes from the text as it moves with the images and fits in with the background of the film. Therefore these title sequences count as Discrete as they are separate from the film (even though it uses parts of the film - it is still stand alone) however are also Stylised as the text is integrated into the title sequence. In addition to this, the moving image in the background seems to match the theme of the credit appearing, e.g. when the costume designer is being credited, there is a zip being undone in the background and also when it credits who did the music, it shows recording equipment in the background.

You can watch the title sequences here : http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/21-jump-street/

Categorizing Title Sequences