Props

These are some of the guns that we have researched, that soldiers would have used when they went to war we will try and find something as close to these guns as possible. A gun like this would add so much more realism to our film and also help for fill the genre of our film 'War'.

Question 7

Looking back at are preliminary task i think we have learned alot. I think we spent alot longer on the storyboarding making shore it would attract are target audience. For are casting we also made sure that it would atract are target audience. Unlike are preliminary task we did alot of research into war films so that we would have realistic costumes and probes. During are filming i think we were much more inventive than during the preliminary task with comeing up with more shots that would look better. I think we were also more aware of lighting and checked the effects it had on the shot and do something about it. I feel are editing turned out alot better due to many reasons. Firstly are shots were of better qualilty which made it easier, i transaction between each shot whats mcuh smoother and most of are editing is invisble. We did not have music in are preliminary task but i think it went well and links well to are piece. Over all I think we have improve hugely on are preliminary task for taking more time on everything to improve the quality on both the narrative structure and the shots we used.

Question 6

We used a wide range of equipment and technology for the filming and editing of are opening senquence. We used a dv camera mounted on a tripod when shooting the film. We transfered are footage onto a macbook where we used final cut to edit it. I learnt how to cut peices of footage and put effects on them. For example i learnt how to put a transaction from one shot too another. For are music we used garage band and i learnt how to put music together and import it into final cut and change the level of volume for each note of the music. For are credits we used live type to make them and i learnt not only how to make them but how to and effects and import them into fianl cut. We also used the mac to make are letter as it had the type of writing found on a actual missing in action letter.

Question 5

Through assesing the war genre using other films and looking at the percentage of females and males watching war films and through the results of are questionaire we found that are target audience would be males. So during the storyboarding process we made sure it would attract are audience by having an event full opening senquence. For are casting are first hurdle was to find a girl that is young and realtively attractive as this would apeal to are audience. We had know problem finding three males to be the soldiers. For all are characters we needed costumes which were realistic to what was used in the 1940's. But we manage to find sufficient costumes for all characters. We managed also to get the right make up for realism with organs and blood for Jack the soldiers that dies. And for the rest we covered are main character in mud also for realism. We knew that guts and a explosion would atract a male audience like ares.

Question 3

If are film was to be produced we would need a big media institution like Sony, as for are war film to be realistic to real events we would need alot of money for special effects. They could also distribute are film and promote in many countries as war films are popular in many countries like america. Sony are experienced in advertisment and would be able to advertise ares through tv adverts, posters, billboards, internet adverts etc, and be able to target are target audience. They have done this with other big films like Qauntum of Solace.

Question 2

In are opeing senquence we have four characters. The first character is a soldiers who delivers a letter to a housewife who is shown to be very emotional and caring this is shown in her the tear drop shows she was crying and she remains emotional throughout the film after reading that her husband is missing in action who is the main character called Zac who has escaped from a prison in Dachau and is shown to be a brave soldier to the audience. We know that the wife is a housewife from her costume and the duster in her hand and also how tidy the house is shows shes been cleaning, this is a stereotypical representation of women in those days. The forth character is a fellow ally who dies from and explosion and the audience is position to feel sad of the loss. We show the soldiers how soldiers were seen in that day and these days which is that they are seen as Hereos. The soldiers in are opening senquence were young and like real events most of them ended up dieing. In are piece the soldiers are all male and the only women is a housewife which is a stereotypical representation of women in those days. There are two nationalities involved British and the Germans than caused the explosion. And we show the British to be the good guys and the Germans the bad guys. All are characters are shown to be caring of the well being of others through there facial expressions and dialogue and are soldiers to be brave. Are music also put the audience into feeling sad about what happens to the British soldier who dies through the sadness of the music. Are opening senquence somes up war that it effects everyone even remotley involved and soldiers were seen as hereos wether they died or not.