The Title Of The Film
My film is titled “Sex Ed Maths And Rock’N’Roll”. I chose this title because our film is a musical about rock music, and the title reflects this by playing on the title of the song ‘Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll’ made famous by ‘Ian Dury And The Blockheads’. The title also reflects the fact that our film is set within a school (sex ed, maths). It is common for films to show the title of the film in the first two minutes or so. It is especially common in musicals e.g. in Hairspray and in Grease.
Setting/Location
My film is set within a school. This is connoted throughout the film, like in the scene with the nerds – they are seen in a school ICT area. Another example would be when people are walking into the school property at the beginning of the film. Introducing the setting is a key factor in the first two minutes of films because it effortlessly explains to the audience where the film is based. It can also give the audience an idea about what type of film they are watching.
Costumes And Props
Because my film opening is largely based on stereotypical social groups, I have used a wide variety of costumes and props. For instance, the lead singer of our rock band is dressed in a leather jacket and a loose desert style scarf. He is holding a microphone and a microphone stand in his hands. The other people in this scene are playing a bass guitar and a drum kit. This use of mise-en-scene helps the audience to identify this character as the singer of a band. Another example of my use of costumes and props is the music technician who is recording the band. He is operating a mixing desk and has a pair of studio headphones in his head. He also wears a cap and hooded jumper. This is a reflection of real studio technicians being quite contemporary.
Camerawork And Editing
I am quite proud of some of the camerawork in my project. Because I did not have access to a steady cam or track cam, I decided to strap a camera to an office chair with wheels and push it around the school while filming to get the effect of a track cam. I also like the editing sequence in the scene with the rock band and music technician. The cross cutting was smooth and well timed, giving a good continuity. I also like the use of ellipsis by speeding up footage to make time pass quicker. I have not seen this in any musicals but I thought it was a nice touch.
Title Font And Style
The title of my film is show in a ‘bubble writing’ style font. I chose the colour yellow because I think it represents the liveliness of the film. I chose to use a ‘bubble’ style font because it is similar to the one used in Hairspray, a musical that I have analysed to get an idea of how to stylise my film.
Story And How The Opening Sets It Up
Story Summary – My film is about a protagonist group – the rock band, and an antagonist group – the chavs. George (the lead character) is a singer/songwriter that replaces Harry (the singer of the band in the first two minutes) as singer in the rock band. Harry then befriends the chavs and plots to sabotage the rock bands performance at the annual ‘Battle Of The Bands’. This is set up by the opening two minutes of the film. In the opening two minutes we are introduced to the chavs, the rock band, Harry and George. The rock band is seen recording a song. The following scene is George playing the ending of a song in the same key as the non-diagetic music. This order of these scenes was supposed to hint at an interaction between George and the rock band.
Genre And How The Opening Suggests It
My film is a musical, and to show this within the first two minutes, I have written some music to play throughout the video. I have also removed the audio from many scenes to put more emphasis on the music. The last two of my scenes are both music related – the rock band recording a song and George playing a song on a piano. Many musicals use social stereotypes as characters and groups. For instance, ‘Grease’ uses classic USA stereotypes of its time such as ‘greasers’ and ‘jocks’. For this reason I have decided to include stereotypical social groups of our time in my film – ‘emos’, ‘nerds’, ‘chavs’ and ‘skaters’.
How Characters Are Introduced
My opening two minutes focus on introducing characters to the audience. Each character, excluding George, is introduced within a group of people. The groups are introduced as stereotypes with text written on the screen. George is introduced separately because he does not fit within a stereotypical group, making him stand out as the main character. He is shown playing a piano, suggesting that he is musical and therefore the focal point of the musical film.
Special Effects
In my opening two minutes I make good use of effects. Between scenes there is a white flash that was added post filming. This was included to detach the scenes and to give an effect of non-continuity. I have also sped up a lot of footage between character-based scenes to build audience excitement.
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