The Opening of a Short Film : Title - The Boxer
Genre - Sport/Drama
Duration : 2 minutes
Audience : The intended audience is mainly males aged between 15 - 30 with some appeal to females. We have aimed at this audience because it is a boxing film and many males around this age do alot of boxing and are into the sport and they will be able to relate to it and maybe learn a few things from it. As our film involves alot of running and boxing training this will attract alot of male audience and maybe some females as these days the boxing sport is growing with alot of female fighters.
Resume : Our film is about a guy who has a dream of becoming a professional boxer and battles through different obstacles that are in his way of making his dream come to reality. The first 2 minutes of our film consist of boxing training that includes press ups, sits ups, pull ups, pad work, shadow boxing and sparring that takes place in a sports hall. And from the boxing training the film will switch to running in the streets as this is a common place for boxers to do their training. We have used a variety of camera shots for the boxing training as we want to show the intesity of the boxing, we used alot of point of view shots and close ups for the sparring in which these shots get the viewer to feel part of the film. We also used high angles shots for the sparring as this shot shows how the trainer and the boxer fight with each other, the mid shot of the pull ups signify how the boxer trains with his manager. We used a long shot for the shadow boxing as we wanted to catch the shadow of the boxer which worked well and looked good.
Suggested Elements :
Performance - The Main Character (Male Boxer) running in the streets
- The Main Character (Male Boxer) training in the gym with another character (the trainer).
Costumes - Training - both character had T-shirt and track suits
Running - the main character wore hoodie and shorts, this is common among the
boxers as this is what they would wear when they do their running.
Props - Boxing Gloves, Boxing Pads, Boxing Bracket, Crash Mats
Key Locations - Sports Hall, Running Track and Streets
Recording Days :
Production - This part of the filming which includes the boxing training in the sports hall and the running in the streets would take around 14 days. In this time we need to be able to film all the common boxing excercises such as pad work and shadow boxing and then the running in the streets will take time as the camera will need to be stable as possible as we are using a car to follow the running.
Post-production - This will include all the editing and making music for the video, the editing part will take time as our film will consist of alot flashbacks and point of view shots as these are the main shots used in boxing films and we want to show the intestity of the boxing.
Budget Estimate : 15 million
Monday, 28 March 2011
Thursday, 17 March 2011
Location
Today we have been researching locations for our opening scene. As we are doing a boxing film we had to look for a gym with boxing facilities. We were unable to find a proper boxing gym, due to not having permission from the owners of the building. So we had to use a sports hall in Moss Side Gym to do our training as it was the nearest to a boxing gym.
To do our boxing training we needed permission from the manager of Moss side gym.
We looked at two locations in Moss Side gym. One was a squash court which was a medium sized room with not a lot of lighting in it, the second one was a sports hall which included gymnastic and sports equipment. We chose the sports hall as this location looked more like a training gym and felt like the right location for our filming.
This room allowed us to use the lighting to emphasise the different training movements with different camera shots. For the shadow boxing we dimmed the lights to get a shadow effect which was successful and worked well. We also took advantage of the boxing brackets that were attached to the walls to do our pull ups which worked well as it shows the intensity of the workout.
We took a variety of shots of our locations, such as the squash room and the sports hall
Moss Side Leisure Centre
This was our main location for our filming of our boxing training, as this had gym facilities and sports facilities it was not hard for us to find a place for our training to establish a boxing theme.
Sports Hall
We chose this location because we tried to get permission from our local gyms with boxing facilties but unfortunately the managers did not have the rights to lease the buliding for our project. Therefore we tried our local leisure centre which was Moss Side, they allowed us to use their sports hall for our filming as Moss Side works closely with Loreto College, which helped us.
Longford Track
We chose this location because our film includes a lot of running as this is familiar with boxers. We used the track to emphasise this fact. Also we were able to get permission from the manager to use this track.
Squash Room
This was an alternative to the Sports Hall that we used, as we felt that the Squash Room did not have a boxing feeling to it as it was plain and boring, we compared this room with the sports hall which felt that the sports hall was alot bigger, had more lighting in it which we wanted as we were able to switch off certain lights to do our shadow boxing.
To do our boxing training we needed permission from the manager of Moss side gym.
We looked at two locations in Moss Side gym. One was a squash court which was a medium sized room with not a lot of lighting in it, the second one was a sports hall which included gymnastic and sports equipment. We chose the sports hall as this location looked more like a training gym and felt like the right location for our filming.
This room allowed us to use the lighting to emphasise the different training movements with different camera shots. For the shadow boxing we dimmed the lights to get a shadow effect which was successful and worked well. We also took advantage of the boxing brackets that were attached to the walls to do our pull ups which worked well as it shows the intensity of the workout.
We took a variety of shots of our locations, such as the squash room and the sports hall
Moss Side Leisure Centre
This was our main location for our filming of our boxing training, as this had gym facilities and sports facilities it was not hard for us to find a place for our training to establish a boxing theme.
Sports Hall
We chose this location because we tried to get permission from our local gyms with boxing facilties but unfortunately the managers did not have the rights to lease the buliding for our project. Therefore we tried our local leisure centre which was Moss Side, they allowed us to use their sports hall for our filming as Moss Side works closely with Loreto College, which helped us.Longford Track
We chose this location because our film includes a lot of running as this is familiar with boxers. We used the track to emphasise this fact. Also we were able to get permission from the manager to use this track.Squash Room
This was an alternative to the Sports Hall that we used, as we felt that the Squash Room did not have a boxing feeling to it as it was plain and boring, we compared this room with the sports hall which felt that the sports hall was alot bigger, had more lighting in it which we wanted as we were able to switch off certain lights to do our shadow boxing.Monday, 28 February 2011
Shots for running sequence
1) Tracking shot- back shot of the main character running
2) Extreme long shot to extreme close up- running past the camera
3) Long shot- front shot of whole body running
4) Medium shot- front shot of the head and top half of the body(running)
5) Close up- of the face
6) Long shot- back shot of whole body running
7) Hand held- point of view shot of the face (running)
8) Extreme long shot to close up- shot focused on the feet
Example of Animatic
We researched animatic to find out a bit more about them as we were unsure what one really was. We found the 28 days later animatic on youtube
We now know it is a series of pictures including texting showing each shot of the film with an idea of what dialogue there is going to be. This helped a lot because we now know how to do our animatic and what we need to include to make it good.
28 days later Animatic video
We now know it is a series of pictures including texting showing each shot of the film with an idea of what dialogue there is going to be. This helped a lot because we now know how to do our animatic and what we need to include to make it good.
28 days later Animatic video
Thursday, 17 February 2011
Million Dollar Baby Analysis (Main Task)
1. Number of shots in the sequence (approx):
In the opening scene of Million Dollar Baby there were 29 shots approximately.
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2. Different camera angles:
There were 10 different angles in the sequence.
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3. Shot types:
1) Extreme Close Up
2) Close Up
3) Medium Long Shot
4) Medium Shot
5) Low Angle Shot
6) High Angle Shot
7) Tracking Shot
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4. Use of sound, its purpose and effectiveness
We only here diegetic sound of the crowds cheering and a voice-over giving us an insight of characters helping to introduce us into the story.
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5. Comment on the mise-en-scene- did it establish the genre?
Everything is how and where you would expect a boxing fight to be, right from the clothing of the boxers to the location of the fight.
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6. Use of titles?
The titles have no effect on the film/ opening sequence as it went straight into the fight.
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7. Was continuity successfully acheived?
Yeah the cuts between shots were smooth due to the fact that it is a boxing match and the fight is centeral to the viewer.
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8. Which elements could be realisticly achieved in your film opening?
We will be able to use the sports hall as our training gym and the street could be used for running.
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9. What elements would be difficult to achieve?
The only element we will find difficult is getting a big crowd and the boxing ring.
In the opening scene of Million Dollar Baby there were 29 shots approximately.
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2. Different camera angles:
There were 10 different angles in the sequence.
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3. Shot types:
1) Extreme Close Up
2) Close Up
3) Medium Long Shot
4) Medium Shot
5) Low Angle Shot
6) High Angle Shot
7) Tracking Shot
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4. Use of sound, its purpose and effectiveness
We only here diegetic sound of the crowds cheering and a voice-over giving us an insight of characters helping to introduce us into the story.
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5. Comment on the mise-en-scene- did it establish the genre?
Everything is how and where you would expect a boxing fight to be, right from the clothing of the boxers to the location of the fight.
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6. Use of titles?
The titles have no effect on the film/ opening sequence as it went straight into the fight.
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7. Was continuity successfully acheived?
Yeah the cuts between shots were smooth due to the fact that it is a boxing match and the fight is centeral to the viewer.
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8. Which elements could be realisticly achieved in your film opening?
We will be able to use the sports hall as our training gym and the street could be used for running.
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9. What elements would be difficult to achieve?
The only element we will find difficult is getting a big crowd and the boxing ring.
Monday, 14 February 2011
Rocky 4 Analysis (main task)
Rocky 4 Opening Scene Video
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Rocky 4 Opening Scene Analysis
1. Number of shots in the sequence (approx):
In the opening scene of Rocky 4 there were 44 shots approximately.
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2. Different camera angles:
There were 15 different angles in the sequence.
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3. Shot types:
1) Extreme Close Up
2) Close Up
3) Medium Long Shot
4) Medium Shot
5) Low Angle Shot
6) High Angle Shot
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4. Use of sound, its purpose and effectiveness:
In the opening of the film you can hear the commenters shouting (analysing the fight) and the music reaching a cresendo which were both building the tension and the atmosphere and becomes suspenseful which allows the viewer to keep guessing whats going to happen next. The two boxing gloves (one american and the other russian) collide in a explosion which leads into the fight, you can hear the trainers and the fighters roaring which makes you feel part of the fight. The crowd start shouting and cheering which builds more tension of the fight, the sound of the punches shows the power of the fighter and in contrast to this the music (eye of the tiger) in the background relates to boxing which is important.
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5. Comment on the mise-en-scene- did it establish the genre?
The opening established the genre as two boxing gloves rise against each other, the two fighters fighting in the ring and the trainers shouting showed it was related to boxing.
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6. Use of titles?
There was not much credits at the start as it was mainly concentrating on the fight so this was not very effective.
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7. Was continuity successfully acheived?
It was successful as the two gloves led to the fight and there were no breaks in between which meant the scene continued smoothly.
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8. Which elements could be realisticly achieved in your film opening?
We will be able to use the sports hall as our training gym and the street could be used for running.
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9. What elements would be difficult to achieve?
The only element we will find difficult is getting a big crowd and the boxing ring.
Thursday, 10 February 2011
Film Title : THE BOXER (Plot/Information about the 2 min opening)
Our film is about a guy who has a dream of becoming a professional boxer and battles through different obstacles that are in his way of making his dream come to reality. The first 2 minutes of our film consist of boxing training that includes press ups, sits ups, pull ups, pad work, shadow boxing and sparring that takes place in a sports hall. And from the boxing training the film will switch to running in the streets as this is a common place for boxers to do their training. We have used a variety of camera shots for the boxing training as we want to show the intesity of the boxing, we used alot of point of view shots and close ups for the sparring in which these shots get the viewer to feel part of the film. We also used high angles shots for the sparring as this shot shows how the trainer and the boxer fight with each other, the mid shot of the pull ups signify how the boxer trains with his manager. We used a long shot for the shadow boxing as we wanted to catch the shadow of the boxer which worked well and looked good.
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