Evaluation points

My media project has kept to the sterotypical conventions of the super hero genre, with not only disruption to the narrative of Todderov but keeps in theme with the central protagonist begin a man. However I have made the villain 2 girls to disrupt the typical villain role, almost as a femme fetal.

The media project is once again a sterotypical theme of teenagers being the super hero in this genre. This has been represented more with the character of Peter Parker from the film spider man. This representation, signifies the stereotypical nerd social status in many super hero films.

The institution that would distribute this film would be more of the British film industry, due to the lack of budget used in this film. This could possibly be with Working Title, however this would make the action film genre more comedic as this is what the British film industry is famous for. If this was going to be produced in the USA then the possible places would be 20th Century Fox, as they usually produce some of the more epic super hero genres, also they could give a bigger budget or marketing.

The audience for this media film would be a teenage to young adult audience. This is due to the characters being older and therefore the older audience can relate with the characters more than the younger children could. However with the super hero genre, the representation of the super hero maybe aimed at the younger audience as many cartoons on TV involve a type of role model. This again happened in the case of spider man where the film was aimed at 12 year olds and majority of younger audiences wanted to watch the film. This almost relates to the recent film of 'Kick ass' which is aimed at the mid teen audience. To attract the audience I have kept to the similar theme of having a younger central portagonist and even in this case the villains are the same age.

For the usage of the software Imovie, I have learnt how to edit and cut clips so that the match on action is fluent. I have also seen how to add effects to the final product like the negative, to represent a laser being fire. (Possibly a similar effetc used on Doctor Who). I have also learnt that the process of constructing the film takes a long time, and also that you require alot of footage, due to a final scene of this film having to be made up due to time running out. The adding of titles can change the pace of the film, due to how interesting or not the titles are to grip the audience. The pacing was a key issue for the final product as you have to have short fast transitions so that the audience does not get bored of looking at a too long of shot.

Evaluation: Ninja Game

The genre for my film was superhero, action film. To signify the superhero genre about it, I have made the central protagonist have his super powers already so that the audience can establish that this is a super hero genre.

My opening scene was meant to be a fight scene for the whole opening then leading into the credits. This distortion of the narrative is a common theme in many action, superhero genres. In the opening I have kept the pace up by keeping the shots very short (roughly 1-2 seconds long) so that the audience does not get bored and might see that the hero is not in danger. The match on action in the fight scene was difficult to keep up due to lots of movement by the actors, however this was easily overcome by shortening some clips and keeping up the pace.

One major trouble with the opening scene was the continuity of some actors in shot. In one part the actors seem to dissappear and appear again, however to over come this situation the clips were cut short, so the mistake is not easily seen.

The scene after the opening credits was not intended to be made either. The problem was that the fight scene to begin with was too slow and therefore had to be cut shorter, which lead to trouble with time. So to sort this problem a scene of the central protagonist in his everyday life was made. This is to signify in many films about superhero films how he obtained his powers.

In the mis-en-scene was a deliberate joke of 'Some say he can smell,' this is to signify to the audience that he is not popular amoungst his friends, which also is a typical theme in many super hero films.

Ninja Game: Film

StoryBoard

The whole opening of my superhero/action genre is a fight scene. Now the only problem with this is the major continuity within each shot and making sure that the action matches each scene. Another possible change at the moment maybe the superhero himself due to budget and possibly copyright. So this could change the title sequence also. I have established the villain and the superhero straight away so that the mainstream audience knows instantly that this is the superhero genre.

Planning of Film

Propps/ Mis-en-Scene/ Costume

I am going to base my super hero on the Childrens series 'Power Rangers'. Although there are going to be some modifications such as title and style, so that it is aimed at more of a teenage audience. Many other comicbook superhero characters have done the same on the big screen, so this could happen with a TV show.

This prop is a morpher, which will be used to eastablish the superhero character, towards the end of the opening scene after the football game.

I will be partly using the helmet towards the end of the red ranger, so this really establishes to the audience that this is an action/superhero genre film, for when the central protagonists morphs and begins the fight at the end of the opening. Although due to buget this will have to be made as a type of mask, not a helmet.

The football will be used in the slow motion scene at thr very begining, to signify that the character is very sporty, so its in keeping with the superhero being strong, fast etc.

For the villain character of the narrative, they will be wearing a basic black hoody, due to the colour of black representing evil and death. This a basic costume, once again due to budget, but will once again establish the genre of action.

Sound

I will be using non copyrighted material which i have optained from audionautix. At the current moment I have downloaded some action genre music which will be use mainly in the fight scenes. The main problem is finding the right pace music for the fight and chase scenes. Could give a possibility of making my own music on 'Garageband'.

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Research and planning

The genre in which I am basing my work on is action. Though I am theming it on the sub genre of superheroes.

Directors

Waschowski Brothers

The Wachowski brother's most famous directorial work for the action genre was 'The Matrix'. Their narrative work is usually told as multi part narrative as they base their work on the same style as a type of comic book.

Michael Bay

Michael Bay is best known for making large-budget action films, such as Armageddon, The Rock, Pearl Harbor, Bad Boys, Bad Boys II, Transformers, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, and producing remakes of horror movies such as Friday The 13th, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre as well as the upcoming A Nightmare on Elm Street.

His style of work is considered poor even though he has won many awards for his recent work in the film Transformers.

Martin Campbell

Martin Campbell's most famous work was directing many of the James Bond films such as 'Golden eye' and 'Casino Royal'. He has also directed the recent Zorro films as well. His awards have mostly been won in TV dramas where he won the British Academy Television Award for best director. It is confirmed now that he will be directing the super hero film 'Green Latern'

Genre: Action

The narrative of the action genre is largely told through physical action as opposed to dialogue. The main action is taken up by the Hero character of the film. The genre usually follows the theory of Strauss with the binary oppositions of Hero and villain fighting each other, which also could follow the same theory of Propp also. The action film genre is closely linked with the thriller and adventure genres.

Current trends for more modern action film, is alot more elaborate fight scenes (e.g. The martix etc).