Storyboard For My Preliminary Piece

Legality of Videoing Students

Upon joining pensby high school for girls or boys you must get this form signed by your parent/carer. This then gives the school permission to use photographs/videos of you for their advertising or promotion purposes.

When I filmed my piece, because the people were not eighteen, I had to make sure that they had one of these forms signed. As I knew the students they also gave me their personal consent of taking part in the film.

Hostage Situations In Action/Adventure Films

Angels and Demons Opening Deconstruction

The scene opens with the sound of chanting and prayer this signifies that the film with be about religion. Next we see men dressed in red destroying a ring with a cross, this could signify that there will be destruction and death of the old because they are destroying something that is old; this is followed by a semantic code of the popes death to create continuity in the narrative so we understand what just happened. We see international media coverage outside the Vatican, this could be show us how modern world will be mixed with old traditions. The scene of the popes death and religion is then juxtaposed with the scene of a scientific lab, this could be a signifier that religion and science will be mixed throughout the film and also show the relationship between science and religion which many people already believe is bad. In the lab we see that there is something being created, this scene after the popes death could show the death of religion and the birth of science. After this we see a scientist wearing a white collar with a black shirt, this is usually connotated to priests clothing, therefore this shows another link between science and religion. Next we see a dolly shot of a women, this could show us that she is a main character because this is the first dolly shot of a single character. Next we see a close up of a missing object, a blood drop then discovering a dead body, this shows us that there will be conflict seen throughout the piece.

When we are introduced to Robert Langdon we see the denotation of the protagonist of the piece being made attractive by his intelligence which is usually seen in many action and adventure films, especially being seen in indiana jones. We hear Robert Langdon describing the Illuminati, automatically we are told about the relationship between the Catholic church and the Illuminati and we then realise that they are binary oppositions. There are many lighthearted and humours comments being made by Robert Langdon, with sarcasm being juxtaposed with the seriousness of the 4 cardinals being kidnapped. Humour is seen in many Action/Adventure films so this follows the codes and conventions seen in this genre of film. We hear Robert Langdon saying "What do you want from me?" this is dialogue which is seen in many other Action/Adventure films, therefore following codes and conventions of this genre.

codes and conventions of action adventure films

Action adventure films are designed to create an action-filled, energetic experience for the audience who can live vicariously through the exotic locations, conquests, explorations. struggles and situations that confront the main characters. The producers aim to please the audience by keeping them on the edge of their seat with a series of mind boggling chases and hair raising adventures that are historically inaccurate yet elementally possible.

Narrative
Narrative led films have different story arcs where the dialogue drives the plot rather than building character. An action adventure film is essentially one long quest with numerous different chase sequences, each one being more death defying and seemingly impossible than the one before. The producers aim to ramp up the tension as the film progresses to a storming end sequence. The producers aim for the audience to be positioned so they are thinking "will our hero make it, or will the evil antagonist get there first?" An action adventure film usually contains a strong story ark of a quest for treasure, or an incredibly valuable object, or an item which has occult power. Also it would usually contain a love interest that both hinders and support the main quest. There is usually a fast moving narrative with a constant set backs that are overcome; leading to fairly complex plots. Finally there is usually thrilling action where the protagonist saves his fellow travellers through a variety of non-realistic yet apparently logical escapades. Action and adventure genre derive their energy from being more exciting and a much more dangerous and adult versions of children's stories.

Characters and locations
The characters in action adventure genre are set in a stereotypical world of the not too distant past or future; or the fictional world of storybook adventures. The main protagonist is usually a recognisably normal guy, and who just has great endurance in the face of danger and who usually is extremely clever. There is usually a number of different characters who are known as the 'helpers'; these are usually a team of innocent characters who get caught up in the action. Humorous dialogue is usually used to create a characters persona and to diffuse frightening situations. The characters usually face a plot that takes them on twists and turns that often put them in mortal danger from an assortment of unusual animals, machines and monsters orchestrated by an evil antagonist. Exotic locations are used where the characters have to endure extreme climates as well as evil forces.

History
Action adventure stories have always been popular and the films share elements with other genres such as fantasy and sci-fi. The early action adventure films were adapted from novels where the genre originated such as 'The Three Musketeers'.

synopsis of film

Alaina jones is a small town girl who faces life changing events when her father is killed in a accident. She moves to london to live with her uncle where secrets start to be revealed; after mysertous men start appearing and she over hears a numerous of phone calls and meetings that aren't like the usual business conversations. Aliana realises that the uncle she has known her whole life may not be the person she thought she knew. After finding out the secret behind her fathers death she finds herself homeless and seeking revenge on her uncle and the mob he belongs to.

Evaluation of questionnaire

From my questionnaire I found out that the most popular genre of film would be action adventure as 57% of my target audience said that action adventure is the genre that they watch the most. This has effected my preliminary task because I will have to make sure that the genre of my clip will be action adventure. I believe this could be because of the sense of power and danger that is achieved from an action adventure films makes it appealing to my target market. For my setting I found that the majority of my participants wanted the setting of the clip to be a cellar as 54% opted for this setting, this result has made me change the setting of my clip from a run down office block to a cellar. I believe this setting is the most popular because this setting has a sense of danger and mystery that may be appealing to the target audience.The time period that my target audience wanted was is modern day where 34% of the participants wanted the film set in modern day; I believe they have picked this time period because it creates more verisimilitude that the target audience may find more interesting and appealing. This means I need to make my film set in modern times instead of making it futuristic like I hoped. 74% of my target audience picked Imovie as the editing software I should use, this could be because apple products are appealing to my target audience. This gives me the opportunity to use more sophisticated software that will make my clip more appealing to the target audience. The majority of my target audience (70%) picked colour over black and white for the effect of the film, this could be because the majority of image now is in colour even though black and white gives an original effect I will have to make my clip colour to make it appealing to the target audience.

55% of the participants asked said that they wanted the clip to contain two protagonists; and 72% said they wanted the cast to contain both a male and female main character. I will make my one of my protagonists male and the other female to make my film more appealing to both genders and make sure they is no gender stereotyping or sexism found within the clip. The most popular age that the main characters should be is sixteen to twenty-six because 52% of participants said that this was the age they wanted the characters to be, this could be because it is close the age range of my target audience. Therefore to make my film more appealing to my target audience I will have to make my main characters between the ages of sixteen and twenty-six.