Production log 17

The sound editing within our footage wasn't too difficult, it was quite straightforward. Me and my partner decided that we wanted sound score within our sequence which had an cultural Asian tone to it, because we wanted to represent the characters background and ethnicity clearly. We composed a soundtrack with the help of our music teacher Mr duplesis, The completed soundtrack was ideal, as it had a traditional vibe to it and fitted in perfectly with the Asian family we have portrayed within our opening sequence. This music we have composed is very memorable and has a unique, original sound to it, which is what we wanted to achieve. 

We came across one big issue with the sound editing, which was the overlapping music towards the end of our sequence. This problem made the sound within our footage seem quite jumpy and odd, for that reason we had no choice but to fix it immediately even if it took a while. This issue was eventually fixed, as we decided to insert the soundtrack twice within the sequence, to make it flow accurately. 

Composing music on the iMac

Production log 16

This week was very unplanned for me and my partner, as we had to re-film almost our entire opening sequence all over again. Whilst we thought our sequence was finished, Mr philipson watched our footage back and pointed out that some of the scenes were quite jumpy and also specific shots should have been close-ups and mid-shots rather then long-shots. After talking to Mr philipson we decided to re-film our footage to make it upto the high standards that we planned in pre-production, this included; better continuity and a variety of shot types. Considering the fact that we had to re-film very last minute I think me and my partner did well, as we finished just on time and met the deadline! 

The feedback me and my partner recieved was basically, the fact that we made the scenes faster, made our footage look quite unrealistic and forced. This feedback made a great impact on our sequence, because after receiving the feedback we realised it ourselves and immediately made the scenes normal speed which made it look more believable and realistic.   

Fake ID

production log 15

This week me and my partner got to upload our entire film footage onto the iMac. Firstly we had to arrange each individual clips into the correct order of the film, to see if it made sense and had a continuity flow. Once we completed putting the scenes in order we decided to watch it all before starting to edit, this way we were able to realise if any shots/scenes of our film was missing. Thankfully, all scenes were included and had a great sense of continuity which meant that we were able to start editing the footage immediately and cut out the excess scenes that we did not need. When it came to editing the sound and graphics my partner and I thought that it would be better for us to get the graphics put in and out of the way, before creating the music/soundtrack. This way we will be able to come out with a soundtrack that is appropriate and goes well with our entire finished, footage. 

iMac

iMovie

Production log 13 & 14

Throughout the two weeks holiday me and my partner aimed to finish filming our entire footage, which was quite successful. We followed our plan and managed to finish it off within two days, On the first day we filmed all the outdoor footage which turned out quite impressive, mainly due to the typical British weather conditions. The weather on this day was rainy, dark and dismal which went perfectly with our British social realism theme as it emphasized the depressing reality of the working class peoples lifestyle. The outdoor footage is almost our entire opening sequence, so the fact that we managed to finish filming all of it within 2/3 hours was a great accomplishment for me and my partner. On the second day, we filmed the rest of our opening sequence which was all the indoor footage, which was our main character 'Ayesha's' household. The house we filmed in was quite clean and tidy which was quite a mission for my partner and I as we had to make it look as rough and messy as we could, so that it can represent the theme of 'poverty' evidently. As soon as we created the set of our filming the way we wanted it to be; portraying hardship and poverty, we started filming our scene. This indoor footage was entirely Faiza playing the role of Ayesha's mother. We see Ayesha's mother praying dressed in a burka(religious gown), this represents the main theme of our film; 'Religion'. Within this scene you are able to see few religious symbols such as; the Islamic writing on the wall, the quran placed on the window seal and also the prayer Matt. All this extra detail is taken into consideration as it connotes to the audience that Ayesha's family is very religious, which emphasizes Ayesha's rebellious actions of going against it all.

We completed our opening sequence within the two days. overall most of the footage was filmed following the script, although some shots were changed, because we realised other angles and shots would suite certain scenes better.

Here are couple images of the locations we filmed our opening sequence in; Indoor and outdoor.

OUTDOOR

INDOOR

production log 12

Production log 12

This week me and my group created the graphics of our opening sequence, on fireworks. The graphics included all the roles that are taken place within the film and also the title of our BSR film; 'Fake ID'.

As the British social realism genre is based on real life situations of ordinary working class people it aims to be quite basic and simple without Hollywood stunts and anything extraordinary. Due to this we tried keeping the same effect on the graphics seen in the opening sequence, for instance; we went for plain bold colours and no effects at all, as we wanted it very straightforward. Our text will be superimposed within our opening sequence, although if the colour blends in with the background action we have other colours in mind which will be able to replace it. 

Our research into BSR and title conventions really helped us shape our ideas into our own graphics, as it gave us a clear concept on what it should be like and how it should be presented. Previous films we watched such as; Fish tank and Kidulthood displayed their opening credits in an extremely basic and simple form which encouraged me to keep mine more simple as I originally wanted it to be quite upfront and detailed, which would have not represented the BSR genre well. 

Here are examples of the opening credits in the two BSR films; Kidulthood and Fish tank.

Pre-Production paperwork