Comparing Production Logos

Different production companies have different logos based on their specific genre. This can inform the audience of the type film they're about to watch before the film is even revealed.

For example, Woodshed is a production company that produce horror films. Their logo conveys the genre successfully as it has been made out of monochrome colours and has a sharp edge design. This creates a dark negative mood as there is no colour we feel uneasy and know they don't produce bright and happy films. The jagged and pointy edges connote violence and horrors are associated with this.

 

Also Walt Disney is another example of a production company that specifies in a certain genre which is fantasy and fiction. The castle in the background of the logo connotes to the audience that the films are fantasy and fiction. The font that is used for the logo furthers the genre as it looks quite fancy which can represent princess elements within the films. There are many different versions of the Disney logo where some include colour. This suggests that the films they produce are uplifting and happy. This also tells the audience that their films are child friendly and mainly aimed at a younger audience.

 

We have analysed these examples of production company logos to further our reasons that our Arrow logo can be used for a variety of different film genres in the film industry.

Production Company Logo For Gossip!

The design of this company logo is plain and monotone colours so it doesn't take attention away from the 'Gossip!' logo. As it is plain it can be associated with a variety of genres instead of just one (e.g. teen angst). The logo is minimalistic and simple which keeps it in the back of peoples mind yet the design is quite interesting as there are six arrows which create the letters A and W.

Settings For Gossip!

This is the setting the audience first see as our two main characters walk out together talking about the party planned for that evening. The school bells ring (non diegetic) as the two walk out the doors. This still shot will be taken on a tripod to prevent shaking and it'll clearly capture the characters surroundings as we'll go on to follow them with the camera, starting with from behind them.

When shooting from behind the characters as they go through the doors we should make sure that random pupils don't walk past.

Through the first scene the audience are taken through the whole school setting we used to show the characters ages.

There are also two other settings that we used which were Jenna and Bryony's houses where we did the footage of stairs, bedrooms, Jenna's kitchen and Bryony's living room. Also, Zoe's living room for a few seconds when 'Jinx' is on the phone to 'Roxanne' who will be played by Ronnie but was Zoe's sister for the practise film sequence.

For the estate scenes we used two foot paths and showed the characters from a variety of angles but mainly from the back and front. When on the estate we had to be aware of cars and passing people, so if there was anyone around we stopped filming to prevent talking or road noises to be in the clip. If we picked up noises we would have had to edit them out.

For the ending few seconds we wanted to have it raining to show how Jinx's day is going down hill, this would have been pathetic fallacy but we obviously can't control the weather.

We used these settings as they are stereotypical of the teen angst genre which links back to our extensive research on all of the teen angst openings.

 

Second Draft Of Gossip!

With this footage we have added sound and titles to develop our skills at knowing how to finalise the whole footage. At the beginning there is a school bell ringing sound and the ambience of birds to set the scene.

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Jinx Character In Gossip!

Jenna Waterfield is the actress who plays Jinx.

This is the outfit that Jenna will wear during the first half of the sequence. Her outfit is smart to show that she is clever and sophisticated. Also her outfit helps to convey to the audience that she has just come out of school. She looks casual enough to create a contrast between now and later when she is dressed up and ready for the party.

As a character Jinx is friendly and happy so we took these photos of her smiling to show these characeristics.

We decided to cast Jenna as Jinx as to portray her as the caring character as her soft features and smile make her look very appraochable.

The character 'Jinx' is very similar to Gabriella Montez from High Schiool Musical. These characters are both the stereotypical 'nice' friend.

The Credits For Gossip!

The credits will be written in the same colour as the title 'Gossip!' so everything matches and suits the teenager target audience. Actors names are going to be in a wavy font with the start of the forename and suirname in capital letters, the other letters in lowercase. This font will not be layered up, but the names of the characters will be layered and bold to show that they are made up like the title Gossip! is. This shows creativity because of how unique each word will be typed out. Also, the characters names will be in capital letters so the audience can identify which names are important to the sequence.

Other characters names and the directors, producers etc (me and zoe) will be typed up in a different font because these names are not important to the sequence as the two characters, Joe as 'some guy' and Ronnie as 'Roxanne' are only extras to the sequence as Joe doesn't talk and Roxanne only has a few lines. Me and Zoe are not in the clip at all but we still need to give ourselves credit for everything we do in order to make the sequence.

Background And Settings For Gossip!

The school setting reassures the audience that the film is based on teenagers, the target audience should be able to relate to the characters as they are in the same age range from 13-18 years old. Any viewer under 13 may not understand the content of the film and anyone over 18 will probably lose interest as it includes stereotypical teenage behaviour. Some of what the characters do or say may be humorous because of how it is what people expect from teenage girls.

Showing the girls in each of their houses getting ready and being quite relaxed is another thing that the target audience can relate to as they most likely have gone through the same process for a party. Each setting for the scenes where the main girls are getting ready shows the little details someone would expect for a teen angst sequence. For example, the close up of the make up brushes show how many brushes one teenage girl owns which is a typical representation of girls in general.

When each character is walking through the estate it shows how independent they are because they are both alone and they have faith in themselves to know where to go. This is also a stereotypical representation of how all teenagers want freedom. As the backgrounds are empty it shows the audience how the space around the girls could be threat space but they are not bothered by it because they are comfortable in a place they know well.