Target audience

It is important to select an audience that would be best suited to our film. The age range of the film would be 15 upwards as in our idea there is some bloody violence, explicit  language but if our film would continue into a real film our film would develop into more gory violence and strong language  classing our film as a 15 certificate . Our target audience would consist of both male and female audiences but i feel that male audiences would be more attracted to our film as conforming  with the male stereotype. Of an action film would suit a male audience because of the build of of tension and the pace of the film 

in group planning we discussed the basic fundamentals our film must show to be successfully appealing to audiences.We decided to cast both strong male and female leads in the film to best suit the effect we are trying to put across. 

The age of the characters in the film would vary as having a cast targeting a close age range people of other ages may not be attracted to the film. But considering that younger ages of cast have often appealed to the older generations.The hunger games and attack the block which has attracted a variety of age ranges.

Diegetic and non-diegetic sound

sound within the production is considered just as important as the visual aspect of the film. creating the Atmosphere through the use of non- diegetic sound. which consists of anything from music or dramatic, emotional or intense sounds which add to the effect which best fits the on screen mood.

The way in which sound can change the whole experience of a production is huge. And the ability to choose the best sounds and music which can express the situation, mood or expressions of characters within a film.

Another type of sound design is foley sound. this is done in post production where individuals may look back on the shoot and see what sounds are missing. and gather both everyday and technical objects and equipment and try to best create what these sounds would have sound like. this can be anything from walking around in amor to create the sense of a marching army or a cheese greater swung on some string to create the effect of a dragons tail whipping as done in "The lord of the rings"

This may be needed for specific sounds which cant be created by what we have on set such as stabbing noises. Or if a sound does not sound like what we want or expected.

Car scene; Ideas

For the car scene we were ambitious to try and attempt a shot that was done for the film “children of men” where it shows a full 360 degree view of the entire cast in the car in one shot. Our discussions for ideas to attempt this shot consisted of using the glide cam as a rotation point and spinning the camera round while dialogue is exchanged within the characters. the shot was so effective in the film. showing the intensity of the situation and up close and personal with all that was going on in the hectic scene. 

The complications that may occur when attempting a shot of this complexity is there may not be enough room within the car for it to be possible and how it will be rotated while the cast are acting.

Locations, forms and conventions

To fit the theme of a western we all agree that we will have to use locations that express conventions that are associated with this genre. But also give this traditional genre a twist by bringing in modern aspects into our production. which differs from the usual take on a western film. 

The first thing people think of when they hear “Western”. Is “the good, the bad and the ugly” and “a fist full of dollars”. Both starring Clint Eastwood. Being the face of western film. To be able to bring this genre to our production we will have to take these conventions of a western and the locations to create the effect we want. 
The locations that we have found best fit what we image for our production is a derelict railway tracks. which will contribute to creating our genre mix of a modern western

Verney junction is a 50 minute drive towards milton keynes. And three members of the group and cast are able to drive so logistics is not an issue. 

The stretch of railway is completely out of use and sections of the tracks have been pulled up and parts of the area are overgrown,

This would be an ideal location for our idea for the final stand off scene where we clearly see the location has lots of overgrown grass, hedges trees etc and the railway through the middle which is a perfect location for the effect we plan to achieve 

The western genre

In group discussion and development of ideas we have decided the genre of our film would be a twist of a western. To call it the genre of a western it must have aspect of a western and give the impression we want. To have this effect the film must be able to make sense by having  an excellent understanding of film language to give an effect that will engage the audience and using the best ways of making the film run smoothly and seamless editing all while the action of the film is grabbing the attention the audience further.

The forms and conventions of a western often consist of a dessert or "wild west" vibe. Alongside gunfire. horse chases and quivering fingers by the side of a holstered gun. But we wanted to stray away from this and give a modern twist. with an original idea to keep the audience interested. and try to avoid to give the impression that we're just creating the good the bad and the ugly mark 2.0.

Licence request-Soundtrack

We have contacted the record label to ask permission to use "can't stop" by the red hot chilli peppers and have made it clear it is for a non-profit A-level project.

Costumes; antagonist

It it important to dress and stylise each character as a part of their development. it gives them their own distinct personality which can very much change the audiences depiction of that one character. An we have discussed what we want the antagonist to wear. as in past character profile research we ideally want the antagonist to be intimidating and mysterious. A good example of what we are trying to achieve in our character design.

No country for old men perfectly depicts the ideal antagonist for our film his deathly persona is exactly the style we want. played by Anton Chigurth. He wears the same dark clothes throughout the film. And we aim to match this look.

We plan to dress our antagonist in a similar way as to create a vibe which best fits our production. we want to aim for the antagonist to have the same effect on the audience that the film had on myself.