Video - Editing Process

I have returned back from half term in which i completed the filming process, all went to plan as everyone turned up on time and i don't think i will need to re- shoot any of my scenes. The only issue which occurred was that the battery ran out on the camera half way through filming, so we had to wait whilst that re charged. Now back at college I'm able to use the software on the computers to begin editing my 2 min sequence.

Video - Plans for filming

I have decided to do all of my filming within half term, as i have planned to borrow a camera from college .
So far i have got the
- location sorted
- my actors sorted
- and all the costumes and propps prepared
We will begin filming on Monday 16th at around 10 oclock at my house.
Then when i return to college i will begin the edditing process.

Video - Storyboard to my film

Nearly all of my filming will be shot internally apart from the very first 5 seconds, other than that it's all shot within my garage. To make the film more enjoyable and to look professional and to run smoothly, i will be incorporating different forms of match on action and shot reverse shot through out the scenes. There will be little dialog in my opening sequence as there will be a strong non diagetic piece of music being played over the top of the sequence. All of which i will be attempting to fit into 2 minutes of film.
These are my rough storyboards.
This is an animated version of my storyboard.

Video - film Openings : Analysis of the beggining of 'Snatch'

I have decided to work within the genre of a 'gangster film' for my project. I decided that a film which would help me to understand this genre even more through more thorough research is 'Snatch'. The Producers of this film are 'Columbia Pictures Corporation' and 'SKA Films', the distributers of the film are 'Sony Pictures Entertainment' and 'Columbia TriStar Films', If i was looking to get help from a production company then i would attempt to get a British company like film four rather than a big American conglomerate, as this would give me more creativity but at the same time the film might make a big loss in profit. I would guess that the film is aimed at a young adult either at college/ university or a working class audience who are probably quite rebellious/ aspirational. This film follows many of the typical gangster genred features that appeared in the first two minuets of the opening sequence, which are, guns, gangsters under cover, diamonds/ money and getaway drivers. Some of which i will be attempting to have within my own film. Narrativley i found that it was about a group of gangsters who are under cover as Jewish rabbies, in order to steal the worlds biggest diamond from a Jewish bank. I will probably use a similar story line within my film involving something to do with a gangster reclaiming some money that was taken from him. I liked the idea that they were under cover/dressed up but i don't really have enough time and a big enough budget in order to splash out on costumes for numerous people. Usually you would asociate Gangster films with dim lighting a smokey rooms, where as this scene was shot within the day with lots of light, i will attempt to use dim lighting within my sequence as i'm shooting it within my garage. After the analysis of the scene i was surprised at how much footage there is within two minuets but this is down to continuity editing making the film seem to run a lot more smoothly, whether this be through the use of shot reverse shot or match on action. The next thing that i will do is the planning for my film (storyboards, time table of events and script) all of which i will attempt to complete within a week.