Beachcombing for inspiration

Camera shots

One thing i really liked was the technique used in the opening of Reservoir Dogs. They had used a 360 shot which revolved around the characters sitting around a round table and the camera rotating around the table slowly capturing everyone and everything.

I find this inspirational and i may even attempt to imitate it in my production by opening like that but making sure the situation is different making sure it isn't a direct copy. Also a scene from Bad Boys 2 is very inspirational as they use a 360 shot as well but in a different way, it is more fast paced and used for a different purpose. (00:54-01:11)

This is inspirational as it gives me a selection of 360 shots to use even though to master the Bad Boys 2 shot i will need CGI which i do not have access to but it is a good idea to look into and see what other ways i can perform it.

0:40-0:52 shows another example of a 360 shot.

Sounds

The song used in this film in the background was brilliantly used as it described everything that happens in the scene character from character. Almost as if it is a narration of the scene that is happening. Seeing as we have to get original music this will be an ideal thing to get ideas from and get music that narrates the story in my production.

This is a brilliant soundtrack that is actually inspirational to play maybe if i used a dramatic opening such as someone being shot and people rushing over to the body whilst the camera pans all around them this sort of soundtrack can be played non-diegetically and it will create an emotional atmosphere and connect with the audience. Also using a montage of shots from the movie like it has been used above is a good idea.

Locations

This is the sort of location i would want to film at because it is a real location and it is a chicken shop which is a general shop that most teens would go to for food. I will try to find a more run down area though with shops like this.

I would also like to use something similar to this. A long road with a lot of small shops and bins lying there and just sort of a dull area. This would be brilliant for a BSR film. It gives of the gritty feel to it and creates the atmosphere.

Costumes

These are the sort of costumes that i am going to need people to wear to make it seem authentic that the characters are rebellious teenagers and are actually quite uneducated but that can be seen through the dialogue that they use. Also in my film the clothes have to make the personality of the character so they also have to be acting violent

Themes

What i like about this poster is that you can just look at it and you know there is violence. I want people to be able to look at my film and when they first see the opening scene i want them to be able to see that violence is a big theme in it. I want it to be obvious, just like it is in the poster.

Tony Montana (Scarface) with cocaine

I want to use drug abuse/experimentation in my production and i like how it is used in Scarface because he takes the drug and yet his face still looks all screwed up. I want to make sure i convey the effects of drugs and how bad it was.

Hotel Rwanda

Blood Diamond

Poverty is a running theme in BSR's. Two films that show poverty well are Hotel Rwanda and Blood Diamond. These films are brilliant at showing poverty and I may use the fact of a lot of people crowded in a small area to convey poverty or even show people working hard labor. 

Typography

I like the typography in this movie that she has used, it is child like but it is simple. This works effectively because it can connote things about the characters and also it is simplistic. I can use this in association with characters.

I like how in Fight Club the poster had the title written on a bar of soap which plays a role in the film. I like this and may use this. I will put the graphics in random objects that are associated with the story or the character.

The typography used in The Dark Knight is a simple as it gets. It contrasts against the black background and the colour is just a basic white. It is simple typography for three of the most legendary films of all time. I might incorporate this into my production because simple typography is easy but if used in the right places then it is effective.

Actors

I like that Christian Bale can adapt to any character and so quickly. He went from skinny to muscle in 5 months. I need to find suitable actors that can adapt to the environment well and this will make it believable for the audience. Christian Bale has played as a psycho to a superhero to a hustler to a drug addict. He is British yet grasps accents and acting very well. It will be easy for me to find a British actor being that i am in Britain but finding someone who can adapt to the role may be hard.