Isobel Ellis - 2186: December 2016

Wednesday, 7 December 2016

Our colour palette has a mix of darker and lighter tones. The greys and the greens are representing the roads and the trees whilst the brown and brick red represent the houses of the suburban setting. We have chosen to use slightly darker colours as it will create a sense of verisimilitude and our film will not be the ordinary lighthearted and "cheesy" comedy films we often see.

The blues and reds are for the actors clothing and the light blue is for the sky. Details such as the yellow lines on the road are on the colour palette as they will stand out. Since we will be doing close up shots of the characters we also added light pink/ skin tone colours.

Sound Palette

9 Frames
These nine frames give an overview of the tone we are going for. It also highlights our colour palette and contains moments we wish to include in our opening scene.

Tuesday, 6 December 2016

Sources of inspiration

Kingsman
The general look and feel of Kingsman is fast paced and almost clinical in how clean all of the action sequences are put together. A key element to the action is non dietetic sound. This background music adds to the comedy especially in the scene with the heads exploding as it removed the audience from the gory horrific situation and made it lighthearted.

Parkour scene

The look and feel of this scene comes off as very well put together and it runs smoothly, this is especially because the parkour moves are in time to the music. If we are to use a non diegetic background track this method of putting it in time would tie the scene together.

Although not a heavily comedic scene it still has hints of comedy including his facial expressions as he looks unaffected by the seriously extraneous activity he has taken part in. This highlights the importance of even the smallest elements of the mise en scene and how casting will be crucial for an action comedy.

Hotfuzz

Running scene

At the beginning the ticking music and increasing closeups of the standoff between the two men over exaggerates the situation and builds suspense for the chase that is to follow. The stark contrast between the tense standoff and calm DVD browsing of the partner shows the relationship between them much like our plans for a partnership where one is serious and the other a little goofy.

The main action sequence is fast paced with dramatic music however, comedy is still weaved in through aspects such as the gold statue and the exaggeration of the threat of the approaching mothers.

The fence jumping is the highlight of the clip, in the scene non-diegetic music is used to hype up the scene however, this cuts out at he falls trough the fence and his struggle continues for a time still in silence creating an awkward atmosphere adding to the humor. This sequence also highlights the relationship between the two men as you have the pro, and then the novice, much like the dynamic that we wish to achieve in our opening.