https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0bd7qlk/mark-kermodes-secrets-of-cinema-series-1-3-coming-of-age

Writers: investigate the idea of the ‘universal experience’. Think of something that
has defined your childhood or teenage years. Take the core elements of this
experience, and use them to write a single scene that is set in a different place and
time. Do your research! Think of music, location, fashion, technology, culture.
Consider the tension that Kermode explores between authenticity and nostalgia.

Examples of films…

Stand by me

Billy Elliot

Goonies

Ideas…

Poor town.

Young people wanting adventure and too prove themselfs.

Facing danger/experiencing different emotions.

The Land Of Truth.

3 Young kids who have been best friends all there life have started noticing strange activates in there town. Whilst out playing they start talking about roomers in the town. They find an old newspaper and on the front is a list of 4 young people that have been reported missing. They decide to go out looking for them but face many changes on the way. For example struggling with the Texas heat. Running low on food and water. One gets bite by Rattle snakes. The roomers in the town said that there was sighting of one of the lost victims up by the old pig farm 15 miles out of there town. They go to the place and have to face the truth.

It is set outside of Austin.

Characters

Chuck- (15)

Even(15)

Stan(16)

Set in 1950’s. The boys were scruff second hand beaten clothes. Checkered shirts and dungarees. Mid lenght scruffy/shaggy hair.

I have managed to make a PDF file from Fade In. Knowing this now I can put more stuff like this on my blog instead of coping and pasting it.

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I have been doing some more research on getting more writing tips as I’m coming to the end of my script.

I have learnt that too keep passionate about my work. Also once I have finished with my script read throw it a few times make sure it makes sense and make some changes and add in different words or take out words if the line dosnt flow.

Also once done I need to go back to my rough notes and drafts at the start of the project and see if there’s anything in the story/script I have missed.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0bbn5x8/mark-kermodes-secrets-of-cinema-series-1-1-the-romcom

A lot of romcoms are typically very conventional in style and technique. Explain why, and
then use your own specialism to suggest ways you could demonstrate creative technique
without breaking genre’…

A lot of rom-coms are very often calssifide as being a chick flicks. This is because they tend to be amid at female audience.

One way to change this is to have a more specific audience and could aim at teenagers. Making the film more relevant to teenagers by using a younger cast or basing it in a school so the audience can relate to the film.

They usually have a basic story line of boy meets girl. It would be good to see more LGBT+ rom-con films and base it for teenagers so they can relate to the characters and the plot too. There’s so many boy meets girl Rom-coms it gets boring and they all have very simmler plot lines and characters and also endings.

Maybe if the charcters meet in an unusual setting like at a funeral or waiting for a job interview it could make the story more interesting and sometimes more realistic and so it doesn’t boring and not like the other basic story lines.

Theres a new TV show on all 4 called feel good and its about a stand-up comedian Mae is single, in recovery and stuck in a rut. But when she meets the previously heterosexual George, they embark on a whirlwind romance that promises to change their lives forever.

More shows/films like this could attract a wide range of audiences.

Molly symbolizes joy, energy and laughter.

I wanted her to be wearing a yellow dress because the colour yellow symbolizes happiness and life. When she bursts into the room it’s like a ray of sunlight shining on Rosie and she can’t help but feel warm and loved.

In the second Scene I chose the song here comes the sun By the Beatles to play hoping it might have some reference later on.

Molly looks up to Rosie and wants to be like her. She loves going into her room showing of her outfits and looking in her mirror and messing with her big sisters sprays.

When they wore younger they used to play together all the time. But when Rosie started secondary school and started having exams Molly notice something change so her little out-burst of hers means she wants attention and wants to play with Rosie again.

Rosie’s bad mood and depression is like the winter its only temporary and wont last forever. Molly’s the sunshine that brightens the world and makes everything grow and brighten and brings joy to people.

Mum- Linda

Dad- Andy

Little sister- Molly

Nanna

Out of all the four Rosie is closest to her mum. She feels like her mum is always here foe her and can trust her with anything. She sasant told her about being gay yet because she’s worried how she will react and doesn’t want to upset her.

Lidia Profile

Lidia only wants what’s best for Rosie and will do anything to try and make her happy. She knows something’s wrong /bothering Rosie and wants to find out what it is and if she can help her.

She’s constantly worried about Rosie and has trouble sleeping at night thinking what it could be and how she can help her.

Whatever Rosie tells her she’s there to support her and only wants Rosie to be happy. She’s not used to Rosie being so quite and is struggling on how to help her which is bringing her down too.

Werner Herzog said on the radio recently that joy is “an essential part of cinema. It is about 

awe. It is about wonder. Without that you shouldn’t be a filmmaker.” Watch one of Werner Herzog’s documentary films and describe how he transmits joy, awe and wonder. How does he use humour? Do you think he is right that you shouldn’t be making films without joy, awe and wonder? 

http://www.documentarymania.com/player.php?title=Cave%20of%20Forgotten%20Dreams&fbclid=IwAR1w4zZFiajTfDROcc18NbS1aw0VZCpXmfE_aJ3izGwOf946j-gmLN0xDFQ

I watched Herzog’s documentary called Cave of forgotten dreams. Its about the Chauvet caves of Southern France, capturing the oldest known pictorial creations of humankind in their astonishing natural setting. For me theirs wonder and mistery in his voice which makes the whole thing more misterys and as an audience we are fixed on the information/story and has us hooked. I’m not really interested in this kind of documentary but with the interesting camera angles and the setting and also the voice over I found it quite interesting and enjoyable.

Werner Herzog has directed may different goners of films. For example documentary, dramas, historical films, adventure,horror and si-fi films. Some of his best known films are Grizzly Man,Aguirre, the Wrath of God, Fitzcarraldo and many more.

For me when Herzog talks about joy, most people think about joy meaning happy or full of life. But what about the people who enjoy darker/horror films or even sad films like the boy in the striped pajamas. Or maybe Herzong means that whatever film you watch regardless of the genar should bring joy/satisfaction to all and enjoy watching it. The audience should enjoy watching it.

Whichever way you look at it all types have film consists of joy and wonder. For example in the horror film The shining you wonder whats going to happen to the family, will the family escape and what will happen to Jack. But in happy,family fun up beat love film like Greece you wonder if Sandy and Danny will get back together or if they will find someone else and wonder what will happen in the end.

I think that all films should bring joy and wonder regardless of the type of film otherwise the audience would lose interest and wouldn’t care for the characters or what there going through.

Rosies coping mechanism is to listen to music and switch off and focous on the music. Music calms her and helps her out in stressful situations like at school or at home when she feels like know one understands her. Rosie has a range of music she likes to listen to.

She has her own playlist for when she’s in a good mood or is getting ready in the morning which is filled with her favourite songs. Before she goes to sleep or is studying she listings to relaxing soft beats music to help her focous or relax.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000gp05/mark-kermodes-secrets-of-cinema-series-2-2-british-history-movies

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/blog/hans-zimmer-explains-the-audio-trickery-that-made-dunkirk-audiences-nauseous-1.4311684

Research the sound design of historical battle scenes. Explain and explore how these are
planned, recorded and built.

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=how+was+the+battle+sounds+created+in+dunkirk&docid=608044773187389338&mid=6E82089F877D343A74766E82089F877D343A7476&view=detail&FORM=VIRE

Hans Zimmer was the sound designer for Dunkirk. He made this illusion sound by something called Shepard tone . As the tone goes up the scale the higher pitch tone goes quieter. The middle tone remands loud. The lowest base sound gets gradually louder. You can always here two notes at the same time it tricks you mind the a constant asending tone. Loop it all together and it sounds like its going on forever. When the tones go on its called a sheperd-risset glissando. It can sound really spooky and it can also go in the opposite direction back down the scale. Its seemed the noises are going up and getting more intense without the sounds moving at all.

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=how+was+the+battle+sounds+created+in+dunkirk&&view=detail&mid=B091DE068B75AB9852D6B091DE068B75AB9852D6&rvsmid=6E82089F877D343A74766E82089F877D343A7476&FORM=VDRVRV

You can here it in the soundtrack and in the scenes were there is a ticking sound. Using this tone structure it sounds like the ticking is getting louder and more intense but it actually just stays the same. This is a good way to create tension and to keep the audience at the edge of their seats.

This is the scene with the ticking clock .

This is one of my favorite films written by Tarantino and I decided to read the script and get ideas on the layout and the format. By reading this I learnt that whens the right time too CUT TOO a different scene and by doing this it can make a build up in the dialog or to make the scene run more smoothly.

I also learnt that if something is important or wants something to stand out in the script you but the line sepert on the next paragraph in bold.

When it says the “sirens and chopper sounds are getting closer” it implies that this is really important and is key in this scene.

The Magazine I got to help me with my research is one of my favorites called SFX. I got this because it had an arrical about one of my favorite TV shows called inside number 9. I thought this might be useful to try to work on character development.

After reading the artical and watching the show so may times I noticed that every character is completely different and has a different unique background story that catches up on them later in the script. I found this quite interesting and thought i could try and use this in my script. It also made me think about unique setting and were the characters live or visit. In the show they have some unique locations and made me think if i could find anywhere interesting/different that the characters in my script could visit.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000gwzj/mark-kermodes-secrets-of-cinema-series-2-3-spies

After watching this documentary I learnt that there are lots of characters/themes you need to make a good spy movie. For example you could have a hero,villain,spy,secret agent, a higherd assassin, the master mind and may more.

Design a spy gadget and give a summary of the scene in which it will be used. Show all
development, research, sketches and a final design. Justify your decisions.

In an abandon warehouse we see the hero and the villain having a stand off if one person moves they kill the other.

The hero has an invisible button inside of her sleeve if she squeezes it a long wire comes out of it and grabs the weapon off the villain and then grabs/grips onto their clothing and lifts them up in the air unable to move.

Simmeler to this but it’s not a web its wire with grips attached to the end.

3 big rotating grips at the end.