Planning - Shot list

Shots in opening scene:

1. A long shot of the main protagonist and his friend walking towards the camera.
2. The camera then cuts to the other friend riding the bike around the corner, using a medium close up (Wipe Transition)
3. (Wipe Transition) An establishing shot of the area that they live in. 
4.  Long shot of the two protagonist 
5. Cuts to a medium close up of the protagonist 
6. Shot reverse shot of the two characters having a conversation (x5)
7. Low angle shot of two protagonists entering the staircase  
8. Pan shot from the two protagonist then to the bus
9. Long shot of the protagonist   
10. Establishing shot of bridge 
11. Medium shot of two protagonist 
12. Medium shot of the other two protagonist
13. Wide shot of either protagonists walking towards each other on a bridge 
14. Over the shoulder shot behind the main two protagonists 
15. A shot reverse shot of the conversation (x5)
16. Wide shot of the characters leaving the bridge
17. Dolly back as characters walk down the staircase to the bus stop
18. Close up of the protagonist checking the bus times on his phone
19. Long shot of the bus coming
20. Steadi cam of them going upstairs and to the back of the bus

harry brown opening analysis

Harry Brown opening 

the titles begins out of focus zoomed out. we then begin to hear a voice of a male character muted. his use of language clearly shows he is from London due to his use of slang. He begins to talk about drugs showing that this film will be based on criminal activity based around gang related actions.

as we get our first visual we here a young male say ' are you ready to become a man'. this stereotypical behaviour could show how Londoners are seen in society. they are represented as a gang straight away through the mis en scene presented to us. for example, everybody in the scene has their hood up showing they are a gang as they are peer pressuring a male youth to 'become a man'.

the idea of a phone filming the scene gives us a perspective of their age and shows that these boys are late teens. The graffiti on the wall as it means 'gang members are making their mark'(Joshua Teanow). This could show the social issues in and around the area. 

when the man goes to take the drug being given to him his use of vocabulary seems more formal showing he is not use to this type of lifestyle buts he says ' he knows what it is'. as he is taking the substance another member says ' light him up' meaning to light the substance.after he has taken the drug the gang member says ' lets talk about faze two' at this point the audience are aware this is some type of initiation.

we then see the gang member handing over a gun to the boy ' you're a member  for life now ' this underlines the fact that this group of boys is a fact and shows this theme of crime will run throughout the movie. as he takes the gun the rest of the boys begin to celebrate.

shortly after this the scene cuts to a young male riding a dirt bike driving extremely fast swearing. this could show the young man in the last seen reacting to these drugs through the camera technique could be connoting dizziness as it is shaking. the area being presented is a typical gang area as we see a tower block and graffiti everywhere. the bike suddenly haults by a women he then begins to shoot at the women as she trys to escape with her baby but is tragically shot. 

the bike then skids off again and is hit by a van and we notice there was two people on the bike. at this point all the audience here is the impact of the van and the engine after they have fallen.

   

film idea

todorovs five stages

equilibrium- young boy called James is living on an estate which is best known for its violence in and amongst gangs in the local area which he is starting to adapt to due to peer pressure within his social group.

disruption- James is placed under arrest for a local robbery in his area. after he is released the next day on bail. he is welcomed out by a man smartly dressed claiming to know him. he enters the vehicle with the man unaware of what is about to happen.

recognition-the man, Daniel Fincher tells James that he is a computer hacker. at this point James does not want to be sharing his company with Daniel. he is placed on to a drug job involving a local gang that he does not want to be involved in at this point in the film. he still goes on to complete the job without knowing that the gang is waiting for him.

attempt to repair- James arrives at the house and is safe as he is leaving with the package he is confronted by four of the gangsters who are also trying to get hold the drugs they are not giving in to just walking away fromthe fight.

new equilibrium- final fight gang members are killed and Daniel Fincher is arrested and James returns to school life and returns home to a happy life but he will always be around a gang related area

Art of the title research

Words and lettering played an enormous role in films of the silent era. Film titles made their appearance in the earliest silent films, along with letter cards (or inter-titles), which provided context. using the information from the article i learned about how dialogue on screen was used frequently to set a tone to the audience and create a better understanding of the context at the time the movie was set.

 White lettering on a black background is another characteristic of this era, because titles simply looked better this way when projected with live-action B&W film. i found this interesting as i wasn't aware this effect interested audience members. the writer then goes on to mention how it simply looks better than other silent movie openings  when projected with live-action B&W.

“Humorous Phases of Funny Faces” (1906)  was directed by J. Stuart Blackton, who many consider to be the father of American animation. i found this very interesting as i went on to do further research about him and found out he is among the first few people to direct a film with an animated title opening.

Breakthrough ideas in titling, such as timing the typography to interact with metaphorical imagery or to create its own world, were largely innovations that came from outsiders to the Hollywood studio system. i found this part of the article appealing as i discovered where the main breakthroughs came from and how they were using them in their films.

continuity sequence

in our continuity sequence we focused on camera techniques, match on action, shot reverse shot and the 180 degree rule.