Final Daisys Diary

Contributions to the production

In lesson-
-Wrote the script
-Filmed the start of Daisys Diary (jesse walking to the bench and opening the diary)
-Made the soundtrack with Charlie
-Completed the last half of the stop motion on my own

Out of lesson-
- Did the first half of stop motion in lunchtime with Charlie
- Watched video clips on youtube to get ideas and got the final idea from juno

Progress report

        The planning and production i found have been quite efficient as the group planned in detail what we were going to do first so we were all clear as to what to do before we started filming, we also took on our seperate roles so we got things done quicker for example Jesse would be cutting out props and making a mind map whilst Charlie and I got on with the stop motion.
        A problem that we encountered was with the stop motion, once the lesson was finished we didnt know how we were going to pick it up from the same point with ease in the following lesson. We sorted this problem by making daisy go off the screen at the end of one lesson and so the following lesson we could start her from a whole new place, this made this a lot simpler.
        The plan for after half term is to complete the final part of the stop mortion, edit the recording and the stop motion together and complete the soundtrack.
        The main priority is to make sure the soundtrack is done by the deadline and fits with the film, another priority is to finish the stop motion as this is going to take the longest time during the whole production.
        We will edit the video in the order that it will be played and add the titles where we think will fit best once we have created the main bulk of the opening sequence this will help us to get the right feel of where the titles will look best. Finally we will make the sound track, this will be done last as we do not know the length oth the pening sequence and also we can fit the music and all its different parts and changes to the changes in the opening sequence so it will fit with it as best as possible.
       Overall i think our group is completing this and making good progress for it to be completed by the deadline.  

Children's film

Definition of a children's film - ''A children's film is a film aimed for children as its audience. As opposed to a family film, no special effort is made to make the film attractive for other audiences. The film may or may not be about children.'' wikipedia 


Certification

• U films should be suitable for audiences aged four years and over. If there is any violence, threat or horror in a U film, it should be over quickly and the film should tell children that everything will turn out okay. Films and DVDs for children should make clear to them the difference between right and wrong. http://www.cbbfc.co.uk/guidelines.asp#u
• Children of any age may watch a PG rated film or DVD, with or without an adult. A 'PG' film should not trouble or worry a child aged eight or older. However the PG does tell parents that the content of the film may upset younger or more sensitive children. http://www.cbbfc.co.uk/guidelines.asp#pg

Contributions to the production process.

• As a group decided on the script and name for our film
• As a group we decided how we were going to go about filming and editing before we started the filming etc.
• Decided on what I had to do in the opening E.g. sitting by myself-sad, then get out the diary etc.
• I was filmed as the main character(Daisy) and I had to act out the first few minutes of our opening
• I was then photographed walking for our stop-motion sequence
• Drew, coloured and cut out some on the images and props used for the stop-motion.

 

Target Audience

The target audience for our childrens film will be young boys and girls aged around 5-14. It may be preffered by girls as the main character is a young girl, who the audience may be able to relate too as it shows her life and how she deals with situations and also how she escapes to her own world. Almost like a fantasy, which will appeal greatly to young girls.

Our film will be a PG therefore it will be suitable for parents to watch as well, it is light hearted so it would be ideal for families to go and see together- In order to appeal to parents as well as children the film will include some adult humour but it will be appropriate for young children to see/hear as well. This attracts a wider audience and more money will be made. It is essential that our film attracts our target audience in order to sell cinema tickets etc.

Contributions to the production process

In lesson:

• Made the 'Daisys diary' front cover
• Wrote the script
• Drew the storyboard
• Wrote the storyboard
• Took pictures of main character Daisy (Jesse) so we could use her in the stop motion sequence
• Did the stop motion work in lesson with Hannah

Out of lesson

• Drew and coloured the background setting for stop motion
• Found, printed and cut all images and props for stop motion
• Wrote all links for images found on the Internet on blog 
• Did the stop motion work in lunch with Hannah
• Saved the pictures of Jesse that we used in stop motion on memory stick, sized and edited them on computer, printed them and cut them out