Roles of the film industry

the film distributors

some of the jobs of film distibutors include

• buying the rights to a film (usallly done by the larger distribution companys)
• prints and advertising
• work out percentage deals with cinema owners

the percentages involved between the distributors and the cinema genrally tend
to favour the distributors in the earnings during the first few weeks of the films
showing but will move to favouring the cinema's in the last few weeks the film is on show

Actors

the job of the actors is to perform in the film.
when the credits are rolling before or after the film the most important actor
is normally shown first then the order of importance goes down to that until
there are two actors shown together to shown they play much less important roles
in the film.

casting director

in film the job of the casting director is similar to applying for a job first the casting director

• gathers a list of potential candidates
• meet them
• get an idea of who they are
• give them a script to read from
• start narrowing down potential candidates

costume designer

the job of the costume designer is to not only make the clothes for the actors in the film
but also create a costume that echoes the type of charecter on screen or what the charecter
may represent.

music creator

the job of the person who creates the soundtrack for a film is to make sure
the it has appropriate music that fits in with the genre of the film and the type of feel it has

production designer

roles that the production designer takes in a film can often vary
however the most important ones are

• the visual concept of the film
  

the design style used for the

• set
• locations
• graphics
• props
  
• lighting
• camera angles
  

aswell as the costumes the production also works in close relation with the director
and producers

director

some of the standard duties that the film director has to do include

• using the script to create a film or writeing the script itself
• the locations for shooting, the shots and the pace of the movie
• the cinematography
• the technical aspects of the film
• the coaching of the actors
• co-ordination of staff
• meeting timetabled deadlines
  

understanding the difference between a trailer and a opening sequence

the purpose of the opening sequence for the audience is to create a sense of intrest by giving away some of the story line so as to entice the audience into watching the film. it must also make the audience question constantly on what they are being shown. this is in contrast to a film trailer which has to keep the audience on the edge of there seat constantly and create a high level of excitemeant.

the opening sequence has to

>create intrigue in the viewer

>it must set a mood within the first 2-3 minuites

>the viewer has to be absorbed within the film

>it needs to have a sense of curiosity fir the viewer

>there must be a good use of titles,font choice and soundtrack

the movie trailer is the exact oppsite of a opening sequence. it is a cleverly edited piece

of footage that is made to capture audiences in a instant through showing the best parts

of the movie and bombarding them with short sharp cuts in order to make the audience want to go to see the movie so the trailer makes sense to them.

the movie trailer has to include things such as

>a good overview of the plot for the audience to understand

>it has to create a sense of intrest

>it cant contain spoilers

>it has to give the best bits from across the film

>it has to encourage viewers to come and watch the film to fill in the gaps

>the viewer has to be bombarded with visual images and high sound to again encourage them to come and watch the film

>create a sense of curiosity

>who stars in the film

>it shows off the genre of the film

>lots of shots in a short two minuite clip

>fast paced editing

>a voicover often accompanys it

>the film details at the end E.G

> age rating

>when its realeased

>a dramatic soundtrack

WWW and EBI of prelimanary task

WWW: we managed to successfully create an effective story and our shots where
well planned

EBI: we had continuity problems in some of our shots for example when the door was opened. the camera work was shaky at times aswell which ruined the look of our film

what is continuity editing

continuity editing is a process used in the world of filming.its main purpose is to remove the inconsistencies with the film and make sure its seamless for example if theres a shot where a character is drinking there glass might be full when the scene starts but half empty if the shot is filmed again creating the problem of the scene not flowing naturally or a continuity issue

CONTINUITY EDITING TECHNIQUES

MASTER SHOT: a master shot when used shopws all the characters in that scene. It also doubles up as a shot that directors often use to establish a scene for there film

SHOT REVERSE SHOT: shot reverse shot is used when two or more characters are having a conversation the camera then flicks between the charecters to show there reactions.

180 DEGREE RULE: the 180 degree rule states that if two characters are having a converstation for example across a table when filming the camera cant film from the other side otherwise it wouuld give the impression that they where both sitting on the same side.

EYELINE MATCH: eyeline match is used when a character is looking off screen and then it cuts to what they are looking at

MATCH ON ACTION: this is used to show a charecters reaction to what another character is doing either on or off screen weather its shown through how they physically react or vebally react