Targets MGS

• Storyboards (DONE)
• Test footage (Test out the line of the field) 
• colourisation (DONE)
• look at posters (DONE)
• poster and review (DONE)

Colour Pallete within The Impossible Goal

Within my film I intend to learn more about colour grading and how to make my audience feel a particular mood within my film. Becuase the opening is restaining my character from her goals, I want the opening shots to convey be desaturated and monochrome. This will help sell to the audience that my protagonist is down on her luck or there is an obsticle against her.


  

These wide isolationg shots are perfect demonstation for the feel I am going for at the begining of the short film. Although there is more depth of field in these shots, they are to show how far away the subject is from were they want to be. Photo One makes the spectator want to understand what the character is staring at, while Photo Two allows us to see what this character is looking at. But combind with the blue colour correction and body of water is allows the spectator to feel the distance between the place that character wants to be.

As the film progresses, however, I will open up the colour within the film and let the greens of the feild and the pinks of the kit shine through. After seeing the pormotional videos 'Pressure Makes Us'  I was able to see how having strogn colours can convey positive emotion.

Script Idea: Outline

The Impossible Goal

Narrative and main characters
The narrative is simple to get the emotional conflict out of the film: A footballer cannot score. She has failed once already to get into the team at school and feels pressure to get in a second time around.
The film follows the protagonist, Steph, as she improves herself and faces up to her challenges. I have also added the element of social prejudice that many young girls face, especially in football, as when I was competing I found this to be an element that was an unwelcoming side to the sport. I have tried to capture this image that many young girls face this and it can cause tension to arise within their own year group.

Characters:
Steph- the main protagonist that must overcome the obstacle in the film. Her obstacle is inability to shoot on target.
Jane- Jane is the older sister of Steph who motivates her not to give up. Jane is an art student that has failed to get into Art school, so is able to inspire Steph that her task is not so impossible.
Coach- A silent but strong character who holds a formidable force among the schools.
Tom- A bully who sees Steph as an easy target.
Darren- A friend of Tom's. He hates the fact that Steph gets attention for football as he sees her as 'Another football player'
Robert- A friend of Tom's.
Football team- a highly respected team that have won the cup three times in a row. Steph wants to join not only to prove others wrong, but her team she was a part of has folded, making it even more crucial that she gets into a club.

Title and the films underlying meaning
The reason why I've decided to call this film The Impossible Goal is because of its relation to Steph's position. Not only is Steph trying to prove herself that she can score goals, she is trying to prove to herself that she can fit into her society. A young teenage girl is surrounded by pressures from her classmates and herself, so this goal to fit in is something that links into her intention to score goals.

Creating emotion in the script
While writing the script, I tried to focus on the emotion of the scenes. With this particular narrative I wanted to focus on an area I knew well enough that I could represent and have an opinion on.
With the opening, I wanted the protagonist to feel isolated and lonely. I had her stand on the side-line, close but not close enough to join in. We as the sepctator watch from the sidelines with her as the action commences, such as scoring and celebrating with team-mates.
This will leave questions into the spectator's mind about why Steph is not playing and why she isn't involved within the action. This then leads to the reveal of her poor performance and unfortunate failure to get into the team.

Kinetic Energy
The energy within the football scenes is something that I am hoping to capture in the climax of the film. I will be analyzing the movement of the football ans the players in the frame because continuity and how much energy will come through the performances.
Over the weekend I hope to improve on my awareness on cinematography and how to frame the subject on the feild.
In time I hope to mix with isolation and being in a team. The team that steph desires to be a part of is restricted from her at the begining, but as she trains more and more the depth of feild opens, conveying her confidance and ability to carry herself on her own. The colours within the shot will also change from tinges of deep blue and brown to warmer amber colours, depicing Steph's mental state.

Kinetic energy: Measuring the movement of the ball

Kinetic Energy

Over the next week I will be focusing on how to immerse the audience into the action on the pitch. This will involve mixing the idea of the spectator watching the football game, making our protagonist feel like and outsider, compared to the high octane battle in the final sequence.

UPDATE: Monday 16th November 2015
Over the weekend I have been analysing football clips online to deetermine the styles other use to keep up the knetic energy on pitch. During this I found 'Pressure Makes Us' which is what I used to watch before the Women's World Cup in Germany. It was a compact list of shorts detailing with the US combat with Illness, pressure and integrity following the build up to the Wolrd Cup.

Pressure makes us: Abby Wambach

What I found interesting is the use of levels in the playing field. I hadn;t thought of this levels before and it really helped me consider this before shooting. In my storyboards I have been inestigating how different levels give different views to the flat landscape. Because of this I will consider framing more carefully and where the eye is naturally drawn. 

This shot is well framed with a good depth of field. The shot is at a lower angle to make the shot more dynamic. I also like the mixutre of pink in the sky wth the green of the grass, it gives the scene a professional look.

What I have noticed most is that the ball is a character in the scene. Although the ball has no personality or character development it motivates the shots. If it leaves at the top right of the frame, for example, it is sure to appear coming down from the same height in the same space. Also, if the ball leaves the side of the frame at one level, (middle of the frame) in the next it will go to the next player at the same height.

The framing of these two shots corrolete with the framing hypoesis. Lloyed recieves the ball in one frame and appears with the ball in another, but she is still in the same side of the frame.

These shots helped me identify the framing I am going to need when making my short film with the football team. The idea that If I have a routiene or plan that the girls can play out three or four times in order for me to cover the field is exellent.

 Notice how the framing of these two shots are very similar. We see Carli Lloyd recieve the ball from the sideline. We then cut to her in the fame side of the frame ready to attack. Although these are from idfferent times in the game this allows the spectator to have somthing to hold onto continuity wise.

Pressure makes us: Carli Lloyd

New Target

MGS

1. Shooting has to begin next week (13th November 2015)
2. Intention that the majority of footage will be shot before Christmas
3. Film form research link to genre, sound camera and Mise en Scene. show how film form in my genre has inspired me
4. research into different narratives in the genre
5. Ensure that our Mind map of revision ideas, narrative ideas and shot plans is up on blogger
6. Plan the story as much as possible before writing the screenplay
7. draft filmmaking
8. draft photographs

Music Links

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F96ZyfLtG8E -Lost Cause beat. Duration 00:03:44

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOPslR7R_GA -Distance beat. Duration 00:04:46

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxL_2qBtRWU -Atmospheric music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7ebYtkiXSo Epic Technology

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7B3uCFE-y68 Epic Rock Opener


https://www.youtube.com/user/NoCopyrightSounds
The link I believe to hold most hope is NoCopyrightSounds, which allows the user to use their music in their videos for free as long as they are credited in the details section of the YouTube video.


This music will help build up momentum in the narrative of the video and create an atmosphere.


Favourite Sounds from NoCopyrightSounds


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7ZsBPK656s Disfigure- Blank (NCS)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP625xQIGzs Tobu- Hope (NCS)
I really like the clapping at 1:05. This is a great way to build momentum and rally everyone up for the finale
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtKbiyyVZks Cloud9-Itro & Tobu (NCS)
There is a good build-up to the main drop of the song. I can imagine the narrative taking off after the inclusion of the bass.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq2UrnDsI_s Fall to light- Laszlo (NCS)
The build-up is quick for this song which would be good after the main titles. This would make the shots a lot faster for the narrative but would keep the energy up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw9-WYvv4y8-
This is slower burning, with about 30 seconds of piano to gradually introduce the characters.


Emotion/ feel (Inspiration)
These tracks are only inspiration for our film.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iMKnzFDCL4 -Do you feel alive

Feedback MGS

• Planned narrative for film (DONE)
• Completed individual storyboard 
• Begin doing experimental film making (DONE)
• Scripted (were appropriate)
• Considering sound (soundtrack, diagetic sound)