Progression To Final Product

First Draft:

We posted the video halfway through working on it on YouTube so that we could get some feedback on out filming techniques before we went on to add music, the monologue, etc.

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The majority of the feedback we got was very positive and some gave us good ideas on how to improve it

We also asked our audience to answer 3 questions:

1) Comment on quality of editing and filming?

2) The aim is to introduce the main character fully, how well do you feel that this aim has been achieved? What is your understanding of the character and his lifestyle?

3) Based on the footage you've seen how successfully does the clip portray a British film as opposed to an American film?

Here is some of the feedback we got:

Penultimate Draft:

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After a few changes here and there and adding the music, we uploaded the video onto YouTube again to get some more feedback from our target audience.

Here is just some of the feedback we got:

From the audience feedback we can gather that have a done good job so far but still need to improve on some aspects such as lengthening shots, etc.

Final Draft:

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From all the feedback we got, we came up with this final version. The vast majority of the feedback has been positive and the audience has noticed our changes that they suggested.

Here is some of the feedback we got:

Actors

Actors:

Dan- Yasir Saleem

This actor was chosen for the specific role of Dan as we had wanted to challenge the traditional conventions of the stereo typical, white British 'thugs' seen in other Brit Grit films, while keeping to other conventions so as not to completely stray from the genre. Another important specification for the character of Dan , that this actor met, was that he must be aged 18+ in order for us to show him on screen with cigarettes and alcohol.

Hoodie 1- Luke Howarth

We used this actor as he was similar to Robbie Nichol (see Below) in that we had short hair, looking thuggish and wore a hoody with a chain, following many conventions.

Young Mum- Hannah Lenane

We chose for the character of the teenage mum to be played by Hannah Lenane as she met the stereo typical ideas that our audience will have of a young mum living on an estate (white, between the age of 16-17).

Hoodie 2/ Dan Friend 2- Robbie Nichol

This actor was ideal to play both the character of a hooded youth as well as an older thug friend of Dan's as we felt that his appearance is simplistic, making it easy for his look to be manipulated via costume to become different characters successfully. For example his shaved head can be associated with both an older man as well as a youth. Similarly to the specifications of the actor to play Dan, it was important that the actor playing the role of Dan's friends in the pub was 18+, once again this actor met this specification.

Dan Friend 1 - Jack Reynolds

We chose this actor because he fit the most important standards we needed - young and white. Also, we were aware that he was a good actor and could easily play any role that we gave him.

Props and Costumes

Props:


Dog on leash

Pram

Cigarettes

Lighter

Costumes:

Hooded Youths:

We have chosen to dress our two "Hoodie" characters in a style stereotypically associated with young working-class males - hoodies. They were given tracksuit bottoms, baggy jeans, trainers, and hooded tops. When on camera, they are shown with their hoods up, slightly concealing their faces in an attempt to make themselves seem more mysterious and intimidating.

Dan:

Dan is shown wearing a hooded leather jacket, and a checkered shirt. Whilst able to maintain an urban style typical of Londoners, he is also, by wearing a shirt, showing that he is more intelligent and thus suggesting he is of a higher 'rank' in the firm than the two friends in the pub

Pub Friends:

Both wear dark clothing to suggest a dark lifestyle and jackets with hoods to portray them as thugs but older than the typical hooded youth