re creation of breakfast club

the original opening scene of breakfast club

our re-creation of the opening scene in the breakfast club.














During our re-creation of the breakfast club, we used props to represent the different characters in each aspect of the scene, we used similar shots as used in the original scenes of this film.

Unfortunately we didnt have enough time to film the ending part of this scene which has had an affect on our re-creation as our clip is seen to be fairly short.

shot by shot remake

As a group our task was to do a remake of the opening scene of the film 'The Breakfast Club'. There are five main characters in the film who are labelled as; 'The criminal', 'The athlete', 'The basketcase', 'The princess' and 'The brain'. These characters match their labels through the way they dress and act. For example, 'The princess' is centre of attention and resembles a barbie doll. There are different locations in the opening scenes such as, the outside of the school, the car scenes showing the different charaters with their families, the classroom, the canteen area and the corridor. The car scenes in the film is a comparison to the type of characters they are because of the types of vehicles they arrive in at school. 'The princess' arrives to school in a new sportscar indicating her wealth. 'The basketcase' arrives to school in a run down car resembling her character.    

Evidence of filming

Here we have Nia with our camera getting ready to film jazzels voice over

 Aydrus editing some film

 Jazzel doing the voice over and Nia recording it

Jazzel blogging



All of these posts are taken in college

Order of title sequence

breakfast club-storyboard

Juno- Title Sequence

Analysis of three teen movies

The teen movies that I am analyzing have very different sub-genres and are therefore not similar in any way.

Scott Pilgrim Vs the World: 

This 2009 movie mainly focuses on Scott Pilgrim, a 22 year old man who meets a the girl of his dreams but is shocked when he learns he has to fight off her 7 evil exes if he wants to be with her. The movie started off as a graphic novel and is therefore aimed at boys. The movie has some elements of comedy and action which may pull in a wider audience.

 

Easy A:

This movie is about a high school girl who lies about losing her virginity and as a result is called a 'slut' by the entire school. This movie is more of a romantic drama which will, stereotypicaly, interest girls more than boys. The movie also features comedy.

The Hunger Games:

The hunger games is a futuristic movie centered around a young girl named Katniss who volunterally takes the place of her sister in the Hunger Games, a televised  fight to the death in which two teenagers from each of the twelve Districts of Panem are chosen at random to compete. This movie is more sci-fi and action and attracts both boys and girls as the main protagonist is a girl. 

A teen Film I watched over Christmas

Over the holidays I watched the movie Twilight. The movie centers around a girl who falls in love with a vampire risking her life in the process. The movie is quite different from other teen movies as it is more fantasy than anything else. Teenagers- especially girls- can relate to some of the characters as she has what they want, true love. The music in the movie is quite angst to replicate the mood of the scenes of the movie as most if the scenes are quite serious. This is similar to how some of the target audience may feel as they may be going through a similar kind of heartbreak  in their lives at this point in time.
There are also binary oppositions shown in the film:

• Good vs Evil
• Vampire Vs Werewolf
• Boys Vs Girls 

Travelling and Arriving

Camera and Editing

This clip shows characters travelling and arriving through the school.

There are many ways that editing and camera have been used. 

Camera:

• Track-so that the viewer does not miss any of the action in the scene, also to establish that Donnie Darko and his friends are important characters in the film
• Close Up-To show that the boy is a rebel, as well as to show his facial expressions while he is snorting the drugs
• High angle Shot-Gives the impression that the girl reading the book has low power in the school and that she is is of little importance to the movie
• Camera on it's side-this gives the impression that something surreal is going to happen in the scene as it confuses the viewer 

Editing:

• Cross cut-this shows us that Donnie is important as it cuts to him opening the doors to the school as he walks in 
• Fast Motion-This is used when the women is walking to establish the importance of what she is doing, it is also funny to watch adding an element of comedy
• Slow Motion-This makes the girls dance moves look more deliberate and dramatic to watch

Character

The characters in the clip show the stereotypical students in American High schools.

One kind of character shown is the popular boy who has all the friends. In this clip that is Donnie Darko, the protagonist of the movie.

Another character portrayed in this clip is the rebel in the school. He is portrayed in this clip as the drug tacking antagonist of the movie. He is shown as rude as he makes funny faces at the teacher and barges past the protagonist.

In Addition, the little nerdy girl who doesn't have many friends is also portrayed in the movie. she is shown to be a loner in the film as she is sitting on her own.

 

Audience Task 2: Analysis Of 3 Teen Movies With Different Audiences

Even though all of these movie genre's are teen films they also cover different sub genres in this and different teen films attract different types of teenagers. 3 prime examples of teen films with different audiences are:

Mean Girls: This film is a 2004 American teen comedy. The film is mostly about how female high school social cliques operate and the effect they can have on girls. Most of the main characters in this film are females as it follows the most popular clique in school which is "The Plastics" which consist of 3 females and also the new girl who becomes part of their clique. Because of this the audience for this film is mainly aimed at teen females. Aside from the teen genre it also features comedy and romance. Romance is common in teen films although stereotypically more females would rather watch romance rather then males.  

The Goonies: This film is about a group of kids that embark on a wild adventure after finding a treasure map. This film does feature young kids/teenagers and does appeal to the same audience but also has an adventure theme. Stereotypically, more teen boys would be interested into this film as it is about them going on adventure which is what younger boys are in to or even anyone that is more interested in an adventurous theme.

Friday Night Lights:  This film features many genres such as: sports, drama and is also a teen film. The main plot is a film documenting the coach and players of a high school American football team. The film is mainly aimed at people with a passion for sport (stereotypically young boys) The film also features many social issues which are linked in with binary oppositions. these issues include: poverty, segregation, racism and 

socio-economic disparity. Overall this film would attract more males which are interested in football or any other relating sport and this would be the target audience for this teen film.

This is only 3 examples of different target audiences in teen films although there are many other audiences. They all may be teen films but they all feature different genres which attract different types of teenagers within this genre.

The Bling Ring

The Bling Ring

The bling ring is a movie based on true events, that depicts a group of teenagers who are so obsessed with their celebrity idols that they go to the celebrities houses and steal their clothing, jewelry etc. This teen movie is drama with comedic elements. 

This movie may appeal to many teens as it is extremely relateable. One way that it is relateable is that the problems that the teens in the movie are facing are very similar to the ones that other teens may be facing today. Some of these include:

• Peer Pressure
• Rebellion
• Celebrity
• Sexuality
• Friendship
• Drugs
• Crime

The movie also had a wide range of different of settings and places. These help them to connect with the character more easily as they are in the same type of places they spend other teenagers spend their time. These are some examples:

• school
• bedrooms
• cars
• parties
• homes
• police stations

There isn't really a wide range of characters in this movie. In addition the ones that are shown are quite far-fetched and not like the average teenager. The teens, however, are popular which is what a lot of teenagers want to be. They may be able to see what it is like to be these popular people and will therefore want to watch it. The main types of characters are:

• Teenagers
• Parents/Adults
• Authorities

There was also a wide range of music and fashion in these movies. The music and fashion would help to publicize the movie and therefore bring in a wider audience.

Music

• Hip Hop
• Rap
• Dance

Fashion

• Big name brand
• Fashionable
• young
• hip
• celebrity

Donnie Darko Analysis

Location and Mise en scene.

In the sequence I watched of the film Donnie Darko and the arrival to the school there are a range of different locations; outside the front of the school, corridor, playground and the classrooms. During this sequence we get a guide through the school looking at each area in detail which successfully creates the world of this school. This is by filming each area in a great amount of detail by placing key characters in these areas. 

The were a range of different mise en scene such as;

• School
• School bus 
• Uniform
• Books
• School facilities (lockers)
• Uniform

The uniform/clothing is the main aspect in the opening sequence as we can tell by the way the characters wear there uniform what type of character they are. Also we can split the the students from the teachers and see the hierarchy due to the use of uniform.

Editing and camera.

At the beginning of this sequence the camera is at a low angle shot viewing students coming off the bus,  the camera then starts going into a slanted angle which can represent the school as a crazy and hectic setting/environment. The camera is then at a normal angle going through the school as if we were looking through a students perspective. When showing the different characters there is a slow motion editing to it so we can get a full glance of each character. This sets up and creates a complex world of the school.

Donnie Darko Opening Scene Analysis

Characters:

In the opening sequence we see roughly 8 different main characters although there are many other students around these characters. The 'main characters' may have a role similar to: the bad guy, the pretty popular girls and the young kids. I assume throughout the film we will see more of these characters that the camera happens to zoom in on at the beginning. The narrative information could be showing us each character and giving an inside to their personalities. e.g: the student at the beginning who walked through a group of boys after making a face at them shows that other students may be scared of him and he could take the 'cool bad boy' role.


Editing and Camera: 

There are a range of different camera angles and editing techniques in the opening. At the beginning we see children running out of a school bus at a low angle which could suggest the school is crazy and there is a lot going on as this angle makes us feel smaller as we are looking up at these children running, it could also suggest how a person may feel on their first day of school and how hectic it can be. 
The camera also zooms up and has a slow motion edit on the main characters while they do actions which we will see and assume what social group they fit in to.  

The Bling Ring Review.

In lesson we watched a teen film called "The Bling Ring" this film is based on a true story where a group of teenagers take on a thrilling and disturbing crime-spree in the Hollywood hills.The group, who were fixated on the glamorous life, tracked their celebrity targets online, and stole more than 3 million in luxury goods from their homes. Their victims included Paris Hilton, Orlando Bloom, and Rachel Bilson, and the gang became known in the media as "The Bling Ring." 

The film did not have a stereotypical teen film storyline although it did have binary oppositions which include: Teens vs authority (parents, police, media) , poor vs rich and good vs bad. The film was also set in very stereotypical places that teenagers would be such as: the kitchen, their bedrooms, clubs and each others houses. 

The opening of the film featured a photo montage which was a selection of snapshots throughout the film, we could also tell the genre was for teenagers as we see 'Facebook' and other social networks at the beginning and also lots of fashion which is what a lot of young girls are interested in. The opening definitely sets the audience up for what the film is going to be about. 

We could also suggest that the film follows stereotypes that society have on teenagers, for example they are portrayed in a bad way and are stereotyped to be reckless, thieves, spoilt and assume we all take drugs and are always partying but in this film this is how the teenagers are as oppose to having a variety of different groups of teenagers such as: "the geeks".