Research into editing techniques

Montage: A montage sequence consists of a series of short shots that are edited into a sequence to condense narrative. It is usually used to advance the story as a whole (often to suggest the passage of time), rather than to create symbolic meaning.

Example Montage Hot Fuzz Opening Sequence:


Graphic Match: A graphic match is a cut in film editing between either two different objects or two different spaces, often helping to establish a strong continuity of action and linking the two shots symbolically.

Example Graphic Match A Space Odyssey:

Elliptical Editing: Elliptical editing is a type of editing that cuts unnecessary actions from a sequence. This means the sequence is shorter than real time and so doesn't last as long. This can be a positive because if a scene last (for example) a few hours it would cut it down to only a few minutes.

Example Elliptical Editing Batman Begins

Title Sequence Storyboards

Music research

Music

Music is essential to any film and our film requires music for our montage and timelapse scenes. We can't use any music that has a copyright or we could get a copyright strike and potentially sued and our film taken down.

After research I found an organisation called no copyright sounds on Soundcloud and YouTube, link here. 
They say they are record label dedicated to providing copyright free sounds to creators to aid in their work.

Another YouTube account that focuses on bringing creators free content is Free Songs To Use, they request full credit of the creator if we use their music which isn't a massive problem for us. Link here.

One website that charges a small fee for the music is AudioNetwork, Link, the fees are less than £1 for just a single song for our purposes and they offer a wide range of catergories of music which is really helpful.

Treatment

Treatment

Title:
Notes

Duration:
5 minutes

Audience:
We have classified our film as a 12 due to some explicit gestures but the audience our film aims towards is people slightly older, aged between  18 and 30. However it may appeal to some people from the younger age range. 

Certificate:
The certificate of our short film is a 12. We originally classified the film as a PG but we added a rude gesture to the script so have reviewed the classification and decided a 12 would be better suited.

Distributor:
One distribution method we have looked into is the Cofilmic film festival. It would be great to have our short film shown here as it would reach the desired audience. This method of exhibition would also get our film viewed by some desired distributors who may decide to distribute our film.
A possible distributor for us to use is FutureShorts. This would be an ideal method of distribution as FutureShorts is a global distribution website. The site allows producers to set up screenings of there film in the local community.

Synopsis:
See a house, a man and woman live inside, they are not speaking to each other, there only communication is through sticky notes. (Flash back to the argument to find out why they are only communicating this way) The man is seen on the phone, calling his friend. We see both sides of the conversation, the friend is on his x-box. The conversation moves to how things are at home and he explains about the argument and there current form of communication. The friend suggests a lads weekend away and he agrees. When he goes through to the kitchen there are notes left for him to clean up. When they go to bed the man leaves a note for the woman asking her to wake him up at 7 so he can meet his mate for the weekend away. The woman agrees to wake him up. The man wakes alone in the morning to look at the clock and see it is 10am. As he rushes to get ready a note falls to the floor, WAKE UP ITS 7 O'CLOCK.

Suggested Elements:
One unique selling point of our film is the communication method of post-it notes. This could be a good marketing point for our film as people may be intrigued as to what has happened to create tension between the two characters and why they are communicating in this unique way. People may be interested in how we are going to use the post-it notes so that the film doesn't get repetitive or boring.
Another element of our film that could help it sell is the genre. Domestic comedies are quite popular so hopefully the film can gather a large audience due to the comedy factor.

Film poster analysis

Potential title sequence

For our title sequence we thought that utilising post- notes to spell things out would be good and fitting for a film. So we decided upon a stop motion like sequence of notes being placed on a wall to spell out our films name. Our other idea we decided to use is post it notes getting blown away and only a few remaining that would contain infomation about our actors and actresses and our distribution company.


Equipment:

• Fan or hair dryer.
• Post it notes.
• Large wall & desk to place notes on. 
• Camera + Tripod. 
• Pen.

Shot list

Shot list here.