P3: Create a product plan for audio-visual content using special effects
P4: Incorporate visual effects ideas into the production plan
Title = Standoff
Brief
I have chosen brief 2 Scene within a film. This is because it is easier for me to create a short scene
without the need to show too much story. Also special effects need a budget and this brief only
requires one, the visual effects are free because they are done in computer.
Genre - Action
Running time - 2 mins or more
Synopsis
I intend to make an action scene and take inspiration from the film The good, the bad and the ugly. The standoff scene applies very well to the brief as there are no words spoken.
The scene will have multiple shots of the actors standing, staring and touching their gun. I intend for the audience to not know who will win this fight by making everyone look like they have an equal chance, I will do this by giving everyone a handgun and a plot twist in the story, for example, two of the shooters could have been working together all along
For my characters I would want everyone to look different so that the audience can quickly differentiate them. I will do this by giving them different costumes and have a mix of genders playing the roles. I will be adding some music that fit the genre of western, and the song will be suspenseful, slow and building up until the shooters start shooting.
My film will also include three visual effects and two special effects, the special effects will be prop guns, and fake blood and the visual effects will be chromakey, green screen and letterboxing. To produce this, I will borrow the special effects equipment from people I am aware that own it. The visual effect is accessible on final cut pro, and I already have it and have experience using it.
Gender of target audience= 72% of the audience watching this will most likely be male because this film scene uses a lot of cuts and shots that resemble the movie The good the bad and the ugly, this film targets a male audience. 28% of the viewers watching will most likely be female because my film will aim to make it equal by having either one male and one female against each other or 2 male and two female but all against each other. Men tend to prefer action movies and women traditionally prefer romcom.
Age of target audience = From the ages of 45 to 64
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Race/Nationality = Most likely American
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Class/Job type = Middle class/ working class as they would earn 100,000 or more annually.
Potential hobbies
The audience may like violent and competitive entertainment like contact sports such as boxing and football, this is because how the western genre always has individuals or groups of people opposing each other. |
Why your product will appeal to them - My product will appeal to them because it is a western film and I am using characters who would never be found in a situation like this one, for example, a ninja. |
Incorporating Visual Effects
In this video, I'll be using visual effects like the ones that are shown in like 00:27-00:30, muzzle flashes for the prop guns to give the effect of the props shooting, letterboxes from 00:00- the end to make my video look more cinematic for the audience. |
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Another visual effect would be changing the digital composition of the raw footage, and I will change it because it will give my film both a more cinematic look instead of looking plain and it will make it seem like the film is set in the desert. |
Incorporating Special Effects
In my movie I plan to add makeup to one of my actors, he will have a scar over his eye and nose. I don't believe my makeup skills are as developed as the ones shown in the video, therefore I will be making my make up much more simple but I'll try not to lose the realism of the film. 5:00-6:45 |
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I will also be using prop guns for my video, and the prop guns will be nerf guns because I know some friends that have quite a few and they don't look realistic at all. This can help my public safety. 3:00-3:30. This prop gun uses soft bullets for safety, and this may help for my risk assessment as the bullets are made from foam and rubber. |