Feedback

To try and ensure that our film met the expectations of our target audience I showed the filmed to a large number of people and asked them to write down their feelings about the film;

We, as a group, understood fully that the credits could have been made more exuberant, however we decided to keep them very minimalistic to represent the nature of the film, and kept it dark to show the nature of thug life, the coldness of the main character when fighting and not afraid to be cold blooded. Lock, Stock had a similar opening when the film opened up, so we followed this convention.

We worked hard in trying to use different camera shots to follow many films in the genre. We used a tracking shot, which is used in Lock, Stock in the mini chase, which can be viewed above. We panned across setting when at the pub, which is similar to This is England. We tried to track the movements of the character in many ways, i.e filming only the feet, to give the audience a good look of who the main character is and how he may be watched upon as he is a very popular man within the film.

We did use the pub scene to try and convey the pace of his life to the audience, which is why we had it abit pacey and had many various angles. We also had the main character in the middle of the group of people to show his importance within the group. However, as the comments below proves, we did not want to spend too long within the pub scene because the audience's attention may sway.

The monologue was used as many films in the genre, such as Trainspotting and Rock 'n' Rolla, have a monologue to try and draw viewers into the film. We felt that without a monologue, the audience wouldn't have a good enough idea of what was going on, and we felt that it was powerful enough to show them the violence of the main character, linking back to his thug-life. However, some feedback below shows the monologue may not have been to the highest of quality which can be adressed.

Script

After recording our first monologue we realised that the length of it was alot longer than we originally thought it would be. Having only two minutes and with most films in the genre having short monologues we had to decide whether we wanted to leave out the monologue or edit it. We decided to edit our monologue, as it follows conventions of other films such as Rock 'n' Rolla and it gives crucial insight to the character for the audience.

This is our final, re-amended version of the script:

"How do you get your kicks? Some will choose the easy way out of the shitty existance we've imposed upon ourselves. Waking up everyday at 6.30, to get the tube with a load of cognoscenti bastards, accept their place in the nostalgia of office life, take their orders from some big shot fucking cunt in a shirt and tie, then go back to the 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom semi-detatched shit hole in the middle of 'no-wheres-ville'. Fuck that for a laugh. It's about life, it's about football, it's about the carnage that comes with it. The broken knuckles, chipped teeth, covered in claret -it comes from within. You either have it, or you fuck off."

Actors

Yasir Saleem - we decided to use this actor to challenge the conventions seen in many of the films of the main character being white. It can show how society has slowly become more diverse. The character kept to all other conventions to not stray too far from the film's path.

Robbie Nichol - we decided to use this actor to follow the stereotype's of the character being white and quite thuggish. The character shaved his head, following many films such as Lock, Stock and wore a hoody to once again follow clothing conventions.

Hannah Lenane - we used this actress as we felt she followed the stereotypes such as her being young and being a young girl with a child living on an estate.

Luke Howarth - we used this actor as he was similar to Robbie Nichol in that we had short hair, looking thuggish and wore a hoody with a chain, following many conventions.

Jack Reynolds - we decided upon this actor as he was different to the other actors in that he didnt have short hair so he was similar to the main character and as he looked like a bit of a cheeky chappy and the audience could relate to it.

Storyboard

Music Confirmation

In order to gain usage of our chosen musical accompaniment, Fast Fuse by Kasabian, we emailed the record company to gain permission.

It reads:

"Dear sir or madam,

My name is Robbie Nichol. I am currently working on my Media Studies project in school and I was hoping you could give me permission to use the song, 'Fast Fuse', by the band Kasabian in my film. Thank you in advance for your time.

Robbie."

Film Location

We have chosen to film the exterior of this pub in order to establish further information about the character and setting of the story as the surrounding area is very run-down, urban and working class -estates and council housing can be seen in the background. Also, on the front of the pub we can see an English flag, further establishing the location as well as informing audiences of the characters lifestyle as we can see the slogan 'Palace and Proud' on the front of the pub.

Film Location

Council Estate Scene

Lambeth, Greater London SW12, UK

(Balham)

Satellite View

Map View

Surrounding Area

Neville Court, Weir Road, Balham

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Target Audience

We have decided that our target audience will be adults aged 18-35. Our film will be classified as an 18 as a result and that is due to the adult themes it contains, the strong use of substance abuse, bad language, violence and sexual connotations. Most films within this genre are also 18. The film will be heavily targeted towards males especially, due to the main characters being male and because of the footballing background to the film, which will usually draw men into the film other than women.

Organisation

Filming On Location:

Football Match Dates

- Sunday 14th February 2010


Crystal Palace v Aston Villa. Kick-Off - 3.45pm

- Wednesday 17th February 2010


Crystal Palace v Reading. Kick-Off - 8.00pm

- Saturday 20th February 2010


Crystal Palace v Coventry City. Kick-Off 3.00pm

Council Estates

- Crystal Palace

- Selhurst

- Thornton Heath

- Balham

Pub:

- The Five Bells: 68 - 70 Streatham High Road, London, SW16 1DA

Tel: 08721 077 077

Free Periods

	Yasir & Hannah	Robbie	Luke
Mon	4	4, 6	3, 6
Tue	5	1, 2, 5	4
Wed	5	3	5
Thu	1, 2	1, 2, 4	-
Fri	3	3, 5	1, 2

Equipment/Props:

- Dog on leash

- Cigarettes & lighter

- Doll, pram

- Tripod

Script

Dan: "How do you get your kicks? Some will choose the easy way out from the shitty existence we’ve imposed upon ourselves. Waking up everyday at 6.30 to get the tube with a load of cognoscenti bastards, and accept their place in the nostalgia of office life, take their orders from some big shot fucking cunt in a tailored suit, make the instant coffee and fill their place in the endless line of scum, working for minimum wage – that they’ll only spunk away anyway on kebabs, booze and a 10 pack of Mayfair as they try to accept the lives they lead. After that go back to the 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom, semi-detached crap hole in 'shitsville', complete with a loveless marriage that’s descending into a sexless, joyless routine of Iceland ready made microwavable dinners and dull reality TV. All of which was settled for, just so you don’t die alone. Fuck that for a laugh. I choose life. I choose football. In fact you can forget the fucking football, I choose the carnage that comes with it. Football doesn’t stem from violence, but the violence stems from football. The broken knuckles, chipped teeth, the claret covered shirt - it comes from within. You either have it, or you fuck off."

Film Treatment

The year is 1995, London, and we see a working class estate, where old worn-down electrical appliances are found on the street and blood stained walls are the norm. Two best friends (aged 10), who have grown up together, are running away from an old man with a broom, shouting at them. The smaller, more ‘nerdier’ looking boy, TOMMY, falls over and the bigger more older-looking boy, DAN, helps him up and leads him to a back alley where they are safe from the old man. As they both catch their breath, they smile at one another and laugh about how the old man will get them one day, and how Dan will always have Tommy’s back.

The year is now 2010, and we can see a man running through an alley, looking very scared and worried - sounds of fighting are heard in the background. Another man jumps out in front of him and criticises how Millwall fans are cowards. The nervous man then begins to verbally abuse the other man before the man tries to hit him. Before he lands his punch, a bigger man interrupts and knocks him out. The bigger then laughs before winking at the smaller one. We now find out that the bigger man is Dan. Tommy then laughs and asks why he is here because Millwall aren’t even playing today. Dan then tells him once again that he will always have his back. This is when we find out that the two friends support opposing teams. When they are walking down the street, Tommy invites Dan to the pub for a drink, but Dan informs him that all the Crystal Palace fans are there at the moment and they would react badly if they saw a Palace fan with a Millwall fan. This is when we find out that they are part of "firms", and they both know about it.

A few days later, we now see Dan walking into the pub to see a group of males singing about Crystal Palace being the greatest team in the world; this establishes that these people are the Palace firm. They greet Dan fondly, which shows us that he is of a high rank in this particular firm.

As we find out more about the characters and their friends, family and personalities, we then see Dan being informed by one of the members of the Palace firm that Millwall will be playing Crystal Palace next week, and he has to be there to lead them. Dan then meets up with Tommy in his flat and informs him of this and that there is no way of getting out of it. They are both upset by this and feel as if it’s the end of their friendship because they know they will have to fight one another. The moment is very sad and the characters are almost brought to tears. Tommy lets Dan know that both of them always knew that this day would come and they couldn’t be friends forever. Dan disagrees, telling him that they will be friends till the end.

Once the fight time arrives, both teams’ members are all fired up and ready to fight, whilst Dan and Tommy are looking very serious and slightly nervous with little movement. The fight begins and we see both Dan and Tommy beating up other people but deliberately staying away from each other to avoid fighting one another. Every so often, they will glance at each other. After a while, Tommy gets seriously injured with by someone with a knife and Dan runs straight over and carries him away, amidst a backdrop of others members shouting at him, asking him what he is doing, but he keeps running with Tommy in his arms.

Now both are in an alley way, Tommy is on the floor bleeding to death whilst Dan is kneeling next to him with a tear in his eye. Tommy then musters up a laugh and reminds Dan that they couldn’t be friends forever, they both laugh and Dan asks what he does now because he can’t go back or they will kill him. Tommy says that they both knew that this was a bad idea to begin with and then he bids Dan farewell as he dies. Dan begins to cry, gets up slowly and walks away.