Individual Film Pitches & Evaluation

So as I said we each pitched our films to our audience and commissioner which for all of us had success and areas to improve. We now needed to decided on the pros and cons of each film to eventually allow to come to a decision of which film short we would be creating (it was this or fight over it in a deadly game of rock paper scissors but this was was more legit..)  

Tom Bentley: Separation

Pros

• Simple to make without any over complex shots 
• The storyline is simple to follow and could be effective if scripted right. 

Cons

• The choice of age for the characters would prove difficult in finding.
• The locations may be a bit tricky to film in or film where we won't get interference 

Overall Evaluation

The film overall was a good idea and we all liked this idea of the two characters being long lost twins. We liked that the film storyline was simplistic yet it was easy to make it look more complex with fast pace editing and a variety of shots. 
Also we liked the fact that we only had two characters that were the leads in this film making it easier when getting together a cast or arranging to film. 
We did however think it was a bit difficult to expect us to get actors/actresses of the age of 21 seen as though most of the actors/actresses we know are maximum 19. 
Overall we think this film could be a possibility to be our film choice.

Lucy Smith: Puzzle Pieces



Pros

• Only contained two characters which were age appropriate for the actors that we could get hold of.
• Storyline was easy to follow

Cons 

• The storyline was a little simplistic making us worry that we couldn't have the innovative twist that a short typically has. 
• It would be a little risky taking the equipment into a big town as the film was set in.
• The idea that we may need consent for all the 'passers by' that were planned to be in this film.

Overall Evaluation

We liked the idea of it being as Lucy called it an 'Indie' styled film where boy meets girl in the end. The shot idea of it being in the indie style filters would be different compared to the short films we have looked at and wouldn't be too much to change the settings and image colour of the clips. 
We did think however it may be a little too simplistic for us and if chosen some of the elements may need to be changed or made a little more exciting like that of a short film.We also thought we may have difficulty with location as we would have to film in a big city meaning we would have high risk factors of equipment and busy times in a city. 

Charlotte Billingham (me): The Illusion of Existence 



Pros-

• Simple yet effective storyline that would be easy to follow for an audience 
• A wide choice of target audience, not specific to one type of audience. 
• Actor/Actress not too difficult to get hold of due to age choice

Cons

• Film locations can be slightly risky (by road).

Overall Evaluation

This film was said to be a good storyline that would be interesting to a wide audience. There isn't many actors needed in the film and so it wouldn't require too much reliance on the actors/actresses. The storyline also includes the typical twist that a short film, when researched, included which would be appealing to the audience. 
However we did think that there may be problems with the location safety with it being by roads and having to find a specific road that is right for the film and representation of the film.

Jack Parkes: Replay

Pros

• Good twist within the film idea. Innovative. 
• The setting in which the film is based is legit as it is set in a school which would be an easy location to film on. 
• We have a car in which we could shoot some of the scenes however (see cons..).

Cons

• The ending was a little cliche 
• We don't really have anyone other than the production team that can drive the car.

Overall Evaluation

The film idea was innovative and would be easy to have a comparison as professional film that in some ways has similar features to the idea that has been pitched. The way in which we could use the shot types to represent the bully getting hit in the film would also be good as we can imply things without showing it. 
We also liked the fact that it would be easy to film on location as we would only need the school as a location. However we did think that the ending may be a little cliche with the bully getting hit by a car due to the conversion of the nerds 'powers' which he uses for bad. We wanted to steer away from cliche so if we chose this film we would have to consider an alternative ending. 

After much discussion we opted for....*drum roll*....

ILLUSION OF EXISTENCE!

This film was said to be different and could allow us as a group to twist and make the film innovative and creative. The locations were realistic and doable as well as the actors/actresses being easier to cast and represent the character. 
So now we have a film idea it was time to prepare for doom....ok not exactly doom but similar. PITCHING IT TO THE COMMISSIONER. But first I think it might be wise for us to prepare a little schedule for us to follow in order for us to be organised and complete out jobs.