Transition Unit: The Idea and evolution
Chosen Idea
After a lot of brainstorming, and ideas that fell through, as a group we finally went with the idea of filming our own adaptation of 'The Wrong Mans'. Originally we were going to film a short documentary on what its like to be s studio producer and how it is to work in a television studio environment. Jack had a contact as head honcho at ITN but unfortunately it fell through as she wasn't comfortable being in front of a camera.
As a group, we decided that we would re-create in our own style two scenes from BBC Comedy/drama series 'The Wrong Mans'. In order to be show creativity this we chose some quote dialogue heavy scenes. The two scenes we eventually chose were very different form each other. One is more relaxed and comedic, the other more intense but funny at the same time.
The scenes chosen hold humour and intensity with a well written plot/storyline. This will be very creatively challenging and it will be a difficult job trying to improve in our own style something that is so well shot. however, we are up for a challenge and know that if we plan through what we want, I as a director use my own unique style will be able to create something unique.
The camera work is very creative in both scenes, and a night shoot is something I've never actually had the experience in filming in so this would be a brilliant learning experience for me. Analysing the second scrap yard scene it looks like something that could be created with set extensions. Whilst this would be interesting to practice and is something we could definitely consider. The camera work is very much designed for realism, and what you would see in real life is how they film it. So there are no close ups, extreme close ups or POV's or anything of that nature. The color correction is something I really like about this programmes. The way they uses color to determine the mood. So, Sam and Phil are two office workers who hate their jobs and nothing exciting really comes along. But instead of it being colourful the correction is very green/grey lacking vibrance or any sense of excitement. It also seems to have this cinematic look to go along with it. They are colours that aren't as pleasing to the eye and yet it still works i a way of its own. When watching the color isn't something that you instantly notice as being odd or out of place which is a good thing as it shows it's really well edited and thought out.
From actor/writer duo James Corden and Mathew Baynton I imagine the duo had their own input on it.Jim Field Smith is a director I have been very much inspired by before, even in previous projects. My latest project 'The Firm Awards' was inspired by his brooding scandi-noir snow shots, which I created in my own style accompanied by retro typewriters and smoke machines. Everything from the cold snow was an inspiration from his style and is a director who though I didn't directly follow, his style was always in the back of my mind when picturing everything in my head. The result of this is below:
As much as I admire the style and everting of The Wrong Mans, this unit is designed for me to out my own directors touch on it, and I am able to use inspiration from other directors (i.e. the Cohen Brothers choice of POV) in re-creating the same scenes differently. I think this is a very interesting concept; its like taking an edit and giving it to one hundred different people to edit, and each one would come out differently. As you can see from the style of my video, in the way the titles are The Wrong Mans uses a similar stye with the titles in terms of text:
The scenes we will be recreating are as follows:
The PitchWe had to pitch our ideas to Simon and the rest of the class so we could get feedback and make sure that what we were planning to do was possible. Our presentation was in the morning and we here able to gain some valuable feedback not just from Simon but also the rest of the class. Our feedback from this was that we needed to ensure we did it in our own style. As you can see above, I have now found a way to do this and am more familiar with what the project entails. After feedback I now know which direction I would like to take my project in. I also was told we can recreate the scene in any way we see fit, and that can involve a change of location or anything.
Developing from feedback
From the feedback, we realised that there was something that needed to be done about our chosen scene to make it more dramatic and to show how we was putting our own spin on it. We knew there were certain things we didn't want to lose e.g. the night scrapyard shoot; we wanted at night still as its very atmospheric and if we changed this element the scene wouldn't have the same intensity.
When researching into the characters I really wanted some good look alike but also good actors. I had someone in mind for Phillip (Andy Phillips).
I also deiced I wanted to include close ups and POVs to keep the piece engaging. Another interesting perspective on this will be the idea of breaking the 180 degree rule to give off the impression that Sam and Phil are both being watched. I will research into the idea of breaking the 180 degree rule and POV shots so I have strong knowledge on my shoot and to see if my intentions being being film rules are strong enough intentions which I believe they are. Looking at other peoples work however, will guarantee this more.
After a lot of brainstorming, and ideas that fell through, as a group we finally went with the idea of filming our own adaptation of 'The Wrong Mans'. Originally we were going to film a short documentary on what its like to be s studio producer and how it is to work in a television studio environment. Jack had a contact as head honcho at ITN but unfortunately it fell through as she wasn't comfortable being in front of a camera.
As a group, we decided that we would re-create in our own style two scenes from BBC Comedy/drama series 'The Wrong Mans'. In order to be show creativity this we chose some quote dialogue heavy scenes. The two scenes we eventually chose were very different form each other. One is more relaxed and comedic, the other more intense but funny at the same time.
The scenes chosen hold humour and intensity with a well written plot/storyline. This will be very creatively challenging and it will be a difficult job trying to improve in our own style something that is so well shot. however, we are up for a challenge and know that if we plan through what we want, I as a director use my own unique style will be able to create something unique.
The camera work is very creative in both scenes, and a night shoot is something I've never actually had the experience in filming in so this would be a brilliant learning experience for me. Analysing the second scrap yard scene it looks like something that could be created with set extensions. Whilst this would be interesting to practice and is something we could definitely consider. The camera work is very much designed for realism, and what you would see in real life is how they film it. So there are no close ups, extreme close ups or POV's or anything of that nature. The color correction is something I really like about this programmes. The way they uses color to determine the mood. So, Sam and Phil are two office workers who hate their jobs and nothing exciting really comes along. But instead of it being colourful the correction is very green/grey lacking vibrance or any sense of excitement. It also seems to have this cinematic look to go along with it. They are colours that aren't as pleasing to the eye and yet it still works i a way of its own. When watching the color isn't something that you instantly notice as being odd or out of place which is a good thing as it shows it's really well edited and thought out.
From actor/writer duo James Corden and Mathew Baynton I imagine the duo had their own input on it.Jim Field Smith is a director I have been very much inspired by before, even in previous projects. My latest project 'The Firm Awards' was inspired by his brooding scandi-noir snow shots, which I created in my own style accompanied by retro typewriters and smoke machines. Everything from the cold snow was an inspiration from his style and is a director who though I didn't directly follow, his style was always in the back of my mind when picturing everything in my head. The result of this is below:
As much as I admire the style and everting of The Wrong Mans, this unit is designed for me to out my own directors touch on it, and I am able to use inspiration from other directors (i.e. the Cohen Brothers choice of POV) in re-creating the same scenes differently. I think this is a very interesting concept; its like taking an edit and giving it to one hundred different people to edit, and each one would come out differently. As you can see from the style of my video, in the way the titles are The Wrong Mans uses a similar stye with the titles in terms of text:
The scenes we will be recreating are as follows:
The PitchWe had to pitch our ideas to Simon and the rest of the class so we could get feedback and make sure that what we were planning to do was possible. Our presentation was in the morning and we here able to gain some valuable feedback not just from Simon but also the rest of the class. Our feedback from this was that we needed to ensure we did it in our own style. As you can see above, I have now found a way to do this and am more familiar with what the project entails. After feedback I now know which direction I would like to take my project in. I also was told we can recreate the scene in any way we see fit, and that can involve a change of location or anything.
Developing from feedback
From the feedback, we realised that there was something that needed to be done about our chosen scene to make it more dramatic and to show how we was putting our own spin on it. We knew there were certain things we didn't want to lose e.g. the night scrapyard shoot; we wanted at night still as its very atmospheric and if we changed this element the scene wouldn't have the same intensity.
When researching into the characters I really wanted some good look alike but also good actors. I had someone in mind for Phillip (Andy Phillips).
I also deiced I wanted to include close ups and POVs to keep the piece engaging. Another interesting perspective on this will be the idea of breaking the 180 degree rule to give off the impression that Sam and Phil are both being watched. I will research into the idea of breaking the 180 degree rule and POV shots so I have strong knowledge on my shoot and to see if my intentions being being film rules are strong enough intentions which I believe they are. Looking at other peoples work however, will guarantee this more.
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