The Boggart was created for the East London Urban film festival in order to promote the local area of East London. The film is about three teenagers who are looking for evidence of a dangerous mythical creature living in Victoria Park. The film is about what happens to the three youngster’s whist trying to do this. The short film promotes the local area by showing key locations of the area, and by having the antagonist being mythical, there is no part of the area made to look bad.
The target audience for the film is teenagers ages 15-19 because that is the same age range that the characters and actors are. Both the target audience and the characters are the same age because it is easier for the audience to relate to the characters if they are of similar age or background. We decided that the target audience for the film should be teenagers between the ages of 15-19 because the film is about teenagers trying to complete a homework project and this is a relatable thing for teenagers ages 15-19 as they would either still be in school and have homework, or would have recently finished school and will remember homework more recently than someone who is older. The film is to be shown as part of the East London Urban Film Festival,and will then apply for it to be shown at other London film festivals as it will be a good way to show off the local area of Tower Hamlets.
The genre of the film is urban because that is what was requested in the client’s brief, it is also an urban film because the genre makes it easier to show off East London. Within the urban genre, it is an urban legend. One reason why it is an urban legend is because urban legends are easy stories to tell in the time limit the brief requested; five minutes. The film clearly shows the urban genre through it’s use of urban locations such as the park.
The film is set in East London, in and around Victoria Park and Roman Road. It includes iconic places within these locations, like Roman Road Market, the pavilion, and lake in the park. We decided to use locations such as these because they will be familiar to our audience and also easy to access. The two locations are also very close together, about a five-minute walk from one another, which makes filming convenient and makes the verisimilitude of the film believable rather than filming in two completely different locations.
There were eight members of our crew. The director, Omniya Tajni, has worked on several other short films including a recreation of ‘The Wind’, her skills in the practical and theoretical sides of film made her the best choice for director. The cinematographer, Emma Bollans, was also the scriptwriter for this short film. Her inside knowledge of having created the script, and her creativity as a scriptwriter made her the best choice for this role. She also used her qualifications in music to compose an original piece for the soundtrack. The sound technician, Tawhid Uddin, is fully trained in handling equipment, particularly sound equipment, making him a good choice for sound technician. As well as this, being the sound technician, Tawhid was responsible for locating music for the soundtrack of the film. Abu Taher,the actor who played the character ‘Sean’ used his vast experience of film editing and was the main editor of the film. Other actors included Kadiza Begum, a theatre actress, this film would be her on-screen debut; and Arturs Kravcenko, first time actor. On set we also has David Huyah our faithful production assistant. He made sure that everything ran smoothly on set.
Equipment we used includes a boom pole, a microphone, a camera, a tripod and a camera bag. The funding for this equipment was from the East London Urban Film Festival, we are working along to their brief. We did however use our own budget on buying some of the props, for example; the chips.
Ethically, there is nothing wrong with our film.
No animals or actors are harmed in the making of the film. Legally, there is nothing wrong as all the actors signed contracts and all the filming happened in public spaces where no permission is needed. All the actors signed forms to say that we were able to use their face in our film. We also only used our own original music or copyright/royalty free music.
The BBFC guidelines for a 12 rated film suggests that there should be no promotion of dangerous behaviour or easily accessible weapons, that infrequent bad language may be permitted, and that the characters may be under moderate threat, on the condition that it is only a small percentage of the overall film. We believe that the BBFC rating for the short film would be a 12 as there is minimal taboo content. With the exception of one profanity used in one instance as a character runs away in fear. Our film should also be categorised as a 12 rated film as the danger that the characters face is minimal and in only few of the scenes in the film. Or should be scheduled to be shown at a time in the evening around 6-8pm, this would be the optimum time for it to be scheduled as younger viewers who should not view it will probably be in bed, whereas older viewers (12+) will still be awake.
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Coach Carter (2005):
Coach Carter is a film about a basketball coach who suspended his undefeated high school basketball team in order to teach them a lesson about life and the value of their education. This is an example of an urban drama film as it shares many of the same conventions. For example, several of the protagonists have a negative outlook on life because of the low standards of the society they live in. As well as this, it can be shown as an urban drama film through similar locations like a high-school. It also has several aspects of urban culture such as gangs, guns, and racist language.
Poetic Justice (1993):
Poetic Justice is about a young woman called Justice going through depression after the death of her boyfriend. During this depression she develops as a poet and uses her poetry to express herself. This film is shown to be an urban drama through the use of the gun violence that was the cause of her boyfriend's death, as well as other features.
The Ellington Kid (2012):
The Ellington Kid is a short film about a guy who was stabbed and whether the employees of a chicken-and-chip shop killed his attackers as they have been allegedly accused of doing. This film shows the conventions of urban drama films through the knife crime, and common urban locations like the chicken-and-chip shop and alleyways. As well as the use of slag.
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No animals or actors are harmed in the making of the film. Legally, there is nothing wrong as all the actors signed contracts and all the filming happened in public spaces where no permission is needed. All the actors signed forms to say that we were able to use their face in our film. We also only used our own original music or copyright/royalty free music.
The BBFC guidelines for a 12 rated film suggests that there should be no promotion of dangerous behaviour or easily accessible weapons, that infrequent bad language may be permitted, and that the characters may be under moderate threat, on the condition that it is only a small percentage of the overall film. We believe that the BBFC rating for the short film would be a 12 as there is minimal taboo content. With the exception of one profanity used in one instance as a character runs away in fear. Our film should also be categorised as a 12 rated film as the danger that the characters face is minimal and in only few of the scenes in the film. Or should be scheduled to be shown at a time in the evening around 6-8pm, this would be the optimum time for it to be scheduled as younger viewers who should not view it will probably be in bed, whereas older viewers (12+) will still be awake.
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Urban Drama Genre Research:
Urban Drama is known for a realistic view of society and problems in the society. Urban Drama films are usually seen to be educational and are made to show audiences the issues in society. Urban Drama films became mainstream around the 2000s but were first created in the 1980s-90s. Urban Drama films often show aspects of urban ‘Black culture’ such as; rap, gangs, racism, drugs, violence, profanity, and murder; these films are called ‘hood films’.
Urban Drama is known for a realistic view of society and problems in the society. Urban Drama films are usually seen to be educational and are made to show audiences the issues in society. Urban Drama films became mainstream around the 2000s but were first created in the 1980s-90s. Urban Drama films often show aspects of urban ‘Black culture’ such as; rap, gangs, racism, drugs, violence, profanity, and murder; these films are called ‘hood films’.
In Urban Drama films, the protagonists tend to be a serious or have more common sense then their friends but usually have a negative outlook on life because of their social status. They tend to be in some sort of romantic relationship and /or come from a dysfunctional home. The antagonists in urban drama films is someone that the protagonist knows, usually a traitor or an ex-girlfriend. The reason for the argument is usually caused by something petty.
The environment in Urban genre films is usually quite negative, somewhere for the protagonist to dislike and want to change. Popular settings include; council estates, parks, alleyways, bars/pubs, prison, high-schools, night-clubs or gang territories.
Coach Carter (2005):
Coach Carter is a film about a basketball coach who suspended his undefeated high school basketball team in order to teach them a lesson about life and the value of their education. This is an example of an urban drama film as it shares many of the same conventions. For example, several of the protagonists have a negative outlook on life because of the low standards of the society they live in. As well as this, it can be shown as an urban drama film through similar locations like a high-school. It also has several aspects of urban culture such as gangs, guns, and racist language.Poetic Justice (1993):
Poetic Justice is about a young woman called Justice going through depression after the death of her boyfriend. During this depression she develops as a poet and uses her poetry to express herself. This film is shown to be an urban drama through the use of the gun violence that was the cause of her boyfriend's death, as well as other features.The Ellington Kid (2012):
The Ellington Kid is a short film about a guy who was stabbed and whether the employees of a chicken-and-chip shop killed his attackers as they have been allegedly accused of doing. This film shows the conventions of urban drama films through the knife crime, and common urban locations like the chicken-and-chip shop and alleyways. As well as the use of slag.
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