Final Film

Lighting

As we filmed during the winter the environment got darker quickly meaning there was a problem with continuity. This made the process of editing more difficult due to the fact that some scenes were in the nigh and others were in the day. We did manage to gradually go from day, to dusk and then to night, with the sky visibly turning darker, however when we wanted to tweak anything we would have had to wait till the right lighting to do so. This lead to us filming all of the film during the daylight.

Mistake

Mistakes

The mistakes that we made were leaving tripods in the shot and the reflection of the cameramen in the shot. An example of this was when my reflection was on the car that Big Jon was in. We found this out after editing and had to film again, which lead to us being more cautious the next time we filmed.

Here we can see the the tripod in the bottom right corner of the shot

We fixed this by making sure that in all of our scenes there was nothing there that would lessen the realism of the sequence.

Additional scenes

An additional scene was shot in the subway, that was to follow Sam G and Matt Don into the subway, where they wold meet another character, who would be working for him, this would enforce the theme of the a hierarchy within Big Jon's criminal organisation.
However we decided in the end that the scene would have slowed the rest of the sequence down, as it was too long and was not necessary to the narrative.

Target audience

Target audience
Our target audience were males aged between 15-24. Similar to that of other crime films. The criminal nature of the film would mean that the film would to be suitable for children and would get a treating of 15 or 18, therefore raising the target audience age. The fast pace nature of the film suits the younger target audience
Fans of the crime genre will also like our film because of similar themes it shares with other films of the genre.

In order to make sure our film targeted towards the appropriate, we interviewed 2 students aged 16 and 17, asking them:

1. Does the crime genre appeal to you? Both responded positively saying that it does
2. What aspects are most appealing to you? The writing and escapism were both themes that came up in their answers.
3. What was intriguing about the character Big Jon? His mystery and his threatening personality were answers given.
4. What aspects of our film were good? Our camera angles, the different locations and the character Big were all said to be intriguing.

Character inspirations

Big Jon - Brick Top (Snatch)
Brick Top was a major inspiration for the title character of my film. I wanted the other characters to fear Brick Top and to do as he says. I showed this through the phone conversation, where Matt Don says 'Sorry, I forgot who I was talking to for a second.' This shows how he has authority, but that other characters are scared of him and do not want to offend him. An example of this in Snatch is shown




 I also wanted to show how Don Jon has complete control over those who work for him. I did this by making the scene where Jon tells a Kyran to get him another newspaper after Kyran brings him back the wrong one. This shows his authority and through the use of authoritative shots such as... we see that he has power over the other characters. Although Big Jon's ruthless attitude is not to the extent of Brick Top's, we can still see that his authority over others, similar to Brick Top.

Matt Don - Don Corleone (The Godfather)
All though Matt Don is not nearly as powerful as Vito Corleone, both are respected and level headed, who are cautious about what they do. We can see this as Matt Don says he 'does not know' about whether he should do the job that Big Jon is offering them. He then says that the job is ;risky' again showing his cautious approach to his field of work.



Sam G - Henry Hill (Goodfellas)
Henry Hill is an ambitious, hot headed gangster, who is willing to take risks. I wanted to recreate this with  I wanted there to be ambition within the duo of Matt Don and Sam G. Sam G's desire to get to top of the criminal scene and his willingness to take risks works well with Matt Don's cautious approach to their 'work.'

Camera angles

Long shots
We used a series of long shots to establish the settings and the characters of the scene. As seen here on the right. This shot lets the audience know that the sequence is not only focusing on Matt Don and Sam G, but is focusing on Big Jon. The shot establishes the surroundings and the characters









Low angle shots
For example the low shots we used represent Big Jon's authority. The low angle shots makes it look as though Big Jon is standing over the audience, making him look intimidating, matching the characters personality.






Extreme close ups
The extreme close up shows the audience of Big Jon's face. This shot highlights his importance and lets the audience know who the scene is focused on.

Mid shots
The Mid shot fit in both characters and allow the audience to see their surroundings, actions and re-actions.