Final Film Music Choice

This is the final choice for our film music:

• This song choice reflects the 'hard' and 'raw' lifestyle choice of the main character in the film.
• The song cuts as the 'street' character's (Ceaser/Ali) part ends and we are introduced to the second character- the middle classed girl. The music is representative of Ali- it is his leitmotif. The music starts again as Flo/Kirsty walks away into the distance, to meet Ali. This means that the audience knows subconsciously (as they will have attributed the sound to Ceaser) when Ceaser will appear, creating a sense of foreshadowing.

Film Music

We needed to find suitable music for a 'youth culture' film. This would mean a mechanised drum beat, possibly rapping, and generally of a rap/hip hop genre.
I found these on SoundCloud:




The group then came together with their suggestions and we had a debate (to see the other members of the groups choices, see their blogs).
The piece chosen was the first one- 'End Of Day' by Teasee.
These are all suitable for a youth culture film as they are raw and of the rap/hip hop genre. However the most suitable for our sequence was the first. The song fits with the sequence and represent the hard/raw and 'street' nature of the main character.
I liked the happy beat of 'The Hood Internet" but it was slightly too upbeat for what we wanted. I also liked the 'soul' feel of 'Here We Come'. However the best fitting piece was 'End of Day', due to its raw feel.
(These are all unlicensed and free to download).

Title Sequence Analysis

THIS IS ENGLAND:
Opening Sequence:

The title sequence for This Is England uses archive footage from the 80's, including footage of Margaret Thatcher, ballet dancers and punks. These opening credits reflect the tumultuous times during the 80's, the birth of a social revolution and the uprise of Margaret Thatcher and the Tory party.

 However some of the archive movies show the fun side of the 80's, including Roland Rat, Space Invaders and music, to represent the contrasting side of the era















The titles themselves use a rough font to display the general rough feeling and struggle of the era. The titles when the actors names appear include numbers, with the font reflecting soldiers dog tags and the numbers reflecting the soldiers that had died (in the Falklands conflict). The rough font of 'This Is England' (also in capitals) in front of the working class estate represent the hardships of the times and the setting of the film.

Rough font in front of a working class estate

A close up of the numbers incorporated into the actors names.

However, there is a contrast in the archive movies between the low but revolutionary working class (holding protest marches and beating up policemen) and the high affluent class (Princess Diana's wedding and Ronald Reagan).

The first thing shown is a clip of Roland Rat saying "Testing testing 1,2,3!' before being followed by a song by Toots and the Maytals and a black screen with rough white font, 'Film Four and The Film Council Presents'. This immediately instils trust in the audience, as Film Four and the Film Council are both well known companies who have a reputation for producing and showcasing good films.

Prop/Set List

Props we will use:

• Headphones
• Mobile Phones
• Cereal
• Drugs (fake)
• Backpack
• Mac

Sets/Locations:

• School
• Middle-Classed Girls House
• School Music Room

Filming/Editing Timetable

On monday and tuesday we will edit the footage we already have, of Kirsty's part. On Wednesday and Thursday we will film Ali's part, as we need other characters in the background, to portray the general class of the school and of Ali's friends.

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Period 1
Period 2	Editing
Period 3		Editing
Period 4			Filming
Lunch			Filming	Filming
Period 5				Filming

Costume

As Ali (Ceaser) is the stereotypical 'youth' in our film, we plan to have him dressed accordingly. His clothing will portray his under/lower social class. The tracksuit (most likely grey) is representative of the boy's youth. Films such as Kidulthood have reinforced this stereotype by dressing their characters in clothes such tracksuits and hoodies. Wearing this costume will hopefully represent the character to the audience to be working/under classed.

As Kirsty is a middle- classed youth, she too will be dressed accordingly, to portray her middle class. This lace skaters dress shows the difference between the lower and middle class, hopefully making the distinction clear to the audience that they are characters from different backgrounds. It also shows her femininity, represented through the single gender dress. Representing her femininity makes her more desirable and neat.

Script V.2

This is the final script for our opening two minutes, with directions as well as dialogue.