What makes Paul a working title film ?

• The film has Simon Pegg in and is quite popular for acting for working titles.
• The location.
• The Budget
• The date the film was released ( valentines day)

Evaluation of working titles website

Having looked at the working titles website at first glance the website is very visual and provides lots of information on both the most recent films that have been released but also the other films that were released in recent years. It also shows films which are in the production stage that will be released later in the year or early next year such as Billy Elliot the musical. 

The website provides information about the films such as the budget for each of the films that have been made by the production company. Also viewers can watch the official trailers of the films on there website to see if they want to watch the whole film. They also show the latest news on the films such as the premiers and also upcoming films that working titles plan to make.

The website has many links at the top of the page to navigate easily around the website these include film, trailers, news, theatre and features which include games relating to the films which will attract a younger audience.  

Overall the website is very easy to use and is very modern because of the features it uses for example the website flicks between each film that they are making just to give the audience an idea of what they produce. The website is clear because they keep a basic colour scheme of black and white to match their logo.

Working Titles

Working Title

How does my boy Jack appeal to audiences?

My boy jack would appeal to may a specific audience because of the genre of the drama because it is a historical drama it may appeal to the older generations and those who are interested in ww1 which is the time in which the story is based on. However some of the younger generations may want to watch it so that they can learn more about ww1.

The actors in the drama may also appeal to the audience as many people will know the actors such as Daniel Radcliffe from the harry potter series and also Carey mulligan who has become a famous actress in recent years.  And these famous names may appeal to the audience as it would mean a higher production value meaning that more money can be spend on making the story so this could mean that it is a better  drama then perhaps others that have been made.

Notes From My Boy Jack

NOTES:
Character and performance
Popular actors- Daniel Radcliffe is familiar from harry potter.
The characters are well educated, rich, and posh and respect each other however some are snobby towards each other and jack is look down on because his father is a writer.
Style is realistic and is based on a true story
Sequence- upper class/ well educated jack 18-20 white British as far as we know.
Role- we assume jack is less important because of his father’s job

Dialogue
Short formal conversation
Poshly spoken
Rehearsed and realistic
Relationships between characters aren't that strong as they address each other as sir and being called by their last names.

Audience
Primary audience- older war appeals more to that generation
Because of actors- appeal to mass audience this shows high production values.
Represents change in value from 1914 to modern day.
If you weren't born into a rich family it was hard to earn a high rank.

Sound
Diagetic- clock at the start
Non- diagetic- string instruments
Jolly music to match the weather
Up-tempo sound

TV drama
Historical genre- old
Music, costumes and props make the genre clear.
Could be stereotypical - more is more appealing to boys

Narrative sequence
Clock shows time passing by.
Allows you to see the time because they both experience it
The clock appears twice to show real time.
Shots used aren't linked to each other.
One-off production drama
Struggle

Backstory
Drama premier- 1914
Language
Cars
Non fiction character
Old English (high classes and rich families)

Mise en scene
Setting - country side manor house- realistic to story.
Props- upper-class and traditional for time period
Bright sunny day could represent mood and feel free because they are in the country side
Formal- suits, are, uniform of the characters

Camera
Wide shot at the beginning
Close ups of car / driver
Mid shot- eye level realism
Longshot/ track shots of cars and corridor when characters are lining up
Over the shoulder shot when characters are in conversation.
Birds eye view along corridors.
Long angle shot to show speed and determination
Handheld shot eye line to sympathise with Daniel Radcliffe’s character.
Close up like father
Unsteady camera to show uncertainty

Editing
Close ups of time - historical drama
Car drives down the road and we see the credits
Parallel editing- suggests father and son are close even though they are worlds apart.
Black screen 1914
Fade up on expensive looking watch - idea someone is late - owned by the king (doesn’t expect to be kept waiting)


Point of representation - social class
- shows the important of class in 1914
Upper class- cars and manor house

The Role of a Website or a Film Company

• To Give information on films
• To Advertise films (free)
• Because Everybody Uses the internet
• To celebrate the awards / achievements
• fan interaction- build a relationship with the fan
• To Provide informatin about the company
• Contact Details- latest developments
• Provide Fan-Zine- clips photo's actors blogs
• General Marketing
• Archive or previous projects or films

Audience mind map