Rejecting 'Made in Manchester' paraody.

After we uploaded all our shots from our first filming day in Manchester and made our first trailer, as a group we decides the shots were unsteady, there was too much background noise and did not suit the genre. We decided it would be best if we refilmed our trailer but were still going to use the same story line, dialogue and camera shot but change the location, so the trailer would look more realistics and meet the codes and conventions of our chosen sub genre.

We decided to re film for a number of reasons:
- too much background noise
-there was people in the background for most of the shots
-dialogue was quiet
-unsteady camera

As we decided to refilm we also came to the decision that we should reject the parody idea, as we were struggling to meet the conventions of a Made in Chelsea parody, as it was a lot more serious then a TOWIE parody, and therefore our trailers would of looked serious at times but not at others and audiences would be confused. As we were not making a parody anymore we also decided to changed the name from Made in Manchester to 'Nothern Rock', which suited the trailer we were going to create a lot more.

Planning my ancillary:Rejected shots.

When we did our photoshoot for our ancillarys we took a selection of photos so we could choose which photos we wanted and we all, stood in different postions so we could see which looked better and fitted in with the storylines. Here are the photos i rejected and why.

 This is the first photo i rejected. I rejected it as Cason looks like he wasnt ready for the photo to be taken and like he is laughing at us taking the photo. His body postion is awkward and wouldnt of suited the ancillary because of the storyline and his character.

 I rejected this photo because of the lighting. The photo is to dark and looks unprofessional.

 I rejected this photo as again the lighting is to dark and there is to much space above Graces head, and although that could be editing out it did not look right when i tried to edit it. She is also facing away from the camera to much and it almost looks like she is not meant to be in the shot.

 I rejected this photo as i felt it didnt suit the storyline and we could geut a better photo of Sophie which suited the storyline and character more.

I rejected this photo as Kieran also looks like he wasnt expecting the photo to be taken and is laughing which doesnt look professional.

I rejected this photo as it to dark which and I look like im about to laugh and there is also to much room above my head which makes the shot look unproffesional.

 

 I rejected this shot of Cason and Kieran because of their body postions. Their postioning does not look right and looks almost awkward. The way Kieran is looking at Cason does not fit into the storyline and characters.

This is the final photo i rejected because of space. The photo is took too far away and the camera should of been been pointed down more as Kate is smaller.

Ancillaries and billboard planning.

I have started to think about how i want my ancillary and billboard to look like, and what needs to be the main focus. As Cason and Sophies storyline is the main focus in my trailer i decided that it would be best to put them on the ancillary, with a quote from one of them which links the ancillary and trailer together.

With this in mind i researched anciliarys and decided i wanted mine to look something like this. With Cason and Sophie on the front with straight faces to show they are not happy, and to copy the space on this front cover which shows they are not just friends but not completely in a relationship. This shows and creates tension which is what is in my trailer.

Looking at other Scripted reality billboards i have found that the whole cast usually appears on it, just like on this Made in Chelsea billboard. So i have decided on my billboard all of us will appear on it.

Planning Filming and Editing

Planning, Filming & Editing

Planning:
Firstly, we were put into groups and assigned roles. To ensure we all had something to do, the people who did not have a part to play directed the scenes. The group then read through the script and decided filmimg the scenes in order would work best.

Filming:
We then started filming in the locations we had chose. We filmed the scenes a few times using a variety of camera angles and decided which ones would be best to use. We set up the camera on a tri-pod to ensure the shots were steady.

Editing:
We then edited our trailer in the Mac Suite and used iMovie. These techonologies allowed us to use sound transitions and slow motion.

Rejected shots: Made in Manchester trailer.

After filming in Manchester, we edited the shots we had and rejected the ones we were not going to use for a number of different reasons. I have wrote on each shot why i have rejected them.

Planning:Target audience.

As we planned our soap we decide we needed to make the target audience clear for audiences. Just as other soaps do, for example Hollyoaks is mainly aimed at teenagers and young adults but can be enjoyed by adults because their is older characters in the show. With this in mind i decided to create a moodboard of things my target audience would like or be interested in.


Here is the storyboard i created. I put pictures of celebrities, tv programmes, shops, food and clothes and makeup my target audience may or would be interested. For example one of the pictures i put on was a picture of the Nandos logo. From my moodboard it can be seen that my target audience is older teenagers/young adults. The girls have an interest in make up and fashion as well as the boys, hence the River island, Topshop and Topman logo. They enjoy programmes such as Geordie Shore and Hollyoaks and Made in Chelsea which also feature other young adults.

Planning our parody.

Me - Lucia
Grace - Lily
Sophie - Scarlett
Kate - Blaire
Cason - Oscar
Kieran - Harry

Before we decided our our final names, Lucia, Lily, Scarlett, Blaire, Oscar and Harry. We researched names that arent very common and sounded 'middle class', just like the names in Made in Chelsea. We made a list of names such as, Victoria, Felicity, Penelope,Clifford and Rupert but decided on the names above.

The names we chose are not heard often and some of them are very old English names, giving connatations of middle class wealthy families, just like the names on Made on Chelsea.

Girls/boys hair and make up
-Natural look but look completely flawless, not too much make up.
-Lipstick either pink or nude.
- Hair in either an updo, straight or natural curls.
-Look tanned, not orange.
-Groomed.

Make up had to look flawless, and perfect to imitate the Made in Chelsea characters and make sure we still looked middle class.

Costumes
-Big bags
-Ballet pumps or heels
-Leggings or skinny jeans
-Blazers
-Shirts
-Smart jeans/trousers
-Leather Jackets

Costumes also had to imitate the Made in Chelsea characters and look expensive and as if wearing heels and over sized bags was something we did everyday.

Locations
-Picadily train station
-Picadilly gardens
-Victoria train station
-Costa coffee or Kro bar
-Selfridges

We decided to film around Manchester just like Made in Chelsea is filmed around Chelsea.