We asked the community of Youtube and Facebook, and our target audience in particular, to comment on versions of our film in order for us to further understand what they would like to see.

Penultimate Version

Comments given by audience members:




From this collection of audience feedback we can understand that we were successful in both our choice of musical accompaniment, as well as our variation in camera shots and angles. The audience responds to the music in a positive way, as seen via their comments, mentioning that it suits the on screen footage and genre well.

There was one instance of constructive criticism, whereby an audience member highlights the shot of the two hooded youths on the estate. He states that he feels that the clip is cut too short and does not linger on the characters long enough, perhaps making it difficult for him to establish who they are and their role in the opening titles. In order to rectify this, we intend to lengthen the original clip for about a second , allowing audiences to gain a better understanding of their presence.

Final Version:

Comments given by audience members:

Our audience again complimented the music and use of camera angles and shots, and there were no complaints about any shots being too fast as there were in the penultimate version of the film.

The newly added monologue, intended to help the audience more fully understand the plot of the film within the first two minutes, received praise as well as constructive criticism. Whilst it did fulfil its goal of making the plot more easy to follow, one member of the audience said that the voice was slightly hard to understand towards the end of each sentence.

Crediting has been a topic of much debate whilst making our film, as we have found it difficult to come together to decide how they should be done. However, we settled for a more simplistic approach as it more fitting with the genre than any other. This is reflected in the audience's opinion, as one commenter related the film to Green Street.

Actors

Dan- Yasir Saleem: This actor was chosen for the specific role of Dan as we had wanted to challenge the traditional conventions of the stereo typical, white British 'thugs' seen in other Brit Grit films, while keeping to other conventions so as not to completely stray from the genre. Another important specification for the character of Dan , that this actor met, was that he must be aged 18+ in order for us to show him on screen with cigarettes and alcohol.

Hoodie 1- Luke Howarth:

We used this actor as he was similar to Robbie Nichol (see Below) in that we had short hair, looking thuggish and wore a hoody with a chain, following many conventions.

Young Mum- Hannah Lenane: We chose for the character of the teenage mum to be played by myself as I met the stereo typical ideas that our audience will have of a young mum living on an estate (white, between the age of 16-17).

Hoodie 2/ Dan Friend 2- Robbie Nichol: This actor was ideal to play both the character of a hooded youth as well as an older thug friend of Dan's as we felt that his appearance is simplistic, making it easy for his look to be manipulated via costume to become different characters successfully. For example his shaved head can be associated with both an older man as well as a youth. Similarly to the specifications of the actor to play Dan, it was important that the actor playing the role of Dan's friends in the pub was 18+, once again this actor met this specification.

Dan Friend 1- Jack Reynolds

"Hoodies"

We have chosen to dress our two "Hoodie" characters in a style stereotypically associated with young working-class males, with items of clothing from the casual sporting-gear market. They were given tracksuit bottoms, baggy jeans, trainers, and hooded tops. When on camera, they are shown with their hoods up, slightly concealing their faces in an attempt to make themselves seem more intimidating. They are also wearing jewellery, showing off what little wealth they have to those around them.

"Dan"

Dan is shown wearing a hooded leather jacket, jeans, plimsol trainers, and a checkered shirt. Whilst able to maintain an urban style typical of Londoners, he is also demonstrating that he has been able to gain some sort of economic stability in his early twenties, perhaps suggesting intelligence and ambition.

"Pub Friends"

Both are dressed similarly to Dan, wearing hooded tops. This shows that they are part of a small unit, representative of the films we researched.

Scene Breakdowns

Scene 1 Breakdown

Scene 2 Breakdown

Scene 2 Breakdown, II

Storyboard

Filming Schedule

-Belthorn Crescent - Council Estate
06/03/10 Saturday - 12:00
07/03/10 Sunday - 12:00
10/03/10 Wednesday - 17:00

-Selherst Park - Football Stadium & Outside Pub
12/03/10 Friday - 17:00

-The Five Bells - Pub
20/03/10 Saturday - 12:00

25/03/10 Thursday - 17:00

27/03/10 Saturday - 12:00

Filiming Locations

Council Estate Scene

Lambeth, Greater London SW12 0, UK

(near Balham)

Satellite View

Map View

Surrounding Area

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Neville Court, Weir Road, Balham, SW12.



The council estate we have chosen to use is representative of the Brit Grit genre as many locations were filmed in lower class areas, council estates in particular. It helps in demonstrating the class of most of the characters and their upbringings and surroundings, which may also partly explain how they have been led to crime or violence.

We eventually agreed on this location for our film as it met our requirements for what we felt were necessary in order to portray our characters life style and the type of area in which the film is to be set. The estate is large, allowing us a variety of locations on which to shoot. The surrounding buildings are bland, dully coloured and run down, paint is stripped and peeling from some of the walls. The dull colours and grotty, urbanized area link to the settings seen in other films of the same genre, making our choice in location successful.