Here is our storyboard, which we created as a set of still images linked together with explanations ...
Monday 13 July 2009
Draft of Film Review
Here is the draft of our film review that we would want published in a suitable magazine ...
New release, Doctor Doctor has this week stormed box offices across the globe as directors Harry Neicho and Mark Carvell present a fusion between Charlie Chaplin and Carry on.
“We attempted to make people laugh,” says Neicho, “that was always our aim. Personally, I have always admired the likes of Buster Keaton and Chaplin, they both influenced so much of the comedy we see on TV and in movies nowadays.” The film follows an eccentric Doctor and his hilarious antics whilst on duty in a medical centre. His methods are somewhat strange yet heroic as a tale of lust, deception and pure comic genious unfolds.
“I knew we were on the verge of something brilliant as soon as we started filming,” continues Carvell, “all the cast seemed to just click straight away and there was always non-stop howling laughter throughout the following months as we put the various cuts together. I think what we finally created was pure gold as far as slapstick is concerned.” The two directors owe a lot to their generous benefactor and inspiration Helen Bolwell, who herself has lived slapstick for the last 30 years, directing several of her own films and starring in many, many more.
Doctor Doctor is an absolute must–see if you are a film geek and offers something for just about everyone; families, couples anyone with a sense of humour. In my opinion ... film of the summer – I literally wet myself laughing
New release, Doctor Doctor has this week stormed box offices across the globe as directors Harry Neicho and Mark Carvell present a fusion between Charlie Chaplin and Carry on.
“We attempted to make people laugh,” says Neicho, “that was always our aim. Personally, I have always admired the likes of Buster Keaton and Chaplin, they both influenced so much of the comedy we see on TV and in movies nowadays.” The film follows an eccentric Doctor and his hilarious antics whilst on duty in a medical centre. His methods are somewhat strange yet heroic as a tale of lust, deception and pure comic genious unfolds.
“I knew we were on the verge of something brilliant as soon as we started filming,” continues Carvell, “all the cast seemed to just click straight away and there was always non-stop howling laughter throughout the following months as we put the various cuts together. I think what we finally created was pure gold as far as slapstick is concerned.” The two directors owe a lot to their generous benefactor and inspiration Helen Bolwell, who herself has lived slapstick for the last 30 years, directing several of her own films and starring in many, many more.
Doctor Doctor is an absolute must–see if you are a film geek and offers something for just about everyone; families, couples anyone with a sense of humour. In my opinion ... film of the summer – I literally wet myself laughing
Wednesday 8 July 2009
As part of our media task, we had to create a short film and make a film review. When creating our film, we started with a basic story board that allowed us to ellaborate on our ideas and ensured that everybody knew what they were doing. We decided to set our film in the nurses office after being given permission to do so. Before we could start making the film we had to ensure we had all the appropriate props required for making the film, these included: a doctors jacket, glasses, a pregnancy test and toilet brush to appeal to the comedy genre that we targetted, we also help to create this effect by making our film silent and using subtitles that allowed the audience to follow the story with ease. We also, created a moving story board that made it easier to follow.
The film is based around two people that have to take a test, in our case a pregnancy test and is therefore situated in the nurses office.
The film starts with an etablishing shot of the nurses office, and then there is a midshot of a girl who thinks she is pregnant and the doctor, this helps to etablish the both the characters and their reaction towards eachother. However, the is also a shot of a man having a epileptic fit on the bed, this portrays a rather chaotic and less than professional surgery. As the doctors sends the girl to the toilet the camera pans to follow her. Then straight away there is a midshot of another girl who thinks she is preganant, which also portrays chaos.
However, as the doctor realises that there is already someone in the toilet he tells her to stop. It is here where we added a black screens that reads " Gloves up, ready for examination" which once again portrays the aspect of comedy. The there is a midshot of the doctor throwing the womans pregnancy test and dragging her behind the screen, once again showing that the doctor is less than professional. During editing we slowed this down to add emphasis to what is really going.
After that the pair go behind the screen and clothes begin to appear above the screen, during editing we also sped this up to make it seem a little more hectic.
After, this there is then a close up of the doctors trousers that are now round his ankles and therefore appeals to the comedy aspect once again.
Amidst all this chaos The girl who had taken the pregnancy appears looking shocked and confused as she learnt that she is pregnant there is also a close up of her face to show this, and the doctor appears looking a bit suspicious.
The film is based around two people that have to take a test, in our case a pregnancy test and is therefore situated in the nurses office.
The film starts with an etablishing shot of the nurses office, and then there is a midshot of a girl who thinks she is pregnant and the doctor, this helps to etablish the both the characters and their reaction towards eachother. However, the is also a shot of a man having a epileptic fit on the bed, this portrays a rather chaotic and less than professional surgery. As the doctors sends the girl to the toilet the camera pans to follow her. Then straight away there is a midshot of another girl who thinks she is preganant, which also portrays chaos.
However, as the doctor realises that there is already someone in the toilet he tells her to stop. It is here where we added a black screens that reads " Gloves up, ready for examination" which once again portrays the aspect of comedy. The there is a midshot of the doctor throwing the womans pregnancy test and dragging her behind the screen, once again showing that the doctor is less than professional. During editing we slowed this down to add emphasis to what is really going.
After that the pair go behind the screen and clothes begin to appear above the screen, during editing we also sped this up to make it seem a little more hectic.
After, this there is then a close up of the doctors trousers that are now round his ankles and therefore appeals to the comedy aspect once again.
Amidst all this chaos The girl who had taken the pregnancy appears looking shocked and confused as she learnt that she is pregnant there is also a close up of her face to show this, and the doctor appears looking a bit suspicious.
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