Further Music Research

After much deliberation we decided, as a group, to change the song we used in our film opening. This was purely because the song we originally chose was not original. After a while it became repetitive and irritating which is not the effect we wanted it to have on our audience. So with this in mind we set out and spent a couple of days each researching possible music choices for our opening.

We each conducted music research and then decided which song we felt encompassed the themes of our film and our opening. 

Brother by Mighty Oaks is the song we have decided to use. This is because it is simple but different and quirky which is what we were looking for in our song choice.

Improvements To Be Made

Plans for the New Voice-over:



Possible Script for Voice-over:

We’ve been friends for as long as I can remember. When we were younger we were care-free and nothing else mattered. 

Those three took me in and gave me a place where I belonged. 

Our club started out as just being a bit of fun but it evolved into a place of refuge when we were older. A place where we could go and just have fun. We didn't have to worry about anything. 

We called our club, Connect Four simply because we that was our favourite game. We would meet two or three times a week and spend hours in our cabin. It would be night before we even realised, but we didn't care because we were having fun. 

As the years past our friendship grew and we became closer as a group. We never expected things to change… 

Teacher Feedback

Things that went well:

• Very clever titles
• Good music choice
• Nice mise en scene

Improvements to be made:

• Voiceover- not strong enough, needs more emotion
• Colour correction- needs to change and be improved throughout the time-lapse 
• Music volume- in some places it's too loud or too quiet. We need to get that balance right. 
• Transitions- something between the two panning shots to signify that we are the same people as the younger children. Possibly a dissolve or similar transition. 
• Lengthen some titles- the domino title needs to be longer; more time needed on Tilly Hawkins' name. 

Connect Four First Draft

This is the first draft of our film- Connect Four.

Film Pitch: Teacher and Peer Feedback

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