Electronic Evaluation

Evaluation

Even though Dan and I have recorded an evaluation already, he hasn't uploaded it. To make sure I dont lose out on marks I am going to record my own evaluation on my own today, and edit it and upload it.

Update 31st January: About time

well today our film has been complete and has been uploaded.

The Hitman Film

Another Day, Another Bit of Our Editing Process Done

Well, today me and Will managed to get quite a lot done, I am quite impressed, we both got into lesson and said what needs to be done and we done it, well I didnt complete my task as I was now in charge of editing the film, so i decided to mix it up and change everything Will had done, I have put in sound effcts titles and even a backing track :)

The Script

HITMAN FILM

1.  EXT. HOUSE, DAY

THE HITMAN (v/o)
When you’re in the business that I am in, you have to keep to a few rules and skills that you must learn.

2. INT. HOUSE

THE TARGET is sitting down at a desk, shuffling through some papers.

THE HITMAN (v/o)First, is to be able to pick a lock.

3. EXT. HOUSE, DAY

THE HITMAN picks the lock and opens the door.

THE HITMAN (v/o)
The second... Is to remain undetectable.

4. INT. HOUSE

THE HITMAN walks through the door and looks upstairs, rushes back to the door and closes it quietly. THE HITMAN then rushes in to a nearby room and hides.

TARGET’S WIFE walks down the stairs and doesn’t see THE HITMAN and heads into a different room.

THE HITMAN (v/o)
Also a key skill, know how to use you weapon. Know it inside and out, and stick to it.

THE HITMAN attaches a silencer to his pistol, checks that the coast is clear and heads upstairs.

5. INT. HOUSE, STUDY

THE TARGET is sitting at a desk, typing on his computer.

THE HITMAN (v/o)
Lastly... pull the trigger.

THE HITMAN shoots THE TARGET in the side of the head.

What does the Distributor do?

Firstly Distributors have to find a production team that will fund the film. Large distribution companies would have a production team already. They also have to find a suitable audience to see if the film that they are creating would sell at box office. They need to find out who would see the film, why would they want to se4e it, and how people who aren’t that bothered about seeing it can be persuaded to see the film. Distributors would also put the film on the market to sell the film, to make the most money that they can they have to be strategic. They’d have to choose an opening weekend that wont clash with other big block buster films. If they choose a similar date then they won’t make as much money because people will want to see the other film too, and the public do not generally want to see 2 films in one weekend, they’d choose one film or the other. If they have a good opening weekend then the film will create good word of mouth, which is the most effective way of advertising a film, because the public trust to their friends and family more than they trust advertisements, on whether a film is good or not.

The distributor also decides on how many prints of the film that they will make and sell to cinemas around the world/country. Creating prints is expensive, so if the distributor chooses to make too many prints then the film will not make as much money. They also decide when they will release prints to the cinemas (opening weekend). Distributors are responsible for making sure that the prints get to the cinemas that have bought the prints.

They need to make as much money as they can, so they need to advertise as much as they can, one way of advertising is by creating a promotional partnership, for example, a distributor could make a partnership with McDonalds, where McDonalds would sell toys with a children’s meal that is directly associated with the film. Like if a batman film, McDonalds would then start selling batman toys with their meals.

Even though they need to advertise the film, they also need to make sure that they do not overspend on the advertising, to increase profit margins. To do this they need to figure out roughly how much their film will make at the box office.