Names for Film Magazine(s) by Myles McCaulskey

As we have seen from before, the ultimate purpose of a magazine film review is to directly illustrate, exclaim and provided the audience with information and third person opinion(s) on upcoming films that are to be released at the Box Office in the up coming weeks. After successfully finishing the production "Chasing the Dream" a Film Magazine had to be created and also published in correspondence with the Film and also Film Poster. However, in order to start the Film Magazine production a title for the magazine had to be made, here are some of the ideas we have come up with:

v     Cinema Now

v     Cinema Weekly

v     Cinema Monthly

v     Lights, Camera, Access

v     Cinema Senses

v     Silver Lining Cinema

v     Silver Screen Magazine

v     Contemporary Cultural Cinema

v     Neoteric Magazine

v     F4U Magazine (Films For You Magazine)

v     FFU (Films For You Magazine)

v     Viewpoint Magazine

v     OTB (Outside The Box Magazine)

v     Photoplay Magazine

v     Playhouse Magazine

v     Celluloid Concepts Magazines

Our final Decision:

After cutting our Film Magazine Names down to:

v     Cinema Now

v     Lights, Camera, Access

v     Cinema Senses

v     Silver Screen Magazine

v     F4U Magazine (Films For You Magazine)

Our group decided that “Silver Screen Magazine” was the best name for our Film Magazine. This is because “Silver Screen Magazine” is a punchy title that uses a portion of alliteration to rhyme Screen and Magazine. “Silver Screen Magazine” could be seen to be mentioned as you may hear people say “…did you read Silver Screen this week?…” Our film magazine name will hope to attract large audiences as although it incorporates the name “Screen” the word “Silver” will create curiosity as people are inquisitive and want to read possibly what a silver screen is and what it has to do with media. We hope that “Silver Screen Magazine” will be a successful title when reviewing our film “Chasing the Dream.”

Tagline(s) for "Chasing the Dream" by Myles McCaulskey

Firstly, what is a Tagline:
A tagline a branding Slogan typically used in marketing materials and advetising in different areas of media. The idea behind the concept is to create a memorable phrase that will sum up the tone and premise of a brand or product e.g. "Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water..." which was from the 1978 production of Jaws 2. This was done to reinforce the audience's memory of a product.

"Chasing the Dream" Tag Line(s)
Our group wanted to maximise the success of our film "Chasing the Dream" by attributing a unique tag line to the film poster and here are a few ideas we have come up with:

"...One man, One Dream, One Destiny..."

"...One, man, One Dream, One Choice..."

"...To Mop, To clean, To Chose..."

"...With a little belief I had a Dream..."

"...Would you ever think a Dream could become a reality? Well..."

              
"...Cleaning up a future, Living the British Dream..."

"...Life's Not always fair, but with one belief Au Contraire..."

"...Never let go of your Dream, its all written in the stars..."

"...A little bit of Graft, Gets you in your Path..."

"...Cleaning today, Dreaming tonight, Reality..."

All of these taglines, gave the audience an insight into what is to be expected in the film, however, after close administration from our group we decided that our best options were:

"...One man, One Dream, One Destiny..."
"...With a little belief I had a Dream..."

"...Life's Not always fair, but with one belief Au Contraire..."

"...Never let go of your Dream, its all written in the stars..."
"...One, man, One Dream, One Choice..." 

After drafting down our tag lines we believed that the best Tag line for "Chasing the Dream" was:


"...One man, One Dream, One Destiny..."

We chose this Tag line because it enhances the Rule of Three and provides the audience with the bare backbone of "Chasing the Dream" providing the audience with what may be seen in the film. This is the idea tag line for our film and I hope that it will be memborale when attributed to our film.

Locations of "Chasing The Dream" by Myles McCaulskey

Our Film "Chasing The Dream" has many various locations and these are a few of the destinations in which our short film will be played out:

Heathrow Airport

Our group has chosen this location as it is a typical British airport which is recognisable to most audiences. The use of a scene at Heathrow Airport will establish to the audience that the main protagonist may be foreign or just coming back from another country. Setting the scene for the audience who through this location will establish that our main character is a new citizen in the UK looking for work.

School Corridor

The Next location seen in "Chasing the Dream" will be in a school corridor seen in the pictures above. This location will be used to show the main character Kwami (Roache Boateng-Abraham) sweeping as he plays a role of a cleaner. The viewing of lockers in the sequence will address to the audience that the location is a "school like" setting and not just a random corridor in the film.

School Gates (Entrance to the School Setting)

This is the third location seen in "Chasing the Dream" This location will be the main way we tell the audience that Kwami is leaving and returing to school each day. It can also be seen as a montage as this location will be possibly filmed to show him getting to school in the morning and then also leaving at night. This location will be used to illustrate that Kwami is a teacher and cleaner throughout the film as at the beginning of the short film he enters as a cleaner and by the end leaves as a Teacher at the same school he used to clean in. The use of the school gates and the school sign in the distance will show the audience that this is an entrance to a school and not just a random location our main character is travelling to and from to.

Roaches Room:

This location is going to be used as Roache's Room. This will be used for montage scenes of Kwami going and coming from work, but also studying at night. This is an important sequence as it shows Roache's background and where he is living. This sequence will show the audience the social stanards Kwami is living in and how his life is progressing within the film

The Sixth Form School Coridoor

This is the final major location seen in "Chasing the Dream" This is the final sequence in which Kwami has become a fully fledged teacher, capping the end of the film.  In this location Kwami will walk to class which will systematically end the film.

Other Locations seen in "Chasing the Dream"

The Classroom

The School Grounds

Both of these are locations in the film, but play a minor role in proceedings. Kwami will just be seen walking through this locations without any major significance.

Shooting schedule

Thursday 17/02/2011
Periods 5 and 6 - 1:45
filming scenes 2, 3, 6, 20, 28
Kwami in his bedroom
casting Roache
on set : Roache Boateng, Daniel Mutabazi
Aiming to get the shots of Kwami in the mirror and the beginning of him reading his letter.
All shots will be taken at least twice.
This has been chosen for this time because 1 of our group members has a lesson during this time therefore it would be logical to shot closed scenes as it would be easier than tackling the big shots with only 3 people.

Friday 18/02/2011
Period 2 10:00 - 3:30 5, 7- 14, 25, 26, 27
film scene: in school
cast: Roache Boateng, Patrick Hayes, Amanda Farndale, Dalian Yambila, Emmanuel Ojera
props: broom, cleaning products i.e spray, music device
on set: Daneil Mutabazi, Roache Boateng, Myles McCaulskey
This would need to be done because we need to have the bulk of the film done before half term as our movie is mainly based in a school environment therefore we are only able to film during school, and this would need to be done in order to give our group enough time to edit clips of our film.

Monday 28/02/2011
Period 1 to 4 9:10 - 12:50
film scenes : 1, 6, 15 - 24
cast : Roache Boateng
props : lamp, alarm clock
On set: Myles McCaulskey, Daneil Mutabazi, Roache Boateng

Tuesday 29/02/2011
period 1 to 4 9:10 - 12:50
film scenes : 27 - 34
cast : Roache Boateng, Mr Boothe, Patrick Hayes, Myles McCaulskey, Daniel Mutabazi
onset: Roache Boateng, Myles McCaulskey, Daniel Mutabazi

3rd draft of 'Chasing the dream' Script by Daniel Mutabazi, Myles McCaulskey & Roache Boateng-Abraham

Title: Chasing the Dream

 

Int. Room. Day

KWAMI writing a letter in his room.

 

KWAMI

 (Voice over)

After being turned down from many teaching jobs due to the lack of by experience in British teaching, I had to take a job in cleaning due to my desperation

 

Ext. Sky. Day

 

A plane coming in to land at Heathrow. Fade to wide and run title.

KWAMI is sweeping the school corridor.

KWAMI 

(Voice over)

This was not the ideal path I wanted to take, but it pays for my fees and gives me just enough money to survive.  

This job creates many problems as when I try to be myself and become a free person.

Int. School corridor. Day.

Shot of KWAMI dancing, while sweeping.

CLEANER supervisor shouts

“Get back to work”

 

KWAMI

Voice over

 

I am scrutinised by my boss and mistreated by the students at the school, who see me as a person who wants to clean and not a person that has to clean. Somehow in the midst of this I still feel respected.

Int. School corridor. Day

Cut to a pupil throwing rubbish on the floor in front of the main character and then running of laughing.

KWAMI

“HEY, stupid boy”

KWAMI

Voice over

Everyday I work, Everyday I study, Everyday I hope, that the next day will be the day I fulfil my purpose and succeed in my destiny.

Ext. Gates. Night

KWAMI walking home from a long day of work.

Working, Cleaning, Working, Cleaning, this was an endless cycle that I knew would eventually come to an end.

Int. Room. Night

Montage sequence of KWAMI getting home, studying, going to bed late.

I could not live the rest of my life like this. I was a teacher. It is my destiny.

Int. Room. Night

Shot of alarm ringing, saying 5am, KWAMI waking up early

Int. Room. Day

Montage of KWAMI studying, books all around him.

KWAMI

Voice over

Narrative: With every pencil stroke and every lesson I took at my class I knew I was destined for greater things and would finally become a teacher who would be respected by all.

The day finally came when I graduated from my college and gained my honours as a British Teacher.

Int. Room. Day.

KWAMI in mirror, doing up tie and walking towards school.

 I could finally work in the UK, I would be a teacher.

Ext. School gates. Day

Pause outside school gates.

Mains characters first day of work

 

KWAMI

Voice over

 

After going to the school and meeting the head teacher I felt ready for my new career. The firm handshake the smell of the class room the sound of the pupils. This was my dream, my goal and with the sound of school bell, I saw my dream come to life. I have come a long way, finally now I have made it. I have over come our struggle and have entered the promise land.

I have great colleagues that help me every step of the way. And even the school children appreciate me.

Ext. School grounds. Day

Boy walks past KWAMI. “ Hello sir”

Int. 6^th form corridor. Day

KWAMI does a little dance, before he enters the classroom.

May god bless us all

The end          

script commentary:                                                 

Our script can be said to be appropriate, because we have managed to incorporate a voice over as the main form of dialogue. This acts as the main drive for the film, as it tells the actual story, which drives the whole film forward. We have also used a time ellipses,to show that the story takes place in the past, which makes it a flashback. This allows the audience to identify, that the events are from the protagonists own personal experiences. Furthermore, we have chosen to base the film in locations which would be the suitable environment for an immigrant, which are school, for his job and two different rooms, to show the difference between the past and the present, through the difference in quality. The short film will be split into many short scenes to illustrate different moments of his experiences and to only show the audience the important parts of his flashback.

Characters "Chasing the Dream"

Main Character - Kwame Mutabazi

This character would be played by Roache, who is best suited for a role like this because he resembles the typical African build, he is tall, quite broad and can put on a very good African accent which would be essential for the opening of the film.

His costume at the opening scene would be casually dressed in a cleaning apron, with some cleaning props in his hand. Then during the course of his study and course for a teaching diplomacy he would be wearing shirt and tie. Then finally near the end of the film he will be wearing a suit .

This character is a successful teacher in Africa that has gambled all his earnings to moving to England in order for a better life for him and his family that he left back home. This character is part of the typical first generation immigrants that are portrayed in the British society today. He acts as a representation of all the immigrants and what they have to endure in everyday life when arriving as a 1st generation immigrant.

Headteacher - Mr Boothe

This character would be dress in a professional manor and would have the typical look of a man of authority. This character is from the 3rd generation background of an immigrated family. He is a tool to portray the opportunities offered to immigrants in Britain that allows them to move up the social class ladder.

Bad Pupil - Patrick Hayes

This boy suits the character quite well because he is short and he can easily pull of the look of a secondary school pupil. He would be dressed in a typical school uniform.

This character represents how some citizens in Britain these days tend to react negatively to foreign settlers in Britain. This character is of bad nature and his actions towards the main character shows his disrespect to people without authority, which also shows him to emulate a proportion of the teenage generation that have a disregard for authority.

Cleaning Supervisor - Amanda Farndale

she fits this role perfectly because she is loud, direct, and assertive. She has the professional look and her personality suits this characters nature.

This character is rude and loud. She is part of the working class that tries to promote herself in social status through bullying her employees to working harder.

Extras (other cleaners dancing) - Dalian Yambila, Emmanuel ojera

All dressed in typical cleaning clothes like the cleaner.

These extras show how there is not only one person in life that is baring the brunt of the harsh life that some immigrants face.

All these characters are interlinked at the point that they all emulate everyday British society for certain individuals. They're role in the film shows the multiculturalism of British society and struggles that first generation immigrants go through in everyday life in order to better themselves. Furthermore, it shows how most immigrants are prepared to endure harsh working conditions in order to create a better life for their family back in their home country.

2nd Draft of "Chasing The Dream" Script by Roache Boateng-Abraham, Myles McCaulskey & Daniel Mutabazi

Ext. Sky. Day

A plane coming in to land at Heathrow. Fade to wide and run title.

Title : Chasing the Dream

Narrative: The main character (Roache) is reading a letter he is planning to send back home to his family.

ROACHE

 (voice over)

After being turned down from many teaching jobs due to my lack of experience in British teaching, I had to take a job in cleaning due to my desperation

Roache is sweeping the school corridor.

ROACHE 

(voice over)

This was not the ideal path I wanted to take, but it pays for my fees and gives me just enough money to survive. 
This job creates many problems as when I try to be myself and become a free person, I am scrutinised by my boss and mistreated by the students at the school, who see me as a person who wants to clean and not a person that has to clean. Somehow in the midst of this I still feel respected.


Int. School corridor. Day.
Shot of Roache dancing, while sweeping.
CLEANER shouts
“Get back to work”

Int. school corridor. Day

cut to a pupil throwing rubbish on the floor in front of the main character and then running of laughing.

ROACHE

“HEY, stupid boy”

ROACHE

(voice over)

Everyday I work, Everyday I study, Everyday I hope, that the next day will be the day I fulfil my purpose and succeed in my destiny.

Ext. Gates. Night
Roache walking home from a long day of work.
Working, Cleaning, Working, Cleaning, this was an endless cycle that I knew would eventually come to an end.

Int. Room. Night
Montage sequence of Roache getting home, studying, going to bed late.
I could not live the rest of my life like this. I was a teacher. It is my destiny.

Int. Room. Night
Shot of alarm ringing, saying 5am, Roache waking up early

Int. Room. Day
Montage of Roache studying, books all around him.

ROACHE

(voice over)

Narrative: With every pencil stroke and every lesson I took at my class I knew I was destined for greater things and would finally become a teacher who would be respected by all.
The day finally came when I graduated from my college and gained my honours as a British Teacher.

Int. room. Day.
Roache in mirror, doing up tie and walking towards school.
 I could finally work in the UK, I would be a teacher.

Ext. school gates. Day

Pause outside school gates.

Mains characters first day of work

ROACHE

(voice over)

I have great colleagues that help me every step of the way. An even the school children appreciate me being a member of staff.

Ext. school grounds. Day

Boy walks past Roache. “ Hello sir”

After going to the school and meeting the head teacher, I felt ready for my new career. The firm handshake the smell of the class room the sound of the pupils. This was my dream, my goal and with the sound of school bell, I saw my dream come to life. I have come a long way, finally now I have made it. I have over come our struggle and have entered the promise land.

Int. 6^th form corridor. Day

Roache does a little dance, before he enters the classroom.

May god bless us all

The end