how to use garage band

How To Use Garage Band

1. First you open up garage band by clicking on the guitar at the bottom of the screen before clicking on either movie or loop. we chose movie as we were playing our music over the movie 10 things i hate about you

2. After this you open up the film from finder before dragging it into the slot on garage band which says drag movie here

3. After you've done this you should delete the movie sound by clicking on the track of movie sound and then clicking on the back space button to remove it.

4. after you've removed the movie sound you can add music and foley effects by clicking on loop at the bottom right which will open up a range of sounds from musical instruments to foley effects.

5.Then click on the desired sound at the top right which will open up a range of different choices for each particular category of sound i.e guitar, piano, foley effects.

6.As it opens up in the bottom right corner you can select the specific sound by clicking on it which will play the noise so that you can experiment with the options  to decide which option you want.

7.once you've decide upon which specific sound you want you can drag it into the space below the film at the top.

8. once you've collected a range of noises you can adjust the volume of each by dragging the volume bar on the left down or up  to a suitable volume, however above 0 decibels is not recommended as the music begins to distort.

Some first ideas

Here are some ideas that we have brainstormed for our final title sequence coursework:


Football idea:

Our first idea was to have a young footballer, who was destined for big things, with amazing skill and natural ability, but the one thing holding him back was his past of when he was attacked. This history held him back both physically and mentally. He couldn't kick a ball the same anymore, and he was mentally scarred by the events. The end of the title sequence ends when he finally rockets a free kick into the top corner. In the title sequence we see his struggle on the pitch, and flash backs of the event that holds him back.

An extension and alternative idea to the flashbacks is that the footballer mugs someone, who was bullying him and accidentally kills him on his way home, as he's extremely poor and has anger problems.

We think our film would be produced and distributed by a film company like film 4, or 'Fierce Productions" a smaller independent film company, as it is not a mainstream film.

Target Audience Research

TARGET AUDIENCE RESEARCH

We found that a lot of people like  watching teen films , Also that all age groups like teen films. However we found that as the age increases the sub genre changes. For example younger teens prefer high school teen films i.e Mean Girls or Grease and the older teens prefer to watch teen dramas i.e Boyz N The Hood or My Brother The Devil. Teen Films does not really have a specific audience because our research shows all ages watch teen film even if its with their kids, friends or on their own.

 

Editing Our Title Sequence

Blogging task 20- Kevin & Perry Go Large

The teen film I have chosen is Kevin & Perry Go Large, a youth drama!

Opening Credits (In order they appear):

• ICON
• Tiger Aspect Pictures
• Kevin & Perry Go Large

These very small title credits, that only show the 2 main film companies involved show how the film was not made by a large conglomerate, but was an independent film.

In this film's opening, we are introduced to Kevin and the themes of his teenage life, how he faces oppression and control from his parents, and his desire for the opposite sex and his dreams and fantasies which could be representative of the ambition of teenagers. Pop culture of the times is also introduced through the music they play as DJ's, the clothes they wear, and the icons on the posters on Kevin's wall.

We are introduced to Kevin and Perry as the two protagonists as two adolescents who don't want live under the control of school or parents and just want to go on a holiday! The main stereotypical social groups that we are introduced to in the opening of this film are teenagers, and middle class parents. The middle class parents are represented as stereotypically well spoken, well dressed, living in a nice home, and then the teenagers, speaking colloquially and dressed in more contemporary clothing.

Kevin and Perry interact with Kevin's parents in a very conflicting manner through out the film, and this is expected, as this film is very much a coming of age film, and the parents are seen to be a barrier in between the boys becoming adults.

The majority of camera shots used are close ups and mid shots of the two boys and the people they're interacting with, also there are lots of tracking shots used, and these type of shots allow the audience to follow the two boys and their story's closely. To go with this, the editing used is continuous for the majority of the time, however there are instances when jump cuts or fast paced editing is used to show either the fantasies of the boys and what they're thinking in their head, or showing them partying in Ibiza and living their dream.

The mise en scene used throughout the film constantly shows the popular culture of the late 1990's and early 2000's, this is through mainly costume, as the DJ's, and Kevin and Perry, and the clubbers are all wearing contemporary clothing, and hats that teenagers and modern people would be wearing at the time.

I think that this film is an extremely good example of a teen film and a youth drama, as it shows so many obstacles that teenage boys face, including girls, authority, and trying to achieve what they want to do, not what authority expects of them. I loved this film, as in the end it all does work out really for the boys, and they do more or less come of age! They get the girls and have success as DJ's! So I thought that this was a great example of a teen film.

Blogging task 6- Categorizing title sequences

 

My favourite title sequence from the ones above is from Pulp Fiction, this is because I feel even though its only titles on still images, and some animation, the music that is used along side it really sets the tone for the film to come. which is why I find it my favourite.

 

 

 

 

Sub Genres

The genre 'Teen Drama' also has sub genres within the genre. The two main sub genres are high school drama, and a youth drama.

High school dramas are usually set in American high schools, and made by large conglomerate film companies. Some examples of High School Dramas are '10 Things I Hate About You' 'Mean Girls' and 'Not Another Teen Movie'.

Youth dramas however are often produced by smaller, independent film companies, and are drama films involving teen issues, and example of a youth drama would be 'Kidulthood' which is a drama that focuses on the struggles of an urban teenager's life.