Stop Motion Stage

Here is the filming Set

with the web camera as the camera, using an old Lab claw to hold it with Lego set up as the Set. 

Not Aardman Studios but it will have to do.

Lego Liam Mason (Alfred)

Just Like Wallace and Gromit, Stop motion is when you take a picture and then move an object and then take another picture. Do it enough times and the object will move. 

Children's Film

A children's film is a film aimed for children as its audience. As opposed to a family Movie, no special effort is made to make the film attractive for other audiences famous children's are like Toy Story, Monsters Inc. and Bugs Life. All children's film always resolve in a uplifting ending but consist of scary moments but still resolve with a happy conclusion. It could also consist in violence but only in a mild to light violence.

the characters within a children's film should be simple, but recognisable for children to understand with stereotypical villains and comic relief's.

Children's film should be morally positive and not depressing or dark with an Uplifting theme.

Genre's can be different in a children's film. Coming from a science fiction, to adventure to western but a mild horror genre that isn't too scary or disturbing for children. For example "Caspar". The film may or may not be about children, for example, like Bug's Life.

Our Final Film

Here is our final film

Film Openings

One of the intros that inspired our group was Breaking Bad. It captures a scientific sensibility, and it's use of the Periodic Table for text is something we implemented in our own film. It doesn't set up any characters but it's use of colours and the smoke trails create an atmosphere that suits the show.

The intros of Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre were also inspirational with the use of physical titles. Nacho Libre's into also sets up the idea of a monk who dreams of being a wrestler effectively.

The intro sequence to This is England effectively captures the era through old footage. It has political footage, music, royal weddings and war, showing all aspects of the 80's not just fond nostalgia. Alongside the footage, it has a gritty looking font conveying the themes of the film. From this font the titles are lent a kind of power. Interestingly it never shows any of the characters from the film, just things relevant to them.

Children's Film

A children's film is one of very few genres to be totally based upon a target audience. They have to be suitable for kids, they can't contain extreme violence, bad language or any behaviour that's morally wrong if shown in a way that could be repeatable.

The genre of a kid's film could be anything,but the most common would be fantasy. But as long as it's suitable any genre could be used. For example Toy Story has elements of westerns, science fiction and a brief moment of horror but is a classic children's film.

Themes in children's film are usually uplifting, or when they're not contain a moral lesson. In fact all U rated films have to contain a moral structure.

The characters are usually simplistic or stock characters, so that they are easily recognisable in structure to children. The villains of a children's film will often be cartoonishly evil or pantomime-esque.

Final day of filming

Today we finished filming the scenes which involved going outside and using the lift. We are now starting the editing process and adding some photoshop in some scenes.

Two days of Filming

We've been filming for two days now. We've managed to make a scientist, thats heavily influenced by Dexter (from the lab). Also our practical titles seem to be working. Tomorrow we'll finish the film, by filming the outside bullying scene.