The continuity of the film was originally different than the
final product we went on to actually produce.
We originally intended to tell the story backwards, retelling the story through the use of memory flashbacks by the main character Alpha 7 telling of his escape and then his return to confront his creator in the final scene.
We originally intended to tell the story backwards, retelling the story through the use of memory flashbacks by the main character Alpha 7 telling of his escape and then his return to confront his creator in the final scene.
However after showing a version reflecting this idea to a selection of our intended audience, we discovered from a
preliminary showing of the film that they found this extremely confusing.
We changed to continuity of the film to show the scenes in chronological order. Also crucial was the timing of filming.
We changed to continuity of the film to show the scenes in chronological order. Also crucial was the timing of filming.
We filmed the escape of alpha 7 from the facility when it was dark,
and his return during the early morning.
The time of the filming was done deliberately by the group
to show differentiation in scenes Because of this we had to consciously think
about the time of filming and thus continuity.
We initially did not plan the film around the sci-fi genre,
but the basic ideas that we as a group had for the film fitted into that genre. To make the film appear more science fiction like, we introduced a number of
different elements such as the history behind the cloning tank, and blueprints
that we produced specifically for this.
In Richard dyers theory of entertainment and utopia, energy is one of the main theories that echos within our film.
In the film the audience experience a number of high-energy
sequences. Most notably the chase sequences at the star of the film,
and when alpha 7 is ruining up the stairs towards the final confrontation,
between him and Preston.
While making the production each group member offered different
ideas about how we should film each set of scenes. Everyone in the group at
some time during production offered ideas that had been influenced by other
films. Ideas that we gained from other productions was aided by the initial
research that we did but also primarily from films we’ve viewed in the past, that
gave inspiration to the original idea we had for the film.
Examples of this were" the island", and "blade runner". Members of the group had viewed at least one of these films ,and the subject matter of both were similar to our own film. " The island "had a major influence on our production, specifically in the scenes where there is a confrontation between alpha 7 and Preston, similar to the confrontation seen in the island with the clone. Other films that also influenced our production were "Commando "and "The 400 blows", which gave inspiration to specific scenes in the film such as the changing scene,and the intro and running scene.
Examples of this were" the island", and "blade runner". Members of the group had viewed at least one of these films ,and the subject matter of both were similar to our own film. " The island "had a major influence on our production, specifically in the scenes where there is a confrontation between alpha 7 and Preston, similar to the confrontation seen in the island with the clone. Other films that also influenced our production were "Commando "and "The 400 blows", which gave inspiration to specific scenes in the film such as the changing scene,and the intro and running scene.
