Alternate Solutions

My first alternate solution is three part story bout a kid named moonshine. Dan's sister has been hanging out with this sketchy kids so Dan has his friend Greg drive him to a nearby park. Moonshine is there and Dan beats him with a field hockey stick. That ends the first section. The next two parts are followed by Moonshine and his ridiculous looking gang (including Dan's sister) seeking revenge for what Dan did to him. In the end Moonshine falls off a pier into the water and drowns.

For the second alternate solution i decided to do a spoof on the whole "good cop bad cop". For this solution I have a 30 second intro planned out like you would find in a 70's cop show such as "Starsky and Hutch". The main story is about a kid who is brought into the station for smoking a cigarette. In this solution The story will start out at Lieutenant Jack Mill's house when the phone calls and he is called into work. When he gets there the other cops say they’ve been having trouble with the suspect. Jack goes in with the cops and they start to play good cop bad cop. once they have scared the life out of the suspect he leaves and Mills asks the other cops if they would like a cigarette. They chuckle and it fades out.

My third alternate solution is about a boy who decides to take up photography and tries to win the National Star Photography Contest. When his mother tells him he needs to get another hobby other then watching tv Steve, the main character, has trouble finding something. While cleaning out the attic Steve stumbles upon a camera that’s not too old. He starts to use it and even tries to join yearbook. When the yearbook club at school doesn’t let him join Steve decides to read up and practice his skills. After 2 rolls of film he finally starts to get the hang of it. He anonymously submits some good photos to yearbook which eventually leads to him being able to join the club. He hears about the Nation Star Photography Contest and sets that as his goal. Now it’s up to him and his growing skill of photography to make a mark on the contest.

Testing Procedures

To test the solution the final product will be premiered to an audience of 13 and older. The film will last from 20 to 30 minuets max. The audience will be directed to a suitable viewing area such as a home theater room. When the film is complete a sheet of paper will passed out to each person. Below is an example of this slip of paper.
Another way that I will test this solution is by posting the film on http://www.ruddycourtfilms.com/ with a box for feedback. By showing this film to various people who fit in the PG-13 audience, I should be able to determine the success of my project.

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Design Brief & Specifications/Limitations

Design Brief:

To create short film that will entertain a PG-13 audience.

Specifications:

Entertains PG-13 audience
Shows the entire film production process

Signed release papers for each actor
Must have credits
Only use approved copyrighted material
DVD needs a working menu page
Generates emotion from audience

Limitations:

Has to be school appropriate
Trailer that is no longer then five minuets

Background Information

The problem that I am planning to solve is to produce a PG-13 movie. Film production has many different factors that include development, preproduction, production, post-production, and distribution. Other factors that also have great importance in the production of a film are the genera and the type of audience that you are trying to reach.