Plan for Children's film/ Replicating features of other films.

In our children's film, we hope to use features from other children's films that we think work well. For example, in the film 'Toy Story 3' the effects are all very high- tech, which will make it hard to replicate so we need to be realistic in making a good clip with the equipment that is available to us. However, features of 'Matilda' such as the credits are a lot more straightforward, and therefore we may find inspiration in aspects of that film. The beginning credits of 'Shrek' (2001) shows somebody opening the pages of a book, and reading the story/plot line aloud. This would be a lot easier to do for us with the equipment available, as it is very low-tech. Therefore, we may wish to use this idea when doing our own children's film.

At the start of the film 'The Parent Trap', the credits are laid on top of a general scene, that relates to the storyline. There is not much high-technology involved, and therefore it would be a lot easier to achieve this way of including the credits. The soundtrack over the top of the clip also relates to the storyline as it is about love. We may also decide to use a soundtrack over the top of our credits, or possibly a narrative to briefly/ vaguely describe the film.

From watching previous' students children's films we have learned that it is quite hard to find a set that looks realistic, also the dialogue does not sound very good, it sounds laboured and wooden. Therefore, we will keep dialogue to a minimum.