evaluation
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Thursday, 26 March 2009
Friday, 13 March 2009
Final video - New soundtrack
After the disappointment of finding out that my video on YouTube had been muted i decided to use garage band on an apple mac computer to create my own song. I made one that had Erie piano section, this fits in well with my film.
Wednesday, 4 February 2009
Tuesday, 27 January 2009
Evaluation
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
My media film is in some ways conventional because it has an understandable plot. It the film is set in a dark wood which is a predictable setting for a thriller film. My film also manages to challenge regular conventions as it leaves the audience to decide whether the dark figures that can be seen in the shot are in the persons mind or are actually following him. I also tried to tackle the controversial issue of drugs by showing the downside of taking them.
How does your media group represent particular social groups?
My main character, which is played by Richard Decker, is meant to represent an average teenager. I wanted Richard to play this role because of his youthful appearance, I believe the age when you would most likely to try drugs would be around this age. The dark figures are not meant to be a particular social group, I just wanted them to appear to be tall intimidating people, and I wanted then to look like they were blending into the shadows.
What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
My film would probably be an internet release. It is not a blockbuster film that would be released in the cinema; I could see my film being put on something such as youtube.
Who would be the audience for your media product?
The audience for my media product would be aimed at 16-25 year olds, probably male. These people would be of a similar age to the main character and would be able to relate to what is going on. People of this age are also highly likely to want to visit a cinema.
How did u attract/address your audience?
I attracted my audience firstly with my soundtrack; it is a popular song by Linkin Park. I chose this track because many people like this song. They could also relate to the main character, as he is the same age as my target audience. I think this will appeal more to the target audience than a character that is significantly older than them.
What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
Doing media has taught me a lot about computer programs I would not ordinarily use. The first thing I did was create a blog on Blogger; if I didn’t choose media I would not have this experience. I also used the program Pinnacle to edit my film, I think this will be a useful skill, I now know how to edit out parts I don’t want from some footage.
Looking back from your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
When I look back at my preliminary product I think it looks unprofessional in comparison to my final edit of my film. The camera techniques are simple and there is no complex editing. There is also no soundtrack or changes to the sound, I believe with my skills I have learnt in media I can create a much better quality film than I could at the start of my media course.
My media film is in some ways conventional because it has an understandable plot. It the film is set in a dark wood which is a predictable setting for a thriller film. My film also manages to challenge regular conventions as it leaves the audience to decide whether the dark figures that can be seen in the shot are in the persons mind or are actually following him. I also tried to tackle the controversial issue of drugs by showing the downside of taking them.
How does your media group represent particular social groups?
My main character, which is played by Richard Decker, is meant to represent an average teenager. I wanted Richard to play this role because of his youthful appearance, I believe the age when you would most likely to try drugs would be around this age. The dark figures are not meant to be a particular social group, I just wanted them to appear to be tall intimidating people, and I wanted then to look like they were blending into the shadows.
What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
My film would probably be an internet release. It is not a blockbuster film that would be released in the cinema; I could see my film being put on something such as youtube.
Who would be the audience for your media product?
The audience for my media product would be aimed at 16-25 year olds, probably male. These people would be of a similar age to the main character and would be able to relate to what is going on. People of this age are also highly likely to want to visit a cinema.
How did u attract/address your audience?
I attracted my audience firstly with my soundtrack; it is a popular song by Linkin Park. I chose this track because many people like this song. They could also relate to the main character, as he is the same age as my target audience. I think this will appeal more to the target audience than a character that is significantly older than them.
What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
Doing media has taught me a lot about computer programs I would not ordinarily use. The first thing I did was create a blog on Blogger; if I didn’t choose media I would not have this experience. I also used the program Pinnacle to edit my film, I think this will be a useful skill, I now know how to edit out parts I don’t want from some footage.
Looking back from your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
When I look back at my preliminary product I think it looks unprofessional in comparison to my final edit of my film. The camera techniques are simple and there is no complex editing. There is also no soundtrack or changes to the sound, I believe with my skills I have learnt in media I can create a much better quality film than I could at the start of my media course.
Final Edit
After doing my first edit I decided to edit my film further, I added fades to my words that I used so that they would not just flash up, I changed the transition at the end to make it a smoother Finnish.
Unfortunately the file for my final edit was corrupted and so I was unable to post it.
First Edit
This is the first edit of my film, i have cut out all the pieces i don't want and tried to make it run as smoothly as possible. I added text and a soundtrack but it is still not finished.
This version of my film was muted by youtube because it aparently breached copyright laws
Animatic
This is my animatic, it is a compilation of my storyboard images, this creates an idea of what my film will look like.
Monday, 15 December 2008
Wednesday, 10 December 2008
Thursday, 4 December 2008
...A Big Jake production…
…In association with Reaper Films…
…Richard Decker…
…Chris Brewell…
…Chris Wickstead…
…James Smith…
…Joel Robertson…
…PARANOIA…
This will appear along the bottom of the film
The beginning of the track ‘what iv done’ by Linkin Park will be repeated as the film plays as it is a mellow yet haunting track. When the film starts to end the music would fade away and a scream willwould be heard.
Wednesday, 3 December 2008
I went out with a camera with intentions of taking some pictures of my location. At the time I wanted to go out and take my pictures it had already began to go dark. I have decided that my video will have to be done in day light although I originally wanted to film it at night for effect. I then tried to film with night vision on the camera but I realised that you could only see things that are very close to the camera. This would not be adequate for my film as the audience would not be able to see the location.
Wednesday, 26 November 2008
Tuesday, 25 November 2008
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Thursday, 23 October 2008
After we created our video we needed to edit it and then it would be finished. The day I tried to edit the tape we could not find it, me and Dan had to film the footage again without a third person which complicated the filming as we had to take filming in turns and we were unable to use over the shoulder shots. After we edited the film it looked smooth and we managed to keep the continuity from the start to the end. Over all I think that this video, though it is rather short is good and covers all the criteria required and demonstrates the different camera techniques that I have learnt doing Media so far.
Thursday, 16 October 2008
For my preliminary project i had to create a video of somebody walking down the corridor, opening a door and having a short conversation with a friend. I firstly drew a storyboard of the camera angles that would be involved.
During the filming process we changed different elements of our initial ideas due to, light, people using the area we originally wanted to film in and difficulties with the camera. Firstly i was filmed walking down the stairs while the camera panned. Their was then a low angle shot of my walking down the remaining stairs. I then walked through the corridor with a point of view shot.
This is the point where we had to change form the storyboard, we had to use a different door due to lighting problems and people using the room. We had a close up on my hand opening the door, this was then challenging to do the next shot because we had to think about continuity when moving the camera through the door.
The next challenge was the conversation, when doing over the shoulder shots with a friend it was hard to keep a straight face and remember what we had to say. We had to do the lines over and over to make sure we were not laughing or messing our lines up in the shot.
Making this short clip took a long time and was a lot more challenging than i was expecting. It has shown me that their are lots of elements to consider when shooting my film opening for my coursework, especially choosing the right actors who will be able to remain serious thought filming.
During the filming process we changed different elements of our initial ideas due to, light, people using the area we originally wanted to film in and difficulties with the camera. Firstly i was filmed walking down the stairs while the camera panned. Their was then a low angle shot of my walking down the remaining stairs. I then walked through the corridor with a point of view shot.
This is the point where we had to change form the storyboard, we had to use a different door due to lighting problems and people using the room. We had a close up on my hand opening the door, this was then challenging to do the next shot because we had to think about continuity when moving the camera through the door.
The next challenge was the conversation, when doing over the shoulder shots with a friend it was hard to keep a straight face and remember what we had to say. We had to do the lines over and over to make sure we were not laughing or messing our lines up in the shot.
Making this short clip took a long time and was a lot more challenging than i was expecting. It has shown me that their are lots of elements to consider when shooting my film opening for my coursework, especially choosing the right actors who will be able to remain serious thought filming.
Thursday, 9 October 2008
The start of ‘Hostel part II’ is both confusing and interesting. You can hear digetic sound of a fire as there are close up shots of a mans arm putting various objects down on a table. These objects include Jewellery and a wallet containing a driving licence of an unknown woman. He then takes all the money from the wallet and burns the positions in the bag, including the photo of the woman; this could suggest she is dead. The mans face is never seen as the lighting is very dark. This gives mystery to the film as the audience is left wondering what is going on. There is then a blurred master shot of the man from behind, this suggests that this man may have something to hide.
This scene then quickly cuts to some police officers stood in a train speaking in a foreign language; this causes suspense as the audience are unable to decipher what they are saying. It is then shown that there is an unconscious or dead man, the police could be seeing whether this man is actually dead.
This makes the audience curious and they will want to know what has happened or what is going to happen later in the film.
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