Friday, 28 April 2017
evaluation question 7
Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you think you have learnt from the progression of it to the full product?
Since filming the preliminary task I have learned a lot more on how to film, and how to create a piece that looks the most professional as possible. I have also learned the importance and effect of editing. editing can enhance a production significantly and make the final product vastly improved, as well as amend many things that do not look right when filming. during my preliminary task I also did not use typography. However in my final product I used text to highlight the actors staring in my final product. This was an effective editing technique. during my preliminary task I used simple shots, none of which are shots that are good for building tension, however in my final product we see a vary of shots such as close ups and establishing shots. These shots help to emphasize suspense and tension. In my preliminary task there was also no non - diegetic sound. Non - diegetic sound can be used to cause tension and mystery. However in my final product and progressed and use non - diegetic sound such as the clock ticking. This created an awkward feeling for the audience.
Filming the Preliminary task mostly helped me to get used to filming with a professional camera. It taught me how to focus the camera for clear shots, as well as zoom in and out on shots that I wanted to. Filming the preliminary task also taught me the importance of the 180 degree rule and how shots can look very un natural if this rule is not followed. I used this rule when producing my final product.
Since filming my preliminary task I have progressed by showing the use of blackouts in my final product. The preliminary task has constant different shots. This affects continuity as it tends to jump from once scene to another. However in my final product, I use blackouts to change between scenes but also build tension. This was an effective way of engaging the audience and causing a sense of mystery.
Another progression from my preliminary task compared to my final product was the use of establishing shots. From my preliminary task I learned that not every shot has to have some form of action occurring. Therefore in my final product I decided to focus more on building tension and establishing shots helped to do this. This is because establishing shots tend to show the setting which creates mystery. This meant my final product focused a lot more on building a tense atmosphere than that my preliminary task did.
Since filming the preliminary task I have learned a lot more on how to film, and how to create a piece that looks the most professional as possible. I have also learned the importance and effect of editing. editing can enhance a production significantly and make the final product vastly improved, as well as amend many things that do not look right when filming. during my preliminary task I also did not use typography. However in my final product I used text to highlight the actors staring in my final product. This was an effective editing technique. during my preliminary task I used simple shots, none of which are shots that are good for building tension, however in my final product we see a vary of shots such as close ups and establishing shots. These shots help to emphasize suspense and tension. In my preliminary task there was also no non - diegetic sound. Non - diegetic sound can be used to cause tension and mystery. However in my final product and progressed and use non - diegetic sound such as the clock ticking. This created an awkward feeling for the audience.
Filming the Preliminary task mostly helped me to get used to filming with a professional camera. It taught me how to focus the camera for clear shots, as well as zoom in and out on shots that I wanted to. Filming the preliminary task also taught me the importance of the 180 degree rule and how shots can look very un natural if this rule is not followed. I used this rule when producing my final product.
Since filming my preliminary task I have progressed by showing the use of blackouts in my final product. The preliminary task has constant different shots. This affects continuity as it tends to jump from once scene to another. However in my final product, I use blackouts to change between scenes but also build tension. This was an effective way of engaging the audience and causing a sense of mystery.
Another progression from my preliminary task compared to my final product was the use of establishing shots. From my preliminary task I learned that not every shot has to have some form of action occurring. Therefore in my final product I decided to focus more on building tension and establishing shots helped to do this. This is because establishing shots tend to show the setting which creates mystery. This meant my final product focused a lot more on building a tense atmosphere than that my preliminary task did.
preliminary task
Here is my preliminary task. In the task the aim was to build tension but also get used to using the camera to film. There are some shots that build tension. for example the close up on the handle when the door opens. This builds tension as the audience are not aware of what is on the other side of the door. This leads to a sense of mystery. We also see some long shots in the corridor. This helps to show the setting and show the mise en scene to the audience.
Lastly backdrop music was also used. This was used to build suspense and create a cautious feeling for the audience. At times the music did not really fit the scene, this meant it was a bit disorientated and would come across as confusing for the audience.
Monday, 24 April 2017
Friday, 21 April 2017
Evaluation question 5
How did you address/attract your audience?
The main way I attracted and addressed my audience was through social media. I used social networks such as snap chat and twitter to promote my product. This helped to get the word around about my product as I was able to create a hash tag. This allowed the audience to interact with me and others about my product, therefore the 'word of mouth' was a good way to attract my audience. The use of snap chat also allowed me the ability to show a sneak preview of my thriller opening. This meant before the product was fully released, there was already hype around it and people were excited for the release of the thriller opening.
In my Production I addressed the audience by making features and characters relate able. For example the environment of a school In my product meant that my target audience could relate to the situation as they are of a similar age. This therefore addressed my intended audience and also attracted them as they were intrigued to find out what could happen in a school environment in a thriller.
I built tension to attract my audience as my target audience require a thrill and mystery. I done this by including various establishing shots. The shot that says 'keep clear' on a sign builds tension for the audience as it gives them the idea that something wrong is occurring or has occurred. I also build tension when I use a close up shot on the teacher. In the shot the teacher has a face that appears frustrated. He also clicks his neck, which is a common action to do before something violent happens. This tells the audience how the teacher is feeling but also tells the audience from early on that the Teacher has a short temper and is capable of losing his temper. This creates tension and an atmosphere.
The final shot in my product also attracts my audience as it ends on a cliffhanger. We see the student being dragged along the floor by the teacher. This leaves the audience wondering if the student is unconscioius or even possibly dead. This addresses the target audiences need for thriller and tension, leaving them wanting to watch the production to find out what could happen next.
The main way I attracted and addressed my audience was through social media. I used social networks such as snap chat and twitter to promote my product. This helped to get the word around about my product as I was able to create a hash tag. This allowed the audience to interact with me and others about my product, therefore the 'word of mouth' was a good way to attract my audience. The use of snap chat also allowed me the ability to show a sneak preview of my thriller opening. This meant before the product was fully released, there was already hype around it and people were excited for the release of the thriller opening.
In my Production I addressed the audience by making features and characters relate able. For example the environment of a school In my product meant that my target audience could relate to the situation as they are of a similar age. This therefore addressed my intended audience and also attracted them as they were intrigued to find out what could happen in a school environment in a thriller.
I built tension to attract my audience as my target audience require a thrill and mystery. I done this by including various establishing shots. The shot that says 'keep clear' on a sign builds tension for the audience as it gives them the idea that something wrong is occurring or has occurred. I also build tension when I use a close up shot on the teacher. In the shot the teacher has a face that appears frustrated. He also clicks his neck, which is a common action to do before something violent happens. This tells the audience how the teacher is feeling but also tells the audience from early on that the Teacher has a short temper and is capable of losing his temper. This creates tension and an atmosphere.
The final shot in my product also attracts my audience as it ends on a cliffhanger. We see the student being dragged along the floor by the teacher. This leaves the audience wondering if the student is unconscioius or even possibly dead. This addresses the target audiences need for thriller and tension, leaving them wanting to watch the production to find out what could happen next.
Thursday, 20 April 2017
Wednesday, 19 April 2017
Tuesday, 18 April 2017
evaluation question 2
Representation of social groups - How does your media product represent particular social groups?
Dominant representation - In society there is generally a dominant representation of an individual or group of people. This representation is generally formed by the media and how they percieve an indvidual or group. For example young males around 14 - 18 dominant represenatation tends to say that young males are violent , immature, not well manared, trouble makers , loud, smokes and drinks alcohol.
Teenage boys - The media is so widespread that when Teenage boys are percieved in a negatve light, a bad stereotype can form. For example this picture of boys fighting below would be presented in the media, meaning people begin to affiliate fighting with teenage boys.
Representation of Gender in my thriller opening - In my thriller openinng the main characters ar generally male. The distruptive male student meets the stereotype of a loud, trouble maker. I chose to make the main character a male and distruptive as the audeince feel like they can relate to this character as many people percieve young males as acting in the way my character did. Males are also stereotyped as being competitive and alpha males. This is seen in my thriller opening as we see the teacher lose his temper and asset his dominance after the 'misbehaved student throws the bottle at him. This suggests both Males want to seem dominant and act as the alpha male in the class enviroment.
representation of Age - The teenage character in my production meets the stereotype that male teenagers tend to misbehave. We see him throw the bottle at the teacher in an aggressive manner and slam doors when walking in the corridor. This suggests his young immature mindset and percieves the young character as violent, which is the stereotypical view. On the other hand, the Teacher who is an older male behaves against the stereotype. Older men are generally percieved as mature, focused, respected and dominant. However in the classroom he was not respected nor dominant by the teenage student. This made the older male teacher in my thriller look weak and go against the stereotype. In addition he then attacks the student, suggesting that instead older males are just as violent as the teenage males aged 14-18. This provides insight into another way older males can be viewed in society, hence why I chose to go against the social norm with this character.
Wednesday, 5 April 2017
Tuesday, 4 April 2017
evidence of filming
In these Images we see evidence of filming. In the first Image I am standing in a spot, filming in a place with minimal lighting. This shot was intended to have less lighting, therefore choosing to film there was effective. In the second image i am utilising the zoom feature on the camera. This shot provides natural lighting when filming. I had to film this shot several times to make sure the shot came out how I intended.
filming technique
The student is then carried into a dark room, which builds tension as the audience as the know that the student is not in a good situation but they wonder what is going the happen to them with in the room. We also position the student in a way that would allow small amounts of light onto his face, we did this so that the audience could see the emotions and facial features of the student.
In the scenes that show that the school is empty we chose angle that would show a large view as it would better school how empty the school was. We choose to shot the scenes out of focus to try and show the something isn't quite right or matters aren't as clear as would seem.
We then cut to a shot of a keep out sign in full focus to give a clear seen of danger in the school.
social media
This is an image of the post my partner and I made for people to promote, tweet and hashtag our opening. This would help market our production and if we were trying to make a profit off of this, it could be the difference between us meeting our targets and missing them.
The way we promote our production was be using the social media platform snap chat to take pictures of parts of our opening and then caption it telling them to either be ready to for when it releases as well as the date of release and also to hashtag it and tell their friends.
lighting technique
In our opening we decided it would be best to use the natural lighting available to us as it would give our footage a more natural and real feel and as we had decided from the beginning we wanted our opening to have lots of realism, in order to allow for the audience to be able to connect more with the scenes.
Despite this we were able to create suspense in scenes by using the natural light in a variety of ways
For example in the scene in which the teacher and student have their confrontation we filmed facing the light, this not only gave us an over the shoulder angle but it also blacked out the student and the killer, this meant that it could how ever slightly hide the identity of the killer, which builds suspense and makes the audience wonder who it could be. It also hide the features of the student allowing the audience to be able step in page of the student and garner empathy.
The student is then carried into a dark room, which builds tension as the audience as the know that the student is not in a good situation but they wonder what is going the happen to them with in the room. We also position the student in a way that would allow small amounts of light onto his face, we did this so that the audience could see the emotions and facial features of the student.
evidence of re-edits
When this shot presented was first edited, it only presented one angle. Since re-editing, the shot covers more angles and highlights certain features. For example the hands being crossed. This re-edit to focus on certain features, builds tension and gives the audience more insight to what is happening in the scene. It also sets the scene for the next part of footage that occurs, therefore the re-edit was useful in several ways.
evidence of editing
In this image evidence of editing is presented. Text was added to highlight the cast in our production, this makes the audience aware of the actors. Also we edited using jump cuts to ensure that the scenes cut between each other smoothly. This makes sure that the production is not 'jumpy'. lastly the use of cutting down shots that were filmed, provide the ability to pick the best part of the shot, this allows us to use the best scenes possible in the production.
evidence of effects
Monday, 27 March 2017
Thursday, 2 February 2017
Idea Change:
As we went about trying to actually plan out how we could possibly film our opening we discovered many problems that would be very hard to work around this made it unfeasible to go ahead with the opening we had originally planned.
Some of these problems included:
- Location
- Distances
- Actors
- Safety
In order to actually be able to film our opening it mean we had to change it
Character list:
To ensure that the production is successful the following characters are needed.
To ensure that the production is successful the following characters are needed.
- police officer (middle aged man)
- several youth members (preferably in tracksuits around 16-18)
- a detective (middle aged man)
- victims
I aim to ask my friends and peers to play these character roles so that I can focus on the filming aspect of the production.
Equipment list:
Before I begin to film I will need to obtain the following equipment.
Before I begin to film I will need to obtain the following equipment.
- camera
- video camera
- tripod
- Cam corder
- microphone
- lighting equipment
- light reflector
These following pieces of equipment will help my filming look more professional as well as sound more professional and clear for the audience.
Thursday, 5 January 2017
storyboard
Typography analysis:
The typography used in films can create an atmosphere to the audience and show what type of thriller the film may be. In the film se7en the font is disorientated and almost rugged. This suggests to the audeince that the film will be a psychological thriller and tense as well as present a lot of mystery.
Shutter island uses a bold font to highlight the focus of the film being on the island. the font is also in red which has connotations of not only violence and death but also love. this suggests to the audience that shutter island may contain more than one aspect of a thriller which could cause mystery throughout the film.
Unlike Se7en and Shutter Island, Halloween uses quite bland typography. The font is bold and white which does not represent the type of thriller that halloween is. certain phrases such as 'HE'S BACK' are emphasised to catch the audiences attention and create an atmosphere. however in general the typography is quite bland and does not suggest much.
The typography used in films can create an atmosphere to the audience and show what type of thriller the film may be. In the film se7en the font is disorientated and almost rugged. This suggests to the audeince that the film will be a psychological thriller and tense as well as present a lot of mystery.
Shutter island uses a bold font to highlight the focus of the film being on the island. the font is also in red which has connotations of not only violence and death but also love. this suggests to the audience that shutter island may contain more than one aspect of a thriller which could cause mystery throughout the film.
Unlike Se7en and Shutter Island, Halloween uses quite bland typography. The font is bold and white which does not represent the type of thriller that halloween is. certain phrases such as 'HE'S BACK' are emphasised to catch the audiences attention and create an atmosphere. however in general the typography is quite bland and does not suggest much.
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