Evaluation - Question 8

Question 8 - Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learned in the progression from it to the full product?

Text

I think that our text has improved as it looks at feels like the text fits the theme of the video. In 'The Briefcase' the text was just plain and simple, however in 'The Unexpected' the text was better and also it fit the genre of our video so you know what type of genre it is.

Location

The locations are different and better in 'The Unexpected' compared to 'The Briefcase'. With 'The Briefcase we were limited to one location which meant we couldn't change much in locations, however in 'The Unexpected' we were able to get outside and shoot some shots away from the main location making it easier and also allows the viewer to see more than one place.

Lighting

The lighting is better in 'The Unexpected' as we were outside which meant we got more natural light and also wouldn't have to change the lighting as it was easy to see us on the video, also when we shoot the shadow figure scenes we had the right amount of lighting to the scene. Unlike in 'The Briefcase' the lighting went horribly wrong so we had to edit the lighting on the computer but still change much of the video.



Overall I think that our skills have improved and that our final film was better than our preliminary task.

Evaluation - Question 7

Question 7 - What have you learned about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

We had use many different technologies from a camera to serif movie plus. In this blog I will be talking about what I learned from using this technology for our film opening.

Serif Movie Plus

This software was easier to use than Windows Movie Maker as there was more effects and it was easier to trim the video clips. I learned that with Serif Movie Plus gives you more range and choice on how you want you video to be like, it also alows more options on effects and titles as you get access to more fonts.

The Video Camera

Normally we would use a picture camera, however we were able to us a proper video camera. I learned that it was easier to have a proper video camera as it aloud you to see what you were recorded instead of trying to upload it with a picture camera.

Photoshop CS5

For our company logo we used Photoshop CS5 as it was the best image editing software we had. I learned that by doing the logo on Photoshop CS5 we won't limited and we could create any image for our logo and use different fonts for it.

Evaulation - Question 6

Question 6 - Audience feedback and comment?

Here is a video of a couple of comments from the people I had shown my opening to from the ages of 15 - 43.

Evaluation - Question 4 & 5

Question 4 & 5 - What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why? How will you attract/address your audience?

Mainstream Or Independent?
I think that our film 'The Unexpected' would get an idependent release. This is because it is a low budget student film, often meaning that it wouldn't be popular to the audience and also because the actors are unknown to the main public so none of the members of the public would see this film with unknown actors. Finally more mainstream companies than idependent companies so the mainstream films would be more popular and more films that are high budget would get a mainstream release.

Cinema It Would Be Shown At

I think that it would be shown at one of the many Cineworld's. This is because they don't just show the most recent film, they also show films that people haven't heard of which means that as our film 'The Unexpected' is not really known every where then we would be able to show it in this cinema.

Marketing Campaign

I think that we would follow along the lines as Scream. We would have posters put on the side of buildings and buses, we then would send out t-shirts and products that represent our film which would then spread the word. We would also create a website based on the movie so they can get more deeper into the movie and find out more.

Type Of Media That Would Promote Our Movie

I think that our film would be promoted in the normal magazines and newspapers such as Tv Guide and Thetford & Brandon. This is because our film is a low budget and would be an idependent release which means it doesn't need to be in big magazines like EMPIRE and also would give the locals the chance to see the ad's.

Evaluation - Question 3

Question 3 - Who would be the audience for your media product?

Katherine, 18, wants to work in magazine, loves to go to the cinema, shops at New Look, loves to watch anything new or popular, loves photography

Daniel, 19, wants to work in the film business, Loves to watch new things at the cinema, shops at House of Fraser, Loves horror and action films, Love to make his own short films.

Evaluation - Question 2

Question 2 - How does your media product represent particular social groups?

My character is like Sideny Prescott. She is a strong person and yet has a secret but is also the main character the killer is after.

The male lead is like Dewey Reily he doesn't really care what happens around them but looks after his bestfriend.

The killer in our opening is like Ghostface you can't see who it is which then gives them a creep stalker effect and also have a motif for why they are after who they are after.

Evaluation - Question 1

Question 1 - In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

 The style of our company logo kind is of like Dimension Films logo. We were trying to create a logo that would symbolise our film but the company title more noticable to the audience like Dimension Films logo. The way the name is bigger than the procustions title, this then makes our title seem dramatic like Dimension Films.

 The phone call we tried to show a normal phone call in a natrual place like in the opening of Scream. We tried to make it seem like two friends are just hanging out when they get a phone call in which we would then become a creep phone call. This then gives the horror effect as most of the horror genre now have a normal phone call turning into a creep phone call.

 No horror film would be nothing without that creepy figure standing or following the characters. We made the shoot dark so that the figure would look creep which would then make the audience know it was the villian of our opening.

 We tried to make the running scenes dramatic like when Casey is listening to the phone call. This would then make the audience want to know what is happening which then makes the audience want to know what would happen next like in a horror film.

 Allot of the scenes like the conversation in our opening we had make sure that it was important to get to where they needed to go. In a horror film like Scream the main character is acting normal but they know that there is something going on so they continue with what they are doing.

 When our main characters reached the house it looked like the part of the film where the characters investigate the strange going on's in the house. Like in Scream when Casey walks aroudn her house trying to find out what is happening around her.

 The scene with our villian standing in a dark room was to try to make it look like the killer was in the house like in the horror movies. For example in Scream we think the killer is in the house but they are acturally outside the house waiting. Giving the creep effect and makes the audience to know what is going to happen to the character and where is the killer.

In the climax of our opening where one of the main characters enters the house we tried to make it seem like the something was going to happen to him when he got inside. In Scream Casey looks outside her door and wonders what is happening and what to do. This then makes the audience want to carry on watching the film and find out what happens to the character.

The title of our film is written in red which is to represent a horror genre as most horror movie titles are written in red to give the blood effect. This then shows what genre of film it is for example Scream is written in red so you could guess that it would be a horror movie. The style of the text which is in captail letters gives it that dramatic effect like Scream's title.