Monday, 9 May 2016
Sunday, 8 May 2016
My External Work
This is my personal youtube channel, it consists of all my external work which i have completed outside of my media lessons, doing these videos has increased my skill level and experience with film making : https://www.youtube.com/user/heyalex678
Monday, 25 April 2016
Evaluation Question 7
My Prelim:
When i first started to film my Prelim task it involved no research this is mainly because of the lack of time we had to create this and also the prelim wasn't in any specific genre so there wasn't really any research that needed to be done. This was a lot different to my final production. For my final production there was a lot of research carried out. I had to research into the genre of my film so that i had a greater knowledge and could incorporate my knowledge into my own work, it was also important to research the genre so i could understand the conventions. Planning was another aspect that wasn't done in great detail in the prelim task. This was because there was not a lot needed in terms of props for the prelim task and it was only short which meant coming up with a story board didn't take long at all because there was only a few number of shots. Planning was a lot different for my film because we went into a lot more detail of every aspect than the prelim task. We created a long detailed story board, shot list and call sheet. There was planning looking for suitable locations to film in and also planning which dates that we would film on, we planned them by looking at the weather forecast to make sure the weather was suitable and fit along side previous shots we had. There was also planning of which equipment we would be using for each shoot as this changed thought different scenes, this was different to our prelim task because there was only one scene where we just used one camera.
Time Management: The prelim involved very little time management, it consisted of two lessons one where we went out and got the shots and the other where i edited the shots. There was not a lot to do so it wasn't difficult to manage our time, the only thing we had to focus on was making sure we had all the shots by the time the lesson had finished. This was a lot different to my final production because we found that managing our time was a very important aspect and that if we did not do it we would not have been successful. One of the factors which meant we had to manage our time was that we were filming at the end of the year which meant it got dark earlier so we had to make sure that all our shots for one scene where shot at the same time to show consistency in our work. Another things i had to manage was making sure i had met deadlines, this was important because if done it meant i was not behind. There was a big difference in time management between my prelim task and final production and i have learnt that time management is a very important factor while creating a film.
In my production and prelim there was no external casting done. All the actors which i used were in my media class. The reason why i didnt cast externally in my production was because i was in a big group and if we all were behind a camera there would bound to be someone left out who didtn have a fair contribution to the film, therefore used two members of my group to act in my production. We chose Tom to play the protagonist as we believed he fit the look and style of a protagonist from an action film and we decided that Will would best suit the antagonist role out of the other members in my group. There was no change when casting from the prelim to the production.
When it comes to mise-en-scene, props and costume these were taking into account more in my production that prelim. In my prelim task i did not focus on mise-en-scene and costume in the slightest. This was completely different to my production as i took mise-en-scene and costume very seriously as we wanted to make sure our film was a professional as possible. One prop that we felt was very important was the bag which tom carried, this had a vital role in our film and for a few shoots we had got some shots without tom wearing the bag which resulted in us not being lazy and going back out and reshooting the shots with Tom having the bag on. We also made sure that Will and Tom were wearing the same clothes each shoot. We kept an eye on little details like this to make sure our film was professional and consistent .
Location wasnt though about at all in my prelim task, no though twas put into it, this was mainly because of the time that we had to do it. In my production this was very different, in my group we focused a lot on finding the perfect place to film each scene, we looked for a while narrowing down different locations until we were certain which one would suit our film the best. We had to think carefully about our location because we had to make our chase scene look like it was shot all in a constant flow but it was actually shot all over the town we live in, we chose our locations so carefully that this wouldn't be noticed even my a resident in the town.
My prelim task was shot in one take and there wasn't any chance to go back and reshoot our shots or take any sample shots. The shots were filmed and then edited straight away. However in my production this was different because when on location shooting i would also set up the camera in the correct position (being the cinematographer) and then i could conduct a few practice shots to see which looked the best (taking on the role of director). Once decided which was best i would then shoot the final shot. Once i had all the clips and was editing i could see if there were any shots which needed to be reshot, there was a fair bit of reshooting done because we didnt want to settle for not the best we could get, this resulted in me creating a number of rough cuts for m group.
Sound was not a feature which i incorporated a lot into my prelim task, there was no dialogue and the only sound which was in was a few basic sound effects such as footsteps. In my production this was very important, i had realised that sound is a vital part of a film and it can make a film 100x better and more professional. I also wanted to make sure the sound in my production was right which resulted in me spending a lot of time messing around with the sound. There was a lot of effort making our music right in my final production which was very different to my prelim task.
Because i created my prelim task early on in the year i had not created my ident yet this was only created during my final production. Everyone in my group created their idents individually, once they were all created we then imported them into the film. I learnt a lot about idents such as the time they are on and other things that are common in idents.
The editing in my prelim task was very basic and it didnt require much depth, i feel like the editing in my final production was also quite basic but that my production didnt need anything extra, i found the editing simple and easy to complete and had no difficulty editing. Nothing new was really learnt from the prelim to the final production because i already knew how to edit and had them skills.
When i first started to film my Prelim task it involved no research this is mainly because of the lack of time we had to create this and also the prelim wasn't in any specific genre so there wasn't really any research that needed to be done. This was a lot different to my final production. For my final production there was a lot of research carried out. I had to research into the genre of my film so that i had a greater knowledge and could incorporate my knowledge into my own work, it was also important to research the genre so i could understand the conventions. Planning was another aspect that wasn't done in great detail in the prelim task. This was because there was not a lot needed in terms of props for the prelim task and it was only short which meant coming up with a story board didn't take long at all because there was only a few number of shots. Planning was a lot different for my film because we went into a lot more detail of every aspect than the prelim task. We created a long detailed story board, shot list and call sheet. There was planning looking for suitable locations to film in and also planning which dates that we would film on, we planned them by looking at the weather forecast to make sure the weather was suitable and fit along side previous shots we had. There was also planning of which equipment we would be using for each shoot as this changed thought different scenes, this was different to our prelim task because there was only one scene where we just used one camera.
Time Management: The prelim involved very little time management, it consisted of two lessons one where we went out and got the shots and the other where i edited the shots. There was not a lot to do so it wasn't difficult to manage our time, the only thing we had to focus on was making sure we had all the shots by the time the lesson had finished. This was a lot different to my final production because we found that managing our time was a very important aspect and that if we did not do it we would not have been successful. One of the factors which meant we had to manage our time was that we were filming at the end of the year which meant it got dark earlier so we had to make sure that all our shots for one scene where shot at the same time to show consistency in our work. Another things i had to manage was making sure i had met deadlines, this was important because if done it meant i was not behind. There was a big difference in time management between my prelim task and final production and i have learnt that time management is a very important factor while creating a film.
In my production and prelim there was no external casting done. All the actors which i used were in my media class. The reason why i didnt cast externally in my production was because i was in a big group and if we all were behind a camera there would bound to be someone left out who didtn have a fair contribution to the film, therefore used two members of my group to act in my production. We chose Tom to play the protagonist as we believed he fit the look and style of a protagonist from an action film and we decided that Will would best suit the antagonist role out of the other members in my group. There was no change when casting from the prelim to the production.
When it comes to mise-en-scene, props and costume these were taking into account more in my production that prelim. In my prelim task i did not focus on mise-en-scene and costume in the slightest. This was completely different to my production as i took mise-en-scene and costume very seriously as we wanted to make sure our film was a professional as possible. One prop that we felt was very important was the bag which tom carried, this had a vital role in our film and for a few shoots we had got some shots without tom wearing the bag which resulted in us not being lazy and going back out and reshooting the shots with Tom having the bag on. We also made sure that Will and Tom were wearing the same clothes each shoot. We kept an eye on little details like this to make sure our film was professional and consistent .
Location wasnt though about at all in my prelim task, no though twas put into it, this was mainly because of the time that we had to do it. In my production this was very different, in my group we focused a lot on finding the perfect place to film each scene, we looked for a while narrowing down different locations until we were certain which one would suit our film the best. We had to think carefully about our location because we had to make our chase scene look like it was shot all in a constant flow but it was actually shot all over the town we live in, we chose our locations so carefully that this wouldn't be noticed even my a resident in the town.
My prelim task was shot in one take and there wasn't any chance to go back and reshoot our shots or take any sample shots. The shots were filmed and then edited straight away. However in my production this was different because when on location shooting i would also set up the camera in the correct position (being the cinematographer) and then i could conduct a few practice shots to see which looked the best (taking on the role of director). Once decided which was best i would then shoot the final shot. Once i had all the clips and was editing i could see if there were any shots which needed to be reshot, there was a fair bit of reshooting done because we didnt want to settle for not the best we could get, this resulted in me creating a number of rough cuts for m group.
Sound was not a feature which i incorporated a lot into my prelim task, there was no dialogue and the only sound which was in was a few basic sound effects such as footsteps. In my production this was very important, i had realised that sound is a vital part of a film and it can make a film 100x better and more professional. I also wanted to make sure the sound in my production was right which resulted in me spending a lot of time messing around with the sound. There was a lot of effort making our music right in my final production which was very different to my prelim task.
Because i created my prelim task early on in the year i had not created my ident yet this was only created during my final production. Everyone in my group created their idents individually, once they were all created we then imported them into the film. I learnt a lot about idents such as the time they are on and other things that are common in idents.
The editing in my prelim task was very basic and it didnt require much depth, i feel like the editing in my final production was also quite basic but that my production didnt need anything extra, i found the editing simple and easy to complete and had no difficulty editing. Nothing new was really learnt from the prelim to the final production because i already knew how to edit and had them skills.
First Rough Cut
Final Cut
Sunday, 24 April 2016
My Contribution to our Production
Director-
- Me - Deputy director
- Alex- Director
- Tom- N/A
- William- N/A
Cinematography-
- Me- Co cinematographer for the chase scene and main cinematographer for the gym scene.
- Alex- Main cinematographer for the chase scene and co cinematographer for the gym scene.
- Tom- N/A
- William- N/A
Editor-
- Me - Main co editor for the Gym Scene
- Alex- Main Editor for whole production + input into the Gym scene
- Tom- Main co editor for the Gym Scene
- William-N/A
Music-
- Me - N/A
- Alex- Found music from other sources
- Tom- Found music from other sources
- William- N/A
Actor-
- Me- N/A
- Alex- N/A
- Tom- Protagonist
- William- Antagonist
Pre Production work-
- Me- Location scouting,
- Alex- Shot list
- Tom- Story Board, Call sheet , Team manager
- William- Screen Play
What Roles did I play and what did they involve?
I was working in a fairly big group while creating my production. We decided it would be best if we allocated each other different roles of which we were most comfortable with, this would hopefully result in no one doing nothing and everyone having a fair contribution. The roles and my contribution which i had in my group were:
Director:
While being behind the camera i felt it was easiest for me to direct because i could see what looked good through the camera and what worked and didn't better than the actors. I was the main director for the film as i had to vision of what i wanted on camera because i could see the shots and how they would look. Robbie joined me behind the camera and would input his ideas to each other and decide what would work best. It was good to have someone else with me because it meant that we mixed ideas to get the best output altogether. I was the main director for the chase scene. This meant i gave orders to the actors (Tom and Will) told them what looks best and if what we filmed was good enough. For the gym scene i shared my role with Robbie and i took the role of Deputy Director. This would consist of me adding to Robbies ideas and helping out.
Cinematographer:
I took to role of cinematographer for the chase scene and then for a few of the shots for the gym scene i was in charge of and for the rest of them Robbie was the cinematographer and i gave Robbie help and ideas for what shots would look best while he was in charge of those shots. Being a cinematographer resulted in me having to set up the shots in different angles and trying out different angles for each shot to see which is the best. It meant i had to be always thinking about how the shot would look in the edit and if it will match the rest of the clips.
Editor:
The role of editor was my main role in the group and the one which i enjoyed the most and also think was my best attribute. I was the main editor for the whole production and edited almost all of the film opening, this consisted of doing the titles, trimming clips placing them together, seeing which shots worked best which other to make sure that there was a story coming out of what we shot, also adding the sound effects and making sure the sound fitted the production. For the main part of the production i edited it all which some input of what worked and validation of Robbie. For the opening scene in the gym i handed the role over to Tom and Robbie to co-edit some of the gym scene, they put the clips into the timeline and trimmed the clips down to suitable lengths. I then took over the job of actually editing the cllips so that they fit and created a narrative and also edited the clips together to the music so that the scene was fast paced and matched the music and fit together as a complete scene. Some other things which were involved in the role of editor was trimming down sound files and cutting parts out so that the sound would match the video footage and adding in the small sound effects such as footsteps and also titles.
Music:
The original plan for the music was that Will would create a full piece which would fit to each scene and continuously run for the whole production. The music was going to be created on garage band. The music on garage band wasn't successful and as a group we did not believe it fit into our production and didn't follow common conventions of films in our genre. This meant we had to resort to a plan b which was finding music online which we had permission to use. So i went onto the internet looking around on different sites to find some music which i believed would be good for our production. I came across two different tracks one on the website youtube and one on soundcloud. Both of the tracks gave permission for us to use them in our production which was perfect. The music turned out to fit brilliantly into our film and was just what we were looking for.
Shot list/planning:
For the planning aspect of our production i was in charge or creating the shot list. This was a good role for me because i was also the director it meant that it linked to my other role.
For the other aspects of planning i was involved in the creation of the story board, i would input some of my ideas and views while Tom was sketching out the story board. I also was involved in planning, we would all contribute our ideas for what happened in each scene.
Overall i believe i had a significant role within my group in this production. I contributed a lot to the main aspects of film making. I am happy with my contribution and overall how my work has turned out altogether.
Editor:
The role of editor was my main role in the group and the one which i enjoyed the most and also think was my best attribute. I was the main editor for the whole production and edited almost all of the film opening, this consisted of doing the titles, trimming clips placing them together, seeing which shots worked best which other to make sure that there was a story coming out of what we shot, also adding the sound effects and making sure the sound fitted the production. For the main part of the production i edited it all which some input of what worked and validation of Robbie. For the opening scene in the gym i handed the role over to Tom and Robbie to co-edit some of the gym scene, they put the clips into the timeline and trimmed the clips down to suitable lengths. I then took over the job of actually editing the cllips so that they fit and created a narrative and also edited the clips together to the music so that the scene was fast paced and matched the music and fit together as a complete scene. Some other things which were involved in the role of editor was trimming down sound files and cutting parts out so that the sound would match the video footage and adding in the small sound effects such as footsteps and also titles.
Music:
The original plan for the music was that Will would create a full piece which would fit to each scene and continuously run for the whole production. The music was going to be created on garage band. The music on garage band wasn't successful and as a group we did not believe it fit into our production and didn't follow common conventions of films in our genre. This meant we had to resort to a plan b which was finding music online which we had permission to use. So i went onto the internet looking around on different sites to find some music which i believed would be good for our production. I came across two different tracks one on the website youtube and one on soundcloud. Both of the tracks gave permission for us to use them in our production which was perfect. The music turned out to fit brilliantly into our film and was just what we were looking for.
Shot list/planning:
For the planning aspect of our production i was in charge or creating the shot list. This was a good role for me because i was also the director it meant that it linked to my other role.
For the other aspects of planning i was involved in the creation of the story board, i would input some of my ideas and views while Tom was sketching out the story board. I also was involved in planning, we would all contribute our ideas for what happened in each scene.
Overall i believe i had a significant role within my group in this production. I contributed a lot to the main aspects of film making. I am happy with my contribution and overall how my work has turned out altogether.
Saturday, 23 April 2016
How we communicated
The following images show how as a group communicated to make sure we all knew the plans of where to be and when. We used Facebook messenger to create a group chat, this allowed us all to talk to each other so that we could ee each others views and opinions and to talk about when we were free and when was best to go out and shoot the film. We would ask whats the best day for everyone and then work around what we had to make sure we could all be their at the shoot. One time it didnt go to plan because we were very rushed to get the final scene at the gym (to give narrative) because we were rushed this meant that one of our members (Will) was unable to join us for the film shoot. This wasn't much of an issue because we didn't need him for the acting but it would have been nice to have his thoughts about what worked shot wise. Using Facebook Messenger was very efficient because it was a lot quicker and easier to communicate through rather than other types of communication suchas email.
Tuesday, 19 April 2016
Saturday, 9 April 2016
Target Audience
Why do people watch films:
- People watch films for many different reasons, one reason why people watch films is for entertainment purposes, this is the reason why the majority of people watch films, because it is fun and gives them time to relax and enjoy themselves.
- Another reason is people watch them to relate to the characters, people can be inspired and interested into the lives of the characters and they get drawn into films because they relate so much to the characters.
- People also find them selves watching films because of escapism, this is so they 'escape reality' people like to do this so they don't have to think about their problems and just get to sit down and enjoy a good story without having to think about anything else, it can be relaxing for some people.
- People watch films for inspiration, they will be struggling for ideas in lots of different creative platforms and watching films can give many different types of inspiration eg for your own film idea, for a type for art work, for music, or a new story for a book
- They could also watch films to gain information and knowledge of a certain topic, films would increase their understanding but in an enjoyable way and that is why people watch them.
BFI facts and statistics on films with the action genre and their target audience
In 2014, 15-24 year olds made up the biggest proportion of the UK cinema audience with 31%. Women were attracted a wide range of different genres, while men were typically attracted to films which had a strong amount of violence integrated in them. The top most watched film for males in 2014 was Fury, this film was put in the same genre as our film which is action.
I used this information to decide what the target audience for my film would be. I decided that the target audience will be 15-24 year old males and the secondary audience would be females. The reason for this is because males in this age range are the people who watch action films the most.
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Thursday, 24 March 2016
Evaluation Question 3
What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
Type of Distributors:
Risk of not finding a distributor
If you dont find a distributor to distribute your film you can be left to distribute the film on your own which will be very difficult and in most cases unsuccessful. A few examples of self distribution are, the final member and crazy and theif. If self distribution doesnt work and we cant find a distributor then we would have to upload our production onto sites such as youtube and vimeo.
Because of what i just stated i think that our films production would be best suited for a low budget indie production company such as Warp films, Warp Films produced the film called 'Dead Mans Shoes' (2004) which had a small budget of £723,000 and went to box office, which avoided their film going straight to DVD and received a rating of 7.7. This company would be the best type to distribute our film because it can distribute cheaply on social network sites like Facebook and Twitter. Distributing cheaply like this would result in us being able to invest more money into creating a better film. Another way we could save money through distributions by downloading our film 'The Brief' onto hard drives which only costs £50 rather than if we put the film onto film reels which would cost £1000.
What is a distributer
Film distribution is the process of making a film which will be available to view by an audience, examples of well known distributers are Twentieth Century Fox and Optimum Releasing. There are six major distributors which are linked and involved with the hollywood studios. There are also a lot of independent distributers which usually distribute small films made by indie companies.
Type of Distributors:
Universal
Paramount Pictures
20th Century Fox
Sony Pictures
Disney Pictures
Warner Bros
What role does a distributer play
In simple terms a distributer sends off your film so that it can be watched in various places all over the world. They are involved and take charge of promoting the film and deciding where the film will be screened and when the screen will be released. The process of distribution requires a few steps. The first thing that distributers have to decide is how many copies of the film they think they will need to make. They then send off copies so that they can be watched by potential buyers for example cinemas. Once they have a list of cinemas which have agreed to show their film the distributers will send off the film to cinemas before the film is released. Once the cinema has shown the movie it will then be sent back to the distributors and then they will discuss a payment. For smaller budget films more steps are involved in the process.
What genre is our film
Our film opening is a micro budget indie production. It is part of the action genre. Because the main focus of our film opening is a chase scene one film that we have taken huge inspiration from is Point Break (1991).
How distributors market films
Trailers - all distribution companies will use a trailer to market their film, trailers are a very good marketing technique because they allow people to see a small section of the film and this can make viewers understand the film or gain interest.
Websites - some distributors especially ones with big budgets will use websites as a way of marketing, websites will have extra information about this film and can often have interaction for the fans. Not every distributor will have a website for their film because its extra costs, this means you wouldn't find small indie films with websites.
An example of a film in our genre which uses a website: http://pointbreakmovie.com
Social Media
One way of marketing which can make our film more known is by using social media sites such as Twitter or Facebook. Every distributor will do this because promoting on social media is very cheap and in most cases free, it also means you can reach lots and lots of people in a very short space of time. This type of marketing will always be done by every distributor. This is an example of a twitter page from a film which is in our genre:
Our production company basically had no budget for our film, we dint use any big well known actors which they was no money spent into paying an actor,we didnt use any special effects and the location which we used required no costs eg rent because it was all outside. Because of this it means a well known distributer for example 20th Century Fox or Warner Bros will have no interest in our film mainly because it doesnt fit into the style and category of being a big budget film. Big budget films would almost certainly require famous actors and a large amount of special effects.
What genre is our film
Our film opening is a micro budget indie production. It is part of the action genre. Because the main focus of our film opening is a chase scene one film that we have taken huge inspiration from is Point Break (1991).
How distributors market films
Trailers - all distribution companies will use a trailer to market their film, trailers are a very good marketing technique because they allow people to see a small section of the film and this can make viewers understand the film or gain interest.
An example of a film in our genre which uses a website: http://pointbreakmovie.com
Social Media
One way of marketing which can make our film more known is by using social media sites such as Twitter or Facebook. Every distributor will do this because promoting on social media is very cheap and in most cases free, it also means you can reach lots and lots of people in a very short space of time. This type of marketing will always be done by every distributor. This is an example of a twitter page from a film which is in our genre:
Our production company basically had no budget for our film, we dint use any big well known actors which they was no money spent into paying an actor,we didnt use any special effects and the location which we used required no costs eg rent because it was all outside. Because of this it means a well known distributer for example 20th Century Fox or Warner Bros will have no interest in our film mainly because it doesnt fit into the style and category of being a big budget film. Big budget films would almost certainly require famous actors and a large amount of special effects.
Risk of not finding a distributor
If you dont find a distributor to distribute your film you can be left to distribute the film on your own which will be very difficult and in most cases unsuccessful. A few examples of self distribution are, the final member and crazy and theif. If self distribution doesnt work and we cant find a distributor then we would have to upload our production onto sites such as youtube and vimeo.
Because of what i just stated i think that our films production would be best suited for a low budget indie production company such as Warp films, Warp Films produced the film called 'Dead Mans Shoes' (2004) which had a small budget of £723,000 and went to box office, which avoided their film going straight to DVD and received a rating of 7.7. This company would be the best type to distribute our film because it can distribute cheaply on social network sites like Facebook and Twitter. Distributing cheaply like this would result in us being able to invest more money into creating a better film. Another way we could save money through distributions by downloading our film 'The Brief' onto hard drives which only costs £50 rather than if we put the film onto film reels which would cost £1000.
Evaluation 5
There are many different ways that you can attract and address the audience these are:
Interviewing primary and secondary target audiences
The reason why we interviewed our primary and secondary target audiences was so that we could see what their views were on the film and their opinions. The main focus was to see if our audience was going to react in a positive way to our film because they are our target audience so if they do react positively then we will know if our film opening was any success straight away.
Interviewing Non Media/Media Students
The reason we did this was so that we were able to collect information from two different types of people. One of the good things about getting information from other media students is that they give a very detailed feedback where they mentioned things like conventions, camera shots, the way we edited and semiotics. They could go into detail about their feedback and really pick apart our film resulting in us receiving some very useful information about our opening. The reason we also got feedback from students who were not taking media as well as those who were was because their feedback would not be the same as they wouldn't be looking out for minute details in our work and instead looking at the overall film. What the non media students usually commented on was what they disliked and what they liked about our production and then simply what they believe we could do to improve it. Anther reason why we asked non media students was because some of the media students had already seen some of our film opening and some parts of it, but using a non media student meant that they had no idea what to expect and it was all new to them which made their feedback different. We gathered some feedback from the social network site facebook but most of the time the feedback we got was in person.
Facebook
Facebook is a very helpful website (along side with twitter) when it comes to attracting and getting feedback from our audience. It is convenient and quick, almost all our friends are on feedback and they are in the age range to be part of our primary target audience, because of this it meant when ever we wanted any feedback from our work we could simply post it to them and they would reply some feedback really quick. This was extremely helpful because it meant we could almost receive feedback which meant there was no time wasted waiting around we could read it then adapt almost instantly.
Youtube
Youtube can be accessed by everyone, everywhere. It is a video streaming site which can be accessed worldwide. Youtube is different to facebook because it allows us to connect with our secondary target audience and get feedback from them. Youtube was very helpful because it is simple, we could easily upload our work ranging from rough cuts to idents on our youtube channel meaning it can be accessed everywhere. It resulted in our audience being involved in the process of our film being made. We kept on updating our channel by uploading each rough cut and then we took peoples advise then used it and implemented it into the next rough cut.
Interviewing primary and secondary target audiences
The reason why we interviewed our primary and secondary target audiences was so that we could see what their views were on the film and their opinions. The main focus was to see if our audience was going to react in a positive way to our film because they are our target audience so if they do react positively then we will know if our film opening was any success straight away.
Interviewing Non Media/Media Students
The reason we did this was so that we were able to collect information from two different types of people. One of the good things about getting information from other media students is that they give a very detailed feedback where they mentioned things like conventions, camera shots, the way we edited and semiotics. They could go into detail about their feedback and really pick apart our film resulting in us receiving some very useful information about our opening. The reason we also got feedback from students who were not taking media as well as those who were was because their feedback would not be the same as they wouldn't be looking out for minute details in our work and instead looking at the overall film. What the non media students usually commented on was what they disliked and what they liked about our production and then simply what they believe we could do to improve it. Anther reason why we asked non media students was because some of the media students had already seen some of our film opening and some parts of it, but using a non media student meant that they had no idea what to expect and it was all new to them which made their feedback different. We gathered some feedback from the social network site facebook but most of the time the feedback we got was in person.
Facebook is a very helpful website (along side with twitter) when it comes to attracting and getting feedback from our audience. It is convenient and quick, almost all our friends are on feedback and they are in the age range to be part of our primary target audience, because of this it meant when ever we wanted any feedback from our work we could simply post it to them and they would reply some feedback really quick. This was extremely helpful because it meant we could almost receive feedback which meant there was no time wasted waiting around we could read it then adapt almost instantly.
Youtube
Youtube can be accessed by everyone, everywhere. It is a video streaming site which can be accessed worldwide. Youtube is different to facebook because it allows us to connect with our secondary target audience and get feedback from them. Youtube was very helpful because it is simple, we could easily upload our work ranging from rough cuts to idents on our youtube channel meaning it can be accessed everywhere. It resulted in our audience being involved in the process of our film being made. We kept on updating our channel by uploading each rough cut and then we took peoples advise then used it and implemented it into the next rough cut.
Evaluation 4
Who would be the audience for your media product?
Primary target audience:
A primary target audience is a segment of people which we believe our film will appeal to the most.
The film opening that we have created is part of the action/adventure genre. Because of this our primary target audience will be male. The reason why our primary target audience is male is because it is stereotypical for men to be attracted to action movies and drawn to violent films. The age of our target audience would be 12-40. It would also appeal to any social class and ethnicity but because the two lead roles are from a white british ethnicity this may result in white british being more attracted to the film than other ethnic groups.
Secondary target audience:
A secondary target audience is the second most important consumer that we would like to target, they may have less money or less demand for our product than our primary target audience. The secondary target audience for our film could be someone who does not have enough disposible income to go see films at the cinema or someone who is taken a long to see the film with someone else such as a parent. Instead of a parent it could be a girlfriend or partner who has been brought to see it, therefore our secondary target audience would be 12-40 females.
There is a vast amount of evidence which proves that there is an audience for action movies, some examples of movies which have done well in the box office are Fast and Furious 7 (2015) which made a worldwide total of $1,516,045,911 at the box office. Another movie which did very well at thr worldwide box office is San Andreas (2015) which received $473,790,832. We also have evidence that a British action film can be successful at the worldwide box office this is Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) which took in a total of $545,400,00.
Changes we made for the audience:
The changes that we had to make to attract a wider audience were very limited. The reason for this because the final film that we had created was fit for all our primary and secondary audiences which meant there were no major things that we needed to change to apply to a wider audience. Some changes that we made through out the process of making our film were adding a female role into our opening, we did not feature this character in person because there wasn't a way we could include her into what we had already planned so instead we just included her voice. The role that this female played in our film was similar to moneypenny from James Bond. The reason we decided to include our female role into our film was because it meant it would attract our primary and secondary audience, it would attract males because of the male gaze and it could also attract more females because she may act as a role model to some women.
Our BBFC rating:
For our film to be able to viewed by our primary and secondary target audience we feel like the best rating to give our film would be a 12A. Doing this would allow us to reach all our target audience. By giving our film a rating of 12A we have followed lots of other films which are from the same genre as our film. An example of a film similar to ours which has the same rating is James Bond Spectre. Something the BBFC take into account while selecting a rating is tone this is described as "The overall tone of a film or video and the way it makes the audience feel may affect the classification." Something that we have thought about when trying to decide our classification is language, in our ilm we would not use a lot of strong language and it will only be used where we deem appropriate therefore our film would still be able to be classed as a 12A. We researched the BBFC guidelines and they said that "The BBFC's Guidelines state that strong language (e.g. f***) may be passed at 12 or 12A, depending on the manner in which it is used, who is using the language, its frequency and any special contextual justification. Aggressive uses of strong language may result in a film or DVD being placed at the 15 category. There is some allowance for puns on strong language at this category. There may be moderate language." In relation to violence we would only include moderate violence in our film because it is not necessary to include over the top violence like what would be in a horror film, doing this would still result in our film receiving a 12A certificate. The BBFC say this about discrimination "Any discriminatory language or behaviour will not be endorsed by the work as a whole." In our film we do not feature any type of discrimination which results in us being able to keep our 12A certificate.
Working title is one of the UK's biggest film producer and they market at their audiences in different ways. Something that working title do is not use regional accents in their films because American audiences may not understand some parts of the film or not be as attracted to watch it. On the other hand Warp Films which is an indie film producer, when they create films they will use different accents because they are not trying to appeal to a huge audience, and not trying to attract a big American release. We are similar to some indie films because when we cast our actors we did not use big well known actors.
Wednesday, 23 March 2016
Evaluation Question 1 Vodcast
In what way does your media product use, develop or challenge films and conventions of real media products
Ident
Examples of films with similar ident times:
Bridget Jones Diary:
Universal -20 seconds
Studio Canal - 16 seconds
Miramax Films - 14 seconds
Working title -10 seconds
About a Boy:
Universal -20 seconds
Studio Canal- 15 seconds
Working title - 10 seconds
Shot Types
These are they type of shots that we used in our film that were also used in films i have researched:
My Vodcast
Ident
Examples of films with similar ident times:
Bridget Jones Diary:
Universal -20 seconds
Studio Canal - 16 seconds
Miramax Films - 14 seconds
Working title -10 seconds
About a Boy:
Universal -20 seconds
Studio Canal- 15 seconds
Working title - 10 seconds
Titles
Captain America: Winter Soldier
The Brief (my production)
The Brief (my production)
Shot Types
These are they type of shots that we used in our film that were also used in films i have researched:
Establishing shot
Over the shoulder
Close up
Long shot
Mise en scene
(shot framed so it looks like a corner)
(actual location showing that it is not a dead end)
Evaluation Question 2
How does your media product represent particular social groups
There are 7 key areas of representation these are:
- Social Class and Status
- Age
- Gender
- Ethnicity
- Physical Ability/Disability
- Sexuality
- Region Identity
Which social groups we represent?
The main social group that we represent in our film opening is male teenagers. There are a number of reasons why this is the main social group that we represent. One of the main reasons is because the actors who play the lead roles as the protagonist and antagonist in our opening are both male teenagers. One way that we have portrayed them as teenagers is with their clothing. The protagonist in our film is wearing a hoodie and joggers, these items of clothing are what you would typically find an average teenager wearing.
Gender/Sexuality:
We appealed to the female gaze with the use of our male protagonist. Our protagonist is stereotyped as a strong male, this stereotype attracts female viewers. Both of our lead characters are male this is also another factor which attracts the female viewers. Sexuality is not a huge part of our film because their is no sense of romance. Both the male characters in our film are straight which is stereotypical for a character from this genre.
Gender/Sexuality:
We appealed to the female gaze with the use of our male protagonist. Our protagonist is stereotyped as a strong male, this stereotype attracts female viewers. Both of our lead characters are male this is also another factor which attracts the female viewers. Sexuality is not a huge part of our film because their is no sense of romance. Both the male characters in our film are straight which is stereotypical for a character from this genre.
Ethnicity:
In our film opening we represent a white ethnicity group. The reason this is the ethnicity group that we represent is because again both our main roles the protagonist and antagonist are white and have a white heritage. The location that we filmed our opening in is a town in the Yorkshire called ilkley, the majority of ilkley has a white ethnicity so it would have been difficult to have different ethnicities in our production. Also because we have a small budget this resulted in use casting our friends because this was the easiest option and because they live in ilkley it meant they have a white ethnicity. This may result in our film not appealing to different ethnicity viewers.
Characters:
In our film opening we only have two characters. The protagonist is played by Tom Cross.
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| Agent Cross |
This character is Agent Cross he is the protagonist in our film opening. Agent Cross is a white male teenager. We chose Tom to play our leading role because he is well built and attractive which is a key convention for the protagonist to look like this in action films. Having Tom play our protagonist will attract male and female viewers. It will attract male viewers because men will take inspiration from Tom because of the ways that he portrays his fitness in the opening. It will also attract female viewers because of the female gaze. We have appealed to the female gaze by including Tom in a gym scene where he is working out. We have based Tom of characters such as James Bond but a younger version.
This character is the antagonist in our film opening, He is played by Will Laing. In our opening we dressed Will in black to portray that he is the antagonist and the evil character.We tried our best to portray Will as an evil character by his clothing in our film.
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| Antagonist |
Physical Ability/Disability:
The physical ability or disability of a person in a film is one of the key aspects of representation. In our film opening both character have physical ability and there is no one with a disability. The Physical ability or disability of a person within a film is another key aspect of representation. In my production all the characters have physical ability. The reason for not casting a disabled person was because there wasn't any reason to do so, also I do not know any disabled people and as a student i decided to cast my friends to make the process.
Class and Status:
In our production we casted a White British characters with southern accents, to represent
Monday, 14 March 2016
Feedback on Rough Cut 8
I decided to try get feedback on as many different rough cuts as possible. I asked 4 people a set few questions about the rough cuts and got their advise.
Are there any improvements that you believe should be made?
Josh Beattie - I don't think there are many improvements that need to be made now, it seems to be in its final stage
Freddie Vaughan - Nah
Wendy Hey - just some very small sound changes but nothing really noticable
Beth Campbell - not really
Is there any part to the film which you enjoyed the most?
Josh Beattie - I really liked the chase scene, especially when the shots changed to the go pro shots
Freddie Vaughan - I like how the shots change to the beat
Wendy Hey - I really enjoyed the gym scene
Beth Campbell - The ending was my favourite part
What would you give the music a rating out of 10?
Josh Beattie - 8
Freddie Vaughan - 9
Wendy Hey - 9
Beth Campbell - 8
What would you give the editing a rating out of 10?
Josh Beattie - 9
Freddie Vaughan - 8
Wendy Hey - 9
Beth Campbell - 9
What would you give the cinematography a rating out of 10?
Josh Beattie - 8
Freddie Vaughan -8
Wendy Hey - 9
Beth Campbell - 8
What would you rate the location for our film in relation to the genre out of 10?
Josh Beattie - 7
Freddie Vaughan -9
Wendy Hey - 8
Beth Campbell - 8
Were you engaged or bored while watching our film opening?
Josh Beattie - I was engaged through the film
Freddie Vaughan - I was very engaged and wanted to continue watching the film
Wendy Hey - I really enjoyed this film, and was very engaged
Beth Campbell - i wasn't bored and was slightly engaged but this genre is not my type
What would you rate the film opening out of 10?
Josh Beattie - 9
Freddie Vaughan - 9
Wendy Hey - 9
Are there any improvements that you believe should be made?
Josh Beattie - I don't think there are many improvements that need to be made now, it seems to be in its final stage
Freddie Vaughan - Nah
Wendy Hey - just some very small sound changes but nothing really noticable
Beth Campbell - not really
Is there any part to the film which you enjoyed the most?
Josh Beattie - I really liked the chase scene, especially when the shots changed to the go pro shots
Freddie Vaughan - I like how the shots change to the beat
Wendy Hey - I really enjoyed the gym scene
Beth Campbell - The ending was my favourite part
What would you give the music a rating out of 10?
Josh Beattie - 8
Freddie Vaughan - 9
Wendy Hey - 9
Beth Campbell - 8
What would you give the editing a rating out of 10?
Josh Beattie - 9
Freddie Vaughan - 8
Wendy Hey - 9
Beth Campbell - 9
What would you give the cinematography a rating out of 10?
Josh Beattie - 8
Freddie Vaughan -8
Wendy Hey - 9
Beth Campbell - 8
What would you rate the location for our film in relation to the genre out of 10?
Josh Beattie - 7
Freddie Vaughan -9
Wendy Hey - 8
Beth Campbell - 8
Were you engaged or bored while watching our film opening?
Josh Beattie - I was engaged through the film
Freddie Vaughan - I was very engaged and wanted to continue watching the film
Wendy Hey - I really enjoyed this film, and was very engaged
Beth Campbell - i wasn't bored and was slightly engaged but this genre is not my type
Was the narrative clear in our film opening?
Josh Beattie - i think the narrative is very clear and i understood what was going on at all times
Freddie Vaughan - very clear narrative
Wendy Hey - yes with the gym scene added i think the narrative is very clear
Beth Campbell - yeah i understood what was happening
Freddie Vaughan - very clear narrative
Wendy Hey - yes with the gym scene added i think the narrative is very clear
Beth Campbell - yeah i understood what was happening
Josh Beattie - 9
Freddie Vaughan - 9
Wendy Hey - 9
Beth Campbell - 8
Thursday, 3 March 2016
Saturday, 20 February 2016
My Ident
Before creating my ident i did some research into how to do certain effects on after effects so i could create my ident the best i could. I then did two first rough ideas (shown below in the first video). I didnt know which one i preferred first so i decided to put two in one video as a comparison. I liked the first one because of the shape of the box but i wasn't a fan of the test placement and another disadvantage of that version was that there wasn't a easy or attractive way to fit the word productions into the box. The second one was better because it fit in the whole of my company name rather than missing out a word. I liked how in both the text faded in, i had difficulties when trying to make the text and box fade out at the end of the clip as After Effects wouldn't allow me to add two fades for one object which was disappointing because i couldn't find a way around this.
In the second video there is only one ident idea and it is my final ident but it is missing any sound. i had decided to go for this style as it would fit all my company name in it which looks a lot better and also the text fills the whole box rather than there big empty space like in the other idea. While creating my ident i also got the idea of as the sun is setting i would wait until it is completely gone then fade the clip out to black but leave the box and my company name still there. I tried this out and i was very happy with the outcome. Below is my final ident without sound.
All i had to do to complete my ident was to add some sound to make it more interesting. I didnt want any fast paced music or high intensity sounds as i believed it wouldn't fit well with what i had, instead i decided i wanted some slowish electronic music, what i have put on i feel works really well and i am happy with how my final ident has turned down. I also experimented with some different font types but didnt like the look of many others.
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