Final Film

Preliminary Task

Evaluation Question 1

Evaluation Question 2

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

Girl with Schizophrenia from Don't say a word

Girl with Schizophrenia from my movie

I think both actresses from both movies have similarities to them and the way they are portrayed in the movie have similarities also. Before choosing my actress I did background research on Schizophrenia to see what the disorder entails as I knew it would be a difficult role to play. However I feel my actress suited to the role and portrayed a character with Schizophrenia well. 

Evaluation Question 3

What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

With my movie being a Drama, I would want a production company that has already produced a Drama genre before as the would have experience and know what I need to do to get my movie out to an audience. 

I have made my own production company for my opening sequence

Below is Paramount Pictures who were the production company for The Godfather and many more. However, The Godfather was sent straight to the cinema and as I would not have the funds I would want my film to be downloaded. This would save money and at the same time give people different options on how they would want to watch the movie.

Evaluation Question 4

 Who would be the audience for your media product?

Above is a picture of Brodie Petrie, she is seventeen years old and this is the age I believe my target audience would be, or between the age range of 16-26.  

What film genre do you like to watch? I literally watch every genre, I have an ecclectic taste in movies but I especially like Dramas.


What sort of movie catches your eye? horror/sci-fi/fanatasy


Would you watch my movie? Yes definitely, it looks really interesting.


What did you like about it? I liked the way it moved between the girl being at the sand dunes and then a flashback with the tablets falling.


What would you expect to see in a drama? Dramatic music, flashbacks and a chase or shooting. 


How often do you go to the cinema? Once a month or every other month


Do you often buy movies when you want to watch a film or you watch them on other sources? I hardly ever by DVDs, I usually watch movies online.

Evaluation Question 5

How did you attract/address your audience?

I attracted my audience by using conventions that an audience might expect to see in a Drama, for example someone running away and someone with a mental disorder. My opening sequence doesn't give to much away if I were to make a full movie but gives clues to what the rest of the film is about and why the girl is running away. As my movie is set in Jersey, people of Jersey would be attracted to see it as it is set in a well known location and it would be recognised by other visitors who have been to Jersey. 

In order to attract my audience to see my movie I would advertise my movie through Social Networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter as these sites a visited by over a million of people each day and would supply a Trailer of my movie for people to get a feel of what my movie is about, before distributing it to the cinema. 

Location of my movie

Evaluation Question 6

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

1. To complete my movie I used an iMac because of it's range of software and reliability. I have previously used a Apple Mac before so I already knew about the different technology.  However I only knew the basics and have recently learnt a lot about different software and how to use it.

2. Whiles filming my movie I used a dolly in order to create a smooth camera movement when my actress was running. 

3. To film my movie I used a Cannon 550D, which I found easy to use and set up.

4. I also used a tripod whiles filming my movie to improve the quality of the shots and steadiness of the camera.

5. In my movie there is a time-lapse scene, I used the time-lapse controller to take a photo every two seconds so I could build up a scene of different shots moving quickly.

6. In the editing process I used Sound Track Pro in order to create a soundtrack for my opening sequence. I had never used this programme before so experimenting with it first helped a lot before using it to create my soundtrack. Soundtrack Pro enabled me to insert music over the top of my footage and allowed me to experiment with different sound effects.

7. Final Cut Pro is the main programme I used to edit my movie. Again, I had never used Final Cut before, so I experimented first by doing my preliminary task and mundane task. Final Cut allowed me to shorten clips and make the footage flow between each scene. I also added different effects to my footage on Final Cut such as slow motion and light leeks.

8. I have used After Effects for doing my production company and titles for my movie, again I had not used After Effects before so I experimented by making titles for Mission Impossible 3.

Blogger and Youtube have acted as an archive for all of my work I have produced throughout the course, for example displaying my research and uploading experiments with different software. I have also used Youtube for planning and research of different movies that have influenced my own. 

Evaluation Question 7

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

The above screenshots are from my Preliminary Task that was set at the beginning of the course. Since the beginning of the course I have learnt a lot about research, planning, filming and editing my movie. From the above screen shots you can see that I was experimenting with different camera angles and seeing which camera angles worked best for each scene. 

The above screenshots are different camera angles I have used in my final film.

I think throughout the course I have improved on a wider range of shots, for example close ups, high/low angle shots, long shots and medium shots. Also the editing process, using Final Cut Pro as in the Preliminary Task I was not using the full potential of the software and used a wider range of effects and editing tools in my final film.

Experimental Videos

My Preliminary Task was the first experimental video I did, where I experimented with different camera angles using the 180 degree rule. I had to complete a small project of a subject walking, making a conversation and getting in to the lift. I then uploaded it onto my youtube channel.




This was the second experimental video I did, I have done this Mundane Task to show the possible camera angles I can use in my film and practice using the different programmes needed to edit my final opening sequence.



This was the final experimental movie I did, we worked as a group to re-create a scene from The Book of Eli. We experimented with different camera angles and settings to what we thought would go well with the script we got given. We were not aloud to watch the clip before hand so we had to think carefully about camera angles, location, props and sound effects.


By doing these experimental videos, I felt that it gave me experience and learning different skills for when needing to edit, add sound and titles for my final movie sequence. 

Filming My Movie

This is a short film of me setting up the equipment and filming my movie at my chosen location.

I am using a Cannon 550d

                    Tripod

                    Dolly 

Editing Movie

This was the effect I decided to put over my edited video footage as I liked the light leaks and the colours it created and the effect it had on the footage. 

 

Using Soundtrack Pro to create the music for my movie 

ICAL Feb/March

Drugs Test One

Production Company

Animatic Feedback

Courtney

the music is good and relevant and titles have a good font and length but i think there should be more sound effects of the different things on screen

1/18/2012 11:52 AMView Responses

goooooddddd

1/18/2012 11:49 AMView Responses

Really like the music it works really well and make it very dramatic.

1/18/2012 11:49 AMView Responses

i like the travelling shot of the setting as it gives us a good idea where it is i like the music, i like the intense music it adds tension, maybe some dialogue should be included, titles are really good maybe a little bit smaller.

1/18/2012 11:49 AMView Responses

I really like the music and the titles Good varied shots

1/18/2012 11:48 AMView Responses

Rather faint drawing can really see what is happening. Clear tittles very good on that. Sound very good, fits very good with the theme of the film.

1/18/2012 11:48 AMView Responses

good titles, sad music, lots of close up shots, then changes to running so the music speeds up.

1/18/2012 11:48 AMView Responses

Titles are clear and music is really nice. pictures are clear but you have no sound effects.

1/18/2012 11:48 AMView Responses

good music used, nice drawings, titles are great !

1/18/2012 11:48 AMView Responses

like the drawings.. the titles music builds the tension!! titles need to be moved, can't see some of them.

1/18/2012 11:48 AMView Responses

nice music bro

1/18/2012 11:48 AMView Responses

Music was good, and showed the deepness of the film, pictures were clear, font was good. Good camera angles a good range

1/18/2012 11:48 AMView Responses

Really good background music slow dramatic epic music which is very effective. Good use of a crescendo in the music at the end.

1/18/2012 11:48 AMView Responses

The feedback from my Animatic was generally good and people gave some good points on what I can improve on.  From the feedback I now know that I should make my drawings a bit clearer and add sound effects to the music I included in my Animatic. 

Mundane Task

I have done this Mundane Task to show the possible camera angles I can use in my film and practice using the different programmes needed to edit my final opening sequence.