Evaluation 7

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


In between the process of shooting and editing our preliminary task to then shooting and editing our thriller opening we were able to improve our skills quite drastically. This can be seen in our progress with planning, filming and editing.

While making our preliminary task.
When starting our course we were blank slates we had no previous knowledge about the processes that went into filming and editing a piece of footage. As a result we had to learn from experience making mistakes and noting them in hopes to rectify them in future.This meant that when making our preliminary task we did not have very many skills and as a result our preliminary task was not of that high a quality.

When planning for our preliminary task we did not really put much effort into the plot, setting, props etc. because of this our preliminary task was very simple and put together. We also had to figure out the whole filming process for ourselves like where to position the camera and how to execute techniques like match on action/eyeline match/ shot-reverse-shot. This also meant that our preliminary task was lacking in quality as we did not know to think about things like backlighting which can be seen when I walk through the door in the preliminary task. Also the eyeline matches and shot reverse shots in the preliminary task are pretty badly executed.

Then when it came to editing we were not all tat familiar with the software and as such it was a process of trial and error in order for us to find out what worked and what didn't. This also allowed us to experiment with various different effects, transitions and the effects of fast and slow editing on the sequence. We decided to keep the preliminary task simple with minimal transitions. When it came to exporting we didn't really know the difference between the different formats to which we could export our footage, because of this we did not export it at a very high quality. All together our preliminary task is of quite a poor quality as we didn't really know what we were doing, this task was for us to experiment and make mistakes which we would be able to learn from in future.

What I learned from preliminary
That the planning process is important when making a successful
sequence.
How to effectively use an eyeline match and shot-reverse-shot.
Upload, edit and export footage in premiere pro.
How to use Youtube to upload my videos onto the internet.


Skills I gained from the preliminary

The ability to use film equipment: camera, tripod, mic and boom pole.
The ability to make decisions about camera placement.
The ability to edit footage on premiere pro by cutting footage and adding transitions.
The ability to render footage on premier pro.
The ability to export footage from premiere pro.
The ability to upload footage to youtube.

Preliminary task video

Eyeline match looking of screen at Shelby

Image of Shelby which for eyeline match

Shot reverse shot (1)

Shot reverse shot (2)

Backlighting

Shot reverse shot (3)

Our actual thriller is of a higher quality than our preliminary task. This is because we made detailed plans about what we were going to include in our sequence. Then when it came to filming the thriller we had better knowledge about the process of filming and how to do it successfully. Finally when it came to the editing process we made vast improvements to the basic editing that can be seen in our preliminary task. We also gave more time for the editing process of our thriller opening as we realised this was the area that would make the biggest difference to the overall quality of the final film. Due to the lessons that we learned during the preliminary task it can be seen that there is none of the backlighting problem or the problems with eyeline matches and shot-reverse-shots. Also as we learned from our preliminary task the importance of what format you export your sequence to our thriller opening is of a much higher visual quality.

Shot reverse shot (1)

Shot reverse shot (2)

Shot reverse shot (3)

Shelby looking of screen for eyeline match

What Shelby is looking at eyeline match

Evaluation 6

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

For the question "What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?" I decided to answer in the form of an infographic.

Evaluation 5

How did you attract your audience?


For the question "How did you attract your audience?" I decided to answer in the form of a prezi which can be found below.




I decided to include some pictures to show how I used the different techniques as discussed in my prezi.

This picture is of our thriller opening which is posted on Youtube a form of social media frequently used by our target audience.

This picture shows our female characters which make up 2/3 of our cast this is different to most thrillers which usually have a male dominated cast.
Below is a picture from "North by North West" which shows how most of the on screen cast are male.

This picture shows a scene from "North by North West" the scene clearly shows how the film has a mostly male cast.

This is a picture of our cliffhanger ending which leaves the audience wanting more as they don't know what is going to happen to the rest of the girls. Another reason that we used this is because it was inspired by all the "A" moments in "Pretty Little Liars" when our murderer crosses the girls faced off.  I thought this was similar to the moment in "Pretty Little Liars" when "A" paints over the population sign showing that "A" has been successful in getting rid of one of their targets.

The pictures of this can be seen below. 

These are the pictures of before and after "A" tampered with the population on the sign.

This picture show the character of "Chloe" alone as you can see in this shot there is no one around which creates a sense of isolation for our character which engages the audience by making them empathise and feel fear for our character.

This was our first shot which establishes our setting allowing people from our local area to see that the film was shot in a familiar location.

Evaluation 4

Who would be the audience for your media product?

For the question "Who would be the audience for your media product?" I decided to answer in the form of a slide show. 

Evaluation 3

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

In the question "What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?"  we had to consider how our media product would realistically be distributed. We did this by considering all of the pro's and con's of each different production method. This question is being answered in the form of a mind-map.

Evaluation 2

How does your media product represent social groups?


For the question "How does your media product represent social groups?" I decided to answer in the form of a infographic.

Here are some pictures of the characters in our thriller.

Our characters "Chloe" and "Lucy" give us our representation of females, they also represent the working class and youth.  They can be see in this picture that "Chloe" and "Lucy" are gossiping which is immature and frames them as less intelligent.

Again our characters of "Chloe" and "Lucy" can be seen as stereotypical girlie girls as they are discussing make up. This again frames them in quite a negative light suggesting that they may not be all that intelligent. 

In the end  both girls have no power to save  themselves they are helpless and weak and ultimately die because of this. 

When confronted with the hooded guy "Chloe" is helpless to do anything to stop him and has no power to save herself.

Our hooded murderer killing "Chloe" he gives us our representation of males and our ethnic minority, he also represents working class and youth.  When he is first introduced he is stalking the girls  which is predatiorial he is  silently watching his prey which is extremely animalistic. 

When "Chloe" and "Lucy" become aware of the hooded person watching automatic reaction is to run away which portrays them as being rather helpless. Then when the character of "Lucy" trips and the character of "Chloe" keeps on running this present her as cowardly but also as being selfish. 

Our male character is physical violence which conveys the male gender as aggressive and violent and dangerous this is seen as being a very masculine trait and very dominant and powerful. 

Evaluation 1

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

We decided to answer the question "In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?" in the form of a video.