Tuesday 23 March 2010
Friday 19 March 2010
Wednesday 17 March 2010
Evaluation draft deadline mon 22nd 9am, final deadline mon 29th 9am
Thriller Film Opening Sequence Evaluation - 1500-2000 words
PowerPoint uploaded to moodle
1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge conventions of real media products?
What conventions of professional products have you used in your own film? (narrative conventions, character conventions, genre, camerawork, sound, editing, special effects, mise-en-scene? Use screen grabs of your own sequence to illustrate each example where you have followed conventions or gone against (challenged) conventions. Also use images from the films that have influenced you where relevant.
2. How does your media product represent particular social groups? (gender, age, ethnicity etc.)
Compare a character in your sequence to a character in a professional film (use images). If you have included a villain/victim character, does the character follow conventions of characters in professional films. For example, is your villain male? Is your victim female? Therefore how are you representing gender?
3. What kind of media institution would distribute your media product?
Discuss similar professional films and their production companies (use images of the films and logos). Which production Company do you think would distribute your film? (if it was professional and if you had made the full film).
4. Who would be the audience for your media product? (BBFC and target audience) Use images from a similar product with a similar target audience. Remember that target audience is not the same as classification.
5. How did you attract/address your audience?
Refer to Significant moments in your sequence where you have tried to generate a response from the spectator (a close up to encourage identification with a character, music that encourages the spectator to feel suspense, tense, visceral reaction etc.) What techniques have you used to encourage the spectator to want to see the rest of the film? (Clues about narrative, character, etc.) Use screen grabs of your own sequence.
6. What have you learnt about the technologies from the process of constructing your product?
(blog, camera equipment, editing software – Final Cut Express, istopmotion, Garageband etc.) Use screen grabs/photos of all these things. Be very specific about tools/effects/techniques learnt not just ‘I have learnt a lot about the software’
7. Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to your final product?
Discuss your second preliminary task that you did in a week before starting Thriller. Discuss what you have learnt since then about construction of micro elements in order to create meaning, how to use different techniques, practical skills etc. How have you built on your knowledge that you learnt from the prelim task? Use screen grabs of your prelim task and your sequence where relevant.
PowerPoint uploaded to moodle
1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge conventions of real media products?
What conventions of professional products have you used in your own film? (narrative conventions, character conventions, genre, camerawork, sound, editing, special effects, mise-en-scene? Use screen grabs of your own sequence to illustrate each example where you have followed conventions or gone against (challenged) conventions. Also use images from the films that have influenced you where relevant.
2. How does your media product represent particular social groups? (gender, age, ethnicity etc.)
Compare a character in your sequence to a character in a professional film (use images). If you have included a villain/victim character, does the character follow conventions of characters in professional films. For example, is your villain male? Is your victim female? Therefore how are you representing gender?
3. What kind of media institution would distribute your media product?
Discuss similar professional films and their production companies (use images of the films and logos). Which production Company do you think would distribute your film? (if it was professional and if you had made the full film).
4. Who would be the audience for your media product? (BBFC and target audience) Use images from a similar product with a similar target audience. Remember that target audience is not the same as classification.
5. How did you attract/address your audience?
Refer to Significant moments in your sequence where you have tried to generate a response from the spectator (a close up to encourage identification with a character, music that encourages the spectator to feel suspense, tense, visceral reaction etc.) What techniques have you used to encourage the spectator to want to see the rest of the film? (Clues about narrative, character, etc.) Use screen grabs of your own sequence.
6. What have you learnt about the technologies from the process of constructing your product?
(blog, camera equipment, editing software – Final Cut Express, istopmotion, Garageband etc.) Use screen grabs/photos of all these things. Be very specific about tools/effects/techniques learnt not just ‘I have learnt a lot about the software’
7. Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to your final product?
Discuss your second preliminary task that you did in a week before starting Thriller. Discuss what you have learnt since then about construction of micro elements in order to create meaning, how to use different techniques, practical skills etc. How have you built on your knowledge that you learnt from the prelim task? Use screen grabs of your prelim task and your sequence where relevant.
Friday 12 March 2010
Response to feedback
In response to our feedback on our rough cut.
We have read our feedback and on the whole we are happy with the response we got. In response to our feedback we can extend the length of our opening and work on our soundtrack to make it fit better with our video sequence.
We agree with the feedback that our sequence is to short and needs to be lengthened and to do this we are planning to film some more scenes which will make up opening go up to the required timings. Also we agree with the fact that sometimes our soundtrack does not always match the sequence on the screen which then makes the clip loose some atmosphere. To overcome this we will work hard on our soundtrack to make it better and more conventional of the thriller genre.
We have read our feedback and on the whole we are happy with the response we got. In response to our feedback we can extend the length of our opening and work on our soundtrack to make it fit better with our video sequence.
We agree with the feedback that our sequence is to short and needs to be lengthened and to do this we are planning to film some more scenes which will make up opening go up to the required timings. Also we agree with the fact that sometimes our soundtrack does not always match the sequence on the screen which then makes the clip loose some atmosphere. To overcome this we will work hard on our soundtrack to make it better and more conventional of the thriller genre.
Rough Cut Feedback
Group P1 05
- We thought that the camera angles used were really effective and added to the atmosphere as they had some interesting shots, such as the shots through the metal fence.
We thought that the scene made sense as it showed the body first and then the photographs meaning that they may be linked. It made sense although it did not give too much away, which we thought was really clever.
We thought that it could be improved as the last scene where Marina was on the floor, the music cuts which ruins the atmosphere slightly. Apart from this, the music throughout the sequence is really effective and made it very tense. Wicked! (Y)
Group P1 01
-We though the editing used looked very professional and the sound used was well synchronized with what was going on in the opening. There was a very wide range of camera shots which built up tension and looked as though it will lead to a good plot throughout the rest of the thriller. This will engage viewers and make them want to see the rest. They need to make it a lot longer to fit in the time frame that it is supposed to be (2 minutes 30). Despite only having a short amount of footage it is still top notch.
P1-02- We believe that the production was very good. We liked the array of different shot types, especially when looking though the stairs. We like the variation from colour to black & white, which contrasted emotion from the characters. Overall, we believe the music we quite good, although some parts did not fir the sequence.
P1-03-
Good soundtrack
Liked the refocusing of the camera when photos were introduced
Quite short length
Interesting shots
Nice use of zooms
Liked the contrast of locations
Good use of costume, girl in red
- We thought that the camera angles used were really effective and added to the atmosphere as they had some interesting shots, such as the shots through the metal fence.
We thought that the scene made sense as it showed the body first and then the photographs meaning that they may be linked. It made sense although it did not give too much away, which we thought was really clever.
We thought that it could be improved as the last scene where Marina was on the floor, the music cuts which ruins the atmosphere slightly. Apart from this, the music throughout the sequence is really effective and made it very tense. Wicked! (Y)
Group P1 01
-We though the editing used looked very professional and the sound used was well synchronized with what was going on in the opening. There was a very wide range of camera shots which built up tension and looked as though it will lead to a good plot throughout the rest of the thriller. This will engage viewers and make them want to see the rest. They need to make it a lot longer to fit in the time frame that it is supposed to be (2 minutes 30). Despite only having a short amount of footage it is still top notch.
P1-02- We believe that the production was very good. We liked the array of different shot types, especially when looking though the stairs. We like the variation from colour to black & white, which contrasted emotion from the characters. Overall, we believe the music we quite good, although some parts did not fir the sequence.
P1-03-
Good soundtrack
Liked the refocusing of the camera when photos were introduced
Quite short length
Interesting shots
Nice use of zooms
Liked the contrast of locations
Good use of costume, girl in red
Wednesday 10 March 2010
Rough Cut For Thriller Opening
Feedback:
- We would like feedback on the camera angles and if the opening sequence makes sence.
- We would like feedback on the sound track and if it fits in and if it creates the correct - ( tense scary ) atmosphere.
We would like to include another couple of scenes, between the others. These scenes would include: people in forensic overalls, and some more shots of the stalker which make it more obvious that it is actually a stalker.
Tuesday 9 March 2010
Evaluation Questions
The following questions must be answered in your evaluation PowerPoint:
1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
2. How does your media product represent particular social groups?
3. What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
4. Who would be the audience for your media product?
5. How did you attract/address your audience?
6. What have you learned about technologies from the process of constructing the product?
7. Looking back to your preliminary task, what do you feel that you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
09.03.10
Today we have edited and reordered the footage that we have saved on the computer, but we could not finish the editing as not all the footage is on the computer because the camera isnt in college to do this.
We will finish reordering and editing next lesson and convert it into quicktime at then end.
We are also going to continue with our soundtrack, and start drafting our evaluations.
We will finish reordering and editing next lesson and convert it into quicktime at then end.
We are also going to continue with our soundtrack, and start drafting our evaluations.
Deadlines
- Weds 10th - Rough cut deadline
- Friday 12th - Feedback lesson and 30 mins editing
- Tues 16th - NO COLLEGE
- Weds 17th - Editing
- Friday 19th - Final cut deadline (allow 30 mins for quicktime and upload)
- Monday 22nd - Evaluation draft deadline (9am moodle/email
- Monday 29th - Final evaluation deadline (9am moodle/email)
Friday 5 March 2010
MURDER OF LOCAL NEWS REPORTER
LOCAL NEWS REPORTER KATIE JOHNSON WAS FOUND DEAD IN THE WOODLAND WALK IN CAMBRIDGE.
POLICE HAVE NOT NAMED ANY SUSPECTS OF YET BUT AN ENQUIRY INTO THE BRUTAL MURDER HAS BEEN LAUNCHED. ANY INFORMATION FROM THE PUBLIC IS VITAL
CONTACT: 07895234566
cambridgeshire police department
this post will be included in our opening sequence as we want the audience to know that the victim is missing
Wednesday 3 March 2010
Iconography
we are going to use some iconography in our film, in particular the victim shall be wearing a red dress. We chose this colour as it is often symbolic of danger, and death which emphasises the fact that muder has taken place at the beginning of the sequence. The brightness of the colour also works well in the shots of the dead body as it contrasts with the comparitively dull background of the forrest and makes the victim stand out by catching the eye of the audiance.
Similarly, the villain will be dressed in dark colours to symbolise evil and emphasises the mystery surrounding the identity of the killer as we never actually see his face in the sequence.
Tuesday 2 March 2010
Progress so far
So far we have made good progress within our group. We have established our characters roles and filmed some scenes of our opening sequence which include our characters. We have also continued to keep up to date on our blog. We encountered some problems with the location of our filming as we could not find a available classroom so we wasted some time finding one. The first thing we filmed had to be re-done due to something being in the shot which wasn't meant to be there. from this we have learned to be more aware of what is in the shot at all times. To continue with this progress we need to finish of all our filming, and keep up to date with the blog, and meet all the deadlines that have been set: 8th March-Filming Deadline, 12th March-Rough Cut Deadline.
Wednesday 24 February 2010
BLOG OF THE WEEK!
YAY we are blog of the week - Wednesday 24th February.
We have loads of post which contain a lot of detail with relevant pictures which makes our blog look appealing. We have include much detail, so all our ideas are clear. All of us have continued to keep up to date with homework and have done a lot of research into new and alternative ideas for our film opening.
We have loads of post which contain a lot of detail with relevant pictures which makes our blog look appealing. We have include much detail, so all our ideas are clear. All of us have continued to keep up to date with homework and have done a lot of research into new and alternative ideas for our film opening.
Tuesday 23 February 2010
mugshots
we have now edited the photos of the suspects to look more professional using photo shop by removing the background and making it black and white
Tuesday 9 February 2010
Target Audience
Our target audience for our thriller is both male and females aged between 12 and 25. This is because these are the most likely people to watch thriller films. Also this age category are very interested in thrillers as there are many different types of thrillers, for example: crime (which is our thriller), psychological (Donnie Darko) and Action (James Bond).
The 12A rating is only used for films shown in cinemas. It is given to films that are best suited to those aged 12 or older. However, people younger than 12 may see a 12A so long as they are accompanied by an adult! In such circumstances, responsibility for allowing a child under 12 to view lies with the accompanying adult.
We have chosen to have our certificate as a 12A as it is a mild thriller meaning there will be no or very little violence, explicit language and sex scenes.
The 12A rating is only used for films shown in cinemas. It is given to films that are best suited to those aged 12 or older. However, people younger than 12 may see a 12A so long as they are accompanied by an adult! In such circumstances, responsibility for allowing a child under 12 to view lies with the accompanying adult.
We have chosen to have our certificate as a 12A as it is a mild thriller meaning there will be no or very little violence, explicit language and sex scenes.
Friday 5 February 2010
Wednesday 3 February 2010
Deadlines
Thriller Project Timings & Deadlines
11th Jan to 15th Jan: Thriller introduction.
18th Jan to 22nd Jan: Analysis of real and student examples/ Production logos.
25th Jan to 29th Jan: Planning and delivery of pitches.
1st Feb to 5th Feb: Storyboarding, shot lists and other planning.
Cameras are available from Friday 5th Feb at 4.10pm until shooting deadline of 9am Monday 8th March. Students can have 2 overnights or one weekend to film. There are three weekend slots available ( 6th & 7th Feb, 27th & 28th Feb and 6th & 7th March).
8th Feb to 12th Feb: Filming.
15th Feb to 19th Feb: HALF TERM. NO CAMERAS OUT.
22nd Feb to 26th Feb: Filming and editing.
1st March to 5th March: Filming and editing.
8th March to 12th March: 8th March Shooting deadline. 2nd lesson of this week is Rough Cut Deadline. Third lesson of week, rough cut feedback.
15th March to 19th March: End of second lesson of the week is Final Cut Deadline. Last lesson of the week, feedback on final cuts and re-introduction to Evaluation questions.
22nd March to 26th March: 9am 22nd March is Interim writing deadline. Lessons this week are for feedback on interim drafts and revisions/writing.
9am 29th March: Final writing deadline.
Tuesday 2 February 2010
Planning - Test shots/footage
Test shots and footage
- These will be things like, the mug shots that we are doing.
- And for example, filming a shot where its not actually meant to be.
- We took some pictures of people for our police investigation to be suspects.
Planning - Sound
Narrator
- At the beginning there will be a news report that you can hear, announcing that someone is missing.
- After the narration bit, the rest will be music.
- The music will be eerie and slow paced, with a strong beat and emphasis on certain points.
- There will be no dialogue.
Production Roles
Everyone will take it in turns to play the role of the camera person.
Producer:
A film producer or movie producer is someone who creates the scenes and conditions for making movies.
Director:
the person who directs the making of a film.
Producer Coordinator:
Assists and helps the producer.
- Producer: Taylor
- Director: Shanna
- Producer Coordinator: Matt
Producer:
A film producer or movie producer is someone who creates the scenes and conditions for making movies.
Director:
the person who directs the making of a film.
Producer Coordinator:
Assists and helps the producer.
Planning - Actors
Actors
- Matthew Crouch - Stalker
- Marina Ashbourne - Celebrity
- Hannah Fenn - Policewoman
- Taylor Hayward and Shanna Paterson - Forensics
- Matt would be suitable for the role of the stalker because, he is a boy and he looks scary.
- Marina would be suitable for the role of the celebrity because, she looks glamorous like a celebrity and vulnerable.
- Hannah would be suitable for the role of the policewoman because, she has authority and can be bossy.
- Taylor and Shanna would be suitable for the role of the forensics because, they are serious and good at keeping a straight face.
Planning - Locations
Locations
- The forest within Long Road College
- The dark room in the photography department
- Our media class room
- Forest - We do not need permission to use the forest
- Dark room - We have permission from the teacher who's class room it ia
- Classroom - We will find an empty classroom around college.
- Theses are further down in the blog
Planning - Times and dates
Times
Back up plan
- Tuesday - 9am
- Wednesday - 2.40pm
- Friday - 10.50am
- Friday, 5th
- Tuesday, 9th
- Wednesday, 10th
- Friday, 12th
Back up plan
- If the camera is booked out on the Monday that we need to film, then we will try and use the dark room on one of the dates above.
Planning - List of Equipment
- Camera
- Tripod
- Costume
- Make up
- Posters
- Photos
- Map
- Spare Battery - for camera
- Mains adapter - for camera
- Tape - for camera
Hair & Makeup
For the police woman we have decided to have hair tied back with minimal make up, this will create a realistic professional look.
For the celebrity we have decided to have big done up hair and lots of make up which will conform to the conventions of a typical glamorous celebrity. We will also use eye shadow to create a bruised look which will inform the viewers that the celebrity has been formed.
The stalker will be as normal looking as possible, his hair will be un-styled and no make up will be required.
The forensic scientists will have the hair tied back tightly and out of there faces, and make up will be minimal this will create a realistic professional look.
For the celebrity we have decided to have big done up hair and lots of make up which will conform to the conventions of a typical glamorous celebrity. We will also use eye shadow to create a bruised look which will inform the viewers that the celebrity has been formed.
The stalker will be as normal looking as possible, his hair will be un-styled and no make up will be required.
The forensic scientists will have the hair tied back tightly and out of there faces, and make up will be minimal this will create a realistic professional look.
Planning - Lighting
We have decided to use low key lighting in the forest and in the dark room, this creates mystery and tension which conforms to the conventions of a thriller. We will also use red light in the dark roo for a realistic effect.
We will use bright normal lighting for the forensic scene, this will give a realistic professional effect
We will use bright normal lighting for the forensic scene, this will give a realistic professional effect
Costume
The celebrity, Played by Marina, will wear red clothing, high heels, make up, done up hair, and bruises. The celebrity will wear red clothing to stand out and this will make the viewers identify with her, showing she is the main character. The celebrity Will come across as very glamorous will conform with the typical conventions of a celebrity. The bruises will tell the viewers that the celebrity has been harmed.
The stalker, played by Matt, will wear a black hooded jumper, black trousers, black gloves and black shoes. We decided that the stalker will wear all black for a mysterious and suspicious look. It also hides the identity of the stalker which conforms to the narrative of our film.
The policewoman, Played by Hannah, will wear a typical conventional policewoman outfit. A police hat, black blazer, white shirt and a tie. This will let the viewer easily identify who the character is.
The forensic scientists played by Taylor and Shanna, will wear a conventional white overall. This will let the viewer easily identify who the character is.
The stalker, played by Matt, will wear a black hooded jumper, black trousers, black gloves and black shoes. We decided that the stalker will wear all black for a mysterious and suspicious look. It also hides the identity of the stalker which conforms to the narrative of our film.
The policewoman, Played by Hannah, will wear a typical conventional policewoman outfit. A police hat, black blazer, white shirt and a tie. This will let the viewer easily identify who the character is.
The forensic scientists played by Taylor and Shanna, will wear a conventional white overall. This will let the viewer easily identify who the character is.
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