Question 6

Question 6:
What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

Whilst creating this product i have had to learn and practice how to use new technologies that i have not used before.

In order to make my blog super-visual i needed to learn how to use new softwares that enabled me to present my information in creative and unique ways. For example, i used software such as; Prezzi which allowed me to create an interactive powerpoint when talking about conventions of an opening sequence, slide rocket, embedding youtube videos onto my blog and using screencast to speak over the footage that is on the screen. All of these things can be embedded onto my blog.

During the planning and creating of the opening sequence i have been able to use new pieces of software and enhance my skills with hardware. The hardware that i have used are the cameras, tripods and the macs. I have used these before, however i have learnt how to use them to their full potential. I was able to build up my knowledge of the macs by using new software such as iMovie, Photoshop and Livetype. Photoshop enabled me and my group to create our company logo, whilst we used iMovie to edited our opening sequence together.

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Question 7

From looking back at my preliminary task i can see that i have learnt many new techniques, such as camera work, mise en scene and editing. I have improved with my camera by being able to use and try many different types of camera techniques and angles.

For instance, when filing my preliminary task I used basic mid and long shots, and found that we broke the 180 degree rule, which made the video seem basic and amateur. However when filming my opening sequence to a thriller movie, i made sure we used a wide range of techniques. Such as Close ups, high and low angles, match on action and e did not break the 180 degree rule. Using these techniques helped the to make the opening sequence professional and more interesting to the audience. 

I have improved with my mise en scene a significant amount, as when looking back at my preliminary task i could see that the shots were framed very poorly, as the frae was covered in a lot of free space, and we hadn't thought at all about the things that were going to be in the shot. On the other hand, whilst filming the opening sequence we concentrated a lot more on the mise en scene. For example, the shots in the car park are used to show the isolation of the attacked character, we did this by having shots of the empty car park, creating that eerie and spooky atmosphere.

 When editing my preliminary task together, there was not much effort towards making the clips seem seamless, which resulted in the video being jumpy and having only a few smooth cuts. However when editing my opening sequence there was a lot of time and effort in creating as smooth cuts as possible, resulting in the film flowing smoothly and seeming seamless.

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Evaluation Questions

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

For our coursework we had to create a two and a half minute opening sequence to a thriller movie. Im order to do this we had to research and watch sever opening sequences of thriller movies. These included; Silence of the lambs, seven and many more. All of these opening sequences included the following; An isolated location, a vulnerable character, music, lots of close ups, pans of the area top show that no one is around and finally the titles. All of this to help build tension and get the audience ready for the movie.
After research and discussing many ideas, we had our final plot synopsis. As we were filming a thriller, we had decided to use lots of low key lighting, in order to keep that eerie feel to our film. As well as this we hoped to have many close ups in order to keep as much as possible hidden from our audience. After filming things over and over, we had finally came up with our first draft. This draft has most of the conventions of an opening sequence, but not all of them. We had received feed back from our peers to help us create a much more intense opening sequence. 
When we hand in our final product, we hope to have an opening sequence that makes the hearts of our audience beat, as they highly anticipate what is going to happen throughout the rest of the movie. To do this we will have used all of the conventions of an opening sequence. 

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

In our opening sequence we have completely flipped things on its head, as we had chosen to have a male character being the victim of a female character. This goes against many stereo types, as typically a male is said to be the stronger of the two, and is usually the one attacking the female. We have decided to do this as we wanted to create something different, something that people would not expect to see or happen Whilst writing up our plans, we did worry about people hating on it, as it is something that is unexpected from the community, but at the same time we were happy about showing our audience something different. 
We had decided that our characters should be aged 17-20, as that is the age group that goes to see thriller movies the most, thats what we found out in our research. This will also help our audience be able to relate to the characters throughout the movie.

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

We believe "Entertainment film distributors" would distribute our movie as they normally work with indie films, which ours is. Our film would have a fairly low budget which is why instead of going for they typical big name distributor we have gone for something a lot more realistic however this distributor is still quite good as they have had failry successful films come through in the past. We hope that using them we would be able to get our names out in the industry and then be able to make films with a higher budget.

First Draft

Audio

We have chosen to use this ringtone as it is a default ringtone of a phone, so it will be more realistic and easy for the audience to relate to. We want to dub this over our shots so that we can make it louder, and add an effect onto it, maybe some reverb to make it sound distance.




We believe this music would fit in with our opening sequence as it is mysterious so it would create an eery atmosphere. However the music is still fast paced so it will fit with the running section.

Props and Location

For our location we have chosen to film in St.Nicholas Car park in sutton. We have chosen this as our filming location as we think that it is a quiet and secluded place, if we film at the right times. As well as this the lighting will quite dark as the roof blocks most of the sun light, so it will create a creepy and mysterious atmosphere.

For our props we have chosen to use an Iphone 4 and a blackberry curve, as these are the two main phones that 16-19 year olds will have, so it can relate to our chosen audience.

My Costume

This is the outfit that I will be wearing for our opening sequence. 

Character Description

Character Descriptions

Andrew Ducasse

Andrew’s character in this opening sequence known as Vincent Peair is an aggressive person who tends to get into fights quite often. He is a very outspoken person who is found to be very funny. He is 19 years old and his occupation is as a part time baker who is saving up to go to university in the near future.

Aaron Spearink

Aaron plays the character Jimmy Watson who is a very shy person who finds it hard to make friends, he knows how to handle himself on the street and is not afraid of direct conflict with other people. Aaron is 17 years old male and does not have a job because he dropped out of school and is forced to live of off benefits.

Molly Sandofrd

Molly, who in the film is called Sarah Hopkins, plays the role of the villain, she is a dark and mysterious character, she has a dark mind and is considered to most people to be a goth, she is 17 years old and does not have a occupation as she moves around a lot. She struggled at home and did not have good parents that have made her become a psychopath.

Company Logo

This is the logo that we created for our company, which we intend to use within the opening sequence of our film. The colours that we have chosen are dark and mysterious as our chosen genre is thriller.

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Synopsis

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