I have set myself a range of targets for next year in G324 which i believe will let me progress further in A level Media Studies.
For example to progress i will take more consideration in lighting and camera composition in the filming stage as my G321 filming process was slightly disrupted by the over toned dark lighting throughout the film which was supported by other audiences views on our opening 2 minutes. Also our camera composition was a bit shaky in areas of the filming which could be improved by using dynamic angles on the tripod to steady the camera in difficult positions.
If there was anything I would do differently it would be the the planning process towards my film; the planning stage was not well planned and this affected our overall mark. I would also improve the length of my blogs as they are not as detailed compared to my classmates blogs.
In my next production that i will create in G324 i will improve my blogs because I was more focused on the editing stage of my film and next year I will focus on my film creation skills dramatically by concentrating more in the editing process of the trailer.
The one last thing I could improve and take into G324 with me is my improvement and understanding of the media terminology and I will focus on the the four main technical areas. One of these would be the mise-en-scene; during the production stages Connor and I didn't give much thought to the mise-en0scene, this is evident in the film with the main characters wearing an open shirt. We also didn't use many props which could improve our film as it could add a new action scene or more intense scenes-this would improve the experience for our audience and make it more interesting keeping the audience on the edge of their seats until the end.
Friday, 2 May 2014
Looking back to your preliminary task, what do you feel that you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product? (Evaluation Activity 7)
I feel that I have learnt a lot in the time between filming my preliminary and my final film. I have learnt about the importance of camera angles and choosing a location which is best for my situation (action). We created our AS preliminary task film "Viet-Con" using adobe premiere elements because of the efficiency of Creating short clips with effective techniques such as the fade in fade out tool which was used in the begining and end of our film. I have also learnt a lot about the general conventions of films, as I have looked at many types of film during my planning so i can now pick out certain aspects and conventions of films in any clip i watch/analyse for example suspense in horror, and fast cuts in action films which we used in our clip.
What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing the product? (Evaluation Activity 6)
I have learnt alot about technologies from producing my film, Viet-Con. I have learnt about making blogs, and using the website Blogger and using all of its features effectively by using tools such as spell check to increase the quality of my blogs (shown in the image to the left) and the google plus button to try and expand my viewing base. 
I have also learnt how to use new editing techniques to increase the overall quality of production towards our film for example the speed up tool effect on Connor and James's eyes to give the audience a dynamic POV effect of both characters using this tool.The last main thing I learnt in regards of technology is the power of camera angles, and how important it is to look into choosing the correct setting for shooting because of the instant representation a setting can give off to the audience sub consciously and we also tried to edit a title, but we couldn't quite find the right software to use for our titles.Overall i have learnt alot about the process of creating a product through technology.
Tuesday, 29 April 2014
How did you attract/address your audience? (Evaluation Activity 5)
The opening to our film, Viet-Con, is very similar to the opening to the James Bond films. This is because they both open with an action scene (a fight scene, chase scene or shoot out) and then show the titles after. We adapted this method and followed them because we believed that our film and James Bond were very similar as they are both action films and follow the typical conventions of an action film.
First of all we used fast paced music to link with the editing and with what is happening in our film, for example we used non digetic sound during the chase scene to help aid the audience through the scene. We also used music at the end to link with the end of the scene and the introduction of the titles-we did this because we wanted our film to end with a cliffhanger and keep the audience hooked and wanting more.We did this because it follows the typical conventions of an action film as it had the traditional fast paced music and traditional action scene as the opening.
I believe the unique selling point to our film was that our film was different to others; it had a sinister setting with high intensity aspects. It also had well known actors such as Graham Burgess, James Hill and Patrick Cowley.
Overall i believe that the sinister theme and opening action scene attracted our audience as we predicted, this is because our film is very similar to James Bond and the James Bond franchise was very successful.
First of all we used fast paced music to link with the editing and with what is happening in our film, for example we used non digetic sound during the chase scene to help aid the audience through the scene. We also used music at the end to link with the end of the scene and the introduction of the titles-we did this because we wanted our film to end with a cliffhanger and keep the audience hooked and wanting more.We did this because it follows the typical conventions of an action film as it had the traditional fast paced music and traditional action scene as the opening.
I believe the unique selling point to our film was that our film was different to others; it had a sinister setting with high intensity aspects. It also had well known actors such as Graham Burgess, James Hill and Patrick Cowley.
Overall i believe that the sinister theme and opening action scene attracted our audience as we predicted, this is because our film is very similar to James Bond and the James Bond franchise was very successful.
Wednesday, 9 April 2014
Who would be the audience for your media product? (Evaluation Activity 4)
Edward Harrington's interests in films could be foreshadow high quality action elements because of how he has portrayed himself in the photo in regards to our films target audience. I chose Edward because the mise-en-scene is exactly how it should be with a stereotypical teenager interested in action.
Edward Harrington's representation through our film has allowed to assume that he shops at clothing outlets, such as Sports Direct, because of his choice of clothing. The track bottoms and hoodie allow us to see that Ed is a stereotypical teenager.
Overall Edward Harrington is the perfect example of our target audience as his appearance and personality show that by being a stereotypical teenager he would be interested in sports and action films and by having a sporty conspicuous action aura about him it helps to relate to our conspicuous action genre film.
The jumper shows that he is a stereotypical teenager and also suggests that he likes to keep a low profile and enjoys high intensity aspects of films and it shows this through his use of mise-en-scene. Hoodies are stereotypically related to criminals or "youths" who want to keep a low profile, this is similar to our character Agent Banks, (Cory Nelson) in our film; Agent Banks is wearing a hoodie to blend in and keep a low profile.
Friday, 4 April 2014
What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why? (Evaluation Activity 3)
A production company is a company that produces new media, such as films and television programs. The company is also responsible for raising the money needed to fund the production. The production company can be either a small company or a larger one, selling its products to a film studio or presenting it at a studio. We would have universal distribute our film because they are a well known institution and have been successful all over the world.
The production would of been funded by indie film councils, however we had Universal to help us who funded the productions allowing us to hire top quality actors who could perform at the next level.
Films similar to our film, "Viet-Con", are the James Bond franchise. This is because both the James bond films and our film both start with an action scene before showing the opening titles-this is effective because it quickly grabs the audience and hooks them in. Another film that is similar to Viet-Con is the Jason Bourne franchise. This is because both the Jason Bourne films and our film are4 produced by the same institution, Universal. The Jason Bourne films are similar because they follow the same structure; they both are from the action genre and have a tension filled scene throughout the film.
The Jason Bourne films were very successful, especially "The Bourne Ultimatum".
The Bourne Ultimatum was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures, and had a budget of $110,000,000, was released on August 3, 2007, in North America, where it earned $69,283,690 in ticket sales in its first weekend of release, making it the highest August opening in the U.S, breaking a record previously held by "Rush Hour 2" (2001) for the highest grossing August opening. The three films have been commercially successful and critically acclaimed and The Bourne Ultimatum won all three of its nominations for Academy Awards, winning the Best Film Editing, the Best Sound Mixing and the Best Sound Editing at the 80th Academy Awards.
The production would of been funded by indie film councils, however we had Universal to help us who funded the productions allowing us to hire top quality actors who could perform at the next level.
Films similar to our film, "Viet-Con", are the James Bond franchise. This is because both the James bond films and our film both start with an action scene before showing the opening titles-this is effective because it quickly grabs the audience and hooks them in. Another film that is similar to Viet-Con is the Jason Bourne franchise. This is because both the Jason Bourne films and our film are4 produced by the same institution, Universal. The Jason Bourne films are similar because they follow the same structure; they both are from the action genre and have a tension filled scene throughout the film.
The Jason Bourne films were very successful, especially "The Bourne Ultimatum".
The Bourne Ultimatum was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures, and had a budget of $110,000,000, was released on August 3, 2007, in North America, where it earned $69,283,690 in ticket sales in its first weekend of release, making it the highest August opening in the U.S, breaking a record previously held by "Rush Hour 2" (2001) for the highest grossing August opening. The three films have been commercially successful and critically acclaimed and The Bourne Ultimatum won all three of its nominations for Academy Awards, winning the Best Film Editing, the Best Sound Mixing and the Best Sound Editing at the 80th Academy Awards.
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