Issues encountered in Preliminary Task - struggled to stick to the 180 degree rule, some of our group stuggled to stay focused.
Examples of Improvement made in final product - focused more, made sure all shots were how we wanted them, stuck to shot schedule.
What skills have you improved upon or gained over the course of this project? - Leadership skills, how to use a camera better, learnt how to use Adobe Premiere Pro.
Friday, 27 April 2012
What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
I have learnt how to record and play back on a camcorder, how to upload the footage on to the computer and how to edit footage on Adobe Premiere Pro, how to insert audio effects and video transitions, and how to use Blogger.
Adobe Premiere Pro was hard to get used to but it had lots of audio and visual effects and resources to use. Blogger was simple and easy to use.
Adobe Premiere Pro was hard to get used to but it had lots of audio and visual effects and resources to use. Blogger was simple and easy to use.
Who would be the audience for your media product?
Profile for a typical audience member:
Name: John Bradshaw
Age: 19
Location: Wrexham
Likes: Cinema, surfing, art
Dislikes: Being bored, cooking, cleaning
Hobbies: Going to the cinema, chilling out and relaxing with a film
Favourite films: Scarface, The Panic In Needle Park, The Notebook
Favourite TV programmes: Crimewatch, C.S.I Miami, Family Guy
Favourite music: Garage, drum 'n' bass, electro house
My film would appeal to John because he enjoys crime films and also romance films.
What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
A production company provides the physical basis for work in the realms of film, television, radio, etc.
Our production company is called 'High Craze Productions'. If we were to distribute our film, we would do it independently to save ourselves money, and we would do it via YouTube.
Cast:
Kessiah Pattenden - Herself
Hayley Jones - Herself
Ben Jones - Himself
Harrison Pattenden - Himself
Our production company is called 'High Craze Productions'. If we were to distribute our film, we would do it independently to save ourselves money, and we would do it via YouTube.
Cast:
Kessiah Pattenden - Herself
Hayley Jones - Herself
Ben Jones - Himself
Harrison Pattenden - Himself
How does your media product represent particular social groups?
A social group that our film represents: Family.
A screenshot from our film 'Love Drug', Kessiah and her son playing together.
A screenshot from 'Cheaper By The Dozen' showing the family eating dinner together.
I have represented my chosen social group by the Mother and Son happily playing together, I used mise-en-scene to create this representation. It is natural lighting because its a sunny day, the costume is very casual so it doesn't matter if they get dirty, the props used is the ball they are playing with. This creates a meaning of love, socialising, and learning to play.
A screenshot from our film 'Love Drug', Kessiah and her son playing together.
A screenshot from 'Cheaper By The Dozen' showing the family eating dinner together.
I have represented my chosen social group by the Mother and Son happily playing together, I used mise-en-scene to create this representation. It is natural lighting because its a sunny day, the costume is very casual so it doesn't matter if they get dirty, the props used is the ball they are playing with. This creates a meaning of love, socialising, and learning to play.
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
Title of our film.
We have used low key lighting, the same as other crime films have, this makes the shot look very mysterious, as if something illegal may happen. Also the title is in white to symbolise the drugs he is dealing, but also glowing red to symbolise romance of the story.
Titles - font and style.
We used a font that looked to fit the crime genre in the colour white to symbolise the drugs.
Location/setting
The location for this shot is a dark, low key lit bedroom, it is typical of a crime film as a lot of crime films use dimly lit rooms to show mysteriousness.
Costume/props
The characters are wearing casual clothing to show they are relaxing as a family, the prop used in this shot is Harrison's ball, its not a typical prop for a crime film as it does not cause any danger/harm such as a weapon which is a typical crime film prop.
Lighting
We have used low key lighting to make the scene look dark and dingy, and because the character is a drug dealer, he may be paranoid of the police raiding his home so he would like to make the house look empty and dark as if no one was there.
Characterisation
Here is a shot of the exchange of the drugs, this shows how the character behaves, selling drugs to young people, it is typical of a crime film as drug dealers tend not to care who they sell to.
Camera angles
This is a point of view shot of the drug dealer answering his phone to a customer, it is a typical shot for a crime film as the audience can see what the criminal is doing through his own eyes.
Editing transitions
Here is a shot which is fading out, it is typical of crime films because when the next shot comes in it shows time has passed.
Genre
Here it shows the drug dealer smoking, you cannot see his face which makes the shot seem very mysterious, this is typical of a crime film.
We have used low key lighting, the same as other crime films have, this makes the shot look very mysterious, as if something illegal may happen. Also the title is in white to symbolise the drugs he is dealing, but also glowing red to symbolise romance of the story.
Titles - font and style.
We used a font that looked to fit the crime genre in the colour white to symbolise the drugs.
Location/setting
The location for this shot is a dark, low key lit bedroom, it is typical of a crime film as a lot of crime films use dimly lit rooms to show mysteriousness.
Costume/props
The characters are wearing casual clothing to show they are relaxing as a family, the prop used in this shot is Harrison's ball, its not a typical prop for a crime film as it does not cause any danger/harm such as a weapon which is a typical crime film prop.
Lighting
We have used low key lighting to make the scene look dark and dingy, and because the character is a drug dealer, he may be paranoid of the police raiding his home so he would like to make the house look empty and dark as if no one was there.
Characterisation
Here is a shot of the exchange of the drugs, this shows how the character behaves, selling drugs to young people, it is typical of a crime film as drug dealers tend not to care who they sell to.
Camera angles
This is a point of view shot of the drug dealer answering his phone to a customer, it is a typical shot for a crime film as the audience can see what the criminal is doing through his own eyes.
Editing transitions
Here is a shot which is fading out, it is typical of crime films because when the next shot comes in it shows time has passed.
Genre
Here it shows the drug dealer smoking, you cannot see his face which makes the shot seem very mysterious, this is typical of a crime film.
Blog post number 13: The Edit
Effects we used for our film:
- Video transitions -Fade in at the opening. Fade out after my character ditches the bag. Fade out at the end of the video.
- Audio effects -We used a variety of audio effects; birds tweeting during the establishing shot to add to the sunshine, this gives a very summery effect; a baby's laughter for Harrison, to make the shot seem very innocent, this contrasts with the 'guilty' feel the drug dealer omits; a mobile phone ringing to tell the audience someone is trying to contact him; a heavy breathing sound when the drug deal is happening to tell the audience it is a point of view shot and that someone is watching it; a dog barking to show that it is happening in a housing estate. We also used a voiceover for my character to show what he is thinking and feeling about his own drug dealing.
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