Tuesday 24 March 2015

Opening Title Sequence

The Following 

A story about a psychopath engaging in urban crime and drug abuse while taunting media and police for his own pleasure. While under influence he stalks his victims before kidnapping them to be tortured and killed.This draws similarities with modern crime toady.

  • Psycho thriller
  • Whodunnit 
  • Contains action violence and horror elements as well as drug abuse and torture sequences
  • Contains a lurid ton/dark atmosphere

Monday 23 March 2015

Question 7

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

Question 6

What have you learnt about technologies from process of constructing process?


What Makes A Good Evaluation


  • Use of various types of media
  • Addressing each question
  • sizeable chunks of information screen not to much
  • good visual effects and editing techniques to engage audience
  • good soundtrack and voice effects to engage reader

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Question 5

How did you attract/address audience?

Question 4

Who would be the audience for your media product?

Question 3

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


Question 2

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

Question 1

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






EVALUATION





Thursday 19 March 2015

Making of question 4(Evaluation)




Filming

  • Firstly I had to Interview people
  • In total I interviewed 7 people
  • I then recorded each of these people
Upload

  • After recording these people I uploaded it onto IMovie
IMovie

  • On IMovie I selected the clips I wanted and adjusted the length


Final touches

  • Finally I added in text and a soundtrack

Making Question 3(Evaluation)




Website



















  • Firstly I had find the websites I wanted to screen record 
  • This consisted of Wikipedia,Studio Canal,Mirimax films and youtube

Screen Record and Upload

  • Using quicktime I then screen recorded each website
  • After this I uploaded content onto IMovie


IMovie



















  • In IMovie I selected clips we wanted and placed them in correct order and adjusted the length


Final Touches

  • Lastly we added in text and a soundtrack

Monday 16 March 2015

Making question 7(Evaluation)







Make Prezzi

  • First step in the process was to make the presentation on a website called prezzi
  • I used the Newspaper format and used videos from youtube instead of pictures

Screen record and Upload

  • Using quicktime I screen recorded prezzi 
  • I then uploaded footage onto IMovie

IMovie

  • I then selected the parts of the clip i wanted and place them in correct order and adjusted length
Final touches 

  • Finally I added in writing and music



Specification Of Question 7


Looking back at your preliminary task,what do you fell you have learnt in the progression from it to the process 


  • How did the preliminary task prepare you for the the creation of your film
  • what did you learn about equipment,software and form creative process
  • how did your knowledge affect your perception of main task
  • were you excited or uncertain
  • Do you feel the preliminary task was beneficial in preparation for short film

Saturday 14 March 2015

Specification Of Question 6

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


  • The filming equipment(cameras,Tripod etc.)
  • The editing software- Final Cut Pro
  • Other software:In Design,Powerpoint,word etc
  • Your blog and everything that entailed to create and maintain it
  • youtube,other videos,copyright free music etc.

Specification Of Question 5

How did you attract/address your audience?


  • Discuss your audience research(i.e. questionnaire,interviews,etc)and how it helped you create a film which would appeal to your target audience.
  • What elements of your film  would attract  your audience?For example type of plot suspense ,action,drama,actors,music,locations etc

Specification Of Question 4

Who would be the audience for your media product?


  • what is the ideal age/gender culture/background of your target audience?
  • why?
  • How do you think your film will attract them?
  • would it appeal to them and would they be satisfied after viewing?

Specification of Question 3


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

  • What production company would want to distribute your film?
  • Think of the thriller films which are similar to your own
  • What company was behind distribution of it?
  • Why would they want to back your film?

Specification Question 2

How does your media product represent particular social groups?


  • what types of people(i.e age/race/gender/religion/ethnicity/culture)are represented in your film and how do you feel this affects your film and your audiences reaction to it.
  • How and why did you represent these social groups?

Specification Of Question 1

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


  • Discuss the ways in which your film is similar to real film of the thriller genre
  • In what ways does your film imitate,use,challenge and/or manipulate characteristics of a real thriller
  • you should also comment on how your blog works as a form of media and whether you think it is similar to or different from other blogs on the web

Making Question 1(Evaluation)




Equipment

  • I used multiple equipment to maximise quality of video
  • This consisted of an Ipad and Iphone so I could have more than one camera angle
  • A microphone to avoid picking up background noise
  • And a computer so i could look up information on my blog

Camera Shots

  • I used an Iphone for mid shot from front
  • I also used an Ipad to do a mid shot from the side



  • I also filmed various areas around my room 
  • This so i could use extra footage to cover up mistakes in video
  • It also added variety to video making it more interesting
Import




















  • I then imported footage onto iphoto
  • From Iphoto I imported footage onto IMovie
  • Once on IMovie I placed footage in correct order and adjusted length

Sound 

























  • As I used I microphone to record sound I had to import recording from garage band to IMovie
  • Once on IMovie I had to sync up recording of voice with movement of lips

Writing


  • Finally I added in writing 
  • I use Helvetica Neue Bold,with no outline a yellow colour and a pull focus title effect

Thursday 5 March 2015

Making Question 5(Evaluation)



Playlist



  • Firstly I made a playlist on youtube of all the videos I wanted to use in the video
  • This made it easier for me to find each video and play them quickly

Screen Record



  • Then I recorded each video on playlist
  • I used screen record in quicktime application

Images



  • I then found the pictures that i wanted to use for the stills in my video
  • And I downloaded them onto the desktop folder

Import



  • I then import all of the video in desktop folder into IMovie

Select



  • I then placed videos and still's in correct order
  • And adjusted their length

Effect



  • I then added in effects onto the appropriate videos
  • This consisted of slow motion,cropping,Ken burns and other effects

Writing




  • The final thing to is to add in text
  • I use Helvetica Neue Bold,with no outline a white colour and a purple for title


  • Sound


    • I used the song Roachblunt as my soundtrack
    • I also added in various sound effects to match the video

    Making Question 6(Evaulation)


    Presentation

    • The first step is to make the presentation
    • I used Keynote which currently one of the best presentation applications available for apple software
    • The presentation has ten slides one and covers film equipment,the editing software,other software,youtube and other videos.
    Effects
    • The next step is to add effects onto each slide
    • I used flop,object cube,object cube,fall,colour planes,push,page flip,reflection,object zoom and move  
    Screen recording
    • The next step is to screen record
    • I used Quick time application
    Import
    • I then import it from my desktop onto IMovie
    • This is the application i will edit my application on 
    Sound
    • On IMovie to add in sound
    • this consist of music by Dela and various sound effects to emphasise aspects of the presentations
    Text
    • The final thing to is to add in text
    • I use Helvetica Neue Bold,with no outline a blue colour and a pull focus title effect