Friday 29 April 2016
Evaluation - Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
I feel like the opening 2 minutes of the main task went a lot better and has a much more professional look than the prelim task did. This is probably because any mistakes made in the prelim were ironed out and not repeated again, we managed to learn from our mistakes. We also had more time to invest in our main task which is another reason as to why it appears better.
I managed to improve my editing massively because in the prelim task that was the first time we were using that editing program so we learnt more and perfected more techniques for the main task. We had more time to put into editing in the main task so we could think things through a lot more and have more a detailed plan. we especially improved transitions between scenes as we had previously learnt which transitions were best for certain situations. Also I did some research into how to do different styles of editing and found tutorials online for guides as to how to effectively use different transitions and effects.
Whilst I fell like the overall quality of filming improved with more time and care taken for each scene. We got a wider variety of camera angles, there area few pans We also improved lighting in the main task because in the prelim we had to move one of the lights and you could tell because the scene changes and when you come back the room is brighter. We didn't have anything like this because we learnt that it is easier to darken the footage down at editing rather than making it lighter.
The main task also fells like it has a more thought through plot with more of an introduction with a variety of speeds and tension is constantly rising whereas in the prelim we just kind of jumped straight into it and didn't think about the conventions of thrillers and didn't allow for any tension to be built up which we now know is a key aspect of thrillers. The thriller production also has much more thought through editing with the sound containing both diegetic and non-diegetic sounds. Also the levels have been adjusted because the wind is very loud and can dominate some of the shots because it was quite a windy day when we filmed however we didn't think it through at the point.
Also the costumes we used were much more thought out and we selected them for the actual thriller task. More suitable criminal kidnapper costumes and thought a lot more about picking out something that a typical middle class person might wear.
I managed to improve my editing massively because in the prelim task that was the first time we were using that editing program so we learnt more and perfected more techniques for the main task. We had more time to put into editing in the main task so we could think things through a lot more and have more a detailed plan. we especially improved transitions between scenes as we had previously learnt which transitions were best for certain situations. Also I did some research into how to do different styles of editing and found tutorials online for guides as to how to effectively use different transitions and effects.
Whilst I fell like the overall quality of filming improved with more time and care taken for each scene. We got a wider variety of camera angles, there area few pans We also improved lighting in the main task because in the prelim we had to move one of the lights and you could tell because the scene changes and when you come back the room is brighter. We didn't have anything like this because we learnt that it is easier to darken the footage down at editing rather than making it lighter.
The main task also fells like it has a more thought through plot with more of an introduction with a variety of speeds and tension is constantly rising whereas in the prelim we just kind of jumped straight into it and didn't think about the conventions of thrillers and didn't allow for any tension to be built up which we now know is a key aspect of thrillers. The thriller production also has much more thought through editing with the sound containing both diegetic and non-diegetic sounds. Also the levels have been adjusted because the wind is very loud and can dominate some of the shots because it was quite a windy day when we filmed however we didn't think it through at the point.
Also the costumes we used were much more thought out and we selected them for the actual thriller task. More suitable criminal kidnapper costumes and thought a lot more about picking out something that a typical middle class person might wear.
Evaluation - What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
When creating our 2 minute thriller intro we used many different types of technology to finish our task. We used a Canon EOS 700D, Adobe Premier CS4 Pro and Blogger.
The camera we used was a Canon it was a great camera that recorded in a good in definition for us and was more than good enough. It was my first time using that particular camera so there was some getting used to any different features and set ups, but we managed to get the camera working and had a little play around before we actually began filming. To help us with the camera we did take a tripod and a shoulder mount. The tripod helped us keep the camera steady on stills to allow our production to look as professional as possible.
Whilst we were doing all this we were using blogger which many of us were new to the idea of sort of keeping an online diary which held records on what we were doing during our coursework. Some of the features took a while to get used to and isn't as easy to use as word but eventually I managed to get used to blogging.
Also the use of this Prezi was to try and use more better looking and fluid pieces of software, I was going to use PowerPoint, but felt like this was a lot better and more modern.
Then we used Adobe CS4 Pro software to edit what we had recorded on camera. We used this on our Prelim task so I was already used to using the software and knew what we needed to do. The software helped us pull all the clips we had together and put them in the correct order and then add a few transitions in to help with the flow of the overall production. It also helped us put in our titles over the top of the clips, there was a variety of fonts to use and was adequate for what we needed.
Adobe enabled me to put all of my work together by sifting through the clips to see which of them were the most suitable to use. I also used this software when downloading the music and editing through that because it wasn't the same length as my thriller and I also wanted to time the ups and downs of the song with what was happening on screen.
The camera we used was a Canon it was a great camera that recorded in a good in definition for us and was more than good enough. It was my first time using that particular camera so there was some getting used to any different features and set ups, but we managed to get the camera working and had a little play around before we actually began filming. To help us with the camera we did take a tripod and a shoulder mount. The tripod helped us keep the camera steady on stills to allow our production to look as professional as possible.
Whilst we were doing all this we were using blogger which many of us were new to the idea of sort of keeping an online diary which held records on what we were doing during our coursework. Some of the features took a while to get used to and isn't as easy to use as word but eventually I managed to get used to blogging.
Also the use of this Prezi was to try and use more better looking and fluid pieces of software, I was going to use PowerPoint, but felt like this was a lot better and more modern.
Then we used Adobe CS4 Pro software to edit what we had recorded on camera. We used this on our Prelim task so I was already used to using the software and knew what we needed to do. The software helped us pull all the clips we had together and put them in the correct order and then add a few transitions in to help with the flow of the overall production. It also helped us put in our titles over the top of the clips, there was a variety of fonts to use and was adequate for what we needed.
Adobe enabled me to put all of my work together by sifting through the clips to see which of them were the most suitable to use. I also used this software when downloading the music and editing through that because it wasn't the same length as my thriller and I also wanted to time the ups and downs of the song with what was happening on screen.
Thursday 28 April 2016
Evaluation - Who would be the audience for your media product?
Based off of my research a typical thriller watcher could be a young adult both male and female between the ages of 16 and 25. Thrillers are very popular on a whole, especially crime and action thrillers like the opening sequence I have created. During the opening sequence their is violence shown and curse worse are used frequently by the victim which would make the thriller be at least a 15 not considering what could happen after the opening sequence. Therefore we have to aim to appeal to an audience who is over 15 because it would make no sense appealing to an audience who are younger than what can watch it. We tried to appeal to the middle class because often in kidnapping films the victims of kidnaps are upper class and extremely wealthy and they use their money against them, however this thriller is different. We can use the middle class audience and make them feel more frightened than they would because they might realise that it could happen to them. If the audience can relate to the character then they may put more of an emotional investment into the character and pay more attention to what occurs.
Most people will identify themselves as middle class and therefore it is the most representable of all the classes because it contains so many different people. Also middle class people are ones who tend to watch films at the cinema and watch DVDs because it is well within their economy budget. Whereas upper class people may find themselves at the theatre or the opera as opposed to their local cinema. They will have to have a hardy personality type because some scenes of the kidnapping may be found distressing however violence is found more and more in films and the media in general so people have become desensitised to violence and have much higher toleration for it than previous generations.
Most people will identify themselves as middle class and therefore it is the most representable of all the classes because it contains so many different people. Also middle class people are ones who tend to watch films at the cinema and watch DVDs because it is well within their economy budget. Whereas upper class people may find themselves at the theatre or the opera as opposed to their local cinema. They will have to have a hardy personality type because some scenes of the kidnapping may be found distressing however violence is found more and more in films and the media in general so people have become desensitised to violence and have much higher toleration for it than previous generations.
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