Question 7: Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel youhave learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

19. PRELIM - Aydaruus, Elizabeth, Hana, Thahmina from 283goswell on Vimeo.

 Mistakes that i have learnt from in this Prelim:

The video above shows my prelim from September, which was one of the first pieces of work i created alongside a group in Media. There are a number of aspects to this prelim that could have been improved, and i have learnt from this when creating the final production of our film opening.

Firstly, bad attention to sound was an issue i am now aware of in this prelim. This is due to a member of the group behind the camera making a noise whilst we were filming, which ended up being a part of the final edited prelim. This bad attention to sound can be seen between the 24th and 26th second of the clip. 
As well as this, we did not use the 180 degree rule, which means the camera should remain on one side of the actors shoulders when they speak, in order for the shots to be continuous and make sense. We did not follow this rule as we changed the side of the actors shoulders during their conversation, changing the perspective, and the view of what position they were talking in. This mistake can be seen from the screeshots below.

 

Mise en scene was also a lesson that could be learned from this clip. We did not use mise en scene to the best of our abilities in this prelim as the characters in it were supposed to be doctors in the environment of a hospital, but this was not portrayed using costume or location. They should/could have been wearing doctor/nurses uniforms, and been in a more realistic environment to get accross the idea that they were in a hospital. 

Blogging: Around the time of making the prelim, we had not long started the course, so blogging was an alien concept to me, and i struggled at first. I was initally only using things like text and a few images for blog posts, which has changed drastically over the time of the course. My blogs before had were simple and low in use of technology as displayed in the screenshot of one of my first blog posts below.

 

How i took these mistakes and learned from them when it came to the full product: 

20 - Jade Abrams, Marleyah Kelly, Elizabeth Rowan from 283goswell on Vimeo.


In this full product, bad attention to sound was not an isue like it was in the initial prelim. I learnt to be more careful when filming and editing, to make sure there were no slip ups or lack of attention. Not only did i learn from the bad attention to sound previously displayed, i also improved with the sound aspect altogether. This is displayed in the final product through use of music and voice-overs, which were not used at all in the prelim. By using these effects, the clip became better as a whole, showing how much sound can contribute to having a successful final product.
The 180 degree rule was also not a problem in the full product, mainly because there was no dialogue, so it was not neccessarily a requirement.

In addition, the use of mise en scene in this full product compared to the prelim was a vast improvent. The prelim showed our lack of mise en scene, whereas in this full product, we used a contrast of costumes to display the mood of the character/scene.
This screenshot shows the character in the full product about to commit suicide, and we put across her low mood using mise en scene by having the character wear black clothes.

 

However, in a following scene, where the girl in supposed to be happy, we used costume by having her wear a bright and light coloured top, in order to make the change in mood more obvious.

Another form of mise en scene i have improved with is location. As shown in the prelim, the location of a hospital was not put across accurately. This saw improveemnt in the full product as we used the location of a bedroom, a park, and a college; two of which can be seen in the screenshots above. This gets the story across to the audience better, and makes the product generally look better and appear more realisic.

 Blogging: In comparison to the prelim, towards the time of the full product being made/finished, i had seen a huge improvement in my blog posts. I am now able to use a range of technologies such as prezzies, timetoast, gifs, animations, and much more. This use of a technology can be seen in a later blog post, shown below.

Conclusion:
In conclusion, over the course of the year, pretty much all aspects involved in my media skills have improved. As well as the things mentioned above, i improved in other areas such as editing, camera work, use of lighting, and use of different types pf shots. Overall, this has been a great learning experience for me, allowing me to develop my media skills to a large extent..

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

Throughout the process of making our film opening, my group used a range of technologies for different purposes.
Before we actually started making the film, we put forward a presentation using 'Prezi'. We decided to use prezi as it is an exciting way of presenting, and keeps our audience interested. It also allowed us to present videos and graphics as well as text, to get every aspect of our presentaion across clearly and accurately. This helped with the opening of our film overall as it gave us a clear plan in terms of storyline, charcter, location, props, and mise en scene.
Below are some screenshots of our prezi used for the inital presentation.

Another form of technology we used for the opening was 'Motion'. We used this to make our production and distribution idents, and was reasonably easy to use. We decided to use this type of technology as it allowed us to make our own production and distribution titles for our company, as opposed to usig somebody elses, which made our film generally appear more original. We included these idents at the very start of the film opening, as that is the order most big films tend to go in. The reason behind the name of 'Ocean Productions' is that we wanted a name that would represent the type of motion we had chosen for the ident. The type of motion we chose was a blue wave, that would move the way in which the ocean would, therefore making the name "Ocean Productions' appropriate and fitting.

 When it came to editing, we used 'Final Cut Pro'. The reason we used this is because it provided the easiest way to edit the film as we simply needed to cut shots and drag them in, as well as allowing us to use effects such as darkening shots and fades. It also made it easy for us to export the finished product for use elsewhere. Overall, it was the best option for making our movie the best it could possibly be in terms of editing.

In order to make our film, we of course needed equipment to film it. To do this, we used a range of equipment, including a JVC camera, a tripod, a fig rif, a still camera, and a flip cam. Shooting the film on the JVC camera allowed us to get high quality shots easily, as the camera was fairly simple to use. The tripod and fig rig came in handy too as placing the camera on them allowed us to get more steady shots, at a range of different heights and angles. The flipcam could be used for us to record feedback from others on the progress of our film, making it easy for us to remember what we need to do in order to improve for future reference. Finally, we used the still camera to take pictures of ourselves throughout the filming process in order to show proof of fiming and in some way later promote our film.

We also used social networking sites to get the message of our film across and to promote it. We mainly used Instagram to do this, which helped as it allowed us to show our audience what was involved in the process of filming and editing, as well as giving us the oppertunity to appeal to a wider audiencer of people online. This helped with contructing our film as it allowed us to gain more feedback and get a better idea of who our audience would really be and what they'd be interested in seeing most.

 

 Overall, the technologies we used helped us in a number of ways. Not only did they add to the creativity of the film and generally improve/make it possible, but they also allowed us to realise how we could make the film better in other ways that may not have been completely technology based too.

Question 5: How did you attract/ address your audience?

Below are slides from a powerpoint presentation that i put together.

Question 4: Who would be the audience for your media product?

 Teen movies are typically watched by those between the ages of 12-21, with the exact age varying depending on the storyline and content within the movie.

The sub-genres in our film are drama/romance, and the target audience for these specific genres is usuall young females.

Therefore, our target audience is mainly females between the ages of 15-19. This is because we feel as though they will be able to relate to the storylines best, making it more interesting for them. However, males could still find interest in certain aspects of the film, so the target audience is not completely female based.  A specfic shot within our film opening that suggests the main audiencew would be teenage girls is a shot showing a girl in her bed, with make up smudged down her face as she is crying. This automatically brings forward the idea of boy troubles as this is typical in the context of a teen film when the main character is a young female. This shot/shots can be seen below. 

Below are a number of pictures showing the Facebook account i made to represent our idea of the typical target audience member for our film opening

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?

Q7. Looking back at your preliminay task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

Q6. What have you learnt about technologies from this process of constructing this product?

Q5. How did you attract/address your audience?

How did you attract/ address your audience?

We used certain advertising points such as:

Vimeo

Instagram

Posters

We have used different advertising techniques to advertise the film and to get people interested in seeing our film.  By putting the film on social networks we are broadening our horizons for teenagers to see the movie and to share what they have found with friends.

MISE EN SCENE:

our mise en scene I believe attracted our audience an example of this would be her cool, fashionable young clothing, and her modern girly  bedroom.

ACTORS:

The actors are all teenagers which makes an automatic connection between the characters in the film and the audience which is targeted at teenagers

LOCATION:

The locations are the teenage girls bedroom and her school, it makes the audience relate even so more to the character.

ACTION:

The fact that the girl commits suicide lots of young people can sympathise and understand what it is like to be in that situation, and it being the easy time period in ones life to be influenced and pressured. Also her obvious interest in boys, which the audience can also relate to since attraction is a normal time in a teenagers life.

SOUND:

The sound in which we used in our film were voice overs of the other teenagers which are bullying her at school. 

FILM NAME:

The name also attracts the target audience since, rumours and gossip is a popular occurrence in a teenagers lifetime.

Question 7:Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

17. PRELIM - Nathaly, Traivon, Marleyah, Ana, Jasmine from 283goswell on Vimeo.

 I feel that this is an awkward shot because of the way in which the character is positioned.I feel that this shot should have been a mid shot because it would put emphasison the characters face and as he was speaking at that time it would have made what he was saying clearer.The character is suppose to be the main focus in this shot however he is not in the centre of the screen and his back if facing the camera.This looks unprofessional.

 After looking over my prelim i feel that we most of our footageis dark.The parts in which the receptionist is at the desk is fine however shots like the one above a dark.The reason as to why these shots are dark is because of the window in the background reflecting light into the room and as a result putting the characters into a shadow.

 This shot is bad because you can see the tripod and camera person in the reflection of the window.This looks unprofessional and we should have taken this into concideration while filming and tried to overcome this in the editing.

A gif i made to give a rough idea of the editing.

The editing at this part of the gif is not smooth.(From 0:33-0:40 seconds)

We should have used two shots that weren't too different to make the transition of shots smoother and more clean.

Also from around 0:09-0:13 seconds there is a muffled sounds of people talking and whispering over the top of the clip.This is unproffessional as when filming asi have learnt it is importsnt to be as silent as possible especially if there is someone speaking in the clip also.

20 - Jade Abrams, Marleyah Kelly, Elizabeth Rowan from 283goswell on Vimeo.

 This is an example of how my editing has improved throughout the course of this year.While editing the prelim i would have never been able to make create an effect like this.The most complex our editing got on the prelim was putting the titles in.We never would have imagined having to put to images on top of each other and adjusting the image wireframe,as we were just beginners.

 After technical difficulty in our first attempt of filming we made sure that all of our shots were bright so that they could show up easily on the screen.We used a top light to do so, in the prelim we did not use a toplight as we thought that the room was bright enough not realising that on computer screens it shows up darker and theremore on a projector it will show up even less.

 The shots that we used were more professional and visually attractive.We used a variety of longshots and close ups to show different moods and surroundings.In the Prelim we did not do this apart from one close up all of our other shots were longshots.

Our matchcuts were more clean and actually looked realistic and not jumpy like the prelim.At first i was completely thrown by the idea of matchcutting and i found it very complicated and confusing however after filming the opening to our film i found matchcutting one of the easiest things.Mise en scene was also better as it actually fitted in with our storyline unlike the prelim.

My contribution to teamwork has also massively improved because in the prelim i was shy and did not have any input apart fromacting as i was intimidating my the camera and editing.However after being put in a group that initially i was not overly happy with i have found confidence in camera work and editing.I was forced to learn how to edit and film as no one else in my group could do it and i had to take charge alot of the time or nothing would be done.I left my comfort zone and i overall have enjoyed it.

I also feel that my blogging has improved as before i only used tet however now have broadened my horizons and used a variety of echnologies that i had never even heard of before starting the course.At the start of the year i didnt enjoy blogging as i found it almost like a chore but throughout the course i found it quite enjoyable and interesting.

Q4. Who would be the audience for your media product?

WHO WOULD BE THE AUDIENCE FOR YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT?

Most teen movies are aged between the ages 13 upwards, depending what the main topic of the film is about,but I would say that our target audience is teenagers, mostly girls from the ages 15+  but also boys since they could see it from a girls perspective and stereotypically is different since most of the time its the boy playing lots of girls in my film its the other way round where the girl is playing the boys. Due to the fact that there is suicide in our film and some subconscious intimacy, also some swear words. I specifically chose this age because I feel as if 15 is the age were people are normally most influenced and pressured. 

Q3. What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

DISTRIBUTION AND PRODUCTION

Q2. How does your media product represent particular social groups?

Here I have gathered opinions and reflectional comments about my film 'Rumour has it.' in one of the video it clearly relates to the stereotypes and how our film is different since our film doesn't really fit into any stereotypes.

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

Q1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge of real media products

Glogster in which I made which talks about Forms and Conventions.

Question 5:How did you attract/address your audience?

                     

Poster i made for our movie

Here is a poster in which i created of our movie.

Newspaper article for our movie in "CandI News"

Here is a news paper article advertising our film "Rumour has It."It also advertises the exclusive preview for students to watch for free.

Advertising on social media

Throughout the making of our film we have had a strong fan base so by advertising the release of our film on our most used social networking site "Instagram" we are making more teenagers aware of it.I posted the poster in which i created for our movie onto instagram (evidence of me doing so above).

"Rumour Has It" is now on Vimeo!!!

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