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16 years ago
Sunday, 21 February 2010
Sams Evaluation Q2
2. How does your media product represent particular social groups?
In the opening sequence to our film our two main characters, although one is not completely revealed, represent two groups, the villain or bad character and the victim or the good character.
In the opening to The Night Before a young teenage girl has been attacked at a party, this type of storyline is quite common in films as it is popular and the audience understands, and can relate to it through things that are shown on the news. Staying with the same theme, a less common storyline is where a man has fallen victim to an assault at a party, and left abandoned in an unfamiliar place, this is because this does not happen as often in the real world, therefore it is less believable in the film world. This is why we stuck with the more stereotypical storyline of a female victim. The setting and narratives help set up the scene for these stereotypical characters.
Victim
It is clear to the audience who the social groups are in our film due to the way we have portrayed them, as to represent a victim they have to be either lost, scared, being chased, watched or attacked. The victim in our film clearly does or is the majority of these things, through her bruising, clothing which does not match her location, jumpy and sudden movements and the isolated location she is in. Also the fact that our victim is a female victim, highlights that females are more vunerable than males, this is the stereotype in most films.
Victim and Villain (upper torso)
Villain
The other main character in my opening sequence is the villain who has attacked the teenage girl and dumped her on a bridge. The audience sees very little of this character, as he is only shown in a very short flashback, this is the impression we wanted to create with this character. This is because the victim also does not know who her attacker is, and therefore has to find this out throughout the rest of the film. This creates more suspense and enigmas which is important, to keep the audience interested. At this point in the film the attacker is suppose to be very secretive although causes injury to his victims. It is clear that this character is the villain as you only see a snap shot of them, and an effect called the ghost trail has been used here to show this flashback is unclear, as she gets attacked. Our villain is a amle character although this is maybe not 100% clear in the quick flashbacks, male characters are usually shown as villains as they are stereotypically seen to be more aggressive.
Teenagers
There is also a more common stereotype which we see in the media very often, which is teenage drinking. This is seen at the party and is seen to be the key factor for the attack. We included this in our opening sequence as it is something our target audience can relate to, therefore we felt this would keep our audiences captivated to watch the rest of the film. Teenagers are seen to drink, go to many parties to socialise and also put themselves in dangerous situations. This stereotype is quite commonly used in films and T.V aimed at the teenage audience, we felt we liked this in films, therefore we included this stereotype.
I feel that all of the stereotypes of characters we have included have been successfully represented the way we wanted to them to be, and they make our product easy to relate to which is important at the start of a film. It is vital for our representations to be clear at the start of a film, through locations and characters, as we do not want to confuse our viewers.
In the opening sequence to our film our two main characters, although one is not completely revealed, represent two groups, the villain or bad character and the victim or the good character.
In the opening to The Night Before a young teenage girl has been attacked at a party, this type of storyline is quite common in films as it is popular and the audience understands, and can relate to it through things that are shown on the news. Staying with the same theme, a less common storyline is where a man has fallen victim to an assault at a party, and left abandoned in an unfamiliar place, this is because this does not happen as often in the real world, therefore it is less believable in the film world. This is why we stuck with the more stereotypical storyline of a female victim. The setting and narratives help set up the scene for these stereotypical characters.
Victim
It is clear to the audience who the social groups are in our film due to the way we have portrayed them, as to represent a victim they have to be either lost, scared, being chased, watched or attacked. The victim in our film clearly does or is the majority of these things, through her bruising, clothing which does not match her location, jumpy and sudden movements and the isolated location she is in. Also the fact that our victim is a female victim, highlights that females are more vunerable than males, this is the stereotype in most films.
Victim and Villain (upper torso)Villain
The other main character in my opening sequence is the villain who has attacked the teenage girl and dumped her on a bridge. The audience sees very little of this character, as he is only shown in a very short flashback, this is the impression we wanted to create with this character. This is because the victim also does not know who her attacker is, and therefore has to find this out throughout the rest of the film. This creates more suspense and enigmas which is important, to keep the audience interested. At this point in the film the attacker is suppose to be very secretive although causes injury to his victims. It is clear that this character is the villain as you only see a snap shot of them, and an effect called the ghost trail has been used here to show this flashback is unclear, as she gets attacked. Our villain is a amle character although this is maybe not 100% clear in the quick flashbacks, male characters are usually shown as villains as they are stereotypically seen to be more aggressive.
Teenagers
There is also a more common stereotype which we see in the media very often, which is teenage drinking. This is seen at the party and is seen to be the key factor for the attack. We included this in our opening sequence as it is something our target audience can relate to, therefore we felt this would keep our audiences captivated to watch the rest of the film. Teenagers are seen to drink, go to many parties to socialise and also put themselves in dangerous situations. This stereotype is quite commonly used in films and T.V aimed at the teenage audience, we felt we liked this in films, therefore we included this stereotype.
I feel that all of the stereotypes of characters we have included have been successfully represented the way we wanted to them to be, and they make our product easy to relate to which is important at the start of a film. It is vital for our representations to be clear at the start of a film, through locations and characters, as we do not want to confuse our viewers.
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Sams Evaluation Q4
Name: Peter Baker
Gender: Male
Age: 17
Ethnicity: British
Media Consumption:
TV- The Bill
Films- Films should deliver a good storyline where something has to be found out or solved before the film has ended, such has ‘why something happened?’, ‘who did it?’ or ‘how did they do it?’.
I feel this type of audience is mainstream, as this is what many people want from a film. I feel that this character has a common viewpoint about films, and I think that our opening sequence has these points about it, it creates enigmas instantly.
Gender: Male
Age: 17
Ethnicity: British
Media Consumption:
TV- The Bill
Films- Films should deliver a good storyline where something has to be found out or solved before the film has ended, such has ‘why something happened?’, ‘who did it?’ or ‘how did they do it?’.
I feel this type of audience is mainstream, as this is what many people want from a film. I feel that this character has a common viewpoint about films, and I think that our opening sequence has these points about it, it creates enigmas instantly.
Sams Evaluation Q5
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Sams Evaluation Q6
Q6. What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
In my research for my opening sequence I used several websites to gather information about certain films such as:
· Google Search engine
· Wikipedia.com
· IMDb.com
· Youtube.com
· Google Search engine
· Wikipedia.com
· IMDb.com
· Youtube.com
These technologies helped me to find out information about several films I felt would be useful to us, such as the type of film, its storyline, genre, box office figures and which companies produced and distributed it. I could also get images and clips to add to my blog from using technologies such as these. Using the Internet in this way helped me a lot in my research, as it is quick and easy to find the information you want.
When planning my product I used:
· Camera
The creation of our product was when we used many technologies:
· Video Camera
· IMovie: Effects:
o Wipe in/wipe out
o Ghost trail
o Black and White
o Fade in/fade out
o Brightness increase
· Itunes
· Blogger
· Mac
When planning my product I used:
· Camera
The creation of our product was when we used many technologies:
· Video Camera
· IMovie: Effects:
o Wipe in/wipe out
o Ghost trail
o Black and White
o Fade in/fade out
o Brightness increase
· Itunes
· Blogger
· Mac
These are the technologies we used when producing our final opening sequence. I feel that with the use if all of these programmes and websites we were able to successfully make our film the way we wanted it to be. When producing our opening sequence I feel we were able to do all of the things we wanted to do, especially in the programme we used to edit our filming, Imovie.
When gathering the feedback for our film, as well as completing the evaluation, I used many websites and technologies which helped me achieve this such as:
· Facebook
· Blogger
· Slideshare
· Video camera
When gathering the feedback for our film, as well as completing the evaluation, I used many websites and technologies which helped me achieve this such as:
· Blogger
· Slideshare
· Video camera
All of these websites helped me complete my feedback and evaluation. After producing our film I sent some of my friends a questionnaire via Facebook, this was an easy and quick way to gather information and feedback about our film. We also used a video camera to film peoples responses to our opening sequence. In my evaluation I used the website Slideshare which helped me imbed several answers as a Powerpoint into my Blog.
Sams Evaluation Q7
Q7. Looking back at your prelim task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to your full product?
I have learnt many things from when I first made the preliminary task, to our final product. Firstly, in our preliminary task we used limited amount of camera work and camera angles. For example when there was a hand shake in the prelim we did not zoom into it, or highlight that it was happening, we just continued with the same mid-shot. By looking back at this prelim task I have realised that I did not fully understand which shots to emphasise, and which type of shot to use at certain times. However in our final opening sequence we have used certain shots to show how lost and alone the protagonist character is, such as a high angled long shot as well as a panning shot of the location. When filming we also emphasised certain elements like, zooming in on her phone to show she had no signal, focusing on her high heels to imply she had been to a party, and having a close up of her face to highlight her bruising. We did not really use any of these elements in our preliminary task. However we did use shots such as shot reverse shot and the 180 degree rule which we did not use in The Night Before, however this was not appropriate as there was only one character for the majority of the sequence.
We vastly improved our editing of our final sequence compared to our first attempt. This is clearly shown in both of our sequences, as in our prelim all of our transitions from one clip to another were straight cuts. However when we edited our final opening sequence we used the appropriate transition we felt was needed for each clip, such as between our flashbacks and at the start/end of the film. We used wipe ins/outs, fade ins/outs and straight cuts in our opening sequence to The Night Before. I also felt we chose the appropriate music to go with our final product, unlike the soundtrack we chose for the prelim task, as the newer soundtrack adds more to the tension and atmosphere we wanted to create. The way in which the whole film flows; through the timing of when one clip ends and the next begins, I feel is much better in our final sequence as in the preliminary task there are jumps and overlaps in the editing.
Therefore overall I felt that I have learnt when to use the correct camera angle and movement, the right transitions to use, and what speed of the clips and music I need to use when producing a film.
I have learnt many things from when I first made the preliminary task, to our final product. Firstly, in our preliminary task we used limited amount of camera work and camera angles. For example when there was a hand shake in the prelim we did not zoom into it, or highlight that it was happening, we just continued with the same mid-shot. By looking back at this prelim task I have realised that I did not fully understand which shots to emphasise, and which type of shot to use at certain times. However in our final opening sequence we have used certain shots to show how lost and alone the protagonist character is, such as a high angled long shot as well as a panning shot of the location. When filming we also emphasised certain elements like, zooming in on her phone to show she had no signal, focusing on her high heels to imply she had been to a party, and having a close up of her face to highlight her bruising. We did not really use any of these elements in our preliminary task. However we did use shots such as shot reverse shot and the 180 degree rule which we did not use in The Night Before, however this was not appropriate as there was only one character for the majority of the sequence.
We vastly improved our editing of our final sequence compared to our first attempt. This is clearly shown in both of our sequences, as in our prelim all of our transitions from one clip to another were straight cuts. However when we edited our final opening sequence we used the appropriate transition we felt was needed for each clip, such as between our flashbacks and at the start/end of the film. We used wipe ins/outs, fade ins/outs and straight cuts in our opening sequence to The Night Before. I also felt we chose the appropriate music to go with our final product, unlike the soundtrack we chose for the prelim task, as the newer soundtrack adds more to the tension and atmosphere we wanted to create. The way in which the whole film flows; through the timing of when one clip ends and the next begins, I feel is much better in our final sequence as in the preliminary task there are jumps and overlaps in the editing.
Therefore overall I felt that I have learnt when to use the correct camera angle and movement, the right transitions to use, and what speed of the clips and music I need to use when producing a film.
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