Final Busted film opening

https://youtu.be/eWNcUFJsuyw

Evaluation Task 7 - Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to full production?

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

 

After filming my preliminary task, I feel as though I have learnt a lot of new skills in media. Firstly I have learnt  to use the different camera shots and rules, for example I know how to incorporate the 180 degree rule and how to use shot revers shot when two characters are having a conversation. I also knew how to use different camera shots such as; high and low angle shots, close ups, mid shots etc.

From my preliminary task, I extended my imagination, as this video was very simple and very boring. I added in lots of effects such as diegetic and non diegetic sounds, I added in lots of titles and connotations, I added in lots of film transitions so that my film ran smoothly.

Not only did I learn new things and improve on the filming and editing on my film but I also learn to use new software. For example using Premier Pro was a new experience for me, although I struggled to get to grips with the editing at first I soon began to become confident with the software. I also extenuated my knowledge and skill making from my preliminary task when I started uploading my video drafts to YouTube, this is something I hadn't done before and found it very helpful when I needed my film link.

Evaluation Task 6 - What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

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

 

HD camera and tripod

 

I used a HD camera to capture the opening of my film. This camera allowed me to film in high definition and with this camera came a tripod. The tripod was very helpful to attach the camera so that my film wasn't shaky and so that I could use the camera in different angles.

This was the camera and tripod I used:

 

Programmes used

 

When planning my film and putting my ideas together I used the software PowerPoint and blogger. I used PowerPoint to present my ideas of the opening of my film, this involved; the settings, the characters, the target audience etc.  I have used blogger to upload my research of teen angst films, the planning of my opening teen angst film and finally evaluating my teen angst film opening.

 

When editing what I had filmed using the HD camera, I had to upload all of my clips onto a programme called premier pro. This programme allowed me to edit my film and link the different clips had filmed into a sequence to make an opening of a film. This programme let me slow down clips, make them quicker, add in sound effects, music and many more  things that would help my film become better in itself.

I also used another programme called Photoshop, I used this programme to design my production Logo. Without this programme I would have struggled to create a unique and quirky production logo.

 

Uploading websites 

 

To complete my blog I had to upload several video clips onto my blog, however this wasn't as simple as dragging them into my blog. I had to make myself a YouTube account and upload all media onto YouTube and then copy and past the link of this into my blog. I uploaded my preliminary task, my several drafts of the film and then my final produce of the film.

Other technologies used

 

Other technologies I used was my mobile phone, because I was working in a group with two other people, we found it a good idea to create a 'media group chat'. This allowed us to talk about out film and what we needed to do and what we had/hadn't done. It was also very helpful having this group chat when it came to organising the filming and locations of our film.

Here are a few conversations about the organisation of our film progress:

Evaluation Task 5 - How did you attract / address your audience?

How did you attract / address your audience?

 

 

Evaluation Task 4 - Who would be the audience for your media product?

Who would be the audience for your media product?

 

 

 

The audience of my target audience would be a teenage geeky girl. She would shop for books and stationary, as she will have little interest in fashion. She would listen to acoustic music, quiet and gentle songs. She wouldn't be up to date with the latest chart music, as her personality wouldn't reflect that. She would be interested in educational things such as reading and watching documentaries and the news.

 

I think this type of audience would watch my film because they could relate to the fact they don't fit in and that they are different in their own way. They would sympathies with the main character Holly as they know how it feels to be bullied by an it girl. It is also a teen angst film and most teenagers want to watch films of characters that are the similar age of themselves.

Evaluation Task 3 - What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

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

 

Script:

 

What does a production company do?

A production company is responsible for the development and filming of a specific production or media broadcast. The production process begins with the development of a specific project. Once a final script has been produced by the screenwriters, the production enters into the pre-production phase, most productions never reach this phase for financing or talent reasons. In pre-production, the actors are signed on and prepared for their roles, crew is signed on, shooting locations are found, sets are built or acquired, and the proper shooting permits are acquired for on location shooting.

 

Distributor and who that might be and why?

Distributor is a company that will distribute my film. I would want a Global company such as Sony, Columbia etc to distribute my film. This is because it will give my film a bigger and better audience, rather then it being distributed by a niche company that isn't very known.

Why the various people are named in the titles of my film?
The titles to my film are who produce the film, who edited the film and who filmed it. All of these titles follow a name of either Becky, Ellie or Chelsea. This is because three of us all had an even contribution to the production, editing and distribution of the film.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_NSSCo3_xI
 

Evaluation Task 2- How does your media product represent particular social groups?

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

 

 

 

 

 

My media product represents the social group of a popular girl. I have chosen the character, Chanel from my film and I have compared her characteristics to Regina George from the film Mean girls. I chose Regina George because I used the film Mean Girls for some of my research on the opening of films. From my research I could see that the two characters, Chanel and Regina had similar traits. To show this I used a research close up shot of Regina, this photo shows her personality. This photo connotes her attitude and her bitchy side. Therefore I wanted Chanel to try and portray this image and show her bitchy and bossy personality through a photo.

 These two character's have very similar personality's and roles in the two different films. From my research on the film Mean Girls I saw that Regina was a bully and played nasty games with a geeky, shy girl called Kady. This took place inside and out of school, Kady threw a party and all hell broke lose. Obviously her parents found out and suddenly she'd turned from this sensible quiet girl, to a party animal. Chanel is very similar to Regina in the way that she bully's the geeky girl in my film, Holly to have a party so that Holly gets an invite to Chanel's 16th birthday party. Holly feels pressured by Chanel to be someone she isn't and she soon get's in trouble with her parents when she throws a party.

Chanel and Regina have very similar personalities, both bossy, controlling, confident, sassy attitudes and both care about the latest fashion trend. These types of characters in films are there to belittle geeky shy girls to make themselves feel better about themselves.

 

 

Evaluation Task 1 - In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

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

 9 Frames Analysis

 

Frame one:

This first frame is of the production logo, Oscar Productions. This is a very typical frame to see in an opening sequence of a film. This is also like my opening the first frame that is shown, this tells the audience who the company logo is. This company logo is important because most people relate the 20th Century and the MGM Lion companies with high end films that have been distrusted worldwide by well known companies such as Sony and Film 4.


Frame Two:

The second frame is an extreme close up of an iPhone receiving abusive messages from the mean girl in the film Chanel. This shot is frozen during the film so that the audience can read what the messages say.





Frame Three:

Frame three is mid shot, high angle of the main character Holly. This shot represents her being your stereotypical geeky girl, who is seen to be on her own. The reason for using this camera shot, expresses how lonely she is because no one else is around in the shot.



Frame Four:
 Frame four is a high angle shot taken of one of the main characters, Chanel. This shot captures her glaring down at her mobile phone. This represents your stereotypical teenager because teenagers are commonly associated with always being on their mobile phones.





Frame Five:




Evaluation - What went wrong during the planning?

What went wrong during the planning?

Characters:

When planning my characters, I wanted to have one main character called Holly. She would have a personality of a shy, lonely girl that had no friends at school. However when filming it was obvious to me that there needed to be another main character involved. I added in another character called Chanel. She had complete opposite characterises of Holly. This didn't change much of the original planning of my film but I believe it improved the story line and made my film much more interesting with a reverie involved.

Another reason as to why I wanted to have two main characters that had different personalities is because from researching my teen angst films I learnt that there is always a main characters that over powers and belittles another main character. I wanted to create this. For example this is demonstrated in Mean Girls, when the new girl Kady is bossed around and bullied by The 'it girl Regina. Likewise in High school musical, Gabrielle the innocent, intelligent girl is intimidated by the personality and behaviour of the popular girl Sharpay Evans. 

Sharpay Evans: The popular girl of the school.                          Gabrielle: The shy, geeky girl.



Evaluation - What went wrong ?

What went wrong during filming?

During filming I soon came across some difficulties. The first problem was that we had changed the storyline from the original plan, this was because I realised it was going to be too difficult to film an atmosphere of a classroom. However I over came this problem very quickly, I had a new idea of introducing a new main character called Chanel. This new idea fitted well and worked well with the opening of my film.

Another problem we had during filming was that we had to re do a lot of sense because they either had background noise or weren't up to a good quality. However the finish product of re filming made the film a higher quality film. Therefore I think it was beneficial to my film opening to  have scenes re filmed and to have a more structured layout.

When editing the film I also came across the difficult task of understanding how to use the software Premier Pro. However after a basic lesson on showing me how to use the programme I soon figured out how to edit. But along the way there were some small problems. For example music that I wanted to incorporate into my film, couldn't just be downloaded from my phone or YouTube because that is illegal copyright. So to overcome this problem I had to use the school resources sounds and music, which wasn't what I had originally planned but it was better then not having any music.

Another recreation I had to make was to the company logo. I remade the company logo when I distributed my first draft the my target audience (my peers). They gave me useful feed back that my logo had no meaning behind it, which when explained to me I could see.

Before:








After:

Busted Draft 1

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