An Extra Blog: FIRE!!!!!

P.S (I wasn't really mad, just wanted to make the most of the time i had) :P

Evaluation- Question 7- What have you learned about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

when constructing our thriller I have learnt so much about technology. Firstly before we began with anything practical we was asked to set up our blogger users. Blogger is a really simple website that I thought was really easy to use. With this website you're able to upload: Images, Videos and blog about them, In other words you can talk about them and share information with everyone else on blogger.

The website is www.blogger.com when you have reached the homepage you can sign in by typing in your email and password.

To upload a new post...on the the top right hand corner of the page you should find the 'NEW POST' icon, looks like this :



To change the style of the font, size of font, colour, add a text background, a link, upload images, videos and a lot more.....you'll find them all here:




So after learning how to use blogger, came the production of our preliminary films. This meant that we had to learn to use the JVC digital tapeless cameras. Along with this came the tripod, our memory
cards, memory card adapter and the hard drive that we used throught creating all our films; the preliminary's and the final cut.

The camera was the most important equipment. As without it no filming could take place. Whilst filming your able to see through the small lens or you could open up the flap on the side of the camera which is a screen that enables you to view your progression whilst filming.

The tripod allows you to have a still camera shot instead of holding it and filming which will be too shaky. However, the legs of the tripod must be open equally otherwise it wont be stable. Also when zooming into something instead of carrying the camera and zooming, Its better if you situate the camera on the tripod and use the zoom. As this will allow the image to be clear and not shaky.

Okay, so once you've finished filming you'll need to get all your shots onto the computer. In our case, we were using the Apple Macs to edit. So, we used the usb adapter and inserted our memory card into it  then put it into the usb slot. As we were given a hard drive that we can store everything in, we had to move everything from the memory card to the hard drive.

Once you've done all that, you can now open up final cut pro. Final cut pro is a software that allows you to put your film in order. you can delete shots and keep the ones you want. so to get your film from the hardrive onto final cut pro, you go to ....

final cut pro icon at the bottom of the screen

Then final cut pro will open up, you'll need to open up your project by going on.....

File - Open

select your project and then click on CHOOSE

,which is on the bottom right hand corner of the tab.

Once it has opened up, you can now start moving around your shots and placing them where you'd want them to be. Once your happy with how it looks you might want to add titles. This is when Livetype comes in. So, live type looks like this....

Livetype Icon, at the bottom of the screen

just like final cut pro you'll have to open up your project.

you'll then see a selection of things you can add onto your film on the right hand side of the page.

 

As you can see, there are two kind of fonts that livetype provide and the casual fonts that are used everywhere. You choose!

Serif and non serif fonts. A selection you can choose from. and many more.

Once your happy with how it looks you just go on file- save. Then you'll need to use another software, SoundTrack Pro. This software allows you to add sound to your film. Sound is vital as it brings everything together.
So, its this Icon:

Sound track pro. Bottom of screen.

for soundtrack pro, you follow the same steps as livetype and final cut pro to open up your film. there are a selection of sounds you can choose. you just select the sound and drag it onto the time line.  once your happy save and render it so you'll have one whole clip.


From creating my final piece I've learnt a lot about technology. As I have learnt to use many new software's and Ive learnt to use the camera.

By Wala Osman

Evaluation : Question 8

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

(Export some short clips from your preliminary task and compare them with some clips from your final production to demonstrate how you and your skills have progressed)

Me and my fellow groupies. 


"I enjoyed working with you guys, Nick although at times you become such a bully, we did have our laughs. 
And we actually think alike with our ideas, maybe thats why are thriller went pretty well :P
You did a great job in editing and filming, pleasure to work with :) ...(at times)"

 

"Ahh Wala, I love that you are a girl...hahaha otherwise i'd just be left with Nick on me own :( 
Although it was two against one, Nick would always win...grr! We are such weakling. But you sure are a diva! I loved working with you, I love how we piss Nick off sometimes haha. Great job in sharing your opinions and ideas and helping out with setting up the props. Will miss you!...Executive producer ;)"

 

Evaluation : Question 7

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

(Explore how technologies worked together in the creation of the product)

Evaluation : Question 6

Audience feedback and comments.

Our feedback mainly came from an audience between the ages 14-20, young teenagers to young adults. Although our thriller was set for an audience of all ages from 14+ so we got quite good comments from our targeted audience, these feedbacks we given mostly through facebook, blackberry messenger and a personal video :)

Comments that complimented our thriller :)

Other comments from other media students:

Feedback from the class:

Here i have made a video of people who I have asked to give their feedback on our thriller :)

Evaluation : Question 4&5

What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why? How will you attract/address your audience?

(Discuss how the internet has been used to launch this movie to a wider audience, then explain how you have followed a similar model yourself)

Everyday on video sharing websites, tons of videos are posted up, users hoping that the amount of views and hits increase as time passes. Video sharing websites are an advantage for raising awareness. Especially if a video is uploaded onto youtube. Youtube is a popular way to advertise media - music videos and film trailers. For example when Rebecca Black posted up her music video of that song 'Friday' the amount of views shot up dramatically within a day, look at it a week after posting i saw the view rose to 35,000,000 views and news spread to social network sites like Facebook. Internet as evolved into a whole new level of communication and sharing.

As for film trailers, they are well advertised on Youtube to persuade a certain audience to go and watch the film at the cinema. 

As my video is only a short opening to a thriller movie, not supported by real production companies like Summit Entertainment, makes it a low budget video, it will be uploaded onto Vimeo and personal blogs, which could possibly make its way to social network sites like Facebook and tweeted about on twitter and eventually would be uploaded to Youtube. Sharing it on blogs and social networks may raise awareness and checked out on Youtube to increase its hits from there. 

^ This is just another user on Vimeo who posted up their very own opening sequence using our title Facade :)

A Media Student's thriller: Angeldust

This is also an opening sequence created by media students from Hurtwood House. I chose to upload 'Angel Dust' as some aspects of the film is similar to Facade. They both include cyber technology of social network sites. Facade being Facebook and Angel Dust being Facespace. At the moment, Angel

dust has been viewed 1,115 times with two likes and no dislikes on Youtube. This video does not have

many feedback, reviews or anything, as they are not exactly signed to a film production - its just another one of them short films made for the as media course.

This is a short film that entered many short film competitions so to an audience who has not seen it yet will think it is good due to it entering competitions and the amount of views it has. On youtube the video has been viewed 55,265 so far with 164 likes and 41 dislikes.

Comparing this our film Facade, i would say our thriller is supported by an independent low budget production company. It will be shown in a one time exhibition, projected onto the big screen. After that would most probably just stay on video sites like You tube and Vimeo. If it were to be released into marketing, only 100-200 copies will be produced and sold in low budget shops or home rentals - (not blockbuseter as they are too high up the marketing chain and our production company will not be able to afford the expense it takes to be sold to that kind of marketing) 

Cinemas at which my thriller could possibly be shown at:

(INSERT TEXT HERE)

Style of Marketing Campaigns

Evaluation : Question 3

Who would be the audience for your media product?

(Create a montage of images depicting the contents of the handbag belonging to the typical audience member for your movie)

Mary-Anne Fisher, 17, an AS drama student studying at Actress' College in Croydon.
Loves acting, music and going to the theatre.
Hardly goes out shopping but she does like spending time with her friends, she is always up for an adventure! A very kind and all smiling person, wise with her words and gives good advice to those who need it.

She is such a weird person, dresses in her own way and does not care about what other people think or say about her.
(Of course! She's an actress. Very confident in herself)













Mary-Anne wouldnt seem, judging by appearance,  like the type of audience to watch a film like Facade. However, being an actress and studying drama, she learns a lot about the different genres of film, and learns to love all types of film. Psychological thrillers is her favourite. Because Facade is about an insecure girl who stalks this girl she envys (and maybe has feelings for) this contrasts with the personality of Mary-Anne who appears confident in herself. Mary-Anne finds it interesting how people can contain such emotion and negative thoughts about themselves and so finds these types of plots and characters interesting.

A stereotypical audience member would be:
(please do not take anything below in offence)


David Goffman, 19


Programmes and Films our targeted audience may also find interesting:

Evaluation : Question 2

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

(Choose one or two stills of characters from your own movie opening and compare how they are represented to one or two stills from characters in a real movie opening which has inspired you)

In a majority of identity based films that involve cyber technology and social network sites, the antagonist would usually be male, changing his identity into a female as he would play the role of a ‘stalker.’ This is only a stereotypical opinion of a film about stealing identity to stalk. So for our thriller, we decided to change it around a bit to create more confusion and individuality from these films where the antagonist is male. In order to be more original it was an obvious choice to make the antagonist of our thriller, a female. And the victim of this cyber stalking would also be female, therefore making this thrilling ‘one way romance’ a girl on girl obsession.