Look back I have realised how massive the leap is from a continuity piece to a whole sequence and that creating an opening sequence is not as straight forward as it seems. While making my continuity I didn't know much about creating an title sequence or putting it all together to create a film. I wanted to work in a group as group work for me is when I work hard an achieve what I think I can do. Although now I wonder what working alone I could have maded, I have learnt better filming knowlodge and that creative shots look and work better. Although keeping everything the same eg costume was the hardest as we had to re shoot so we had to make sure all the characters had the same outfit on and all the items were placed in the correct place.
I have enjoyed making my title sequence and have learnt alot about filming and editing while in the procces I would never have fought i would be able to achieve an opening title sequence.
Tuesday, 20 April 2010
What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
From the process of constructing this opening title sequence I have learnt many new techological devices in detail and that will help in late in this course. Whislt film I learnt how to use the tripod more effectivly in our title sequence the shots are tight and steady this helped alot to achieve this, I also learnt how to move around the camera on the tripod, look back on it now it seems like an easy thing to know. I also learnt how important mise-en-scene was and how one small thing out of place or missused could ruin the film, we became picky on what we placed on the doctors table by his bed. We placed a calander of a woman on the wall to incitate that it is a mans domiated room and house.
When it came down to editing I found it hard to make the jump from imovie to final cut pro as I did media last year I had a rough idea on have imovie is used. We decieded we would do it step by step we created a rough copy of our film in imovie than transferred it to final cut pro to add the finsh touches. I felt on final cut pro it made the procces seem more profession and the sequence flow better and smoothly. We also made a dvd cover aswell as a poster to do this we had to use photoshop I knew alot about photoshop from last year but I think I have added to the knowlodge I had on photoshop by making the dvd cover.
When it came down to editing I found it hard to make the jump from imovie to final cut pro as I did media last year I had a rough idea on have imovie is used. We decieded we would do it step by step we created a rough copy of our film in imovie than transferred it to final cut pro to add the finsh touches. I felt on final cut pro it made the procces seem more profession and the sequence flow better and smoothly. We also made a dvd cover aswell as a poster to do this we had to use photoshop I knew alot about photoshop from last year but I think I have added to the knowlodge I had on photoshop by making the dvd cover.
How did you attract/address your audience?
We attracted our target audience as they could relate to the main character somehow, we wanted to make the audience ask questions about the lifestyle of the doctor and what were the tablets he was taken. We added in a monotage to draw the audience attention more and to also make them ask questions, in feedback we got people liked the beggining and ending but were unsure on the scream of the doctor once he has seen the ghost, the main thing we wanted to achieve was to make the audience have some sympathy for the doctor.
We also had to make our shots more tigher as that was the only feedback that was negative. The tension and subspence that we created in the title sequence holds the audience attention and make them want to know the outcome of this issue.
We also had to make our shots more tigher as that was the only feedback that was negative. The tension and subspence that we created in the title sequence holds the audience attention and make them want to know the outcome of this issue.
Who would be the audience for your media product?
My target audience is middle-aged adults of both genders, but more so males as I feel this particular genre is more appealing to men. We gave our film a rating off 15 as it is supernatural and a thriller. I think it would appeal as the main character is a middle aged doctor who is suffering from isomnia, people in their 30-40 might be able to relate to not being able to sleep or over working to hard or find comfont in watching someone suffer and someone being worse off than themselves.
In our feedback the audience wanted us to make them feel more sorry for the main character so we tried to achieve this so that more of the audience could relate to the real life issue that the doctor is suffering.
In our feedback the audience wanted us to make them feel more sorry for the main character so we tried to achieve this so that more of the audience could relate to the real life issue that the doctor is suffering.
What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
To get a rough idea of the type of film we wanted to make we looked at other films that are similar, the one we found most useful was the machinist, in this film the main character also suffers from insomnia. The film was distributed by 'Paramount Classics', I think that as the film was a success, the company would be interested in distributing our film as it covers the similar topics. As they also have good experience from the sales and marketing off the machinist it would find it easy to market and boost the sales of our title sequence.
How does your media product represent particular social groups?
Our media product represents one particular social group, which is the employed, middle aged group of men and women. Men and women who have no social lives and that live to work day in and out.
My opening sequence shows an male getting ready in the morning, from this it indicates to the audience through mise en scene and also use of editing to give the audience background information of the male introducing him as well as the sequence. this also reflecting a middle aged society representation , this shown through the characters age who he is portraying as a exhausted doctor tired due to the amount of not only overwork but the lack of sleep. The doctor has insomnia the first chances the audience get off this problem is the tablets taken and the lack of sleep. We tried to make our film the most realistic we could make it, we wanted the audience more aware of this situation in the real world, and that our story that we portrayed is believable and could happen in the real world.
My opening sequence shows an male getting ready in the morning, from this it indicates to the audience through mise en scene and also use of editing to give the audience background information of the male introducing him as well as the sequence. this also reflecting a middle aged society representation , this shown through the characters age who he is portraying as a exhausted doctor tired due to the amount of not only overwork but the lack of sleep. The doctor has insomnia the first chances the audience get off this problem is the tablets taken and the lack of sleep. We tried to make our film the most realistic we could make it, we wanted the audience more aware of this situation in the real world, and that our story that we portrayed is believable and could happen in the real world.
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
Our title sequences uses the form and conventions of a real media products by using the same element that is used to make up a real film. We challenge the way that media products use different ways of bringing in an audience, through using the conventions that make up a thriller/supernatural film, such as suspense and tension. Once we establish the theme we wanted to do which was thriller/supernatural we fought off other films that are either thillers or supernatural and looked at the plot that they used then we followed the many conventions of a thriller. We looked manly at the film the machinist as it followed the fought of imagionation playing tricks on your mind. We used a font that looks creep and tight to create the effect of scary and unknown. We have used quick, snappy shots and created an monotage with quick shots added in we wanted the audience to ask questions about the film like what is happening?.
We added the heartbeat sound to create more tension and hold the audience's attention. Also the eeriness sound at the end to add a ghostly touch and wonder what this eeriness is going to lead to. We decieded to make our title sequence black and white as this is more dark, creep and more ghostly it also shows that the man has no life outside his job. The tablets are a strong example of the Iconography, they make the audience question what disease he has or illness and why he has the tablets, he suffers form insomnia and through this the consequence is the woman haunting him from his past.
We added the heartbeat sound to create more tension and hold the audience's attention. Also the eeriness sound at the end to add a ghostly touch and wonder what this eeriness is going to lead to. We decieded to make our title sequence black and white as this is more dark, creep and more ghostly it also shows that the man has no life outside his job. The tablets are a strong example of the Iconography, they make the audience question what disease he has or illness and why he has the tablets, he suffers form insomnia and through this the consequence is the woman haunting him from his past.
Monday, 5 April 2010
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