Beth has answered this question in the form of a SlideShare presentation, the slide is embedded below. She has compared the features of our preliminary task with our final video.
Evaluation 7 from bethbrewer12
Friday 4 April 2014
Evaluation - Question Seven
Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
Beth has answered this question in the form of a SlideShare presentation, the slide is embedded below. She has compared the features of our preliminary task with our final video.
Beth has answered this question in the form of a SlideShare presentation, the slide is embedded below. She has compared the features of our preliminary task with our final video.
Thursday 3 April 2014
Evaluation - Question six
Simran has answered this question using a timeline on TimeToast.
What have you learnt about the technologies from the process of constructing this product?
What have you learnt about the technologies from the process of constructing this product?
Wednesday 2 April 2014
Evaluation - Question Five
To answer this question I have used a powerpoint video maker called Kozea to present this information. I used this piece of media as I have never used it before, and so it was a change from other powerpoint presentation programmes I have used in the past, for example, Prezi.
evaluation - Video Maker
I have also created a video using the annotation tool on YouTube to highlight how my group has specifically tried to contact and address our opening titles and sequence. I've embedded the video below.
evaluation - Video Maker
I have also created a video using the annotation tool on YouTube to highlight how my group has specifically tried to contact and address our opening titles and sequence. I've embedded the video below.
Evaluation - Question Four
Who would be the audience for your media product?
Simran has answered this question in the form of GoAnimate animation, the videos are embeded below. She's created a profile of a typical audience member viewing my groups final film project on GoAnimate. Within the animaions the profile entails information on the target audience member's hobbies and interests as well as a little bit of psychographic information.
who would be the target audience of your product? by s_tak on GoAnimate
who would be the target audience of your product 2 by s_tak on GoAnimate
Our film would appeal to Emma because she an interest in murder mystery/crime shows which can be similar to psychological thrillers and horror films. Also Emma is a teenage girl with a clear liking for horror films and so she would probably look forward to watching my groups film 'The Perpetrator' in cinemas. Furthermore 'The Perpetrator' is similar and in the same genre of some of her favourite films so our film would easily appeal to her. It can be noted that my group's target audience questionnaire results have also made it clear that a girl like Emma is our ideal audience.
Simran has answered this question in the form of GoAnimate animation, the videos are embeded below. She's created a profile of a typical audience member viewing my groups final film project on GoAnimate. Within the animaions the profile entails information on the target audience member's hobbies and interests as well as a little bit of psychographic information.
who would be the target audience of your product? by s_tak on GoAnimate
who would be the target audience of your product 2 by s_tak on GoAnimate
Our film would appeal to Emma because she an interest in murder mystery/crime shows which can be similar to psychological thrillers and horror films. Also Emma is a teenage girl with a clear liking for horror films and so she would probably look forward to watching my groups film 'The Perpetrator' in cinemas. Furthermore 'The Perpetrator' is similar and in the same genre of some of her favourite films so our film would easily appeal to her. It can be noted that my group's target audience questionnaire results have also made it clear that a girl like Emma is our ideal audience.
Tuesday 1 April 2014
Evaluation - Question Three
Below is a mindmap I have made on Bubbl, displaying what media institutions would distribute my film and why. I used Bubbl as it was a new type of media to me and it is well organised and easy to read.
As explained on the Bubbl, there are various media institutions that would distribute the
As explained on the Bubbl, there are various media institutions that would distribute the
Evaluation - Question Two.
How does your media product represent particular social groups?
The opening title sequence of 'The Perpetrator' aims to represent the social group of teenagers. Below is a split screen collage Beth created in Photoshop. She's chosen to compare the main character in our film, Amy, with the main character from Scream 4; Jill. Jill's character is an example of how teenagers are connoted in horror films and so my group has drawn some inspiration from her character.
Both teenage characters are wearing similar black and white costume; wearing a white t-shirt, and informal black bottoms. Also, both girls are wearing similar dark grey boots. Furthermore, they both have similar coloured hair and similar styled. Jill and Amy play victims in their films however, Jill, unlike Amy's character acts like a victim to hide the fact that she is the serial killer. Another key difference is that Jill is wearing slightly more casual loose fitting clothing, whereas Amy has more layers on as she is filming outside in a different climate. Also, the lighting in the two shots is different. It's clear that Amy was filming during the day and Emma Roberts who plays Jill is filming this scene during the night.
All in all, the elements listed above help represent a normal young social group. My groups final film project also aims to represent this social collective. The teenage actor in my final project looks like a normal everyday teenager - wearing casual clothing and acting like most teenagers do, doing nothing out of the ordinary or anything out of character for a teenager in today's day and age.
The opening title sequence of 'The Perpetrator' aims to represent the social group of teenagers. Below is a split screen collage Beth created in Photoshop. She's chosen to compare the main character in our film, Amy, with the main character from Scream 4; Jill. Jill's character is an example of how teenagers are connoted in horror films and so my group has drawn some inspiration from her character.
Both teenage characters are wearing similar black and white costume; wearing a white t-shirt, and informal black bottoms. Also, both girls are wearing similar dark grey boots. Furthermore, they both have similar coloured hair and similar styled. Jill and Amy play victims in their films however, Jill, unlike Amy's character acts like a victim to hide the fact that she is the serial killer. Another key difference is that Jill is wearing slightly more casual loose fitting clothing, whereas Amy has more layers on as she is filming outside in a different climate. Also, the lighting in the two shots is different. It's clear that Amy was filming during the day and Emma Roberts who plays Jill is filming this scene during the night.
All in all, the elements listed above help represent a normal young social group. My groups final film project also aims to represent this social collective. The teenage actor in my final project looks like a normal everyday teenager - wearing casual clothing and acting like most teenagers do, doing nothing out of the ordinary or anything out of character for a teenager in today's day and age.
Evaluation - Question One
In what ways does your media product use develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
Above is a contact sheet that Simran has created on Photoshop featuring stills from our horror film opening sequence.
1. The first frame denotes the location/setting in our film. It is a slow panning shot, acting as an establishing shot. From this shot it becomes clear to viewers that the film is set in an abandoned forest, a conventional setting of the horror film. Shots like this are typical in film openings as they grab viewers attention and help to create a mood for the overall film. In this case the slow paced shot creates and eerie mood.
2. I am introduced as the character in our second shot. Like most conventional film opening the main character in the film are introduced in the opening sequence. A low angle shot introduces me as I walk towards and past the camera into the forest.
3. The title font is shown in the third frame. It is quite bold and eye catching. My group chose to use a simplistic font as in horror titles the font aren't usually very over styled. We gave our white titles font a glow and shadow making it seem ghostly connoting that our films narrative explores people dying. In horror films its conventional for title fonts to reflect the storyling. For example in 'The Cabin In The Woods' the titles font looks like dripping blood, connoting that the film has a dangerous/violent storyline.
4. The fourth image in the contact sheet highlights how our opening sequence suggests the genre of our film. This is another connventional feature of film openings. We have made it clear that our genre is horror by using an isolated forest, creating a tense mood. Also, the character is young and blind to the dangers around her which is another stereotypical feature of horror films. Furthermore, this camera angle suggests that someone is watching Amy from afar, connoting that she could be in great danger in the next few scenes of the film.
5.Costume and props are denoted in this image. The character is denoted in the frame wearing leggings, a hooded body warmer, a black jumper and a plain white tshirt. Her whole outfit follows the stereotypical representation of teenagers, as she is wearing informal clothing. Also, her hoodie is a piece of iconography associated with teenagers.
6. Camera work and editing is denoted in the next frame. My group have used a match on action editing technique in this part of the film. It's quite conventional for these techniques to be used in all genre films.
7. My group has used special effects in this frame. We put a tinted filter onto this frame, to make it seem like the character is being looked at from another characters perspective. This is also connoted by the framing of this shot as the character is being observed through tree branches, connoting that someone is secretely watching her. We also used a hand held filming effect in this part of the film to make it look like a point of view shot.
8. The story builds up as the opening sequence progresses. The character is last seen on screen looking shocked and frightened, leaving viewers wondering what will happen next. This sets the story of the film up and suggests that someone of great danger is in the character's town. To keep our titles conventional we decided to keep them slow paced and not to have too much action in them, as this would go against typical film titles. Similar to films like 'Scream', the character's story is building up to the main story in the film and we have tried to draw inspiration from Saw where one of the various characters in the film is killed off in the opening.
9. The last image on our contact sheet is of the main title in our opening. We decided to have the main title at the end of our opening sequence as it has a dramatic entrance and leaves a cliff hanger as to how the story will further unfold in the film. It's also conventional for the title to be after the opening sequence in horror films, as seen in the video below from Scream 4. My group chose the title 'The Perpetrator' because it means 'someone who commits a crime or evil'. The title reflects the horror genre. It also relates to the story line in our film where a serial killer is on the loose.
Overall, my groups opening sequence and titles are meant to be conventional of the horror genre.
Above is a contact sheet that Simran has created on Photoshop featuring stills from our horror film opening sequence.
1. The first frame denotes the location/setting in our film. It is a slow panning shot, acting as an establishing shot. From this shot it becomes clear to viewers that the film is set in an abandoned forest, a conventional setting of the horror film. Shots like this are typical in film openings as they grab viewers attention and help to create a mood for the overall film. In this case the slow paced shot creates and eerie mood.
2. I am introduced as the character in our second shot. Like most conventional film opening the main character in the film are introduced in the opening sequence. A low angle shot introduces me as I walk towards and past the camera into the forest.
3. The title font is shown in the third frame. It is quite bold and eye catching. My group chose to use a simplistic font as in horror titles the font aren't usually very over styled. We gave our white titles font a glow and shadow making it seem ghostly connoting that our films narrative explores people dying. In horror films its conventional for title fonts to reflect the storyling. For example in 'The Cabin In The Woods' the titles font looks like dripping blood, connoting that the film has a dangerous/violent storyline.
4. The fourth image in the contact sheet highlights how our opening sequence suggests the genre of our film. This is another connventional feature of film openings. We have made it clear that our genre is horror by using an isolated forest, creating a tense mood. Also, the character is young and blind to the dangers around her which is another stereotypical feature of horror films. Furthermore, this camera angle suggests that someone is watching Amy from afar, connoting that she could be in great danger in the next few scenes of the film.
5.Costume and props are denoted in this image. The character is denoted in the frame wearing leggings, a hooded body warmer, a black jumper and a plain white tshirt. Her whole outfit follows the stereotypical representation of teenagers, as she is wearing informal clothing. Also, her hoodie is a piece of iconography associated with teenagers.
6. Camera work and editing is denoted in the next frame. My group have used a match on action editing technique in this part of the film. It's quite conventional for these techniques to be used in all genre films.
7. My group has used special effects in this frame. We put a tinted filter onto this frame, to make it seem like the character is being looked at from another characters perspective. This is also connoted by the framing of this shot as the character is being observed through tree branches, connoting that someone is secretely watching her. We also used a hand held filming effect in this part of the film to make it look like a point of view shot.
8. The story builds up as the opening sequence progresses. The character is last seen on screen looking shocked and frightened, leaving viewers wondering what will happen next. This sets the story of the film up and suggests that someone of great danger is in the character's town. To keep our titles conventional we decided to keep them slow paced and not to have too much action in them, as this would go against typical film titles. Similar to films like 'Scream', the character's story is building up to the main story in the film and we have tried to draw inspiration from Saw where one of the various characters in the film is killed off in the opening.
9. The last image on our contact sheet is of the main title in our opening. We decided to have the main title at the end of our opening sequence as it has a dramatic entrance and leaves a cliff hanger as to how the story will further unfold in the film. It's also conventional for the title to be after the opening sequence in horror films, as seen in the video below from Scream 4. My group chose the title 'The Perpetrator' because it means 'someone who commits a crime or evil'. The title reflects the horror genre. It also relates to the story line in our film where a serial killer is on the loose.
Overall, my groups opening sequence and titles are meant to be conventional of the horror genre.
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