evaluation task 5

evaluation task 7

During this course myself and my group have definitely learnt a lot in terms of skills for film making and being able to present it as we have been taught a variety of key information needed such as: editing all the effects or all the different possibilities, the many different camera shots and angles from high angle medium shots to POV shots and lastly the stereotypes of different personalities and the evolution of technology and the effect on the film industry.

From making the film I was able to understand the true way on how some films can be made even with extremely low budgets as i have learnt how to use the editing software adobe premium, i learnt the many amazing shots that could help make the film look and feel very professional and lastly how important that the group applies to making a film. In our film we used a wide range of different shots from POV to establishing shots and during this course to help me get a better understanding on how to use the camera I had watched many different films to compare lots and lots of different camera shots used within the films for example for sci fi films there are many establishing shots as it allows the audience to see the many beautiful locations an imagination can create and i action films there are many close ups to show many emotions or actions during any fight scene or chase scenes.

Editing is one of the biggest parts of making films as it allows the film to play smoothly and it also allows unwanted footage of sounds or missed recorded scenes to be removed, and with adobe premium there were almost endless options to help our film feel and run as smooth as a professional film would feel like. This is due to the fact that there are many different editing options you can chose from for example for transitioning you could cut it meaning it has a master approach to the next scene or you can have a fade with makes the film feel slightly slower, and when you are more advanced with the software the possibilities for creating an amazing film is endless as there are millions of tutorials on how to do certain edits or animations to add to the film. Lastly by using this software my group was able to create a very simple animation for the main production company and with this animation it helps the film feel a lot more professional and to add on the help of warner brothers really inspired our choice of animating transitions.

In the picture above is an unfocused POV shot of someone looking at someone, with the use of black filter. This shot was one of the most effective shots within the film as it helps put the audience in our characters shoes and in this case the character that the views feel as if they are is dying in this part of the opening. With this shot there were many ways to pull this off with the equipment we had for example we could of done it unfocused but the use of effect would be really weak but this shot was extremely hard to film as there were many different rules to follow while shooting for example the 180 degree rule this rule was extremely hard as it means that mo matter what the two characters must have the same left/right relationship so that the scene doesn't feel missed placed, and to add on for effect we had added fades to help give extra emotion when the heavy breathing comes into the scene.

In this picture is an over the shoulder shot unfocused of both the villain and the witness with the black filter that we had through out the film. In this scene the use of cut was used to be able to show the action of one of the characters this is also know action motion and in our case we are showing Carlos one of the characters picking up a missing poster prop, to add on myself and the group tried our best to input the skill shot/reverse shot but we barely was able to put it in the scene as we never included any shots of either character looking at a different character off screen then having a shot where the other key character either looking back or doing something else.

evaluation task 6

technology was a huge help for this project as it enables us to be able to film to the best standards, edit as cleanly as possible to help the viewer get a better picture of the film, allows us to actually upload the film for the public to see and feed back on and also allows us to record feedback for our film allowing us to listen to the video and listen back to what improvements we can do for next year. Over the years technology has also evolved to help films be as good as they are today for example at home there has been a trend with online distributors which allow the viewer to watch a wide range of films at the comfort of their own home with out standing quality with fibre optic internet and 4K televisions which also help with experience of using online distributors.

For my media project we had used a set of very good equipment for filming we had used a Nikon camera, this camera was essential for our film as it allowed us to not just record the actual film it allowed us to record in amazing HD quality being at 4K but the only down side to this was the file sizes as the quality was so high the films did take a lot of space meaning that rendering would take quite a long time which limited us. One other piece of technology that was key was the school computers that are Dell, the reason that the computers were key as they allowed the access for adobe premiere which is the software we used to edit our film, this software was extremely useful as it was filled with many edits that allow us make a film transition well and helps the film run as smooth as possible to add on this software also has a number of extra features to be able to add on to either a film or a video, but this software does have many problems such as: long render times, very hard to use, very hard to keep track of every clip filmed and sound track. Lastly one other piece of tech that was essential for use to take photos for the location, to record videos, and to help upload these videos on to youtube so it is watch able.

evaluation task 8

During the first year of this course there has been a lot that I haven't learnt from different ways to edit, all the different genre of films and examples, all the different camera shots and angles and lastly how to properly make a shot opening to a film. But despite the things I have learnt there are also a lot of things to learn or to improve on, for example things like editing by improving my editing I will hopefully be able to create a good trailer for my final piece of work, I also need to work on the many different shots I can use in my film by including as many as I can to help make my film look better and many more.

For next year i will be setting many targets for my self such as: when analysing my work for next years evaluation work i must try to talk about everything to be able to give a detailed analysis of my work, when filming I need to be able to get the best camera shots and to add on to this target i want to also be able to have amazing props to work with to help make the film look a lot more professional, and lastly one of my main targets is to keep my time management as organised as possible by doing this it will help me do all my work properly with no rush by the due in dates. lastly to even make either a trailer or a scene have smooth transitions we could possibly use a different software to edit with or even have better technology to make the process easier and smoother.

evaluation task 9

voice over talking about the key things that stand out in the film

evaluation task 4

as a group we have decided that our target audience will be aimed at older teenager to young adults or from 16-25 year old, we think this is a suitable age group to aim as if we had aimed at the lower age group the story line and content of the film wouldn't be suitable for the young people. also our story line could really relate to the teenager life as when your a young teen these teens are more up to no good with drugs, bad behavior and partying. and this could also relate to real life as at around 20 people start to have families but people still have the feeling of losing people such as family or friends.

to add on the conventions of horror or thriller such as: falling over in a chase, going towards the danger, teenagers being liabilities in the film and the creepy underpopulated locations ma\y appeal to the long time fans of horror or thriller and seeing the classic conventions could possibly be a good feeling as these conventions are practically in each horror/thriller film.

also we have aimed at this age group or making 15 plus due to the conventions of the age group and the conventions of the films that have this age restrictions of 15 plus. stereo-typically 15 films are usually either action films, horror/thriller or mature comedy for example for films like ride along or the ring all these films all have something in common that is the mature content used that wouldn't normally be in films like toy story. as for the age group there are many conventions for this age group as it is teenagers the conventions are: teenagers are very interested with things like going out , possibly going to be heavily influenced by things like drugs and alcohol, or from activities like partying the teenagers could be really badly behaved.

evaluation activity 2

From watching our opening and also comparing our opening to other films I have noticed that in the horror/thriller genre there is always a very vulnerable character by either being weak, being in a bad situation, injuries or gender. For example in the movie scream there is a lady who is chased by the main villain she has a many similarities to our main character Carlos such as: in their respected films they are both the victims from either a chase or a fight in their scene to add on they are both teenagers which also helps add to the stereo-types of the genre this would make them vulnerable as they have witnessed the crime and the main criminal/villain would want all witnesses gone, but despite one of their similarities they are also very different from one or another for example they both subvert from their stereo-types of gender as men are meant to be stronger and women are weaker and all they do is panic and just lead a group into danger.

One similarity between these two characters is that in their respected movies both characters either see the main villain kill someone or has the main villain chase them through out the film, for example in the opening film of lost Carlos is chase till he confronts the killer about his identity and what his true intensions are and in scream the girl witnesses the murder of her boyfriend and is forced to run for her life in search of help from the locals. But despite this similarity one key difference is that Carlos the character from lost was able to be strong enough and confront the killer asking for the killers purpose is but as for scream the girl just panics and keeps running away instead of being abled to either fight back hard enough or confront the masked man this also links to the stereo types of gender as the girls are meant to be weaker than the boys.

lastly one similarity of the two characters is that both characters are shown to be teenagers in their respected films for example in lost Carlos is a normal 16 year old boy just going for a stroll while listening to music and in scream the girl is spending time with her boy friend who are both shown to be teenagers. but however both characters are also different due to appearance for example in scream the use of costume is used well to represent the stereotypes of teenagers going for a more trendy casual look but as for the film lost Carlos is subverting from the stereo types as his costume is less casual and more smart.