Upper Sixth opinions…
Soooo, our film openings were played to upper sixth and my group and I appreciated their opinions and hopefully, improved our opening by taking on board what they had to say…
Evaluation Questionsss
1) In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
2) How does your media product represent particular social groups?
3) What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
4) Who would be the audience for your media product?
5) How did you attract/address your audience?
6) What have you learnt about technologies from the process of construction this product?
7) Looking back at your preliminary task (the continuity editing task), what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it – to full product?
more Breaking Reality…
When we thought it was finally finished, once again… Our film was then played to the upper sixth. After their thought and opinions, we find that tree are yet again, more tweaks that need to be made. Sooo, that is what we did.
Now? After a few tweaks here and there, i think it is finished! We played it to all of lower sixth to get their feed back which hopefully, i’ll have for you all after half term!
IT’S FINISHED!
YESSS! The film is finally finished, and this time… for real! That finished that we have exported it into QuickTime!
I am so proud of the group for all their input, goes at editing, filming etc. However, I’ve got to put it out there… One thing that i need to start doing is making sure that I am heard. I know that when it comes to things like this and the practical, i can be quite lazy but i did end up getting annoyed quite a few times with Richard. He is so independent, that independent that i don’t even think he realises. If either Grace, Beckey or myself wanted to have a go at editing, we’d had to physically take the mouse off of Richard, get to lesson before Richard or, spend our study periods in the media room to make sure we had some input. But, nahh, apart from that, i do think the group worked well together!
It was pretty fun to do, despite the few issues that came up. Today we finished it off by adding in some awesome sounds to the points scored ending and even a funky little tune to go along with the ‘start‘ sign at the beginning. These effects show that our film is based both in reality and in some sort of dream.
It took a lot of time and patience but i can happily say that it has all paid off!
Here’s a little sneak preview of the cartoony/video game style effects that were added…
As for anything else? You’ll have to wait! 😛 haha sorryyyy!
Well done Grace, Beckey and Richard! YAY.
Breaking Reality, finished yet?
Well, when i was off school ill, Grace and Beckey decided they we’rent happy with our film.
And so after convincing Richard, they decided that the opening sequence needed a few changes. James had to jault and David was stood infront of him with the ‘Booming Rumble’ as the audio for the clip but it didn’t look all that good. Us in the group, obviously knew what the booming sound was for (when James’ daydream turns back into reality) but decided it wasn’t very clear to the audiences.
The group told me that after showing our then finished film to Mrs Hughes, that she had encouraged them to add some more footage to show the reasons as to why Dan (James) was getting angry and was having this daydream. They got all the cast back to film some new footage which consists of James doodling a little picture of his dream and Joe throwing a screwed up piece of paper at him.
The group also decided to come up with some cartoony effects to add within our film, seeing as it was inspired by Scott Pilgrim vs The World. They created a questionnaire suggesting what we could do it too. Grace came up with the really good idea that we should do the whole ‘lives thing’ they look like this →
As well as the whole ‘lives’ idea, they also thought it would be good to start it with a ‘Level 1′ cartoon and a points system e.g. 100 points! This could be used when James knocks the first person in his daydream out. They cut the point/score effect a few times to creat a flashing effect to add more or a video game effect.
Story Boards! Finished!
Woo! So, you’ve seen the incomplete copies… Now for the finished product!
PANIC! Thanks a lot Richard! -.-
So, me and Beckey decided to stay behind in our free to do a few screen shots of our groups work on “Breaking Reality” only to face a massive panic when this came up –
Luckily, we managed to get round it. However, it meant we had to render it all which took over an hour which unfortunately didn’t leave much time for the screen shots but they will hopefully be up soon!
Breaking Reality Questionnaire!
So we have two different questionnaires… This is the improved, more influential one for our group…
1) Did the first few seconds of the film give you an idea about the setting? E.g. Where? When?
2) Visually, is there a distinguishable difference between reality and the dream? If so/not, why?
3) Did you find that the visual effects work to the best of their ability? If so/not, why?
4) Did the music influence the atmospheres of reality and the dream? If so/not, why?
5) Did you find that the actors and props were up to a professional standard? If so/not, why?
6) Were the sound effects suited to the “surreal” atmosphere? If so/not, why?
7) Were the titles clear and readable, if so/not, why?
8) Would you pay to watch the full film Breaking Reality if it was to be released in the cinema this year, after having the first two minutes? If so/not, why?
Our first one…
1) Who do you thing were the target audience for this film?
2) What particular social group do you think were represented in this film? Why?
3) Would you expect the social group to appear in this genre of film? Why?
4) Do you think this was a positive or negative representation of this social group? Why?
5) What did you like in general about the film opening? Eg, plot, story, genre, etc? Why?
6) Does this film genre and content appear similar to any other films you’ve seen? Why?
7) If Breaking Reality was released into cinemas, is it a film you think you would go and see? Why?
Idents
Okay, so it’s a little bit late but i’ve finally gotten round to doing it!
Idents, what are they? Well, they’re kind of like a ‘signature’… whenever it’s shown, it’s the same, they are easy to remember. Not only are they shown on films, they are also shown on things such as television programs and video games. They allow us to see who the program, movie, game etc has been brought by.
Paramount Pictures –
Here, Paramount Pictures have used a relaxing, creative idea for their ident. It is very different to the other sorts of idents that have been used. As you can see, the colours aren’t all that bright however, they still manage to stand out and make the ident noticeable.
Warner Bros –
Here, Warner Bros have an ident that is completely different to that of Paramount Pictures. This ident stands out, it’s in your face… the bold use of gold against a blue background helps to achieve this. The use of two colours that contrast against one another the way they do help for the ident to stick in someones mind. It’s bold, it’s there, it’s easy to understand.
20th Century Fox –
Again, this ident is very different to that of other companies. The use of a bold gold font against a blue background has a similar effect to that with Warner Bros. It stands out, it’s bold and it’s easy to remember. It could be seen as a very dominant ident, its based near the top of the screen making the audience look up to it. However, the use of spot lights could possibly add for a more ‘hollywood’ kind of feel.
Kelli Ackerman 