Final Video

Storyboard.

Here is our storyboard, it is a brief copy as during filming we lost the original copy.

the benifits of using a storyboard is it gives us a good idea about how we want shots and what we want them to look like while story board i have to think about if the camera angle was possible for us and if the lighting would be correct. we used it during filming briefly but as we were filming we though of new ideas and adapted them to are production and as we went though the filming we realised some shots would look better in different ways .In the origional we put shot duration, sound and lighting and a brief discription of what was happening in the shots.

We had to be efficant with my time as i had to draw alot of shots and at the same time have to make them reconisable for anyone using the storyboard. i obtained the storyboard sheet via mr deVita and used a A3 printed to print it out so i could draw more detail into it also thiswould make things clearer, i used a pencil and pen to draw/write this.

as you can see from the images we have tried to stick to are original idea as closely as we can  here is a comparision of the storyboard vs the video

as you can see we've stuck to the environment shown in the storyboard as before filming we had to go down to the filming location and examine where shots will possibly go. as you can see the charater is wearing the correct clothing as this was decided before the storyboard was created and shadows are drawn in correctly the correct places on connors face

us at the location

Evaluation Question

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?
    Since our preliminary, i believe our group have learnt alot. Things such as using after effects and adding in special effects. We have also learnt about various codes and conventions and how to use mise en scene to fit in with these.  I have learnt alot about why certain colours are used in films e.g red used to show danger, Excitement, energy, passion, love, desire, speed, strength, power, heat, aggression, fire, blood, war, violence. I have also learnt how to simply edit clips together using Première Pro.

Evaluation Question

 6.What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

During the process of constructing our product I have learnt various new skills. These include the use of cameras, using editing software and how to use blogging. Most of the filming for the final production was done by Liam, but during various tasks such as the preliminary I have learnt how to effectively use the camera making the most of the different camera angles. I have especially found editing hard because this was completely new to me, but during the process of making I have learnt how to do basic editing such as creating titles with various effects, the screen shot above shows how the titles are edited using after effects.  I have learnt alot of new media terms such as the foli art which i had never heard of before we experimented with it in our final product. I have began to understand the importance of lighting in filming and the differnt ways lighting is used to create different effects and feels towards the audience. I have also learnt how to use blogging to being with if found this difficult but overall I believe I have done well and have kept my blog up to date, showing I have a good understanding of various media terms. 

Evaluation Question

           5. How did you attract/address your audience?

   We attracted our audience by sticking to all the codes and conventions of a general horror. The sound efefcts where added to create extra tension using foli art. We adressed our audience by creating a facebook group to attract more people, and create awarness of StandHardProductions. To show our progression in our filming we have added various wall posts to keep facebook fans up to date. We also have a YouTube account where all our videos and information are posted in order to get feedback from fans.

       Here is a link to our Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/home.php?sk=group_139347546114394&ap=1

Here is a link to our YouTube page http://www.youtube.com/user/StandHardProductions
   
 We also shared our opening with the rest of the class and teacher in order to gather feedback.

Evaluation Question

  4. Who would be the audience for your media product?

   The type of audience that would be attracted to our media product would be both males and females between 18-40. The film is mostly set arround adults so adults are most likely to the roles of the actors. The film would be quite violent and gorey so would not be suitable for under 18s. This film would be very jumpy and shocking so would be a good watch at the cinema for younger adults.

Evaluation Question

     3.What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

A production company is a company responsible for production of new media. Our production company is called StandHardProductions, this name was chosen because it shows how we planned to go about our work, to work together as a team and stand against problems we encountered. Our logo is just a simple SH within a circle, we chose a basic logo as it is more recognisable for the audience, and easily remembered. As we only have a small group of 4, and being many roles to fill, some members of the group had to take on multiple roles. My role was to be in charge of Mise en Scene and help out with some of the titles. I also did alot of the research into the clothing and titles.The company may also be responsible for funding for the new production.  I think our film would be more likely to get funding from a small distribution company such as film4, this is because our film would be a fairly low budget British film.