Thursday, 28 March 2013
Evaluation Question 7
Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel that you have learnt in the progressions from it to the product?
Tuesday, 26 March 2013
Evaluation Question 6
What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
When filming and editing a film, there are many different technologies used to construct and complete the film. In the making of our film we used a few different technologies.
The first piece of technology we used in our thriller film process was Google. We first used Google to find a suitable location to film our film in. The location had to be relatively local to our area so that we could get to the location quickly and have as much filming time as possible. We used Google Maps to do this. By doing this we could find local parks with a forest part in them so that we could use that part of the park to film our thriller. (Picture on left).The next piece of technology used was our mobile phones to take pictures of the chosen location to make a recce. Once we chosen the location, on our first attempt of filming we took pictures of our location and specific parts of the area we would using to film. We used our phones because they have good quality cameras on them so that we could capture images of our location.
The next technology we used we the video camcorder. Although we had used the camcorders before there were certain thing we did with the camera that we had not used before such as certain camera movements and shots. We also used the camera in the editing stage of our film so that we could transfer our taken footage from the camcorder onto the computer so that we could then edit it.
In the editing process we used a few programs to complete the editing of our thriller film. The first program we used was Final Cut Express. We used this programs firstly to capture all of the footage from our camera and transfer it onto the computer. Once we had done this we used Final Cut to look at the footage we had got and began to cut together our film, so that it created the first edit of the film.
After creating the first edit on the film we then imported the film into Adobe After Effects. This is where the fine tuning of the film took place. Here we created the main titles for the beginning and end of our film. When doing this we had to create a black solid layer so that we could put our white text onto them. We also gave the titles a fade in and out so that each title would follow from one to another. We also used colour correction on our film because not all of the clips had the same colours and brightness because of the position of the sun. So we used this to correct the colours in our film so that they all match up. In After Effects we also in detail fined tuned the footage to correct all of the small mistakes made in the first edit. All we did here was finely cut clips so that each clip flowed into the next with no problems. We used Abode After Effects because it is a advanced piece of software that can be used to create a high quality product, so by using it, we could make the beginning of our thriller film more clean and sharp.
I also used Survey Monkey to create a survey to see what types of films people between a certain age range and what sub genre of thriller films people like. I used this so that we could create a thriller film that was suit the likes of people between the age of 16-24.
From constructing this project I have learnt a few things, firstly I have learnt that when filming a film take many different shots of a scene or take so that in the editing scene you can select the correct and best shot to use in your film. By filming many different shots and shot types you prevent having to go and re-film if needed. Another thing I learnt from this project is about group organisation. By having a group that knows exactly what they are doing and is organised you can prevent errors and mistakes that may be made. Also by having an organised team, each member of the team knows their specific roles within the team so that things can run smoothly and more efficiently.
I have also learnt skills from this project such as time keeping. When constructing a project like a film you need to know how long to spend on certain areas of the film, such as editing and filming. By time keeping our group would have enough time to be able to plan for our film, film our film, and edit our film.
Evaluation Question 4
Who would be your audience for your media product?
Before filming our thriller film, I created a online survey about thriller films and what type of thriller films that people like and what makes a good thriller film. From this survey I found that most of the people that complete the survey were of the age of 18-24. From all these people that did the survey the largest majority had selected a thriller film to be one of their favourite genres of films.
This showed us that people of that age group like thriller films maybe because they are more 'thrilling' and fast paced than other films. So because of this I think that the target audience for our film would be people between the age of about the age of 16 to 24.
I believe people in that age range would watch our film because it is fast paced and has plenty of action in it, and this is would people in this age range seem to prefer. I also believe people in this age range would watch this film because straight from the beginning of the film the viewer is instantly in the action. This will get the viewer instantly interested in what will conclude in the film. 
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