2. Introduction.
For my A2 coursework I was required to create a film trailer as a
group. We done this by looking at existing genres in order to
create our own.
As individuals we had to create a film poster & a film front
cover of our film
In this presentation I will be answering the following questions:
In what ways do your media product use, develop or challenge
forms & conventions of real media products.
How effective is the combination of your main product & ancillary
task.
What have you learnt from your audience feedback.
How did you use media technologies in the construction
&research, planning & evaluation stages?
3. My Group
My group consisted of 4 people including myself:
Abdullahi > Cameraman, was given this position as I was better
at using the camera and applying to the rule of thirds to every
shot that we captured.
Amina> Was given the position of cinematographer as she was
best able to manage the groups technical aspect & keeping
the group in shape.
Mojo> Was given the role of the producer & creating the story
board as his artistic skills produced an excellent narrative.
Meddy> Was given the role of editor & director has he had the
basic knowledge in keeping the group together & the skills to
edit & create a beautiful trailer.
4. In what ways do your media product
use, develop or challenge forms &
conventions of real media products.
I have challenged media conventions of real media
products by removing the typical stereotype that
woman are only helpers, however in our trailer we have
made her the hero.
I have followed many conventions with regards to
creating my front cover as I did research into ‘Total
Films’ a film magazine which gave me ideas to create
my own magazine. For example in one of their
magazines Tom cruise is placed in front of the masthead
I’ve done the same with my poster as this shows the film
cover is well known.
5. Continued
We have the typical conventions in our film trailer such as
humour, action, weapons & the upbeat non- diegetic sound.
Different types of camera angels such as close up on the
‘villain’ to portray him as evil & establishing shots to let the
audience know where the film is being shot.
We have also made our trailer similar to professional trailers for
example we have a slow start in the beginning and it slowly
picks up pace then the soundtrack changes and we are put
straight in the main action .
The type of sound track we used was influenced by the trailers
such as Dark Knight, Transformers & Ocean 11 this mixture
enabled to create a good balance mood.
6. How effective is the combination of the main
product & ancillary task.
As you are able to see in my poster & front cover the colours
are the same. I have constantly used red & white by purpose
because when the audience see these colours they will
automatically link it to ‘The Blood Sport.
For my poster I have used actual scenes from the trailer
because when the audience watch the trailer it wont be
something new to them as they have already seen it on a
poster thus is a good combination.
Also in towards the ending of the trailer the release date and
website which appears in red & white, I’ve done the same to
make the audience remember it whenever they are out or
when they see it.
By doing all of this it makes our product look professional and
not basic as it our product reflects the director, actors, editor &
the camera and they all have their own ideologies to make
something basic into a master piece.
7. What have you learnt from
your audience feedback?
If it wasn’t for our audience, our trailer wouldn’t be brilliant it is
now.
I believe audience feedback is crucial as they know when
something is wrong.
In the first draft of our trailer we had giggles and extra noises in
the background & also our actors voice was to fast paced for
some scenes. Thus by gaining our audience feedback we was
able to realise the mistakes we was creating and had to make
changes straight away.
8. Some Audience Feedback:
Positive:
You have used conventions well
You have tried to establish a genre and narrative successfully
You have introduced characters well and with some comic value which
made for enjoyable viewing (I am hoping this was intended)
You have successfully integrated diegetic and non-diegetic sound to help
establish pace and genre which is effective
It is edited nicely, very clean and invisible
I like the camera work, especially how you have used focus pulls in places.
Constructive Criticism:
I would perhaps consider the non-diegetic music more, by this I mean
making it a little more obvious in places and perhaps having it throughout
the trailer - I think it is a little too low when Yasser is talking on the phone and
this could affect the pace. Also perhaps there could be a punchier sound
after 'LET THE BETTING COMMENCE'?
The sound on "SPORT" at the end doesn't match the visual - it's not in time
9. Continued
We as a team have taken all these
positive & constructive feedback and
used it to make our trailer the best it can
be within our capability.
I learnt the audience is always right & we
should listen to what they have to say as it
create a successful trailer or make
unsuccessful trailer.
10. How did you use media technologies in
the construction & research, planning&
evaluation stages?
Using the correct software’s is vital because it gives you high
quality finish & looks more professional.
I used Photoshop to create my front
cover & poster, it allowed to me
create a professional piece Using tools
such as magic wand allowed me to
remove unwanted background & the
healing tool allowed me duplicate bits
of the image without destroying the
actual key image.
12. Continued.
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Using final cut pro on the apple mac has enabled us to create
such a good trailer. At first it was difficult to get used to but
however a member in my group had already grasped the skills to
edit and taught the group how edit to, so we could whilst he was
absent. Final cut pro allowed to cut clips, add soundtrack &
credits to our film trailer. This made our trailer look more
professional.
15. Continued
We used blogger to post
our work online, this allows
us to keep our work
organised & allows us to
share information with
group members more
quickly.
We used the Nikon camera to
record our films and capture
photos. The camera enabled
us to have a high quality finish
& made our work look more
professional.
16. Would I change anything
now?
If I was given another chance I would change
many things such as; having more scenes to
create an action packed trailer.
Choose a different location to make the trailer
more exciting.
Use more actors to keep the audience more
interested in the trailer.
Do more research into diegetic & non – diegetic
sounds to make the trailer even better than
before.
If possible to learn how to use after effects to
create a good dramatic storyline.
