final q lydia sear a2 media ocr

1. FINAL EVALUATION QUESTION 4
“How did you use media technologies in the construction of research, planning and
evaluation stages?”
LYDIA SEAR

2. magine owning a box that
can give you endless
amounts of money and
good fortune whenever you
so please. Talisman looks at the
consequences of getting everything
you want in life; it simply is too good
to be true.
This short piece takes us
into the life of two friends Georgia
(Ellie Bootman) and Ella (Sophie
Tarry) with contrasting personalities.
Talisman gives us a glance into the
world we live in; a world where we
are in it for ourselves. After Ella gets
hold of an old box, thanks to Georgia
(reluctantly) handing it over, she
discovers it’s powers to give her
fortune whenever she uses it. We get
to see the narrative unfold as Ella
gains more and more, and Georgia
seems to lose.
There is a lot of potential
in the story, and the viewer can
easily relate to both the characters
straight away in the first scene when
their differences are already
highlighted. Throughout the short,
we see plenty of each character as
the story unfolds, and the audience
are given time to sympathise for
both characters. The full message of
the story could not be fully delivered
and that is down to it’s lack of
emotional scenes where we get to
see the characters fully involve
themselves in the situation. It is
unfortunate that we can’t see how
badly it affected the characters, and
if we were given a glimpse of that,
the emotional message of the story
could be more understood.
Nevertheless,
Talisman is certainly a visually
pleasing film, and its
production and attention to
editing can be fully
appreciated. Sear’s
devotion to classic
dramatic filmography can
be seen in the sound,
editing and
cinematography with extreme close
ups and tracking shots. The material
is all there, but what’s missing
unfortunately is the depth in script.
Director Sear has
approached the film with a realistic
and perhaps humble style of
filmography.
“The audience will
read from it
the
message
that greed
never pays
off.”
It is a rather realistic setting, with
realistic characters. The music,
titles and editing help to remind us
of the arty and unusual story that
plays out.
Overall, Talisman is a
success of a short film; the effort
can be understood. The audience
will read from it the message that
greed never pays off. The moral of
the story is highly understandable,
and we relate to both characters.
The definition of a TALISMAN;
“an object that is thought to
have magic powers and to
bring good luck.”
The Twilight Zone Series
(1980s)
‘A Little Peace and Quiet’
The 1980s series are rather
realistic in setting, yet with
a twist. In this specific
episode, the protagonist discovers an object
(Talisman) that holds special powers.

3. SHORT FILM

4. RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT

5. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

6. YouTube
‘Short of the Week’

7. SUGGESTION FEATURE FOR
FURTHER EXPLORATION

8. Tutorials, learning, tips from experienced prosumers

10. Split screen to
work on two
things at once

11. PRE PRODUCTION

14. EASY TO TRANSFER FILES TO MESSAGES

15. PRODUCTION

16. CAMERA, TRIPOD, RECORDER,
MIC, BOOM, HEADPHONES,
LIGHTS

17. POST
PRODUCTION

18. EDITING FOOTAGE
EDITING SOUND CLOSELY

19. ❤

21. POSTER

26. MAGAZINE
REVIEW
magine owning a box that
can give you endless
amounts of money and
good fortune whenever you
so please. Talisman looks at the
consequences of getting everything
you want in life; it simply is too good
to be true.
This short piece takes us
into the life of two friends Georgia
(Ellie Bootman) and Ella (Sophie
Tarry) with contrasting personalities.
Talisman gives us a glance into the
world we live in; a world where we
are in it for ourselves. After Ella gets
hold of an old box, thanks to Georgia
(reluctantly) handing it over, she
discovers it’s powers to give her
fortune whenever she uses it. We get
to see the narrative unfold as Ella
gains more and more, and Georgia
seems to lose.
There is a lot of potential
in the story, and the viewer can
easily relate to both the characters
straight away in the first scene when
their differences are already
highlighted. Throughout the short,
we see plenty of each character as
the story unfolds, and the audience
are given time to sympathise for
both characters. The full message of
the story could not be fully delivered
and that is down to it’s lack of
emotional scenes where we get to
see the characters fully involve
themselves in the situation. It is
unfortunate that we can’t see how
badly it affected the characters, and
if we were given a glimpse of that,
the emotional message of the story
could be more understood.
Nevertheless,
Talisman is certainly a visually
pleasing film, and its
production and attention to
editing can be fully
appreciated. Sear’s
devotion to classic
dramatic filmography can
be seen in the sound,
editing and
cinematography with extreme close
ups and tracking shots. The material
is all there, but what’s missing
unfortunately is the depth in script.
Director Sear has
approached the film with a realistic
and perhaps humble style of
filmography.
“The audience will
read from it
the
message
that greed
never pays
off.”
It is a rather realistic setting, with
realistic characters. The music,
titles and editing help to remind us
of the arty and unusual story that
plays out.
Overall, Talisman is a
success of a short film; the effort
can be understood. The audience
will read from it the message that
greed never pays off. The moral of
the story is highly understandable,
and we relate to both characters.
The definition of a TALISMAN;
“an object that is thought to
have magic powers and to
bring good luck.”
The Twilight Zone Series
(1980s)
‘A Little Peace and Quiet’
The 1980s series are rather
realistic in setting, yet with
a twist. In this specific
episode, the protagonist discovers an object
(Talisman) that holds special powers.

30. DISTRIBUTION

32. CONCLUSION
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