The document discusses how the filmmaker's short film and ancillary texts effectively work together. For the poster and film review, the filmmaker researched conventions from real media products to develop familiar formats. Images and information were taken directly from the short film to ensure continuity across texts. Feedback was sought on the poster to maintain synergy with the film's tone and style. Overall, drawing from the completed short film allowed the ancillary texts to accurately represent and promote the film's themes of isolation and fear.
Media studies a2 coursework the evaluationD Banger
The document discusses how the student's media products for their short film "Intrusion" use and develop conventions of real media products. Specifically:
1) The short film uses conventions of psychological thrillers through its use of low-key lighting and slower pacing to match the genre.
2) The narrative of the short film follows a linear structure with a beginning, middle, and end, similar to other thriller films.
3) The movie poster develops conventions by using a black and white color scheme with red fonts to convey mystery and danger visually.
4) The film review challenges conventions by using ambiguous imagery rather than revealing plot details, keeping the story mysterious. Inspiration was also drawn from the movie
Media A2 Evaluation- 'Mirror' Short FilmAayush Joshi
The document discusses how the filmmaker's media product uses, develops, and challenges conventions of real media products. Specifically:
- It uses conventions of the drama genre like a linear narrative and believable characters, but adds humor through binary opposition.
- It challenges stereotypes by casting the filmmaker in a double role as Asian twin brothers in the British army rather than as terrorists.
- Forms like shot types, sound, and title design are inspired by or pastiche other films but adapted to fit the filmmaker's message.
This document discusses how the student's short film product uses, develops, and challenges conventions of real media products. It summarizes that the student originally planned to challenge conventions by including interviews with multiple homeless people, but most did not want to be filmed. As a result, the student included a male actor to play a homeless person based on genuine interviews. The student also wanted to challenge stereotypes of homeless people only being addicted to drugs or alcohol, so the character refers to family difficulties instead. The summary discusses how the student's film challenges conventions regarding narrative structure and placement of the title sequence.
The document provides an evaluation of the author's media product. It discusses how the product uses and challenges conventions of real music videos. The author created a music video for a synth-wave genre of music, which challenges conventions by not including lyrics. Research showed music videos usually relate the video to the music. The author included fast pacing to match upbeat parts of the instrumental music. Feedback showed most viewers understood it as a montage and enjoyed the concept of a late night drive for self-discovery, though some found the camera work too shaky.
The document discusses how the media producer's music video challenges and develops conventions of real media products. It summarizes the producer's research process, including exploring conventions of genres like rap music and being inspired by specific music videos. The producer aimed to hybridize conventions and include elements like transitions between scenes, references to other works, and a focus on performance. The document also discusses how the producer challenged conventions in the album packaging and poster through approaches like repetitive visual elements and references to other media works.
The document discusses the ways in which the media product challenges conventions of real media genres. For the story, it draws on crime thriller tropes but introduces characters in an unexpected way inspired by Sergio Leone films. It received positive feedback except for the open ending. For sound, it uses contrasting peaceful music during violent scenes, as in Tarantino films. One diegetic song develops a character. Effects aim to be authentic. Mise-en-scene follows codes but subverts expectations by dressing characters against type. The typography draws on multiple genres to create a hybrid style. The film review draws on magazine and YouTube formats while analyzing consistent with the film. The poster combines crime thriller and Western conventions into a "wanted
The document discusses the evaluation of the author's media product, a short psychological thriller film. It describes how the author researched conventions of the genre and was influenced by the film "Portal: No Escape." Key conventions used in the author's film include close-ups of the main character's confused facial expressions, positioning the character off-center according to the rule of thirds, and using a silhouette to represent the antagonist. The author aimed to challenge conventions by mixing elements of amateur and professional filmmaking to create ambiguity. Feedback from audiences confirmed the film should be classified as a psychological thriller.
The document discusses how the media product Incognito challenges conventions of real media products. It uses techniques like POV handheld camera footage inspired by The Blair Witch Project to make viewers feel involved. It also does not reveal the antagonist's face at first, building suspense like the movie Se7en. Representation of social groups focuses on the protagonist, based on characters like John Luther, being a male detective obsessed with catching the mysterious killer antagonist portrayed in a supernatural, animalistic way. Distribution could be by institutions open to blurred genre works like Netflix or streaming services rather than documentary or educational channels.
Media studies a2 coursework the evaluationD Banger
The document discusses how the student's media products for their short film "Intrusion" use and develop conventions of real media products. Specifically:
1) The short film uses conventions of psychological thrillers through its use of low-key lighting and slower pacing to match the genre.
2) The narrative of the short film follows a linear structure with a beginning, middle, and end, similar to other thriller films.
3) The movie poster develops conventions by using a black and white color scheme with red fonts to convey mystery and danger visually.
4) The film review challenges conventions by using ambiguous imagery rather than revealing plot details, keeping the story mysterious. Inspiration was also drawn from the movie
Media A2 Evaluation- 'Mirror' Short FilmAayush Joshi
The document discusses how the filmmaker's media product uses, develops, and challenges conventions of real media products. Specifically:
- It uses conventions of the drama genre like a linear narrative and believable characters, but adds humor through binary opposition.
- It challenges stereotypes by casting the filmmaker in a double role as Asian twin brothers in the British army rather than as terrorists.
- Forms like shot types, sound, and title design are inspired by or pastiche other films but adapted to fit the filmmaker's message.
This document discusses how the student's short film product uses, develops, and challenges conventions of real media products. It summarizes that the student originally planned to challenge conventions by including interviews with multiple homeless people, but most did not want to be filmed. As a result, the student included a male actor to play a homeless person based on genuine interviews. The student also wanted to challenge stereotypes of homeless people only being addicted to drugs or alcohol, so the character refers to family difficulties instead. The summary discusses how the student's film challenges conventions regarding narrative structure and placement of the title sequence.
The document provides an evaluation of the author's media product. It discusses how the product uses and challenges conventions of real music videos. The author created a music video for a synth-wave genre of music, which challenges conventions by not including lyrics. Research showed music videos usually relate the video to the music. The author included fast pacing to match upbeat parts of the instrumental music. Feedback showed most viewers understood it as a montage and enjoyed the concept of a late night drive for self-discovery, though some found the camera work too shaky.
The document discusses how the media producer's music video challenges and develops conventions of real media products. It summarizes the producer's research process, including exploring conventions of genres like rap music and being inspired by specific music videos. The producer aimed to hybridize conventions and include elements like transitions between scenes, references to other works, and a focus on performance. The document also discusses how the producer challenged conventions in the album packaging and poster through approaches like repetitive visual elements and references to other media works.
The document discusses the ways in which the media product challenges conventions of real media genres. For the story, it draws on crime thriller tropes but introduces characters in an unexpected way inspired by Sergio Leone films. It received positive feedback except for the open ending. For sound, it uses contrasting peaceful music during violent scenes, as in Tarantino films. One diegetic song develops a character. Effects aim to be authentic. Mise-en-scene follows codes but subverts expectations by dressing characters against type. The typography draws on multiple genres to create a hybrid style. The film review draws on magazine and YouTube formats while analyzing consistent with the film. The poster combines crime thriller and Western conventions into a "wanted
The document discusses the evaluation of the author's media product, a short psychological thriller film. It describes how the author researched conventions of the genre and was influenced by the film "Portal: No Escape." Key conventions used in the author's film include close-ups of the main character's confused facial expressions, positioning the character off-center according to the rule of thirds, and using a silhouette to represent the antagonist. The author aimed to challenge conventions by mixing elements of amateur and professional filmmaking to create ambiguity. Feedback from audiences confirmed the film should be classified as a psychological thriller.
The document discusses how the media product Incognito challenges conventions of real media products. It uses techniques like POV handheld camera footage inspired by The Blair Witch Project to make viewers feel involved. It also does not reveal the antagonist's face at first, building suspense like the movie Se7en. Representation of social groups focuses on the protagonist, based on characters like John Luther, being a male detective obsessed with catching the mysterious killer antagonist portrayed in a supernatural, animalistic way. Distribution could be by institutions open to blurred genre works like Netflix or streaming services rather than documentary or educational channels.
The document outlines plans for creating a music video for a song that explores human conflict. It discusses researching different music video genres and conventions to incorporate narratives and live performances that better visually represent the song. The document also mentions obtaining permission to use a professional artist's song, as well as conducting further research on music video techniques through online tutorials to produce a high quality video with a limited budget.
The document summarizes the student's advanced portfolio project which included creating a film trailer, magazine cover, and poster. For the trailer, the student used techniques like close-ups, transitions, and music to develop suspense. The poster and magazine cover featured similar dark coloring and imagery to represent the horror genre. Feedback was positive about consistently representing the genre across items. The student researched existing horror works and used software like Photoshop and Final Cut Pro to construct the portfolio pieces.
The document summarizes the media products Alima Ali created for her advanced portfolio evaluation, which included a film trailer, magazine cover, and poster. For the trailer, Ali used techniques like close-ups, transitions, and music to develop suspense and engage audiences. The poster and magazine cover featured similar dark colors, fonts, and imagery of a hooded figure to maintain consistency across the products and effectively portray the horror genre. Feedback from audiences showed the trailer, poster, and magazine cover worked well together to grab attention and communicate the intended film was in the horror genre.
The document summarizes the media products Alima Ali created for her advanced portfolio evaluation, which included a film trailer, magazine cover, and poster. For the trailer, Ali used techniques like close-ups, transitions, and music to develop suspense and engage audiences. The poster and magazine cover featured similar dark colors, fonts, and imagery of a hooded figure to maintain consistency across the products and effectively portray the horror genre. Feedback from audiences showed the trailer, poster, and magazine cover worked well together to grab attention and communicate the intended film.
The document summarizes the media products Alima Ali created for her advanced portfolio evaluation, which included a film trailer, magazine cover, and poster. For the trailer, Ali used techniques like close-ups, transitions, and music to develop suspense and engage audiences. The poster and magazine cover featured similar dark colors, fonts, and imagery of a hooded figure to maintain consistency across the products and effectively portray the horror genre. Feedback from audiences showed the package of media products successfully conveyed the film's genre and intrigued viewers about the plot.
This document provides details about the production and evaluation of a short film created by the author. It discusses how the film challenges conventions of psychological thriller/drama genres through its use of minimal dialogue and voiceovers. Feedback from test audiences is discussed, such as recommendations to improve the audio mixing and reduce the prominence of music. The author explains how research, planning and evaluation were conducted using online resources and film review magazines, and how technologies like iMovie and Ken Burns effects were used in the construction and editing stages.
The document summarizes the media products created by the author for a film promotion package, including a teaser trailer, film poster, and magazine cover. Feedback from the target audience was positive, praising the consistent dark color scheme and suspenseful elements used across all products to effectively portray the horror genre. The author used new media technologies like a digital SLR camera and editing software to plan, construct and refine the media products.
Rory Parker created various media products for a course that followed conventions of real media in the horror genre. This included a magazine cover promoting a horror film with appropriate fonts, colors, and layout. Feedback indicated the cover was effective at conveying the horror genre. For a film trailer, conventions like ominous music and editing techniques were used. Audience research found that horror fans prefer films with death, violence and ambiguous endings. Modern media technologies supported the planning, production and evaluation stages.
Media Studies A2 Coursework- 'Intrusion'- The EvaluaionD Banger
The student produced a short film called "Intrusion" as their main media product, along with a poster and film review as ancillary tasks. They aimed to effectively combine these products by maintaining continuity of color scheme, typography, and overall theme of mystery and darkness. Dark colors like black and red were used throughout, as well as a horror-inspired font, to tie the products together. Feedback on an early cut of the film suggested adding more diegetic sound and adjusting some lighting, which the student implemented in later drafts to improve the project. The combination of products created synergy around the thriller genre.
The document discusses how the filmmaker's short film "Look Up" both follows and challenges conventions of real media products in various ways:
- It fits into the drama genre with fantasy elements, following conventions like structure while adding original elements.
- Research was done on short films in drama and hybrid genres to understand common aspects and potentially innovative aspects.
- Aspects like camera work, editing, sound, and mise-en-scene were analyzed from other films to understand techniques.
- The film follows conventions like titles, character count, length, and creating emotion, but adds a twist ending unlike typical dramas.
The document describes the process of creating a teaser trailer, poster, and magazine for a horror film media project. It discusses researching conventions of these media forms, analyzing existing examples, and planning shots based on a storyboard. Various software programs were used including Final Cut Pro to edit footage, Photoshop to design the poster and magazine, and Soundtrack Pro to add music. Feedback from test audiences confirmed the products successfully linked the narrative and genre. Overall, working on the project helped develop new and existing media skills.
The document discusses how the media product uses, develops and challenges conventions of real drama media. It analyzes several real TV shows and music videos to inspire its conventions. It uses conventions like realistic characters, minimal characters per scene, and relatable settings from "Coronation Street". It challenges conventions through a nonlinear storyline across various locations inspired by "The Scientist" music video. The film poster also uses and develops conventions from real posters like a layered main image and title placement, while challenging conventions through its dual-colored title.
The document discusses differences between short film and feature film posters through analysis of several example posters. It notes that short film posters tend to provide audiences with an idea of what the film is about, using simpler designs and conventions, while feature film posters give more information about genre to appeal to broader audiences. Full-length posters employ advanced editing techniques and rely more on star power. The document also analyzes conventions used for different film genres like horror, comedy, romance, sci-fi and animated films in posters.
The document discusses the evaluation of a title sequence created for a film noir thriller film called "Forever". It describes the creative choices made in developing the title sequence, including using a simple black and white style with faded text based on research of films like "Se7en". Music was incorporated using copyright-free piano music to set an intriguing tone. Shadows and low-key lighting were used to emulate the film noir style. Feedback from the target audience of 15+ was positive, saying the title sequence was engaging and made them want to watch the full film.
The document describes the student's crime thriller short film and several ancillary tasks created to accompany it, including a film poster, sound design, cinematography, typography, and film review. For the short film, the student took inspiration from crime thrillers but introduced characters in an unconventional way inspired by Sergio Leone films. Ancillary tasks also drew from crime thriller conventions while hybridizing elements from other genres like Westerns. The student aimed to maintain consistency across tasks in tone, colors, and fonts, though notes some imperfections in character depictions. Overall, the combination of tasks is assessed as effective at reinforcing the film's ideas despite some missed opportunities for tighter integration.
The document discusses the creation of a teaser trailer, film poster, and film magazine for a media studies project. It outlines the conventions of these media forms that were researched, such as teaser trailers being short and building suspense without revealing much of the plot. Elements like music, camera shots, lighting, locations, and editing were considered when making the teaser trailer, and care was taken to challenge some conventions as well. A process of research, analysis of other examples, photo editing, and design was used to create the poster and magazine following their respective conventions. Connections between the main products and ancillary texts were established through visual elements like characters, crosses, and color schemes. Feedback was gathered from a focus
In constructing their horror film trailer and ancillary texts, the document discusses:
1) How they followed horror genre conventions in the trailer and challenged conventions for the magazine cover.
2) That audience research found an engaging trailer requires a consistent theme across tasks.
3) Various media technologies were used in planning, including Photoshop, video clips, social media, and images to document the process.
The document provides guidance for students to analyze a film poster by annotating how it creates meaning for its target audience. It lists techniques used in effective posters, such as use of photo/mise-en-scene to reflect genre, taglines, certification, credits, references to other works, and stars. Students are instructed to choose a poster and write a mini essay evaluating how it appeals to audiences through these techniques rather than just describing the poster. The document emphasizes that posters rely on audiences' previous understanding and use symbols and connotations to convey ideas in a few images.
This document summarizes the results of a survey conducted to gather audience feedback for a psychological thriller short film called "Exile." Key findings include:
1) Sound is important for building suspense but other elements cannot be ignored.
2) Psychological and mystery thrillers are popular genres that audiences prefer and fit the film.
3) Audiences value dramatic endings and developed characters.
4) Both slow and fast editing should be used to control the pace.
5) Linear storylines are preferred over cyclical or disorderly structures.
6) Audiences understand complex narratives like "Inception."
7) Reduced dialogue is acceptable given the isolated protagonist.
8)
This website homepage provides interactive features for visitors, links to purchase tickets and view sales information, and allows users to watch trailers or clips from movies and TV shows.
The document outlines plans for creating a music video for a song that explores human conflict. It discusses researching different music video genres and conventions to incorporate narratives and live performances that better visually represent the song. The document also mentions obtaining permission to use a professional artist's song, as well as conducting further research on music video techniques through online tutorials to produce a high quality video with a limited budget.
The document summarizes the student's advanced portfolio project which included creating a film trailer, magazine cover, and poster. For the trailer, the student used techniques like close-ups, transitions, and music to develop suspense. The poster and magazine cover featured similar dark coloring and imagery to represent the horror genre. Feedback was positive about consistently representing the genre across items. The student researched existing horror works and used software like Photoshop and Final Cut Pro to construct the portfolio pieces.
The document summarizes the media products Alima Ali created for her advanced portfolio evaluation, which included a film trailer, magazine cover, and poster. For the trailer, Ali used techniques like close-ups, transitions, and music to develop suspense and engage audiences. The poster and magazine cover featured similar dark colors, fonts, and imagery of a hooded figure to maintain consistency across the products and effectively portray the horror genre. Feedback from audiences showed the trailer, poster, and magazine cover worked well together to grab attention and communicate the intended film was in the horror genre.
The document summarizes the media products Alima Ali created for her advanced portfolio evaluation, which included a film trailer, magazine cover, and poster. For the trailer, Ali used techniques like close-ups, transitions, and music to develop suspense and engage audiences. The poster and magazine cover featured similar dark colors, fonts, and imagery of a hooded figure to maintain consistency across the products and effectively portray the horror genre. Feedback from audiences showed the trailer, poster, and magazine cover worked well together to grab attention and communicate the intended film.
The document summarizes the media products Alima Ali created for her advanced portfolio evaluation, which included a film trailer, magazine cover, and poster. For the trailer, Ali used techniques like close-ups, transitions, and music to develop suspense and engage audiences. The poster and magazine cover featured similar dark colors, fonts, and imagery of a hooded figure to maintain consistency across the products and effectively portray the horror genre. Feedback from audiences showed the package of media products successfully conveyed the film's genre and intrigued viewers about the plot.
This document provides details about the production and evaluation of a short film created by the author. It discusses how the film challenges conventions of psychological thriller/drama genres through its use of minimal dialogue and voiceovers. Feedback from test audiences is discussed, such as recommendations to improve the audio mixing and reduce the prominence of music. The author explains how research, planning and evaluation were conducted using online resources and film review magazines, and how technologies like iMovie and Ken Burns effects were used in the construction and editing stages.
The document summarizes the media products created by the author for a film promotion package, including a teaser trailer, film poster, and magazine cover. Feedback from the target audience was positive, praising the consistent dark color scheme and suspenseful elements used across all products to effectively portray the horror genre. The author used new media technologies like a digital SLR camera and editing software to plan, construct and refine the media products.
Rory Parker created various media products for a course that followed conventions of real media in the horror genre. This included a magazine cover promoting a horror film with appropriate fonts, colors, and layout. Feedback indicated the cover was effective at conveying the horror genre. For a film trailer, conventions like ominous music and editing techniques were used. Audience research found that horror fans prefer films with death, violence and ambiguous endings. Modern media technologies supported the planning, production and evaluation stages.
Media Studies A2 Coursework- 'Intrusion'- The EvaluaionD Banger
The student produced a short film called "Intrusion" as their main media product, along with a poster and film review as ancillary tasks. They aimed to effectively combine these products by maintaining continuity of color scheme, typography, and overall theme of mystery and darkness. Dark colors like black and red were used throughout, as well as a horror-inspired font, to tie the products together. Feedback on an early cut of the film suggested adding more diegetic sound and adjusting some lighting, which the student implemented in later drafts to improve the project. The combination of products created synergy around the thriller genre.
The document discusses how the filmmaker's short film "Look Up" both follows and challenges conventions of real media products in various ways:
- It fits into the drama genre with fantasy elements, following conventions like structure while adding original elements.
- Research was done on short films in drama and hybrid genres to understand common aspects and potentially innovative aspects.
- Aspects like camera work, editing, sound, and mise-en-scene were analyzed from other films to understand techniques.
- The film follows conventions like titles, character count, length, and creating emotion, but adds a twist ending unlike typical dramas.
The document describes the process of creating a teaser trailer, poster, and magazine for a horror film media project. It discusses researching conventions of these media forms, analyzing existing examples, and planning shots based on a storyboard. Various software programs were used including Final Cut Pro to edit footage, Photoshop to design the poster and magazine, and Soundtrack Pro to add music. Feedback from test audiences confirmed the products successfully linked the narrative and genre. Overall, working on the project helped develop new and existing media skills.
The document discusses how the media product uses, develops and challenges conventions of real drama media. It analyzes several real TV shows and music videos to inspire its conventions. It uses conventions like realistic characters, minimal characters per scene, and relatable settings from "Coronation Street". It challenges conventions through a nonlinear storyline across various locations inspired by "The Scientist" music video. The film poster also uses and develops conventions from real posters like a layered main image and title placement, while challenging conventions through its dual-colored title.
The document discusses differences between short film and feature film posters through analysis of several example posters. It notes that short film posters tend to provide audiences with an idea of what the film is about, using simpler designs and conventions, while feature film posters give more information about genre to appeal to broader audiences. Full-length posters employ advanced editing techniques and rely more on star power. The document also analyzes conventions used for different film genres like horror, comedy, romance, sci-fi and animated films in posters.
The document discusses the evaluation of a title sequence created for a film noir thriller film called "Forever". It describes the creative choices made in developing the title sequence, including using a simple black and white style with faded text based on research of films like "Se7en". Music was incorporated using copyright-free piano music to set an intriguing tone. Shadows and low-key lighting were used to emulate the film noir style. Feedback from the target audience of 15+ was positive, saying the title sequence was engaging and made them want to watch the full film.
The document describes the student's crime thriller short film and several ancillary tasks created to accompany it, including a film poster, sound design, cinematography, typography, and film review. For the short film, the student took inspiration from crime thrillers but introduced characters in an unconventional way inspired by Sergio Leone films. Ancillary tasks also drew from crime thriller conventions while hybridizing elements from other genres like Westerns. The student aimed to maintain consistency across tasks in tone, colors, and fonts, though notes some imperfections in character depictions. Overall, the combination of tasks is assessed as effective at reinforcing the film's ideas despite some missed opportunities for tighter integration.
The document discusses the creation of a teaser trailer, film poster, and film magazine for a media studies project. It outlines the conventions of these media forms that were researched, such as teaser trailers being short and building suspense without revealing much of the plot. Elements like music, camera shots, lighting, locations, and editing were considered when making the teaser trailer, and care was taken to challenge some conventions as well. A process of research, analysis of other examples, photo editing, and design was used to create the poster and magazine following their respective conventions. Connections between the main products and ancillary texts were established through visual elements like characters, crosses, and color schemes. Feedback was gathered from a focus
In constructing their horror film trailer and ancillary texts, the document discusses:
1) How they followed horror genre conventions in the trailer and challenged conventions for the magazine cover.
2) That audience research found an engaging trailer requires a consistent theme across tasks.
3) Various media technologies were used in planning, including Photoshop, video clips, social media, and images to document the process.
The document provides guidance for students to analyze a film poster by annotating how it creates meaning for its target audience. It lists techniques used in effective posters, such as use of photo/mise-en-scene to reflect genre, taglines, certification, credits, references to other works, and stars. Students are instructed to choose a poster and write a mini essay evaluating how it appeals to audiences through these techniques rather than just describing the poster. The document emphasizes that posters rely on audiences' previous understanding and use symbols and connotations to convey ideas in a few images.
This document summarizes the results of a survey conducted to gather audience feedback for a psychological thriller short film called "Exile." Key findings include:
1) Sound is important for building suspense but other elements cannot be ignored.
2) Psychological and mystery thrillers are popular genres that audiences prefer and fit the film.
3) Audiences value dramatic endings and developed characters.
4) Both slow and fast editing should be used to control the pace.
5) Linear storylines are preferred over cyclical or disorderly structures.
6) Audiences understand complex narratives like "Inception."
7) Reduced dialogue is acceptable given the isolated protagonist.
8)
This website homepage provides interactive features for visitors, links to purchase tickets and view sales information, and allows users to watch trailers or clips from movies and TV shows.
Thriller films employ certain cinematography, editing, sound, and character conventions to build suspense and tension. Cinematography includes quick cuts during action and prolonged shots to increase tension, while editing may sequence events non-linearly. Soundtracks are important to set the tone and emphasize emotions, and characters usually include a determined protagonist against a mysterious antagonist intent on harming them or what they represent.
This progress presentation covers the key elements completed so far for an A2 Media Main Task, including influences for a dream sequence, the first page of the script, two potential actors who were in previous productions with the presenter and their roles, plans for a mockup poster and first draft, and use of a Gantt chart for time management.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
Our media product uses conventions from crime thriller films like "Kidulthood" and "Adulthood" that depict criminal activity and tension among teenagers. We represent London youth culture with grime music and depict drug and alcohol abuse to portray their risky lifestyles. While controversial, this helps attract our target teenage audience by making the content relatable. Through this project, we improved our skills with filming equipment, editing software, and incorporating sound and visuals to tell a story through our title sequence.
The document discusses the filmmaker's media product "Exile" and how it uses and develops conventions of real thriller and horror films. Some key points:
1) "Exile" hybridizes the thriller and horror genres by using hidden antagonist identities and shifting the primary antagonist.
2) The film subverts the common protagonist vs antagonist battle by lacking a clear antagonist at first.
3) The filmmaker was inspired by "Zodiac" and its use of "drama through dialogue" to drive the narrative.
4) The typography and fonts used in "Exile" and its ancillary texts (magazine review and film poster) follow conventions of real thriller/horror films
Codes and conventions of the thriller genreJasonsA2Media
A thriller follows a protagonist battling an antagonist to restore order after equilibrium is disrupted. Conventions include quick cuts, shadows, tense music, and changing shot angles. The protagonist is often brave while the antagonist seeks revenge. Cinematography uses close-ups of the protagonist and quick, hidden shots of the antagonist. Editing uses jump cuts and cross-cutting to build suspense. Music and sound add tension. Mise-en-scene establishes the theme through location, low-key lighting, costumes, and composition.
This document discusses how the media products created for a horror film called "The Followers" utilize and develop conventions from existing real media forms within the horror genre. The creator conducted extensive research into horror trailers, posters, and magazines to identify common conventions around editing techniques, sound, locations, characters and more. They then applied these conventions, such as fast-paced editing, use of silence and screams, home locations and teenage characters, to their own trailer, poster and magazine cover in order to create professional products that fit within the genre. Some elements, like the lack of text on the magazine cover, challenged conventions while still fitting the brand. Overall, the projects developed genre conventions observed in research.
The document provides information about a student's media production project. It discusses how the student's short film used and developed conventions of existing short films through its use of minimal characters, a plot twist, low budget, and limited locations. It also explains how the student challenged conventions through surreal imagery, fast editing, and use of only non-diegetic sound. The student represented social groups like age, gender, and class in their film. Subsidiary products like a film poster and magazine article were created to promote the film. Feedback indicated areas for improvement but generally rated the film positively.
The document discusses the creation of a film promotion package for a horror film called "The Jinn". It summarizes how the magazine cover, film trailer, and poster use conventions of real media products through their layout, limited color palette, and inclusion of key information. Feedback indicated the target audience and genre were clearly communicated. Media technologies like iMovie, iPhoto and video cameras were used to construct, research, and evaluate the promotional materials.
The document provides an evaluation of the student's media studies advanced portfolio project which included creating a film trailer, blog, film poster, and magazine cover.
The student analyzed existing horror film trailers and conventions to develop their thriller genre trailer about three teenage students at an old school building. Feedback indicated the unexpected antagonist and vulnerable teen characters were appealing.
Technologies like cameras, iMovie, Photoshop, and surveys were used at different stages for construction, research, planning and evaluation. Lessons included managing time better on ancillary tasks and improving background music in the trailer.
My media product uses and develops conventions of horror film trailers, posters, and magazines. It includes scary scenes and establishes tension to attract audiences. While incorporating common horror elements like dark tones and scary imagery, it also challenges conventions by having the actor look away from the house in the poster. Feedback suggested speeding up some shots for more tension and shortening one scene. New media technologies like Photoshop, iMovies, and blogs were used at all stages for creation, research, planning, and gathering audience evaluation.
The document is a reflection by Christina Fisher on their media coursework, which involved creating a magazine cover, movie poster, and teaser trailer to promote a fictional horror film called "The Cure". Christina analyzes how their products used conventions from real media, such as colors, fonts, imagery, and layout. Feedback from audiences suggested improving the movie poster and making the trailer feel more professional. New media technologies like iMovie and video cameras were used to construct and film elements of the project.
The document discusses how the student conducted extensive research on existing horror media products to identify conventions around editing, sound, cinematography, narrative structure, locations, casting, and marketing. This research allowed the student to effectively apply these conventions in their own media trailer, poster, and magazine cover for "The Found" to replicate the professionalism and success of similar existing horror works. While applying many standard conventions, the student also subverted some conventions to differentiate their product. Overall, the extensive research and application of identified conventions aimed to successfully promote "The Found" and connect with audiences in the same way as the works that were researched.
The student created a promotional package for a film as part of their media coursework. This included a horror film trailer, poster, and magazine cover. To evaluate their work, the student analyzed conventions of real media products to inform their own. They discuss how their trailer challenged conventions by omitting a voiceover. The student also followed conventions like an attractive vulnerable character and unsettling soundtrack. Overall, the student aimed to apply research on codes and conventions to create an authentic horror media package.
The document provides an evaluation of a 2-minute media film opening. It discusses several ways the opening uses and develops conventions of real media products. It discusses the use of soundtracks to build tension, as well as challenging conventions by not including dialogue. It also discusses the use of various camera shots and movements that both conform to and challenge conventions. The editing and costumes/props are also described as conforming to horror film conventions. The document evaluates how the characters represent social groups such as gender, age and race. It discusses what type of media institution would be suitable for distributing the product. Finally, it discusses the intended audience and how they were attracted and addressed.
The document provides an evaluation of a 2-minute media film opening. It discusses several ways the opening uses and develops conventions of real media products. It examines how the characters represent various social groups in terms of gender, age, race, class, and sexuality. Finally, it considers what type of media institution might distribute the product and who the target audience would be. The opening challenges conventions by not including dialogue to emphasize mood, and uses camera shots and editing techniques typical of horror films to attract audiences.
Christina Fisher evaluated her media products for how they used, developed or challenged conventions of real media. She created a magazine cover, movie poster, and teaser trailer for a horror film called "The Cure". Across these products she employed conventions like colors, fonts, imagery, and layouts seen in real magazines, movies posters, and trailers. She received feedback showing her package was generally effective at promoting the horror genre and film. She plans to incorporate this feedback into further iterations.
The document provides an evaluation of a 2 minute media film opening. It discusses how the opening uses conventions from real media products such as sound and camera shots to build tension. It challenges one convention by not including dialogue. The document also discusses how the opening represents social groups through the main characters and why a horror institution would be suited to distribute the product. The intended audience is described as well as how the opening aims to attract them through relatable characters and tension-building techniques. The document reflects on the technologies used such as editing software and what was learned from creating the preliminary task and developing the full opening.
The student created a trailer, magazine cover, and poster for their horror film project.
They analyzed existing horror media products like films and magazines to identify codes and conventions they could incorporate. Their trailer uses techniques like tension-building music and quick cuts seen in real trailers.
Their magazine cover and poster both feature iconic costumes from the film to generate intrigue without revealing too much of the plot. Color schemes, fonts, and layouts match conventions from magazines like Fangoria.
The ancillary texts work together to hint at the plot and appeal to teenage audiences while maintaining mystery. They effectively promote the film across different media without being too explicit.
The document discusses the creation of promotional materials for a film as part of a class project, including a teaser trailer, film poster, and film magazine. It emphasizes the importance of ensuring the materials are interconnected and recognizable as being from the same creator. Key elements like title, fonts, colors, imagery, and genre cues were deliberately chosen and applied consistently across all pieces to clearly brand them as promoting the same film and to help the target audience easily identify the related works.
The poster and radio trailer for the film Saving Grace effectively promoted the intended message and themes of the film. The poster uses dark colors and imagery to create a sense of mystery surrounding the main character and what will happen to her. It also clearly displays the title and tagline to intrigue viewers. Similarly, the radio trailer utilizes film quotes, suspenseful music and sound effects to grab attention and hint at the thriller/drama genre. Feedback confirmed these ancillary texts successfully represented the film and would attract the target audience to watch. Overall, the combination of the visually striking poster and audio radio trailer worked well together to maximize promotion of the film across different media platforms.
The student aimed to create a film poster that conformed to conventions of real media products. They analyzed psychological thriller posters to understand conventions around color schemes, images, taglines and layout. Their poster places actor names at the top, uses a 70% main image, features characters' faces without revealing the entire plot, and includes the same billing block and title as the trailer. While drawing inspiration from the Donnie Darko poster, the student sought to portray both main characters and make the title bold and crisp. They believe their final poster effectively promotes the film while adhering to typical poster conventions.
How effective is the combination of my main product and ancillary texts?meganhall46121
The document discusses the role of a film distributor in marketing and promoting a film. It explains that the distributor is responsible for deciding how the film is distributed across different viewing platforms like theaters, DVDs, and streaming services. They also control the film's release date and use various promotional techniques to generate awareness and excitement for the film. These can include premier events, trailers in theaters, advertising on social media, print media like posters and magazines. Lower budget films may go straight to DVD or streaming services, while still using promotions like trailers on TV and social media which target younger audiences. An example is also given of how Disney successfully marketed and promoted the 2017 film Beauty and the Beast through unified branding, targeting both
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The document discusses the filmmaker's use of genre conventions and real media forms in their short horror film. Some conventions utilized included implied death through screams rather than visuals, building tension through reliefs and anti-climaxes, and creating a sense of realism and isolation. Feedback indicated that while the plot twist was impressive, the sound and editing required more polish. Throughout the process, the filmmaker used various media technologies for research, planning, production and evaluation, including Prezi, YouTube, SoundCloud, Audacity, Smart Photo Editor, Facebook and Tumblr.
The student evaluated their media products which included a digipak, advert, and music video for the band Daughter. For each product, the student discussed how they used, developed, or challenged conventions of real media. Across the products, the student aimed to maintain continuity through techniques like using similar fonts, colors, and motifs like polaroid photos. The student also discussed how audience feedback validated their efforts to effectively match the visuals to lyrics, illustrate themes through imagery and motifs, and incorporate intertextuality. The student learned they successfully conveyed their intended messages and storylines through their creative adaptations of conventions.
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2. In what ways does your media product use, develop or
challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
Story
During the early stages of developing the story, I knew that I wanted to produce a media product that
felt organic within it’s definitive genre whilst providing audiences with a narrative that disrupts their
initial fixations regarding the overall story. In order to achieve this I highlighted the basic forms and
conventions regarding visual storytelling; then segmented them in order to then decide on which of
these codes and conventions I wanted to utilise, develop or challenge to ultimately create a media
product that provides audiences with familiar story with unique elements.
My initial approach to this project was figuring out the theme and overall message I wish to present
within my media product. I knew that I wanted to develop the conventions surrounding the genre of
my story by addressing a social topic such as; appearance, race, gender etc. I believed that this would
help develop the conventions surrounding the thriller genre and in particular the psychological thriller
sub-genre as they usually consist of characters dealing with an outlandish predicament that is neither
grounded in reality nor relatable or providing a plausible depiction of our society. I made this decision
to base my product round a social issue in hopes that it would automatically cause the audience to
believe in the reality presented to them on screen as both the narrative and it’s characters would be
grounded in world that deals within a realistic depiction of our social infrastructure. A form of
convention I used but also wanted to challenge was through the characters within my media product,
following Vladimir Propp’s theory on the typical characters found in stories; the hero, villain, the helper
as well as the fixed stories following these conventions regarding script structure. I followed Propp’s
basic ideas surrounding characters and story in order to deliver a cohesive narrative whilst subverting
some elements in order to provide my media product with a different take on the traditional story of
good triumphing evil. I have chosen to subvert the fixed expectations surrounding the lead character
within my story; due to the audience’s fixed perception conjured from past media products that led
them to believe that the lead character within the story is the protagonist, however I have challenged
this convention as the lead within my media product is the antagonist of their own story.
3. Typography
Typography was an crucial factor to be aware of when producing my media
product; as the typography within my product would be designed to represent the
entire film regarding the film's genre and tone merely by the execution and
presentation of the title.
During pre-production, I knew that I wanted a font that would convey the twisted
and deranged nature of the story. Within these early stages of development, I
looked at other real media products within the same genre as my own product
and studied the codes and conventions they used within their typography in order
to allude to their audience the ambiguous message yet sinister tone behind their
font style. From these examples I learnt a great deal regarding the level of
thought that has gone into the selection of colour and the font design; all working
together in order to help foreshadow plot, tone and the genre.
This research informed by creative decisions regarding my selection of fonts, I
gathered various fonts on the website “Dafont” and found a font style titled “True
Lies” this immediately gained my attention as the name alone embodies the
fundamental themes and ideas within my media product; but when I looked at the
font design, it perfectly embodied the visual aesthetic my media product has. By
finding the font for my media product, I could now further develop the
typography within my product by using codes and conventions such as the colour
of the font, thrillers tend to utilise harsh and dark colours in order for audiences to
perceive their products in the way that the film-makers intended. This is
ultimately why I made the decision to not challenge the conventions as the
typography is what will represent my media product and will be used within
promotion material that could dictate the overall success and attention of my
product. Ultimately I found that this font style would have to specific impact
towards the audience mental well-being by its harsh colour, a dark red that draw
connotations for pain, blood and suffering.
My media product
In what ways does your media product use, develop or
challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
Creative
inspirations from
real media
products
4. In what ways does your media product use, develop or
challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
Cinematography
As apart of the cinematography for my media product, I wanted to present a gritty
and harsh aesthetic that would provide the audience eerie sensation throughout the
film’s runtime. I was able to achieve this notion through the use of colour and
framing, the two colours that were used as the main colour palette belong each in
separate sequences in the product; within the sequences in the basement, I’ve chosen
to emphasis a blue colour palette in order to emphasise the cold and discomforting
environment the character “Max” is experiencing and therefore causes the audience
to sympathise for the character in his struggle. As for the office sequence, I wanted to
convey a dull and lifeless environment within the location in order to express the way
in which the character perceives the world and the people around him. Audiences
would ultimately be emotionally influenced by the film due to it’s use of colours and
curtain visual stimuluses within the product; further engaging the audience.
In regards to lighting, I primarily used one lighting rig within the basement sequences
as I wanted to fill the location with as minimal light without creating too much noise
within the frame; this decision was made to connote at the overall darkness within
media text and enforce the serious tone of the story whilst driving the audience’s
attention on to the lead character as well as the objects being lit by the lighting rig.
Within the technical aspects regarding the cinematography of my media product, I
utilised traditional elements used in real media products; I made the decision to shoot
my product at 24fps and present in an anamorphic aspect ratio, a style used in
traditional film making. A real media product that I used as my creative reference for
cinematography was “The Matrix” regarding the ways in which the film-makers used
two separate colour palettes to distinguish the real world and the matrix; by using the
colours green and blue to represent this notion.
My media product
My inspiration
5. In what ways does your media product use, develop or
challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
Sound Design/Mixing
For the overall score and sound design within my media product, I wanted the sounds to
reflect the dark and sinister nature of the narrative. Regarding the film’s score I wanted to
follow the forms and conventions of the thriller genre by utilising suspenseful music in order to
achieve the emotional engagement of the audience, I found a royalty free soundtrack that
include the individual layers within each track; allowing more ability to customise my film’s
score to be unique and cater to my specific vision. As for the sounds within the product, I
incorporated sounds that would not only enhance the visuals, as the lack of background noise
within the basement sequences help enforce the sense of isolation from the rest of the world;
as well as sounds to help convey particular elements within the story such as bugs crawling
within the sandwich. A creative decision I made was to imply certain actions the lead character
“Max” makes through sound, within moments such as him eating the sandwich. By not
revealing what‘s in the sandwich, instead implying it through sound as well as through Max’s
facial expression; this will allow for audience to infer the contents of the sandwich from their
own imagination which my hope would be so that they perceive it to be far worse than the
actual extent. The overall impact behind these decisions regarding the particular sounds
within my media product was to strengthen the audiences’ engagement towards the product
as they are forced to focus on every aspect that can be heard within the film in order for them
to follow along the story. Another prime example of how I have executed this notion was by
having the secondary “The Caller” an entirely vocal entity throughout the film , this character
is never seen but simply heard; forcing the audience to learn as much about the character all
through their vocal performance. “The Caller” was as character I had full control over in post-
production. I had a specific vision for this character meaning that in order to execute it
correctly, I got the actor to audio dub the performance over the on-set voice. I added a deep
pitched muffle to the tone of character’s voice in order to provide the character with a
domineering presence; this was a particular decision I made as I wanted “The Caller” to act as
an allegory for god punishing one of his sinful children.
The royalty free soundtrack I
purchased for my media product.
6. In what ways does your media product use, develop or
challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
Postmodernism/Intertextuality
One of the early concepts I had as I was developing the script for my
product, was to infuse intertextual references to my media product.
Not only would this make my film postmodern as I adopt styles and
techniques from real media products such as “Matrix” and “Marvel’s
Avengers” but also imbedding references to my own existing media
products. The reason for this decision was to include my media product
into a larger cinematic world, where characters from my past existing
products can crossover and co-exist in the same world. The benefits of
having my product apart of a shared cinematic universe is that it can
potentially further immerse audiences in the story as they feel apart of
a larger spectacle. This idea not only would benefit the audience but
me as the film-maker as well. As both the director and writer, I have
the unique opportunity to mix characters and stories between
connected films; offering the chance to then convey the impact certain
characters or events may have in a far larger scale which can then form
an alternative perspective on the story.
How I’ve decided to intertextually refer to one of my past media
products “Downfall 2” was by having one the characters from that
product acknowledged within “A Lost Soul”. As apart of the office
sequence in “A Lost Soul” the name “R.Lockwood” can be seen on a
certificate place on the wall; the name belongs to a character within
“Downfall 2” which acknowledges his presents within the diegesis of “A
Lost Soul”.
My past media product
“Downfall 2”
The character “Richard
Lockwood” (Right)
Intertextual reference to
“Downfall 2” within a shot
in “ A Lost Soul”
7. In what ways does your media product use, develop or
challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
Creative Inspirations
Regarding the real media products that inspired my vision for my own media
product, there were various projects that inspired my short film for their own
specific reasons. Some have already been addressed throughout my evaluation
such as “Marvel’s Avengers” and “The Matrix”; these films have been justified
for their inspirational contribution to my media product. This will ultimately
summarise all of my inspirations and why I had chosen them.
• ‘Marvel’s Avengers’ - As both the director and writer, I was inspired by the
ways in which this film infused intertextual references to other media
products; producing a larger cinematic world, where characters can
crossover and co-exist in the same world which ultimately allows audiences
to feel more engrossed within the story as they feel apart of a larger
spectacle.
• ‘The Matrix’ – This media product heavily inspired the ways in which I would
use the cinematography within my media product and to manipulate colour
within my sequences to convey the particular ideas or emotions I desire
from my product.
• ‘Buried’ - This film is my prime inspiration for my own media product as it
captured a sense of pacing and suspense towards the audience; a sensation
wanted to emulate in my short-film through the mise en scene and overall
tone.
8. Film Review
In what ways does your media product use, develop or
challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
For the film review following my media product, I followed the
general conventions regarding the layout a film review would
have within a magazine. By utilising the contrasting colours
and text, my review would be able to be accepted by the
audience as it follows the initial codes and conventions
regarding its presentation. I primarily analysed the layouts of
reviews featured in “Empire” magazine; using the ways in
which they incorporate various images from the media product
into the text. Not only did I adopt their techniques regarding
the layout of their reviews but also regarding the information
they present within their pages; cast, crew, plot and runtime
are the specific areas in which they tend to present within their
reviews, this convention is one that I have utilised within my
review of my own media product. How I intended to challenge
these forms and conventions was the organisation of the
information, placing it up along side with the primary image. I
found that within my research, reviews tend to place the
information along side with the review; however I found this to
seem to clustered and confusing to read as two separate types
of information are presented along side each other. This lead
to the decision to why I decided to challenge the placement of
my media products credits clear and on it’s own along side with
the image, whilst placing the entire review along the bottom of
the double page. This I believed presented a cleaner
presentation as the two pieces of information are clearly
distinguished.
10. Film Poster
In what ways does your media product use, develop or
challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
As for the film poster representing my media product, I done
research into the conventions of posters from real media
products in order to not only understand the essential codes
and convention of a film poster; but to also gain inspiration as
to how I intend on designing my own. Not only did my research
inform my ideas which would lead me to adopt the techniques
used in posters for real media products regarding the
information they present within their posters: cast/crew,
release date and age rating; this convention is one that I have
utilised within the poster of my own media product as well as
the ways graphics designers merged images into one larger
picture that conveys certain notions regarding the product’s
story and characters. Another convention I used was the
careful decisions to utilise a few different fonts and colours to
draw attentions to particular areas in order to ensure the
likelihood that the viewers consume the vital information such
as: the title, release and actors. How I intended to follow these
forms and conventions was through the placement of the
information, placing it up above and down below with the
primary image. Similar to my objective with the film review,
was to present a image viewers would understand and
consume as a promotional poster due to the conventional
structure being utilised is something they’d be familiar with.
12. How effective is the combination of your main and ancillary texts?
In order to ensure that my main media text and the ancillary texts are effective, I had planned to shoot my
main product prior to any significant development on the ancillary text besides research; in order to gather
footage and images that would be used within the ancillary texts.This also allowed me to be informed on
the various areas of my media product such as: tone, colours, style and progress. All culminating for a far
more engaging but ultimately effective range of texts, as these different areas will allow my different media
texts to be highly effective as the continuity of the product itself follows through the poster and the
magazine review as well.All of my ancillary texts have incorporated images and information that can be
easily justified as it co-exists along with the main media text.
13. How effective is the combination of your main and ancillary texts?
Poster
Within the poster for my media product, it has successfully combined itself along with the main media text as it incorporates
images directly from the main product. This has ultimately allowed this ancillary task to effectively reflect all that my media
product encompasses regarding visual aesthetic and tone. By finalising the main text, I was able to then ensure that the
synergy across my ancillary texts were maintained as I was then able to develop the typography within my main media
product; gaining feedback from my media teacher and friends on whether or not it suited the tone and theme of my media
text. Once my media product had essentially been finalised, I could then utilise the typography within the main text and
apply it across to the poster, ensuring continuity and synergy across all of my media text; justifying that each and every piece
of text presents my vision relevantly and accurately as they all derived from the same source. Ultimately, this will ensure that
the poster’s depiction and representation is accurate to the actual media product; conveying the themes of isolation and
fear. All of these concepts are heavily emphasised through the repetitive use of the same character, enforcing the notion of
loneliness; through his expression as well as the imagery conveyed within the poster, implies a great amount of fear and
desperation.
14. How effective is the combination of your main and ancillary texts?
Poster Feedback
Throughout the creation of my poster, after every piece of development made on this ancillary text; I’d request feedback
from my media teachers regarding their thoughts on whether it allude the viewer expectations in the right direction in
addition to critiquing my poster in relation to the codes and conventions being used within the text.
From their feedback, I learned my media teachers liked the layout of the poster, they found it highly effective as presents my
product very well. However they found that particular conventions were absent on my poster such as: actor credits, release
date and age rating. In order to ensure that my viewers can infer the connections between the poster and the main text, I
must not only credit the product but to also provide the viewers with an ancillary text they can engage and accept as they
will recognise it as a poster. By incorporating these traditional codes and convention I am able to channel the viewers
perception to recognise my poster as a professional text; as it utilises and recycles forms and conventions from real existing
posters but adapting those to apply within the theme and tone as well as the narrative of my media product.
Recycling forms & conventions
15. How effective is the combination of your main and ancillary texts?
Review
As for the review, it was very important that the combination between the main text and this ancillary text had a persistent
degree of continuity as well as accuracy. This was an absolute necessity simply because the film review will have to
accurately depict my main media text; in order to provide a review that is reliable and reflect the main text, the review itself
breaks down the film precisely. To achieve this, the review had to incorporate images and information from the main text
within the review; this ultimately enforced a strong grasp of synergy across the two pieces of text. Within the film review,
Typography wasn’t necessarily a major issue as the product’s font was not needed as the review consisted of the fonts used
on the magazine and the magazine’s brand.
16. What have you learned from your audience feedback?
Feedback from test screenings
Audience feedback was a pivotal factor throughout the entire post-production
phase as I was assembling my media product. This allowed various opportunities to
host screenings of multiple drafts of my media product against a test audience; the
feedback received from the test audiences would be highly constructive as it would
not only allow me to validate what elements within the film are working as I
anticipated and what simply doesn’t work. I found these test screening highly
informative as it would allow me as the film-maker to re-evaluate my entire project
in order to ensure that I not only can deliver a product of high quality but also one
that meets the expectations of the audience.
The data received from the test screenings thought my the value of a second
opinion, particularly an outsider to the project can pick out aspects that the film-
maker usually wouldn’t notice. Another factor the test screenings taught me was
the limitations to perfection, nothing is without flaws and particularly when creating
a media text and despite all of the improvements one can receive; I had to learn
when to let go of the project and ensure that all is to a sufficient standard influenced
by the public. Ultimately, these test screening certainly had a major influence over
the final product as it addressed flaws in the text that lead to the product being:
trimmed, reshot or adjusted in order to strengthen my vision.
Based from my experience with this project, regarding the process of receiving
feedback. I would certainly approach it slightly differently in future projects as I
would create multiple versions of the same draft, each containing a different change
to the edit in order to fully analyse how and what my audience respond to. This I
believe will then allow me to enhance the specificity and range regarding the
feedback I receive.
18. What have you learned from your audience feedback?
Feedback from Final screening
After I had released my media product onto YouTube, I gathered a small amount of
feedback from those early audience members who viewed the final product.
From these responses, I learnt information regarding my audience as well as they’re
thoughts on various elements surrounding the construction of my media product.
The feedback the users provided me with was extremely informative as it provided me
with the knowledge of whether or not I had achieved my intentions as the film-maker as
well as if my project can be classified as a critical success or an unfortunate failure. All of
this can be inferred from the particular ways in which the users have decided to respond
to the following questions:
• What is your gender?
• How old are you?
• How do you gain access to films?
• What genre would you classify "A Lost Soul"?
• What would you rate "A Lost Soul" out of 10?
• What did you like about the film?
• What didn't you like about the film?
• Would you be interested to see a feature length version of "A Lost Soul"?
19. Within this opening question, what I wanted to learn about my sample audience was their gender. This was an element that I was certainly curious to
know as I intended to create a media product that would entertain and satisfy both genders. Despite my intentions and based from this data, round 65%
of my sampled audience was in fact male; contradicting to my belief that my product would be engaging for both males and females. This has led me to
believe that there are aspects based on our social infrastructure has made my audiences that the content is more engaging to a male demographic.
Ultimately, from these initial reports my impressions have been subverted. This could foreshadow what I can expect the audiences of my media product
to cater to regarding the contents of film.
As for the second question, I wanted to delve further into understanding who my audience are in order to gain a better understanding as to which
demographic my media product caters to and appeals to specifically. First and for most, from this data fortunately statistically all of the sample
audience members were of age to meet the age certificate of the film being “15”. By analysing this data, one point that can be clearly noticed is that the
majority of the viewers are in fact young adults; this emphasises an intriguing notion regarding how this demographic engage to a product that deals
with the themes of bullying and the stress of adult life. This implies the idea that my product may act as a form of both an informative yet immerse
narrative that could help provide them a greater understanding of adult life as well as the roles and responsibilities that follow.
Questions One & Two
20. Question three further fuelled my curiosity with my sample audience, baring information that was a particularly insightful as it allowed me to
understand the ways in which my audience consume media. The reason as to why I found this information useful despite my media product being
available on YouTube, is to gain research on popular platforms to reach out to in order to expand the attention my project is receiving; ultimately to
reach the prime objective which is to have access to the largest audience possible. As seen in the data, Cinema and Netflix are the most popular
platforms my sample audience access films; informing how I should approach this next venture of expanding the market of my media product and which
of the two platforms will best cater to me achieving my goal.
Question four was created to justify whether or not I was able to successfully utilise the codes and conventions of the thriller genre. As for the results
based on my sample audience, it shown that I was successful to create a product of thriller genre as the majority of the votes went to “Thriller”.
However what gained my attention was a few of the subjects classified my product as a drama; implying that strong elements within my film bared
strongly towards the drama genre which cause my film to be a form of product of genre hybridisation.
Questions Three & Four
21. Questions Five & Six
Question five was to gather data on the overall rating of my media product, my sample audience were asked to rate my film out of 10. The majority
rated my media product an 8/10, some of the votes dwelling within 9 and 10 which is phenomenal news regarding the overall quality of the media
product. What this data doing is ultimately informing me that my media product is being received very well .
In regards to question six, I gathered information in relation to what my sample audience liked about my media product. From the data, what I can infer
is that the direction of the product was much enjoyed; stating that the audience found the execution of the story to be effective. As a whole this
information informed me with a better justification as to what audiences seemed to highlight as to how the film was being presented; a notion I am
happy to have gathered in order to help support as evidence to validate the rating regard the product.
22. Questions Seven & Eight
Question seven poses a similar statement to question six but instead is asking what my sample audience didn’t like about the film. From this data, I
learned that the aspect audiences seemed to not like were the performances; however I couldn’t help but question if there may simply be an error with
the responses given to this question as these responses do not correlate with the data gathered from early test screening. The only issue I can presume
is the case with the vagueness to the responses as “The performances” can range from the support cast to the lead; as the only issues brought to my
attention within the test screenings was regarding a supporting character. This is ultimately why this data needed to be further analysed as anomalies
may arise and may result in insufficient information relating to the quality of my media product.
Question eight was relatively straight forward in regards to interpreting the data, the question asks my sample audience if they would like to a feature
length version of my product. Almost all of the responses would be interested, meaning that there is a potential market for my product to expand and
grow in it.
23. How did you use new media technologies in the construction and
research, planning and evaluation stages?
Planning and research
During the planning and research phase, the most useful tool that I used was web 2.0 as it allowed be the
ability to actively engage with the film-making community sites such as “No Film School” and the YouTube
channel “Film Riot” all sources of free information circulating around independent film-making and address
areas on; techniques, DIY trick as well as covering all the various stages of production and an insight to how to
produce a cohesive story.
All of the research that I would have gathered from those sites as well as other sites would be recorded on my
blog featured on the site “Blogger”. Through my blog, I am then able to interlink other multimedia content
such as imbedding videos and images in order to help strengthen the quality of my research into my selected
medium.
As for research regarding how to use equipment, I did very little as I have experience in making media products;
in the past I have learnt how to frame a shot and capture what I needed from the shot. However I have learnt a
lot in regards to how I approach a scene, as I learnt to plan a shot depending on whether or not it’s needed to
tell the story. In the past, my work has contained a few shots that were included merely because it was visually
pleasing but didn’t add anything to the telling of the story. An example of this would be within the early
scripting phases of “A Lost Soul” I had written a scene when the lead actor tosses paper into the air in slow-
motion; it had no real impact on the story beside substance over context, which lead to be cutting out the
moment. Therefore this influenced my motivations to focus my attention to other short films and analyse the
various the film-makers have told their stories through their specific shot choices.
24. How did you use new media technologies in the construction and
research, planning and evaluation stages?
Evidence from the first draft
of the script to show the
“Paper Confetti” scene that
was cut from the script.
25. How did you use new media technologies in the construction and
research, planning and evaluation stages?
Equipment
Once it was time to begin principle photography, I have to sort out all the tools I required in order to execute my
media product. There was an array of equipment that I used in order to capture my vision which consists of:
• DSLR Camera – This camera was used as the primary unit to capture most of the footage for my media
product as the camera would provide my footage with the correct technical elements such as; wide depth of
field, 24fps and an anamorphic aspect ration. This would allow my product to follow the conventions of
traditional film-making, making the footage appear cinematic and professional which will ultimately make it
easier for audiences to accept my product as a film rather than a home video production.
• Go Pro Hero 3 – This compact camera was utilised as a secondary camera in order to capture alternative shots
that would otherwise be dangerous to place a DSLR camera.
• Rode Microphone – The rode microphone is an industrial quality product designed to capture high quality
audio; this was certainly a valued piece of equipment particularly with a dialogue drive film such as my media
product. The audio is important or if not more important than the visuals as it will be how audiences will be
understand and follow the story.
26. How did you use new media technologies in the construction and
research, planning and evaluation stages?
Software
During the post-production phase of my media product, I had to utilise various software in order to complete
different elements within my media product. I used the following:
• Adobe Premiere - This was the main piece of software that was used as the foundation for the entire
project. This is due to the fact that it was used to assemble all the various clips and place them into specific
sequences in order to deliver an engaging media product. I was very pleased with its ability to manipulate
the colours in a frame by adjusting the levels of certain colour; this tool allowed me to gain the specific
colour palettes I envisioned.
• Adobe Audition – This software was used to aid the sound mixing and editing for the film, it was used to mix
the film’s; score, sound effects as well as to manipulate one character’s voice in order to create a low
pitched voice.
• Adobe Photoshop – This was a significantly useful tools as it helped me to produce both my ancillary texts.
Photoshop was used to edit and merge images as well as texts; this was most useful when it came to
assembling my film review and poster. Within this software, it also allowed me ability to further adjust my
content through the addition of graphics as it organises it through individual layers; having full control over
the elements to produce the image I desired.
• Survey Monkey – During the evaluation stage, this was a pivotal tool as it allowed me to produce a survey
regarding my media product. Due to the connectivity of the internet, I was able to gain responses at a rapid
rate. Not only did it allow for me to produce it but also represent the data gathered and allow me to analyse
them through various graphs.
27. Throughout this entire project, I have seen a great deal of progress with my skills regarding the
different areas of producing this media product.
Pre-Production
As I was developing the project, I found that my skills regarding research and planning has
progressed significantly as a film-maker as I have worked on media products outside of media as well
as my AS project. Developing on areas regarding planning : shooting schedules, equipment, script
breakdowns. All of these particular tasks during pre-production, aided me as the film-maker to
confidently understand what it is I will need to execute my vision to the best possible outcome.
Principle Photography
Based from my experience with creating media content; as a director my skills of collaborating with
my cast and crew but most particularly communicating with my actors as to what my vision is, this
has improved as not only I do understand the script and have a clear vision
Which ultimately makes it easy to tell my cast and crew exactly what I intend for them to do. I also
have learned how to communicate to them, based of my experience I have learned to be more direct
and firm with my directions but whilst remaining open to suggestions; this ultimately allowed for me
as a director to seem clear on my objective but also be collaborative with my crew.
Post-Production
In regards to the editing phase of constructing my project, I have learned as an editor to understand
the impact every decision I make regarding the sequences of my shots to the places I cut the scenes
ultimately influence my audience’s perception of my product. In addition to this, I found it extremely
helpful and insightful collaborating with my media teacher; acting as a form of producers on my
project consulting me regarding their opinions on initial edits a of my product. Ultimately these skills
have progressed to widen my perspective on how to ensure that the edit of my project reflects both
my vision and my intentions towards the audience’s engagement to the content.
How did you use new media technologies in the construction and
research, planning and evaluation stages?
28. Future Aspirations
Now that my media product has now been completed, regarding my future aspirations for
both myself as a film-maker and for "A Lost Soul" is to firstly enter my media product into
short film festivals such as BFI, Cannes and Sundance. From these film festivals, my product
will be able to reach a much broader audience which could benefit from the word of mouth;
this could then lead to excelling my career by potentially gaining recognition from studio
executives and producers in order to then gain funding to produce a feature film based on the
short film "A Lost Soul“.
As for other future aspirations I have as a director, if I were to be granted the opportunity to
revisit the material of “A Lost Soul” within a feature film; I would like to expand on the world
within the story by increasing the visual scope of the film through the IMAX experience. If the
studio granted my project an IMAX release, I would then be able to edit the sequences and the
sound mix accordingly ensuring that my film will certainly be able to offer the audience the
best possible way to be fully immersed within my story through the large format and extensive
sound system that IMAX theatres can provide.
How did you use new media technologies in the construction and
research, planning and evaluation stages?