This document outlines a group's planning for their final film project. It includes:
- Job roles for each group member and the tasks assigned.
- A timeline of their planning process from December 1st to December 18th, including goals and progress made each day.
- Details on the target audience, which they identified as 15-19 and 23-27 year olds of both genders interested in action genres.
- A synopsis of the thriller film's plot involving a girl being chased by masked figures in the woods.
- Plans for props including masks, trees, and phones, and costumes including black clothing for the masked figures.
- A storyboard and shot list detailing
The document is a production diary detailing the process of creating a short film for a coursework project. It outlines researching and analyzing other short films, developing ideas, conducting audience research through interviews and surveys, planning shots lists and scripts, selecting locations, scheduling filming dates, filming scenes over multiple days, and completing the project over several weeks.
The document discusses the student's media production project. It includes questions about how the project uses or challenges conventions of real media, how it represents social groups, what type of institution might distribute it, who the target audience is, how the audience is addressed, what technologies were learned, and reflections on improvements from the preliminary work. The student provides thoughtful answers discussing their creative choices and what they learned about filmmaking techniques.
The document discusses an opening title sequence for a film project. It provides analysis of several shots from the sequence. The shots establish the setting as a college, introduce the main character as a student, and hint at the genre as a thriller through props like a weapon. Feedback was gathered through questionnaires to help engage the intended audience of male students interested in similar films. The filmmakers learned skills in using camera and editing equipment to construct the title sequence.
Abi Edwards and Sian Ball AS Evaluationguest483abee
The document summarizes the process of creating a film opening for a media studies assessment. It discusses conventions used such as logos, music, and shots. It describes representing social groups through characters. It also covers learning about technologies, the importance of planning, and progression from their preliminary task. Key points include using Summit Entertainment as the distributor due to the genre, re-filming parts to better capture the narrative, and learning about equipment, editing, and finding appropriate music.
This document contains a student's proposal for a stop-motion animation project. The project will tell a story using a plasticine person, a paper dog, and scissors in a living room setting. It will show the person trying to protect the dog from the scissors. The student plans to use little to no words, instead relying on music and lighting to convey mood. They will research stop-motion techniques and evaluate their work weekly with reflections.
The document discusses conventions used and challenged in a music video for an indie rock song. It used a narrative-based storytelling approach throughout instead of only during the chorus, as is conventional. Close-ups of the character were used to convey emotion and engage viewers, rather than close-ups of the artist. Voyeurism and the recurring diary image also linked the visuals to the lyrics and story being told. A consistent visual style and branding was developed across the music video and other promotional materials using similar fonts, colors, and imagery.
1. The media product challenges conventions of music videos by using a fully narrative-based story rather than performance clips, as filming the artist was not possible.
2. It develops conventions by linking scenes in the video to lyrics in the song through close visual and audio synchronization.
3. The product also uses conventions like voyeurism and developing a consistent visual style and branding across all parts of the project to tie it together cohesively.
The filmmakers received feedback on their music video from 9 completed questionnaires. Respondents generally understood and connected with the storyline. Suggestions for improvement included adding more characters, using more shots at different locations, and defining the ending more clearly. The "voyeurism shot" was praised, but transitions were seen as too rushed. Costume design for the bullied character could also have been improved to better fit the storyline.
The document is a production diary detailing the process of creating a short film for a coursework project. It outlines researching and analyzing other short films, developing ideas, conducting audience research through interviews and surveys, planning shots lists and scripts, selecting locations, scheduling filming dates, filming scenes over multiple days, and completing the project over several weeks.
The document discusses the student's media production project. It includes questions about how the project uses or challenges conventions of real media, how it represents social groups, what type of institution might distribute it, who the target audience is, how the audience is addressed, what technologies were learned, and reflections on improvements from the preliminary work. The student provides thoughtful answers discussing their creative choices and what they learned about filmmaking techniques.
The document discusses an opening title sequence for a film project. It provides analysis of several shots from the sequence. The shots establish the setting as a college, introduce the main character as a student, and hint at the genre as a thriller through props like a weapon. Feedback was gathered through questionnaires to help engage the intended audience of male students interested in similar films. The filmmakers learned skills in using camera and editing equipment to construct the title sequence.
Abi Edwards and Sian Ball AS Evaluationguest483abee
The document summarizes the process of creating a film opening for a media studies assessment. It discusses conventions used such as logos, music, and shots. It describes representing social groups through characters. It also covers learning about technologies, the importance of planning, and progression from their preliminary task. Key points include using Summit Entertainment as the distributor due to the genre, re-filming parts to better capture the narrative, and learning about equipment, editing, and finding appropriate music.
This document contains a student's proposal for a stop-motion animation project. The project will tell a story using a plasticine person, a paper dog, and scissors in a living room setting. It will show the person trying to protect the dog from the scissors. The student plans to use little to no words, instead relying on music and lighting to convey mood. They will research stop-motion techniques and evaluate their work weekly with reflections.
The document discusses conventions used and challenged in a music video for an indie rock song. It used a narrative-based storytelling approach throughout instead of only during the chorus, as is conventional. Close-ups of the character were used to convey emotion and engage viewers, rather than close-ups of the artist. Voyeurism and the recurring diary image also linked the visuals to the lyrics and story being told. A consistent visual style and branding was developed across the music video and other promotional materials using similar fonts, colors, and imagery.
1. The media product challenges conventions of music videos by using a fully narrative-based story rather than performance clips, as filming the artist was not possible.
2. It develops conventions by linking scenes in the video to lyrics in the song through close visual and audio synchronization.
3. The product also uses conventions like voyeurism and developing a consistent visual style and branding across all parts of the project to tie it together cohesively.
The filmmakers received feedback on their music video from 9 completed questionnaires. Respondents generally understood and connected with the storyline. Suggestions for improvement included adding more characters, using more shots at different locations, and defining the ending more clearly. The "voyeurism shot" was praised, but transitions were seen as too rushed. Costume design for the bullied character could also have been improved to better fit the storyline.
The document is a proposal for a student film project titled "Journey to the Drawn City". Over the course of the project, the student will create an animated film trailer and accompanying poster in a style that makes it look hand drawn. The student has gained relevant skills from prior projects involving animation, video editing, and graphic design. They propose spending the first three weeks creating animated character movements and backgrounds in Photoshop and the fourth week editing the trailer together in Premier and composing original music to accompany it. They will evaluate their work through weekly development diaries and a final self-evaluation assessing time management, technical quality, and feedback from peers.
The document evaluates a short thriller film called "Lost and Found" that was created by the author and their team for a media coursework assignment. It discusses how the film challenges conventions by having the policeman as the antagonist and teenagers as protagonists. It also analyzes how the film represents social groups through the clothes of the characters and explores appropriate target audiences and distribution channels. The author reflects on what was learned from using the camera, editing and planning processes to create the film.
This document is a proposal for a Year 2 FMP stop-motion animation project. It outlines the main areas of activity as stop-motion animation using plasticine characters and paper cutouts. The narrative concept involves a plasticine person trying to protect their paper dog from an excitable pair of scissors. Weekly tasks are outlined over 19 weeks, including pre-production research, experiments, planning, production by taking photos, editing, and evaluation. The proposal provides background on influences, the target audience, and how progress will be reviewed through weekly reflections.
The document provides feedback from various stages of creating a music video production. It discusses feedback received on the initial treatment, rough cut, and final version from both the class and teacher. The feedback was generally positive and provided suggestions for improvements. It also describes using various media technologies like video cameras, computers, editing software, and social media in the construction, research, planning and evaluation of the project.
The document discusses the filmmaker's use of conventions from the thriller genre in their short film. They used typical thriller elements like innocent girls being followed, separation and possession. Camera techniques like jump cuts and shaky cam were used to build tension. Editing with quick cuts and dimming/color effects kept the film interesting. Sound design with diegetic natural sounds and non-diegetic music and effects created a creepy mood. Market research informed character and setting choices to attract their target teenage/young adult audience.
The document provides an evaluation by Lauren of her film poster and magazine cover designs for a group project. For the film poster, Lauren describes the layout, font sizes, and color scheme used for the title, actors' names, credits, and other elements. She explains how the design choices were meant to guide the viewer's eye across the poster according to principles of visual design. For the magazine cover, Lauren similarly discusses the layout, fonts, and colors used and how they were intended to attract and direct the reader's attention based on principles of magazine design.
The document discusses how the media product represents particular social groups and genres. It aims to portray a lower social class through representations of violence, crime, and substance abuse. Characters are dressed in tracksuits and casual clothing to portray this class and create recognizable stereotypes. The opening sequence uses techniques from other films like fast-paced editing and certain shots to attract its target audience of 18 year olds interested in crime/gangster genres.
Research And Planning The Moving Image workEvieMay22
This document summarizes the research and planning process for a short film. It discusses researching other films on YouTube to get inspiration for different elements like music, editing techniques, and camerawork. It also describes developing characters, locations, and gaining feedback on the film treatment from the target audience. Auditions were held but the original actor became unreliable, requiring a cast change. Recces of locations helped work out any issues. Props and some costumes were sourced from the filmmakers and drama department. The research informed various creative choices for the short film.
The student evaluated their group's media coursework project of creating an opening sequence for a supernatural thriller film. They felt the final product looked professional due to the use of different shots, editing effects, and acting. While there were some challenges around scheduling and limited resources, the student was overall very pleased with how the film turned out and felt it accomplished the goals of an opening sequence by introducing characters and leaving on a cliffhanger.
The document discusses how the media product uses conventions of real films in its opening sequence. It explores techniques like titles, music, costumes and narration seen in films like Watchmen, Snatch, and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. It also discusses representing the main character as independent yet inexperienced in business through a tailored suit that hides his troubled background. The document reflects on what was learned through the process, like using cameras, editing software, and working in a group.
The document discusses the process of creating a children's fantasy film opening sequence for evaluation. Key points:
1) The group chose the fantasy genre to appeal to children, using conventions like talking animals (a burger) and magical elements.
2) They studied title sequences and included elements like opening credits, an upbeat theme song, and establishing shots.
3) The group worked on improving camerawork, editing, and use of software like Final Cut Express and GarageBand for sound.
Our media group created a teen drama video targeting teenagers. We filmed over 4 days and edited the rough cut. Feedback from our target audience found they preferred teen drama over comedy. Our video features a lazy Asian teenager struggling to focus on exams. Stereotypes are broken by setting the video in a bedroom rather than school. Audience surveys and social media feedback showed the video appealed to and reached our target teenage demographic.
The document summarizes a film opening created by students. It discusses the creative choices made including using flashbacks, hidden faces, and night filming to build mystery. It aimed the film at males aged 15-25 and used camera techniques like worm's-eye views to make the audience feel involved. Student feedback on actors, soundtrack, and production was positive, validating their choices met the thriller genre and short film goals.
Sfera Business - Provocari, competente, adaptabilitateCatalin Stancu
Aceasta este prezentarea sustinuta de Catalin Stancu, Managing Partner, Sfera Business la conferinta cu tema Disrupting Unemployment din cadrul Iasi Business Days 2016.
The document discusses using a GoPro camera with a 150mm lens to capture footage of fast-moving players from a POV shot resembling their frantic movement. It also mentions taking time lapse shots of a character looking depressed while moving through a crowd, as well as using both a GoPro and Canon camera for a POV and close-up shot of a man trying to help another guy up into a wheelchair who does not want help.
The document discusses Roxtec, a company that provides sealing solutions for cable and pipe penetrations for the wind power industry. It summarizes that Roxtec's modular sealing system standardizes safety, maximizes uptime, is certified, and provides long-term protection. The system allows for flexible installation of cables, easy upgrading over time, and global support through local suppliers.
1. The document analyzes JEE main and advanced exam registration and success rates from 2010-2016 and identifies objectives related to marketing the TCS iON prep test. It identifies competitors and provides suggestions to improve the TCS iON website and marketing strategies. Valuable student databases are also provided along with strategies and outcomes from a pilot marketing study.
Alona Power is a 2nd assistant camera with over 10 years of experience working on television shows and films. She has experience operating cameras including the Arri Alexa, Red One, and Canon DSLRs. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and has credits as a 2nd assistant camera on productions like Republic of Doyle, Back Country, and Warehouse 13. Her contact information and details of her equipment experience and credits are provided.
Our character is a solitary mountain biker who prefers to do risky activities alone. He displays meticulous preparation and professional skill but also reckless arrogance, shown by ignoring a warning sign. The character fits stereotypes of mountain bikers through his clothing branded with energy drink logos and preference for risky adventure over safety in numbers. He looks down on road bikers and shares the obsessive interests of most mountain bikers, implying he would engage with online mountain biking communities. While more safety-conscious than our character, most mountain bikers still take risks, showing he is more reckless than typical for the activity.
This document provides details about a proposed music video treatment for the song "Can't Pretend" by Tom Odell. It will tell the narrative story of a man who battles depression after losing his ability to walk. He finds new purpose and joy through playing wheelchair basketball. Scenes will be filmed at a wheelchair basketball arena, bedrooms, a medical wing, and sports hall. Cinematography techniques like lighting, shots, and editing will be used to convey the character's mood and journey. The video aims to inspire and motivate viewers, especially those in the disabled community or who have struggled with life challenges. It will attract sports and music fans as well as those moved by stories of overcoming adversity.
1. The video begins with a woman standing on the edge of a building, preparing to commit suicide. A man walking below notices her and rushes to save her.
2. After rescuing the woman, the man takes her for a drink. She develops feelings for him but he rejects her when she kisses him, revealing that he is married.
3. The rejection causes the woman to angrily pursue and harass the man. He lashes out at her in an alley, and the audience feels sympathy for the emotionally distraught woman.
4. The video ends with a twist - the woman returns to the roof with the intention of jumping again, seemingly using suicide attempts to meet men
The document is a proposal for a student film project titled "Journey to the Drawn City". Over the course of the project, the student will create an animated film trailer and accompanying poster in a style that makes it look hand drawn. The student has gained relevant skills from prior projects involving animation, video editing, and graphic design. They propose spending the first three weeks creating animated character movements and backgrounds in Photoshop and the fourth week editing the trailer together in Premier and composing original music to accompany it. They will evaluate their work through weekly development diaries and a final self-evaluation assessing time management, technical quality, and feedback from peers.
The document evaluates a short thriller film called "Lost and Found" that was created by the author and their team for a media coursework assignment. It discusses how the film challenges conventions by having the policeman as the antagonist and teenagers as protagonists. It also analyzes how the film represents social groups through the clothes of the characters and explores appropriate target audiences and distribution channels. The author reflects on what was learned from using the camera, editing and planning processes to create the film.
This document is a proposal for a Year 2 FMP stop-motion animation project. It outlines the main areas of activity as stop-motion animation using plasticine characters and paper cutouts. The narrative concept involves a plasticine person trying to protect their paper dog from an excitable pair of scissors. Weekly tasks are outlined over 19 weeks, including pre-production research, experiments, planning, production by taking photos, editing, and evaluation. The proposal provides background on influences, the target audience, and how progress will be reviewed through weekly reflections.
The document provides feedback from various stages of creating a music video production. It discusses feedback received on the initial treatment, rough cut, and final version from both the class and teacher. The feedback was generally positive and provided suggestions for improvements. It also describes using various media technologies like video cameras, computers, editing software, and social media in the construction, research, planning and evaluation of the project.
The document discusses the filmmaker's use of conventions from the thriller genre in their short film. They used typical thriller elements like innocent girls being followed, separation and possession. Camera techniques like jump cuts and shaky cam were used to build tension. Editing with quick cuts and dimming/color effects kept the film interesting. Sound design with diegetic natural sounds and non-diegetic music and effects created a creepy mood. Market research informed character and setting choices to attract their target teenage/young adult audience.
The document provides an evaluation by Lauren of her film poster and magazine cover designs for a group project. For the film poster, Lauren describes the layout, font sizes, and color scheme used for the title, actors' names, credits, and other elements. She explains how the design choices were meant to guide the viewer's eye across the poster according to principles of visual design. For the magazine cover, Lauren similarly discusses the layout, fonts, and colors used and how they were intended to attract and direct the reader's attention based on principles of magazine design.
The document discusses how the media product represents particular social groups and genres. It aims to portray a lower social class through representations of violence, crime, and substance abuse. Characters are dressed in tracksuits and casual clothing to portray this class and create recognizable stereotypes. The opening sequence uses techniques from other films like fast-paced editing and certain shots to attract its target audience of 18 year olds interested in crime/gangster genres.
Research And Planning The Moving Image workEvieMay22
This document summarizes the research and planning process for a short film. It discusses researching other films on YouTube to get inspiration for different elements like music, editing techniques, and camerawork. It also describes developing characters, locations, and gaining feedback on the film treatment from the target audience. Auditions were held but the original actor became unreliable, requiring a cast change. Recces of locations helped work out any issues. Props and some costumes were sourced from the filmmakers and drama department. The research informed various creative choices for the short film.
The student evaluated their group's media coursework project of creating an opening sequence for a supernatural thriller film. They felt the final product looked professional due to the use of different shots, editing effects, and acting. While there were some challenges around scheduling and limited resources, the student was overall very pleased with how the film turned out and felt it accomplished the goals of an opening sequence by introducing characters and leaving on a cliffhanger.
The document discusses how the media product uses conventions of real films in its opening sequence. It explores techniques like titles, music, costumes and narration seen in films like Watchmen, Snatch, and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. It also discusses representing the main character as independent yet inexperienced in business through a tailored suit that hides his troubled background. The document reflects on what was learned through the process, like using cameras, editing software, and working in a group.
The document discusses the process of creating a children's fantasy film opening sequence for evaluation. Key points:
1) The group chose the fantasy genre to appeal to children, using conventions like talking animals (a burger) and magical elements.
2) They studied title sequences and included elements like opening credits, an upbeat theme song, and establishing shots.
3) The group worked on improving camerawork, editing, and use of software like Final Cut Express and GarageBand for sound.
Our media group created a teen drama video targeting teenagers. We filmed over 4 days and edited the rough cut. Feedback from our target audience found they preferred teen drama over comedy. Our video features a lazy Asian teenager struggling to focus on exams. Stereotypes are broken by setting the video in a bedroom rather than school. Audience surveys and social media feedback showed the video appealed to and reached our target teenage demographic.
The document summarizes a film opening created by students. It discusses the creative choices made including using flashbacks, hidden faces, and night filming to build mystery. It aimed the film at males aged 15-25 and used camera techniques like worm's-eye views to make the audience feel involved. Student feedback on actors, soundtrack, and production was positive, validating their choices met the thriller genre and short film goals.
Sfera Business - Provocari, competente, adaptabilitateCatalin Stancu
Aceasta este prezentarea sustinuta de Catalin Stancu, Managing Partner, Sfera Business la conferinta cu tema Disrupting Unemployment din cadrul Iasi Business Days 2016.
The document discusses using a GoPro camera with a 150mm lens to capture footage of fast-moving players from a POV shot resembling their frantic movement. It also mentions taking time lapse shots of a character looking depressed while moving through a crowd, as well as using both a GoPro and Canon camera for a POV and close-up shot of a man trying to help another guy up into a wheelchair who does not want help.
The document discusses Roxtec, a company that provides sealing solutions for cable and pipe penetrations for the wind power industry. It summarizes that Roxtec's modular sealing system standardizes safety, maximizes uptime, is certified, and provides long-term protection. The system allows for flexible installation of cables, easy upgrading over time, and global support through local suppliers.
1. The document analyzes JEE main and advanced exam registration and success rates from 2010-2016 and identifies objectives related to marketing the TCS iON prep test. It identifies competitors and provides suggestions to improve the TCS iON website and marketing strategies. Valuable student databases are also provided along with strategies and outcomes from a pilot marketing study.
Alona Power is a 2nd assistant camera with over 10 years of experience working on television shows and films. She has experience operating cameras including the Arri Alexa, Red One, and Canon DSLRs. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and has credits as a 2nd assistant camera on productions like Republic of Doyle, Back Country, and Warehouse 13. Her contact information and details of her equipment experience and credits are provided.
Our character is a solitary mountain biker who prefers to do risky activities alone. He displays meticulous preparation and professional skill but also reckless arrogance, shown by ignoring a warning sign. The character fits stereotypes of mountain bikers through his clothing branded with energy drink logos and preference for risky adventure over safety in numbers. He looks down on road bikers and shares the obsessive interests of most mountain bikers, implying he would engage with online mountain biking communities. While more safety-conscious than our character, most mountain bikers still take risks, showing he is more reckless than typical for the activity.
This document provides details about a proposed music video treatment for the song "Can't Pretend" by Tom Odell. It will tell the narrative story of a man who battles depression after losing his ability to walk. He finds new purpose and joy through playing wheelchair basketball. Scenes will be filmed at a wheelchair basketball arena, bedrooms, a medical wing, and sports hall. Cinematography techniques like lighting, shots, and editing will be used to convey the character's mood and journey. The video aims to inspire and motivate viewers, especially those in the disabled community or who have struggled with life challenges. It will attract sports and music fans as well as those moved by stories of overcoming adversity.
1. The video begins with a woman standing on the edge of a building, preparing to commit suicide. A man walking below notices her and rushes to save her.
2. After rescuing the woman, the man takes her for a drink. She develops feelings for him but he rejects her when she kisses him, revealing that he is married.
3. The rejection causes the woman to angrily pursue and harass the man. He lashes out at her in an alley, and the audience feels sympathy for the emotionally distraught woman.
4. The video ends with a twist - the woman returns to the roof with the intention of jumping again, seemingly using suicide attempts to meet men
Sfera Business - Cursuri deschise iun-dec 2016Catalin Stancu
Acesta este calendarul cursurilor deschise marca Sfera Business pe care le avem programate pentru cea de-a doua jumatate a anului 2016. Descoperiti o serie diversificata de cursuri pentru soft & hard skills cu traineri care au experienta de business demonstrata. Detalii pe www.sferabusiness.ro.
We learned about several technologies through constructing this film project:
1. A GoPro camera was used for filming the mountain biking action shots as it is durable, high quality, and has mounts to easily attach to bikes.
2. The GoPro app was used to control the camera and view footage wirelessly from a phone since the GoPro lacks a viewfinder.
3. Mobile phone cameras were also used for interviews and evaluations since the GoPro was not suitable for all filming needs.
4. Various websites were utilized for research, sharing work, selecting music, and more such as Art of the Title, SoundCloud, YouTube, SlideShare, and Blogger.
The document discusses shots that could be used in a movie title sequence to characterize the main character. It analyzes shots of the character running on a treadmill alone at night to establish a solid daily routine. It then discusses the character using special equipment for a dangerous job, showing he is a professional. Finally, it discusses shots of the character alone on the moon surface, highlighting the dangers and solitary nature of his work.
Data kesehatan tahun 2012 dari 5 kota dan kabupaten di Jawa Barat menunjukkan presentasi rumah tangga yang memiliki akses air bersih lebih tinggi di kota dibandingkan kabupaten. Analisis ini menunjukkan pemerintah perlu lebih memperhatikan masyarakat di kabupaten dan tidak hanya fokus pada kota. Kesimpulannya, pemerintah harus melayani kebutuhan masyarakat baik di kota maupun kabupaten.
CCIM members reported completing larger commercial real estate deals in 2014 than in the previous year. Several CCIMs closed deals over $30 million, with the largest being a $565 million land purchase in Florida. Experts that closed these large deals say it requires expertise, relationships, experience, and focusing on client needs. While big deals have more complexities, CCIMs' skills and network position them well to regularly pursue larger transactions.
Anthony Maynard wrote about a community service project where he helped set up for an event the next day and then attended a gala to celebrate the project's completion. He described preparing for and carrying out the project over multiple days and its culmination in a celebratory gala.
Vinay Kumar Chouhan is seeking a challenging position in a professionally managed organization where he can enhance his skills. He has over 3 years of experience in IT infrastructure management including administration of tools like HP BSM, SiteScope, LoadRunner, HP RUM, OMI, and Nagios. His skills include BSM server administration and integration, SiteScope monitor development, LoadRunner scripting, dashboard creation in BSM, and more. He is looking to leverage his experience with tools like Java, Oracle, MySQL, Apache, and Tomcat.
The document discusses upcoming changes to UK pension rules beginning in April 2015. Key points include:
- Anyone over age 55 will be able to access their entire pension pot however they choose, with the first 25% tax-free. This provides more flexibility than current rules that require annuities or drawdown plans.
- Options will include lump sums, drawdown plans, annuities, or leaving funds invested. Professional advice is recommended due to complex tax implications.
- Rules for passing on unused pension funds after death are also changing, eliminating some inheritance taxes.
- Annuities may still be appropriate for some due to guaranteed income, but drawdown plans and lump sums provide more choice and access to funds.
The document provides an evaluation of a media product created by the author. It discusses several ways the product challenged conventions, such as depicting abuse from a younger person rather than an older one. It also summarizes how the product represented particular social groups and addressed its target audience of 16-20 year olds. The author reflects on what they learned about technologies like video editing software and camerawork during the process of constructing the media product.
The document summarizes feedback received from test audiences about a student film project. Viewers found the opening horror sequence intriguing and wanted to see more. However, some felt the music did not always fit the tone. The students learned from both the positive and negative feedback to improve future projects. Overall, the feedback was constructive and helped the students understand how to better develop suspense, pacing, and atmosphere in their genre work.
The document provides feedback from an audience evaluation of a student's opening horror film sequence project. Viewers found the sequence effectively built suspense and tension. They wanted to continue watching to see what would happen next. However, some felt the music did not always fit well. The students learned from this experience and feedback that choosing music early in the process is important. Overall, the feedback was positive and helped the students improve their filmmaking skills.
This document summarizes Tara St. Louis' evaluation of her media product opening sequence for a drama film. She used forms and conventions from the film "Precious" as inspiration. Her primary research found that not many people watch movies, so she aimed to make an engaging opening. It includes three characters, uses tension-building music, and depicts the abuse suffered by the main character through costumes, locations and facial expressions. Tara learned editing skills using Final Cut Pro and how to effectively use lighting, camera shots and other technologies to tell the story. Overall, the process helped her better understand how to organize and create a full media product.
This document summarizes the stages of planning, research, and preparation for a student film project with restrictions of being 60 seconds and including the phrase "That wasn't supposed to happen" and a clock or watch. Over several weeks, the student learned key film terminology, analyzed example films for inspiration, developed their own idea to fit the criteria, created storyboards and mood boards, conducted audience research through surveys, and reviewed similar films for technical inspiration. This extensive planning process allowed the student to thoughtfully develop their film concept in line with the goals and audience while preparing the necessary filmmaking skills and knowledge.
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The document summarizes the development of a student's final digital media production project. It discusses their initial concept for a horror-comedy film, choosing instead to focus on a romantic genre opening sequence in a group. Through research on films like "Brotherly Love," they developed a story about a couple facing disapproval from the girl's overprotective brother. Their target audience was students aged 15-25, who provided feedback that helped improve the storyline. Skills learned through the process included camera operation, editing in Photoshop and InDesign, and collaboration. While some aspects could have been shortened, the final product met their initial expectations and story ideas but was of higher quality than anticipated.
The document provides an evaluation of a 4-day film shooting schedule by Melson.Fernandes. Each day is summarized, including shooting an opening sequence on day 1 using limited space, lighting setup and night drama scenes on day 2, redoing some shots on day 3, and staying late on the last day of filming. The preliminary tasks of storyboarding, scripting, and planning the location and shot list helped the filmmakers stay on schedule and learn skills that aided the main production. Overall the document evaluates the film shoot and what was learned from preliminary planning.
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- The document describes the title sequence of a student film called "Our Title of the Film"
- It discusses elements like the title font and style, setting/location, costumes and props, camerawork and editing, story, genre, character introductions, and special effects
- The goal was to make the title sequence appealing and establish the story, genre, and tone for the superhero film
- The document discusses a student film project about a stalker. It provides details about the characters, filming process, editing, and feedback received.
- Feedback was generally positive, though some noted the music did not always fit the scenes well. The goal of building tension and suspense through an ambiguous opening scene seemed successful.
- The student learned new skills in filming, editing, and improving quality between preliminary and final projects. Time management was identified as an area for further improvement.
This document contains weekly reflections from a student on their process of creating a video production over 5 weeks. In week 1, the student learned camera skills and filmed initial clips with their group. They struggled with storyboarding and keeping the camera focused. In week 2, they conducted research and worked on their proposal. They felt they need to apply their research more. In week 3, they continued planning but struggled with storyboarding and shot lists. Risk assessment was easier. In week 4, they began filming and editing but found it time consuming. They need to improve time management and editing skills. In week 5, they continued editing but struggled with specific tools and recording clear audio.
The document is a production log for a film about rape awareness created by the author and Chilapi. It details their development process from coming up with the idea through pre-production, filming, and editing. They struggled with aligning their storylines and coordinating production schedules as a duo. Camera issues set them back significantly, requiring long hours of additional filming and last-minute editing to meet their deadline. They were ultimately able to complete filming and upload their short films, though with some technical difficulties.
Bradley Barnes kept a production diary documenting the preparatory work for his film opening assignment over summer break. This included researching film theories, writing an essay on how openings draw audiences, creating a mood board for a horror film, comparing his opening idea to The Purge, drafting a film synopsis and storyboard, developing character profiles, writing a script, and writing a reflection log. The work helped him better understand techniques for appealing to audiences and developing his skills in areas like mise-en-scene before filming his own opening.
This document provides context for a student's contextual research project surrounding Grayson Perry and his early life and work.
The student looked at background information on Perry through quotes, reviews, and articles. Images of favorite works were included for inspiration. A mind map was used to brainstorm ideas, with transvestism and Thatcher's Britain recurring themes.
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2. Job Roles
• Jack Kerrigan
• Initial Ideas – From your research of analysing the opening of films within your chosen genre, which
conventions will you include in your opening?
• Storyboard – The production of your opening including images to show what you hope to produce.
• Jade Dowling
• Timetable for filming
• Target audience profile – Describe specifically the age, hobbies gender and income of your target
audience. This is from using all of your research you have done and from the questionnaire you
sent out and analysed.
• Shot list – What shots do you want to use in your piece?
• Eve Miller
• Props and costumes
• Synopsis – A summary of the plot of your film (not just the opening)
• Sadie Brown
• Script
• Sound, cast, fonts and key elements.
Here are the jobs we allocated, we swapped them around as we thought some jobs would be better
suited depending on people's abilities.
3. Timeline
DATE: Start of our planning
for our final piece until the
start of the Christmas break.
WHAT WE WANTED TO DO TODAY WHAT WE ENDED UP DOING HOW DOES THIS AFFECT OUR LATER PLANS OF PLANNING?
1/12/2014 Today I wanted to start thinking about the final piece in
which I was going to create. This included the kind of idea/
plot that the piece will follow and the genre it will come
under. The main tasks for today were to, as a group decide
upon a genre and plot for our final piece.
We did finish some of the tasks that I set out to finish. We have come to a
conclusion on the genre in which we want to focus our piece on. However,
we didn't finish as much as I thought I would.
This means that now next lesson I will still have to carry on with what
I set out to finish today.
3/12/2014 Carry on from last lesson. From the continuation of last lesson we have managed to come up with a
basic plot of what our piece will contain.
This means that now I can carry on and make further progress with
my blog and the tasks needed to do.
4/12/2014 Although my primary focus right now is the planning of the
final piece I still wanted to finish off the final touches of my
preliminary task work. So, this meant that I had to finish off
my evaluation of the preliminary task.
I was able to complete and upload my evaluation. Now that all of my work on my preliminary task has been completed,
I can now solely focus on the aiding process of my final piece and
ensure that all preparation and planning is complete in time for the
Christmas break.
8/12/2014 I decided to work upon my genre montage. Now that we had
successfully decided upon a genre of film to work with I now
knew where to start and what to research.
I was able to start and get the majority of montage done. This means that I cannot start another task tomorrow, in our next
lesson. I will have to instead, finish off my montage and hope that it
doesn't take too long.
9/12/2014 To finish off my montage and make a start on the genre
timeline.
I successfully completed the montage, but it took up much longer then I first
intended. I also made a start on the timeline.
Although, I have finished the montage, the timeline still isn’t finished
and this means, yet again, that I will have to continue it another time.
10/12/2014 To finish off my timeline. I successfully finished my timeline. Now I can progress onto the next stage of planning for my final piece.
11/12/2014 To analyse a new and old film within my genre. I finished off the analysis of the old film, which was called “Rear Window” . I
also started on the first section of the opening of my new film; I am number
four.
I now need to ensure that some o m work is uploaded onto my blog
and to continue with more tasks.
15/12/2014 To upload both my genre montage and genre timeline.
To finish of my analysis of the old and new films.
I have successfully completed the analysis of the new and old film. I also
created a check list of everything I have to complete in he planning section of
the final piece. As a group we divided the work as evenly as possible.
After looking at all of the work on the checklist, and then after
dividing the work load I now have abetter understanding of what I
have to do. I shall start my work next lesson.
16/12/2014 To start my target audience profile and my timetable. I have successfully started and completed the timetable of what work I have
done up until this date. I decided to date it form the finishing of my
preliminary task and up until the start of Christmas break, so that I can easily
focus on the planning going into my final task. I also successfully uploaded my
analysis of old/new films onto my blog.
Next lesson I shall finish the target audience profile.
17/12/2014 I want to complete my target audience profile and also start
the shot list.
I completed the target audience profile today, but was unable to even start
with the shot list.
This, in turn, means that the shot list will have to be completed
tomorrow.
18/12/2014 To start and finish the shot list. I completed the shot list and was able to finalise all my other work. To send Sadie all of the work and allow her to put it all into a slide
share to then upload onto the blog.
4. Initial Ideas
Action
Thriller
Final
Piece
Guy being chased
• The setting would be in
a woods.
• There would be a lot of
crushing things etc..
• Quick cuts of shots
rising suspense.
• At the end he is
surrounded.
The masked figures
• Have lots of actors in
masks in the wood.
• Lots of flashes
cuts of shots.
A house raid
• A house is ambushed
by police
• A face shot of each
of the people being
arrested
• Continues to show
the title sequence,
sound. Etc..
• Focuses on the
neighbourhood that
the people live in.
5. Synopsis
We do not want to over complicate the plot of our thriller film, this is because
we feel it may complicate the audience, although we want to include multiple
different features we will do this in a way where the audience is aware of
what is going on and does not feel confused. Our film will start we the
opening sequence/titles. Here we will see a collection of trees in the midst of
a woods before seeing a girl stood beneath them, as the music picks up the
titles will appear presenting each member of the cast. We then come across a
group of masked humans stood in a collection in the woods. We want our plot
to be focused around the idea of 'unknown' and not informing the audience
of who the masked people are. Sadie starts running through the woods along
with the sound of panting and the crushing of twigs. In the first 2 minutes we
will discover that there is past with the girl and the masked humans before
learning what that is when the film begins with a flashback of Sadie at a
younger age where she first met and confronted the anonymous characters.
Throughout the film the story will track back on the girl coming across the
masked humans and it will develop showing where things went wrong and
how they severely progressed to the stage where Sadie was being followed by
them in the woods.
6. Target audience profile
MY TARGET
AUDIENCE
PROFILE
PICTURE OF THE TARGET AUDIENCE:
After considering all of the different aspects that have been described below I have come up with a final image of our
audience profile.
AGE From my questionnaire I found an extensive amount of people who are interested in the genre from the same age group/bracket. This makes it a lot
easier to think (and base our final piece around) as we already have a idea of who is going to be most interested in the film as a whole. This happens to
be the age gape of 15-19 year olds. However, due to my questionnaire being restricted I know that this isn't the only age group that will enjoy and
watch my film. After researching other ages that like and watch thriller regularly, I have found that 23-27 year olds also watch it. This shows to me that
my target audience is very broad. This is a good and bad thing. Although my target audience is quite broad and attracts lots of people, it is limiting in
the fact of what I can and cannot include.
GENDER The gender of my target audience, based off of my survey is very diverse. This is shown apparently through the respondents. Many are both female
and male. This means that I have a wide range of things I could include in the making of the piece. However, unfortunately, this makes it a lot more
difficult as it means I cannot make anything gender specific and this is rather limiting on the content I can include. It may cause a problem, as I cannot
make anything too specific for the male audience nor the female audience.
HOBBIES Although my survey didn't ask the respondents to specify what their hobbies are, I can infer what their hobbies are like. Considering the age gap and
gender it is easy for me to understand what the kind of things they enjoy doing and how this will play a part in the film in which they would, in turn,
enjoy. Many of the respondents said that they enjoyed the action genre and so, this is a good thing as this complies with the genre in which we are
doing.
INCOME Considering the age gap in which our audience fits into, we can infer that the income in which they get isn’t that high. Due to this they will not want a
very high class production, but will still expect a film that includes very high standards of effects etc.
7. Props and Costume
• Costumes
• As we have multiple characters in our opening we wanted to have costumes that were easily accessible however we had to
ensure they all suited the film and were compatible with one another. As the main Character Sadie will be wearing an
everyday costume for example jeans, a top and a jacket, this is because it fits her character of being an ordinary teenage girl
and is simple.
• We have multiple cast members all playing the same character of masked people. As our genre is horror we wanted to dress
them in something simple yet helps define their persona therefore we decided they would wear all black. We reached this
decision as it is often linked with thriller films and supports the tense atmosphere. We are also going to make them wear
white masks, this will contrast with the all black and make their faces stand out which will again add to their persona and
make them more anonymous.
Prop What will it be used for?
Trees To add to the setting and contribute towards the plot.
Twigs These add a sound effect and add to the setting.
Phone Sadie will be holding the phone as it adds to her normality of her
character, we are also going to have a shot of the phone showing no
service t ass to the tension.
Masks These are the main focus of our opening, they add to the
characterisation and help develop the storyline a they are anonymous.
These are our initial prop ideas however they may change during filming if we decide they do not fit or need more.
9. Shot list• EWS (Extreme Wide Shot):
• The view is so far from the subject that they aren’t visible. Often used as an establishing shot.
• We will use this shot right at the beginning as an establishing shot to show the scene. This will include the trees around and will be very effective to set the scene
and increase the tension.
• VWS (Very Wide Shot):
• The subject is visible (barely), but the emphasis is still placing him in his environment.
• We will use this shot after the extreme wide shot. This will allow a gradual introduction to the main character, but still allowing the main focus to be on the forest
surrounding them. We will also use this shot to introduce the masked figures amongst the trees. This will show that they are blended amongst the scenery.
• WS (Wide Shot):
• The subject takes us the full frame.
• We will use this shot when the camera begins to focus on the main character (Sadie) and this will be the initial introduction to her. This will be a focal turning
point in the film as this is also when the music will (probably) begin. When the camera is beginning to focus on the masked figure a wide shot we also be used.
This will be able to show how they are actually main characters but will also be a good chance to focus on the surroundings whilst doing this.
• MS (Mid Shot):
• This shot shows some part of the subject in more detail while still giving an impression of the whole subject.
• We will use this shot when Sadie is walking through the forest. This will allow us to see her expressions and also focus on the scenery and environment. A good
place that this shot can be used is when the masked figures turn towards the camera, but the scenery is shown behind.
MCU (Medium Close Up):
• Halfway between a medium shot and close up.
• This shot will be ideal when showing Sadie looking around her surroundings. This will allow the viewer to see how uncomfortable she is, without getting too close
to her face. The surroundings will also be present and able to see, but the focus will be on Sadie’s face.
• CU (Close Up):
• A certain feature or part of the subject takes up the whole frame.
• This shot will probably closely follow the MCU. This is because it will put extra emphasis on how scared Sadie is and will be easier to see when the camera is
focused on her, and allowing her face to take up the whole frame. When the masks figures also become the focal point on the screen this shot will be the best to
use.
• ECU (Extreme Close Up):
• The ECU gets very close up and shows extreme detail.
• This shot will, be yet again be used as a focus on Sadie. This would be appropriate when she is looking around her at the surrounding greenery. This is so the
viewers can easily see her distress of the unfamiliarity of the environment she is in.
• C-I (Cut-In):
• This shot shows some (other) part of the subject in detail.
• This shot will be appropriate in more than one place. For example, when Sadie is looking at her phone, the camera will focus on her phone rather than her face
and in turn will pay close attention to her hands. Another place that it is suitable is when Sadie begins to run. This, in turn, would be a good place to let the
camera focus on her feet instead of her face.
• TWO-SHOT:
• A shot of two people, framed similarly to a mid-shot.
• This would be a good place to include two of the masked figures standing next to each other. This will enable it to look more ominous and heighten the tension
present.
• POV (Point-Of-View Shot):
• This shot shows a view from the subject’s perspective.
• This shot would be suitable for when Sadie is being chased. When she is running, the camera will focus on the path she is taking instead of her face or any other
part of her.
10. Script
We have decided to have no dialogue in our
opening scene. We came to this decision as we
feel only have non diegetic sound would be
more dramatic and add tension to the titles.
11. Cast
Cast- Sadie, Eve, Pedro, Jamie, Declan, Jack B, Lauren, Alex, Ben, Paige, Caryce,
Jasmine, Cassie, Amann, Iffy, Ayan
The reason why we decided to pick quite a few people is because when we are
filming in the woods, we need a few people wearing masks to better the
increasing amount of suspense within the opening and to make the whole
opening more interesting.
In the first few seconds in the opening sequence every single character will be
shown with their masks on, so they will all be unknown, the only character that
will actually be shown is Sadie, we decided to pick her as our main character
because she is blonde which makes her seem really innocent, and being
surrounded by all these masks will have a bigger impact and create more
suspense.
In the opening sequence the first shot is just of the woods with no one t be seen,
all the cast members at this point will not be involved. After a few seconds the
main character will appear then all cast will then be involved. If we were to start
with all the cast being involved it could come across as quite intimidating and too
much going on at once.
If we were to create the whole film we would include more characters that are
actually seen and not just masked people. The reason for using just one character
and the rest masked is to create huge suspension and make the audience
intrigued before the film has started.
12. Sound
Mostly non- diegetic music because it is ominous and it increases the tension and
makes it more anticipating. For the diegetic sound we are going to have heavy
breathing from the main character which is Sadie and the breaking of twigs and
rustling of leaves as she is running through the woods. This in itself increases
tension and anticipation.
We are not sure if we will be able to actually hear the diegetic sounds when we
are filming. So, to avoid this problem we will make the sounds of the leaves and
twigs when filming and later on edit the sequence to make it louder and more
effective.
Most of the diegetic sounds we want in the film, we want from what the camera
picks up. This is because we want it to seem more realistic and natural, because if
the sounds are edited in it will make the film look more false and unprofessional.
The non diegetic sound that we want ( the background music) will be edited in
during on of the last steps. This is so it makes it easier for us to base the music
around the footage that we already have.
Maybe when the film is about to start we add the music so the audience know
that the opening scene has finished and the film is about to start. This allows a
definite ending to our opening scene.
13. Font
When the opening titles appear on the screen we are
thinking about having the colour of the font to be a bright
colour as this will act as a binary opposite between good
and bad. We want the colours to be bright because we
will be filming when its pitch black we need something
that will stand out from the background.
On the last screen where the title actually appears we are
going to have a black background because it will
foreshadow death as they are dark colours and the bright
coloured font would represent the innocence of the main
character Sadie and also the relationship between her
and the masked people.
14. Key Elements
Before we started planning our actin thriller film we looked at certain key features that most action thriller films
conform to and these are the ones that we have used in our action thriller film as well.
• Silent pauses- this will be used when the masked people are standing there with no movement, and also after
Sadie is running it will go silent before the next part of the film starts.
• Low lighting- Our lighting will be low as we will be filming just before it goes really dark, being in the woods
which means we will be using natural light.
• Fear- Sadie fears when she's running in the woods and all the masked people are standing around her. She will
fear throughout the whole story to discover what is going on when spooky things start to happen to her because
the masked people have some sort of power that controls others as to why Sadie Fears throughout.
• Weather- We want it to be a cold evening because it will have a better effect, if when Sadie is running and when
she stop and is out of breath, she is breathing out smoke then it creates more of a suspense to the overall
opening scene.
• Heavy Breathing- This is used when Sadie is running which shows that something has either happened to her or
she is trying to get away from something. This would also be used throughout the whole full film as something
will always be happening to Sadie, she needs to get away so she will be continually running to get always from
these strange masked people.
• Chase Scenes- Running away from the weird masked people.
• Eerie Music- this will be used is we decide to put a soundtrack throughout the opening scene.
• Blood- Blood can be used on the masked peoples hands and faces which will cause more suspension and make
the audience more focused and intrigued what is going to happen next.
• Weapons- these are what the masked people will be holding, they will be holding everyday items like knives.
• Open Setting- the film will be set in the woods where Sadie will be running and trying to get away, having an
open setting will be more realistic as she could be running rom anywhere trying to get home.
• Abnormal/Paranormal Activity – All of the unusual activities that take place in the woods and the possessing of
the children.