Q1,In what ways does your media product USE, DEVELOP or CHALLENGE forms and conventions of real media products?
The film was called 'Eternal Beauty'. It is a drama genre. It is really easy to tell it is a drama genre because of the non-diegetic sound and how our main character is presented. Normal films have a happy ending, where everyone is living good lives after, this ending although she has come a long way and have been successful with the message she wanted to tell people but she eventually dies of cancer. This adds more to the drama effect.
Our opening sequence does include codes and conventions of a drama which has so the audience can work out what genre it is from the start. An example of this is how she is kneeling on the ground. This shows us that she is weak, vulnerable and feels she cannot take life anymore because of how sad she is. We needed to show the main character like this so the audience feels more involved in the story and can tell straight away what the genre is rather than her just sitting on a table with her photo album because it doesn’t give no clues how the character is feeling which would not give a drama effect. Another example is how the camera shots are slow and edited so it dissolves between every shot. This is because it gives the audience a clue of the genre usually if shots are faster they are usually associated with being an action movie, gangster movie etc. We needed to have slow pace shots so it will show it is a drama and the non diegetic sound fitted with the pace. We had to keep it nice and simple but effective instead of added to many things that would confuse the audience.
We included themes like love, dream, life, hope, sadness, hate.
These themes all fit in our movie category. We included all these themes in our opening sequence, so the audience was kept interested. The theme of hate is a big contrast to the others e.g. love and hope. It fits in because she experience people that hate her or envy her and how she has to hold all this pain in herself which eventually turns to hate.
Wednesday 30 December 2009
Friday 4 December 2009
Location Reece
Location Recce
Location Details
Possible problems
Risks assessments
Drama Block Corner
Outside sports hall
Common Room
Stairs- media block
Entrance
Lockers
Classroom M2
Green Place
Netball players
Road
Chairs, rubbish, noise.
People and noise
Cars noise and kids.
Wrong key
Door problems, slipping, people coming in and out.
Could get dirty.
Electrical, disabled toilets.
Someone could get hurt
Cars
Someone could trip over a chair
Someone could trip over a step and fall down.
Accidents.
Locker could slap someone in the face.
Someone could slip on the floor.
Someone could trip over the curtain. Or the curtain can just fall.
Location Details
Possible problems
Risks assessments
Drama Block Corner
Outside sports hall
Common Room
Stairs- media block
Entrance
Lockers
Classroom M2
Green Place
Netball players
Road
Chairs, rubbish, noise.
People and noise
Cars noise and kids.
Wrong key
Door problems, slipping, people coming in and out.
Could get dirty.
Electrical, disabled toilets.
Someone could get hurt
Cars
Someone could trip over a chair
Someone could trip over a step and fall down.
Accidents.
Locker could slap someone in the face.
Someone could slip on the floor.
Someone could trip over the curtain. Or the curtain can just fall.
Wednesday 2 December 2009
Contract
Contract
By signing this contract I agree to the following conditions put to me by the production team.
Turn up on time
Bring props which I have confirmed I will bring in. (prom dress, home photo’s, school dress, Casual clothing)
Commit myself to after school shooting according to timetable.
To co-operate with the production team at all times.
To be professional at all times.
To attend rehearsal’s according to timetable.
Provide contact information (mobile number , address, email)
We understand that you are also in the process of you pre-production and are thankful for your commitment and co-operation. If at anytime you want to contact the production team our information is as stated below. Thank you
Signature of Student………………………
Joshua Freeland (Director) - freelandjo@babbey.bardaglea.org.uk
Daniel Mutambo (Camera) - mutamboda@babbey.bardaglea.org.uk
Antoinette seki (Sound) - sekian@babbey.bardaglea.org.uk
By signing this contract I agree to the following conditions put to me by the production team.
Turn up on time
Bring props which I have confirmed I will bring in. (prom dress, home photo’s, school dress, Casual clothing)
Commit myself to after school shooting according to timetable.
To co-operate with the production team at all times.
To be professional at all times.
To attend rehearsal’s according to timetable.
Provide contact information (mobile number , address, email)
We understand that you are also in the process of you pre-production and are thankful for your commitment and co-operation. If at anytime you want to contact the production team our information is as stated below. Thank you
Signature of Student………………………
Joshua Freeland (Director) - freelandjo@babbey.bardaglea.org.uk
Daniel Mutambo (Camera) - mutamboda@babbey.bardaglea.org.uk
Antoinette seki (Sound) - sekian@babbey.bardaglea.org.uk
Friday 27 November 2009
Cast and props list
Cast
Esma as Claire
Extras As Claire's friends (for photos)
Props
Esma as Claire
Extras As Claire's friends (for photos)
Props
- Telephone
- Birthday cake
- Candles
- Photographs e.g. claire's birthday, Claire with her friends
Thursday 26 November 2009
Script
Character narration:
How can someone with such a bright future,
have no future at all.
A girl with a goal, but doesn't know, but doesn't know where she is going.
How can someone so beautiful, have the most ugliest life.
Want to know?
...Ask me...
I may not be beautiful, but i have eternal beauty.
How can someone with such a bright future,
have no future at all.
A girl with a goal, but doesn't know, but doesn't know where she is going.
How can someone so beautiful, have the most ugliest life.
Want to know?
...Ask me...
I may not be beautiful, but i have eternal beauty.
Wednesday 25 November 2009
Wednesday 18 November 2009
Setting Up Camera and Sound
Setting Up Camera.
- We place stand up.
- Unclip the bottom.
- Twist the first level and second level knobs and raise the stand.
- Take camera out and slide it on stand.
- Configure the spirit level.
- Slide battery pack in.
- Open tape cover and put tape in.
- Turn the camera on and put it on icon [A]
Setting Up Sound
- Screw and connect the two parts of the microphone together.
- Insert microphone into the two clips of the holder.
- Insert the microphone in the holder into the windshield.
- Connect lead to back of microphone
- Attach the cover to enclose microphone
- Take out the boom pole, extend 2 levels. And screw into hole of windshield holder.
- Connect the other end of the black lead to the “Channel 1” on the camera.
- Connect the headphones.
- We place stand up.
- Unclip the bottom.
- Twist the first level and second level knobs and raise the stand.
- Take camera out and slide it on stand.
- Configure the spirit level.
- Slide battery pack in.
- Open tape cover and put tape in.
- Turn the camera on and put it on icon [A]
Setting Up Sound
- Screw and connect the two parts of the microphone together.
- Insert microphone into the two clips of the holder.
- Insert the microphone in the holder into the windshield.
- Connect lead to back of microphone
- Attach the cover to enclose microphone
- Take out the boom pole, extend 2 levels. And screw into hole of windshield holder.
- Connect the other end of the black lead to the “Channel 1” on the camera.
- Connect the headphones.
Tuesday 10 November 2009
Treatment For 'Eternal Beauty'
Tagline
Eternal beauty, look beyond the visual. A dream worth fighting for.
Pitch
Claire is placed into a battle with cancer which she can not win. She is fighting for an opportunity as well as her life. She faces many struggles as she spreads her message to the world and when she has past away her message will live on.
Treatment
We start the story by introducing our main character Claire. Claire is a 16 year old model whose ambition in life is to be successful. She is a beautiful young girl who has everything going for her until one day her dreams are put on hold as she discovers a lump in her breast. Claire is diagnosed with breast cancer and is told that she will have to undergo chemotherapy. She is devastated by the idea of losing her hair and begins to fall into depression. She sees her dream slowly slipping away and decides to lock herself away from society. Her family are also affected, as her parent’s focus all their time on her they have no time for their eldest son who turns to a life of crime. Her confidence hits rock bottom and she is a shadow of her former self, she tries to commit suicide numerous times and her mother contemplates leaving.
This is until one day during a visit to the hospital she meets a young girl who suffers from leukaemia. The girl has lost both of her legs but she one of the happiest people in the hospital. Seeing how much worse it could be Claire decides to try and get back into modelling and show people looks count for nothing. She has the support of family and friends and she goes from modelling agency to modelling agency looking for a chance. She gains press coverage and support from people around the world as she tries and sends her message to people just like her. She also gets criticism from other professional models who set up a group to campaign to stop her from being the face of a new calendar. She battles them all the way until she is given the go ahead by the company and more importantly the public who have supported her all the way.
She jumps at the chance and raises thousands of pounds for charity. Through her journey she has touched may people and given many girls hope. She carries on her work and raises even more money while still having treatment. After a year of battling she loses her battle to cancer and passes away. Although she is no longer with us her message is kept alive by the people she helped and given hope to.
Eternal beauty, look beyond the visual. A dream worth fighting for.
Pitch
Claire is placed into a battle with cancer which she can not win. She is fighting for an opportunity as well as her life. She faces many struggles as she spreads her message to the world and when she has past away her message will live on.
Treatment
We start the story by introducing our main character Claire. Claire is a 16 year old model whose ambition in life is to be successful. She is a beautiful young girl who has everything going for her until one day her dreams are put on hold as she discovers a lump in her breast. Claire is diagnosed with breast cancer and is told that she will have to undergo chemotherapy. She is devastated by the idea of losing her hair and begins to fall into depression. She sees her dream slowly slipping away and decides to lock herself away from society. Her family are also affected, as her parent’s focus all their time on her they have no time for their eldest son who turns to a life of crime. Her confidence hits rock bottom and she is a shadow of her former self, she tries to commit suicide numerous times and her mother contemplates leaving.
This is until one day during a visit to the hospital she meets a young girl who suffers from leukaemia. The girl has lost both of her legs but she one of the happiest people in the hospital. Seeing how much worse it could be Claire decides to try and get back into modelling and show people looks count for nothing. She has the support of family and friends and she goes from modelling agency to modelling agency looking for a chance. She gains press coverage and support from people around the world as she tries and sends her message to people just like her. She also gets criticism from other professional models who set up a group to campaign to stop her from being the face of a new calendar. She battles them all the way until she is given the go ahead by the company and more importantly the public who have supported her all the way.
She jumps at the chance and raises thousands of pounds for charity. Through her journey she has touched may people and given many girls hope. She carries on her work and raises even more money while still having treatment. After a year of battling she loses her battle to cancer and passes away. Although she is no longer with us her message is kept alive by the people she helped and given hope to.
Thursday 5 November 2009
Genre Research
Target audience – The target audience for this genre is 16 and over or 18 and over depending of what the film contains in it e.g. if 16 and over not extreme shooting, a little amount of drugs and no nude. If the genre is 18 and over the film would have shooting, gore, drugs and nude.
Codes of Conventions.
The codes and conventions of scarface was suits, violent acts, murder , weapons and luxury items. this suited a gangsta genre because that is what its all about , money and power. That what Al Capone wanted in the movie.
The director of this movie is Martin Scorsese which does successful films in that type of genre. Al Capone was excellent for the part aswell because he was well known for gangster films e.g taxi driver.
Hana Yori Dango (Japanese Drama)
This opening shows the main character and she is narrating the opening sequence. We know who the main character is because the camera keeps referring back to her with big close ups, long shots, medium shots. It is set in a school and while everyone is sitting together with her friends, she sits alone in the middle of the room. The audience can sense that she is lonely and don’t fit in. She even complains about her classmates objects and how rich they are, which makes the audience think that she don’t fit in and she is not as wealthy as others in her school.
The drama is typical to the genre because in the opening we have establish that she is in school with has no friends and doesn’t fit in when other people that are rich have a lot of friends. The music is dark and soft at the same time because one of the instruments used is a xylophone which has a dark sound to it but sweet aswell. For the genre it helps because it goes well with the dialog which helps us figure out the genre because together they help us sense loneliness of what the character is feeling.
Seven Pounds
Link: http://www.zshare.net/video/5295838749ce82bd/
The opening introduces the main character with a close up so the audience doesn't get confused who it is and to show his expression early to show make the audience get into the genre. It also has dialog while it just shows text on the screen to create more of a dramatic opening. It also has a powerful statement in the beginning of the opening sequence when his narrating. “In 7 days god created the world... And in 7 seconds, I shattered mine” this is powerful and from this you can tell the genre straight away because it is a dramatic line.
It is typical in it genre because it plans to engage the audience at a early stage plus the music adds to the dramatic side , they used orchestra strings to make the music sad and keep referring back to the main characters face as well because his face shows his sad mood.
The character meets the typical genre expectation because something bad has happened to him and we can see that by the way he is acting.
The music is used to show the sad feeling and to get the audience to feel that sad feeling. It is slow paced with strings with makes it more dramatic so it fits in the drama category.
The titles are a bit plain but it has dialog to let the audience work out whats going on.
Slumdog Millionaire -
The opening sequence starts as two boys who are searching for food. they try to get food from a train and steal food from other people who are travelling. It shows what the little children do to survive. Its states that clearly and early to make a dramatic opening. It sets up the audience for the rest of the film. It shows how people struggle in life e.g. the less fortunate to eat a meal, to survive. It is a different way to show the struggles in life than the ordinary sad openings.
Codes of Conventions.
The codes and conventions of scarface was suits, violent acts, murder , weapons and luxury items. this suited a gangsta genre because that is what its all about , money and power. That what Al Capone wanted in the movie.
The director of this movie is Martin Scorsese which does successful films in that type of genre. Al Capone was excellent for the part aswell because he was well known for gangster films e.g taxi driver.
Hana Yori Dango (Japanese Drama)
This opening shows the main character and she is narrating the opening sequence. We know who the main character is because the camera keeps referring back to her with big close ups, long shots, medium shots. It is set in a school and while everyone is sitting together with her friends, she sits alone in the middle of the room. The audience can sense that she is lonely and don’t fit in. She even complains about her classmates objects and how rich they are, which makes the audience think that she don’t fit in and she is not as wealthy as others in her school.
The drama is typical to the genre because in the opening we have establish that she is in school with has no friends and doesn’t fit in when other people that are rich have a lot of friends. The music is dark and soft at the same time because one of the instruments used is a xylophone which has a dark sound to it but sweet aswell. For the genre it helps because it goes well with the dialog which helps us figure out the genre because together they help us sense loneliness of what the character is feeling.
Seven Pounds
Link: http://www.zshare.net/video/5295838749ce82bd/
The opening introduces the main character with a close up so the audience doesn't get confused who it is and to show his expression early to show make the audience get into the genre. It also has dialog while it just shows text on the screen to create more of a dramatic opening. It also has a powerful statement in the beginning of the opening sequence when his narrating. “In 7 days god created the world... And in 7 seconds, I shattered mine” this is powerful and from this you can tell the genre straight away because it is a dramatic line.
It is typical in it genre because it plans to engage the audience at a early stage plus the music adds to the dramatic side , they used orchestra strings to make the music sad and keep referring back to the main characters face as well because his face shows his sad mood.
The character meets the typical genre expectation because something bad has happened to him and we can see that by the way he is acting.
The music is used to show the sad feeling and to get the audience to feel that sad feeling. It is slow paced with strings with makes it more dramatic so it fits in the drama category.
The titles are a bit plain but it has dialog to let the audience work out whats going on.
Slumdog Millionaire -
The opening sequence starts as two boys who are searching for food. they try to get food from a train and steal food from other people who are travelling. It shows what the little children do to survive. Its states that clearly and early to make a dramatic opening. It sets up the audience for the rest of the film. It shows how people struggle in life e.g. the less fortunate to eat a meal, to survive. It is a different way to show the struggles in life than the ordinary sad openings.
Wednesday 4 November 2009
Analysing Song Lyrics
Drake - Something
It is about a girl that he has tried to get for so long, tried every method to get her but realised it couldn't work and didn't work out in the end. The girl leaves him and he is heartbroken, ask questions to himself, just stunned and sad
"You got me hear watching minutes pass by, wondering when to expect you"
"now that its over, should of known better"
"slowed it down cos i feel you needed time, but i kept thinking, this could be something"
"maybe its just nothing at all?" and repeats it
-The idea of starting a story from there is that a guy or girl tried to get a love partner but they are waiting on the person. They try do every method to get his love partner but questioning himself along the way. It is a drama genre.
Jagged Edge - Whats it like
It is about a person that is eager to find out what is it like to be in love, whats someone to show the person and wonders if he'll would ever be in love.
"wanna be in love"
"im just wondering will i ever know me"
"ive been hoping, somebody show me whats it like to be in love"
- It is a drama genre. the idea of this would be the are on a quest for love and hoping they find it.
black eyed peas - meet me halfway
It is about one partner in a relationship wants the other partner to try more because the partner feels that they have tried the hardest they can so the partner is asking each other to put in same effort.
"i cant go any further than this, i want you so bad it's my only wish"
"meet me halfway, right at the border line is where I'm gonna wait, for you"
"took my heart to the limit and this is where ill stay"
- Drama genre. The idea for this is they are in a relationship and and one person in the relationship feels the other one is not putting that much effort. The ending might be they leave him for a better man.
Biggie Smalls - Party and Bull****
It is about what him and his friends do in their everyday lives and when they go parties they try not to get into trouble but people provoke them.
"honeys wanna chat, but all i wanna know is where the party at,
and can i bring my gat, if not, hope i don't get shot,
better throw my vest "
"cant we all get along? So i can put hickes on her chest like lil' Shawn"
- Action genre. Teenagers love parting but while in parties get in trouble and a fight breaks out or shooting.
T dot Flirtz - Pain I'm feeling
About a boy that was getting along with this girl and the girl led him on but then wanted to be back to friends again but the boy is saying that he wishing he told her things he could of said but was in his mind and that when she told him that they should just be friends, he saying that his coping but inside of him there is a pain he is feeling.
"you weren't mine and i weren't yours but we would act it behind close doors"
"said it was over and I'm slowly dealing but deep inside there's this awful pain I'm feeling"
-This is a drama genre. The idea is boy and a girl gets together but never worked out in the end.
K koke - true stories
This is about a friend he was trusting but then he found out that his friend was not trust worthy and didn't help him when he was in trouble then now he hates him and want to get him back.
"i sit back and i think a bit, there's alot pricks around when i think of it"
" you knew me dont act like you know me, your phony"
- this is a gangsta genre. It can be a gang that have a rivalry with another gang and him and his friends are caught by this gang and the friend is secretly working with the gang that caught them to so they beat up the main character. The main character seeks revenge.
It is about a girl that he has tried to get for so long, tried every method to get her but realised it couldn't work and didn't work out in the end. The girl leaves him and he is heartbroken, ask questions to himself, just stunned and sad
"You got me hear watching minutes pass by, wondering when to expect you"
"now that its over, should of known better"
"slowed it down cos i feel you needed time, but i kept thinking, this could be something"
"maybe its just nothing at all?" and repeats it
-The idea of starting a story from there is that a guy or girl tried to get a love partner but they are waiting on the person. They try do every method to get his love partner but questioning himself along the way. It is a drama genre.
Jagged Edge - Whats it like
It is about a person that is eager to find out what is it like to be in love, whats someone to show the person and wonders if he'll would ever be in love.
"wanna be in love"
"im just wondering will i ever know me"
"ive been hoping, somebody show me whats it like to be in love"
- It is a drama genre. the idea of this would be the are on a quest for love and hoping they find it.
black eyed peas - meet me halfway
It is about one partner in a relationship wants the other partner to try more because the partner feels that they have tried the hardest they can so the partner is asking each other to put in same effort.
"i cant go any further than this, i want you so bad it's my only wish"
"meet me halfway, right at the border line is where I'm gonna wait, for you"
"took my heart to the limit and this is where ill stay"
- Drama genre. The idea for this is they are in a relationship and and one person in the relationship feels the other one is not putting that much effort. The ending might be they leave him for a better man.
Biggie Smalls - Party and Bull****
It is about what him and his friends do in their everyday lives and when they go parties they try not to get into trouble but people provoke them.
"honeys wanna chat, but all i wanna know is where the party at,
and can i bring my gat, if not, hope i don't get shot,
better throw my vest "
"cant we all get along? So i can put hickes on her chest like lil' Shawn"
- Action genre. Teenagers love parting but while in parties get in trouble and a fight breaks out or shooting.
T dot Flirtz - Pain I'm feeling
About a boy that was getting along with this girl and the girl led him on but then wanted to be back to friends again but the boy is saying that he wishing he told her things he could of said but was in his mind and that when she told him that they should just be friends, he saying that his coping but inside of him there is a pain he is feeling.
"you weren't mine and i weren't yours but we would act it behind close doors"
"said it was over and I'm slowly dealing but deep inside there's this awful pain I'm feeling"
-This is a drama genre. The idea is boy and a girl gets together but never worked out in the end.
K koke - true stories
This is about a friend he was trusting but then he found out that his friend was not trust worthy and didn't help him when he was in trouble then now he hates him and want to get him back.
"i sit back and i think a bit, there's alot pricks around when i think of it"
" you knew me dont act like you know me, your phony"
- this is a gangsta genre. It can be a gang that have a rivalry with another gang and him and his friends are caught by this gang and the friend is secretly working with the gang that caught them to so they beat up the main character. The main character seeks revenge.
Sunday 11 October 2009
Mini Film Task Evaluation
My personal objectives of The task?
My personal objectives for this task was:
Creativity
Give Ideas
Teamwork
In our group we had to make our task creative as possible in the short time we had, we put in low angle shot, high angle shots , long shots etc. We didnt have much time to plan but it worked well.
I gave some input in our ideas in the group and taking ideas on board, this went well because everyone in our group was open to ideas.
Teamwork workd well becuase between ourself we assigned roles to each other and everyone was happy on what they got. Everyone was giving constructive critism in the group to make it betta if we done something wrong.
What Went Good?
The positive side of our task is that we got all da shots we wanted, the actors e.g me and katie were working their best to make it like a real drama and it got completed within the time limit, we met the deadline so to me it went well plus when we watched it back, no mistakes where made.
What Can We Improve? Any Problems?
We should of improve the location because it was noisy e.g music from the music rooms. This could remove the continuety in the shots. People keep interupting our shots by walking in and out. We need to look for better location to do the scenes so nothing can go wrong. The best location i think would of been outside because it was noisy indoors because everyone was walking about but outside seemed quiet.
Needed More Time?
We needed more time to see which locations where available and book them out to make the shots perfect. We needed more time aswell to make a perfect storyboard because we needed 10 shots n we just made 10 after we already started filming.
My personal objectives for this task was:
Creativity
Give Ideas
Teamwork
In our group we had to make our task creative as possible in the short time we had, we put in low angle shot, high angle shots , long shots etc. We didnt have much time to plan but it worked well.
I gave some input in our ideas in the group and taking ideas on board, this went well because everyone in our group was open to ideas.
Teamwork workd well becuase between ourself we assigned roles to each other and everyone was happy on what they got. Everyone was giving constructive critism in the group to make it betta if we done something wrong.
What Went Good?
The positive side of our task is that we got all da shots we wanted, the actors e.g me and katie were working their best to make it like a real drama and it got completed within the time limit, we met the deadline so to me it went well plus when we watched it back, no mistakes where made.
What Can We Improve? Any Problems?
We should of improve the location because it was noisy e.g music from the music rooms. This could remove the continuety in the shots. People keep interupting our shots by walking in and out. We need to look for better location to do the scenes so nothing can go wrong. The best location i think would of been outside because it was noisy indoors because everyone was walking about but outside seemed quiet.
Needed More Time?
We needed more time to see which locations where available and book them out to make the shots perfect. We needed more time aswell to make a perfect storyboard because we needed 10 shots n we just made 10 after we already started filming.
Monday 5 October 2009
Camera Evaluation
Canon XH A1
HD Camcorder
Features
- 1/3" 1.67MP 3CCD for HDV1080i
- 20x optical zoom lens with OIS
- Instant AF and Focus Assist
- DIGIC DV II for HD
- Compact design
- Focus, zoom and iris rings
- Widescreen LCD and EVF
- Complete image control
- Cine gamma and custom presets
- Hot-shoe and XLR audio
The HDV1080i XH A1 is perfectly balanced for easy handheld shooting. Full control over image variables, with new ultra-fast Instant AF, makes the XH A1 an ideal digital filmmaker’s tool
How digital technology compared to analogue technology has changed the way films are being made:
Todays technologyas improve to make films more easier to record and advanced e.g. HD.More and more techniques are improving and used more technical to please the audience. Many film-makers are now using this method a lot more as it is quick and easy to use and store. media can now be stored on CD’s, USB, cassettes,etc.
HD Camcorder
Features
- 1/3" 1.67MP 3CCD for HDV1080i
- 20x optical zoom lens with OIS
- Instant AF and Focus Assist
- DIGIC DV II for HD
- Compact design
- Focus, zoom and iris rings
- Widescreen LCD and EVF
- Complete image control
- Cine gamma and custom presets
- Hot-shoe and XLR audio
The HDV1080i XH A1 is perfectly balanced for easy handheld shooting. Full control over image variables, with new ultra-fast Instant AF, makes the XH A1 an ideal digital filmmaker’s tool
How digital technology compared to analogue technology has changed the way films are being made:
Todays technologyas improve to make films more easier to record and advanced e.g. HD.More and more techniques are improving and used more technical to please the audience. Many film-makers are now using this method a lot more as it is quick and easy to use and store. media can now be stored on CD’s, USB, cassettes,etc.
Prelim Task Evaluation
What were your learning objectives for this project?
To improve teamwork skills
Working as a team is important because we had to put scripts and storyboards together if not then we wouldn’t of been passionate about what we are doing.
To improve our creative skills
This is important because without creativity, being behind the camera wont be effective and the drama and the shots will be boring.
Meeting Deadlines
This project was helping us on working according to time to meet deadlines.
Practical Skills
My practical skills have improved because setting up, and pack away became easier and use equipment with no problems and so we know what we doing when another project like this happens.
Highlight key areas within your preliminary task, using specific references from your project.
There was shot reverse shots in shots 8, 9, 7 and 13 to show the conversation between the two characters.
Continuity was used in the shots by trying to keep everything the same in all shots e.g. We kept headphones on the table in the same position between the shots and shows the character picking up the headphones and putting it in his ear in the continuing shot.
180 degree rule was kept, we was making sure that were recording to one side of both of the characters e.g. If I am recording the right side of one character than I have to record the left side of the other character.
There are things we need to improve from, e.g. being organised so we are ready when the times come so we have the room ready for us and have a backup plan when the plan backfires so we have more choices to go from. Our script were set in a gym and akin needed to use one of the gym machines but the room was full and we wasn't able to use it so we had to use a different room and work round it, it workd well but still need to be more organised.
In what ways has your media project developed your production skills?
This media project help with planning, time management, creativity, practical skills, continuity, group work and technology.
This media project helped me with planning because I wasn't familiar with the storyboard so the project help me understand and use it in the future.
My time management has improved because of this media project because with this project it is important and have to do what is needed according to time.
This Creativity has improved because this project allows anyone to be as creative as they want to be, this includes shots, movement, making the drama and the genre type. It has helped me to say my ideas n contribute.
The technology side of this project has improved because I didn't know how to how to use the equipment and after the projects I know how to use it confidently.
In what ways has your media project developed your production skills?
Continuity was important in the media project so we had to do it to perfection so this skill improved because before I started recording had to make sure that nothing was changed in the scene e.g. Something from the table, what the characters where wearing or any accessories.
Group work was a vital key to make the media project the best as we can so all in the group had to put 100% in the work and we had to listen to what each other had to say and had to take care of different jobs. It has developed my group work ability because I didn't really say my ideas before this project but this project I put in a lot of ideas.
My practical skills improved by understanding how people change from shot to shot, the movement and the continuity. We used this in our group and it went well.
Who would be the audience of your media project? Why?
The audience of our media project would be teenagers who are likely to be in sixth form or secondary school because our actors our young and it is set in a school and are smart dressed. A add-on to our target audience is people who are interested in dance because one of the characters are in the dance academy looking for her teammates. It has no particular ethnicity, gender or religion it is targeted to.
How did you attract/address your audience?
The Characters attract our audience because it was set for teenagers in school or sixth form and the characters are young and are dress as how the audience would dress as they are at school.
The script relates to the audience because one of the characters are looking for the dance academy people, this can target teenagers that dance.
The video camera we used was canon XHA1 it has built with many options. We used the microphone on the camera instead of an external microphone that is connected by Xlr input on the camera. We had ideas for the use of the external microphone but he couldn't at the time because of running out of time so we had to improvise the off - screen sound.
7) Post production - What did you learn about the editing process? How did you make decisions while editing? How did you plan your time to complete the editing task? What were your strengths and weaknesses in this area? What would you do differenly next time?
what i learnt about the editing process - i learnt how to
Split and Trim - press (C) on keyboard and it will change the tool then click on the part you want to split on the video shots then after press (V)on the keyboard and click on 1 part of the shots you split and delete.
Assemble edit - drag the shots you need to the timeline
Capture - press F5 when the project is just opened, make sure the camera is linked to the computer and is on VCR/play. Start recording the good shots you need. It will save on the laCie drive.
While we were editing, we took out some shots that were to long and spoilt the mood and the shots we kept we thought was garanteed to keep the audience interested.
We didnt plan our time to complete the editing task we just tried to finish the editing without a time plan. We completed it in time we was given so time wasn't a problem.
My strengths of this editing task is that i have a similar program at home that is also for video editing, so this task was just getting to know where all the tools were and advancing my editing skills.
My weakness of this editing task is that when i was spliting the video shots, i wasn't clicking on the area i exactly wanted.
What i would do differently next time is make a time plan, so editing will get done quicker. e.g. do capturing for certain amount of minutes then do assemble editing for certain amount of minutes. This way we are working in time deadlines so everyone is working at a good pace.
To improve teamwork skills
Working as a team is important because we had to put scripts and storyboards together if not then we wouldn’t of been passionate about what we are doing.
To improve our creative skills
This is important because without creativity, being behind the camera wont be effective and the drama and the shots will be boring.
Meeting Deadlines
This project was helping us on working according to time to meet deadlines.
Practical Skills
My practical skills have improved because setting up, and pack away became easier and use equipment with no problems and so we know what we doing when another project like this happens.
Highlight key areas within your preliminary task, using specific references from your project.
There was shot reverse shots in shots 8, 9, 7 and 13 to show the conversation between the two characters.
Continuity was used in the shots by trying to keep everything the same in all shots e.g. We kept headphones on the table in the same position between the shots and shows the character picking up the headphones and putting it in his ear in the continuing shot.
180 degree rule was kept, we was making sure that were recording to one side of both of the characters e.g. If I am recording the right side of one character than I have to record the left side of the other character.
There are things we need to improve from, e.g. being organised so we are ready when the times come so we have the room ready for us and have a backup plan when the plan backfires so we have more choices to go from. Our script were set in a gym and akin needed to use one of the gym machines but the room was full and we wasn't able to use it so we had to use a different room and work round it, it workd well but still need to be more organised.
In what ways has your media project developed your production skills?
This media project help with planning, time management, creativity, practical skills, continuity, group work and technology.
This media project helped me with planning because I wasn't familiar with the storyboard so the project help me understand and use it in the future.
My time management has improved because of this media project because with this project it is important and have to do what is needed according to time.
This Creativity has improved because this project allows anyone to be as creative as they want to be, this includes shots, movement, making the drama and the genre type. It has helped me to say my ideas n contribute.
The technology side of this project has improved because I didn't know how to how to use the equipment and after the projects I know how to use it confidently.
In what ways has your media project developed your production skills?
Continuity was important in the media project so we had to do it to perfection so this skill improved because before I started recording had to make sure that nothing was changed in the scene e.g. Something from the table, what the characters where wearing or any accessories.
Group work was a vital key to make the media project the best as we can so all in the group had to put 100% in the work and we had to listen to what each other had to say and had to take care of different jobs. It has developed my group work ability because I didn't really say my ideas before this project but this project I put in a lot of ideas.
My practical skills improved by understanding how people change from shot to shot, the movement and the continuity. We used this in our group and it went well.
Who would be the audience of your media project? Why?
The audience of our media project would be teenagers who are likely to be in sixth form or secondary school because our actors our young and it is set in a school and are smart dressed. A add-on to our target audience is people who are interested in dance because one of the characters are in the dance academy looking for her teammates. It has no particular ethnicity, gender or religion it is targeted to.
How did you attract/address your audience?
The Characters attract our audience because it was set for teenagers in school or sixth form and the characters are young and are dress as how the audience would dress as they are at school.
The script relates to the audience because one of the characters are looking for the dance academy people, this can target teenagers that dance.
The video camera we used was canon XHA1 it has built with many options. We used the microphone on the camera instead of an external microphone that is connected by Xlr input on the camera. We had ideas for the use of the external microphone but he couldn't at the time because of running out of time so we had to improvise the off - screen sound.
7) Post production - What did you learn about the editing process? How did you make decisions while editing? How did you plan your time to complete the editing task? What were your strengths and weaknesses in this area? What would you do differenly next time?
what i learnt about the editing process - i learnt how to
Split and Trim - press (C) on keyboard and it will change the tool then click on the part you want to split on the video shots then after press (V)on the keyboard and click on 1 part of the shots you split and delete.
Assemble edit - drag the shots you need to the timeline
Capture - press F5 when the project is just opened, make sure the camera is linked to the computer and is on VCR/play. Start recording the good shots you need. It will save on the laCie drive.
While we were editing, we took out some shots that were to long and spoilt the mood and the shots we kept we thought was garanteed to keep the audience interested.
We didnt plan our time to complete the editing task we just tried to finish the editing without a time plan. We completed it in time we was given so time wasn't a problem.
My strengths of this editing task is that i have a similar program at home that is also for video editing, so this task was just getting to know where all the tools were and advancing my editing skills.
My weakness of this editing task is that when i was spliting the video shots, i wasn't clicking on the area i exactly wanted.
What i would do differently next time is make a time plan, so editing will get done quicker. e.g. do capturing for certain amount of minutes then do assemble editing for certain amount of minutes. This way we are working in time deadlines so everyone is working at a good pace.
Friday 2 October 2009
Script
Scene is set in the gym and character 1 akin is working out. Character 2 Rochelle is walking along the corridor.
(Loud footsteps)
Rochelle walks into the gym no one from her dance academy is in the room she turns and looks at akin
Rochelle: hi
Akin: oh are you talking to me. (Taking of earphones)
Rochelle: err yeah durr who do you think I’m talking to; you’re the only one in the gym (smug face)
Akin: oh sorry (laughing)
Rochelle: I’m Rochelle, what’s your name.
Akin: I’m Akin
Rochelle: oi have you seen anyone from the dance academy in here.
Akin: no sorry I haven’t, (he sighs and pauses) don’t mean to be rude. But I’m trying to work out here.
Rochelle: (kisses her teeth) your rude man (walks out of room shaking her head)
(Loud footsteps)
Rochelle walks into the gym no one from her dance academy is in the room she turns and looks at akin
Rochelle: hi
Akin: oh are you talking to me. (Taking of earphones)
Rochelle: err yeah durr who do you think I’m talking to; you’re the only one in the gym (smug face)
Akin: oh sorry (laughing)
Rochelle: I’m Rochelle, what’s your name.
Akin: I’m Akin
Rochelle: oi have you seen anyone from the dance academy in here.
Akin: no sorry I haven’t, (he sighs and pauses) don’t mean to be rude. But I’m trying to work out here.
Rochelle: (kisses her teeth) your rude man (walks out of room shaking her head)
Tuesday 22 September 2009
SkinsSkins is based on basic teenagers and what they do e.g parties, relationships and stress they go through.
In Skins most of the episodes are usually to do with partying, usually houseparties and in those parties either a new relationship begins amongst their friends or relationship ends at thoses parties plus although there is partying, there are sad moments in this drama. usually in their lifes.
Skins was made for a teenage audience. It is a programme most teenagers can relate to because of their age n settings n personallitys in skins. it has ups and down to their life which any teenager has so it engages the audience plus most of teenagers party alot which this program has alot of.
Friday 18 September 2009
Adulthood 
This is a famous film i watched quite a while ago. The target audience of this film was for teenagers around 15 and over. It was based in everyday teenagers lives going into adult life. It was a sequel to Kidulthood where it shows the cast in school life so most of the teenagers that watched kidulthood watched adulthood because it was based on the audiences age. It was the "most talked" film among teenagers.
This is a famous film i watched quite a while ago. The target audience of this film was for teenagers around 15 and over. It was based in everyday teenagers lives going into adult life. It was a sequel to Kidulthood where it shows the cast in school life so most of the teenagers that watched kidulthood watched adulthood because it was based on the audiences age. It was the "most talked" film among teenagers.
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