EVALUATION: Question 7

Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

For my preliminary task I showed an argument between 2 characters, this consisted of match-on-action shots and shot reverse shots. The difference between my final piece and preliminary is substantial; this is because my when filming my first piece I had almost no understanding and experience with the camera, iMovie and after effects. There are 3 main areas in which I have grown knowledge and understanding throughout the process of filming of both pieces these are:

· Editing the development of my editing skills has probably been the largest of all; this is because at the start of my preliminary I had no experience at all, therefore very little skill. Overtime whilst researching and gaining experience with iMovie and other programs I have developed my skills for simply just being able place footage in the right order to adapting colours, adding soundtracks and editing them, using more advanced transitions, adding diagetic sound effects, stabilizing footage and much more. Other things I have learnt is a stronger understanding of what will and won’t with editing e.g what angle to film at to create better match on action.

· Filming & Preparation due to not being in the situation of organising to create a movie before I wasn’t sure how to plan effectively, for the filming of my preliminary I simply filming during a lunchtime in school; this didn’t take much preparation because the content of the film was very simple. From the progression towards my full product I have learnt how to cope with the organisation and filming of a more complicated film this has been shown because the filming of my final product needed extensive preparation due to the location being in a field and taking more than one session to film therefore by completing this I have shown that I have developed my skills because the amount of workload I can deal with has grown. Other reasons why my filming skills have developed are because my skills in the use of camera movement has multiplied/developed; proof of this is shown by comparing my preliminary and final films, this shows the lack which were used in my first film and the excessive amount used in my final piece.

· Writing/ Storyline by comparing the 2 storylines you can easily see the final piece has a much more complicated and imaginative storyline, therefore is shows that I have developed my skills in deciding and writing/thinking up a good plot for films.

EVALUATION: Question 6

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

During the making of my film and production splash I have used many technologies; and in ever circumstance I have at least learnt something. Below I will describe the technology I have used and what I have learnt from it for each technology:

· Blogger.com this is a blogging website which I have used to post and broadcast my coursework, prior to this media AS level I have never used blogger before; therefore I have learnt everything I know through this process, this includes how to post, edit posts, embed clips and slide shows etc…

· Slideshare.net this website enables it’s users to broadcast with power-point/slide shows; therefore making them liable to be embedded, which is exactly what I used the site for. I have never used this site before, therefore I have now learnt how to upload, embed and broadcast my slideshows. This may be useful in the future because slide shows are used in presentations and business talks etc... Which means this site could end up being very useful in many career paths.

· Surveymonkey.com this website enables users to create surveys which can be filled out by and internet user, this is useful because it means that the creator will get a better understanding of the general population’s views due to the survey being available to everyone. From this site I have learnt how to create an effective and useful survey which enables me to get the information I want, I have also learnt how to put this survey online; therefore making it available to a much wider audience.

· Freeplaymusic.com this website consists of a database of music which is all copyright free, and is available for download. I used this site because we needed copyright free soundtracks to complete my film, therefore it was perfectly suitable and by using this site I learnt how to easily get free copyright music.

· YouTube.com is a video broadcasting site which is used worldwide, I used this site to post my videos in order to embed them in my blog, throughout this process I have learnt how to embed clips and broadcast them.

· Facebook.com is a social networking site which is the key to creating viral buzzes due to extremely fast progression around the planet and population. I used the site to advertise my surveys on surveymonkey.com to get larger numbers and quicker feedback. By doing this I learnt how to create events and the effects of posting information to a large audience.

· Tripod is a structure which enables the person filming to maintain a strong steady camera shot, this also helps produce more stable camera movement such as panning. Through this process I have learnt how to use a tripod from the basics (seeing as I have never used one before) other things I have learnt about the specific tripod I used are: How to pan smoothly, how to change the angle of the shot whilst still having the camera on the tripod.

· IMovie is an apple produced program which enables the user to create movies, this has additional features including possible transitions, video effects, und effects etc… Before making my film I had never used an Apple operating system before therefore I have learnt a lot about program iMovie seeing as I started from scratch. Skills which I have learnt include, how to add sound effects from iLife and iMovie, how to stabilize footage, how add transitions and adding colour effects to existing footage.

· Adobe Photoshop Is professional program for editing and creating images. I used this program to create original images from my film title and production splash, in doing this is increased my novice skills in using the program, this included adding effects to simple images such as: rendering a lens flare and adding lighting effects.

· Adobe After Effects Is a professional program for editing and creating new video footage, I used this program to create my production splash and film title, this provided the movement for the pictures used. Before the start of this process I had never used the program before, therefore I have learnt how to add effects to movies, create movement, change colours and create a movies in a range of formats including QuickTime events.

· SLR Camera is a professional standard photography camera, I used this to film and photograph the footage and processes of my film, in doing this I learnt how to change the filming style to 1080p (therefore getting the highest quality footage) and how to attach it to a tripod.

· Windows Movie Maker whilst blogging etc I used the program to create videos showing my progress and previous evaluation questions, before this process I had used the program many times before, I have just simply improved the skills I have already learnt.

EVALUATION: Question 4

This power-point shows my answer to the 4th evaluation question.

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EVALUATION: Question 3

What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

My film is a psychological Thriller, many institutions produce a selection of genres and styles of film; an institution which I feel has produced many films of a similar mood and therefore may be suited to its production and distribution would be Universal Pictures, this would be because in the past they have worked with 2 of the most respected and popular Thriller genre director/producers since the film industry took off: Alfred Hitchcock and Tim Burton. Hitchcock himself is known as ‘the master of suspense’ and full of suspense is exactly the type of film ‘Psychopath’ is; other aspect included in Universal’s films are those contributed by Tim Burton; many of his films have a dark & dreary feel which sets the mood for a perfect Thriller, therefore I think Universal know exactly how to produce a high quality thriller film due to their past releases.

Because Universal have expectations due to past success this means there will most likely be a frequently audience which watch many of their films; because of the institution’s past set of films containing many thrillers this means that if my film was to be sold my Universal then a large target market will already be interested in it; therefore being better for its revenue intake and popularity.

Other reasons why I think an institution such as Universal Studios/Pictures would be appropriate for my film is that it’s worldwide, with headquarters in California and other large bases in Japan, Singapore and Florida there Institution has the ability to broadcast to a large audience, therefore also increasing the popularity and revenue intake of the film both at the cinema and on DVD/Blur-ray; this would be good because it means the film is likely to make more profit therefore if I was to make another one I may have access to high technologies which may cost more. This will be useful because they may help my films in the future to because more immersive and enticing.

EVALUATION: Question 2

This Movie shows the answer to my second evaluation question, the film is shown below:

EVALUATION: Question 1

For my first evaluation question I have used a power-point to project my ideas more clearly this power-point is shown below:

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Target Audience Feedback: Interview

Despite the thin screen, I believe this interview shows more Qualitative feedback (expressing opinions) therefore shows me more in depth things I can work on, the interviewee is my younger sister.