Over all I am pleased with the way that my products have turned out, especially my blog and my trailer as this was a new field that I was stepping into. I think that my audience feedback has helped me decide that I have constructed a trailer that is professional and well executed.
I think that the skills that I have used for this project will help me through life, as I now have the basic skills to edit videos in Premier Pro, which I am sure that I will expand on later in life.
Wednesday 28 December 2011
Evaluation 4
How did you use new media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?
Production :-
For the recording of my footage, I used my Canon 550D dSlr, the reason why I chose this camera instead of using the colleges own film cameras, is simply because I was used to using my own camera, plus I think the file quality is also a bit better, being able to shoot in HD using 18 megapixels.
Tripod :-
I used a tripod whilst filming, this was to reduce camera shake as this could have looked unprofessional if it wasn't intentional such as a point of view shot.
Post Production :p
Adobe...
Photoshop :-
I used photoshop CS5 to edit the photographs and put together my film poster and magazine, I have also used this program to create the text within my trailer. The reason why I have used this program is because I think that this is one of the most professional programs out there, and I am used to using this program especially with the experience that I gained in my first year of doing Media Studies.
Premier Pro :-
I used this program to put together and edit the trailer, I found this quite difficult at first, but by the end I feel quite comfortable with using it. The reason why I found it difficult at first was because it is the first year that I have chosen to do a moving picture product therefore I hadn't used a video editing software before. I have quite enjoyed using this program, and I think that this allow me to create more professional trailers and videos in the future.
Soundbooth :-
I used this to clear my live sound, as I used my camera to record them and I found that using my camera would sometimes pick up grainy noise and other unwanted sounds. This allowed me to take these out as best as possible. However to overcome this problem in the future, I plan to use a mic however I was unable to get one for this product.
Research and Planning :-
For my research and planning I have used YouTube to host my vlogs, where I discuss my various blog posts and my first evaluation. I have also used a flash website which is called 'Prezi' which is an online presentation software site, which is similar to Microsoft Powerpoint but more updated and modern. I found this quite difficult to use at first but when I got the hand of it, i didn't mind using it as I have used this program for my second evaluation.
Evaluation 3
I learned from my audience feed back that they were pleased with my product and they all were happy with the conventions and the plot that is portrayed in my trailer.
The only criticism that my audience had was to make my poster more obvious, however I think that making my poster too obvious would take away the curiosity that my poster and magazine cover will create in harmony with my trailer.
I had also created a survey for my audience to fill in that can be viewed here :-
http://rabbitsandcoke.blogspot.com/2011/10/target-audience-questionnaire.html
this feedback helped me decide what my audience would want to see in a romantic genre film.
Tuesday 20 December 2011
Monday 19 December 2011
Evaluation Part 1
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
My media product incorporates the forms and conventions of real media products through the use of the two characters who are romantically linked with each other, you will find these characters in many Romantic genre films for example; in Pierre Salvadori's Priceless, Anne Fontaine's Coco avant Chanel and Michael Patrick King's Sex and the City.
The ways that the characteristics and storyline conforms to this type of genre is through the main plot of my story. My product follows the basic structure of a real romantic genre film, as it shows you the two characters meeting, falling in love, arguing and in my trailer the death of one of the characters and the progression of another. These conventions can be seen in films such as Coco Avant Chanel, where Coco first meets her lover at a Cabaret Bar/ Stage Performance in France, he then takes her under his wing whilst she as a person finds a place to belong, which in her case is couture making. This challenges the stereotyping of the male dominance, as the male character shown as the richer being takes the vulnerable woman under his wings. This role soon changes, as the story progresses the male character falls in love with Tautou's character, this gives us the main narrative of the story. In my story the two characters fall in love with each other at the scene they met. Another convention that my product follows is a complication within the plot, complications within real products can be seen within all three of my main inspiration pieces. In Sex and the City, the main complication is the part where the character 'Big' doesn't turn up to his wedding with Carrie. The story then follows Carrie and show's us the audience how she battles with the rejection of being stood up at the alter, as the story progresses it shows the audience that Carrie is a strong character and can overcome the rejection and also take Big back at the end, resulting in a happy ending. The storyline in Coco Avant is similar but different, and is more relatable to my product than Sex and the City, as this film shows us the main Character coping with the death of a loved one and how she is able to overcome the death, which is what the basic storyline of my film is. The way that Anne Fontain has included a complication within Priceless, is very different to my other two texts, as Pricless is very materialistic, and shows us the Female character being a stereotypical gold digger turned head over heals loved up girl by the end. The way that the complication is introduced within Priceless is through the males lack of money to charm the female.
My media product incorporates the forms and conventions of real media products through the use of the two characters who are romantically linked with each other, you will find these characters in many Romantic genre films for example; in Pierre Salvadori's Priceless, Anne Fontaine's Coco avant Chanel and Michael Patrick King's Sex and the City.
The ways that the characteristics and storyline conforms to this type of genre is through the main plot of my story. My product follows the basic structure of a real romantic genre film, as it shows you the two characters meeting, falling in love, arguing and in my trailer the death of one of the characters and the progression of another. These conventions can be seen in films such as Coco Avant Chanel, where Coco first meets her lover at a Cabaret Bar/ Stage Performance in France, he then takes her under his wing whilst she as a person finds a place to belong, which in her case is couture making. This challenges the stereotyping of the male dominance, as the male character shown as the richer being takes the vulnerable woman under his wings. This role soon changes, as the story progresses the male character falls in love with Tautou's character, this gives us the main narrative of the story. In my story the two characters fall in love with each other at the scene they met. Another convention that my product follows is a complication within the plot, complications within real products can be seen within all three of my main inspiration pieces. In Sex and the City, the main complication is the part where the character 'Big' doesn't turn up to his wedding with Carrie. The story then follows Carrie and show's us the audience how she battles with the rejection of being stood up at the alter, as the story progresses it shows the audience that Carrie is a strong character and can overcome the rejection and also take Big back at the end, resulting in a happy ending. The storyline in Coco Avant is similar but different, and is more relatable to my product than Sex and the City, as this film shows us the main Character coping with the death of a loved one and how she is able to overcome the death, which is what the basic storyline of my film is. The way that Anne Fontain has included a complication within Priceless, is very different to my other two texts, as Pricless is very materialistic, and shows us the Female character being a stereotypical gold digger turned head over heals loved up girl by the end. The way that the complication is introduced within Priceless is through the males lack of money to charm the female.
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