Thsi was a chance for the whole of the as media students and teachers to compare and give their opinion on other people thrillers. As our group were near the end this gave us time to watch all of the thrillers and essential compare their auidence reactions with ours, their was 45 thrillers in total, which ment that we would be there for more than an hour, also each thriller lasted 2 miuntes.
at the start the auidence were exited so the first few thriller had got good good reactions however as time went on the thrillers tended to be the same, for example a stalker, kidnapper or killer, yet when our one came on the change of scenario gave the auidece a shock, when the flashback scene came on people reaction from confusion to shock, and when the thriller finished the auidence had gave a nice appaulase. Moreover this oppertunity to see our thriller on a big screengave our work a sense of achievement knowing that not only did you created yet starred in your thriller and for poeple to see you on a cinema screen gave not only our group but i feel for the whole of the as media students a sense of self achievment and confidence to know that what you have created could be interpreted in other ways by other people. For example our thriller could be jusgt a basic thriller to one member of the auidence yet to another a frsh new idea.
Sunday, 22 March 2009
Class Feedback
In this lesson we watched all our classes thrillers, we each had to give a small presentation explainig what our thriller was about. While watching other peoples thrillers and how they used their time in creating their thriller our group found out that most groups went with the conventional stalker or killer thriller, yet our thriller was different because of the way we implanted the mystery factor which gave an edge to the thriller and from some of the poelpe in our classes the reaction were better than exected, we had a view nail ripping scenes such as the lift scene were chris is pressing the lift button reppeatedly to show his fear.
Moreover the comments from our class was vital to us as they gave us some pointers also the teachers Mary and Dan told us that they like the smooth cuts, so this boosted are belife in our project.
Moreover the comments from our class was vital to us as they gave us some pointers also the teachers Mary and Dan told us that they like the smooth cuts, so this boosted are belife in our project.
Friday, 20 March 2009
The Reunion: Thriller Evaluation
In contrast to the many media products that have been made for the consumption of media audiences, I think my thriller film does oppose a few of the many conventions, in the sense that my thriller’s opening shot is not an ESTABLISHING SHOT. Whereas my thriller begins with a ZOOM out of a letter, where the character’s current activity is established. In support of this, my group and I wanted the audience to be uninformed of what is happening initially.
My media product is not deliberately subjective to any social groups and in my opinion, I do not think this presents any issue in my film.The characters in my film represent two working class, white males. However, it was not deliberate that both of the actors would be of the same racial identity but it was primitive that they would both be of the same gender. This was mainly for the purpose of the bullying scene. It would have been a little out of character for a boy to be bullied by a girl and vice-versa, but not impossible.
YouTube owned by Google, is a video sharing site that users can watch, upload and share video content. Once a registered user you are able to upload numerous videos.This would be a good website to use if choosing to broadcast my thriller, as it is free and available to any internet user for consumption.
Channel 4 is an independent, commercially self-funded media company.
The channel offer opportunities for new directors to produce films for broadcast television. In the form of a three-minute media product, appropriately named Three Minute Wonder (3MW).If I were intending to broadcast my short film on television, I would consider approaching Kate Vogul, the Commissioning editor at Channel 4.
One famous film that does follow some of these conventions is the 1958 crime thriller, Touch of Evil film directed by Orson Welles, starring Janet Leigh and Charlton Heston. Although the film does not begin immediately in an ESTABLISHING SHOT, it does include one legendary, continuous, three minute CRANE SHOT.
Still taken from 'Touch of Evil' film (below)
My media product is not deliberately subjective to any social groups and in my opinion, I do not think this presents any issue in my film.The characters in my film represent two working class, white males. However, it was not deliberate that both of the actors would be of the same racial identity but it was primitive that they would both be of the same gender. This was mainly for the purpose of the bullying scene. It would have been a little out of character for a boy to be bullied by a girl and vice-versa, but not impossible.
If my film were for the consumption of media, audiences it would be distributed to a small number of UK ‘art house’ cinemas and would have been a small independent UK release. The reasons for this are that the film was produced on a minimal expense budget and the facilities were provided. In addition to this, the film is intended as a student project.Despite this, the film if released or if made available for public consumption for any reason, would have to distribute via the most cost effective means.
YouTube owned by Google, is a video sharing site that users can watch, upload and share video content. Once a registered user you are able to upload numerous videos.This would be a good website to use if choosing to broadcast my thriller, as it is free and available to any internet user for consumption.
Channel 4 is an independent, commercially self-funded media company.
The channel offer opportunities for new directors to produce films for broadcast television. In the form of a three-minute media product, appropriately named Three Minute Wonder (3MW).If I were intending to broadcast my short film on television, I would consider approaching Kate Vogul, the Commissioning editor at Channel 4.
Other sites I would consider if intending to broadcast my film include:
The target audience for my media product would be 17 – 22 year olds. I think that the audience that would find my short film most interesting would a predominately white working class background, mainly aspirers.
An example of a person that would be typical of my audience is ‘David, 18 works at Sainsbury’s part time whilst studying A level ICT, Electronics and Film Studies. David also enjoys socialising with friends, festivals and supporting small niche groups, spends most weekends with his girlfriend Sophie.
The target audience for my media product would be 17 – 22 year olds. I think that the audience that would find my short film most interesting would a predominately white working class background, mainly aspirers.
An example of a person that would be typical of my audience is ‘David, 18 works at Sainsbury’s part time whilst studying A level ICT, Electronics and Film Studies. David also enjoys socialising with friends, festivals and supporting small niche groups, spends most weekends with his girlfriend Sophie.
To attract my audience I would have an internet campaign and trailers on Channel 4. As I would be working on a small budget, I would like to market my film based on its reviews. I would like to get as many valuable reviews as possible that praise the film, as it is generally ‘word of mouth’ that sparks interest and debate into most films.I would also popular television programmes talk about my film, e.g. London Tonight on the 6 o’ clock news when one of the critics could express their opinion on the film and that is available for viewing at selected cinemas.
Having reached the end of the project and reflecting on my preliminary task, I now understand the importance of a soundtrack in relation to any moving picture. I am now fully aware that sound can be used to manipulate the interpretation of images.
After reviewing footage from my preliminary film and thriller film, I think it is clear that my filming and editing skills have developed greatly. I noticed that in the preliminary film that I was using the ZOOM function unnecessarily at times.I also noticed that the CUTs in between shots in my thriller are much smoother than the ones in my preliminary film.
Having reached the end of the project and reflecting on my preliminary task, I now understand the importance of a soundtrack in relation to any moving picture. I am now fully aware that sound can be used to manipulate the interpretation of images.
After reviewing footage from my preliminary film and thriller film, I think it is clear that my filming and editing skills have developed greatly. I noticed that in the preliminary film that I was using the ZOOM function unnecessarily at times.I also noticed that the CUTs in between shots in my thriller are much smoother than the ones in my preliminary film.
As the planning for the preliminary film was of a low standard, I think it is apparent in the quality of work that my colleagues and I produced on this occasion.
An example of this is that the location we had for filming our preliminary task was decided on short notice. The room was untidy and I believe, distracting for any audience as it has no relevance to the mise en scene. At one point, there is a plant stem in one of the MEDIUM ANGLE SHOTs.
An example of this is that the location we had for filming our preliminary task was decided on short notice. The room was untidy and I believe, distracting for any audience as it has no relevance to the mise en scene. At one point, there is a plant stem in one of the MEDIUM ANGLE SHOTs.
Still from Preliminary task (below)
I also learnt that professional film makers only use 10% of the rushes they shoot. When filming the preliminary filming my group members and I were short of choice as we had a very basic array of shots to choose from when editing.
However, when editing my thriller the choice of shots was vast and at times, we were undecided on what shots we should use.I have realised the importance of thorough planning. If the planning at the beginning of the project had been more in depth, I am more than certain that my media product would have been of a higher standard and most definitely had a better concept.
I also learnt that professional film makers only use 10% of the rushes they shoot. When filming the preliminary filming my group members and I were short of choice as we had a very basic array of shots to choose from when editing.However, when editing my thriller the choice of shots was vast and at times, we were undecided on what shots we should use.I have realised the importance of thorough planning. If the planning at the beginning of the project had been more in depth, I am more than certain that my media product would have been of a higher standard and most definitely had a better concept.
Tuesday, 10 March 2009
The Title
The title is also as important as the sound, because this also describes the film in one way. So we needed to choose one that reflects our Thriller but also appeals to the auidence, yet as we had to finish the sound we didnt have alot of time to choose the right title for our thriller.
Our first title choice was The Comback, yet this title felt a bit common so we decided it would not portray our thiller. The next one was The Return even though this explain our thriller by me returning to see the person i once bullied, it felt too simplictic, we wanted something that explained our thriller but also made our thriller shine when we introduced it. As this was the thing that our auidence would see at the end. The name we thought next was The Reuion this had an appeal to it, for example it portayed that we would reunite and also it has a misty scare to it. The Reuion has a creative edge to it compared with The Comback.
We chose The Reuion becasue we all agreed that it gives the film a nervous approach, Just like what the film is about.
Our first title choice was The Comback, yet this title felt a bit common so we decided it would not portray our thiller. The next one was The Return even though this explain our thriller by me returning to see the person i once bullied, it felt too simplictic, we wanted something that explained our thriller but also made our thriller shine when we introduced it. As this was the thing that our auidence would see at the end. The name we thought next was The Reuion this had an appeal to it, for example it portayed that we would reunite and also it has a misty scare to it. The Reuion has a creative edge to it compared with The Comback.
We chose The Reuion becasue we all agreed that it gives the film a nervous approach, Just like what the film is about.
Sound
We had one lesson before our dealine so this gave us roughly 3 hours to do our sound and titles. The sound is one of the most important factors in any film, the reason for this is because it portrays the way the film is flowing e.g in a thriller we needed a up tempo constant noise to portray the tension in the film.
We had a constant noise which included drum and heartbeat noise because we wanted the auidence to understand the tension and anxiety in waiting for a job interview, moreover when the flashback enters the scene a rumble of noises collabrates, we did this by putting songs on top of each other. We used these rumbles of sounds to create a shock sensation for the auidece. The sound was a long and grueling process because we had so many sounds to choose from, first we had a basic beating sound which we felt was boring, and at one point where going to put the sound of a playground or laughing when the flashback scene came yet they were either too over the top and not authentic so we passed on them. So we were left with a coupl of sounds yet when we found out our base sound the constant sound, then we were able to develope sounds on top of that to make a colarche of sounds.
Furthermore we all had a few sounds we liked that we felt could benfit our thriller, yet the drum sound and the heartbeat is one we all agreed on, becasue the constant druming giives the effect of waiting and bordem at the start this is shown through the constant way Chris taps his foot, drinks his water etc. The heartbeat portrays is fear and anxiety of waiting and not getting the Job.
We had a constant noise which included drum and heartbeat noise because we wanted the auidence to understand the tension and anxiety in waiting for a job interview, moreover when the flashback enters the scene a rumble of noises collabrates, we did this by putting songs on top of each other. We used these rumbles of sounds to create a shock sensation for the auidece. The sound was a long and grueling process because we had so many sounds to choose from, first we had a basic beating sound which we felt was boring, and at one point where going to put the sound of a playground or laughing when the flashback scene came yet they were either too over the top and not authentic so we passed on them. So we were left with a coupl of sounds yet when we found out our base sound the constant sound, then we were able to develope sounds on top of that to make a colarche of sounds.
Furthermore we all had a few sounds we liked that we felt could benfit our thriller, yet the drum sound and the heartbeat is one we all agreed on, becasue the constant druming giives the effect of waiting and bordem at the start this is shown through the constant way Chris taps his foot, drinks his water etc. The heartbeat portrays is fear and anxiety of waiting and not getting the Job.
Sunday, 1 March 2009
Credits and Sound and Title
when we came into our final lesson we roughly had a 3 hour deadline so we didnt panic and put anything together we took our time and done it carefully and with alot of thought.
we started doing our credits, we had a veriety of things to consider like: camera, lighting, screen play, sound etc...
a little while after this process we started to put sound to our thriller to make it that bit better, to give it that extra umph.
we firstly started to listen to everything that we had the choice of choosing from in every different cattagory.
once we listened to everything we all took notes on which we liked as we was going through the sounds, we also had to keep in our minds that this is a thriller so it would be very unlikely to have any upbeat sounds or fast beats.
once we had done all this we listen to the ones picked by all 3 of us and decided on the best ones for this piece.
there were various sounds/beats we liked so we added them all together and see how it sounds which actually turned out very good, so we decided to go with this.
finally we had to choose a title for this thriller, we all came up with various names like "comeback", "the return" and a few others but we all chose one that out stood all of the others, so to conclude our short thriller opening we had a little bit of black screen before the title pops up.
we started doing our credits, we had a veriety of things to consider like: camera, lighting, screen play, sound etc...
a little while after this process we started to put sound to our thriller to make it that bit better, to give it that extra umph.
we firstly started to listen to everything that we had the choice of choosing from in every different cattagory.
once we listened to everything we all took notes on which we liked as we was going through the sounds, we also had to keep in our minds that this is a thriller so it would be very unlikely to have any upbeat sounds or fast beats.
once we had done all this we listen to the ones picked by all 3 of us and decided on the best ones for this piece.
there were various sounds/beats we liked so we added them all together and see how it sounds which actually turned out very good, so we decided to go with this.
finally we had to choose a title for this thriller, we all came up with various names like "comeback", "the return" and a few others but we all chose one that out stood all of the others, so to conclude our short thriller opening we had a little bit of black screen before the title pops up.
Editing Our Thriller
after we had filmed all what we needed to film, we then started to piece it together using final cutt pro on the mac's in our classrooms.
Firstly during my spare time i thought i would help my group out by logging and capturing what we shotso we could have more time during lessons to put it together and concentrate more on the more inportant things like match cutt.
once this was done we had more time to do the more difficult things during our lesson time.
we found this easier because if there was something we found hard to perfect we could ask one of our teachers for help.
once we put all of our shots in sequence and where we wanted them to go we then started to put things like fades dissolves in to make our shots flow a little better.
we only used them when we all felt we needed to, it wasnt like "oh its more simpler" it was a matter of do we need it?
Firstly during my spare time i thought i would help my group out by logging and capturing what we shotso we could have more time during lessons to put it together and concentrate more on the more inportant things like match cutt.
once this was done we had more time to do the more difficult things during our lesson time.
we found this easier because if there was something we found hard to perfect we could ask one of our teachers for help.
once we put all of our shots in sequence and where we wanted them to go we then started to put things like fades dissolves in to make our shots flow a little better.
we only used them when we all felt we needed to, it wasnt like "oh its more simpler" it was a matter of do we need it?
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