Evaluation Activity 7

Looking back at my preliminary task, i feel i have learnt a lot about editing and camerawork which i contributed to my full product. Before filming my preliminary task i had to learn about different camera shots and the significants of each one. Here are a few of the camera shots i used in my preliminary task:



In this scene Jayde has given Paige the bag of money but there is some money missing so he is becoming more concerned to what is going to happen next. This is a close up shot as the camera is focused on Jayde's face and shoulders showing his emotion of worry and anxiety.

In this scene Jayde is on his way to Paige's office where he's meeting her to give her the money. This is a birds eye view camera shot as we can see Jayde from directly above. This camera shot makes it look like someone is spying on him whilst also showing a different spatial perspective of the setting.



In this scene Jayde is trying to escape from Paige's office but he finds himself trapped as the door is locked. This is a over the shoulder shot as we are looking from behind Paige's shoulder facing Jayde. This type of shot is used for discussions between two people.

MY MISTAKE:

When filming my preliminary task i made a big mistake, as you can see Jayde was wearing grey tracksuit bottoms in one shot and dark denim jeans in another shot. I had to reshoot some shots but i had totally forgotten what Jayde was wearing for the original shots so when I placed the clips together i noticed his outfit had changed. This is the key rule you have to think about when filming as everything needs to be the same. When filming my two minute title sequence, i remembered to always keep the mise-en-scene the same, for example - if Jayde was holding a bag, I'd make sure he was also holding it in the same hand.

HERE ARE THE CAMERA TECHNIQUES I LEARNED:

I had to learn about the 180° degree rule before i began filming. The 180 dregree rule is a standard guidline in film making which states two characters should always have the same left/right relationship to each other. If the camera passes over the imaginary line connecting the two characters, this means the 180° degree rule has been broken.







When filming my two minute title sequence, i used various shots which i never used in my preliminary task. These shots consisted of:



In this scene, Jayde is running behind Thomas as they are trying to run from the police. This is a point of view (POV) camera shot as we can see a view from Jayde's perspective. This type of shot makes the audience think and feel like the character as we are in their shoes. This is a good technique to draw the audience into the scene.

In this shot Jayde and Thomas have stopped for a break whilst engaging in a conversation shouting at one another. This is a two shot. This type of shot usually establishes some sort of relationship between two characters letting the audience know who they are in relation to each other. As we can see Thomas is Jayde's big brother and he's trying to look of for him making sure he gets away from the police.

In this shot Jayde is reminiscing have flashbacks of the day when he and his brother Thomas were running from the police. This is an extreme close up camera shot as we can see Jayde's eyes in depth. This shot was used so the audience could establish his emotions and feel sympathy for him. This type of shot is a very effective way of drawing an audience into a character. 

Evaluation Activity 6

Inorder to edit and record my preliminary task and main task (two minute title sequence) i used various technologies and online computer programmes which consisted of: 

WWW.BLOGGER.COM

I used blogger.com to create my own personal blog which featured every piece of coursework for my media product. I learnt how to post my work and upload images and videos onto it. I uploaded my screen grabs, diary entries, recce, storyboard fight scene and preliminary task. I also wrote about each one explaining what i had learned etc. Overall i thought it was a very easy software to use as it was pretty straight forward.

WWW.YOUTUBE.COM

I used youtube to upload all my video footage such as my recce, preliminary task, diary entries, audience interview and storyboard fight scene. I learnt how to the export videos from final cut into quick time movies so they could be uploaded onto youtube. I then learnt how to upload my videos from youtube onto my blog. Without youtube i would have been unable to upload my videos onto my blog so youtube was the main source which came in very handy.

iPHOTO EDITING SOFTWARE

I used iphoto to crop each of my screen grabs removing any irrelevant items.

FINAL CUT EXPRESS EDITING SOFTWARE

I used final cut express to edit all of my video footage such as my main task, preliminary task, recce, storyboard fight scene, audience interview etc. I found this software quite tricky to use at first as there were so much techniques to learn.

Evaluation Activity 5

I have produced a short video clip explaining how i addressed and attracted my audience: 

SOUND

I didn't use any music in my two minute title sequence but i did use police siren sounds during Jayde's flashback when running from the police with his brother. This sound effect helped establish the genre of the film which was crime/gang. Overall I believe this is a strong selling point as the sounds in a trailer usually set the genre of the film and help attract the right fans for the specific genre film.

LANGUAGE 

In my two minute title sequence, Jayde and Thomas spoke using informal slang. This type of language is very common in teenagers today in the United Kingdom. The type of language you use in a trailer will determine who your audience are. For example slang will attract a young audience as the audience will be able to relate more to the characters as they speak the same.

CHARACTERS 

The two main characters in my two minute title sequence are aged between 17-18 which should lead to the attraction of the audience being around the same age as the audience will able to relate to the characters more as they will feel on the same level in life.

Evaluation Activity 4

I would classify my film as a 15 due to strong language and violence and also because the two main characters are 17-18. My target audience would be teenagers and young adults between 15-21 because the issues raised in the film relate closely to the lives of youths in the United Kingdom encountering real life events. Also the use of slang is commonly used by teenagers of this age group. Here is a picture of my target audience type:

I have drawn out a spider diagram suggesting my target audience and what kinds of tastes they might have including where they shop, the music they listen to, their favourite TV channel etc:

From looking at my spider diagram, I believe teenagers and young adults from the United Kingdom would watch the film as they would be able to relate to it more than any other audience type. I also believe there would be a connection between the audience and characters as if they are in the same boat due to their similar characters such as their appearance, clothing, roles within the street etc.

Evaluation Activity 3

Evaluation Activity 2

Social groups can be two or more people interacting and sharing similar characteristics. For example, these characteristics can consist of sharing the same beliefs, motives, roles or social rank etc. One advantage of having social groups is that it helps identify one another. One disadvantage is that it stereotypes people placing certain individuals in one category.

In my two minute title sequence, a particular social group is represented. This social group is young black youths. When watching the sequence, your first stereotypical views are based on the appearance, costume, language and the role in which the characters play in the film. I am going to compare and contrast one character from '1Day' and one character from my sequence evaluating on their appearance, costume, role in the film etc.

The top screen features Flash from 1Day. He is a black male part of a gang known as Old Street. Throughout the film we see his struggles as he tries to pay his debt to Angel whilst running from rival gang members and protecting his family. From his appearance and clothing, he is seen as the stereotypical gang member who is violent and dangerous. However he is a gang member but he is trapped in the life of crime and needs to put everything right so he can leave the streets.

The bottom screen features Jayde from my two minute title sequence. He is also a black male who took part in criminal activity. Throughout the film we see him reminiscing on his past running from the police with his brother after a robbery. From his appearance and clothing, he is seen as a stereotypical hoodlum or gang member who is dangerous and violent. However he is not dangerous or violent, he is just trapped in a cycle of crime due to peer pressure from his brother. In his heart he wants to do leave street crime alone but something keeps pulling him back.





Both characters wear similar clothing. For example both of them are wearing a hat/cap which covers their eyes suggesting they are involved in criminal activity. They are also wearing loosely fitted clothing. Flash is wearing a collared tracksuit top and jeans; which suggests although he is part of a gang, he still makes the effort to look more classy. On the other hand Jayde is wearing a t-shirt with a puffy body warmer and tracksuit suggesting he doesn't really care about his appearance which links in with his personality as being carefree. In contrast Flash is wearing dark coloured clothing which suggests he is too deep in the life of crime whereas Jayde is wearing neutral colours suggesting he is in between good and bad. In addition, both of their clothing represents the stereotypical views of what gang members look like.

Diary Entries

In this diary entry I am explaining the 'flash back' scene:

In this diary entry I am explaining the 'bedroom' scene:

In this diary entry I am explaining the recce of the 'prison scene':