Powerpoint Evaluation

Evauation question 

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How did we attract our audience?

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Who would be the audience for our media product?

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Evaluation Question 3

Evaluation Question 3

Evaluation question 2

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

The film studio that we have vase to distribute our media product is Warner Brothers. The reason we have chosen Warner Brothers is because they are one of the big 6 studios and are well known around the world for making award winning films. Warner Brothers has also made multiple thriller film which is perfect for us as that is the genre of our film. This is also good for us because they obviously know how to distribute and sell a film successfully. This means that we will be making a hollywood film, which are normally the big successful films that brings in a lot at the box office.

Our film is not apart of a franchise it means we will have no pre established audience which means it will be harder for us to gain an audience and be a box office hit. It is vital that we promote our film well and create buzz within the film community in hope we will sell loads of tickets on the opening weekend. Our film is set to have stars such as Leonardo DiCaprio and J.K. Simmons, bot of which have loads of star power and will likely create buzz. Leonardo DiCaprio himself has been in multiple award winning/nominated films. He was also in Martin Scorsese's 2010 Shutter Island. Shutter island was a huge success making a staggering $41 million on the first box office opening. On the second weekend it went on to make $22 million. The film went on to make $294 million worldwide. This indicated to us that Leonardo DiCaprio  must have had a good influence on the films success which is why we chose him to be in our film.

Warner Brothers also distributed The Accountant in 2016 which also starred J.K. Simmons. The film gained a 7.4/10 on IMDb, a 2/5 from the guardian and 4.5/5 from Amazon.co.uk. These are pretty good ratings for a thriller/crime film and was also a reason why we chose both Warner Brothers as our studio and J.K. Simmons to be in the film.

In conclusion warner brothers was our first choice because our actors, Leonardo DiCaprio and J.K. Simmons have worked with the studio in the past on successful films which is important to us along side making a lot of money at the box office. 

Evaluation Question 1

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

During the process of making our title sequence i have learnt about new technologies and techniques to be more efficiant during our filming and editing sessions.

The first thing i learnt during the process was during our film shoot when we noticed that it would be benifcial to shoot the same scene but from multiple different angels because when it came to the editing sessions, me being the editor had loads of choice in clips to use to create our title sequence. Filming from multiple angels meant that i could do mid action cuts so for example there was a shot where the killer (harry) is turning the page of the book he had in front of him and mid way through turning the page, the camera cuts from the right side of the book to an over the shoulder of harry. I had to make sure that the first shot ended in the same place that the second shot starts to make sure the audience knows that it is still the same scene and there has been no change in the timeline.

Another thing i have leant during the process of creating our title sequence is using different softwares to edit the sequence. During school time i would use final cut pro to edit the sequence and make sure all the clips are in order. If i decided i would then want to take the footage home and continue editing then i would put whatever i had edited on final cut on to a USB stick along with the rest of the footage that i hadn't put into the sequence yet. At home i was lucky to have my own PC setup so i was able to edit at home, i found this more convieniant and efficiant because i couldn't be distracted by anything in comparison to editing in class where i had friends around me. To edit the title sequence at home i used two programs. The first being Premier Pro to order the sequence and make sure it makes sense for our audience to watch it. Premier Pro is new to me but i found it easy to get the hang of it and learn about its different features. The second program i would use to edit our sequence was After Effects CS6, this program i used to add in the titles and text. It was possible for me to do the titles in Premier Pro but from personal experience i found after effects to be a lot quicker and easier. I have been using after effects for a few years now so i pretty much know where to find everything that i need and the shortcuts to get work done quicker.

Another Program that i experimented with during the process of editing our title sequence was Motion. Motion was recently added to the schools server so i decided that it might be worth having a look at because it could have been an interesting way of creating the titles and text in our title sequence. I did have a go at it and made our title ''4Days'' with it and i didn't think it looked that bad. However i found motion to be similar to a program that i use at home called cinema 4D. I have a lot more experience with Cinema 4D so if i was to create any interesting or animated text then i would likely choose that to create it. However even though i found both programs to be a useful source to create our text, i came to a decision that basic 2D text suited better because when i think of cool stylised titles i normally think of action sic-fi films but our film is a thriller/crime film.

Blogging was new to me when we first started it but after a few months of doing it i have found it to not be so tricky. After each lesson or filming/editing sessions i would write a blog about what we did and how it is going to help create our final sequence. I took pictures during the shoots on my phone camera of us setting up the scene. For example in our detective scene re-shoot i took pictures of the desk and one of the cinematographer (tommy) setting up the camera in a new position ready to shoot the next scene.

In conclusion i feel that i have gained multiple new skills that will benefit me during the future when i next shoot a film or some other kind of video. I now know how to use multiple different softwares so i now have a choice of programs to use when it comes to editing my work. I feel that now having those skills i will be quicker and more efficient next year when it comes to doing my coursework as i will be able to skip the learning stage of editing and blogging.

Title Sequence

Final Title Sequence 

Experimenting with motion

Experimenting with Motion

Motion is a new program recently added to the schools server which we thought would be a good idea to try out as it could be a possible option for creating our titles in our sequence. In class i tried out motion and it didn't take me that long to get to know where things were and how to use them. I found that Motions worked similarly to a program i personally use at home called Cinema 4D. Due to me having a lot more experience with using Cinema 4D i would have to say that it would be my first choice if i had to choose a program to create my titles on. However i would have no problem with using motion if that was my only option as i feel i have learned all the basics of it and wouldn't mind getting to know a bit more about it and use it to its full potential. When playing around with it i decided i would have a practice at making a title captioned ''4 DAYS'' as this is the name of our film. I was approaching it as if i was creating a poster for the film so this meant making the text look cool and possibly a bit creepy to match the genre of our film 

Font used in the final sequence

Font used for the titles

in our finished Title sequence the font that will be used for the titles is going to be ''Mistral'' which is the same font used in our second screening. Although we said before that we might need to change it, we were unable to find another font that we thought would work/suit our title sequence better then the one we originally used. Hopefully this will turn out to be a good choice to have made. 

During my editing sessions i did search through loads of fonts and there were a few i liked but i didn't feel they worked or would suit the genre of our film.

Pictures of us setting up the re-shoot for our investigation scene.

These are images of the group setting up the scene, there were a few papers and folders that needed to be moved. We decided to just turn some of the papers over because they give the extra effect of the detective being in a working environment. When shooting a few shots we noticed that there were coats and a drink bottle on the desk that we decided to move out of the way as we didn't want the audience to focus on anything but the detective.

Re- Editing our title sequence

Re- Editing our Title Sequence 

Today i started to re edit our title sequence as we now had new footage of our investigation scene. Whilst filming we realised there was a few shots we could use as transitions from the investigation scene to the killer scene. For example the high angle shot looking down at the killers book we could then fade that shot out and bring in the same kind of shot but from the detectives point of view. As i am on my Eater Holiday i am unable to use Final Cut Pro to edit the title sequence so i will be using Premier Pro and After Effects as i have access to them on my PC. I use Premier Pro to edit all the footage and make sure its all in order and then move that into after effects to change and of the colour and add in the titles. Once i have finished editing i will show my group members and see what they think of it and if it needs anything changed or adjusted.

Mise en Scene for Detective

Mise en Scene for the detective.

 When filming for the detectives scene-the detective played by Leonardo DiCaprio (George), it was important we showed the binary opposition of good vs evil. As i knew that we were going to play the killers scene first when editing it, we wanted to make sure that it was clear which of the characters were good and which characters were bad. For the detectives costume we combed over Georges hair to make it look smart and clean which makes him look smart and appropriate for this role. For his clothing he wore a suit which gave him a look of authority and upper class. We feel that this worked well and will clearly tell our audience what kind of character he will be. Some of the props we used in our shoot included a work folder and pictures for the investigation board and to go on the table.