a2 media evaluation – short film - unfinished

A2 MEDIA EVALUATION – SHORT FILMKatie Lawrence

IN WHAT WAY DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE, DEVELOP OR CHANGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL MEDIA PRODUCTS?

For the short film we decided to follow conventions through props and locations. We used a sharp object as the weapon and used locations such as a graveyard and a garage.

However we decided to break traditional horror convention by making our killer female.

Weapon

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We stuck to the conventions of a horror by using a sharp instrument to kill our victim.

Location

The locations we filmed in were a graveyard and a garage. Both of these locations are conventional to a horror film

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Characters

Our killer is unconventional to a horror film. Although the killer conventionally comes from a troubled past that motivates them to murder, she is female whereas in a conventional horror film the killers are usually male.

Our victim is stereotypical to a horror film. The victim fits into the stereotypical role of the defenceless female.

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FILM TITLE

Our short film is named ‘Guess Who’, taken from a piece of the dialogue from the film. The title conforms to conventions because it gives a mysterious feel to the film and creates some tension in the audience before they have seen the film.

HOW EFFECTIVE IS THE COMBINATION OF YOUR MAIN PRODUCT AND ANCILLARY TEXTS?

For the ancillary project we decided to do a film poster and a magazine article reviewing our film.

ANCILLARY PROJECT 1

FILM POSTER

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ANCILLARY PROJECT 2 MAGAZINE ARTICLE

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WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED FROM AUDIENCE FEEDBACK? For our audience research we created a

questionnaire and also planned questions for a focus group. We also uploaded our short film to youtube to see what audiences thought of our film.

Questionnaire results

We took into advice some of our audience feedback from the questionnaire.

We uploaded our short film to youtube to get responses from our audiences and gain audience feedback. From the feedback we can learn from their comments and criticisms and also understand certain aspects of the film they enjoyed.

Image of audience commenting on our film.

comment/analysis of feedback

HOW DID YOU USE MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND RESEARCH, PLANNING AND EVALUATION STAGES?

WWW.BLOGGER.COM

WWW.YOUTUBE.COM

We used youtube to find clips for analysis.

Youtube also aided our film process. We used youtube to upload films to both gain audience feedback and also to make it easier to upload onto our blogs.

MICROSOFT PUBLISHER

MICROSOFT POWER POINT

SLIDESHARE

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP

GuidesPolygon Tool - Removing Backgrounds

Free Transform

ADOBE PREMIERE PRO

Organising and locating clips.

Selecting and capturing specific frames in a scene

This programme aided me in the editing process of the coursework.

Effects and Transitions Rendering Work

These tools allow me to manipulate the shot. I can move, zoom or rotate the shot highlighted