The difference in preparation between the Prelim task and the Main task was vast. The prelim task involved me doing a basic story board due to our limited script, however, due to the scale and depth of our Main task, it involved us doing alot more planning ; multiple story boards instead of the one, and a much more in depth analysis of each shot.
Along with change in preparation work, my development of film-making skills also changed. During the prelim task, we used basic shots such as CU, medium closeup and wide shots and told the story through the use of dialogue. However, when doing my main task, this altered slightly. Due to our theme and style of our movie. the shots were very basic. For Chloe - 'Angel 3323', throughout we used a medium close-up as the shots for her had to be in the form of a web cam. In terms of Josh - 'Lester 727', we used extreme close-ups on his facial features but then took a few medium closeups of the key board. So, there was no real differentiation between my Pre-lim and main task apart from the fact that the story telling aspect of the shoot had to portrayed mainly through visual language rather than verbal. When doing the storyboards, we had to consider this which made it more difficult to go about.
In terms of Camera work and our developments, i believe that my overall development has increased due to the more technical and precise shots i took. I believe that the main task has demonstrated my development of skills. Luckily for my group, and the theme we were going for, certain aspects such as the eye line match and 180' line weren't too much of an issue do to the fixed camera position on 'Angel 3323' and the basic staggered shots for 'Lester 727'.
Sound has also been a massive development. From our pre-lim task that consisted of no sound but dialogue, to our main task that had its own soundtrack which created tention and atmosphere.
We decided that our film was going to be edited mainly through after effects. This was a bit daunting due to the fact that i have never used it before and especially not in our prelim task. After a fair few trial and errors, my group and i managed to get the hang of it. however, my development at this current stage has stopped at the basic aspects of the software. I found it fairly difficult to master, but did my best to give my group and my project my full potential.
Tuesday, 23 March 2010
Thursday, 18 March 2010
TASK 4 : WHO WOULD BE THE AUDIENCE FOR YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT?
My media product doesn't only appeal to a niche audience - a audience of a specific group, but more of a commercial audience. This is because 'Angel Dust' is about social networking sites and therefore appeal to a large audience. Yes, the film ends up with death, but we wanted to show the global crisis with social networking sites. But due to the fact that were putting Internet social sites in a bad light, i believe that the older end of the main stream audience would like to see it to so a small interpretation of the life that teenagers these days live. It also acts as a warning for the younger audience, making them realise the dangers that are out there. Even though the danger- death in this case- is extremely exaggerated and isn't that likely. So i believe that the main stream audience would be these people - shown in the pictures below.
This boy is an example of the typical audience member. He's preppy looking with highlighted hair, young, excited, and is listening to music- showing that he is already capable with media products.
'Angel Dust' would mostly appeal to people in their teens and twenties due to the matter this film is portraying, as this age of people are the one's who use these sites the most. There are also many other reasons why this was my target audience, such as them having a disposable income that they can spend on the cinema. Also, many people in horror movies themselves are teenagers, which allows this select audience to relate to them. Also, if the see a person of their own age getting attacked, they are more likely to get more scared then if it was a adult. This is why we decided to have a teenager - Chloe, star as our actress.
In terms of gender, it would appeal to both. However, males mainly due to the pretty actress and gore.
This boy is an example of the typical audience member. He's preppy looking with highlighted hair, young, excited, and is listening to music- showing that he is already capable with media products.
'Angel Dust' would mostly appeal to people in their teens and twenties due to the matter this film is portraying, as this age of people are the one's who use these sites the most. There are also many other reasons why this was my target audience, such as them having a disposable income that they can spend on the cinema. Also, many people in horror movies themselves are teenagers, which allows this select audience to relate to them. Also, if the see a person of their own age getting attacked, they are more likely to get more scared then if it was a adult. This is why we decided to have a teenager - Chloe, star as our actress.
In terms of gender, it would appeal to both. However, males mainly due to the pretty actress and gore.
TASK 3 : WHAT KIND OF MEDIA INSTITUTION MIGHT DISTRIBUTE YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT AND WHY?
My chosen media institutions that i have chosen to distribute my film are
We contemplated which companies we should use. My initial idea was to have LIONSGATE and Twisted Pictures. This was because they created such films as Saw and Catacombs. However, after careful thinking, we decided that they wouldn't suit our film due to the fact that they specialise in thriller, torture porn movies, where as ours is a thriller, mystery film. After more research, i found the companies Brain Damage Films and Magnolia Pictures.
We chose to use these specific institutions for specific reasons. Brain Damage films, interlinked with Magnolia pictures, are the distributors of Angel dust. We decided to choose these two companies as, looking at the research of the previous films, their preference of film is very much similar to ours. All of their films are horror and thriller movies, so they know what works best in these types of films. They would be interested in our film due to its unusual story line but also, stalker/killer aspect of it. However, by having two production companies there are pro's and con's. A con being less money money income as it has to be shared between other companies. And a pro being more publicity.
We contemplated which companies we should use. My initial idea was to have LIONSGATE and Twisted Pictures. This was because they created such films as Saw and Catacombs. However, after careful thinking, we decided that they wouldn't suit our film due to the fact that they specialise in thriller, torture porn movies, where as ours is a thriller, mystery film. After more research, i found the companies Brain Damage Films and Magnolia Pictures.
We chose to use these specific institutions for specific reasons. Brain Damage films, interlinked with Magnolia pictures, are the distributors of Angel dust. We decided to choose these two companies as, looking at the research of the previous films, their preference of film is very much similar to ours. All of their films are horror and thriller movies, so they know what works best in these types of films. They would be interested in our film due to its unusual story line but also, stalker/killer aspect of it. However, by having two production companies there are pro's and con's. A con being less money money income as it has to be shared between other companies. And a pro being more publicity.
TASK 2 : HOW DOES YOUR PRODUCT REPRESENT PARTICULAR SOCIAL GROUPS?
My media product- 'Angel Dust' represents one social group in particular. That one being the teen Internet blogger, however I'm looking at 2 aspects of it. Chloe- the teen blogger in this case- is being shown as a negative stereotype - giving out too much information and being generally ditsy.This sticks to the typical convention in horror movies, that the girl who inevitably dies is a beautiful, young, blonde girl. However, in the case of Josh- the paedophile/ killer- we decided to go against typical conventions by making him young. You would expect the Internet perve to be in his 40's will a beard and glasses. But by us making him our own age, it portrays a different image. It reminds the audience that the Internet is full of dangers, and even dangers caused by people their own age. We created a subversion on what you would expect to see. The fact that we upholded one stereotype and went against the other gave our film an interesting twist.
Through the use of editing, you can manipulate anybody to act the way you want. So through the use of editing, and specific shots, we managed to portray each character in different ways even though they're from the same social group.
The stereotype of 'Angel 3323' is the fact that she's a pretty blonde the exposes her self. To keep this stereotype, we decided to use shots and props to back it up. By using medium shots, it enabled us to see her whole body, making her vulnerable. We also got her to wear revealing clothes which will act as a 'fishing line' for the potential paedophiles. For 'Lester 727' we got him to wear non-revealing clothes and showed very little of him. This went against the stereotype .
HERE'S A SCREEN GRAB FROM MY SEQUENCE:
This shows Lester 727's chin with sweat driping down it. This particular shot is very unrevealing at by the use of water creating the sweat drip, we managed to sum up his part of his character in this shot.
Through the use of editing, you can manipulate anybody to act the way you want. So through the use of editing, and specific shots, we managed to portray each character in different ways even though they're from the same social group.
The stereotype of 'Angel 3323' is the fact that she's a pretty blonde the exposes her self. To keep this stereotype, we decided to use shots and props to back it up. By using medium shots, it enabled us to see her whole body, making her vulnerable. We also got her to wear revealing clothes which will act as a 'fishing line' for the potential paedophiles. For 'Lester 727' we got him to wear non-revealing clothes and showed very little of him. This went against the stereotype .
HERE'S A SCREEN GRAB FROM MY SEQUENCE:
This shows Lester 727's chin with sweat driping down it. This particular shot is very unrevealing at by the use of water creating the sweat drip, we managed to sum up his part of his character in this shot.
TASK 1 : IN WHAT WAY DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE, DEVELOP OR CHALLENGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL MEDIA PRODUCTS?
In some ways, we stuck to the conventions but also went against others. From a normal film, you would expect to be shown the distributor and production company whilst being shown the theme of the film. We stayed with this aspect, we showed our production company and distributor or a separate clip to the actual sequence, this was to make the change into the actual film more distinct. However, we decided not to have other credits, such as actors, on a simple page separate from the action. I wanted to set the theme and mood and then incorporate the titles into the 'action'.Through the use of after effects, we were able to embed our credits in a form that related the the writing within the whole opening sequence.The usual convention was subverted due to the animated titles.
The paedophile in the film uses the same writing, so by us showing the credits in the same form, it created a visual match and set the mood. I liked how they were the same writing as it gave the effect that the whole sequence and film were being controlled by 'Lester727'- the paedophile. It backed up the theme of the film, being looked over and perved by the unknown internet user.
This is the title of our sequence. It's going to appear over the top of 'Angel 3323's empty room. This goes againts the convention of having the title before any action but sticks with the convention of establishing the theme of the sequence, due to the empty room and the flickers in the editing. Giving the shot an edgy twist.
This is a shot showing layering. We decided to layer text over action which goes against conventions by not showing the writing in a separate shot or on a mobile etc.
Thriller movies are normally shot from the perspective of the killer. We decided to go with conventions here. However, the are normally equally shared between 2 people. This is where we didn't go with conventions as we only use the paedo's perspective
The paedophile in the film uses the same writing, so by us showing the credits in the same form, it created a visual match and set the mood. I liked how they were the same writing as it gave the effect that the whole sequence and film were being controlled by 'Lester727'- the paedophile. It backed up the theme of the film, being looked over and perved by the unknown internet user.
This is the title of our sequence. It's going to appear over the top of 'Angel 3323's empty room. This goes againts the convention of having the title before any action but sticks with the convention of establishing the theme of the sequence, due to the empty room and the flickers in the editing. Giving the shot an edgy twist.
This is a shot of our actress. It goes against conventions due to the fact that, normally in thriller movies, the actors look at the camera to build tension. But we decided to get her to look at the camera all the time. Mainly due to the fact that it's supposed to be a webcam. But also because we wanted to 'through off' the audience.
This is a shot of the 'Matrix' effect. It goes against the original conventions by displaying the divide between the two pages in this case. We decided to make the shots flow, rather than doing two seperate shots.
Titles are normally shown on a separate page or shot. So, we went against conventions by imbedding it into the action
This is a shot of the 'Matrix' effect. It goes against the original conventions by displaying the divide between the two pages in this case. We decided to make the shots flow, rather than doing two seperate shots.
This is a shot showing layering. We decided to layer text over action which goes against conventions by not showing the writing in a separate shot or on a mobile etc.
Thriller movies are normally shot from the perspective of the killer. We decided to go with conventions here. However, the are normally equally shared between 2 people. This is where we didn't go with conventions as we only use the paedo's perspective
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