Evaluation 3

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

Unfortunately, I was not able to record a voice-over for my films opening sequence as i have not had access to the right equipment or software. As an alternative I have written out my script below:

 My film starts with my production company name Alystone Studios. A production company is responsible for the physical production of a film but also the pre production for example they raise the funding for the film, pitch the idea to the studios, make up the budget, find writers and director actors and everything else the film needs to move on in production. They are also responsible for making sure everything stays on target. There are two different types of production companies; larger ones or smaller independent ones. Distribution is the final stage of production.  A film distributor is a company or individual responsible for releasing films either to the public by cinemas or for home viewing i.e. DVDs, internet downloads or on television.

I would like Fox Searchlight to distribute my film as they specialize in independent British films like mine.  Fox Searchlight is a company that produces and distributes films it was established in 1994 and is a film division of Fox Filmed Entertainment alongside the larger studio 20^th Century Fox.  As Fox Searchlight is one of the larger companies they will also fund my film as well. Fox Searchlight has distributed successful films such as Slum dog millionaire and more recently Never Let Me Go. I believe that this company would be a success for my film as well.

The opening credits of a film are shown at the beginning to show the important people involved in the production of the film. Whilst researching other films of my chosen genre; chick flicks i played close attention to the orders these titles appear on screen. They are as follow, name of studio and Production Company,  producers and directors names, the name of the film, starring and finally everyone else involved in the production of the film for example casting, costumes etc. 

I have broken some of these conventions as I felt that the title of the film fitted better at the end. I also had the production company and studio on my fourth scene as the first three were close ups of signs to establish the location I felt it didn’t quite look right.

Evaluation 7

Looking back at your preliminary task ,what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to full product?

For me, the preliminary task was in a way more difficult as I had very little experience using a tripod and camera and I had also never used editing software of any kind.  However, the preliminary task was done in groups of three so there was less pressure when it came to filming. My full product was very stressful when filming as arranging a time for everyone to film was very difficult. I was also still not used to using adobe premiere and still found it very difficult to edit all my clips together.

My preliminary task was not very good; it did not contain many different shot types. I think this is because we had not properly thought out what we were doing. What I have learnt from this is that planning and preparing exactly what you are doing before you film is vital in producing a successful piece of work.

Above is an example of match on action, this was the only shot that my group used effectively. The only other shot we used was a mid- shot of two people talking. I have taken what I have learnt and applied it to my full product.  I have used a wider variety of shots such as match on action, close ups, mid- shots and long shots.

From doing my preliminary task up to my final product I have learnt a lot about how to use the editing software and also different types of shots to use in my film. I have also learned a lot about the media industry as a whole.



Evaluation 6

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing your products?

I have learnt that there are three stages of production. These are: pre production, production and post production.  For each of these types of production i have used software or programmes to help me.

I used google to research different films with the same genre of film as mine and also to research different artists who produce the same upbeat music usually played in the opening title sequences of chick flicks. I used google to search for pictures for my mood board. I also used it to search what transport would take me to Abbey road, as it is not somewhere i would usually go.

I used youtube to watch other opening title sequences and to listen to songs i was considering using for my film. I also used youtube to upload my final product, my annotated version and my voice over.  I have learnt how to annotate videos and how to upload them.

For my production i used a canons camera and tripod. I learned how to operate the camera and tripod allowing me to widen the variety of shots and camera angle i used.

I used Adobe premiere pro CS3 for the first time, to edit my film. I learnt how to import my clips from my documents and download and import my sound from the interent. I also learnt how to arrange and cut these were appropraite. I learned how to change the speed of my clips which gave it the 'slow motion' effect. I also learnt how to create titles.

I used adobe photoshop CS2 to make my mood board as part of my research for my genre of film and also to my 9 frames for evaluation 1

I used blogger to store all my work and research for my opening title sequence.

Shooting Schedule

Questionaire

Treatment

My film starts with a close up of the Abbey Road sign followed by a close up of Abbey Road Studios and St Johns Wood Station. The song One Girl Revolution by Superchick is heard in the background. The camera zooms out and a teenage girl walks out the station, the camera angle focuses on the girl as she walks down from the station and past the camera. The camera angles change to a long  shot of another teenage girl getting out of an expensive car. It then changes to a mid shot of another young girl walking down the road reading an A-z. This mid shot changes into a close up as she gets closer to the camera. The camera then zooms out to an extreme long shot were we see the girl still walking, we then see the the girl who came out of the station appear on screen again. Both girls are walking in the opposite direction from eachother, they bump into eachother and the A-z falls out of the girls hand and onto the floor. We see her rushing to pick it up. The camera then changes to a close up on the A-z on the floor. There is then a long shot of another young girl getting off the bus, she takes her head phone off and turns to walk away the camera angle changes to a mid shot as the girls back as she walks past the bus. We then see a long shot of the bus driving away from the bus stop. The camera cuts quickly to Abbey Road crossing where all four teenage girls walk across the crossing together. A few seconds into this scene the speed is slowed down so you can see each girl clearly as they walk across the crossing.

Sound

The music i will use for my opening sequence is called 'One girl revolution by Superchick'


Superchick is an american band who has been known to produce a wide variety of music such as: pop, punk, rock, rap and R&B. I have chosen this music for my opening sequence because it is lively and upbeat which creates the impression that  the film is going to have a similar effect. This song is typical for a 'chick flick' opening sequence.