Friday, 27 April 2012
Thursday, 26 April 2012
Examiner Information
Group-
Ebony Anderson (me)
Matthew Peall
Christian Vaites
Centre Number- 28278
Candidate Number- 6004
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Welcome to my blog, all my posts have been arranged so they are easy to access and find.
Thanks, Ebony Anderson
Wednesday, 25 April 2012
Question 1
In what ways does
your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media
products?
When doing research into the thriller genre, I found the following conventions within the genre that thrillers follow;
In the making of our thriller we applied these conventions to our opening sequence in order to convey that it was in thriller genre and would appeal to the target audience. Those of the conventions that I have highlighted were those that we wanted to focus on and ensure that they were conveyed within the opening.
Voyeurism
We portrayed the convention of voyeurism to the audience by ensuring that through the rule of thirds we had enough foliage in the shot to give the impression to the audience that we are watching from behind the bush. By doing this it makes the viewers alert and creates narrative enigma for them, in addition to this we have also used this convention to reflect the theme that the character is dead. As these types of shots puts distance between the audience and our character.
When doing research into the thriller genre, I found the following conventions within the genre that thrillers follow;
- Fast-paced
- The unknown/ narrative enigma
- Plot twists
- Investigation
- Protagonist accustomed to violence and often dis-empowered
- Complex narrative that still abides by Todorov.
- Violent crime
- Everyday setting where something extraordinary happens
- Themes of mirroring, identity, voyeurism.
Voyeurism
We portrayed the convention of voyeurism to the audience by ensuring that through the rule of thirds we had enough foliage in the shot to give the impression to the audience that we are watching from behind the bush. By doing this it makes the viewers alert and creates narrative enigma for them, in addition to this we have also used this convention to reflect the theme that the character is dead. As these types of shots puts distance between the audience and our character.
Tuesday, 24 April 2012
Monday, 23 April 2012
Question 3
What kind of media institution
might distribute your media product and why?
Question 3
HeadHunters (Morten Tyldum, 2012)- Momentum Pictures
Gone (Heitor Dhalia, 2012)- Entertainment Film Distributors
Question 3
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HeadHunters (Morten Tyldum, 2012)- Momentum Pictures
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Gone (Heitor Dhalia, 2012)- Entertainment Film Distributors
Sunday, 22 April 2012
Saturday, 21 April 2012
Friday, 20 April 2012
Question 6
What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
Photoshop CS4
Photoshop was a key technology in the process as it allowed us to add in the titles we had made on picnik into our opening sequence. To be able to do this we learnt how to select the individual letters in our titles, copy them onto another level then merge them together in order to create a new file. Due to this we learnt about how to effectively use a 'gif' in order for our titles to have a transparent layer, thus allowing us to overlay our titles. Furthermore, through using Photoshop we able to include new and trendy fonts that tied into our theme instead of sticking to the basic fonts.
Canon EOS 550D
With us having access to the Canon EOS we were able to use the settings on the camera to ensure that our thriller had a professional finish due to its ability to shoot film in HD. We were able to achieve this as settings on the camera such as; giving all images shot a dreary and haunted feel, allowed us to create the right atmosphere for our opening sequence. Also as the Canon allowed us to change the lens to a zoom lens we were able to shoot elements of our opening sequence in great detail in order to create narrative enigma.
Photoshop CS4
Photoshop was a key technology in the process as it allowed us to add in the titles we had made on picnik into our opening sequence. To be able to do this we learnt how to select the individual letters in our titles, copy them onto another level then merge them together in order to create a new file. Due to this we learnt about how to effectively use a 'gif' in order for our titles to have a transparent layer, thus allowing us to overlay our titles. Furthermore, through using Photoshop we able to include new and trendy fonts that tied into our theme instead of sticking to the basic fonts.
Canon EOS 550D
With us having access to the Canon EOS we were able to use the settings on the camera to ensure that our thriller had a professional finish due to its ability to shoot film in HD. We were able to achieve this as settings on the camera such as; giving all images shot a dreary and haunted feel, allowed us to create the right atmosphere for our opening sequence. Also as the Canon allowed us to change the lens to a zoom lens we were able to shoot elements of our opening sequence in great detail in order to create narrative enigma.
Thursday, 19 April 2012
Question 7
Looking back at your preliminary
task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full
product?
Firstly in the pre-production stages of making my thriller I carried out research into the genre and the target audience, having done this I was then able to confidently create a storyboard that would show the right conventions, themes and attract my target audience. As I hadn't done this for the preliminary task I am able to identify areas that didn't work in the preliminary task and analyse why. The answer to which being that I didn't have a full knowledge of the audience or genre.
The major change I have made from filming the initial preliminary task to the final edit of my thriller, is that I am more confident and comfortable when using the equipment and software. Also I have developed my knowledge on how to best use the technologies within the filming and editing processes in order to convey the themes and the emotions to the audience.
Another noticeable difference in the tasks is the way in which my camera skills have evolved, as in the preliminary task the images were often out of focus and the lighting wasn't used effectively.
In comparison to this the images within my thriller opening sequence are clear, show good use of lighting but also good knowledge of how to use settings on the camera to improve my work and help portray the right themes. As within the example below we used the rule thirds on the camera to have foliage in the foreground of the shot, as this illustrates the theme of voyeurism.
Firstly in the pre-production stages of making my thriller I carried out research into the genre and the target audience, having done this I was then able to confidently create a storyboard that would show the right conventions, themes and attract my target audience. As I hadn't done this for the preliminary task I am able to identify areas that didn't work in the preliminary task and analyse why. The answer to which being that I didn't have a full knowledge of the audience or genre.
The major change I have made from filming the initial preliminary task to the final edit of my thriller, is that I am more confident and comfortable when using the equipment and software. Also I have developed my knowledge on how to best use the technologies within the filming and editing processes in order to convey the themes and the emotions to the audience.
Another noticeable difference in the tasks is the way in which my camera skills have evolved, as in the preliminary task the images were often out of focus and the lighting wasn't used effectively.
In comparison to this the images within my thriller opening sequence are clear, show good use of lighting but also good knowledge of how to use settings on the camera to improve my work and help portray the right themes. As within the example below we used the rule thirds on the camera to have foliage in the foreground of the shot, as this illustrates the theme of voyeurism.
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