Evaluation: question 1

Question1 from siansmallman

Evaluation: Question 7

This is he powerpoint made for Question 7

Evaluation: Question 2

Q2) How does your media product represent particular social groups?

What is representation?

There are seven areas of representation:

• Age- How young or old you are. 
• Gender- Behaviour as a male or female. Gender is socially constructed through school,family,TV and media and religion. 
• Ability and Disability-When you are less able to do something than someone else is(physically or mentally/when you are prevented from doing something. 
• Regional identity- The notion that part of a persons identity is rooted not only in the country but also in the region they live in/ a sense of belonging. 
• Ethnicity- Common social groups/backgrounds/ nationality/'where your from'.
• Sexuality- A persons sexual orientation or preference/ capacity for sexual feelings/ The condition of being characterised and distinguished by your sex. 
• Social class/status- People who have to same social or educational status, e.g.'The working class'.

In our thriller 'The Last Detail' we have represented gender. We have challenged the stereotype that women are the victims in films and men are the villains. In our film we have a male librarian being stalked by an unknown female. 
Some examples of real media that challenge the stereotype that women are the victims in films are 'Taken 2'. The main male protagonist in the film is kidnapped with his wife, and he has to try and save them both. This challenges the stereotype because you would expect the woman to be the only one who is kidnapped.

Some other examples of real media products that challenge the stereotype that women are the victims in films are 'Play Misty for me' and 'Fatal Attraction'.

'Play Misty for me' is a 1971 American psychological thriller film about a woman who has a personality disorder stalks a radio presenter. She frequently phones the radio station, turns up at his favourite bar and watches him at home. She wants to be with this man and doesn't let anything stop her. Here is the trailer; it shows the woman  and her split personality:

'Fatal Attraction' is a 1987 American psychological thriller. The film centers around a married man who has a weekend affair with a woman who refuses to allow it to end, resulting in emotional blackmail, stalking, and an ensuing obsession on her part. Here is the trailer:

We have represented gender in a positive and negative way in our thriller film. We have represented women is a positive light. We are trying to give out the message that women are not always in need of help or need to be saved from a situation, but instead they can take charge and be in control of a situation. We have represented men in a negative light. We have showed our male protagonist running away from something and stealing. However we have also portrayed men is a positive light. We are trying to give out the message that men sometimes need saving too and can sometimes get them selfs into bad situations which they need saving from. 

We decided to challenge the representation of gender because we wanted to create something new, something that audience's are not used to seeing. We wanted to get them thinking about the representations of men and women. By having the victim be a male we achieved this. We know this through audience feedback; our audience liked the fact we challenged the stereotype and said it made them want to keep watching.

Evaluation: Question 6

Evaluation - question 6

Evaluation- Question 7.

Q7) Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

Through completing both productions, i have learnt a great deal. The preliminary task we really beneficial to me as i made quite a few mistakes which i have learnt from. For example in my prelim i did not have titles or a sound track. If i had not done this in my final thriller film i would have lost marks so i am glad i made the mistake in my prelim rather than my thriller film. I have gained many new skills through completing both productions, such as how to properly frame my work, how to apply the rule of three, how to create a sound track and much more! I have enjoyed making my prelim and thriller film and i have learnt a lot from doing it. 

Evaluation- Question 6.

Q6) What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

 



Evaluation: Question 4

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Evaluation- question 3

Evaluation- Question 3.

Q3) What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

Evaluation: Question 3

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Evaluation- Question 1.

Q1) In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media?

For my media coursework i made an opening to a mystery thriller film with two of my peers. Our mystery thriller is called 'The Last Detail'. It is about a librarian who has got a dark secret and has a stalker who watches what he does in the library and is determined to reveal this secret.

The conventions of a title sequence:

There are four types of film openings; titles over a blank screen, a discrete title sequence, a narrative opening with the titles running throughout and stylised editing. In the opening of a film you would expect to see:

• Distribution and Production icon.
• Distribution company.
• Production company.
• The directors name.
• Actor 1.
• Actor 2.
• The film title.
• Actor 3.
• Actor 4.
• Actor 5.
• Casting by.
• Music supervisor.
• Music by.
• Director of photography.
• Production designer. 
• Written by.
• Costume designer.
• Edited by.
• Executive producers.

Examples of real media showing the conventions of a film opening. 

This film 'Se7en' is an American thriller. This film opening supports the conventions of a film opening as it shows everything i have listed above. 

This film 'Collateral' is a crime thriller. This film opening challenges the conventions of a film opening as there are no credits. The credits only appear after this opening sequence. 

Sub-Genres.

There are different types of thriller sub-genres, for example: romantic, political, mystery, physiological etc. My thriller is a mystery thriller. I choose to work with a mystery thriller because i thought it best suited the ideas me and my group come up with. Once we has decided on our sub-genre we were able to add to our ideas to make them more mysterious. 

I looked at a previous students thriller opening which gave me the idea to have someone being watched. This inspired me because i liked how they used different camera angles for example an over the shoulder shot and the tense soundtrack they had. A real film i looked at is called 'The Others' it is a mystery thriller about a woman who lives in a darkened old house with the two photosensitive children and becomes convinced that her family home is haunted.

The conventions of a film opening.

In a film opening, we expect:

• The genre to be set. (This can be done through sound, lighting etc).
• The plot to be established.
• The pace to be set. (This can be done through editing and/or special effects).
• The tone and mood to be set. (This can be done though music).
• The protagonist to be introduced. 
• The pace, font style, colour and size of the credits to compliment the chosen genre of the film.
• The location to be set. (This can be done through a wide shot).
• To be drawn in, the opening should leave us with questions making us want to watch the rest of the film. 
• To see the title of the film.
• The distribution comapny's logo.
• The production company's logo.
• To be shown titles/credits.

Have I followed or challenged the conventions of a title sequence?

For my thriller opening i have followed the conventions of a title sequence but i have also challanged them. I have followed the order in which the titles come in but have challenged the time they appear at as my thriller is only 2minutes long. 

Below i have created a timeline of stills from the film 'Taking of Pelham 123' and my own thriller 'The last detail' showing how i have followed the conventional order of a title sequence and how i have challenged it. As you can see i have followed the order the titles appear in but not the time they appear at as the opening to 'Taking of Pelham 123' is 4 minutes long, whereas my opening in only 2 minutes long.

Evaluation- Question 1

Evaluation
Q1. In what way does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
For my coursework I made a mystery thriller with Sian Smallman and Emily Geraghty, we named it "The Last Detail" as it blends it with the plot of the opening as I'm getting stalked in the library and that someones watching me. During my time on working towards making my own thriller opening, I kept a record of everything I learned and have done on a blog, this has kept me well up-to-date with my work, reminded me my deadlines, and has left me well structured. Before making our own thriller opening, we had to make a prelim to get us organised and ready for the official thing, this has taught me how to use the camera's properly, how to edit and how to input sound; they were very vital in making the thriller opening.
Most commonly we expect to see the production and distribution company logo first in most openings of a film; it is rare to not have the production or distribution company logo name come up in the opening of a film. After that, the name of the film tends to come up at third place in the convention orders, straight after the production and distibution company logo. Moreover, then it is followed by the main set locations (this could be done using a wide shot) then protagonist (main character). The opening of a film should draw the audience in, making them want to watch the rest of the film, and it should set the mood/atmosphere; this is mostly done by using music. However, after they are drawed in, the name of the director should appear, then the names of the main characters, names of the editor, costumer designer, and who the music was done by and so on... Each credit should be approximetly 3-5 seconds long.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BROZYppqsf8

This film opening too thriller 'Arlington Road' portrays some of these conventions, it introduces the protagonist, it uses music to create a suspense atmosphere and it introduces the setting of the film.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cifPv4QWTH0 

This is the opening trailer of the film 'Memento'. However, the opening sequence lasts for one minute and 50seconds and in this opening you can see many of the things I have listed above, such as: the name of the film and music to help set the atmosphere and mood.

Furthermore, there a few type of film openings, they are laid out in different ways and are used in specifically for specific types of genres for films. one type of film opening is a discrete one this gives quite a sinister atmosphere and kind of foreshadows the film with clues a good example of this is se7en.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k2gsEI34CE

It is quite dark gloomy and gives us a idea that the movie is to do with someone with some sort of mental condition. The sound is very thrilling and sets the mood with its deep sounds. The handwriting font to show the names and the production group is quite smart. It gives us  few ideas maybe about the persons past or his current job.

Another title sequence is the conventional one. This is a more traditional one where the cast is in order and there is not many special effects or special scenes to make it stand out extremely compared to other ones, however they usually have a shot of the landscape to make the audience understand where they are or where the movie is relating to. In the movie psycho there is a shot of the landscape in the opening sequence.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Tek8QmKRODw

There are loads of types of genres, for example: action, adventure, comedy, crime, erotica, faction, fantasy, historical, horror, mystery, paranoid, philosophical, political, romance, saga, satire, science fiction, slive of live, specualative, thriller, urban and many more... We done thriller. 

Each type of genre falls in to each differenty categories which have different sub-genres in them for example: romantic comedy, action adventure, crime thriller, disaster thriller, supernatural thriller, techno thriller, comedy thriller, musical comedy and many more... We done mystery thriller. 

After doing all my research for conventions of openings, conventions of thriller genre films and conventions of title sequences, I have made sure my own thriller opening matchs with the real life products, so it looks more realistic. For example, I made sure my titles/credits, we all in order each 3-5 seconds long, made sure the tone of the music blends in with the plot of the mystery thriller, and made sure that our mystery thriller sticks to the sub-genre.

Thriller opening- Behind the scenes.

I created this powerpoint to show everything that went on behind the scenes whist making the opening to our thriller film.

Evaluation: question 4

The wider audience for thriller films in general?

Thriller films are usually aimed at teenagers and adults, as they are not suitable for a younger audience due to often involving violence and being generally scary. The American thriller 'The silence of the Lambs' is an example, being rated appropriate for 16 year old's and above. 'The Stepfather' is also rated suitable for a similar age; 15+.

The audience more specific to our sub genre?

The target audience for thrillers has a general trend of being teenagers and adults, but it can vary depending on the sub genre of the film. Our thriller is a mystery thriller. The protagonist is holding back a secret which the antagonist is keen to get to the bottom of. The whole plot is based around a librarian and his mysterious and suspicious plan. The sub genre of our thriller will effect the target audience.

 The famous American thriller 'Seven' has sub genres such as mystery, psychological and crime, and includes violence and weapons(guns) therefore is given the age certificate of 18. 

Our film doesn't include any gruesome or explicit scenes which means it is visually suitable for a younger audience as well as older, but it does involve having to focus and work things out, which requires quite a mature audience who enjoy doing so, which is why our target audience is 16+. 

I created this Facebook profile to show a typical member of our target audience. This is what they would 'like' and be interested in. Things such as law and books are included as our film includes the protagonist being interested in books to do with law and using them whilst planning. Having an interest in the same things as this character would help to understand what he is thinking, and help to relate to him. Programs such as CSI include working out mysteries which relates to our sub genre. Being interested in psychology would make the film enjoyable as there is a mysterious character who clearly has an interesting frame of mind to work out.

This particular example of one our of our audience members is female, however this isnt our film is targeted at both males and females.

Evaluation: question 5

How did we attract/address our intended audience?

What aspects of the opening appeal to the target audience?

Our production company 'Wild  Horses' have produced other British films such as 'Archipelago' and 'My Brother The Devil'. Wild Horses have produced many low budget British films, which have been successful, if our target audience recognise this production company, they will probably take more of an interest. 

The name of our film 'The Last Detail' suggests that the film involves a missing piece, which needs to be worked out. This title will attract our intended audience as they will be interested in finding out what exactly is meant by this title, as it suggests some sort of mystery and tricky plot.
Our chosen location is a traditional library, the library is an building which seems to have a lot of history. This will appeal to our audience as it seems quite creepy. The fact that a library is supposedly a quiet place is significant as clearly something is unusual about this library, which is why the opening is set here, this should engage an audience who are keen to find out. The quiet location will also build tension as the audience will be focused on the actors movements.
The mise en scene in the opening involves books, and traditional looking furniture such as the old stair case which is featured in our opening in a close up shot. The old traditional furniture should appeal to our intended audience as it will create a creepy and historic feel. The books allow us to include camera shots of the antagonist watching the protagonist through gaps in the books, which is a well known shot and will appeal to our audience who  may have seen this type of shot in other thrillers.

Our main actor is a middle aged male, this will appeal to some of our target audience, as they may be of a similar age, and therefor relate to him. The mysterious character in the opening is a female, which means it will appeal to both male and females. The protagonist is a librarian which some of our audience can relate too, as they will be of a legal working age, and may have the same profession.

We filmed an interview with a member of our target audience asking them about what aspects of a thriller opening appeals to them. This is what they said:

After hearing what they said, we then asked them to watch our thriller opening. We then interviewed them for a second time. This time we asked them what aspects of our opening appealed to them. This is what they said:

We also filmed an interview with another member of our target audience and asked them what they liked about the opening to our film. This is what they said:

                              Role of rough cut feedback?
We received feedback from a media studies teacher on our rough cut of the opening. We were told to improve we need to focus on changing the font style, adding an appropriate soundtrack and inter-cutting some scenes. We took on board this feedback and searched on You tube for mystery thriller openings. From  the research we found that the fonts were usually just black or white, and were slightly sharper, therefore we changed our font colour from red to white, and chose a more suitable and similar font style to other successful mystery thrillers. Our target audience are people who are interested in this genre, and they would be more interested in our film if they see a suitable font and recognisable theme. Using Final Cut Pro, we then edited our film more and cut our longest scene, placing clips of the antagonist watching the librarian in between, this created a sense of him being watched, in a more intense and unnerving atmosphere. This will appeal to the target audience more than it would have before, as it is less boring and more mysterious. We then created a soundtrack using Soundtrack Pro, we made sure it had a mixture of volumes and pitch to create an unsettled feel, representing how our protagonist felt.

How have we reached out to our audience?

We have considered that our target audience will be both male and female, and will be old enough to use social networking sites, so we have taken this opportunity to reach out to them and create awareness of our thriller. Our thriller is also posted on our blog. 

We feel that social networking sites are extremely popular at the moment, and a straight forward way of publishing our film and getting it out there.

I posted a tweet on my personal twitter account, linking any viewers to our film.





I have posted a status of Facebook promoting our film. Posting our film on Facebook received a very good response with lots of positive feedback.

 I have posted our thriller opening on our Facebook page to promote to film and give our audience a taster of what the film is about. As you can see we have had good positive feedback.



This is a comment a member of our target audince posted on our Facebook page.





We have also reached out to our target audience by having a cinematic release at 'screen on the green'. It was a very sucessful release and our audience really liked our film. Here is the opening to our film on the big screen!

Our main actor.

We filmed an interview with the main actor in our film Sam Williams who plays Yusef Hough. We asked him about his busy hectic promotional schedule and how he has been promoting the film. 

Evaluation- Question 4.

Q4) Who would be the audience for your media product?

Describe the wider audience for thriller films in general.

Thriller films in general mainly attract an audience of adults and teenagers 15+. Thriller films can be scary and sometimes include scenes of violence and horror so would be unsuitable for a young audience. The main elements of a thriller film are suspence, tension and excitment. People who enjoy watching thriller films will experience high levels of anticipation, heightened expectation, uncertainty, surprise, anxiety and terror. Thriller films also tend to be adrenaline-rushing, gritty and fast-paced.

 

Describe the audience more specific to your sub genre.

The target audience for thriller films can vary depending on the sub-genre. My thriller is a mystery thriller. Mystery thrillers attract an audience of teenagers 15+ and adults. Mystery thrillers are for people who enjoy having to work things/people out. Suspense is often maintained as an important plot element. This can be done through the use of the soundtrack, camera angles, heavy shadows, surprising plot twists and the use of mise-en-scene. I researched some mystery thriller films to see the age certificates and why they chose that specific age. One film I looked at is called 'Arlington Road'. The age certificate is a 15. They chose to make it a 15 as there are intense/frightining scenes and scenes of violence and gore and this would be unsuitable viewing for a younger audience.

 

Describe the specific audience for your own thriller based on its USP (Unique selling point).

My thriller 'The last detail' specific audience is 16+. Our film does not include any gore/violence or explicit scenes so therefor is sutiable for this age group. However it does include some 'on the edge of your seat' scenes and we have used various camera angles that make it look like someone is watching you so therefore could be ubsuatiable for a younger audience. Our USP encourages the audience to try and work out the mystery and guess what is going to happen which requires quite a mature audience who enjoy doing this.

 

 

I created this Facebook profile to show a typical member of our target audience. These are the types of things they would 'like' and be interested in. This member of our target audience likes reading and is interested in the law system. This is a good as our film is set in a library and our main actor is reading a book about the english legal system. This member of our target audience also likes TV programs that involve working things out, this is also good as our film encourages our audience to work things out as it is a mystery thriller.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Final Thriller Film- The last detail.

This is our final thriller film- 'The Last Detail'.

Updated Thriller Pitch.

This is our updated thriller pitch, we have changed the title of our film as we thought 'The Watching' was to predictable. We have also changed our institutional details, as the ones we previously had were for high budget films, the ones we have now suite our film better as they are for low budget films.

Thriller rough cut feedback.

This is our feedback from our thriller rough cut:

Thriller Opening- Rough Cut.

This picture shows that I'm taking the video camera and tripod over for the weekend 

Prelim: Behind the scenes.

Whilst filming our prelim, we took some pictures to show us working behind the scenes.

Pitch.

Prelim evaluation

From creating our Prelim we have come across some technical difficulties and have learnt many new skills, which can help us when filming our opening sequence for the thriller. We have recently learnt that all the footage filmed will not be used for our final product and we were only able to produce less than 2 minutes worth of footage. In the future, we aim to record more clips than needed so that we have a variety of choices when editing. Another problem that we encountered with was the tripod, because we filmed in front of a reflected screen (the glass doors) we were able to see the camera and tripod when filming. While editing we became aware of the gap above our actors heads, unfortunately we were unable to change this as we had a limited time to film, but when we begin filming for our thriller we would position the camera so that there will be no extra space above their heads. From creating our digital storyboard beforehand, it enabled us to plan what different types of shots we wanted to use such as close up, shot reverse shot, panning and many more. By shooting the same scene twice but from different angles, we were able to limit the amount of continuity issue we would have faced which made our prelim flow easily and seem as if it was happening in one shot. By creating our prelim we have learnt how to add text, change the font and move the positioning of it by using the wireframe. For our thriller opening, to improve our clip we will make time to create a soundtrack on soundtrack pro to make it seem professional and more enjoyable to watch. Overall the creation of our prelim was successful because we have learnt new editing skills, have become aware of any problems that may occur and can change our planning/filming methods to prevent it from happening again.

Final Prelim film.

This is our final prelim film:

Prelim Storyboard.

This is our prelim storyboard:

Digital Storyboard.

The making of our final prelim film.

This is the making of our final prelim film. We took pictures on a still camera to show the process of filming. We arranged the pictures using photo bucket, and created an album.

Thriller Pitch.

Media presentation from Groupforty3

Planning- Target Audience

Target Audience

This shows minor points about each audience bands

Thriller opening ideas

Spider diagram of the first ideas that came into my mind for the thriller opening; quick points about the thriller opening.

Evaluation- How successful were you in meeting your prelim?

 Evaluation

How successful were you in meeting your prelim?
We weren't fully organised about the plot of the prelim, so we had to make it up on the spot, therefore it would have been better if it was planned. In order to make sure we met the deadline, we had to make sure we all worked efficiently and productively. For example, I worked on the editings of shots, emily worked on the sounds whereas Sian was working on the titles. Then after, we put all our work together as soon as possible, and made it more better, with all our ideas put into thoughts together. We stayed in contact with each other to make sure we know what our tasks are. 

Thriller scedule.

Plan for Thriller (important dates)

Friday 1st Feb - Planning, taking photos for storyboard
Tuesday 5th Feb - Pitch Presentation
Friday 8th Feb - Filming (film day 1)
Tuesday 12th Feb - Filming (film day 2)
Friday 15th Feb - FILM ALL DAY - INCENT DAY (final film day)
Tuesday 26 Feb - Editing (edit day 1)
Friday 1st March - Editing (edit day 2)
Tuesday 5th March - Editing (edit day 3)
Friday 8th March (3 o-clock) - Deadline (final deadline)

Final Prelim Evaluation.

What would we do differently next time?
-Once we had filmed, and fully editied our film opening we realised there were things that we would have done differently. The first thing we would have done differently would be thinking more about our filming locations and if they work. The reason i would do this is because when filming we had a character walk towards a door, but actually walk out a different door. When we was editing we realised this didnt work becasue when he was waliking to the door and then walking out of the door, the rooms were different colours. If we had the chance to do it again, we would make sure that we thought more about our filming loacations and if they work.

(Add screen grabs of the doors).

Evaluation- What did you learn from doing it?

Evaluation

What did you learn from doing it?

I gained a lot of knowledge from making this prelim, for example, I learnt how to use soundtrack pro, how to put two pieces of music together to get one sound track, I also learnt how to input text (conventions) on to the clip from final cut pro. 

Using soundtrack pro taught me how to mix sounds together, how to blend them, and also how to input the final sounds into the film. (screenshot of soundtrack pro)

Learning mistakes gives us more knowledge about our real thriler, and what not to do, for example, we learnted how important mise-en-scene is when filming, and we made an error when using the doors, as I was walking out after collecting the drugs. This has got me informed for not to make a mistake like that for the real things. As a group, we thinks our camera understanding has improved very much even though Emily was our main camera girl. Watching her record certain shots (e.g. shot reserve shot between mine and Sian's conversation) has given us confidence and ability in our groups recording ability. I learnted that editing was the most important process in making this prelim, as editing the shots, sounds, and titles, creates the whole tone of the prelim therefore editing plays an important role and we should be fully aware of that when editing our real opening thriller.

Genre and sub-genre research

Genre and sub-genre research

Whats the difference between genre and sub-genre?

Genre: In film theory, genre refers to the method based on similarities in the narrative elements from which films are constructed. Most theories of film genre are borrowed from literary genre criticism. As with genre in a literary context, there is a great deal of debate over how to define or categorise genre. Besides the basic distinction in genre between fiction and documentary, film genres can be categorized in several ways.

Examples of genre: - action - adventure - comedy - crime - erotica - faction - fantasy - historical - horror - mystery - paranoid - philosophical - political - romance - saga - satire - science fiction - slive of live - speculative - thriller - urban 

Sub-Genre: A sub-genre is a sub-category of a specific genre, and can apply to literature, music, film, theater, video games, or other forms of art. Genres were created to classify artistic works into descriptive categories, and a sub-genre breaks down those categories into more defined subjects. 

Examples of sub-genre:- romantic comedy - action adverture - crime thriller - disaster thriller - supernatural thriller - techno thriller - comedy thriller - musical comedy 

Examples of thriller films under sub-genre

Casino Royale

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 Researching this topic gave me an idea to what type of editing and sounds I could use for my prelim. Moreover, it gave me more knowledge about the camera angles used in these specific type of thrillers which I could use (intertextuality) for my prelim.  

The checklist

Before starting the coursework, we got given a 10 page blogging checklist, where we had to tick our way through each boxes. This made me organised and notified for what I have left to do.

Research: Genre&Sub-genre.

Research: Genre& Sub-genre.

Genre: Genre is a type of class; a category. Genre may fall under one of two categories: Fiction and nonfiction. In the film industry a genre is how a film is categorised.  There are many types of genres, here are some examples:

• Horror
• Romance
• Action
• Disaster
• Comedy
• Adventure
• Fantasy
• Science fiction
• Thriller

Sub-genre: Sub genres are sub-classes of the larger category of the main film genre. They have there own style and subject matters. There are many sub genres, here are some examples:

• Romantic comedy
• Action adventure
• Crime thriller
• Disaster thriller
• Supernatural thriller
• Techno thriller
• Comedy thriller
• Musical comedy

The sub-genre that most inspires me is 'crime thriller'. Crime thriller inspires me because i feel that i could do a lot with it, for example you can experiment with different crimes, e.g. knife crime, robbery, drugs etc. I also like crime thrillers because you can appeal to a wide audience, and you can also experiment with different characters and support or challenge stereotypes. This could influence my own film opening because it would give me opportunity to see what type of editing is used, what types of camera angles, mise-en-scene and sounds are used, this could also help me in editing and producing my own film opening.




Research: Foley sounds.

Foley Sounds.

 

Foley sound is sound that is added to a film during post production. For example, it can include footsteps, the rustle of clothes, placing a glass on a table and much more. It is the process of putting a pre-recorded sound effect in sync with the image being shown on the screen, for example, if there was a man walking down the street the footsteps that you would hear wouldn't be real, they would be pre-recorded and put into sync with the man walking. In many films and TV programs, when you hear sounds that are caused by human actions, it is actually Foley sound.

This is a video i found that futher explains Foley sound. I can see here how Foley artists create and/or replace sounds that can not be captured or created on set. I can see how the artists have to be very aware of timing and how important it is to get eveything in sync.



Planning Coursework

Brief Planning Overview of Coursework

Research/Planning.Production/Evaluation broken into peices^

Final Prelim Film.

Foley sound

Foley sound

Foley effects are sound effects added to the film during post production (after the shooting stops). They include sounds such as footsteps, clothes rustling, crockery clinking, paper folding, doors opening and slamming, punches hitting, glass breaking, etc. etc. In other words, many of the sounds that the sound recordists on set did their best to avoid recording during the shoot.
For example, an introductory shot of a biker wearing a leather jacket might be enhanced if we hear his jacket creak as he enters the shot - but do we really want to hear it every time he moves? By adding the foley sound fx in post, we can control its intensity, and fade it down once the dialogue begins. Even something as simple as boots on gravel can interfere with our comprehension of the dialogue if it is recorded too loudly. Far better for the actor to wear sneakers or socks (assuming their feet are off screen!) and for the boot-crunching to be added during Foley.

This video is a great tutorial on what Foley is and how Foley artists go about adding the realistic audio touches to a movie or television program. 

Collateral storyboard

Collateral Storyboard 

We had a task to remake an opening and we chose to remake the opening of Collateral. In order to make it successful and well planned, I made a story board. As we were in groups, we had to divide the scenes and get each person to focus on their specific scene; my scene was from 0-11 seconds. As we all done ours story boards, we then put all our story boards together and filmed the remake of Collateral. 



This is my storyboard (0-11seconds)