Video with voiceover- institutional question

Equipment and Software

1) Apple Mac Laptop - The Mac was pretty much the main resource of my project, research, blogging, planning, editing and evaluation. Without the mac my project would probably have been rendered impossible. As the laptop has been at college I've only used it during lesson so have had to use the time wisely.

2) HD Camera - This is the first time we have used these HD Cameras, compared to the college cameras these are pretty amazing. The HD cameras are so much more advanced and gave the project a more professional feel.

3) Camera - I used the camera for the titles.

4) Microphone - For the sound of school children I went to a nearby primary school and used the microphone to record them, I found that even thought it picked up the sound of the children really well it also picked up other sounds such as cars and other pedestrians, I overcame this problem by recording in short burst and then looping the better quality recordings.

5) Tripod - Keeping the camera steady while recording.

6) Head Phones - Listening to the music chosen and placing sound effects into the film.

7) Fire wire Cable - Connecting Cameras to the Mac.


After Effects.
This is the first time I have used after effects. It took me some time to really understand what to do but I managed to create my own production logo called "Rupture and, Films". Even though I used it for my Production logo I did not have time to use it for my actual film which I would have liked to do.

iStopmotion.
I am very comftable with iStopmotion, I have used it many times before with other projects so I decided to use it with this project. I reused the same idea with the titles I had done with other another project using pen and paper then taking a selection of pictures then placing them in iStopmotion to create a flicker effect.


Final Cut.
We used Final Cut for our editing. I became very comftable with using Final Cut during this project even though I have used it before. I had a few problems with inserting music and sound effects but I soon over came this by messing around with it.

Audiance Question

"How did you try to attract/address your audience?"

I decided to attract my audience by revealing very little, creating a mystery surrounding my character, never once letting them see his face nor hearing him speak. This was emphasized by sound, the music was a dark ambient instrumental, I then placed underneath the music the sound of school children playing in a playground, this gave the opening a very disturbing feel as the screams relate back to innocence within an opening that is very lonely.

Final Cut - Monsters of Promiscuity

Feedback on roughcut

Rough Cut

Evaluation

In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? (i.e. of film openings)

I kept my character mysterious, I made sure his face was not shown and he wore a hood. I also used a journey to start off the film. I used specific titles which would be seen in most film openings.

I don't really think my opening develops or challenges modern conventions.


How does your media product represent particular social groups?

My opening represents a younger, more independent and free thinking social group in which inadequacy and complications can be used to create.

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

The kind of institution I would want to distribute my product is one which deals with the darker side of real life, such as Artisan Entertainment who released Requiem for a Dream which shows a very dark and horrifying take on addiction. Another could be Desperate Pictures who released Mysterious Skin, a very intriguing film about liberation of truth.

Who would be the audience for your media product?

The audience would be the older teenager going into the younger adult, mainly those questioning redemption and morality.

How did you attract/address your audience?

A young male with a taste for promiscuity which soon gets on the better side of his conscience.

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

Not so much learnt, but I have become more confident with the use of cameras and final cut and after effects.

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

I have progressed in final cut, I am more confident when it comes to editing. I am quicker and more efficient, due to learning short cuts.