Final Film

Evalutaion Qustion 7

Evaluation Question 7

There are many differences between our preliminary task and our final product, the main difference that is most visible is the quality of our product, this is due to the cameras we used and our knowledge of the programme we used to edit (IMovie). When making our preliminary task we only had a non-HD camera to film with, as we had never actually made a film opening before, we had only a small knowledge of how to use the camera and the types of shots and camera angles we were going to be using, also we didn't use a tripod which meant that our shots weren't always steady. However, when we filmed our final film opening, we had a lot more experience and knowledge of how to make our opening look professional. When filming our opening, we used a brand new HD Canon video camera, which meant the quality of our film was considerably better than our preliminary task, also when filming our actual film opening we used a tripod, this meant that our film was steady and all the shots looked smooth and professional. 

In terms of the planning for our preliminary task, we were only able to achieve a small amount of planning as we only had a small amount of knowledge of actually how to plan a short film. we went into the filming with a very limited idea of what we were going to do, we only had a rough outline of what we wanted our preliminary task to be about and we filmed with inexperienced actors. Also we used minimal costumes and props, which at points looked very unprofessional. However, when it came round to making our final film opening, we did a very large amount of detailed planning into the genre we were filming, previous films in that genre, the titles, the institution logos and the audience we were aiming it at. On the day of filming, we all knew what we were doing and also because we had previously planned the opening, we knew how the day was going to run, unlike in our preliminary task. This extra planning for our final film is clearly visible in our final film, this like props and quality are clearly different and improved. For example, the gun used in our preliminary task is quite clearly fake, whereas the shells in our opening are obviously real.

In our preliminary task we didn't really use a variety of shots that would make the audience more interested in our film such as an establishing shot. This meant that the audience were being thrown straight into viewing of the film without knowing anything about the location or setting of the film. Within the film, we used a lot more complex shots in our final film opening, such as pans and low angles, where as in our preliminary task most of our angle and shots were shaky and unsteady. We made sure this wasn't the case with our final product, and after doing various rough cuts and watching our final cut, it certainly isn't.

We know definitely feel more confident and comfortable using the equipment and cameras, when we filmed our preliminary task we had very minimal knowledge and confidence with using the equipment meaning our shots and angles and overall outcome of the film wasn't very good, we entered and came away from making our final film opening with a much better understand of how to use things such as cameras and the setting that they have on them, tripods and the different ways you can move and adjust it, and the editing software which we used on the macs. When we did our preliminary task we had very limited knowledge of iMovie and didn't really know what we were doing most of the time, but when it come round to editing our final film we knew what we were doing and where everything in the programme was

We also took into consideration the costumes that our actors where wearing a lot more in our final product than we did in our preliminary task. In our preliminary task we simply mentioned to the actors roughly what we wanted them to wear and look like and just let them bring their own costumes, this meant that our preliminary task looked very rough and unprofessional because the actors weren't wearing very good costumes. However, when we filmed our final task we made sure that we had planned what we wanted our actors to wear and had given them the exact specifications for their costumes, meaning our film looked more professional and well finished.

Evaluation Question 6

Nathan

In the production of our film, we used a variety of software programs and technological equipment. All of these programs that we used helped us create our film and helped us when coming to edit. The software programs and websites we used consisted of ...








The Equipment

When using the camera equipment we come across strengths and weaknesses of the equipment. The equipment we used to film was;

• The Camera - The camera was obviously the most important part of the filming process as it
  
  actually filmed to whole opening. However, we did come across the strengths and weaknesses of the camera. The strengths of the camera were, 1. The camera was extremely clear and the sound recorded on the camera was crisp and easily understandable which was very important. By having this camera, it enabled us to film clearly signify the necessary elements to the audience clearly meaning they could understand the narrative. 2. The camera was small and portable. This was a huge factor in the production of our film as we were moving around a lot and changing the angles at every scene to find the best view, therefore this camera helped us when doing this as it was lightweight and easily portable allowing us move around time efficiently. The camera did also have its weaknesses, however only a main weakness which was the limited recording time we had due to the battery. This was a huge weakness and could have set us back in the filming stage of production as the camera unfortunately cut out on us as we were filming. However, we had an alternative. We filmed the last 3 shots on an iPhone 6s which resolved this problem. But, this caused complications when editing our piece as the contrast was different between the camera and phone.

• The Tripod - The tripod was also important as this allowed us to pan the camera with
  
  sustained stability. The main strength of this piece of equipment was the extremely high stability that it allowed us to film with. This was very important when filming as this made our film look professional which was key as we were a mainstream production company. However, there were a few weaknesses when we came to use this piece of equipment. The main one being that the tripod was a little frustrating we trying to use it on grass. This is because, the main part of our film opening was on grass as it was filmed within a woodland area meaning the ground was uneven. The tripod struggled to stay standing straight therefore we had to result to holding the camera at some points within the filming. The other smaller issue with the tripod was that it wasn't as portable as the camera meaning that, because of some shots, we need to place the camera in a narrow space in which the tripod couldn't fit into. This therefore meant that we had to film by holding the camera reducing the stability and quality of the shot.

• The iPhone - The iPhone 6s that we used to film had its own strengths and weaknesses to. The
  
  main strength being the camera and microphone built in the phone. The camera was extremely clear and picked up the image very well enabling us to continue filming and the microphone picked up the sound extremely well. However, the film from the phone was in a different contrast to the camera meaning the shots looked different making the editing part a little tricky. Also the microphone on the iPhone seemed to pick up more background sound meaning that the shots had slightly louder backgrounds sounds than the camera shots. This meant that we had to adjust the sound levels when editing to try and make the two clips around the same sound. Overall this was the best alternative we had and it worked fairly well, but as it resolved filming problems, it created editing problems.

The Problems When Filming

We faced two main problems and one minor problem which was easily resolvable. the two main problems were;

1. The limited filming time with the camera due to the battery life - This problem was a major one however we managed to solve it by using my phone to complete the filming. As we were half way through filming our opening, the camera died on us which was a problem. Luckily we had my phone to complete the filming. We again, solved this by using a phone however this created more issues, but it solved this problem that occurred.

     2.  The contrast and sound difference between devices - Because our camera battery died on us, we had to result in using an iPhone 6s. This meant that the contrast was different between the cameras creating a problem when coming to edit. After a lot of time editing we managed to slightly correct the contrast to make it look like the same camera, therefore we successfully resolved this problem.




The minor problem that occurred when filming was;

1. Reduced stability due to complications with the tripod and camera - This problem was not a major one just a minor one. The tripod failed to stand up start and made the filming increasingly unstable meaning we needed to sort it out. We solved this problem by taking the camera off the tripod and filming by hand. This increased the stability but only by a little however it was an improvement meaning that it solved the previous issue.

The equipment we used to enhance our film was a tripod. The tripod helped us have a stable filming situation and enabled us to film and keep the same position if we needed to cut and re film based on the situation. we didn't use any other equipment as a dolly would not have helped us as the ground in which we filmed on was very bumpy and rough meaning the tracking shots would not be smooth and would look unprofessional.




Editing Software





The problems we encountered were that the contrast was different when it came out on the iMac. This meant that the editing part of the production of our film was increasingly difficult, however we got it sorted as we managed to change the contrast. Considering these problems, I have learnt a lot when it comes to iMovie. I can now easily change the contrast of a piece and fade music in and out when needed. I also learnt to precision cut a detached piece of audio as I needed to find a specific point in able to duplicate it and add pieces together. We were not very careful when coming to edit as we did not check our film for little mistakes. For example, our detective buttoned up his coat and then in the next shot his coat was unbuttoned. We therefore should have made sure that we kept it buttoned up so the film looked even more professional. Next time I would make sure that we checked this and maybe start editing straight away as we left it a while and then needed to quickly edit and rush our final cut.

Our Group





We used Blogger to log our work by posting different pieces of work to show what we had done to keep it in order and check it off our checklist in order to complete everything efficiently. We found Blogger helpful because it allowed us to see all the work we had done in the correct order allowing us to see what we had and hadn't done allowing us to complete our work efficiently with all a group input to our film opening research and planning.

Evaluation Question 5

Evaluation Question 5

When creating our opening to our film, we tried to our target audience by including a young main character that was around the age of the audience that we considered was going to be watching our film. This is likely to attract our target audience of 15-25 year old males, as they feel that they can relate to the main character and make them more involved with the film and the character as well. This would add to the film’s success, as the audience is more likely to connect and relate with this character than if we casted an actor that was in a different age bracket to our target audience.

There are moments in our film, which would be uninviting for people below the age of 15 as the scenes within the opening could possibly be disturbing for a viewer of this age. For example, in our film opening we have included a scene, in which a body covered by a white sheet, which gives the audience the assumption that the person has died. These scenes could however, help to attract our target audience on the lower end of the age range of 15 years, as these scenes may help our younger audience feel more mature by being permitted to watch it, as they have only recently hit this age bracket and also that in this era evidence shows that individual of an even younger age have experienced graphic content on other platforms like our film. This means that the certificate that we have given the film will be appropriate, as we feel that by this age that the content within our film won’t be anything that this age group hasn't seen before.

Within our film opening, we make sure that the camera angles are placed so that the audience is in the position of the main character, which is the inspector. By doing this, this gives the impression that the audience is on the journey with the inspector for the rest of the film, making the film more attracting and also gives a better narrative to the film. This will also make the film more appealing the our target audience as this age range what a well put together story line and by adding the view point of the inspector throughout the opening, it gives a different perspective to the film.

As our film is based around the crime/thriller genre, we have tried to incorporate as many generic conventions into the film opening, so that our target audience insanely know what the film genre is meaning they have an idea of what the film will be about before watching the whole film. This gives the audience want they are asking for and because of the twist that the film is revolved around, this gives the storyline and film in general a more attracting fell to it.

Evaluation question 4

Billy Parker

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Evaluation Question 3

Billy Parker

Moose productions is a mainstream company and so this would lead to us  to have an audience that expects large production values, a compelling story and generic conventions, which is very similar to television dramas such as Luther. 

A mainstream media distributor Warner bros is an example of a distribution company that could distribute our products. They are a part of ime Warner who are themselves part of the big 6 companies of the media world.  They will be able to help us decide things like release date, advertising campaigns and exhibitions of the film. oney for our film will have to come from our distributors due to the fact that our production company is very new.

We decided on the order of our titles based off of the order of reservoir dogs. This is due to the fact that we did a remake of this opening and we wanted to incorporate that in some way in our opening.

Our film has a lot of similarities with films such as Jurassic World, due to how it was released just before summer to optimise viewership. 

Evaluation question 2

George Watkins


this is my evaluation of how our film is non-stereo and stereotypical in terms of social groups and how they are represented.