my evaluation commentary

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question 8

My preliminary and my final scene has made a significant difference my preliminary sequence was the first time I have ever done filming as I was not a GCSE student so I had to start new by learning all the basic techniques of how to use the cameras and software. In my first seuquence there were many issues such as there was bad continuity, out of focus shots, actors were not chosen well they had kept on laughing not really taking anything seriously, and when we wanted to shoot in a particular room they were vacated to other classes so this was another issue.So Idid have a couple jump cuts and there was some scenes where I did not get the charcter fully into the secen also there was a limited range of shots you can use but I had tried to edit it my best.Now in my final scene the issues were that the camera was somtimes out focus in my first shoot and the lighting was not great, but that was all resolved in my second shoot were I put the camera on auto focus which ensured me to have a better quality video with a wide variety of shots I can do from different angles to make my film more proffessional and this time there was no jump cuts and the sound was very clear when I had recorded. So overall the skills I have picked up were to make better use of my time management, making a script, step outline shooting outline and storyboards, also I leart how to use different social media and a different variety of shots used eg panning shot with the elastic band to ensure a smoother shot used these were all the skills I picked up since the start of my preliminary.

question 7

 

At first I had found it quite complicated because I had not known much about the imac but I done some background research and tested out new things and  soon developed the skills I had needed. We had used a new software called Imovie star which was much more up to date and better quality and which was easier to use, compared to the old Imovie software we had.

 

I also used YouTube as my  main export I exported my preliminary green screen, animatic  and my main video. It was a quick and easy way for me to upload my things on which was quite basic and didn't really need to do any research into how to use it

I had used a tripod for all my shots to ensure that none of my shots were wobbly and that they were accurate it would not look as professional if I had done it by hand so that's why I had used the tripod to get good accuracy and pin point precision 

question 6

These are the DSLR cameras I have learnt that these are new cameras which were invested in by my school it is more complex to use however ensure better quality by the auto focus and the different camera shots you can do on this compared to the old cameras we had used previously in our project

question 5

 

This was a tracking shot used to establish the area as you can see terraced houses implying this not a high social class area lower disposable income compared to the suburbs the diegetic music in the background reinforces  the type of  music played in Handsworth with the upbeat tempo

 

This close up shot implies that he is the boss and the viewers can distinguish who is the man of authority and this the most serious scene, he should be taken seriously as you can tell by his facial expression of a blank serious look on the face the mise en scene is used very well here because of the dark suit and the way the camera is tilted at him making him looke bigger in this scene.

 

This close up shot used here implies that he has died a excruciating death which makes the viewers feel sympathy

 

This establishing shot shows the overall look of Handsworth it shows it is a very multicultural diverse are with the rap beat in the background

 

This panning shot shows sneakz getting killed in a drive by this entices the viewers  and lifts them of their seats in a action packed scene

This mid shot of sneakz talking his rude street slag implies he doesn't care who he is talking to. This gives a very protaganist view about the character that sneakz is a strong balderdash guy who is quite rebellious.

question 4

My target audience is aimed at young adults, I had done some primary research of what films people liked and preferred and this brought up the portfolio of who I am aiming it at.
Scarface
Godfather
Boyz in the hood
Notorious
Menace to society
So I tried to portray this strong male character that is rebellious and makes a name for himself which most of these films have in common.

question 3

•3) What kind of media institution might distribute your media products why?

•Small independent firms distribute viral on social networking sites such as YouTube, Facebook, and twitter they try to market there films like this to make it viral. Word of mouth is mainly what independent firms try to do. As I am trying to reach the widest range of audience because my film does not target niche it relates to an everyday life situation. We will need a heavy investment so we will need other major production companies such as 20th century fox, universal pictures and Columbia picture production. These production companies release films similar to mines an example of a successful gangster biopic is Notorious which had made a gross profit of $36 million dollars so these production companies will make any film reach the broad audience that I am looking for and these companies have good making strategies such as

•Press release

•Word of mouth

•Adverts, TV, radio

•Bus shelters

•Social media Facebook, twitter

•These factors will help me reach my full potential of reaching the key audience; many people have said that they are interested in these types of films so that’s why 20th century fox will make my film successful.