What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?Universal are also a possible institution that would distribute my production as they have distributed the Bourne trilogy which has similar themes and ideas as ours. Also they would provide the perfect successful distribution compared to Icon and other smaller franchises.
What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
During this product the main backbone for the use of technology is learning how to use blogger. As I have never used it before, it took some time getting used to but I would now say I am proficient at it.
I learnt how to use Sony Vegas Pro 12 for the editing because I found it easier to use than Final Cut Pro. Luke also learnt to use photo shop because of I wanted to create a completely digitally created shot list as opposed to trying to using sketches that would be scanned into a digital format we went for the second option as we realised we could get more detail out of the high quality sketches I made.
I learnt how to use Sony Vegas Pro 12 for the editing because I found it easier to use than Final Cut Pro. Luke also learnt to use photo shop because of I wanted to create a completely digitally created shot list as opposed to trying to using sketches that would be scanned into a digital format we went for the second option as we realised we could get more detail out of the high quality sketches I made.
By making this product other members of the group learnt that size doesn't matter. This is because I used rapid advancements in smart phone camera technology to record our production, alongside a Cannon D600. Opposed to the use of Industry standard logistic camera equipment such as Handycam, Proaim, Senna and Walimex, which can easily cost upwards of £1000. They can also be a lot bigger and bulkier in some cases which makes them harder to transport, we never had those issues. Although I still think it is arguable that they can produce a lot better quality footage.
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Advantages of Technology We Used:
The use of the Nokia Lumia meant we were were able to communicate more effectively almost instantaneously, over long distance which would not be possible otherwise. An example of this would be when Luke sent Me images for location scouting showing him where we would be working in the future.
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Preliminary Lighting --->
Since our preliminary we have done more in depth research in to different types of shot like close-ups and tracking shots, we implemented these into our final film. There where only 7 different shots in our preliminary and around 50 in our final film.
For our preliminary we did a small amount of research into different camera shot and camera angle, but when we did our research for our production we found that all the aspects of our film needed to be researched like text and the equipment we used.
Advantages of Technology We Used:
The use of the Nokia Lumia meant we were were able to communicate more effectively almost instantaneously, over long distance which would not be possible otherwise. An example of this would be when Luke sent Me images for location scouting showing him where we would be working in the future.
Another advantage of using the Mobile technology is that Rowan was also able to communicate with his focus group via a YouTube app, and was able to question them, reply to their response and make the production more appealing to our target audience on demand.
An example of this would be when the group motioned that we needed to use a different shot type for a specific point in the film.
We listened and we tried to incorporate that into the film.
For are music choice we came across some copyright issues, we tried tackling this by asking the owner of the music if we could have the right to put it into our production, sadly they never responded to the request so we decided to use copyrighted music freely available on the open source music, as well as having a connection who could produce some dramatic music for us. However shortly after implementing the non copyrighted music we had conformation that we could use their music. But decided to keep what we had used as it was more subtle and our target audience felt that it suited it better than the copyrighted music.
We listened and we tried to incorporate that into the film.
For are music choice we came across some copyright issues, we tried tackling this by asking the owner of the music if we could have the right to put it into our production, sadly they never responded to the request so we decided to use copyrighted music freely available on the open source music, as well as having a connection who could produce some dramatic music for us. However shortly after implementing the non copyrighted music we had conformation that we could use their music. But decided to keep what we had used as it was more subtle and our target audience felt that it suited it better than the copyrighted music.
Disadvantages of this technology:
The battery seemed to drain very quickly and it could of limited us to the number of shots taken, because the battery's capacity is not like that of logistic equipment that would be used in industry.
Capture quality was slightly lower but that is too be expected with new technologies which still needs to be tweaked and modified to reach its full potential.This meant that we found it hard to get closeup shots of actors faces in key moments of the film. For instance when the attacker turned into the person at a tactical disadvantage.
It was also hard getting used to the hardware like the new cameras which i have had no experience with before, meaning it was a steep learning curve when looking at YouTube tutorials for using both the Cannon 500 / 600 and learning to use our Nokia Lumia smart phone camera as well as it runs on a operating system that takes time getting used to.
It was also hard getting used to the hardware like the new cameras which i have had no experience with before, meaning it was a steep learning curve when looking at YouTube tutorials for using both the Cannon 500 / 600 and learning to use our Nokia Lumia smart phone camera as well as it runs on a operating system that takes time getting used to.
Preliminary and Production Comparison
Looking back at our preliminary task and our final piece of film, our production is more complex because of the amount of editing techniques used. For example in our preliminary task the lighting was not edited in post-production where as in the scenes where we were filming outside, the shots needed to be darker due to the brightness of the sun. < -- Production Lighting
Preliminary Lighting --->
Since our preliminary we have done more in depth research in to different types of shot like close-ups and tracking shots, we implemented these into our final film. There where only 7 different shots in our preliminary and around 50 in our final film.
For our preliminary we did a small amount of research into different camera shot and camera angle, but when we did our research for our production we found that all the aspects of our film needed to be researched like text and the equipment we used.
For the outside shots we uses a Cannon 600D
And for the indoor shots we used the Nokia Lumia 1020's Pro Camera
We did this because there was not a lot of room in the room we where filming so Luke used the 1020's camera on a tripod (thanks to a special phone case) in the room.
The technology let us down Luke's memory card got corrupted and we lost all of the footage we had filmed the previous week. This meant it had to be rerfilmed. Because of the corruption I backed-up all of our footage as soon as we recorded it.
because the preliminary task was only a small task we did not need to do any in depth research into codes and conventions for it. But for our production we had to follow certain codes and conventions of a specific film gene (Thriller). we used common codes and conventions of thrillers in our final production like close-ups, black and white scenes and parallel editing/cross cutting.
The code and convention we used the most in our final production was the black and white scenes because black and white scenes.
1) Distort the Time in the Film
The technology let us down Luke's memory card got corrupted and we lost all of the footage we had filmed the previous week. This meant it had to be rerfilmed. Because of the corruption I backed-up all of our footage as soon as we recorded it.
because the preliminary task was only a small task we did not need to do any in depth research into codes and conventions for it. But for our production we had to follow certain codes and conventions of a specific film gene (Thriller). we used common codes and conventions of thrillers in our final production like close-ups, black and white scenes and parallel editing/cross cutting.
The code and convention we used the most in our final production was the black and white scenes because black and white scenes.
1) Distort the Time in the Film
2) Confuses the audience/viewer
3) Gives Audience Insight into the Past
4) Used in Key/Important Scenes in the film
An example of using the black and white scenes to confuse the audience is the first black and white scene in our production, when you see the Protagonist and the Antagonist of our production fight. we confuse the audience further by not including the start of the fight, instead you join part way into the fight.
We also believe that the audience would be confused by the man in the mask when they see him and would then relate to other thriller or horror film that the man in the mask is the Antagonist.
One of other factor that effected our Production was the Planning Process. For our preliminary task we did minimal planning and was filmed in around an hour. Where as for our production we did multiple mind maps for our 4 main ideas and then did a more in depth one when we chose the main idea we wanted to do for our film.
For our production we also did a simple story board and a more detailed storyboard. We took the more detailed story board with us when we filmed. Our Production took much longer than we expected it would. We filmed for 3-5 hours over 3 days (Including the day we lost the footage for).
While doing our production, as a team we have learnt that research and planning are both really important factors in the making of our final production.
Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product? (Evaluation)
Planning - Compared to our Preliminary our final production had a lot more planning involved. We made multiple mind maps before choosing the one for our final production. Also the scripting for our preliminary task was not planned and was more impulse acting than scripted, which was evident.
Location - There was no location planning for our preliminary task. Whereas there was alot of location planning done for our final production. We used google maps to help plan multiple routes that we could of filmed our production down and location shots of the area where taken before we arranged to meet for our first session of filming.
Lighting - In both our preliminary and our production we used natural lighting. Our preliminary is very simple, there was only one type of lighting used, the lightin was also too powerful in the preliminary over exposing the lense. Whereas in our production the lighting was fixed in post-production. Also in our production we used black and white scenes to create the sense of a flashback and to build tension.
Mise en Scene - in our preliminary task there was a small amount of planning for mise en scene, and we only used the items that where available in the room. Whereas in our production props like the prop gun and the mask needed to be bought especially for the production. We used props like irons, ironing boards, cupboards and a prop gun to help make our fight scene more exciting. The use of the ironing board and iron also showed the domestisicty of modern man which we challenged in the film by putting the main charcater in a fight or flight situation.
Editing - In our preliminary task we did not use any of the editing techniques we he had researched. Whereas in our production we used editing techniques like Black and White scenes, which are 1 of the codes and conventions of thriller films. We also used fade editing techniques which give a gloomy effect.
Sound - Sound was on of the hardest thing to find for our final production, it took us a week to find the correct song and sound effects to use in our final production. We made various copies of our final production with different music in the back ground, then as a group we decided on one. Whereas in our preliminary we didn't have any music because we believed it wasn't needed. We then discovered it might of helped because there was alot of background noise.
In conclusion I feel the transition from preliminary to final production has been successful and has been shown by the new and complex techniques and details in my final piece. The preliminary was a neccessary tool so that I could develope my skills and use the appropriate techniques where possible to make my final piece as it is.
