Final Film

Closing Post

Thank you for viewing my blog, I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did although it was hard work at times.

Evaluation Question 7

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

I feel that I've learnt a lot about media as a whole. Firstly with the use of cameras. In the preliminary task I was confused about the concept of the match on action and shot/reverse shot. The 180 degree rule was quite easy to understand from the beginning but now I know that the match on action shot is when an action is shown to the audience in two different shots which immediately follow each other and a shot/reverse shot is when a character is looking at another character and the other character is shown to be looking at the other character but really they're just facing opposite directions. 

In the following shot you can see how the camera is unintentionally slightly tilted which gives it an unprofessional look :

In comparison to this, the following shot shows a big improvement in terms of how the camera was used :

The planning stage was really beneficial as it made the whole project run smoother. For example, making a production schedule meant that we were aware when and where we were filming.

Also, things like the risk assessment and recce meant that I learnt and understood how real media products were planned and made. 

The research stage was the start of it all and helped in many different circumstances. For example, researching the generic conventions of a romantic comedy through watching many films and title sequences meant that I was able to include these in my own project which would appeal to the audience a lot more than putting in conventions of a thriller or musical. Also, story boarding prior to recording meant that I knew what type of shots I needed to take and I had a rough idea what it would look like. 

My use of specific shot types/cinematography has definitely improved as during the preliminary task I wasn't confident with using the camera although I tried a few times. During my progression I was able to learn how to do point of view shots and extreme close ups although these weren't put into the final piece.

I feel that my end project  is quite successful although it could have been better but in the end the project is an original opening sequence which is what we were expected to do. 

Evaluation Question 6

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

Evaluation Question 5

How did you attract/address your audience?

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Evaluation Question 4

Who would be the audience for your media product?

Evaluation Question 3

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

The script of what I was saying:

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