Wednesday, 13 January 2016

P14 - Audience feedback for hand drawn poster (draft)

This is a draft poster for our short horror film. What we planned to do for our poster is to have a black background, we would like to use the colour black to illustrate an enigma. We would also like our main image as seen on the right to be a picture of the hand with blood dripping from the hand which will give it the horror gory look along with the four main characters placed on the hand. This will connote the whole idea of murder playing an important role in our film. Also we would like our title 'Stereotypes' to be in red in a stencil font as red connotes danger and blood.

Below you will be able to see some of the audience feedback we have received in order to see what is good about it and in what way we can improve it.


What was good about our draft poster:

What we can improve:

Monday, 11 January 2016

P13 - Audience feedback - Storyboard and narrative


A2 Media studies – Short Film Production – G324

Name: Saleha Siddiqah                                                           Candidate num: 9573

STAGE OF PRODUCTION
 (tick when done)
RAG
RESEARCH
 
 
A list of conventions for short films, and a list of the generic conventions for the genre you are working in
              
GREEN
Analysis of similar media products- at least three short films analysed in detail, with links to the online video embedded in your blog
 
 
Detailed description of target audience- this includes age, gender, occupation (social grouping) and interests in other media- what films, TV shows, other music do they like (media grouping), you also need to include audience theory- Uses and Gratifications, Reception theory, etc.
 
 
Questionnaire for audience finding out what films in your genre they like, why they watch films/short films and why they like the ones that they have identified.  You can also tell them about your ideas and get some feedback on these.  Comment on what you found out from your questionnaires and how you will use this information.
 
GREEN
Interview/film/record focus group of this discussion – comment on what you found from this and how you will use this info
 
 
What is your understanding of narrative theories? How will this apply to your work?
              



Explain it in blog.
 


 
What short films do you know that challenge the conventions of the genre?
How do they do this? How effective is it?
 
 
Creativity in films – what is this? Provide examples.
What are YOUR influences & how might you use these in YOUR film?
 
 
Research into the music industry- how are short films made? Who are the main companies that produce short films? How much detail can you provide about them and their products? Where can you find short films? What is the purpose of short films – why not full length?
              
Answer all q’s in blog
Regulation of short films / classification
              
GREEN
PLANNING
 
 
Pitch
              
 
Film Script
              
Complete it
Animatic
 
 
Audience Feedback
 
 
Draft of Poster
              
Put it up on blog
Radio trailer Script
 
 
Feedback to trailer and poster ideas
 
 
List of equipment which you need
 
 
List of props
 
 
List of people involved
 
 
Shooting schedule
              
Put up final copy
Locations List
              
GREEN
Representation of people/groups – how will you represent groups? (think about your audience and representations that will appeal to them).
 
 
Plan of the mise-en-scene in the music video: including costume, hair and make-up
 
 
Storyboards and lyrics to the song (annotated with your ideas)
              
Storyboard need completing
Risk Assessment for your section of the video
 
 
PRODUCTION
 
 
Filming and rough cuts completed.
 
 
Poster
 
 
Trailer
 
 
EDITING & EVALUATION
 
 
Complete editing – cuts, effects, transitions, titles, export.
 
 
Director’s Commentary version of your music video
 
 
Interview focus group about success of your final music video / Getting feedback
 
 
Four Evaluation questions