Friday, 20 January 2012
Thursday, 19 January 2012
Thursday, 12 January 2012
Evaluation Filming
Today me and georgia with contribution from the group as a whole filmed an interview discussing the feedback we received from our questionnaires. We planned out what we were going to say and printed off prompts to help us when explaining the feedback and discussing our views. We will use this footage to help us answer question 3. Constructing a film sequence also incorporating snips from our trailer to help explain.
Video will be uploaded soon..
Video will be uploaded soon..
Thursday, 5 January 2012
Questionnaire Feedback
1. Overall all our viewers enjoyed watching the trailer, and they all said how professional and in keeping with the horror genre it was.
2. There was a variety of opinions to what their favourite part was. All were mainly clips including Katie. Various parts included the surveillance scene where Katie is sitting on a chair in a white room and the quick takes between Katie's face on the screen and her gradually crawling towards us.
3. The most common answer we received was the music and titles. Everyone said how they believe they both added great effect to the trailer.
4. The things that people thought could have been improved were the voice overs and the storyline. They believe that the voice overs weren't loud enough and were difficult to understand. The storyline was unclear and they weren't really sure what was going on, but they did however pick up the general idea of a disturbed child following in her mothers footsteps.
5. The feedback we received from this question was mixed. Some were unsure and some had a slight idea of what they thought it could be about. Many said the titles told a story, therefore helping them to understand the plot.
6. The first comment we got when a few people started viewing the trailer was how scary the main character was, accompanied by her make-up and costume. These aspects made the overall performance look more professional and realistic. The comments that were made was that the make-up wasn't too over the top which gave Katie a really creepy effect.
7. Although the people who took part in completing our questionnaires weren't media students they understood the concept of editing and were therefore able to comment on what they believed worked well and also what didn't work as well. They commented on the length of the surveillance and suggested that if they were made shorter they would be more effective.
8. The average rating out of 10 was 8.
2. There was a variety of opinions to what their favourite part was. All were mainly clips including Katie. Various parts included the surveillance scene where Katie is sitting on a chair in a white room and the quick takes between Katie's face on the screen and her gradually crawling towards us.
3. The most common answer we received was the music and titles. Everyone said how they believe they both added great effect to the trailer.
4. The things that people thought could have been improved were the voice overs and the storyline. They believe that the voice overs weren't loud enough and were difficult to understand. The storyline was unclear and they weren't really sure what was going on, but they did however pick up the general idea of a disturbed child following in her mothers footsteps.
5. The feedback we received from this question was mixed. Some were unsure and some had a slight idea of what they thought it could be about. Many said the titles told a story, therefore helping them to understand the plot.
6. The first comment we got when a few people started viewing the trailer was how scary the main character was, accompanied by her make-up and costume. These aspects made the overall performance look more professional and realistic. The comments that were made was that the make-up wasn't too over the top which gave Katie a really creepy effect.
7. Although the people who took part in completing our questionnaires weren't media students they understood the concept of editing and were therefore able to comment on what they believed worked well and also what didn't work as well. They commented on the length of the surveillance and suggested that if they were made shorter they would be more effective.
8. The average rating out of 10 was 8.
Questionnaire for Question 3
We created a questionnaire in order to receive feedback on our trailer. Below are the question that we asked our volunteers.
1. Did you enjoy the trailer?
2. What was your favourite part?
3. What do you think worked well?
4. What do you think didn't work as well?
5. What do you believe could be improved?
6. Did you understand what it was about?
7. What did you think about the mis en scene?
-Make up
-Costume
-Set Design
-Props
8. What did you think about the editing?
9. What would you rate this trailer out of 10?
1. Did you enjoy the trailer?
2. What was your favourite part?
3. What do you think worked well?
4. What do you think didn't work as well?
5. What do you believe could be improved?
6. Did you understand what it was about?
7. What did you think about the mis en scene?
-Make up
-Costume
-Set Design
-Props
8. What did you think about the editing?
9. What would you rate this trailer out of 10?
Tuesday, 3 January 2012
QUESTION 4- how did you use new media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?
For this question we will use a second prezi to demonstrate how we used new media technologies in the construction and research planning and evaluation stages.
The points we will cover is how we have the ability to create our whole media teaser trailer using one machine.
Also how different programs and software have enabled us to do this to a high standard.
Below are some of the programs and software used in the creation of Childhood. We will discuss in more depth when answering the question how these helped us to complete our project.
-Prezi, youtube, blogger, imovie, google, garage band, itype, quicktime, photoshop, iphoto, itunes.
The points we will cover is how we have the ability to create our whole media teaser trailer using one machine.
Also how different programs and software have enabled us to do this to a high standard.
Below are some of the programs and software used in the creation of Childhood. We will discuss in more depth when answering the question how these helped us to complete our project.
-Prezi, youtube, blogger, imovie, google, garage band, itype, quicktime, photoshop, iphoto, itunes.
QUESTION 3- What have you learned from your audience feedback?
We appreciate hugely that our audience of external AS students have taken time out of their own day to watch, study and evaluate our teaser trailer A2 Media production. We know that they are an extremely useful, valid source of criticism and praise coming from a very different perspective of not knowing anything what-so-ever about our film. We asked our external source of audience to identify our genre, target audience of 'Childhood' and asked for their honest opinions on what they liked about our teaser trailer and what they disliked and/or could have been improved.
To add to answering this question to its full extent, you will read our results from our audience feedback and our discussion about them in a video interview we will soon create where, I repeat, we will discuss the feed back we received from questionnaires we have created and also including interviews with have held with member of the public from different ages groups.
To add to answering this question to its full extent, you will read our results from our audience feedback and our discussion about them in a video interview we will soon create where, I repeat, we will discuss the feed back we received from questionnaires we have created and also including interviews with have held with member of the public from different ages groups.
QUESTION 2- How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts?
We are planning to create a Prezi to answer this question. Using all different types of media to explain how effective the combination of our main products and ancillary texts.
Some points we will cover:
-How you can clearly tell all 3 of our outcomes, the poster, magazine cover and teaser trailer all are promoting the same film 'Chilhood'.
-Our main link between the 3 is our main character which appears in all 3 outcomes. With simiar themes such a the poster incorporating props and themes from the trailer for example, a clock, television etc.
-Our genre is also consistently clear, for example some magazines when promoting the film display the actor them selves instead of the character they played on the cover. Where as on our magazine cover we displayed our actor in character still portraying the genre of horror.
-We will also comment on the manipulation of the title 'Childhood' on our 3 different outcomes. We did change it on all 3 to fit with the median we were working with at that particular time. For example using the title in our trailer and developing this for the poster by adding images into the text. Then for the magazine to get it the fit with the theme we completely recreated the title, we used a simliar theme for the phone using similar colours and layout. But still was easily linked to the trailer and poster.
Some points we will cover:
-How you can clearly tell all 3 of our outcomes, the poster, magazine cover and teaser trailer all are promoting the same film 'Chilhood'.
-Our main link between the 3 is our main character which appears in all 3 outcomes. With simiar themes such a the poster incorporating props and themes from the trailer for example, a clock, television etc.
-Our genre is also consistently clear, for example some magazines when promoting the film display the actor them selves instead of the character they played on the cover. Where as on our magazine cover we displayed our actor in character still portraying the genre of horror.
-We will also comment on the manipulation of the title 'Childhood' on our 3 different outcomes. We did change it on all 3 to fit with the median we were working with at that particular time. For example using the title in our trailer and developing this for the poster by adding images into the text. Then for the magazine to get it the fit with the theme we completely recreated the title, we used a simliar theme for the phone using similar colours and layout. But still was easily linked to the trailer and poster.
QUESTION 1- In what ways does your media products use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
To answer the question above, we have planned to create a montage of the videos and themes that have influenced our teaser trailer. Including such films as 'The Ring', 'The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo' and many more. We will construct a voice over explaining how these trailers and themes have influenced the making of our trailer. Also how our trailer differs from them and in what ways.
The Ring was one of our main influences. We used there concept of the main character being a young and disturbed child. We knew that having a young main character in a horror film would be a classic way of scaring the viewers as many horrors include young children and are associated with them.
When watching The Ring we decided to brain storm some of the themes involved in the film and see if we could some how incorporate these aspects in our trailer. Some themes we were particularly interested in using were the surveillance's scenes and the use of the television as a visual prop through the film.
Insidious and Hide and Seek were too films we used as influences for the sound aspects of our trailer. We liked the sound effects Incorporated in Insidious because it was so sudden and unexpected and we wanted this in our trailer between some of the different clips. We got the idea of using a voice over from Hide and Seek. We believed having a voice over some of the clips added a creepy effect which was what we were looking for.
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo inspired us with it quick, sharp short takes. There were enough for you to get a slight idea of what was going on but also at the same time not giving away to much of the storyline. It left you as a viewer slightly confused but also intrigued to know what was happening.
The Ring was one of our main influences. We used there concept of the main character being a young and disturbed child. We knew that having a young main character in a horror film would be a classic way of scaring the viewers as many horrors include young children and are associated with them.
When watching The Ring we decided to brain storm some of the themes involved in the film and see if we could some how incorporate these aspects in our trailer. Some themes we were particularly interested in using were the surveillance's scenes and the use of the television as a visual prop through the film.
Insidious and Hide and Seek were too films we used as influences for the sound aspects of our trailer. We liked the sound effects Incorporated in Insidious because it was so sudden and unexpected and we wanted this in our trailer between some of the different clips. We got the idea of using a voice over from Hide and Seek. We believed having a voice over some of the clips added a creepy effect which was what we were looking for.
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo inspired us with it quick, sharp short takes. There were enough for you to get a slight idea of what was going on but also at the same time not giving away to much of the storyline. It left you as a viewer slightly confused but also intrigued to know what was happening.
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