This was the main background music for our Main Task video. I remembered a scene from 'Taken 2' where this soundtrack played and me and my team agreed that it was suitable and it fitted the scene very well. 

This is the Gun shot sound affect we used in our video 

This is the opening music for our Main task scene where there is a flash back of two male best friends in black and white. 

we later on asked other people what they thought about the music for this scene and most people said that it was a good song but it did not match the scene and didn't make them think about the scene in the way we wanted them to.

we then decided to change it to this 

Evaluation Activity 7

EVALUATION ACTIVITY 7

For the preliminary task we had to use three specific shots. One of the shots was the shot reverse shot; this shot is used when people are having a conversation, it shows both of the people’s viewpoints, for example facial expressions.

Here is a picture from our preliminary task of us using the shot reverse shot.

Another shot that we had to use was Match on Match Action. This is when the same scene is shot in different angles so that it can have a smooth flow to it throughout. In our preliminary task we used a lot of Match on Action.We also had to use the 180 degree rule in our preliminary task. This is when you keep the camera on one side of the imaginary line and stay on that side or you will end up confusing the audience. The 180 degree rule is best used when people are having a conversation as both of them will be shown in the frame. In our preliminary task we didn't use the 180 degree rule.

From doing my preliminary task I think I have progressed well in terms of my camera work.  I have picked up a lot of knowledge about camera techniques and they have helped me to improve my camera work. By doing the preliminary task I was given more experience on using the camera and a wider knowledge of shots that I can use. In my preliminary task i included a wide range of cinematography to make my video more interesting, for example long shot, close up and medium shot. 

Evaluation Activity 6

EVALUATION ACTIVITY 6

Evaluation Activity 5

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EVALUATION ACTIVITY 5
how did you attract/address your audience?

Use annotation tools to add NOTES, SPEECHBUBBLES, and LINKS to your video:

these annotations will highlight the ways in which your Film Opening links to other similar films in order to attract the particular Audience you have previously identified. Alternatively you could use still images of your film and embed these as a slide show with notes or as images in a written blog entry.

Your annotations will refer to genre conventions, use of music, similarities with other movies and what you have identified as the Unique Selling Point of your imaginary film.

Evaluation activity 4

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EVALUATION ACTIVITY 4
Who would be the audience for your media product?

You should have a IMAGE of your target audience member and an explanation of what kinds of taste they might have- where they would shop, what music they would listen to, what their favourite TV programme would be, etc.

Make sure you have taken a photo of it, post it on the blog and write a few notes on why they would watch your film.

Make sure that you explain the audience in detail, such as DEMOGRAPHICS, LIFESTYLE SEGMENTATION and RUBICAM and YOUNG's 4C's

Evaluation Activity 3

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EVALUATION ACTIVITY 3
What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

For this question, you are going to do a 'director's commentary' style voiceover explaining some of the key features of your opening

You will need to script the voiceover which deals with institutional issues to include:
Discussion of your production company name and logo and the role of such companies
What does a production company do?
The idea of a distributor and who that might be and why.
Where the money might have come from for a film such as yours
Why the various people are named in the titles- which jobs appear in titles and in what order and how have you reflected this?
What your film is similar to 'institutionally' (name some films which would be released in a similar way)

You need to refer to actual company names and processes so you will need to do some research on production companies that make movies of the same GENRE as your own film - if this research has not already been done.

When you have scripted, record the voiceover using whatever means you have and post the video on your blog. You could do the commentary as a written set of notes embedded into a YOUTUBE video if this is easier.

Evaluation Activity 2

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EVALUATION ACTIVITY 2
How does your media product represent particular social groups?

Pick a key character from your opening. Take a screen grab of a reasonable sized image of them. Think of one or more characters from other films with some similarity to them (but maybe some differences too!), find an image on the web of that/those characters and grab it as well. Drop the two into Photoshop, as a split screen. Export this split screen image as a jpeg then drop onto your blog and write about the similarities and differences in terms of appearance, costume, role in film etc.
So for example if you have a lone cop type character, look for other lone cops to compare him with...

Evaluation Activity 1

Evaluation Question 1
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? (I.e. of film openings)

Remember when we looked at 9 frames from Art of the title sequence? Well now it's your turn to do the same with nine of your frames.

You should go through the final version of the project and select nine distinct frames which you screen grab and drop into a Photoshop in the same style as the website. You will be using these to write about how typical or not of opening sequences your particular design is, so choose them carefully.
Once you have the nine frames neatly in Photoshop, screen grab the whole thing and post to your blog, then write an analysis of how you have used such conventions.
The aspects you need to consider across your nine frames are:

§  The title of the film

§  Setting/location

§  Costumes and props

§  Camerawork and editing

§  Title font and style

§  Story and how the opening sets it up

§  Genre and how the opening suggests it

§  How characters are introduced

§  Special effects

Main Task Post Production - final cut