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

The aspects we would like you to consider are:

The title of the film
Setting/location
Costumes and props
Camerawork and editing
Write about how typical or not of opening sequences your particular design is.
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

How does your opening sequence develop or challenge the conventions of an opening sequence?

Does your use of conventions indicate that other opening sequences have influenced your work?
If so, then be specific with examples.

2. How does your media product represent particular social groups?

What are the social groups represented in terms of gender, age, class, race, etc?

Pick a key character from your opening. Think of one or more characters from other films with some similarity to them (but maybe some differences too!). 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...

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

Would this be something that could be produced by a major Hollywood studio, if yes then why? Is it similar to existing products?

Would it be a TV movie?

Would it be an arthouse film?

Would it be an internet only release?

Why would it be released? Does it offer opportunities for franchises and/or merchandising?

Where might the money come from for a film such as yours?

What films are similar 'institutionally'?
(Name some films which would be released in a similar way.)

Link your conclusions to a discussion of the mise-en-scene (visual style) of your opening sequence.

4. Who would be the audience for your media product?

Consider the age and gender of your target audience.
(Link this to the narrative and style of your film.)

What kinds of taste might your target audience have : Where would they shop? What music would they listen to? What would their favourite TV programmes be? etc.

What other films are similar to yours? Who do they appeal to?

5. How did you attract/address your audience?

Are there particular points in your film that would appeal to a certain age or gender? If yes then explain them in detail.

You should 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.
Link this into your audience profile (I.e. what age and gender they are)

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

Talk about the filming process. Were there problems you faced? How did you resolve these issues?

Did you get to use new equipment that enhances your opening sequence? I.e. the dolly.

Editing software - Final Cut Express. What have you learnt about editing?

Photoshop - What have you learnt about using the software?

Garageband - was it a useful programme for creating a soundtrack? What challenges did you face during this process?

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

Concentrate on editing and camerawork.

Show what you know about shot types, edit terms and techniques.

Discuss the planning stage, storyboarding, and explain how this helped you to produce your opening sequence.

Make sure you mention the 180 degree rule, match on action and shot/reverse shot

Has your use of specific shot types improved? I.e. match on action, point of view?

Do you feel more confident with the equipment?

How successful do you feel your end product is as fulfilling the task?

Scary High

Editing Lessons

The next few lessons we had were spent editing our film. We uploaded them onto the computers and then used final cut for the editing. We deleted all the out takes we did wrong, and kept only the shots we wanted. For the ghostly effects we used use the shots of the ghosts walking down the stairs, and put the clips on top of shots of the just the stairs. We then changed the transparency of the clip with the ghost. This made the ghost slightly see-through, which gave it a more creepy and ghost-like look. We also did it so the ghost became more transparent as it walked down the stairs, and ended up as it disappeared. We also did the credits in these lessons, which was over-laying text onto the images. The maintitke of the filk was made on photoshop, and was used at the end of the opening.

Second and third filming lesson

For our second filming lesson it was raining, so we skipped all our outside scenes and filmed the end which is set inside. In this scene we have Kirsten and Ryan sitting on the stairs discussing what they are going to do about the ghost. The shot type used is a long shot , and we also used a panning shot at the end of the scene, when they jump and goto walk. In our third filming lesson, we shot the middle of our production, which was partly outside on a path, and partly inside near some stairs. In our inside shot we mainly use the stairs, which Charlotte walks down as a ghost. We doubled up lots of filming so that in our editing we could use effects to make Charlotte look like a ghost. This last lesson was slightly rushed, however we managed to get everything done that we needed to.

First day of filming :)

For our first filming lesson we did our inside shots down the corridor. We had Ryan and Kirsten as the 2 characters skipping from down the corridor and out of the door. We made this a continuous shot. I (Charlotte) did the filming and did an over the shoulder shot first leading to a long shot, of them walking down the corridor.I then moved outside to the door to film them coming though face on. We had the actors skipping to add a sense of school life. The costumes used for Ryan were a white shirt, black shorts and a tie, and for Kirsten we had her wearing a grey dress and pigtails in her hair. This also gave the impression of school children and and the setting being in a school.

Opening title music

Today, we started playing around with ideas for the opening title, and we have come up with a temporary music. Once we have filmed, we will edit what we have done to fit in properly with what is filmed. We also decided where we are going to film our project. We are going to use the g black corridor and out of the g block door, then leading onto the field.

Today we started planning our opening of a children's film opening. We have decided to to make our film about a ghost in a school, and 2 children have to get rid of the ghost. We got his idea from ghost busters, but the film will not actually be scary.

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