Evaluation Question- 4

How did you use media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?


To answer this question I decided to split it into four different sections; the construction and research, planning and the evaluation of my short neo noir film.

Part One- Research
A Blendspace document presenting all the media technologies used in planning
Disclaimer- In the clip I refer to the video as being based on the planning process, this is an error and is meant to say research, please ignore this title!

Part Two- Planning
To begin my planning in a group we started with brainstorming and mind mapping different ideas and concepts we could include in our neo noir film. I then developed these plans onto my blog in as many different forms and layouts as possible by using different media technologies.


In planning on of the first media technologies I used was an app called Animoto. I found this very simple and easy to use yet it produced a professional interesting result.

Link to previous Animoto videos that I have created in the planning process of our short film:
http://sophielaceyg324.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/neo-noir-costume-plan.html






We then as a group decided we needed a way to plan our filming scheduled, props and other relative filming ideas. Therefore we decided to create a Facebook chat with all of the members of our group.

We found Facebook was a quick and efficient way of communication and due to us all having WiFi on our phones it meant we could communicate whist out and be able to sort things out quickly.

As you can see from the images we used this group to share images, videos and ideas throughout the group. We also used it to plan our filming days.

I then decided to create our group an opening institution logo. I had to research around to find the right type of software to use to create the final product that we desired. I cam to conclusion the Adobe After Effects would be the best efficient way of creating this opening logo.

I wanted to expand on my skills from last year and create a more animation opening sequence. To do this I began by creating the logo with the font Trajan pro 3, I felt this was the best match to the plans we had created before in my blog post 'Title fonts and Ideas' In this post we also included our audience feedback in which most people liked the font that I tried to recreate in our logo. Link to the blog post below:
http://sophielaceyg324.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/title-fonts-and-ideas.html 


To create the animation to the clip i had to download a clip of a smoke effect coming across the screen. This took a lot of research as i wanted it to appear as film noir as possible and therefore needed to keep the image appearing dark and mysterious. Here is the final video I chose:

I then had to combine the two and make the text and video blend together. Here is the final product:

Part Three- Construction


Photos from filming using the equipment:


Day two filming from Sophie Lacey

Day three filming from Sophie Lacey

Day four filming from Sophie Lacey

Day five filming from Sophie Lacey

 

Image showing the stabilization tool in final cut pro mentioned above in sound recording:

Part Four- Evaluation

Created with Padlet

Evaluation Question- 3

Disclaimer- This video has some sound issues near the middle of the clip that I couldn't fix.

evaluation - Kizoa Video Maker

Evaluation Question- 2

Here is my answer to question two:

How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts?


To present this I adapted the style of this video, including more interactive videos, screen shots and varied the layouts.




evaluation 2 from sophie on Vimeo.

Evaluation Question- 1

In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? 


To answer the evaluation question one, I decided to create four separate videos using a software called Wondershare. I then put them together on a Blendspace document. I included clips from our own film and comparative clips from other film noirs. I also included screenshots and screen recordings.

Audience feedback- Lockdown

Final Film

First draft of poster

Making the poster

Advertising Lockdown

Using Photoshop I decided to blend my film poster of Lockdown onto some bus posters to see what our advertising for the film would look like. The gun pointing straight at the camera gives a good effect as it seems intimidating and memorable.




Audience research on poster

Film poster

Storyboard

storyboard new from sophie on Vimeo.

Pulp Fiction poster analysis

Brick film poster review

Call sheet

Film review and analysis

I'm creating my own film poster fir 'Lockdown' I decided to research other media magazine film reviews. most media magazine reviews are all heavily influenced by Empire magazines. Here are some examples of an Empire media magazine.

The layout is overall very simplistic and effective. I aimed to emulate this design for my own review by dominating the page with a secondary image of the film followed by an analysis and review of the film. I took my main inspiration from a review taken from Empire magazine based on the film 'New Moon'.

Opening Institution logo

gsd final from sophie lacey on Vimeo.



To create the opening logo for our film 'Lockdown' I used a software called After effects. I added a clip to the background of smoke clouding over the text, this makes the atmosphere eerie and links our institution to our film. Our film includes cigarette smoke and obscuring angles creating an overall sense of unknowing. 

Editing

Snapshots of editing so far:

A short clip of editing so far:

http://lockdowngsdproudction.tumblr.com/post/114752773346/friday-27th-march-short-clip-of-editing-so-far