In this month, I was firstly introduced to the A2 media project.
I have realised that in the future time being I had to produce a short film
alongside with its film poster and a review page. I began my research by first receiving
an understanding of how to structure a short film before its schedules. For
example I have watched several short films on YouTube and from previous A2 students.
I was then paired up with Karis and began to practise of producing short
treatments that were given to us as practise for example the lion and the slave,
we had to understand the plot of the story and know how to develop big twists
that may occur. After understanding definitions, watching several clips and
preparing for the pre-production me and karis then continued of thinking of a
sew story idea for a film.
October 2012
In this month, me and my partner karis decided that we
wanted to produce a short film that were related to school massacre. Therefore
me and karis have managed to produce almost 4 treatments because many of them
were considered to be too confusing and too well-known in which many people
will recognise the big twist so therefore karis managed to come up with a
treatment that were chosen called the perfect prefect. However by managing to
create a treatment we then realise we had to perform online research as well as
interviewing about teenagers, school massacre and also drinking. After managing
this particular research we then continued to our pre-production of our film.
Our first was to produce a story board in which it had to be planned in a step
by step process first to reduce any complexity. Afterwards we then managed to
produce the actual story board, asking permission for the location, hiring
actors and getting the props. We have managed to prepare the preproduction
.Therefore the shooting schedule for the short film Tuesday 16th of October
and Wednesday 17th of October. I was very worried about the weather
condition which may of affected the shooting schedule that was set in the AstroTurf
however it was a success that we have managed to shoot our film. In this month,
we then had to edit by using Adobe premiere Cs5 and upload it onto to YouTube.
After completing the short film it was compulsory for us to develop a film
poster as well as a film review magazine. Therefore we had to research several independent
film posters as well as their film review pages to receive an understanding of how
to apply a similar typography.
November 2012
In this month, we then continued of producing a lot of
drafts of my film poster and managed to develop a final draft. Afterwards I then
continued of producing my film review magazine. The ancillary task was done on Photoshop
CS4 ,this took a long time to develop because of my experience however I have managed
to become familiarise with the programme and completed the ancillary task.
December 2012
In this month, it was vital for me to receive feedback from audiences
to review my final product as well as my ancillary task. After accomplishing that
method then prepared for finalising the project with 4 evaluations. These
evaluations referred to the research, planning and production that I have accomplished
for this project. Therefore I have managed to complete the evaluations and
fully decorated my blog in a professional and creative format. Overall I was
very pleased with this project in which I have managed to produce a fabulous
short film as well as producing a creative film poster and a believable review
page of my film. Since my partner karis decided the treatment of or film I believe
it was a great idea. This is because nowadays many teenagers are behaving
irresponsible and very negative in today’s society so therefore by presenting
them a situation that can happen with the type of activities they perform can at
least change them for the better. As I am a Muslim I believe that drinking is totally forbidden and is the reason why teenagers
are being negative in today’s society, so therefore by presenting a video that
indicates a situation that will happen while drinking will at least provide an understanding
to reduce a drinking and too think before they perform an activity that will
lead to a serious scenario case.Iam very proud that iam a Muslim in which iv
manage to present my research of how drinking can cause problems as well as
presenting a scenario case which could happen to all teenagers when they become
addicted to drinking and most importantly I’m very satisfied of how I have
managed to create a fantastic end result of my media project.
By managing to produce my short film, film poster and film
review page, it was compulsory for me to receive audience feedback. By asking
specific questions which allowed me to adjust any problems and to acknowledge
any improvements that needed to be developed.
Short film
After producing my short film, I have managed to asked specific
questions to my colleague. My first important question I had received was the
rating that was given by the collegues.As my film
have been viewed by 5 of my colleague I the wanted to know how effective it is
to bepublished as short film so
therefore my concerns was the type of rating they will give after viewing the
short film which will justify how they thought about the film whether if its
amazing to watch or very poor to watch.
The graph presents the rating
that was given by 5 of the colleague. The highest is considered to be 10 where
the lowest is given as 1.By viewing the result from the quantitative data
received,7 and 8 out of 10 were given the most out of the 5 colleague. This is
considered to be a very good score however my aim was to achieve a 9 or
possibly a 10.However I needed to know what improvements can be developed in
order to receive that scored ,so therefore I have managed to ask specific
questions that referred to the cinematography, camera shots and also
asking if they understood the story plot of the short film. The feedback that I
had received from these questions became a suitable resource.
My first feedback that I had received from my colleague was
referred to the camera shot/angle of the film. The
reason why have asked a question referred to this, is because from every short
film must always conduct a fabulous presentation of camera shots/angles that
are very professionally taken. I was concerned if I have managed to receive
that skill.I was satisfied as my colleague replied “Camera shots are very smoothed and
delicate, whoever was holding the camera they should receive a massive credit.
I really liked the way the camera shots of one of the girls showing their hands
that were covered with blood which actually freaked me out, overall the other
camera shots was executed very accurately.” As this feedback made me very
certain of receiving the skills of taking professional camera shots. I have
learnt that by managing to take
creative and accurate shots will always present a more professional view of the
films cinematography, with a lack of camera shots/angle being taken considering
if they are too basic and too repetitive can lead to the audience of being
bored or not consider to be an attractive view for them to watch the film.
According
to the cinematography, this was another important question that I had to ask.
This is because the cinematography of every film must always be very creative
with the terms of features, special effects and most importantly the acting.
For receiving feedback on the cinematography of the film one had stated that “The editing of the CCTV at the opening
sequence seemed very creative and most importantly the cinematography of the
scene where the two girls found out they were shot was superb. I really liked
the way special effects were added with the gun shot which was matched
perfectly and also the contrast of the classroom scene was so fantastic the way
it showed more as a spooky atmosphere.”I believe that by receiving this feedback made
me learnt of how important it is to show a film is represented a specific genre
for example for a horror film, the cinematography must always be presented with
something that is dark and mysterious to at least show how this is a horror
movie and its also an important strategy to make a cinematography more
effective for an audience to be amazed of watching the short film.I have also
realised that the cinematography of the opening sequence must very effective
and creative, this is because an opening sequence of a film is an element which
will encourage the audience to watch the whole short film. If the opening
sequence is considered to be very poorly edited and something this either
boring or very basic, this will lead to a disadvantage where it will less
likely for an audience to carry on watching the short film. Most importantly as
big twists considered to be the main element from every short film, I have
learnt how compulsory it is to present a creative and fantastic view of how the
big twist occur, without accomplishing that method a short film would not considered
to be successful and would less likely to receive any amazement from any
audiences.
Finally I had to be concerned if
the audience understood the story plot of the film. This is because if a story
plot of a short film is not understood by every audience, then this would not
be very interesting to be watched and many audiences will not bother of
watching something that they don’t understand. Therefore a colleague “The story plot
was made clear that there was a perfect prefect who killed disobedient students
this is a very captivating story line and I think I would enjoy watching
something like that. For improvements id say maybe have more interaction with
the other kids in the circle at the beginning of the video. Out of 10 i give it
an 8 as the actors acted very well and the whole idea was clear the only thing
that may be lacking is overall content and an explanation as to why the girls
were stuck there in that classroom.” .This
satisfied myself as I actually managed
to present a story plot that made sense, however I then realised that the
classroom scene where the two girls woke up after being collapse did provide
abit of confusion a colleague then further stated that I “The story plot which in my honest opinion did seem very confusing at
first where the two young girls woke up in the classroom however It did make
sense to me as it was apart of the big twist” From this particular scene
made me realise how from every twist there is abit of a confusion only for a
small amount of time however in order to make that twist very successful is to
make t try an present the unexpected the moment that will make sense for the
audience.
Film poster
After producing my film poster, I have managed to receive
feedback from my colleagues. The question that I have asked referred to the
typography and graphical image of the poster. These questions become very
useful since it allowed me to understand how I would be able to improve the
typography of the film poster and most importantly how they would compare my
film poster to well known films so I would be able to accomplish the same
methods they used to promote and advertise their film. My first important
question I had received was the rating that was given by the collegues.As my film poster have been viewed by 5 of my colleague I
the wanted to know how effective it is to be used as an advertisement for my
short film. So therefore my concerns was the type of rating they will give
after viewing the film poster, which will justify if the poster will be able to
encourage audiences to watch the film.
The graph presents the ratings
that were given by 5 of the colleague. The highest is considered to be 10 where
the lowest is given as 1.By viewing the result from the quantitative data
received,7 out of 10 were given the most out of the 5 colleague. This is
considered to be a very good score however my aim was to achieve a 9 or
possibly a 10.However I needed to know what improvements can be developed in
order to receive that scored, so therefore I have managed to ask specific
questions that referred to the creativity of the poster, matching with
the film product and typography Therefore the feedback that I had received from
these questions became a suitable resource to develop improvements.
I was very concerned with the creativity of the poster. In
which considers the terms of how it appeals to the audience which encourages
them to watch the film also if the audience will recognise the poster as a
thriller type of a film. One had stated ,“The first thing
that is most obviously noticeable is the large prefect badge that catches the
eye as this takes up a large amount of the poster and the colour red against
the grey stands out well. “.This
feedback justifies of how the poster have managed to meet the demand of being
eye Cathy win which every film poster must accomplish if they want to receive a
large mass of audience watching their film. However according to being
represented as a thriller type of a film one had stated that “The perfect badge, colour font with the red
and white is fabulous however for being recognised as a thriller film almost
perfect" i didn’t understand that 100% so maybe that could be changed or
explained more. Maybe even add one more small detail such as a gun or some kind
of picture to show danger with the prefect badge.” This feedback justifies of how there can
be more devices that should be included that will present a strong
representation of the genre for example present a screenshot or include more
thriller graphical content so that the audience will recognise the genre of the
film, most importantly will attract the audience to watch the film. However as
I have managed to use evident quotes, which justifies the review being given by
big companies such as The Sun, Daily mirror and Filmmaker, this will provide a
believable typography for the audience to believe it’s a amazing horror film to
be watched.
Overall I was satisfied by
receiving this positive feedback, which justified of how I have managed to
present a film poster that is noticeable and managed to use the colour fonts
efficiently which is something that is very eye catchy. From every film poster
must always be eye Cathy, this is the purpose of attracting audiences to feel
interested of watching the film and believe the expectations they will see by
viewing the cinematography of the film. By learning from this feedback made me
realise of how important it is topresentposter that audiences
will recognise the genre it belongs to, for example for a film poster to
present a more horror type must always use a more dark and spooky image which
justify it as a horror movie. By producing a
film poster, it most important that a film poster matches with the actually product.
This is because a film poster is there to advertise a film and to try and
encourage audience to watch the film, if the film poster doesn’t match with the
final film then it is less likely for a film to receive any audience or any
acknowledgement from their own advertisement. Therefore I have managed to ask a
question to an audience Do you think it matches with the final product of the
film? Please justify. My response from the audience was "it shows what
the film is about and matches well and it looks professional, however there
could be a little more detail to what the film is like.” This response satisfied of how professional the film
poster however I realised how it must include more detail about a film so
therefore screen shots needs to be added this is because by viewing many film
poster they always include a screen shot of a main character or a particular
scene where the twist occurs, this will allow the audience to expect what they
will watch and it’s a more better show an image that represents a situation
that occurs in a film where the audience will be appealed and attracted to know
the story plot of the film.
Film magazine review
After producing my film review page , I received feedback by
asking specific questions regarding to the typography ,layout and structure of
the review page. These questions allowed me to understand the improvements that
are needed to be developed in order to meet the demand of presenting an
effective response that every audience will acknowledge and become very
interested of reading. My first important question I had received was the
rating that was given by the collegues.As my film review
page have been viewed by 5 of my colleague I the wanted to know how interesting
it is to view their personal opinion. So therefore my first concerns were the
type of rating they will give after viewing the film review page.
The graph presents the ratings that were given by 5 of the colleague. The highest is considered to be 10 where the lowest is given as 1.By viewing the result from the quantitative data received,7 out of 10 were given the most out of the 5 colleague. This is considered to be a very good score however my aim was to achieve a 9 or possibly a 10.However I needed to know what improvements can be developed in order to receive that scored, so therefore I have managed to ask specific questions that referred to the gimmick of the review page, Typography and structure. Therefore the feedback that I had received from these questions became a suitable resource to develop improvements.
I had to ask specific questions
that were referred to the structure and most importantly the layout of the
review page. This is because I had to be very certain if the layout of the
review page suited the gimmick as a more thriller type, because of presenting
the expressive words in red text.Futhermore I also wanted to be very certain if
the typography of the film is very professional in the terms with English grammar
and language. Considering if it is very easy to understand or easy to read.
From many magazine their style of English must be very clear to read in order for
the audience to literally understand their opinion they are expressing, if their
style of English is not very clear then an audience would be very confused,
leading to their share of personal opinion being not understood by many
viewers.
Therefore a question that I have
asked to a fellow colleague was “Is the English grammar/language very clear and
easy to read? Please justify”. The response I have received was “The English and
grammar is easy to understand however there are a few places where certain
words or descriptions could be changed or left out”.From receiving this response satisfied me as the
typography of my review page is very clear and easy to understand. However from
explaining how there are certain words that are needed to be “changed” or “
left out” I realised how by viewing the certain words from my review page ,some
are considered to be repetitive and very basic such as “impressive” and
“brilliant”. Therefore I have learnt that in a review page must always avoid
repetitive words, which sometimes can show how unprofessional the magazine is,
as well as how they cannot fully expand their positive response about the film.
Another problem that I have encounter
was when my brother stated that “the red
text used to present the strong impression needs to be cutted out”I have
realised as by reading through the review page, the red text can come across as
a distraction because of its bright colours that stands out. The particular
device is positive with the terms of presenting the gimmick of the short film
however there is a negative side where it can be a big distraction of reading
the whole response. Overall I have learnt that I have to try and not use a device
that distracts a viewing of reading the content and also I must try and avoid
using devices that presents the layout abit more basic if I were to try and
make it look more professional.
Conclusion
In conclusion by receiving feedback from my short film as
well as my ancillary task allowed me to develop the improvements and overcoming
the problems that needed to be adjusted. I have learnt how important it is to
receive feedback in order to know if the product is successful enough to be
viewed by every audience and most importantly how the product is advertised, by
having a strong advertisement for your product will bring a positive end result
where many audiences will be appealed to watch the film and most certainly the
film will receive high reputation from that result.
How effective is the
combination of your main product and ancillary texts?
I believe that I have met the objective of developing an
effective combination of my final
product alongside with my ancillary task. I have
realised that by producing a short film or any particular film it is very compulsory
to advertise by producing a film poster. This is because a film poster is marketing
device which helps to endorse a film to receive audiences. Posters occupy a
space between art and advertising. They have a clear commercial purpose in
which to promote an event or product however they also have artistic value
which allows a film to receive acknowledgment from audiences such as People buy
them and hang them on their walls. As I have managed to produce my film poster
I have manage to exceed the objective of producing a creative film poster.By
receiving several feedbacks of my film poster one had clarified that “The first thing that is most obviously
noticeable is the large prefect badge that catches the eye as this takes up a
large amount of the poster and the colour red against the grey stands out well.
It definitely looks professional as the comments from big name companies shows
and the design itself is simple but effective. It does match with the film as
it shows the badge which identifies with a prefect and the red shows sinister intent.”
It was very simple to produce my film poster. However it was considered to be
very difficult when I had to visualise the typography alongside with its looks.
Most importantly, I had to be very certain if the poster would appeal to the audience,
encouraging them to watch the film. Therefore I believe I have met that
objective which I was very pleased off, since I have managed to include evident
quotes with star ratings that are reviewed by The sun, Daily Mirror and Film
maker magazine. These are well-known companies that are known by many people,
so therefore this will allow the film to receive more acknowledgment from many
audiences, also with high given review ,will encourage them to watch the film.I
was very satisfied with the filtering of the prefect badge, which manages to
stand out very creative to present it more as a funky and thriller look of the
poster. In my opinion, I believe there are improvements that need to be developed.
Cast names, film production, distributors, more images still needs to be
included and most importantly a border which every film poster uses for their structure.
I am very satisfied of how it was a good attempt however according to the feedback
I have received, are still more devices that needs to be included and in order
to solve that problem I need to analyse many well-known film posters that were
very successful of promoting their film product.
I have also realised that from
every independent films also have been reviewed by many film magazine articles.
As a film being reviewed is a beneficial element that receives credibility of
the film production and also its features. A review section of a film is an
important device that allows popular or well-known film magazine to share their
personal opinion of the film which considered to clarify any positive or
negative feedback of the film, By receiving positive feedbacks of the film
allows the film to increase its popularity. However depending on how badly
produced a film is receiving negative feedbacks from film magazine articles can
decrease the chances of a film being watched by many viewers. Many reasons can clarify
why a review section of a film is considered to be important.
Allows
to increase a films popularity
Allow
viewers to know what film the magazine article is recommending them to
watch
Allows
a the production of the film to understand the improvements that needs be
developed
Most
importantly allows a film to be fully expanded by many viewers which
allows them to be viewed with a large mass of audiences.
As I have managed to understand
the concept of reviewing a film. I believe that I have managed to exceed the
objective of producing a well-professional and strong positive review of my film.
By analysing independent film magazines such as filmmaker and Gorilla film I
have understood the typography that needs to be included to present a strong
review of a film. To clarify this evidence I have received feedback from a
fellow colleague explaining how they believe my film review page is successful."The layout is very professional and is
set out well. The bold block letters in red highlight the descriptive words
that best describe the film. The red once again symbolises the sinister
atmosphere of the film. The English and grammar is easy to understand however
there are a few places where certain words or descriptions could be changed or
left out. The pictures as well make it look more professional and attracted me
to wanting to view the review”.
I was very pleased with the end
result of my film page, I was very satisfied the way the red text empathises
the strong impression of the review. Furthermore more how they relate to a more
horrified content with words such as “thrilling”,” shocking” and “executed" ect.However
I was even more pleased of structuring the layout of the review page, since it
was very complicated and difficult to accomplish. According to the feedback I
have received, I need to improve the structure of the magazine which seems very
basic. Most importantly I need to try and include more devices that are always
included in a typical review page of a magazine such as a small content page on
the bottom right and also include more screen shots of suitable scenes that is
very admirable and interesting. To try and simplify the complexity of reading
the text, the red text doesn’t consider being very suitable for that purpose
since it leads to a big distraction while reading the text. Overall I believe
it was a very good attempt to begin with however there a few changes which
needs to be adjusted and I need to try and use a more professional layout of
the page.
In what ways does your media product use, develop or
challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
My short film, film poster and film review page, do use and challenge
the forms and conventions of real media products that inspired me to follow the
same similar concept. Since our genre of our film belongs to a school thriller
film, researching films such as Bang Bang Your Dead (2002) seemed as a suitable
concept that I have followed since it belong to a school massacre type of a film.
By technically analysing the feature of the film, I have realised that the film
was considered to be a, low budget film; I have followed that specific conventions
since my film production didn’t consist of investing any money for hiring
actors, costumes, location and camera with equipment. Furthermore I have
managed to follow the same structure and elements of independent films such as:
Producing
an exciting & original idea for example managing to produce a basic
story where a group of young teenagers are caught drinking and two of them
end up in a classroom after they collapse. In comparison I have managed to
follow the same conventions of developing a simple plot from Bang Bang
your dead (2002). There plot was about a young teenager who constantly
gets bullied at school.
A
Strong script, in which I have managed to present a scenario case that can
happen in any particular situation such as drinking constantly, can lead
to a death situation. In comparison to Bang Bang your dead (2002) they
have managed to present a situation where a victim seeks for revenge as by
being bullied constantly, which further leads to victim of being a killer.
Good
acting in which I have managed to hire drama students that are sensible
and mature. It was very compulsory to hire well performed actors instead
of anyone who can’t even act because there will be less errors of any
mistakes of dialogue or acting.
Length
of film, where I have managed to produce a 5 minute film.
Strong
beginning
Avoid
repetition & punchline twist for example for my short film there
wasn’t any repetition accept for a scene where the drinking scene was
shown at the classroom however this was used for the big twist where the
scene presents them being shot. So therefore I have used only one
repetitive scene but it was only specifically used for the punchline twist
of the story.
Bang Bang your dead (2002) Trailer
Combining the forms of conventions from a low budget film
alongside with an independent film allowed me to receive a creative end result.
For my film poster I have managed to research several independent
films and analysed how they advertise their final product. Short films such as ‘Ink’
and ‘Primer’ included devices such as evident quotes, cast, film production and
most importantly the creativity of their graphical image that presents
something that the audience will recognise the genre of their film. However I
then went against the forms and conventions of these independent film posters
by using the same similar concept of a well-known film poster ‘Detention’
(2011). As my film were consumed to be a school massacre type of a film ,this
film were considered to be a very useful resource to develop my own film
poster. This is because the layout of the film poster seemed very professional
and very creative in a more school horror type of a look and also the way they
manage to include every devices that every film poster includes such as cast,
production and distributor companies, date release and most importantly how
they manage to structure the layout of the poster in a creative format. Since
the film were considered to be very well-known, i have realised how they had to
spend money on developing these posters. This explains how I have managed to
went against the forms and conventions where I have managed to produce my own
film poster without investing any money.
I believe that the similarities of the posters from my film
compared to ‘Detention’ (2011) is, we both use an image that represents either
a motivation of a character or a symbol which audiences will acknowledge the
film for example, the prefect badge is a symbol which presents the motivation
of the prefect to seek power and dominance. Also for ‘Detention’ (2011) the
bloody drawn skeleton is a symbol of the evil character when they hunt their victims.
I have used the similar red and white colour font as ‘Detention’ (2011).However
the red is presented more as a bloody look of the poster which clarifies the
film to be represented as a horror film.In
comparison with my film poster, I have used a brighter red and white font of
the poster. With the prefect badge it is coated with light red but abit
splashed around the surface of the item to present it more as a thriller look
rather than a bloody look where as ‘Detention’ (2011) uses a more red splashy
look around the whole background. Overall I have managed to use the same forms
and conventions by using an image which symbolises the main motivation of a
character within the poster. However I went against the forms and conventions
from ‘Detention’ (2011) by presenting it more as thriller look rather than a
more bloody horror look.
Before developing my film review page, I have managed to
research many independent film magazine articles that includes a section where
they review films. Film Magazines such as Filmmaker and Gorilla films were
the two that I have analysed.
Both magazines specialises of reviewing
independent films that belong in a category of horror/thriller type films. Out
of the two, Filmmaker was considered to be an inspire for myself to actually
try and develop the same concept of reviewing my own film in a similar format.
As I have analysed a review page of a film named Suspect, I have managed toreceived a general idea of how they structure
their layout in a creative format of positioning their screenshots of the
films, evident quotes and expressive words for example ‘gripping’, shocking’
and ‘tense thriller’. These words indicates a more spooky and horrified feeling,
which then presents how its more believable that this film can be referred to a
recommendable horror/thriller film to be watched. By analysing these words saved
me a general idea of how I must use expressive words within my review page. Therefore
I have included words such as “Thrilling” ,”shocking” and “executed” to provide
a horror/thriller presentation to the audience , especially by presenting these
words with red bold text. I also analysed how they use technical devices such
as the film star ratings, most importantly, how their style of English language
and grammar is executed perfectly which is very easy to understand their
personal opinion. I have managed to use the same style form of English which
doesn’t consider to be too formal but very simple to understand. I also manage
to become very bias of being very positive of reviewing the film, similar to Filmmaker which I believe allows the film to be more acknowledge and rewarded
for their creativity. Most importantly, structuring the same layout of the
review page for example producing it in a horizontal format where it allows me
to easily include the print screen shot of the scenes. Overall By viewing how
filmmaker accomplishes of including their expressive words that empathises
their strong impression of the film, I have managed to further expand the
typography of the review page such as becoming more bias of being positive, also
highlighting every expressive words in red.
During the editing process of my A2 media film, I have
managed to receive soundtracks that I have selected from a website called London grid for learning
in which they provide free copy write music. The reason why free copy write
music is compulsory to use is because ,it will save us from being sued of using
music without receiving permission from their artist or music distributors and
most importantly its free.
Since our story is considered to be a school teenage school
thriller short film, I have managed allocate specific soundtracks that belongs
to a more urban and thriller feeling.
Here are the selected soundtracks that I have chosen, which
belong to a more urban look of a film. I have chosen these soundtracks because
they suited the cinematography of the drinking scene and also how the prefect
was approaching the group of girls.
Finally here are the selected soundtracks that I have chosen
which is suited for the big twist in the classroom scene. This is referred to a
thriller/horror music category.
After producing the final product
alongside with the ancillary task, I decided that receiving feedback from
several audiences was necessary. This is because I have to consider to make any
changes as possible and to understand any improvements that I will try and
overcome if I had the chance to repeat this project again.
Therefore the best solution I had
to receive feedback from audiences was to organise a face to face interview and
also managed to send my ancillary task alongside with eh final product on
hotmail to receive the feedback.
Feedback (Interview) – Minhaz Uddin
For the first feedback I have
managed to interview a friend of mine named Minhaz Uddin in which he
volunteered to provide a feedback of my final product aswell as the ancillary
task.
Film
Me: What are your thoughts
about the film?
Minhaz: By first viewing the
film I was very amazed and attracted with the opening sequence. The music and
the editing of the opening sequence was marvellous and I liked the way the CCTV
camera was being blurred as the music makes a deep drum noise which I thought
was very systematic and creative. The story plot was just simply magnificent,
its something that is basic like showing a group of girls drinking and bunking
of school however it manages to add in a more advanced sequence to the plot
where two of the group of girls realises they are dead at the end which is a
great way to present a film.
Me: What did you think of the
camera shots/angles?
Minhaz: Camera shots are
very smoothed and delicate, whoever was holding the camera they should receive
a massive credit. I really liked the way the camera shots of one of the girls
showing their hands that were covered with blood which actually freaked me out,
overall the other camera shots was executed very accurately.
Me: What do you think about
the cinematography of the film?
Minhaz: As explained before,
the editing of the CCTV at the opening sequence seemed very creative and most
importantly the cinematography of the scene where the two girls found out they
were shot was superb.
Me: Do you understand the
main plot of the story? Please explain what you think was creative of the plot?
Minhaz: As explained before
the story plot is easy to understand alongside with the characters motivation
such as the prefect which he seeks to have power and respect but most
importantly dominance over his victims. However in the middle of the film it
was confusing where one of the girls ended up in a classroom after collapsing
from one scene but in the end it all made sense which I then realised the girls
was murdered by the prefect.
Me: Is there any improvement
that needs to be done? Please justify?
Minhaz: I believe the film
is marvellous however I do believe that at the end I didn’t really see the
names on the paper because of the brightness so therefore this can be a problem
which needs to be solved.
Me: What ratings will you
give out of 10? Please explain why?
Minhaz: In my honest opinion I
would give it a 9.By first viewing the film it was simply amazing, the plot,
the editing used and also the acting seemed very professional however the only
reason why I have rated the film as a 9 is because it seemed very bright in
some of the scenes such as the classroom the scene did seem very confusing
overall the film was great and I really enjoyed it.
Film poster
Me: What first attracts you
by viewing this poster? Please justify
Minhaz: The prefect badge
which I thought was very creative, I liked the way it looks as though its been
painted red and been splashed abit around the object, just presents a more
funky look. I was very attracted to the ratings which make the film very
believable to be watched.Futhermore the way the colour used matched perfectly
such as the white and red colour used.
Me: Does it look
professional and creative? Please justify
Minhaz: The layout of the
prefect badge and also the position with the evident quotes ect seem very
professional and also creative of how the release of the film alongside with
the title is viewed on the badge.
Me: Do you think it matches
with the final product of the film? Please justify
Minhaz: It does match with
the final product as it includes the prefect badge and also how the rhetorical
device is used to show how the film is represented with a motivation.
Me: Is there any
improvements that needs to be done? Please justify
Minhaz: In myhonest opinion I believe that apart from the
evident quotes and star ratings which are superb I believe that the film
distributors and more cast and directors’ name should be included onto the
poster which can at least endorse them to receive their credit and popularity.
Me: What ratings will you
give out of 10? Please explain why
Minhaz: I would give it an 8
because the poster looks magnificent the way the white and red was used
actually matched perfectly and also how you managed to promote the film by
including evident quote from magazine article is a beneficial way to make the
film very beleivble.However the poster does seem very ‘empty’ considering that there
isn’t enough casts and staff members that supported the film that should be
presented on the poster. Overall the poster seems very attractive and very
creative but it needs to include people who supported the films production.
Film review page
Me: What is your first
impression of the film review page?
Minhaz: My first impression
was the page does stand out with the use of red which is used to bring out
every strong impressive word.
Me: Does the layout and
structure seem professional or suit the gimmick of the film? Please justify
Minhaz: In my opinion the
layout is just basic and too typical of how most magazine would layout their
review page however the way you used the colour red was a great solution to
present the film as a more horror and thriller look because that’s the genre
that the film belongs to and it would make sense to include something that
stand out as thriller type of a film.
Me: Is the English
grammar/language very clear and easy to read? Please justify
Minhaz: The English grammar
and language is very understandable. Its very easy to read and to understand
how amazing the film is which makes it very believable, in comparison to other
film review magazines they sometimes used formal words that I don’t even understand,
to me I believe that every magazine should just get straight to the point such
asmaking expressive words stand out
that represents the films impression and to finalise it with an honest opinion.
Me :Is there any improvement
that needs to be done? Please justify
Minhaz: Just to add in, by
first viewing the page does seem very basic because of the layout in which on
most magazine is lay out very advanced so therefore I believe an improvement
that needs to be taken under consideration is to organise the layout and try
and include things that most popular magazine includes.
Me: What ratings will you
give out of 10? Please explain why?
Minhaz: I would certainly
give it a 7 because it does seem very basic because of the layout which must be
sorted out however on the positive side I liked the way the strong impressive
words stand out to provide a strong impression of the film and also liked the
way devices such as screenshots of films are included along side with details
of the film such as age, date realease, directors,evident quotes and star
ratings. Overall the film page is great in the terms of presenting a film that
involves with thriller and horror however the layout of the page is the only
consideration that needs to be sorted out.
Film feedback
This section will present the
feedback I have received on the final film product. For this feedback I
realised that it will more beneficial for myself to ask specific people who
either produced a film or had previously studied Media. This will allow me to
receive an understanding from those who had experience of filming and editing..
I have managed to receive two
feedbacks of my film from:
Mohsin
Mohammed – Mohsin is a great friend of mine who previously studied
a-level media studies. I have managed to accomplish this method through
hotmail
Faizal
Ahmed – is a great friend of mine who also studied media and is
currently stetting up his own business to for shooting and editing wedding
films. I believe it was a great idea to receive feedback from him since he
is very professional of taking camera shots/angles as well as editing
them. I have managed to receive feedback from Faizal through hotmail.
I also have managed to receive feedback on my
film poster. However for this process I have managed to ask:
Imran bashir –who is my brother in which he is currently studying a
degree in graphics in university. Therefore I believe it was a great idea
to ask him because he’s very professional of using Photoshop and
understand the meanings of the layout and structure of an image.Also able
to indicate any problems of a poster that represents any category such as
film since he also studied media at a-level.
Ummad Ahmed – a brother of Faizal Ahmed who is currently studying
graphic design so therefore he also has the knowledge of developing a well structured and creative
poster.
“The layout is very
professional and is set out well. The bold block letters in red highlight the
descriptive words that best describe the film. The red once again symbolises
the sinister atmosphere of the film. The English and grammar is easy to
understand however there are a few places where certain words or descriptions
could be changed or left out. The pictures as well make it look more
professional and attracted me to wanting to view the review to improve i would
say maybe cut out some of the wording as it looks like a lot but overall its
good and well done. Out of ten i give it 7 as it does exactly what is should do
and overall it reviews the film and actors well the physical layout is
professional and eye catching but maybe some of the wording could be cut out”
As I have managed to research several of film posters in which are distributed by well known companies I then realise that since my short film is considered to be an independent film, by receiving the knowledge of how other well-known independent film produce their film poster would be a better solution.This will provide an understanding what specific graphical devices I would use to present my film that as an audience would influence me to watch the film.
Use of black and white colours which empathizes a more gothic feature of their film. The uses of black in which is used as a color font for the word ‘Ink’ looks as though it has been handwritten with ink. A more grey and cloudy effect of presenting four figures on top of the poster with additional effect of showing a light appearing from their eyes suggesting them as spy’s or someone who are a mysterious group in the film.
The main features and objects in the film are usually represented graphically ,objects such as four figures on top of the poster seems as though they are mysterious spies and also a bizarre looking figure holding a young child presenting as a black colour font suggest the film to be horrific and curious for the audience reaction. Therefore this wouldn’t consider too much of a foreknowledge for an audience to recognize however they will suggest the four figures as spies alongside with the two upfront figures where one may be very deviant and a monster looking and the other of course presented as an innocent child who is being taken away.
The poster also presents evident quotes from specific extract which views their personal side of the film.” Epic in nature …it’s a film that can stop your heart both with its story and with its look”. This evident quote suggests their opinion to present how this is referred to be their recommendable film to be watched. By including a strong expression of how the film will effect their emotions is a beneficial way to allow audiences to receive an high expectations of the film cinematography and plot. Therefore by using this device is considered to be a persuasive technique used by the poster in which boosts up the attention that will be gained from the audience to feel surprised and excited to watch the film.
I believe that by viewing this poster, this is more intended to audiences who prefer thriller and horror movies. Due to the gothic graphical presentation of the poster it is more preferable to belong to a category where there will be a lot of gore and horrific scenes.
The unique selling point in this poster presents the name production of the film which is ‘a jamin Winans film’. This suggests how the poster is trying to present the project developer of the film to at least endorse its film producer to receive high reputation and credit of what they have produced. Another unique selling point also includes the person who quoted their personal response of the film named ‘Cole abalus’. Referring to the evident quote as explained previously, this helps to at least endorse the film to send strong feedback to intended audience to know what they will expect when they will watch the film.
Production Constraints
How much does the poster tell you about the institutional context of the movie's production?
By viewing the poster, we can identify how it includes the producer of the film which is developed by a ‘jamin winans film’ which allows the audience to recognize the producer of film as well as allowing them to give their satisfied response to them of their creativity and cinematography.
Another institutional context is where the poster presents the quotes from specific extracts of the company which views their personal opinion about the film. This allows them to actually present the audience how this may referred to be a recommendable film to be watched.
In my opinion, marketing a film through presentation of posters and advertisement is the most compulsory needs to build up a films reputation to be watched and also allows the developers to exceed their high reputation so many audiences will consider to watch all their developing films.
By viewing the poster, seems very basic since it’s not a well-known developing company however they have managed to at least include specific quotes that will gain their notice from the audiences.
In my opinion, I believe that producing the poster doesn’t consider to be very expensive. By comparing with many popular film posters, this poster seems very basic and only includes one developing company which of course in other popular films they include many well-known distribution companies such as warner bros,lionsgate ect.
Critical Evaluation
In conclusion I believe the poster is very creative in the terms of presenting the film as a horror/thriller type of a film. However the poster seems very basic as it does not include many distribution companies and the creative teams that actually supported the film, mostly known as a low budget independent film. Most importantly, I believe by following in their genre term manages to accomplish of presenting a more gothic and spooky image for the audience to recognize it as a horror film that will eventually come across with many twists and surprising moments.
The reason why I have chosen to analyse this poster is because, the devices used such as presenting a horror image of the poster actually attracts me to produce my own film poster something very similar. The use of black font that convers up all the figures on the image presents a more mysterious look of the film in which I will eventually will present on my own film poster.
Primer
The use of grey in which its brightness increases in the middle of the frame alongside with a dirty scrubbed feature on the flooring presents a more rough presentation of the poster. Use of bitch black background presenting an emptier atmosphere which then feels as though it’s a more horrific look of a film. Overall the use of the colors which is presented in this poster seems very dirty and a scruffy.
The main objects and background of the poster are represented as graphically, Such as the use of the use of wire text that is used to present the name of the film ‘Pimer’.The word ‘primer’ is defined as A cap or tube containing a small amount of explosive used to detonate the main explosive charge of a firearm or mine. Therefore by viewing the object used in the poster which is presented as very brown scruffy item may consider to be an explosive charge which is plugged into many electrical supplies.Futhermore explains how the film may present many scenario cases that may occur such as a plan for a terrorist attack. In my opinion by first viewing this poster is likely be referred to a action based film or even a horror/thriller film because of the dark and gloomy features of the film poster
Messages used such as ‘what happen if it actually works?’ is a rhetorical device in which the word ‘it’ can be referred to an object or an item. This suggests how the film is referred to the audience may be involved to a scene where they have to expect something that will work in which will make a massive change or a miracle in the film.
Another message used such as a personal quote “The headiest most singular science fiction movie since kubrick made 2001”.This already suggest how the film is science fiction and also a recommendable film. The quote also includes a famous writer named ‘Kubrick’ in which many people are familiar with his well known films therefore this increases the promotion of the film poster.
By viewing the poster I believe that this belongs to an audience who are considered to be interested in science fiction films, because of the message which represents the film as the ‘headiest’ science fiction and also understanding the definition of the films name. However to include such a more dark and scruffy atmosphere may suggest how the film can refer to be a horror/thriller type of a film.
Production Constraints
By viewing the poster, it has managed to present the distribution company of the film and also includes all the developing teams that have support the film production at the bottom of the image. This will at least present to the audience how this film have been produced very accurately and took such a long term with a large masses of the production and distribution teams to develop the film in its higher standards.Futhermore,using a well-known production company such as ‘think film’ will allow audiences to recognize the developers of the film and to clarify how the film may be their interested company of producing films.
In my opinion, marketing a film through presentation of posters and advertisement is the most compulsory needs to build up a films reputation to be watched and also allows the developers to exceed their high reputation, so many audiences will consider to watch all their developing films.
In my opinion by viewing the poster does seem very professional on how they endorse their film such as including specific quotes from extracts including a famous directors name ‘Stanley kubrick’ of course suggest how the film is considered to be a top independent film even though Stanley kubrick is one of the most famous of directors. It does consider to be a beneficial way to upgrade your advertisement to appeal audiences to actually know that this is a recommendable film to be watched. Therefore I believe it may become an expensive option of including several distributor companies by permission and also the name of ‘Stanley Kubrick’.
In conclusion, I believe that the poster seems very creative in the terms of presenting a sci-fi cinematography of the poster however a more mysterious and thoughtful way of including a rhetorical device. I believe that this device will allow me to realize how I can include a rhetorical device on my poster, which allows the audience to realize how there might be a big twist or an expecting moment. Overall to clarify my decision of choosing this poster as my research option is because the color font and the rhetorical device used seem very appealing in which I believe I can use the same device in my film poster and also how I learnt that most well-known poster should include a specific quote including a famous director or a famous celebrity. This will suggest how the film seems very popular and also encourages audiences to know how the film have been watched by famous people. Finally including the distributed companies that supported the film production is a compulsory need to endorse the credit to the other companies that supported the films production.
