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mood board for illuminated

this mood board is inspired by the song i want to create a music video for. i included pictures of the river thames which are shown in different lights. i also included pictures of costumes which are modern and from the past

Question 7: Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product

Establishing
for both of these shots we used an establishing shot. For our preliminary task we did not use a tripod when panning around the the classroom. When we shot out horror movie opening we were able to use our experiences from the preliminary shot to help us make the establishing shot better. We did this by using a tripod which helped keep the camera movement smooth. This kept it from being mistaken as a point of view shot like before.

Closeup
in the preliminary shot we tried to do a close up shot the show the audience the kind of emotion our character was feeling. We were able to further the meaning of our close up shot in the horror movie opening as we changed the angle of the camera. This made our victim seam more vulnerable than before as we were looking down on her from a higher angle.

Stairs shot

In the prelim shot we did not think much about the framing. The camera was hand held so it was shaky and looked as if the character was being followed. In the horror movie opening we used a tripod and was able to follow the character smoothly.

Doorway shot 

In the doorway shot we decided to use the 180 degree rule to follow our main character around the room. This differs from the shot we did in the prelim task as it is not a high angle shot. By shooting the shot like this we were able to make the audience feel as though we were watching her from the corner of the room. This gives them the feeling that she may be being stalked.

UK Film Council bows out with stereotypes report

On the eve of its closure, the UK Film Council has issued a report saying more should be done in film to portray the country's audiences authentically.

An independent survey of 4,315 people found older women feel marginalised and that they are often depicted as not having sexual needs or desires.

It also claims minority ethnic groups feel they are often stereotyped.

From 1 April, the UK Film Council's funding responsibilities are being transferred to other bodies.
The organisation, founded in 2000, was axed last July as part of a cost-cutting drive by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).

The study was commissioned to examine how older women and other diverse groups such as Black African/Caribbean, Asian and Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual audiences are being portrayed in film.
Its findings suggest most Black African/Caribbean individuals believe they are too often characterised as drug dealers and that a majority of Asian audiences feel Asian religious culture is not reflected authentically.
Almost three-quarters of Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual audiences believe that film focuses on them as having problems rather than being everyday people, it continues.

  

Actor Gary Oldman commented on its findings at Sunday's Empire awards

In addition, the study goes on, almost three-quarters of Eastern European respondents believed they were regularly portrayed as being at the bottom of the economic ladder.

The report concludes that "there is considerable commercial opportunity to be reaped if diverse groups are represented more authentically in film".

Mary FitzPatrick, the UK Film Council's head of diversity, said the research "highlights the often overlooked views, opinions and needs of the diverse groups that make up an important part of the film industry's audience".

"Film has the ability to change behaviour and shift opinion," she continued. "We in the industry all have a responsibility to ensure that these findings are not ignored."

But speaking at the Empire awards in London on Sunday, actor Gary Oldman said the report's findings on older women were reflective of the "crazy world we live in".

"Maybe it's something to do with the climate of political correctness," he told the BBC's Colin Paterson.
"You can't do anything now. If you make a woman sexy we're objectifying them."

Prior to this year, the UK Film Council had an annual budget of £15 million to invest in British films.
From Friday, its responsibilities will be transferred to the British Film Institute (BFI) and the Film London agency.

Evaluation Question 4

Gender: Males   Ages: 18-20
 
Favourite Films: Blow (2001), the Italian Job (2003), Avatar (2009), Swingers (1996), Kill Bill (2003-2004), Edward Scissorhands (1990)

Favourite TV Shows: heroes, inbetweeners, skins, Simpsons, family guy, American dad, naruto, bleach, inu yasha

What They Do on Weekends: goes to arcades,bowling, concerts, work, movies and parties.

Mode of Transport: VW Camper/ mini cooper

Favourite Drink: tequila, vodka, beer

Breakfast Cereal: coco pops

Holiday Destination: NEW YORK

Favourite Vegetable: the potato

We think our target group would be of younger ages as they would be able to see the similarities to between them and the characters we have created. This is due to the fact that we kept our target audience in mind throughout the production of the film. The characters in our movie should appeal to our target audience as we used characters that are around the same age. This means that we had the characters lead a normal teenage lifestyle with elements that all teenagers and young adults should have. The mise-en-scene throughout the film especially indicates that our film is targeted to a teenage audience. We used headphones as a prop as we know that most teenagers have some kind of music device. We also showed how dependant the teenager character is when she is searching for her mother and how easily teenagers and young people can be distracted easily when she forgets about her search and goes towards her iPod. Having the characters be of a similar age means that the audience may feel even more anxious or set on-edge by our movie because of these similarities.

Our target audience would enjoys shows and movies such as: Dexter, Friday the 13^th, Scream, the Blair witch project, let the right one in, dawn of the dead, a nightmare on elm street, The ring, Halloween, The Texas chainsaw massacre, the shining, Alien and The Exorcist.

The shows and films that our target audience watch tell us that they enjoy watching horror, physiological thrillers and anything with mystery in it. This means that our film would fit their criteria as our film includes all of these, especially the horror as we have included a lot of gore.

Question 6: What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

 

Prezi
This source allowed us to present all the ideas we had in an organised format. i learned that i could add pictures, videos and links into our presentation in order to support our ideas. This tool was helpful as we could present our research in a more imaginative way, such as placing videos in pictures and placing things into groups.

Blogger
Using blogger taught me new ways of showing others my work and the process of producing our opening. I was able to experiment with all the tools blogger provides its users to make my blog more appealing. This included being able to upload pictures, videos and links onto my blog.

YouTube
I used YouTube to research similar horror movies and openings to compare with our movie opening.

Google
I used google as a tool to research film distribution and things related to our film opening. I also used it to find answers to any problems i came across.

thefreesoundproject
we used this to search for any sounds we needed, or wanted to enhance, in our film opening.


PremierPro

we used this software to upload the shots we took and edit the material. Throughout editing the opening shots we learnt how to cut clips, add sound, upload the clips, add effects, change the volume of the sound, take screenshots, adding titles etc

PhotoShop

We used this tool to connect sceenshots from our movie and others so it was easier to make comparisons. By using this tool i leant how to connect pictures and change their file types in order to upload them onto my blog.

Evaluation Question 5