Finalised Work of our film

This is our film we have completed we have added music and our studio ident to the film, and made sue everything fits in the film and stands out.

Preliminary Film (Video & Evaluation)

Preliminary Film

In our preliminary film, we had to keep the continuity editing going on, so we don't see any mistakes or differences on costumes, also we used different types of shot. 

We used eye-line match so we see the character looking at something off screen and then we cut to a shot of what they are looking at. 

We used match on action on the film we see the character open the door in one shot and in the next shot we see him walk through so the action is followed on. 

In our film we used shot reverse shot to show that there's a conversation involving, also we used the 180 degree rule to show the two characters are in the same scene and have the same left/right relationship to each other, because if the camera is in a different angle it will look as if the person has moved and this is called crossing the line.

Continuity Editing is used to retains a sense of realistic chronology and generates the feeling that time is moving forward instead of backwards. 

Evaluation Question 7

Evaluation Question 7

Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learned in the progression from it to the product?

The comparison to my preliminary and my thriller now is that my preliminary was a bit dodgy because of our camera movement, when we filmed we didn't move it fluidly, so when we edited our film the shots looked shaky and unprofessional. However our thriller now looks professional and the camera looks steady and doesn't look shaky or handheld, so you can see quite a major difference in the film and the camera movement. Also when we first started film we mostly used the basic camera shots such as pans and we still used this shot in our Thriller to show the axis of the detectives room. In our thriller we used close ups, long shots, two shot to establish the story and characters. We also used specific shots in our film to highlight and show certain props or elements in the film to make the emphasis and show the power or what it has to do with the narrative, for example when the camera pans over the photos and documents, showing what  the detective has to work through and that the investigation is carrying on to find the terrorists. I think our knowledge of camera angles have improved majorly from our preliminary, when our camera angles weren't that satisfactory.

Quality of image in our Thriller between the Preliminary is different because in the thriller the picture quality is in high definition, while the preliminary were all filmed in low resolution in my opinion looking like it was filmed on a mobile phone, in our Thriller film we deliberately used low key lighting to give a serious effect of a crime investigation. Also we made sure the composition in the Thriller didn't move around and we made sure we didn't break the 180 degree rule.

When we did our preliminary we did our sound exercise to help use varieties of sound in our film from, sound bridges, on/off screen sound, diegetic and non diegetic. This exercise helped us for our Thriller film, when we used on/off screen sound, for example the phone call, which we hear, and we use soundtrack to build the suspense in the film and make it film like a Thriller.

In our Thriller and Preliminary we made sure the continuity of the film was always the same so we made sure the costume and props in our film was distinctively the same, so if we ever made the continuity wrong we would redo the film to make the continuity the same and not to ruin the film. Also in our film, when we did the editing, we made sure we used match on action, and made sure the composition was the same.

For example in this scene in one of our preliminary film we used match on action when Andrew comes through the door, and so we used continuity also, because nothing has changed, we did the same in our Thriller we made sure nothing changed, also we made sure we didn't break the 180 degree rule then our film look weird and confuse the audience because they will think how did that person move one end to another.

Evaluation Question 6

My Question 6

Evaluation Question 5

How did you attract/address your audience?

My thriller holds the audiences attention on the film, because of our mysterious beginning in the opening of the deal happening, which makes the audience eager to carry on watching the film, because they would want to find out what's happening and find out what's in the bag. Also I think the audience would carry on watching the film, because of the use of thriller recipes we've used, especially, when we give a cliffhanger at the end of our opening, making the audience curious for them to carry on watching and intrigued what's going to happen next.

In my audience feedback a lot of people liked the cliffhanger at the end and they thought it as creative like in my other evaluation question I've given a screenshot of the comments from peers and family, on their views on the film and what they enjoyed in the film they found the use of thriller devices reall good, and that they really wanted to carry on watching the film

Evaluation Question 4

Who would be the audience for your media product?

The Audience for our media product I would say would be Mostly Teenagers aged round 15 and over because they will mostly watch it because our cast are teens and the narrative of the story is a big issue I guess, and i think that's the ideal age in terms of our cast and teens and older people are interested on narratives like our film, which is a big issue in our world also in our film we used a lot of thriller devices in our film to make our film close as a thriller film.

Both Male & Female working class people will probably watch the film it would appeal to them so that they can understand the issue of terrorism and that the stereotype aren't always the same, also teens will like the film because it has the thriller devices they had told us in the audience research and because in the audience research mostly it was teens who had contributed in the survey and video, they told was what thriller devices the liked, so we took their feedback and added into our film, for example the survey said cliffhangers was popular with everyone nearly, so in our film we used cliffhanger at the end, to make mysterious ending.

The audience who enjoyed the film most, Females&Males aged round 16 - 60, they said the found it enjoyable and that the thriller devices were very affective in the film, below is a screenshot of the main comments I have picked out to show you what they think of our film.

Evaluation Question 3

Evaluation Question 2

Evaluation Question 1

Sequence of our Ident & Analysis

Ident Sequence / Analysis

This is the Sequence of our ident, for our opening of the film, I think we still need to add Non-Digetic sound in the opening to make look/feel better.

In our film title, we choose bold title and dark background so that it's readable for the audience and they know what they're reading, also in our film title we decided to admit a date when the film will be released and we chose '20/02/2014, we chose this specific date because in our movie you get a glimpse of the detective becoming frustrated on finding out when the terrorist attack happens so he throws his pen at the wall and the 9/11 article falls off. from this he works out a date by adding up
9 + 11=20. The 20th of february. We wanted to make a simpler date but we chose that specific date because it sought of links with the film as well giving a realistic feeling when people watch the film on that day.

Choosing our Font

After looking at titles and the fonts used we decided to use a very simple font due to the serious narrative of our opening. We used ribbet to proudce our titles and so looked at the possible fonts. We decided on two fonts.

Instead of having our titles all in one font we decided to use two asimilar to the titles to the new film 'gravity'. We feel these were the best fonts as they are very basic and express intense serious thrill in our eyes.

Rough Copy

Rough Copy

We have edited the rough copy of our film and we've edited parts of our film, however we are continuing to finish off our editing and complete our film. in the rough copy there's no soundtrack, which we still have to get non copyright music, and we still need a title but we have done our studio ident, which is good then we can add it to the movie. well this is how far we are in the movie and how we are doing at this time. we would also appreciate feedback on our rough copy.

Our Studio Ident

Ident

 

Andrew created our ident for us on photoshop. We choes to call our production company 'Gateway productions'. We chose this name as we feel it conveys Thriller. It doesn't sound too happy or fun but more sinister and serious. The word 'Gateway' was chosen as we feel our 'proudction company' can be the gateway to enjoyment and thrill, the passage way, the door to thrill. We have chosen an image of a door open slightly with light streaming through in beams. We chose this as the door is open allowing access, the light streaming through in beams creates a thrilling look, an almost intriguing look. It makes the person wonder what is going on behind the door. Almost moving from darkness to light, boredom to fun and thrilling. We would like to make the image brighter however.

Certification on Films

Certification is always used on films, games & music to classify the content and to ensure that it's appropriate for the right age or families.

Cinema

The BBFC, which is the main board for classification in film and to censor anything inappropriate was set up in 1912 by the film industry as an independent body to bring a degree to classify films nationally, some classification maybe dealt with local councils, if they want that specific film in cinemas, or if they want some bits removed, or if they want to make the film a 12 instead of PG, this may overrule some of the BBFC's decisions, passing they reject, banning films they have passed, and editing random bits in the film, or they alter categories for films.

Video

in 1984  parliament passed the Video Recordings Act. this act stated that, subject certain video recordings offered for sale or hire commercially in the UK, had to be first classified by the authority designated by the Secretary of State.

Classification 

To classify the film the BBFC have examiners who look at issues, which occur in the film and to see if they have to do anything about it, such as discrimination, drugs, horror, imitable behavior, language, nudity, sex, sexual violence, theme and violence when making decisions to classify the film. they also consider context, tone and impact it may have on the audience, for example "12 years a slave had an impact on the audience making them emotional and feel sorrow for the people who had to suffer back in that time", they even examine the release format, for example, DVDs are watched at home, so their is a major risk of underage viewing.

Audience Reseach

In our groups, we filmed an interview of teenagers, male & female, and asked them few questions on what they like about thriller, their favorite genre, where they view films and if they like certain thriller devices, such as cliffhangers. from this audience research, we've found the different views and aspects.

In the video we interviewed different people, different age groups to find out what they like about thrillers, and what they're favourite genre is and everyone had different opinions. the interview was very useful and interesting to hear peoples opinions. From the interview we can see some people didn't think title sequences were that important, however camera angles were because i think someone said, "you don't want to see uneven shots". everyone had their one opinions in what they notice in films and what they think is important and effective.

In our groups we then gathered and made a questionnaire asking the following questions; 

Name (optional): ______________

Gender:______________________

Age:_________________________

1.       Do you like to meet all of the characters within the opening scenes of a movie?

 Yes/No/Other

2.       Do you enjoy the use of enigma codes? (aspects that make you question what is going on)

Yes/No/Other

3.       Do you feel that a variety of camera shots makes a difference to a scene?

Yes/No/Other

4.       Do you feel the first 5 minutes of a film is crucial in making the decision as to whether to continue watching or not?

Yes/No/Other

5.       Which way do you hear of new films? (Can circle more than one)

TV advert/Social websites/Internet adverts/Word of mouth/Other

6.       Would you watch a low budget film?

Yes/No/Other

7.       Do you feel that a soundtrack adds to your emotional response to a film?

Yes/No/Other

8.       Do you feel that a title effects whether or not you will watch a film?

Yes/No/Other

9.       Do you enjoy the use of cliffhangers?

Yes/No/Other

10.   Do you like the use of voice overs?

Yes/No/Other

11.   What kind of Thrillers do you enjoy?

Conspiracy/Horror/Psychological/Crime/Other

Findings:

Then in our groups we splitted up and asked students each questions and this is my findings i had found.

Question 1 Do you like to meet all characters in beginning?	Yes	No	Other
Age 16-18	5	2
Age 19-30	3	1	3
Age 31+	1	0	2

 This shows that most groups like to meet the characters near the beginning no matter what age.

Question 2 Do you enjoy use of enigma codes?	Yes	No	Other
Age 16-18	5	2
Age 19-30	5	1
Age 31+	3	1

 This shows again that most age groups like the use of enigma codes.

Question 3 Do you feel a variety of Camera angles make a difference?	Yes	No	Other
Age 16-18	5	1
Age 19-30	4	1
Age 31+	6		3

 These findings show that varieties of camera angles make a difference in the movie.

Question 4 Is the beginning of the movie important as to whether you will continue watching?	Yes	No	Other
Age 16-18	5
Age 19-30	5
Age 31+	4

 This shows every age are wary of the opening and that it's vital, that they can understand the film.

Question 5 Which way do you hear of movies?	TV adverts	Social Networks	Word of mouth	Internet ads	Other
Age 16-18	6	8	3	4	4
Age 19-30	4	4	2	2
Age 31+	7	2	2		2

 This table also varies. We can see that targeting younger teens the social world is highly important, the elder the less likely use the internet is recognised but more so TV ads.

Question 6 Would you watch a low budget movie?	Yes	No	Other
Age 16-18	2	6
Age 19-30	2	4
Age 31+	3	3

 This show's tat more people would want to see high budgeted major blockbuster films instead of low budget films.

Question 7 Effects of a soundtrack	Yes	No	Other
Age 16-18	2	4
Age 19-30	4	2
Age 31+	6		1

 This shows that the soundtrack is important to nearly every age except for some teens aged 16-18

Question 8 Effects of a title?	Yes	No	Other
Age 16-18	2	3	1
Age 19-30	2	2
Age 31+	2	1	2

 This table shows that the title is not that important to few people because maybe they don't really notice the titles.

Question 9 Cliffhangers?	Yes	No	Other
Age 16-18	4	1
Age 19-30	6
Age 31+	3	2

Cliffhangers are important to people because it gets them excited for the sequels or gets them thinking what happened to the character/s 

Question 10 Voice overs?	Yes	No	Other
Age 16-18		5
Age 19-30	2	6
Age 31+	2	5

 Voice overs are not that liked because people find it annoying sometimes and the voiceover sometimes lags in the film making it complicated to understand what just happened.

Question 11 Favourite sub genre	Conspiracy	Psychological	Crime	Horror	Other
Age 16-18			3	6	1
Age 19-30	2	3	2
Age 30+		2	2		4

 This table shows different sub genres are favoured by different age groups, such as teens love to watch horror instead of crime, while older people love to watch other sub genres instead of horror.

From these finding i can see what we need to do in our groups to make the opening of our thriller sophisticated and keep our audience in their seat.