Monday, 9 May 2011
Evaluation:)
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
My media product uses development and challenges forms and conventions of real media because the music in which I have chosen relates ideas in which I intented to show the audience. The soundtrack I have chosen was Behold The Darkness by Medwyn Goodall, this gave the film an edge due to the eeriness of which it created.
The soundtrack gave the audience the idea of a thriller/horror film.
What I found challenging was the little time I had having to re-film and re-make due to previous work I did. The tight budget of the handheld camera was I think used to my advantage because I wanted to created a close fitting-claustrophobic opening scene, to built up the beginning. Finding the place to set the scene I thought would be a challenge, due to the criteria in which I wanted the film to full fill. I manage to develop my ideas in St. Andrews church. Due to the church always being busy, at night or really early in the morning would be the best time to film, which fit with my genre as I wanted the first scene in the dark, at night. The second half of the opening was a challenge due to wanting to set the scene in a graveyard. Town is still quite busy at night but I was lucky enough that not as many were walking past on the pathway, they were very polite.
How does your media product represent particular social groups?
I think the particular social group my media product represents is young women, who are vunerable. This is because my protagonist is an unknown character at first to the audience, as my film is show from a first persons perspective and narrative. But as the beginning of my film unravels the character is represented by the idea of the sound their shoe makes, the audience can see they are black boots, showing the protagonist is female. The camera being held seems to be being held by a smaller person, this shows the character could be a young teen. This also shows the idea of vunerability as she is all alone.
What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
I think that the media institution that might distribute my media product would be a universal distrubution. Paramount.This is because the logo of Pamount is used as my opening to my film. I think this is the media institutuiom due to the different ranges of movies it produces. Such as "Whispers in the Dark" is a 1992 thriller about a psychiatrist whose patient's lover may or may not be a serial killer.The film was released by Paramount Pictures on August 7, 1992. Contrasted movies have also been produced like twilight, star trek, Mean Girls, Get rich or die tryin', The longest yard, KungFu Panda and many others. The ranges of audiences paramount makes the logo of the mountain is a iconic and familiar symbol which different audiences can relate to. I think my movie would be able to be produced by them as they have created many thillers that have been approved and awarded for the being outstanding.
Paranormal Activity 2
Who would be the audience for your media product? My taget audience would be rated 15. As my work as a whole does not endorse discriminatory language or behaviour. Drug taking is not shown or related in this film as a whole, it does not promote or encourage drug misuse. The horror is strong and menace but is not sexual. Violent language is not used to a high extent throughout the film, the open is just a soundtrack.
My movie, I think would appear to the teens over 15 who enjoy the ideas of supernatural. As it is shown through first person the audience can relate more to the movie, as if it is them who is the protagonist.
How did you attract / address your audience? I would adress my audience by advertisement such as:
- A trailer- to lure the audience in.
- On television adverts- comercials.
- In magazines, newspapers.
-Radio
-Public transport, on the side of buses, bus stops, trainstops.
-billboards.
-Competitions/Prizes
What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product? I had to learn how to use Mr Grays camera by getting used to all the setting.
I had to learn how to edit all my work on a Mac, using the software provided called final cut express. I used tools: Cut, zoom in (on point), speed up, music edit ( volume control via point tool). I also used livetype for the names and titles in the film.
In the editing I learnt how to combine sounds by making the soundtrack quiter, so another sound could be heard above it. My footsteps were able to be heard ( in 0.39) in my film. Pulling the sound bar of what i filmed up and moving the soundtrack of "Medwyn Goodall-Behold The Darkness" down so the footsteps could be heard. I did this so that the iconic contrast of the white screen with the title made the audience want to know whos footsteps and question the protagonist more.
Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?I think I have learnt alot about how a movie institution work as they take hours of filming, keep editing by cutting and changing it, they end up with only minutes of footage in which they want to use. I feel that I did well, as I ahieved what I wanted, in having it from a first persons prespective but if I could change it, I would. I would choose more locations and made cut walking up the stairs, I would add another seen to do with the concept of being followed by eyes. Connecting to the title more.
My media product uses development and challenges forms and conventions of real media because the music in which I have chosen relates ideas in which I intented to show the audience. The soundtrack I have chosen was Behold The Darkness by Medwyn Goodall, this gave the film an edge due to the eeriness of which it created.
The soundtrack gave the audience the idea of a thriller/horror film.
What I found challenging was the little time I had having to re-film and re-make due to previous work I did. The tight budget of the handheld camera was I think used to my advantage because I wanted to created a close fitting-claustrophobic opening scene, to built up the beginning. Finding the place to set the scene I thought would be a challenge, due to the criteria in which I wanted the film to full fill. I manage to develop my ideas in St. Andrews church. Due to the church always being busy, at night or really early in the morning would be the best time to film, which fit with my genre as I wanted the first scene in the dark, at night. The second half of the opening was a challenge due to wanting to set the scene in a graveyard. Town is still quite busy at night but I was lucky enough that not as many were walking past on the pathway, they were very polite.
How does your media product represent particular social groups?
I think the particular social group my media product represents is young women, who are vunerable. This is because my protagonist is an unknown character at first to the audience, as my film is show from a first persons perspective and narrative. But as the beginning of my film unravels the character is represented by the idea of the sound their shoe makes, the audience can see they are black boots, showing the protagonist is female. The camera being held seems to be being held by a smaller person, this shows the character could be a young teen. This also shows the idea of vunerability as she is all alone.
What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
I think that the media institution that might distribute my media product would be a universal distrubution. Paramount.This is because the logo of Pamount is used as my opening to my film. I think this is the media institutuiom due to the different ranges of movies it produces. Such as "Whispers in the Dark" is a 1992 thriller about a psychiatrist whose patient's lover may or may not be a serial killer.The film was released by Paramount Pictures on August 7, 1992. Contrasted movies have also been produced like twilight, star trek, Mean Girls, Get rich or die tryin', The longest yard, KungFu Panda and many others. The ranges of audiences paramount makes the logo of the mountain is a iconic and familiar symbol which different audiences can relate to. I think my movie would be able to be produced by them as they have created many thillers that have been approved and awarded for the being outstanding.
Paranormal Activity 2
Who would be the audience for your media product? My taget audience would be rated 15. As my work as a whole does not endorse discriminatory language or behaviour. Drug taking is not shown or related in this film as a whole, it does not promote or encourage drug misuse. The horror is strong and menace but is not sexual. Violent language is not used to a high extent throughout the film, the open is just a soundtrack.
My movie, I think would appear to the teens over 15 who enjoy the ideas of supernatural. As it is shown through first person the audience can relate more to the movie, as if it is them who is the protagonist.
How did you attract / address your audience? I would adress my audience by advertisement such as:
- A trailer- to lure the audience in.
- On television adverts- comercials.
- In magazines, newspapers.
-Radio
-Public transport, on the side of buses, bus stops, trainstops.
-billboards.
-Competitions/Prizes
What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product? I had to learn how to use Mr Grays camera by getting used to all the setting.
I had to learn how to edit all my work on a Mac, using the software provided called final cut express. I used tools: Cut, zoom in (on point), speed up, music edit ( volume control via point tool). I also used livetype for the names and titles in the film.
In the editing I learnt how to combine sounds by making the soundtrack quiter, so another sound could be heard above it. My footsteps were able to be heard ( in 0.39) in my film. Pulling the sound bar of what i filmed up and moving the soundtrack of "Medwyn Goodall-Behold The Darkness" down so the footsteps could be heard. I did this so that the iconic contrast of the white screen with the title made the audience want to know whos footsteps and question the protagonist more.
Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?I think I have learnt alot about how a movie institution work as they take hours of filming, keep editing by cutting and changing it, they end up with only minutes of footage in which they want to use. I feel that I did well, as I ahieved what I wanted, in having it from a first persons prespective but if I could change it, I would. I would choose more locations and made cut walking up the stairs, I would add another seen to do with the concept of being followed by eyes. Connecting to the title more.
Thursday, 3 February 2011
Evaluation of the Film- Friends Comments
I asked peoples opinions of my rough edit of my film:
Comments:
Mr Wroe: I think the way you used the transitions, movement to zoom into your eyes and the light was very effective. I really like how you took the start of a film opening and encoded into yours. The sound goes really well, and the build up of the footsteps works. The change in speed is used well.
Well done Camilla.
Class Mates:
Walter: I think it was really good but the maybe it shouldn't be so dark.. I think you should make it move visible.. by using a torch or something.
Ellie Feeney: I really like it, it's different, the music goes really well. The suspense of
Linzi Berry:
Tom Johnson: I think it was good, i like the transfers from the eye to the close up. The effect it gives of zooming in.
Ruth Sanderson: That works really well. You chose your location really well. The build up of suspense is intense.
Anna George: I love the fact it's from first person but it's seriously creepy. I like the shot that goes up the lantern, and zooms into the light. The location is dark and the fact that at times you can barely make out objects is very freaky.
Comments:
Mr Wroe: I think the way you used the transitions, movement to zoom into your eyes and the light was very effective. I really like how you took the start of a film opening and encoded into yours. The sound goes really well, and the build up of the footsteps works. The change in speed is used well.
Well done Camilla.
Class Mates:
Walter: I think it was really good but the maybe it shouldn't be so dark.. I think you should make it move visible.. by using a torch or something.
Ellie Feeney: I really like it, it's different, the music goes really well. The suspense of
Linzi Berry:
Cam that is brilliant me, mum and dad all enjoyed it even some of the people in my place enjoyed it. i reckon this could a a worldwide thing...!!!
Tom Johnson: I think it was good, i like the transfers from the eye to the close up. The effect it gives of zooming in.
Ruth Sanderson: That works really well. You chose your location really well. The build up of suspense is intense.
Anna George: I love the fact it's from first person but it's seriously creepy. I like the shot that goes up the lantern, and zooms into the light. The location is dark and the fact that at times you can barely make out objects is very freaky.
Wednesday, 26 January 2011
Film- First atempt- Through Fallen Eyes
Me and Bryony decided to edit seperately.
I decided to refilm most of mine:)
my NEW plan and looking at the film -BLAIR WITCH PROJECT
Me and Bryony have decided to take a different route so I decided to go back to my first plan. The story I made up and the ideas of you seeing it from the protagonists point of view. Like the trail of thought in the opening of "Twilight."
The idea of being followed.
FACT FILE of The Blair Witch Project
The Blair Witch Project is a 1999 American horror film; the narrative is presented as a documentary pieced together from amateur footage, filmed in real time. The film was produced by the Haxan Films production company. The film relates the story of three young student filmmakers (Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard, and Michael C. Williams) who hike into the Black Hills near Burkittsville, Maryland to film a documentary about a local legend known as the Blair Witch, and subsequently go missing. The viewer is told that the three were never found, although their video and sound equipment (along with most of the footage they shot) was discovered a year later. This "recovered footage" is presented as the film the viewer is watching.
A studio production film based on the theme of The Blair Witch Project was released on October 27, 2000 entitled Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2. Another sequel was planned for the following year, but did not materialize. On September 2, 2009, it was announced that co-directors Eduardo Sanchez and Daniel Myrick were pitching the sequel.
The Blair Witch Project grossed $248,639,099 worldwide, compared to its final budget which ranged between $500,000 and $750,000.
Rotten Tomatoes provides links to 127 reviews for the film, with 85% of these reviews being favorable.Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun Times gave the film four stars, calling it "an extraordinarily effective horror film"
The Blair Witch Project is thought to be the first widely released film marketed primarily on the Internet. A sequel, Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2, was released in the autumn of 2000, but was poorly received by most critics.A third installment announced that same year did not materialize.
The Blair Witch Project was given a Global Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay and won the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award. Conversely, the film was nominated for the 1999 Razzie Award for Worst Picture. In 2008, Entertainment Weekly named The Blair Witch Project one of the "The 100 best films from 1983 to 2008", ranking it at #99. In 2006, Chicago Film Critics Association listed it as one of the "Top 100 Scariest Movies", ranking it #12
The idea of being followed.
FACT FILE of The Blair Witch Project
The Blair Witch Project is a 1999 American horror film; the narrative is presented as a documentary pieced together from amateur footage, filmed in real time. The film was produced by the Haxan Films production company. The film relates the story of three young student filmmakers (Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard, and Michael C. Williams) who hike into the Black Hills near Burkittsville, Maryland to film a documentary about a local legend known as the Blair Witch, and subsequently go missing. The viewer is told that the three were never found, although their video and sound equipment (along with most of the footage they shot) was discovered a year later. This "recovered footage" is presented as the film the viewer is watching.
A studio production film based on the theme of The Blair Witch Project was released on October 27, 2000 entitled Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2. Another sequel was planned for the following year, but did not materialize. On September 2, 2009, it was announced that co-directors Eduardo Sanchez and Daniel Myrick were pitching the sequel.
| Directed by | Daniel Myrick Eduardo Sánchez |
|---|---|
| Produced by | Robin Cowie Gregg Hale |
| Written by | Daniel Myrick Eduardo Sánchez |
| Starring | Heather Donahue Joshua Leonard Michael C. Williams |
| Music by | Antonio Cora |
| Cinematography | Neal Fredericks |
| Editing by | Daniel Myrick Eduardo Sánchez |
| Studio | Haxan Films |
| Distributed by | Artisan Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | January 25, 1999 July 16, 1999 July 30, 1999 |
| Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $22,000 |
| Gross revenue | $248,639,099 |
| Followed by | Book of Shadows |
The Blair Witch Project grossed $248,639,099 worldwide, compared to its final budget which ranged between $500,000 and $750,000.
Rotten Tomatoes provides links to 127 reviews for the film, with 85% of these reviews being favorable.Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun Times gave the film four stars, calling it "an extraordinarily effective horror film"
The Blair Witch Project is thought to be the first widely released film marketed primarily on the Internet. A sequel, Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2, was released in the autumn of 2000, but was poorly received by most critics.A third installment announced that same year did not materialize.
The Blair Witch Project was given a Global Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay and won the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award. Conversely, the film was nominated for the 1999 Razzie Award for Worst Picture. In 2008, Entertainment Weekly named The Blair Witch Project one of the "The 100 best films from 1983 to 2008", ranking it at #99. In 2006, Chicago Film Critics Association listed it as one of the "Top 100 Scariest Movies", ranking it #12
Wednesday, 19 January 2011
PLANNING. For the Media Film
Filming
I worked with Bryony.
Time- Victorian times.
Place- Dead mans alley
Queens Lane
PLANNING:
FIRST IDEAS:
Brainstorm.... STORY!!!!!!
PLANNING: PLACE:
In the Victorian times people who were criminals eg. Thieves were punished by the firing squad. Thieves and other criminals were lined up against the wall, blindfolded and tired up. The firing squad were a group of men who's job was to shoot and kill them.
We changed our first initial idea because we found out that dead mans walk was the place where criminals were shot by the firing squad and killed for their crimes they had committed. There bodies where then carried away in a wheelbarrow to be buried.
We chose Dead Mans walk not only because of the history we found out about the firing squad but also the other history that we found out about the place having references to the war...
(SAY HISTORY OF DEAD MANS WALK)
We decided not to film in the graveyard due to the graveyard being very public. We didn't want to offend anyone and in the evenings town is busy and people are trying to get home from work and we came up with the conclusion it would be fairly difficult to film under these circumstances and didn't want to upset anyone.
So our choice of place was set to be filmed down Dead Mans Walk.
The complications of filming here was that we could only film up to dusk due to the council closing early. Also we wanted to film at night which became a problem, then we thought we could film early as it opens at 7, but it is quite light at this time, which we didn't expect so in the end we have decided to film early in the morning but we can edit the lighting when we have done the filming.
Another problem is that Dead Mans Walk is a really beautiful place when the weathers nice, so filming is difficult when many people like to take a walk as they accidentally get into the shot, not knowing. We did try and avoid this and re took alot of shots but it was very difficult.
TIME:
We decided to change the timing instead if the film being set in the 21st century, we decided to change the year.
To Victorian times.
We thought this would be a good idea because the buildings near dead mans walk were made in 1800s and thought it looked more realistic to the year then the 21st century.
STORY:
The story is about a young Victorian women, who is walking home through dead mans walk and she sees a ghost/spirit. One who was killed by the firing squad. She knew them.
She tries to get away by running and that's the opening piece of our film.
I worked with Bryony.
Time- Victorian times.
Place- Dead mans alley
Queens Lane
PLANNING:
FIRST IDEAS:
Brainstorm.... STORY!!!!!!
PLANNING: PLACE:
In the Victorian times people who were criminals eg. Thieves were punished by the firing squad. Thieves and other criminals were lined up against the wall, blindfolded and tired up. The firing squad were a group of men who's job was to shoot and kill them.
We changed our first initial idea because we found out that dead mans walk was the place where criminals were shot by the firing squad and killed for their crimes they had committed. There bodies where then carried away in a wheelbarrow to be buried.
We chose Dead Mans walk not only because of the history we found out about the firing squad but also the other history that we found out about the place having references to the war...
(SAY HISTORY OF DEAD MANS WALK)
We decided not to film in the graveyard due to the graveyard being very public. We didn't want to offend anyone and in the evenings town is busy and people are trying to get home from work and we came up with the conclusion it would be fairly difficult to film under these circumstances and didn't want to upset anyone.
So our choice of place was set to be filmed down Dead Mans Walk.
The complications of filming here was that we could only film up to dusk due to the council closing early. Also we wanted to film at night which became a problem, then we thought we could film early as it opens at 7, but it is quite light at this time, which we didn't expect so in the end we have decided to film early in the morning but we can edit the lighting when we have done the filming.
Another problem is that Dead Mans Walk is a really beautiful place when the weathers nice, so filming is difficult when many people like to take a walk as they accidentally get into the shot, not knowing. We did try and avoid this and re took alot of shots but it was very difficult.
TIME:
We decided to change the timing instead if the film being set in the 21st century, we decided to change the year.
To Victorian times.
We thought this would be a good idea because the buildings near dead mans walk were made in 1800s and thought it looked more realistic to the year then the 21st century.
STORY:
The story is about a young Victorian women, who is walking home through dead mans walk and she sees a ghost/spirit. One who was killed by the firing squad. She knew them.
She tries to get away by running and that's the opening piece of our film.
Thursday, 9 December 2010
Victorian Films by Universal Pictures- Van Helsing and The Wolf Man.
Through Wikepedia I copied information I thought I could analyse with the two horror films.
Van Helson -
Van Helsing is a 2004 American action horror film about vigilante monster hunter Gabriel Van Helsing, written, produced, and directed by Stephe Sommers. The film stars Hugh Jackman and Kate Beckinsale. The film opened on May 7, 2004.
The film is a homage and tribute to the Universal Horror Monster films from the '30s and '40s (also produced by Universal Studios), of which director Stephen Sommers is a fan. The titular character was inspired by Abraham Van Helsing from Irish author Bram Stoker's novel Dracula. Distributed by Universal Pictures, the film includes a number of monsters such as Count Dracula and the Frankenstein's monster in a way similar to the multi-monster movies that Universal produced in the 1940s, such as Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man and House of Dracula.
(Why I highlighted the words)
The film itself is a horror film, based on the theme of monsters.
I chose Van Helsing because it is quiet recent as it's in the 200s. But as we are timing our piece into the victorian times, I was thinking about the ideas behind how the writer, producer and director Stephe Sommers showed the time differences.
The idea of the film being distributed by Universal Pictures, the company itself founded in 1912 by Carl Laemmle is very well known through many films such as
The Wolf Man-
The Wolf Man is a 1941 American Monster/Werewolf/Horror filmwritten by Curt Siodmak and produced and directed by George Waggner. The film stars Lon Chaney, Jr. as The Wolf Man, and it also stars Claude Rains, Evelyn Ankers, Ralph Bellamy, Patric Knowles, Béla Lugosi, and Maria Ouspenskaya. The title character has had a great deal of influence on Hollywood's depictions of the legend of the werewolf.The film is the second Universal Pictures werewolf movie, preceded six years earlier by the less commercially successful Werewolf of London. A remake was released in early 2010 starring Benicio del Toro and Anthony Hopkins.
FACTS
Van Helson -
Van Helsing is a 2004 American action horror film about vigilante monster hunter Gabriel Van Helsing, written, produced, and directed by Stephe Sommers. The film stars Hugh Jackman and Kate Beckinsale. The film opened on May 7, 2004.
The film is a homage and tribute to the Universal Horror Monster films from the '30s and '40s (also produced by Universal Studios), of which director Stephen Sommers is a fan. The titular character was inspired by Abraham Van Helsing from Irish author Bram Stoker's novel Dracula. Distributed by Universal Pictures, the film includes a number of monsters such as Count Dracula and the Frankenstein's monster in a way similar to the multi-monster movies that Universal produced in the 1940s, such as Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man and House of Dracula.
(Why I highlighted the words)
The film itself is a horror film, based on the theme of monsters.
I chose Van Helsing because it is quiet recent as it's in the 200s. But as we are timing our piece into the victorian times, I was thinking about the ideas behind how the writer, producer and director Stephe Sommers showed the time differences.
The idea of the film being distributed by Universal Pictures, the company itself founded in 1912 by Carl Laemmle is very well known through many films such as
- Back to the Future films
- Bring It On films
- About a Boy (film)
- The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle
- American Pie 1 and 2
- Bad Boys (1983)
- 8 Mile
- The 40-Year-Old Virgin
- Bedtime Story
- Beethoven 1,2,3,4 and 5
- And many many more favourites.....
| FACTS: | |
| Directed by | Stephen Sommers |
|---|---|
| Produced by | Stephen Sommers Bob Ducsay |
| Written by | Stephen Sommers |
| Starring | Hugh Jackman Kate Beckinsale Richard Roxburgh David Wenham Will Kemp Kevin J. O'Connor Shuler Hensley |
| Music by | Alan Silvestri |
| Cinematography | Allen Daviau |
| Editing by | Bob Ducsay Kelly Matsumoto |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | May 5, 2004 United States May 7, 2004 |
| Running time | 131 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $160 million |
| Gross revenue | $300,257,475 |
| Preceded by | Van Helsing: The London |
The Wolf Man-
The Wolf Man is a 1941 American Monster/Werewolf/Horror filmwritten by Curt Siodmak and produced and directed by George Waggner. The film stars Lon Chaney, Jr. as The Wolf Man, and it also stars Claude Rains, Evelyn Ankers, Ralph Bellamy, Patric Knowles, Béla Lugosi, and Maria Ouspenskaya. The title character has had a great deal of influence on Hollywood's depictions of the legend of the werewolf.The film is the second Universal Pictures werewolf movie, preceded six years earlier by the less commercially successful Werewolf of London. A remake was released in early 2010 starring Benicio del Toro and Anthony Hopkins.
FACTS
| Directed by | George Waggner |
|---|---|
| Produced by | George Waggner |
| Written by | Curt Siodmak |
| Starring | Lon Chaney, Jr. Claude Rains Warren William Ralph Bellamy Patric Knowles Bela Lugosi Maria Ouspenskaya Evelyn Ankers |
| Cinematography | Joseph Valentine, ASC |
| Editing by | Ted J. Kent |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | December 12, 1941 |
| Running time | 71 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $180,000 |
| Followed by | Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man |
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