evaluation 6 - Techonolgy

what have we learnt about technology when constructing our film? 

The Camera We Used -

Product details

Brand: Canon eos 100D

Type: DSLR

Resolution: 18 MP

Sensor size: Crop Sensor

Flash type: Built-in Flash, Detachable Flash

Weight: Weighs 407 g

Even though we had a small selection of cameras to choose from I do believe that the Canon is the most effective camera to use and deferently does show its worth
Its records in a high defention quality(18mp) and is very good to record our night shots, as you can still clearly see us.

The Tripod We Used -

Product Deatails

Material:	Aluminium / Plastic
Weight:	1.75 kg

Compatible Brand: 1/4" size universal thread, for Canon, for Nikon, for Pentax, for Olympus, for Panasonic, for Fuji, Universal

This tripod was the only one available to us to record our post apocalyptic, however it was very effective and could easily adapt to the terrain, it had many movable parts which made the tripod easily adjustable to get the best recordings.
The Memory Card We Used -

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Store up to 64GB with the microSDHC memory card. With a read speed of 30MB per second, this memory card also includes a microSD adaptor to convert to SD size for compatible devices. Because it was easily convertible it meant transferring our clips to the computer very easy which meant we could have more time editing.

Adobe Premier Pro Cs6

This was the soft ware used to bring all of our recordings together, its a very good app as it has many tools to adjust the clips some which are very minor but just shows the attention to detail you can do, I used the app to edit both my final and preliminary tasks which executed them lovely, however I am unable to access this app at home as its very expensive and is only accessible at school, however the app is by far the best.

YouTube

where to start, YouTube is by far the most influential when coming to publishing my film as its the only real place I'm able to broadcast it for free and to be seen by anyone, YouTube was our starting point for our whole film, we searched up the previous as media students work to put ours into context, and used it to get ideas. We also searched up our music that we are going o use in our film and also our non diegetic sound, YouTube completes our film.

Blogger

Blogger is also very important to us media students as this is where we document all of our information, this is where we can evaluate all of our steps to making our films and talk about the challengers we faced.

Computers

Without computers near to nothing is impossible to complete as it controls almost all aspects of media, all of our soft ware used is pivitol to if the computers work, they are our main souse of information and making our films and blogs. Computers bring all of our knowledge together.

Evaluation 5 - Attracting Audince

Attracting audience

When I first published my film on social media, for example Facebook, I wrote who took part in the film, this was so any friends of the characters in the film are most likely to watch the film and share with there friends, this meant our audience are all our target age and will give us strong feedback on our film.

When it comes to attracting our audience, each day we were working on our film we posted in social media to keep our fans updated on what's currently occurring, this kept our audience agar to view our film, we also dropped teases along the way this got our audience thinking of our film and talking about it to there friends also publishing our film, which overall attracted more followers to our film

all people involved in the film agreed social media is the best  place currently to attracting new audience members as its able to reach out to all different varieties of people anywhere in the world, also what makes it even better is its completely free which means theres no limit on how much information you wont your audience to see

Evaluation 7 - Upgrade from Prelimanary Task

How I upgraded from my Prelimanary task

first things first, making my preliminary task really helped me with my final film, it opened me up on how to use premier pro and gave me a little insight on the basic controls. this meant I was able to mess around with the control and see how they all work so when it comes to making my real film I am already familiar with the controls, also I'm already have an understanding of what effects look good and where.
from filming my preliminary task I was able to face the challengers that you are faced with such as bad weather and simple technical defaults. this meant when we was filming our post apocalyptic film we where prepared for the challengers and had more time to overcome them. This meant we have more time for filming.
from doing my preliminary task I was able to get  grip with how to use all the hard/soft war, such as the camera, in our post apocalyptic film we were able to adjust the settings on the camera to get the best videos possible and to a high standard, this was due to the previous experience with the camera when doing our prelimanary task, as then we wasn't sure how to adjust these settings so all shots where recorded with standard settings not getting the best out of the camera. Also from doing this short task we were able to get to grips with the use of the tripod and how to master its functions such as hiring the camera, and using the swivelling turn table to take moving shots, still.
Also from doing my preliminary task I was able to know what shots are possible to create, when planning my pre-lim task the shots that I was going to include wouldn't if been possible and made me re think what shot I realistically can do, so this meant in my final film I was already coming to terms with what shots are possible and look good.
Also from creating our preliminary task, it opened up a larger range of camera angles we knew of, for example we use a low angle shot at the end of our film to give the unknown character a sense of power and domination, before our preliminary task we was unaware of this camera angle and its effectiveness.

preliminary task: Preperation

Preparation


In our lessons we have been creating a storyboard for our preliminary task, we have decided to make a thriller themed short film. We were inspired by different films and TV shows such as Pretty Little Liars. We had to create different scenes showing different shots, this is a brief idea of what we are wanting to do.

Clothing The plan for our preliminary task is to make our video seem as natural as possible, however we did plan how we wanted our suspect to look. Suspects usually wear dark clothing and have their face hidden to keep their identity as a mystery, therefore we decided to organise for our filming to get the suspect to wear black jeans and a black coat, we wanted the suspect to also wear a mask of some sort to hide the suspects face. Whereas for the victims clothing we did not want to organise what we want him to wear purely because it would have looked too organised, if this situation was to happen in real life then they would be wearing anything comfortable, therefore we told the victim to wear something he liked to show off his personality in the film.
Location
 Our location we choosen was at our current school which is very convenient for us as we were able to film when we were in lessons which meant we didn't have to make time after school filming, this was very convenient for us as we also all work so time is limited, the location also did fit our genera of a thriller film, in the film our location looked to be in a public location and added to the realism of our film
Music
We decided we wanted to have a voice over in our film to give the audience a feel for our characters current state. We also planned on wanting music in our film, we wanted some slow but not too slow with good beats to match the actions and something that was slightly tense, we ended up hearing a song on an advert on YouTube in one of our lessons which we recognised and ended up Shazaming it to remember what it was. we just had to make sure it wasent copy right.

UK film Showing

Problems that a small UK based film company face in getting its film shown

• The digital revolution has flooded the marketplace

Cheaper digital production methods have helped create more product than buyers. To overcome this problem you would have to make sure that your film is a specific genre, this is because genres are the only ways that film buyers and marketing managers of distribution companies can quickly visualise the films image, trailer and marketing campaign, distributors buy genres, not drama.

• Online distribution is becoming commonplace

Valentine's day 2005, the co-founders of YouTube registered the name at www.whois.com. The company revolutionised film distribution and has changed that way people watch films and TV shows, the impact of illegal online distribution has also had the same impact on the film industry as it has the music industry. A way to overcome this problem is to develop a hybrid distribution strategy that encompasses traditional cinema/DVD/television releases with online distribution.

• You can't fund small companies like before

The Euro economic malaise has translated into public sector budget cuts, dampening the political appetite for using public money to fund films. To overcome this problem film making should be commercially viable without the need for public funding, film budgets need to stand the scrutiny of investors seeking cost-effective production, as well as a reasonable rate of return.

• Producers struggle to get development funding

Development funding is hard to get, yet without proper development movies will continue to suffer from weak storylines, and a way to overcome this is by not creating a film until a script is fully developed.

• Film producers do not necessarily need to be involved with social media

Social media is becoming more and more popular, it is here to stay strong, and it is becoming an essential part of a film's package. For example Paranormal Activity may have cost around $15,000 to make, but what Paramount bought was not the film but the social media strategy that the film maker Orin Pelli developed around the film. A way to overcome this problem is to embrace any film maker, writer, director or producer who has a strong and clearly defined social media strategy.

What are the arguments about who holds the most power in what films get made and seen?

• The BBFC have the authority over what gets shown in film, if scenes in a film are not appropriate for the classification they will have to be cut off, without their permission the film will not be able to be shown to an audience. 
• Another person that holds power is the audience, the film writers will be looking into what the target audience enjoys and what actors they like, so if the audience like a particular actor then they would be forced to use the star which makes that star also very powerful.
• Only 3 companies (StudioCanal, eOne and Entertainment) control half of all box office income made on UK independant incomes.

social groups

Representing social groups


For our opening scene we are making our actors act a little older than what they are, also because we are having young adults as our main characters we cannot properly give a stereotypical look of them to make our social classes very obvious apart from branding and some mise-en-scene props.The way that we will be representing social groups in our opening scene will be through our film in film shot. Throughout our opening scene you will not be able to tell too much that the main characters used to be fairly wealthy, some viewers may be able to tell due to some of the clothing and props may be giving hints, for example sun glasses could give it away if there are brand names on them and perhaps bags if they look quite modern, etc. Our film will be set in the modern day due to the brands on pieces being visible and it will be nice to give the audience an idea of when the tragedy happened in the film. The audience will also see the social groups being presented very well when they watch our film in film. The film in film will show what life was like before the apocalypse. We will be paying a lot of attention to our mise-en-scene throughout this to make sure that what we are filming is very obvious and shows how wealthy and young the main characters were and show the closeness of the family perhaps, as I have mentioned in the character profiles how they are described as wealthy and young people.

camera work

Gone But Not Forgotten – 2017

Celebrity Deaths 2017
JANUARY
01 – Stuart Hamilton, Canadian pianist/opera singing coach – Artistic Director Emeritus of Opera in Concert – age 87
02 – Richard Machowicz, Actor/Navy Seal – host of TV show Future Weapons – age 51
05 – Paul Goble, Children’s Books Writer – “The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses” – age 83
06 – Francine York, Actress – Sabrina Kincaid in “The Doll Squad” (1973) – age 80
07 – Sylvester Potts, Singer – Motown group The Contours, “Do You Love Me” (1962) – age 79
07 – Eddie Kamae, Singer/Composer – founder of The Sons of Hawaii, Ukulele Hall of Fame Inductee – age 89
08 – Peter Sarstedt, English Singer/Songwriter – “Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?” – age 75
08 – Rod Mason, Jazz Musician – founded Hot Five Band and extensively toured in Europe – age 76
10 – Buddy Greco, Jazz Singer – “The Lady Is a Tramp” – age 90
11 – Tommy Allsup, Musician – toured with Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson see story – age 85
12 – Larry Steinbachek, Musician – original member of Bronski Beat (1983) – age 56
13 – Dick Gautier, Actor – Hymie the Robot in TV series “Get Smart” (1965-’70) – age 85
15 – Jimmy Snuka, Wrestler – WWF Hall of Fame in 1996 – age 73
15 – Richie Ingui, Musician/singer – original member of Soul Survivors (1965) – age 70
16 – Eugene Cernan, NASA astronaut – Gemini 9A (1966), Apollo 10 (1969), Apollo 17 (1972) last man on the moon – age 82
16 – Steve Wright, Musician/bass guitarist – The Greg Kihn Band
18 – Mike Kellie, Musician – played with Spooky Tooth and the Only Ones – age 69
19 – Miguel Ferrer, Actor – Bob Morton in “Robocop” and Owen Granger in NCIS:LA – age 61
20 – Joey Powers, Singer – “Midnight Mary” (1964) (his only hit) – age 82
21 – Maggie Roche, Singer/Songwriter – three sisters singing group The Roches – age 65
23 – Gorden Kaye, Actor – René Artois in TV show