If my partner and I were to re-create the final outcome for our film opening, then there are things I would personally change. I would like to keep the idea of the horse featuring, however, I would also choose some different conventions of a horror film so the horse does not feature as much. Looking back at the film opening, I have come to realise that this feature tends to become quite boring, it is still effective, just more so in a smaller dose. I would also use a wider variety of camera shots, ones in which look more technical and can appear effective in a horror film. Such as, looking from the 'killers' point of view so the audience can relate to their character more as they only see this particular in the background, or in the eye-line match, when the killer is staring at the victim and her horse. The audience only see the bad-side of the killer, however, there could be a reasonable explanation as to why they are like they are. From the use of mise en scene and camera angles, next time I would be able to use this in the killers point of view. Overall, I am happy with the outcome of our film opening and although there are things I would change, I would want us to stick to the original narrative as I feel it was effective.
Sunday, 11 November 2012
Friday, 9 November 2012
Evaluation
Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
When comparing the variety of shot types in my preliminary task and my film opening, there is a big difference between the number of different shot types used. Although timing was different in both, my preliminary being 20seconds and my film opening being 2minutes, I am still surprised at the difference in numbers. I have developed skill through planning my production, finding out what works and what doesn't. The preliminary exercise taught me basic skills, such as, recording a conversation between people - shot reverse shot, and that a tripod is a good tool in production as it is important to have a steady shot where necessary and can make the outcome appear more professional. If I was to repeat the preliminary task then I would include some different camera angles to make it more interesting and I would also put a more thought-out script in place.
Looking back at my preliminary exercise has made me realise how much I have learnt, being a producer is an amazing experience as you get to use your own ideas and see them created in the form of a film. The full product is a big improvement from the preliminary task; careful planning and skill in editing has created a film which expresses your ideas. Whereas, the preliminary task was to show my skill in shot reverse shot without breaking the 180 degree rule. Which is a skill I have developed into my filming, however, it could not be used in my film opening as there is no dialogue.
Saturday, 28 April 2012
Evaluation
We achieved this by carrying out a questionnaire in order to find out what film genres people enjoyed the most, from the results we gathered, we found out that the majority of people that enjoyed films with a horror and drama aspect in were aged around 15, therefore our target audience is set at people of any gender between the ages of 15-30, however, I believe that this genre is enjoyed mostly by females. This is also reflected in our film classification of '15'. My class were shown a rough cut of our film opening and appeared to enjoy it, after being given some feedback we worked on this to improve our final edition as this feedback was given by people within our target audience. It was difficult to attract an audience as like other film companies would, we didn't have the budget to advertise our film, basing a trailer and advertisements on what people within this age range would enjoy. Which in most industries is an easy way of addressing a particular audience. I feel that if we were to have been given more time 'The Angel's Claw Productions' could have accessed social networking sites in order to freely advertise our film 'The Killer's Heart' and gain feedback, making major improvements to our final film opening. If I'm honest, I feel that myself and Natalie could have come up with some better ideas regarding our film opening, however, I have not let this affect the outcome of our production. I am extremely happy with how it has turned out, although, like how anyone would be feeling, of course we could have done better. I feel we have attracted the right audience to enjoy our production which will leave them wanting more.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)