Thursday 26 April 2012
Friday 6 April 2012
Evaluation questions.
- In what ways does your film opening use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
- How does your film opening represent particular social groups?
- What kind of media institution might distribute your film opening and why?
- Who would be the audience for your film opening?
- How did you attract/address your audience?
- What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this film opening?
- Looking back at your prelim task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the final film opening?
Friday 30 March 2012
Tuesday 27 March 2012
Production company thoughts
After deep consideration I decided not to spend lots of time creating a production company. I felt that by doing production companies I would be wasting valuable time where I could be showing more of my film. However I did later find that I had the time space on my film, but by that time it was too late to create my own original production companies which was a real shame. I regret this, however I do not think that it impacts the film content in anyway. In fact by not including production companies I believe that the audience will be able to get into the film opening easier as there is direct attention payed to the product. Indeed there are basic production companies do give a professional effect, but they are only present to show that I am aware that there should be something there.
Thursday 22 March 2012
ONE MORE THING TO EDIT!
Today in class Miss Foster and the class watched through what the film opening looked like so far. Miss Foster commented on a few things that she thought could be improved. I took this constructive criticism and straight away put it into place.
First of all I changed the length of time with each piece of text and made it longer to emphasise their names and fully grab the audiences attention. That was not the only aspect of the text that I changed as I also changed the font to BAGHDAD as it was more appropriate, which led to me making the font slightly bigger. I now think that the film opening is more fluid.
Earlier on in the week it was pointed out to me that one of our garden shots was done free handed and didn't create the right effect. Luckily we had a shot from the same angle where the tripod had been used and could easily rectify this mistake.
Today in class the name of the film opening was decided which is 'Daisy chains'. This name has come from the fact that the child is called Daisy and is chained up in the shed, however this isn't a known fact to the audience. The title matches the narrative of the film. We didn't come to this decision lightly as we went through many other possibilities such as 'Where's Mummy?' and 'Where's Molly?'
All thats left to do now is work on production companies, and foley in the sounds out child giggles and laughs in the park scene.
First of all I changed the length of time with each piece of text and made it longer to emphasise their names and fully grab the audiences attention. That was not the only aspect of the text that I changed as I also changed the font to BAGHDAD as it was more appropriate, which led to me making the font slightly bigger. I now think that the film opening is more fluid.
Earlier on in the week it was pointed out to me that one of our garden shots was done free handed and didn't create the right effect. Luckily we had a shot from the same angle where the tripod had been used and could easily rectify this mistake.
Today in class the name of the film opening was decided which is 'Daisy chains'. This name has come from the fact that the child is called Daisy and is chained up in the shed, however this isn't a known fact to the audience. The title matches the narrative of the film. We didn't come to this decision lightly as we went through many other possibilities such as 'Where's Mummy?' and 'Where's Molly?'
All thats left to do now is work on production companies, and foley in the sounds out child giggles and laughs in the park scene.
Research on The Hunger Games.
Amanda Craig, The Times
"At its best the trilogy channels the political passion of 1984, the memorable violence of A Clockwork Orange, the imaginative ambience of The Chronicles of Narnia and the detailed inventiveness of Harry Potter. The specifics of the dystopian universe, and the fabulous pacing of the complicated plot, give the books their strange, dark charisma."
The Scotsman
"It's seldom that children's books are so eagerly anticipated... The dystopian world conjured up in Collins' Hunger Games series has taken the teenaged reading world by storm and the final part of her trilogy is a blistering and brutal winner."
Lancashire Evening Post
"All in all, Mockingjay confirms what we've suspected already - The Hunger Games isn't just a powerful saga about a unique, memorable hero struggling to do the right thing in the public gaze. It's also an important work of science fiction that everyone should read, because if you don't, you'll be left out of all the best conversations."
io9.com
"Love, loss, heartbreak, the futility of war, the search for freedom and human resilience all play leading roles in this compelling and sometimes shocking story. Mockingjay does not disappoint...an epic and emotionally powerful conclusion to a momentous series."
The Visitor
"Bringing the story of the dystopian world of Panem to a close, Mockingjay is a remarkably strong book - a rare quality in the final instalment of a teen trilogy these days... Unlike similar attempts, Mockingjay doesn't hit the reader over the head with its message but is instead a startling and refreshingly honest look at the reality and long term effects of war. A challenging, powerful and remarkably intelligent read that will stay with you; definitely not just your average teen novel."
Total Sci-Fi Online
"My god, what an end to the series! I really don't know what to say. I absolutely loved it, and I think Suzanne Collins is just a genius. This has got to be one of the best series ever written."
Once Upon a Bookcase
"This is a thrilling conclusion to a very good series of novels that will engage readers of all ages."
Socialist Worker
"This is hard hitting novel. It felt as though Suzanne Collins had taken The Hunger Games and Catching Fire, baked them in the oven leaving the end result more mystifying, more emotionally shocking than its predecessors... What happens to Katniss here blew my mind away... the steps the Capitol will take to squash the Mockingjay means you need to block out time in your schedule to read this in one sitting."
"At its best the trilogy channels the political passion of 1984, the memorable violence of A Clockwork Orange, the imaginative ambience of The Chronicles of Narnia and the detailed inventiveness of Harry Potter. The specifics of the dystopian universe, and the fabulous pacing of the complicated plot, give the books their strange, dark charisma."
The Scotsman
"It's seldom that children's books are so eagerly anticipated... The dystopian world conjured up in Collins' Hunger Games series has taken the teenaged reading world by storm and the final part of her trilogy is a blistering and brutal winner."
Lancashire Evening Post
"All in all, Mockingjay confirms what we've suspected already - The Hunger Games isn't just a powerful saga about a unique, memorable hero struggling to do the right thing in the public gaze. It's also an important work of science fiction that everyone should read, because if you don't, you'll be left out of all the best conversations."
io9.com
"Love, loss, heartbreak, the futility of war, the search for freedom and human resilience all play leading roles in this compelling and sometimes shocking story. Mockingjay does not disappoint...an epic and emotionally powerful conclusion to a momentous series."
The Visitor
"Bringing the story of the dystopian world of Panem to a close, Mockingjay is a remarkably strong book - a rare quality in the final instalment of a teen trilogy these days... Unlike similar attempts, Mockingjay doesn't hit the reader over the head with its message but is instead a startling and refreshingly honest look at the reality and long term effects of war. A challenging, powerful and remarkably intelligent read that will stay with you; definitely not just your average teen novel."
Total Sci-Fi Online
"My god, what an end to the series! I really don't know what to say. I absolutely loved it, and I think Suzanne Collins is just a genius. This has got to be one of the best series ever written."
Once Upon a Bookcase
"This is a thrilling conclusion to a very good series of novels that will engage readers of all ages."
Socialist Worker
"This is hard hitting novel. It felt as though Suzanne Collins had taken The Hunger Games and Catching Fire, baked them in the oven leaving the end result more mystifying, more emotionally shocking than its predecessors... What happens to Katniss here blew my mind away... the steps the Capitol will take to squash the Mockingjay means you need to block out time in your schedule to read this in one sitting."
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