Media Studies (Film)

4) How Did You Integrate Technologies - Software, hardware and online- in this project?  Pre Production- Throughout this project I managed to integrate many technologies to make complete the final product.The script was written using the program FADE In that allowed me to easily format the script and worry more on the film rather the format. After the script and storyboard was hand draw and distally can using a HP printer option was done I used Excel to make a spread sheet of the shots need and what was required of each shot. That same shot list was then colored coding next to the that was in rainbow order determine the what shots where of most important having a color higher up in the rainbow that heed to be recorded first. I would simple work down the rainbow completing the shots moving from character. The shots that got top priority where shots that occured in first in the film, this was to help keep continuity since it was going to be film out of order. This was then SHar...

3) How did your production skills develop throughout this product?  Pre-production- Script- Throughout this project my production skills developed tremendously. In the pre-production something that developed that turned out to be very beneficial in the later parts of the project is my script writing and story boarding abilities. I struggled to come up with a script at first but to get out of the writer blocked i decided to take a step back from the script. I wrote up some back ground on how the characters go to the situation where the film opening would pick up.  This document had the background of how Scout got posses and how the butchery location got shut down resulting in the relocation to the shed that is opining takes place in. After completing this, I began the the script which resembled a Quinton Tarantino. This due to the very detailed description of the action and the attempt to have very natural dialogue. Storyboard/Shot list- By having a very descriptive...

2) How does your product engage with audiences and how would it be distributed as real media text ? The aspect of my opening that is engaging to the audience besides the obvious gore and violence would have to be the main antagonist, Scout. This is because he is sort of portrayed a a slasher icon and if this capitalized on it can bring audience in wanting to learn more about him. This would playing with Pathos of the audiences specifically utilizing the persuasive technique of emotion with curiosity as the film doesn't reveal much too quick so it keep audience intrigues to continue watching the film to want to find out he truth behind everything. The marketing for my film would consist of 3 forms that would catch the attention of people between the age of 17-40. These forms would consist of a social media marketing campaign, TV Commercials highlight the main drawling point of the film (the cannibalistic/gore part of the film), finally a poster that tease the main antagonist of...

1.) How does your product use or challenge conventions and how does it represent social groups or issues? Camera Work- The film I created uses and challenges many conventions of filmmaking. The first notable convention in the film is the pacing. The film is driven mostly with multiple short takes that keep the audience from fully being able to grasps what happening and help the film move along. Based on my research, horror film tend to have very long drawn out takes, with over exaggerated acting as they avoid a threat. A perfect example, is the opening of Nightmare on Elm Street with Nancy wondering an open corridor for a minute and a half. This conventions really doesn't convey much to the audience as far as plot, more in establishing the specific scenarios sort of like a cold opening. I took a note from the film Child's play, that establish the entire premise of the posses doll in the opening that more resembles an action film. However when applying this to my film i de...

Quarter 3 Submission   For my Quarter 3 Submission, all the revisions from the Revision/Feedback Post were completed. At first look, one may notice not much change. This was due to the minimal touch ups that were done. One of the main edits that where done where with the opening credits. The font color was changed to something brighter to make it more visible. this didn't work so i decided to add a black outline to the font to make it stand out from the image. The audio in the beginning when the radio it being turn up has been made to increase in volume to actually make it seem as if it was being turned up. One change  not mentioned that I quickly changed back after I altered it was to keep the letterbox bars. I kept them simply because I thought they were visually appealing. I know that to accomplish the letterbox effect all that need to be done is to change the resolution of the sequence but for some reason it wasn't letting it me do that to the footage I collected so I...