Tuesday, 8 May 2012
Tuesday, 1 May 2012
Evaluation Question 7
From our preliminary exercise, we have learnt much more
about the different codes and conventions, and much more on different camera
angles and techniques to use and have incorporated them into our film.
We have gotten better at using different camera angles to
represent how something will happen, due to the lack of dialogue in our opening.
Despite the lack of dialogue, we feel that it is still incredibly simple for
the audience to understand what’s going on. We have also used more close ups
and match on action shots to portray what is actually happening. A good decision
we made was to cross-cut the two scenes onto each other, to signify to the
audience that the murder takes place as they enter the woods, and it is merely
bad timing. We also disclose the identity of the murderer, except the fact he
is part of some kind of cult. To do this, we chose to have the tattoo of the
cult symbol on his neck, and had a close up of it along with the murderer’s
face at the end of the opening scene.
During shots with action, such as when the 7th
Keeper is hit around the head with the wrench, we had the editing rather
fast-paced, which contrasts from the rest of the clip. We feel that this shows
the audience better what is happening. A point of view shot is also used, as
the keeper is hit. The blur and fading to black represents his death. The rest
of the film appears to be very slow moving and calm, until they meet the
murderer. During the scene with the murderer, we didn’t put any titles over it
because we wanted the audience to focus on what was happening, due to it being
an important part of the film.
The sound editing is significantly better in the final
opening than in the preliminary exercise, despite how windy it was on the day
we filmed. We were able to blend in the sounds together and fade them over one
another to make it seem more realistic. We have also worked hard on keeping the
continuity correct. The editing in the preliminary exercise was a bit too
jumpy. Also, the camera pans and tilts were too jumpy. We have learnt from this
and the pans, tilts and zooms appear to be incredibly smooth compared to our
preliminary exercise. This includes the section when we use the 180 degree rule.
\Overall, it was hard work to film and edit our film, with
constant changes in filming times, actors and storylines. But I think that we
managed to complete it to a good standard.
Evaluation Question 5
The film's unique selling points are the genre. People who are into crime/thriller films will be enthralled by the genre and will want to watch it.We used a variety of methods to attract an audience for our media film. The most notable being the soundtrack. We thought that using a song we think people would like, or at least not mind. We decided in the end to use the song "Hey Superstar" by Madina Lake. The band are also rather big in America so we might some attention from outside the UK. We sought permission for the song to be used directly from the band's manager and was granted this permission.
We also featured some actors that are rather notable for working in the USA/Canada film/ tv scene. Fans of these actors may want to see the film simply for the actors and this could draw a wider audience from overseas. The actors could also help with the advertisements for the film, by mentioning it on twitter and facebook and other social networking sites.
We found out what our audience would like to see by using questionaires and handing them out to people and requesting that they fill them in so we can get an idea of what our audence would want. We then built our film based on them.
Evaluation Question 3
We researched into different film distributors and found a suitable one; Dogwoof Pictures. They distribute films of all different genres from around the world. They are a small distributor based in England. We feel that this company would be perfect to distribute our film because they're a small distributor so they would take a low budget film. This means that we would have more money left over to use for advertising.
The names of the actors who appear in our film are rather big in the UK film/tv show scene other than the actors we used in real life. The names are mentioned only in the titles and do not appear in the opening clip. This could perhaps draw in a wider audience and help promote the distribution of the film.
Evaluation Question 2
We tried to represent our evil character as a character that
appears to look incredibly normal, yet is completely devious and evil. This
sort of character has hard to create for us. We opted for normal clothes that
Ben would wear, yet we had to think of some subtle way to show that he would be
a member of the cult. We finally decided on a cult tattoo on the neck, matching
the symbol of that on the corpse, only with a different tally (the corpses was
7, this person is 6.) The 6 also suggests that this man isn’t the lead main
character; he is portrayed as more of a thug or crony, so we tried to make him
appear as if he can’t think for himself and appears to come across as a bit
“thick” yet powerful and intimidating.
We feel that this character resembles the characters
“Crabbe” and “Goyle”, Malfoy’s cronies in the Harry Potter series. These 2
merely follow the orders given by Malfoy and have an incapability of
independent thought. We try to represent our character as someone who puts up a
tough front, yet when you delve deeper into his character, you find he is
capable of emotions and this portrays despite the front, he is still only human
and not just someone who merely follows orders. This is much like the
situations Crabbe and Goyle find themselves in when dealing with Malfoy’s
plots. They appear as the kind of characters who might bumble around and mess
something up, like how our characters lets the 2 girls run away instead of
killing them too. Maybe this is due to the human emotions showing through? The
clothes they wear try to make them appear normal; our character wears typical
everyday clothes, and Crabbe and Goyle wear the school uniform. Though we have
an idea this sort of clothing is what they would wear out of school.
Evaluation Question 1
We have based our media
film on the typical opening you would find in a crime/thriller film; the
discovery of a body, the mystery of who the murderer actually is and also the
running from the scene of the crime. We had to look at several running scenes
to base our one on, particularly that from the film “Trainspotting.” We
portrayed the location as a typical suburban area, which matches the costumes
we decided for the actors. You wouldn’t expect something so awful to happen in
a public area such as our location. We also chose to get straight into the
action as soon as the film starts so that it keeps the audience interested into
the story.
The representation of
the story is quite clear. It is easy to tell what happens with hardly any
dialogue and it also keeps the audience focussing on the screen. The characters
are established rather clearly as well, we used a tilt shot showing the thug
after the 2 girls discover the body. We felt that this will give off the
mysterious vibe we needed the character to display.
The titles in the film
are a dark gothic font, to add to the mystery of the storyline. This also helps
to show the genre of the film, a film about an evil cult. The somewhat upbeat soundtrack
at the start and end of the opening suggest that the 2 girls are completely
unaware of what is going to happen. We also chose to have no titles over the
important part of the opening, which is the 2 girls confronting the man about
the murder. This helps the audience focus on the storyline instead of being
distracted by titles.
The title of the film “The
7th Keeper” is rather mysterious in itself, yet the fact that there
are 7 of these ‘keepers’ suggest that there is more to discover within the cult
which helps also to draw the audience in. Keeper number 7 is the corpse which
is discovered by the 2 girls. This shows that keeper number 6 is the murderer, byt the cult's logo and the roman numeral of 6 on his neck, visible for the camrea to see. We used a variety of different close ups of this to signify that he is a mumber of this, or another cult and brings the question as to why he did it.
The camerawork used in the film helps to portray the story with the lack of dialogue, it establishes the characters through the use of close ups as they are walking through the woods and discover the body. It portrays the 2 girls as curious and also helpful as they attempt to ring the police.
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