FINAL FILM OPENING

Q4 of my media Evaluation "who would be the audience for your media product"

I think the audience for my opening thriller would be aimed at middle-aged females between the ages of 21 onwards because of the location and mis-en-scene.

The location of my opening thriller was in a park where you would normally expect mothers to be playing with their children as it is more commonly known for women to take their children to parks. the image below shows the image of the location of where i filmed the opening of my thriller.

The park below gives off an innocent feel to the opening of my thriller in the beginning.

   

Another mise-en-scene which shows that the opening of my thriller is aimed at middle aged women is the push-chair which shows up in a few scenes of my thriller. the image below shows the push-chair which featured in the opening of my thriller.

The older male actor would also convey that the thriller is aimed at middled aged women as the older male would symbolise that he has a wife and his own family, this would have an effect on women as it would make them feel sympathy for the father of the child. The image above shows the male actor in the opening of my thriller .

In conclusion I believe that my opening of my thriller is aimed for women but to be specific women aged   21 because I believe that the opening of my thriller is family orientated.

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Q1 of evaluation

The opening of my thriller 'imogen' target audience was aimed for the ages of 21+. This target  audience was chosen because our film is based around the lost of a child and the father is grieving, also the audience for our film 'imogen' is also aimed women.

My opening of my thriller will be shown below and I will take clips of our opening and analyse how the conventions have been followed.

The conventions of the titles have been followed as the production company logo came first which was shown at 00.15 secs in our opening  which usually comes first in the openings which is then followed by the production team which shortly followed by the main actor which is shown to the right. the main character of the film in our opening of our thriller was shown at 00.38 seconds.

My evaluation on rough cut of editing

I think the rough cut of the the edited 'Imogen' is good although there were a lot of sequences that were missed out due to the fact that this was our first attempt at blogging. We used miniml effects in the rough cut to give the audience the idea of what our film will look like, these effects were the colour tint and the layering two sequences together so it looks as if the two sequences of the opening are mixing in with each other.

I think what could be improved in the rough vut of our editing is more clear sequences which would make the whole opening look more clearer to the audience and i think we should aim to make the rough cut a bit longer in length to give an idea to the viewers what our film is going to be about .

Filming Day 1

 MONDAY 20th FEBRUARY

Our first day of filming didn't exactly go to plan...

We didn't get as much as we wanted to get done, due to a couple of reasons. The first and most important reason was the fact that we didn't have either of our two props (a doll and a pushchair). Because of our disorganisation as a group, we spent a lot of time today talking about what we would do if we had our props instead of actually doing it. This was a huge waste of time for all of us, and we only filmed 2-3 clips. We have learned from this mistake, and we all realise now how important it is to be prepared before filming.

Another problem with our filming was the location. Although we had to stick with it as we had no plan b, it wasn't as great as we thought it would be because the park we have chosen to film in has turned out to be quite popular. Whereas we were looking for the desolate, isolated and quiet feel, our chosen park is often busy and lively. This changes the whole atmosphere of our film, and we hope that the footage that we have so far and will have in the next few days will still be suitable for a thriller film. Our next day of filming will be on Thursday and I hope that that goes better than how today went!

Ideas for our soundrack .

I have made a post on Facebook asking people if they know of any "eerie" or "creepy" soundtracks which will be useful for when we produce our own soundtrack for our thriller. I will make a list of the songs people have suggested

1.  Moby - " First cool hive "
2. Flying Lotus " MmmHmm

With these recommendations of soundtracks and songs I hope that they will inspire us when making our own soundtrack for the opening of our thriller

Even though that both songs are a different genre of music, they might be able to help us to bond different sounds together so we will be able to make our own soundtrack.

Filming Schedule outside of college hours

We have decided that will we be filming some scenes of the opening of our thriller outside of college hours because the hours we have during college will not be enough for our opening to reach it's full potential . I also feel that filming outside of college hours will give us more hours where we can film precisely and accurately so we can achieve the best footage as possible.

The filming schedule above shows the dates and hours where we are hoping to film, however if we have to change any of the filming dates or hours this blog will be updated .

The Storyboard in more detail .

The reason why we produced a storyboard is because when coming to filming each scene of the opening of our thriller, it would help us to make our scenes more clear and helps us choose which camera shots we will be using in each section.The story board has each section of our opening of the thriller.

Part one of the storyboard sets the scene of the camera shots in the park, for example we will have a close up shot of the signs in a park for example "Children's play area ", this would make it clear to the audience where we are filming, I also feel that it will create an eerie atmosphere . The image below is part one of the storyboard.

Part two of the storyboard shows the camera angles in more detail, for example there is a over shoulder shot of the doll being pushed down the slide and a close up of the buggy  wheel whilst it is being pushed in the park. Having a story board at this scene will be very useful as we might forget to film that as I feel that is a significant part of our opening thriller.

The third part of the story board is the most important part because it's the scene we film where a bus drives past and reveals the man, this is the most important part of filming because it sums up what our thriller is about.

Risk Assessment

As I am going to be out of college whilst filming in a different location, there will be possible hurdles whilst on our travels which may enhance some danger.I will be going through a short risk assessment where I will be identifying any possible risks and saying how the risks could be avoided.

Risk 1 : There might be people in the park at the time during our filming hours where a piece of the filming equipment could be a danger towards them (i.e the tripod could fall on them ). This could be avoided by making sure the filming equipment is in our possession at all times .

Risk 2 : The second risk could be that there is a possibility that the filming equipment could get stolen. To avoid this, again we will ensure that the filming equipment is in our possession at all times.

Risk 3 : The third risk is that if it happens that there is bad weather, the camera could get damaged as water may enter which could damage the filming. This could be avoided by making sure that when we are not using the camera, it will be in the camera bag provided .

Risk 4 : The finally risk is that myself or others in my group could have an accident whilst filming or during our travel to the location, to avoid this from happening we will ensure that we act mature and safe at all times .

Storyboard

Ideas of Locations where my Thriller could be filmed.

I took this photo of a canal which I thought would be a good possible location of where my thriller could be filmed. I think this location is suitable because filming in the night in this location could have a really good effect on the final product of the opening of the thriller.

I also chose this location because it is very close to the college which could be a pro when come to filming  . This location has got a lot of spots where it would be very nice to film the opening of the thriller, I think it would create an eerie feel to the thriller and would create suspense . 

My prelim evaluation

After reviewing my Prelim video for the second time I feel that there were a few areas of the video that could have been improved . The first area that could be improved was the amount of technical aspects that were in the video, meaning that I thought the video didn't withhold much of zest in the film itself. Another fault that was made in my Prelim video was the 180degree rule was broken whilst making the film. The picture below shows the 180degree and I will be explaining how it was not carried out in my Prelim.

The 180degree rule is a simple guideline which states that the two characters which are in the same scene should should always have the same left/right correlation between each other whilst filming, If this rule is broken it is known as the 'reverse angle'which is when the camera passes of an imaginary axis which connects the two characters .

It is clear to see in the two images on either side of this text the 180degree rule has been broken, as the first image on the left is filmed on the left shoulder which quickly switches to the right shoulder in the same scene.

However even though my prelim had a few faults, I believe that there were many positive outcomes whilst filming. The first positive outcome was that Foley sound was used which is natural sound which made our prelim seem more realistic and  added more effect to the video. The second positive outcome was that I feel that the editing of this video was really good which made the whole video run smoothly and also made the video more effective.

PHANTASTICUM

[note: we have decided to completely change our idea, so 'phantasticum' nor any of the ideas posted on this blog will feature in our film. we have decided to leave this blog here, however, to show how our ideas have developed and changed.]

As a group we have been discussing further ideas to develop our first concept, which was suicide incorporated into the relationship of a teenage boy and girl. These ideas have included the title of the film, possible locations and the wider picture of our storyline.

Film Title

We have decided to call our film PHANTASTICUM, the Latin word for "imaginary". This is because it is revealed at the end of our film that the girlfriend actually does not exist; she is a figment of the boy's imagination. He suffers from some sort of illness, and ends up killing himself after finding out that his 'girlfriend' has committed suicide. He is obviously unstable.

Possible Locations

Some of our film will be filmed in Tom's house, because he will play the boy who will attempt to phone his 'girlfriend' from home. The other aspect of our location will be SUICIDE BRIDGE, a famous bridge in Archway where several people have been known to commit suicide. We thought this appropriate because of the suicidal themes in our film.

Wider Picture

We have considered what the whole film would be about, and not just the opening. I have already mentioned the main ideas of insanity and suicide. Here is a brief outline of the main things that would happen in our film if we were to shoot all of it - 

• Girl commits suicide.
• Her boyfriend tries to get in touch with her via phone - she does not answer.
• He finds her suicide note.
• Boyfriend sinks into depression.
• He questions reality.
• He cannot cope with her 'death'.
• He is taken to a mental institute.
• He commits suicide.
• It is revealed at the end that the girlfriend was only a figment of his imagination; he has been mentally unstable all along.

Intertextuality

I will be researching intertextuality and how it could help me when I am planning for my opening of a thriller. Intertextuality is the moulding of texts within the original text.

For example in the film 'pyscho', the famous shower scene was taken and re-made in many other films such as the 'Simpsons' but in a more comical way which I could take into consideration whilst thinking of ideas for my thriller opening.

Early planning ideas

Brainstorm