Question 7

Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learn in the progression it to the full product?


This project was different to my preliminary task because there are so many things that were involved in the film such as casting, producing etc. I was able to learn the different editing that was suitable for my film: Continuity and Elliptical editing. In order to make the film realistic we focused on continuity editing so that everything flowed and was smooth. With characterization we needed to think of specific people that we wanted to portray our characters compared to my preliminary task where we could pick anyone that we thought suited to the role. Compared to our preliminary task we subverted expectations of what people expect in a Romantic Comedy, usually they are based around a couple who fall in love however our film had a British twist making it unique.


Also because we had different software somethings were really hard to use one being Imovie because there was only certain things that we could do which i struggled with. For me i felt as though this was a harder challenge compared to the preliminary task only because there were different aspects that i needed to focus on which did make things difficult for me and i then found it hard to concentrate on one thing and so i was behind but i then decided to put more time into what i needed to do within the group i.e. getting the characters the we needed via telephone or thorough school in order to get down what was necessary. 


From the preliminary task we only needed to do a investigation in one room where as in this task we had to find different areas that suited with our storyline which involved having to go to my house to take some footage and outline the night before. we also needed to go to different areas to clarify that this film was based around London e.g. taking shots of hackney town hall and different buses just so that we could make it known to people that we were doing a film based in London from an similar American theme e.g. in the film 'Just Wright'. 


From this experience i was able to identify my strengths and weaknesses which i will then take onto the next task remembering to do things once they had been set otherwise you fall behind. 

Question 6

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of construction this product?

Apple Mac

We used the Apple Mac in order to do everything to regarding our project. This was used to add all our footage and do all of our work regarding our blogs uploading work etc as well as to research, edit and save all our data. I personally had never used a Mac to produce a video so at times i did find it difficult because i didn't know how to do certain things e.g. how to add an extra tab which i now know how to do. 

Camera

We used a Canon E05 in order to shoot all our work. We also used it to take a few pictures of us on the set of scenes. For me i personally didn't really use the cameras because i  thought i was going to break it but, i later got into grips with it and i then began to help with retrieving footage. 

Microphone

We used a microphone to record sound that we needed in our film and also voice overs which was placed on the top of the camera therefore allowing us to get high quality of sound. We mainly used the microphone as we were introducing each character in the opening of our film which we then had to do a few times so that we didn't leave anything out. 

Lighting

We used lighting as a way to set the scene and make the scene more realistic and, where were then able to use filter papers in order to make the light more realistic or to set the atmosphere. I was in charge of lighting and i really enjoyed it because i was able to decide what kind of light would fit the scene however i did burn myself a few times which thought me to be careful. 

Tripod 

We used a tripod in order to keep the camera steady for example with a panning shot. We did not always use the tripod but it was always around when we needed it to get really good shots which were then used in getting footage of hackney and also in the house scene. 

Imovie 

Through Imovie we were able to edit our film more effectively as well as put things into order of how we wanted the film to go. One problem was that Imovie was very limited and so we were only able to add simple transitions which therefore made the editing more Elliptical than Continuos. 

Celtx

From Celtx we were able to write out scripts which we wanted the actors to say as well as the production schedule alloying us to different places at different times. I particularly loved working with Celtx because i was then able to make things into scripts without out things looking weird. I was then able to download it at home and start making my own scripts. 

Blog

Blog was a way to write down my progress as well as assess myself in what was happening during the making of the film. I was also able to upload my video as well as questions thats related to the film. 

Youtube 

Through youtube we were able to find some inspiration of what we wanted our film to be about as well as figure out what it was that people liked and how we could adapt it into our film. We were also able to identify the music that would go with the some which was "Another Day" by Jamie Lidell

Question 5

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Question 4

Who would be the audience for your media product?

My target audience

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Question 3

What kind of media product institution might distribute your media product and why?

Channel 4 would be a good institution to outline my film because many teenagers like to go on that channel to watch a variety of things. This could also help with advertising because channel 4 are also linked with Film 4so they could also help to attract our target audience. Our film is different is very different from a typical Romantic Comedy because rather than the 'ladies man' bullying the 'nerd' in school, both characters are actually related and live together. Channel 4 and Film 4 are mainly focuses on British films; our film focuses on a British angle but influenced by American Films that focus on stuff in school.  

Question 2

How does your media product present particular social groups?

John Tucker vs Rick Flame


In our film Rick Flame is characterized as the 'ladies man' and dominant character in our film. He is seen as a character that likes to wear a leather jacket and a vest showing his body as a way to attract women. In the film 'John Tucker must die' John Tucker is foreshadowed as the main 'ladies man' that can get any women via the same tricks which ends up being his downfall. John Tucker also wears clothes that show his body as a way to attract women. The character Rick Flame is someone that we wanted to be highlighted in our film; in our film Rick Flame is characterized as the guy in the popular group in comparison to his brother Ned Flame.