Powerpoint Presentation (Written)

Unfortunately I have been unable to upload the power point presentation so I have typed it up into my blog.

In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
Our media product is an opening of a two minute film. Our group agreed that the genre of our film was going to be “comedy” because we felt inspired by other teenage comedies such as the films Juno and Saint Trinians.

How does your media product represent particular social groups?
Our media product is effective in the way it represents social groups. It targets a teenage audience through its young characters, clothing and props. For example, our media film opening introduces three characters, one girl and two boys. The bright and “hip” clothing Katie is wearing presents her as modern, contemporary and “cool” therefore she represents a very modern social group.

What kind of media Film Company might like to work with your media product and why?
We feel that a media company such as Working Title might like to work with our media product because firstly Working Title’s most famous films are of the genre comedy. For example, they have produced About a Boy, 40 Days and 40 Nights, Hot Fuzz and Bridget Jones. There fore Working Title’s target audience is people who like comedies as is ours. Also, Working Title might like to work with our media product because in the film Billy Elliot Working Title focus on the character Billy who represents young people, our film is also a representation of young people however, in a more modern day society. Also, because our film “Loser” is British Working Title might like to work with it because Working Title is a British Film Production Company. Perhaps BBC, Studio Canal or Big Talk could distribute our film as Studio Canal has worked with the British film company, Working Title and our film is also British.

Who would be the audience of your media product?
Young people and people who like to watch comedies would be the target audience for our media product because it is a comedy and focuses on the representation of young people today.

How did you attract/address your audience?
We attracted our audience by using young people for our main characters, by using modern and “hip” clothing and by using modern props such as the ipod.

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
We have learnt that film technologies such as the camera and Premiere Pro can be complex and do need a lot of practice and getting used to.

Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
We have learnt not to underestimate smaller tasks such as the preliminary task because it did conclude to be very time consuming and we sometimes found it complicated to edit it and razor it to demonstrate match on action, shot/reverse shot and the 180-degree rule.

Questionnaire.

This is the questionnaire we gave to our class about our media film. There are also a few responses too.

FASE PRODUCTIONZ... BY ANNA, FRAN AND SINEAD.

1. Did you like our Media Films?
Yes!

2. Does the music match the Main Task?
Yes

3. Does it look like you are about to watch a film? If not, please explain...
Yes, it is an effective opening.

4. How could we have improved it? Please explain...
Maybe more titles or talking?

5. What did you think of the Actors and Actresses?
They were good.
"Good facial expressions"
"Good body language"
"Very believable"
"Professional"

6. Did you understand the storyline?
Yes, easy to watch.

7. Could you tell which genre it fell under? Please explain...
I believe it would appeal to a teenage audience - a comedy.

8. Any additional comments?
I liked the establishing shot and also the end scene in the park.

Equipment and Budget

Eqipment;

-Camera
-DV tape
-Notebook
-Computer with Adobe Premiere Pro
-Tripod

Budget;

All equipment was free to use from our school and the CLC centre

Storyboard for Main Task

Stills

Here are a number of stills from our main task

Main Task Script

MAIN TASK- SCRIPT-

By Anna, Fran and Sinead.

(Shot of the grey sky.)

(’Produced by FASE Productions’ appears on screen)

(Camera starts moving down)

(Title disappears)

(Tilt up shot of building)

(Camera moving down)

(Boy appears-Music starts)

(Boy walking across the street listening to his ipod)

(‘Loser’ title appears)

(Title disappears)

(lyrics in music start)

(Second boy appears and is talking on mobile)

(First boy walks into alley way)

(‘Distributed By Checkmate’ appears- then disappears.)

(Boy’s feet, waist and face are shown)

(boy continues to walk listening to his music)

(Girl appears and waving)

(Boy wonders if she is waving at him and second boy appears behind him waving at girl)

(girl continues to wave)

(second boy continues to wave-first boy starts to wave)

(second boy barges first boy making him fall)

(second boy hugs girl)

(first boy looks in disbelief)

(second boy and girl continue to wave)

(first boy walks away back to where he came from)

(second boy looks at first boy walking away with a smirk on his face)

(second boy and girl walk opposite direction)

(first boy continues to walk)

(first boy’s journey ends up in the park)

(boy starts to walk)

(boy passes camera)

END.

Storyboard for Prelimenary Task

Script for Prelimenary Task

Script for Preliminary Task- By Anna, Fran and Sinead.

(fade in)

(Annabel walking along the corridor assessing her book)
(Annabel pushes door open, door slams)
(Annabel looks around and notices Patricia)

ANNABEL: Oh, Hi Patsy!

(Patricia already sitting down, playing with phone)

PATRICIA: Oh, Hi Annabel.

(Patricia not pleased to see Annabel)

ANNABEL: So, how was your weekend?

PATRICIA: Oh yeah it was so good, I went to that party and it was absolutely amazing you should have seen my dress. Oh God.

ANNABEL: Oh erm, you went to a party?

PATRICIA: Oh, I don’t think you’d know about it.

ANNABEL: Oh, go on say.

PATRICIA: Oh, erm, it was Claire’s party and it was really really good.

ANNABEL: Oh….my weekend was okay.

PATRICIA: Oh.

ANNABEL: I went to go see my Grandma and erm, my mum got me thisjumper.

PATRICIA: Oh, that jumpers really nice…my mum got me this for my present.

ANNABEL: Oh wow, LG PRADA, that’s nice.

PATRICIA: Ye….wait what were you doing on the weekend?

ANNABEL: err….went to see my grandma?

PATRICIA: But Annabel, you’re meant to be doing my homework for science.

ANNABEL: Oh, sorry, I mean, I will, I will do it.

(Patricia in control)

PATRICIA: No, you’re going to do it now, I need that for today, I’m not gettinga bad report because of you.

ANNABEL: Ye, I was gonna to the museum then I was gonna do it afterwards.

PATRICIA: No, you have to it now I need that good report.

ANNABEL: I mean, no I wouldn’t want you to get a bad grade or anything.

PATRICIA: Museum?…what are you going to the museum for?

ANNABEL: Oh, the natural history museum…

PATRICIA: No Annabel, it doesn’t matter you have to go and do my sciencehomework and do it now!

ANNABEL: Ok, I’ll just catch up with you later then.

PATRICIA: Ye ye sure.

ANNABEL: I’m glad you had a good weekend.

PATRICIA: Ye ye ye.

ANNABEL: I like your hair.

PATRICIA: Oh.ANNABEL: Bye.

(Annabel gets up and leaves)
(Fade out)

END.

Today's Lesson

We have now converted our films into 'avi' which enables us to watch our films on Windows Media Player. Our films have also been copied to our teachers computer so he can send them to the examiner.

Next lesson we are going to upload our written work i.e. finished storyboard