Gogglebox Vlog

We finished filming our Gogglebox inspired video today and, as a group, I think we're quite pleased with the result. All we have to do now is edit it so hopefully it will be uploaded soon.

Blogger App and More

I've just downloaded the blogger app and am testing to see if it works. I am really excited about it as I will be able to blog wherever I am.

Also, I have downloaded the IMDb app. It has a lot of interesting and useful information on it and has details on what films are out right now, what films are topping the box office as well as details on upcoming releases. IMDb's top 250 films list should be useful when looking for inspiration for our film opening. The app also shows what films and T.V series are popular right now and has a news section so that users can stay up to date with all things film related. Overall, I am really impressed with the app as it gives people access to so much information wherever they are.

Mac 4 Vlog Update

Market Poll - Further Analysis

After looking at the results of my survey, I was able to create a profile for each demographic. I did this by looking at individual answers then calculating an average. The profiles are shown below:

Female:

Age	Favourite Film Genre	Least Favourite Film Genre	Age Certificate	Importance of Film Openings	Most Important Elements in Film
15 or Under	Action	War	12A	Not Very Important	Mise-en-scene
16 - 20	Crime	Historical/Horror/ War/Western	15	Very Important	Mise-en-scene
21 - 25	Adventure/ Comedy/Drama	Action	15	Important	Camera Angles and shots/Editing/Sound
26 - 30	Action/Drama/ Romance	Musical/Thriller/ Western	12A	Important	Mise-en-scene/Sound
31 - 35	Comedy	War	15/18	Very Important	Mise-en-scene
36 or Above	Romance	Horror	15	Important/Very Important	Editing/Sound

Male:

Age	Favourite Film Genre	Least Favourite Film Genre	Age Certificate	Importance of Film Openings	Most Important Elements in Film
21 - 25	Action/Comedy/Drama	Romance	15	Very Important	Sound
36 or Above	Comedy/Science Fiction	Western	15	Important	Camera Angles and Shots/Sound

Market Poll Results

Here are my results from my media poll. I am extremely pleased with the number of responses that I received. I found it interesting when reading through the responses because they are so varied, this poll will be very useful to look back on when we start thinking about ideas for our film opening.

Prelim Outtakes!

So, for a 36 second prelim we have nearly 5 minutes worth of outtakes. Enjoy the madness!

Mac 4 Prelim

Great Film Openings

I found a really useful and informative article that listed 'The 50 Best Film Openings of All Time', it includes a wide range of genres and styles which will be invaluable sources of information and will hopefully serve as inspiration when it comes to making our film opening. Although I have not seen most of the films on the list, it did include one of my favourite film openings, from 'Reservoir Dogs' directed by Quentin Tarantino. Below are two clips as I couldn't find one of the entire opening:





It is one of my favourites because it is very slow paced - a group of 'friends' having breakfast at a diner and having conversations about trivial things in a light-hearted manner, this is in stark contrast to the seriousness of the rest of the film. There isn't a lot of action in the scene and doesn't give away a lot (if any) clues about how the story will progress, instead, through their interactions we learn almost everything we need to know about the characters, their personalities and relationships with each other. I really like the pan around the table shot as we get to see all of the characters, I also like the over the shoulder shots and the fact that the screen goes completely black for a couple of seconds as we pan round, this puts the focus on the (meaningless) dialogue as there are moments with no visuals, this creates an interesting viewing experience.

Mac 4 Prelim Vlog

Market Poll

I just finished creating my survey on SurveyMonkey.com. I wanted to create an online survey as it is much easier than printing out hard copies, it also allows people to complete it in their own time and at their own pace, hopefully making my survey more appealing. An online survey also makes it easy to distribute, you only need to give people the URL, this should hopefully give me more responses as I can send my survey out to more people more easily.

Due to a (unfortunate) ten question limit on the free version of SurveyMonkey, I have created  two surveys. This allowed me to ask more questions so that I can gain even more information.

I should hopefully have my results ready to present soon.

Here are the URLs:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RQ76FBR
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RB6BW6Q

Assessment Criteria

Film:

Level 4                                                      48-60 Marks

There is evidence of excellence in the creative use of most of the following technical skills:

. material appropriate for the target audience and task;

. using titles appropriately according to institutional conventions;

. using sound with images and editing appropriately for the task set;

. shooting material appropriate to the task set; including controlled use of the camera, attention to x framing, variety of shot distance and close attention to mise-en-scene;

. using editing so that meaning is apparent to the viewer and making selective and appropriate use of x shot transitions and other effects.


Blog/Research:

Level 4                                                     16-20 Marks

. planning and research evidence will be complete and detailed;

. there is excellent research into similar products and a potential target audience;

. there is excellent organisation of actors, locations, costumes or props;

. there is excellent work on shotlists, layouts, drafting, scripting or storyboarding;

. there is an excellent level of care in the presentation of the research and planning;

. time management is excellent.


Evaluation:

Level 4                                                     16-20 Marks

. excellent skill in the use of appropriate digital technology or ICT in the evaluation.

. excellent understanding of issues around audience, institution, technology, representation, forms x and conventions in relation to production.

. excellent ability to refer to the choices made and outcomes.

. excellent understanding of their development from preliminary to full task.

. excellent ability to communicate.

Coursework Task

The titles and opening of a new fiction film, to last a maximum of two minutes.

Editing Techniques

Here is a compilation of editing techniques from various films and T.V dramas: