Here is the link to the website containing my evaluation
http://www.wix.com/basketballben/evaluation
Sunday, 8 April 2012
Friday, 2 March 2012
Poster Final Version
After I created the draft copy of my poster I got people to tell me what they thought about it. The people i asked responded with saying that the text needed to be clearer and bigger so it could be read easier at a distance.
I also looked at my poster in comparison to the short film posters that I analysed to see where I could improve it. From this I decided to include when the short film would be released and also the institutional information.
Below is the final version of my short film's poster.
I also looked at my poster in comparison to the short film posters that I analysed to see where I could improve it. From this I decided to include when the short film would be released and also the institutional information.
Below is the final version of my short film's poster.
Thursday, 1 March 2012
Tuesday, 28 February 2012
Magazine Review Final Copy
After comparing my review page with those that I previously analysed I felt that I needed to add the 'LOOK CLOSER' part that is included in some Empire reviews that contains interesting fact about the film or the topic/location of the film. I also chose to include a couple more images on the review to give a bigger perspective on my film.
Below is the final amended version of my review
Below is the final amended version of my review
Monday, 27 February 2012
Sunday, 26 February 2012
Additional Feedback
While editing my short film for the final cut I gained some more feedback on what I was doing with the text appearing on the screen during the interviews.
Below is a screenshot of what I originally had it like for the final cut.
For my target audience the current text and colour was not suitable as it would be hard for children to read.
To fix this I changed the colours of the text and changed the font style to a more block shaped font. These changes would mean that children would be able to read the text a lot easier. This is helpful due to the text quickly appearing and disappearing on the screen.
Below is a screenshot of what I originally had it like for the final cut.
For my target audience the current text and colour was not suitable as it would be hard for children to read.To fix this I changed the colours of the text and changed the font style to a more block shaped font. These changes would mean that children would be able to read the text a lot easier. This is helpful due to the text quickly appearing and disappearing on the screen.
Tuesday, 7 February 2012
Thursday, 19 January 2012
Feedback Form- Suggested improvements
There was one other change suggested to me. This was to reshoot the beach shots due to wind however, due to the time constraints I am under and the changing season means I am unable to make this change. Another reason for not making this change is because through my sound and music questionnaire I found out that people expect to hear the sound of the wind at the beach.
Feedback Form- Target Audience
After analysis the feedback I received about the target audience, I now know, that the target audience I aimed to reach has been achieved with my rough cut.
I know this is the case because in a previous post I believed my production would be suited to young children and early teens, this was confirmed for me through 9 out of the 11 people who were asked to watch my rough cut responding with either young children or young teens. Also, I predicted that my target audience would be 8-15 year olds. This has been confirmed in two ways, firstly through the response I have already spoken about and secondly, the ages mentioned in the feedback response where 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14.
In terms of the type of people that would be interested in viewing my short film, I aimed to reach those who were either interested in sport in general, or specifically surfing. This has been achieved because the feedback received from my peers indicated that three types of people would be interested in watching my film these were: surfers, people getting into surfing, and those interested in finding a new hobby.
I was very lucky with the response I gained because some of the responses included where my peers would expect to see my short film production. The suggested places were both BBC children’s programmes (Blue Peter, Deadly 100). This again highlights that I have set my film to reach those that I planned to.
Despite not getting a response directly about the target audience’s gender, I can assume that both males and females would enjoy my production. This is because firstly, the feedback group consisted of both males and females and secondly, due to not having a response on paper, the fact that gender was not mentioned is a response within itself.
Feedback Form- Costume
Although I am happy with the positive feedback recieved relating to my choice of costume, I felt it necessary to highlight one particular negative point that was brought up from my feedback. The point I would like to discuss 'One character looked out of place'. I would like to discuss this because it was intentional to have a character who was not from a surfing environment, the reason for this was to show my audience that anybody can surf.
Feedback Form- Blank Copy
After completing my Rough Cut of 'The Perfect Wave', I thought it would be a good idea to gain feedback for a number of reasons. The first reason is to ensure that I am catering for my target audience, another reason for collecting feedback was to make sure my mise-en-scene is appropriate not only for the film itself, but also for the target audience.
Below is a blank copy of the feedback sheets I created for my peers that i showed my production to. I wanted to gain both positive and negative feedback about my production so that I could correct any negative aspects.
Below is a blank copy of the feedback sheets I created for my peers that i showed my production to. I wanted to gain both positive and negative feedback about my production so that I could correct any negative aspects.
Tuesday, 17 January 2012
Target Audience
In this post I am going to explain who my target audience is and why.
I had a number of ideas for my target audience during planning, this ranged from individuals interested in sport to those with surfing as a hobby. I believe the best way to portray this would be as a children’s/early teens TV programme.
Ultimately I believed my ideas would be more suited to a children/early teens informational short film and could appear on a TV show such as ‘Blue Peter’. Having come to this conclusion the age range I will be targeting will be those between 8 and 15.
In terms of gender I hope that both male and female would want to watch my production but, as the cast is predominantly male I feel my targeted audience will attract mostly male attention.
Although the realistic aim is to target children and young adults, my production could also gain attention from adults with children. This is because my production could also be used as part of a holiday programme showing an attraction in the location of Cornwall which is a popular UK holiday destination.
I had a number of ideas for my target audience during planning, this ranged from individuals interested in sport to those with surfing as a hobby. I believe the best way to portray this would be as a children’s/early teens TV programme.
Ultimately I believed my ideas would be more suited to a children/early teens informational short film and could appear on a TV show such as ‘Blue Peter’. Having come to this conclusion the age range I will be targeting will be those between 8 and 15.
In terms of gender I hope that both male and female would want to watch my production but, as the cast is predominantly male I feel my targeted audience will attract mostly male attention.
Although the realistic aim is to target children and young adults, my production could also gain attention from adults with children. This is because my production could also be used as part of a holiday programme showing an attraction in the location of Cornwall which is a popular UK holiday destination.
Shooting Diary
October
Tuesday 25th – Today was the first day of filming my production. Today I filmed a variety of surfing shots. I tried to use a variety of angles and shot types to give me as much variation and options as possible, when it comes to the editing stage.
For a first day of filming this was basic filming and therefore, helped me get in the right frame of mind and ready to film the bigger scenes within the next week.
Tomorrow I plan to continue my filming and aim to film the core shots of the film.
Wednesday 26th – I filmed the majority of my shots today. This took me four hours to complete. The scenes I shot included:
• Walking down the beach
• Explaining about waxing a board
• Walking towards the sea
• Surfing scenes
• The final scene
This leaves me with just a few more scenes of footage needed. I feel that I have made good progress today and the location has been ideal. I still feel I need to film some more surfing scenes in order to have a variety of shots to use when it comes to editing.
Tomorrow I plan to do some more filming, the filming I hope to capture include the interviews, the first two shots of the film and more surfing footage.
Thursday 27th – Today I was unable to complete the outside footage due to the weather, however this did not stop me filming completely as I was still able to film two of my three interviews. I feel that the interviews went particularly well and I will be able to use them effectively within my production.
Tomorrow I plan to attempt the shots that I couldn’t film today, I’m hoping the weather will allow me to do this as this will be my last chance to get any footage from my current location in Cornwall.
Friday 28th – The weather was a lot better today and luckily I was able to film the needed footage. The footage included me walking past the Fistral Beach sign and the camera zooming into a map of the area (of which the focal point was Fistral Beach).
Due to having more time than originally anticipated I was able to film a lot more surfing then planned. This will enable me to play around with my footage more to get the best shots for my final production.
November
Tuesday 15th – Today I filmed a friend who is a recreational surfer in his free time. I thought this would add more depth to my film due to having contrasting opinions from professionals and from somebody that see’s surfing as a hobby. I thought this would also help speak to my target audience by confirming that you do not have to be a professional to go surfing.
The filming went well and I filmed two angles of this interview so I could play around with the editing.
This is all of my filming completed. Overall I feel that all of my filming went well and I have enough footage to make a successful short film.
Tuesday 25th – Today was the first day of filming my production. Today I filmed a variety of surfing shots. I tried to use a variety of angles and shot types to give me as much variation and options as possible, when it comes to the editing stage.
For a first day of filming this was basic filming and therefore, helped me get in the right frame of mind and ready to film the bigger scenes within the next week.
Tomorrow I plan to continue my filming and aim to film the core shots of the film.
Wednesday 26th – I filmed the majority of my shots today. This took me four hours to complete. The scenes I shot included:
• Walking down the beach
• Explaining about waxing a board
• Walking towards the sea
• Surfing scenes
• The final scene
This leaves me with just a few more scenes of footage needed. I feel that I have made good progress today and the location has been ideal. I still feel I need to film some more surfing scenes in order to have a variety of shots to use when it comes to editing.
Tomorrow I plan to do some more filming, the filming I hope to capture include the interviews, the first two shots of the film and more surfing footage.
Thursday 27th – Today I was unable to complete the outside footage due to the weather, however this did not stop me filming completely as I was still able to film two of my three interviews. I feel that the interviews went particularly well and I will be able to use them effectively within my production.
Tomorrow I plan to attempt the shots that I couldn’t film today, I’m hoping the weather will allow me to do this as this will be my last chance to get any footage from my current location in Cornwall.
Friday 28th – The weather was a lot better today and luckily I was able to film the needed footage. The footage included me walking past the Fistral Beach sign and the camera zooming into a map of the area (of which the focal point was Fistral Beach).
Due to having more time than originally anticipated I was able to film a lot more surfing then planned. This will enable me to play around with my footage more to get the best shots for my final production.
November
Tuesday 15th – Today I filmed a friend who is a recreational surfer in his free time. I thought this would add more depth to my film due to having contrasting opinions from professionals and from somebody that see’s surfing as a hobby. I thought this would also help speak to my target audience by confirming that you do not have to be a professional to go surfing.
The filming went well and I filmed two angles of this interview so I could play around with the editing.
This is all of my filming completed. Overall I feel that all of my filming went well and I have enough footage to make a successful short film.
Tuesday, 10 January 2012
Monday, 9 January 2012
Tuesday, 6 December 2011
Mood Board
I created a mood board for initial ideas relating to costume, location and props. This was so I had a representation of what my film would look like after considering all of my research so far. This will allow me to finalise the look and mise-en-scene of my short film.
Music list
The type of music I will be including once again comes from the conclusion from my music/sound questionnaire. Taking the results into consideration, I will use music that incorporates guitars, percussions and keyboard. This suggests rock music is going to be more suitable for my genre of short film.
From this collected information, I have decided to use music of a local band called Outrageous Flesh, who have agreed to use their music and would therefore like to thank them for this. I shall also be using a piece of music composed by myself and a friend, which was written specifically for my A2 Media Production. This piece of music also falls under the rock genre.
From this collected information, I have decided to use music of a local band called Outrageous Flesh, who have agreed to use their music and would therefore like to thank them for this. I shall also be using a piece of music composed by myself and a friend, which was written specifically for my A2 Media Production. This piece of music also falls under the rock genre.
Sound list
Due to the majority of my short film production being filmed outside, there will be both diegetic and non-diegetic sounds within the final production.
The sounds have been taken from my own research, where i created a questionnaire based on music and sound.
Below are the sounds that i will include in my short film production
The reason birds is within the non-diegetic column is because the way I plan to use this sound, is by recording the sound seperate to filming and putting it in during the editing process.
The sounds have been taken from my own research, where i created a questionnaire based on music and sound.
Below are the sounds that i will include in my short film production
The reason birds is within the non-diegetic column is because the way I plan to use this sound, is by recording the sound seperate to filming and putting it in during the editing process.
Music/Sound Results- Conclusion
In conclusion I have found out that the music in my film needs to contain some slow aspects aswell as some upbeat aspects, to help portray both the beach location and the sufring lifestyle.
Also I have came to the conclusion that the natural sounds that i need to try and include are: the sea and waves, the wind, and birds. This was derived from my analysis of the natural sounds associated with the beach and surfing.
From my questionnaire I have also established that I need to include music with my credits.
Finally I have come to the conclusion that the instruments in the music need to be those of a rock band variety, this means I need to include guitars, percussions, and keyboards.
Also I have came to the conclusion that the natural sounds that i need to try and include are: the sea and waves, the wind, and birds. This was derived from my analysis of the natural sounds associated with the beach and surfing.
From my questionnaire I have also established that I need to include music with my credits.
Finally I have come to the conclusion that the instruments in the music need to be those of a rock band variety, this means I need to include guitars, percussions, and keyboards.
Music/Sound Results- Do you think credits need musical accompaniment?
Below is the result of question 6 in my Music/Sound questionnaie.
Music/Sound Results- Surfing questions
I aksed three questions that were specifically relating to surfing. I aksed these questions because I wanted to make sure the music, sounds and instruments I used within my production portrayed the surfing lifestyle and the audience could relate to this.
The first question on the beach I asked was 'What music do you associate with surfing?'. 80% of my sample answered this question with fast/upbeat. The other 20% of my overall sample stated that they associate both upbeat and calm music with surfing.
The second question I asked relating to the beach was 'What natural sounds do you associate with surfing?'. Below is a table of my responses.
The final question I asked relating to the beach was 'What instruments do you associate with surfing?'. Again the responses I recieved are below
The first question on the beach I asked was 'What music do you associate with surfing?'. 80% of my sample answered this question with fast/upbeat. The other 20% of my overall sample stated that they associate both upbeat and calm music with surfing.
The second question I asked relating to the beach was 'What natural sounds do you associate with surfing?'. Below is a table of my responses.
The final question I asked relating to the beach was 'What instruments do you associate with surfing?'. Again the responses I recieved are below
Music/Sound Results- Beach questions
I aksed three questions that were specifically relating to a beach location. I aksed these questions because I wanted to make sure the music, sounds and instruments I used within my production portrayed the beach location and the audience could relate to this.
The first question on the beach I asked was 'What music do you associate with the beach?'. 80% of my sample answered this question with slow. From this 80%, 33% also mentioned that the music associated with the beach should be either calm or relaxing.
13% of my overall sample, disagreed and believed the music associated with the beach should be upbeat. 7% of my sample associated both slow and fast tempo music with the beach.
The first question on the beach I asked was 'What music do you associate with the beach?'. 80% of my sample answered this question with slow. From this 80%, 33% also mentioned that the music associated with the beach should be either calm or relaxing.
13% of my overall sample, disagreed and believed the music associated with the beach should be upbeat. 7% of my sample associated both slow and fast tempo music with the beach.
The second question I asked relating to the beach was 'What natural sounds do you associate with the beach?'. Below is a table of my responses.
The final question I asked relating to the beach was 'What instruments do you associate with the beach?'. Again the responses I recieved are below
Music/Sound Results- Do you think a short film needs music?
Below is the pie chart showing the result of the first question on my Music/Sound questionnaire.
Music/Sound Questionnaire
At this point of my planning I started to think about the types of music and sounds that would accompany my short film. Therefore, it was necessary to construct a questionnaire in order to gain research about what types of music to use within my short film, but, that would also fit the subject and location.
Monday, 5 December 2011
Photographic storyboard
Below is my photographic storyboard. This include all the information from the sketched storyboard, but the pictures are photographic representations of the action in the shot.
Sketched Storyboard
Below is my sketched storyboard. this includes information for my production including shot type, action, length of shot, dialogue and any other relevant information for each shot. This is phase one of my production development as I will also need to produce a photographic storyboard too.
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