Evaluation Activity 7: Looking back at your preliminary task9 the continuity editing task), what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to full product?

 Our preliminary task was to film and edit a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another character then exchanges a couple of lines of dialogue. For this task we drew out a storyboard to plan out what we were going to do. I think we as a group could have done a lot more to make the scene a little bit clearer. Our editing skills weren't very good back then because that was one of the very first times we  used IMovie. However I feel like now I developed a lot of skills using IMovie and the camera. For example back then I wasn't very familiar with the angles on the camera but now I find it easier to show more around use different angles . I have also learnt how important the props and costumes in the frame are. When we did the preliminary task, we didn't think about the costumes and the props to make the scene more realistic. We also should of taken a wide range of shots and used a tripod because it was very hard getting the shots we needed without using a tripod, however it definitely made us use a tripod in the future after seeing how shaking the film was. I think some of the shots we did use, were quite good seeing as we didn't a tripod. One shot that I particular liked was the reverse shot because it was quick and clear. However I think the match on action could have be portrayed clearer and the 180 degree rule shot could have been better if we used a tripod. After looking at our preliminary task and our finished opening scene, I think I have improved on the camera work and editing. I think it has been a very good part of learning how to use the camera. I am now confident on how to shoot different shots and editing our film to make it more sleek and professional. I am very happy with our final piece because it shows how much we have grew to use different technique.

Evaluation Activity 3: What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

Evaluation Activity 6: What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

We had to use a mac to do all the editing. The mac was hard to understand at first but when we got used to it, it become much easier. However it did become a struggle when we tried to put the videos on from the camera, it took longer than we expected it would.

We had to a video camera to film the opening scene, we decide to use Ellie's video camera because it was HD and had more effects to use such Night Vision. It was very easy to use except putting the video on I movie was a struggle. The good thing about using a video camera is that you can see what you filmed after.

We used a tripod to keep the camera steady. This was good because it helped us keep control of the camera.

For editing we used IMOVIE, this was the programme that we were mainly using. From using this, we learnt how to do a lot of things such as special effects, like slow motion and fading in and out. We also learnt how to add sound to the opening scene to overlap the video. Another thing we learnt is how to edit clips by cropping videos moving them around etc.

Other websites we used on the internet were Google, to find images and fonts for the title. YouTube to get ideas for our opening scene,  from music to other opening scene. We also used Blogger to put all the work we did, such as planning and research etc. I also used websites like Prezi and Slideshare to show the presentations in a different way. I think Prezi is a good way of showing your presentations, because you can have different themes and make the presentation more interesting, however if I just wanted a simple presentation, I would use Slideshare to put the presentation on my blog. SlideShare is very straight forward whereas Prezi is a little bit more complicated depending on how you want your presentation to be like.For the Christoper Nolan Task, I used GoAnimate, which I found very easy and clear.

Evaluation Activity 5: How did you attract/address your audience?

0:12-0.22 Using an establishing shot for the first shot is very common. However using nigh vision is not common. Films like Sorority Row use an establishing shot for the first shot.
0:35-0:43 The army outfit represents the main character's past
0:27 the main character is similar to 'George Harvey in 'The Lovely Bones'
The music used is very similar to other horror/thriller movies used in the background
The USP for this opening scene is that there's no dialogue involved
For the Opening scene we kept the story line a mystery just what the people that answered the  questionnaire wanted.
We used some conventions of a thriller by keeping the audience excited and not giving much away so they want to see more.
1:37  Some people could relate to the situation because they may feel neglected by a parent or have an alcoholic parent.

Our Movie: Hidden

Evaluation Activity 4: Who would be the audience for your media product?

This is Lizzy Grant, she's 17 and lives in East London. She shops in places like Punk Fish, Primark and Topshop but mostly goes for clothes that are black. The music Lizzy listens to is Dubstep and Indie and watches TV programmes like The Walking Dead, True Blood and Family Guy (all watched on FX). She enjoys spending time with friends and watching scary movies like Paranormal Activity, Scream, Sinister, Silent Hill and Zombieland etc. Her favourite time of the year is Halloween.
I think our film would appeal to people like Lizzy because she's the kind of girl that enjoys things that would scare them so therefore she likes movies that are psychology horrors and have meanings to them.

Evaluation Activity 1: In what way does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? (i.e. of film openings)

1. The Title of the Film:
We choose 'Hidden' to be 2.Setting/Location:
I decided to choose the back garden as the setting/location shot because I think it shows you the surroundings of where the main character, Isobella, lives. I think it is also a good shot to use because it gives the audience a sense of themselves being there and what Isobella has to live with. I could of easily used the first shot for this but I decided this would be better because Isobella doesnt actually live in house, shes lives into the back garden and by using this shot, the audience would have an idea of the story. For example, seeing Isobella in the cage, outside in the garden its shows the audience that the father does treat her well, which is kind of the situation in the film.
3.Costume & Props
I decided to use this shot because the props used in this frame give the audience an idea of what the father is like. For example the radio shows that he very old fashioned and the beer can shows that the father likes to drink and maybe to drink away his feelings towards his daughter and his past. The army outfit he is wearing shows that he was in the army and likes to wear it around the house to remember those times.
4.Camerawork & Editing
Seeing as we didnt use alot of shots, I decided to use this shot because instead of shooting this in one place,  we used a panning shot where we moves the camera to look like we were following him walking down the stairs.
5.Title Font & Style
This frame shows the type of font we used throughout the opening scene.We decided to use this font and style because I think it fits in with the genre thriller/horror. It's not too scary but it's mystery and looks like the writing they use for the typewriter. The font and style links in with our opening scene because the opening scene is also mystery and doesn't give much away and the main character is old fashioned just like the typewriter font.
6. Story and how the Opening sets it up
I used the first frame of the opening scene because I think it sets the story up because the audience are shown an overlook of the location. This is very common with thrillers/horrors.Here's an example
7. Genre and How the opening Suggests it
This frame shows the genre because of the spooky lighting firstly and how it looks like it at the character's person point of view which makes the charcter look vulnerable because you can't see very well and anyone could pop out at anytime. Just from this frame the audience can instantly tell that it's going to be a horror film.This happens alot in horror films.
8.How Characters are Introduced
In this frame it shows how charcters are introduced. We decided to keep it simple and just introduce the characters with the font we used throughout the opening scene. It means that the audience won't be distracted by the font but focus on what's happening.
9. Special Effects
The only special effect we used was slow motion. We didn't want to use alot because it would take the focus of the genre. We used slow motion because we thought the scene would be more dramatic.

Evaluation Activity 2: How does your media product represent particular social groups?