- Firstly read through the mark scheme to get an idea of each level. (Level 1 - 1-15, 2 - 16-30, 3 - 31-45. 4 - 46-60)
- Then watch all 5 videos
- Mark each one out of 60 and explain why?
Here is our analyize of the students work
Friday, 26 November 2010
Thursday, 25 November 2010
PITCH
Pitch Analysis
Two weeks ago we did our Zombie Horror Pitch in front the rest of our media group, In the end we were given the green light so that we can go ahead planning our idea and start filming after Christmas.
I think that our Pitch went very well because we covered everything we needed to and we did made references to other films which have influenced us, such as 28 Days Later, and our Preliminary Idea. After feedback from the class we can sum up that our strengths were our idea and having a suitable target audience. Things such as the plot and the amount of violence/gore we intent to show is appropriate for the age and gender we are aiming our film on. Our weakness was that we were still not entirely sure on our plot list so it was quite vague, and we did not have somebody lined up to act in our film, so it may have been harder for the rest of the group to imagine things such as how vulnerable the character will be.
Here are our notes from our pitch that we used.
Sunday, 21 November 2010
Audience And Certificate Research/Change of Genre
Genre
In our preliminary assessment, our genre was psychological. However, after experimenting with that genre, we have decided against continuing to use it for the real coursework. Instead we have decided on the zombie genre. We feel that with this we can experiment more with things such as make up, props and other horror film conventions.
Certificate research- Sheet completed by Laura Allitt
In our preliminary assessment, our genre was psychological. However, after experimenting with that genre, we have decided against continuing to use it for the real coursework. Instead we have decided on the zombie genre. We feel that with this we can experiment more with things such as make up, props and other horror film conventions.
Certificate research- Sheet completed by Laura Allitt
As part of our planning for our horror film, I volenteered to do the certificate research. This involved looking at what makes a 15 and 18 certificated film and desiding what certificate our film would be. Here is the sheet with my own definitions of each rating.
I feel that based on this information our film will have an 18 rating as there is normally a huge amount of gore in a zombie film and also there would be a lot of violence.
Audience research- Sheet completed by Lewis Jefferson
Just like the certificate research, we also had to do an audience research sheet as part of our planning. Below is the enitial task sheet and the research that was done by Lewis.
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Tuesday, 2 November 2010
Preliminary Assessment (Hollie's evaluation)
Use of the Camera
Our finished work shows that we can hold a shot steady, however, there were a few occasions where the filming was slightly unsteady. We managed to overcome this problem in the editing process, where we could cut unprofessional looking bits of filming, out of the scene. We were also able to frame a shot appropriately. This was done by making the grid visible on the camera when filming so that we could make sure that we had a suitable amount of head and lead room.
We used a large variety of shot types, including medium shot, long shot, over the shoulder shot, point of view shots and close-ups. Long shots are used to show the setting, it is also known as an establishing shot. We used close-ups to show detail. We also used various angles such as a canted angle, this suggests to the audience that something is wrong and unusual.
Our preliminary exercise shows that we used composition techniques effectively. These techniques are things such as the rule of thirds so that the character is always in the golden mean. We also made sure that when filming we did not cross the 180 degree line so as not to confuse the audience into wondering where they are.
Use of Editing
Our finished work shows that we can apply the rules of continuity editing well so that the shots flow together. We also used the filming process to help us with this, by always filming a little extra than we needed so that it would be easier to cut. We also made sure that the character's clothing, location and the props were the same in every shot so that there were no continuity errors. There was one continuity error in our finished film, this being when the character is walking back towards the wall and the next shot is of the character leaning against the wall. You never see the character actually approach the wall so the clip looks like it has jumped.
Selection of Content
In our film, the costumer was appropriate as we wanted the character to look like they were in normal, everyday clothing. We only used one prop which was the mysterious neckalace, it played a big part in the scene.
The location we chose was suitable for our opening sequence, mainly due to the fact it was the exact same location used in the previous film that we were re-shooting. The location was also good as it was quiet so we didn't have many disturbances and it also made it seem quite eirey.
We planned a specific actor who we thought would be suitable for the sequence we was re-shooting, however they did not turn up so we made a last minute group decision for Lewis to act instead. I believe that it turned out well in the end.
Self-assessment
I played an equal part in every aspect of making the film, particularly filming on the day. I also helped with the planning process in things such as the story board and the editing process in things such as choosing suitable sounds and helping to decide when clips should be cut.
If we were to improve our film, I would suggest that we made our shots even longer than needed so that they could be cut better and we wouldn't have continuity errors such as the one where the actor was walking towards the wall. I would also take more than one of the same shot, in case one was not suitable. Finally, I would use a wider variety of shots to make the sequence more interesting and to give more tension.
I am still happy with the genre I originally chose, however I would consider changing it so that I got the experience of more than one and could experiment with make-up, costume and different editing effects.
Smithy :)
Our finished work shows that we can hold a shot steady, however, there were a few occasions where the filming was slightly unsteady. We managed to overcome this problem in the editing process, where we could cut unprofessional looking bits of filming, out of the scene. We were also able to frame a shot appropriately. This was done by making the grid visible on the camera when filming so that we could make sure that we had a suitable amount of head and lead room.
We used a large variety of shot types, including medium shot, long shot, over the shoulder shot, point of view shots and close-ups. Long shots are used to show the setting, it is also known as an establishing shot. We used close-ups to show detail. We also used various angles such as a canted angle, this suggests to the audience that something is wrong and unusual.
Our preliminary exercise shows that we used composition techniques effectively. These techniques are things such as the rule of thirds so that the character is always in the golden mean. We also made sure that when filming we did not cross the 180 degree line so as not to confuse the audience into wondering where they are.
Use of Editing
Our finished work shows that we can apply the rules of continuity editing well so that the shots flow together. We also used the filming process to help us with this, by always filming a little extra than we needed so that it would be easier to cut. We also made sure that the character's clothing, location and the props were the same in every shot so that there were no continuity errors. There was one continuity error in our finished film, this being when the character is walking back towards the wall and the next shot is of the character leaning against the wall. You never see the character actually approach the wall so the clip looks like it has jumped.
Selection of Content
In our film, the costumer was appropriate as we wanted the character to look like they were in normal, everyday clothing. We only used one prop which was the mysterious neckalace, it played a big part in the scene.
The location we chose was suitable for our opening sequence, mainly due to the fact it was the exact same location used in the previous film that we were re-shooting. The location was also good as it was quiet so we didn't have many disturbances and it also made it seem quite eirey.
We planned a specific actor who we thought would be suitable for the sequence we was re-shooting, however they did not turn up so we made a last minute group decision for Lewis to act instead. I believe that it turned out well in the end.
Self-assessment
I played an equal part in every aspect of making the film, particularly filming on the day. I also helped with the planning process in things such as the story board and the editing process in things such as choosing suitable sounds and helping to decide when clips should be cut.
If we were to improve our film, I would suggest that we made our shots even longer than needed so that they could be cut better and we wouldn't have continuity errors such as the one where the actor was walking towards the wall. I would also take more than one of the same shot, in case one was not suitable. Finally, I would use a wider variety of shots to make the sequence more interesting and to give more tension.
I am still happy with the genre I originally chose, however I would consider changing it so that I got the experience of more than one and could experiment with make-up, costume and different editing effects.
Smithy :)
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