G321 Evaluation

We started off with filming a few shot's of our two characters arguing outside, we switched between shot's from inside the house and shot's from across the road as the argument progressed. We included a few tracking shots of our characters running along the pavement, with one of them chasing the other. We used a variety of long shot's, close-ups, medium shots, over the shoulder shots and a high angle shot. We also included two shot's at the beginning and end of the film where the character is sitting at the table and remembering the fight that happened a few day's before.

We encountered a few problems with the film not being quite long enough, but we added in titles and slowed down a clip at the end to make it more dramatic and also to lengthen the duration of our film. Our original script included a lot of speech but we weren't able to include this when filming as you couldn't hear what the character's were saying when we were filming inside the house so we thought it best to leave out the speech. Also, we wanted to film the chase just as it was starting to get dark, but when we filmed the first shots the sun was setting and the second shots were a lot darker. We couldn't film the shots again as when we had started filming there was snow on the ground so our film would not have had a continuous effect as the snow had all melted away by the next day. We decided to try and brighten the darker clips of the chase in Unlead Studio 8 so that they had a more similiar lighting to the previous shots we had filmed. We took a while to decide on what type of music we wanted in our film that would work well with our story but i think what we chose was suitable. We added the music to gain effect and to help the story flow better.

We chose to do an action film, this is shown by the shots we used such as; tracking shots, close-ups and high angle shots. We also added fast-paced music to make it more like an action film and we included a chase between the two characters. Also, when the argument is taking place I think how we cut between shot's from inside and outside the house when the two characters are arguing flow together well. We decided to add in music to build tension as there was a lot of background noise that we didn't want to include. We also thought it would be very effective to add the sound of a heartbeat near the end to portray that the character was feeling anxious while they were reminiscing about what had happened a few days earlier. We played the heartbeat after the chase had taken place, then faded to a black slide to make it seem more mysterious.

Our film followed the forms and conventions of real media products as we included elements needed to make it into an action film. For example, when the chase begins our shot's were cut together sharply and quickly which reflects the action genre and we included music that built suspense throughout the opening of the film. There is also the fact that the audience does not yet know what the two characters are arguing about which draw's them into the story and makes them want to watch more.

My media product represents two different social groups as one of our characters was posh and polite, wearing their school uniform and the other character who started the fight was a lot more rough and wearing a tracksuit and was not well-spoken.

The audience for my film would be teenagers as our characters were both teenagers so it would appeal more to them and make it easier to relate to as they are the same age group. Also, because it was an action film, younger people are more interested in this and more likely to watch the film, although adult's who like action films will aslo enjoy this. We attracted our audience by making sure that we followed most of the conventions of an action film, for example we used music to create effect and sharply cut together shots when the chase was happening to gain the audience's attention.

Audience Feedback -
"I think that it needed more confrontation in the first scene between the two characters. There were good shots and lighting. The music sounded very creepy and appropriate. I like the way that you showed the present and then went back in time. Louisa could look a bit more battered in the after shots. I liked how in the end you didn't focus the shot on louisa until the film ended, I liked that you followed the glass onto the table to finish."

"I think you have used some really good camera angles and its a good idea for an opening of a film. The only thing that you could maybe improve is that it is a bit too dark at some points, so if you were to film it again you could film it when it's a bit lighter, but other than that I thought it was really good".

"I like the sound effect of the heart beating and the scenes where the characters are running look really good."

"I think the music built up the tension well and was interesting".

"I particularly liked the part with the heartbeat as it made it dramatic, but the shot's were a bit bright in parts".

I feel that this film was an improvement on our first film as we had more time available to work on it and we avoided the same problems we came across in the first film. We included a wider variety of shot's to create meaning and were also able to film wherever we wanted, not just at school. There was a lot more freedom given with this film as we could choose which genre we wanted the film to be in and also what we wanted to happen in the story. Whereas, in the first film we were set a task of filming someone walking down the corridors in school and we only had our character for an hour. Also, during the making of the first film I learnt how to use the programme to edit our film so it was easier the second time around as I knew more about what i was doing. I feel that I have learnt a lot in the progression to my final film as we started off not being able to hold a camera steady and having no idea how to edit shot's in Unlead Studio 8 and how to add or take out sound.

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