Monday, 14 May 2018
Monday, 15 May 2017
Film Opening- Marking
Level 3 36–47 marks
There is evidence of proficiency in the creative use of many of the following technical skills:
• Producing 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 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 shot transitions and other effects
His material was clearly appropriate to the target audience. His choice of shots to establish location was interesting and the camera was handled reasonably well. the music was well chosen and the credits delivered in a conventional way if over a little quickly. The camera work and choices were fine but the sequence during the attack could have been improved with better choices and editing. The reveal of the knife at the end could have been delivered in a more dramatic way than just the lingering shot. On the whole I felt that the film was reasonably proficient.
Lewis 38
• Producing 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 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 shot transitions and other effects
His material was clearly appropriate to the target audience. His choice of shots to establish location was interesting and the camera was handled reasonably well. the music was well chosen and the credits delivered in a conventional way if over a little quickly. The camera work and choices were fine but the sequence during the attack could have been improved with better choices and editing. The reveal of the knife at the end could have been delivered in a more dramatic way than just the lingering shot. On the whole I felt that the film was reasonably proficient.
Lewis 38
Sunday, 14 May 2017
Evaluation- marking
1) A general discussion on the opening rather than addressing the bullet points
2) Basic on teenage boy representation
3) A basic post on film companies although there are some interesting points about illegal streaming for example. Cinemas don't distribute movies.
4) Would have been better if you had looked at the specifics of what the BBFC deems appropriate for a 15. No attempt at audience profiling or primary/secondary audience
5) Brief look at marketing. No examples offered.
6) No in depth points about tech
7) No director's commentary. Too basic.
Level 1 0–7 marks
• Minimal skill in the use of digital technology or ICT in the evaluation.
• Minimal understanding of issues around audience, institution, technology, representation, forms and conventions in relation to production.
• Minimal ability to refer to the choices made and outcomes.
• Minimal understanding of their development from preliminary to full task.
• Minimal ability to communicate.
Lewis 6
2) Basic on teenage boy representation
3) A basic post on film companies although there are some interesting points about illegal streaming for example. Cinemas don't distribute movies.
4) Would have been better if you had looked at the specifics of what the BBFC deems appropriate for a 15. No attempt at audience profiling or primary/secondary audience
5) Brief look at marketing. No examples offered.
6) No in depth points about tech
7) No director's commentary. Too basic.
Level 1 0–7 marks
• Minimal skill in the use of digital technology or ICT in the evaluation.
• Minimal understanding of issues around audience, institution, technology, representation, forms and conventions in relation to production.
• Minimal ability to refer to the choices made and outcomes.
• Minimal understanding of their development from preliminary to full task.
• Minimal ability to communicate.
Lewis 6
Wednesday, 10 May 2017
Tuesday, 9 May 2017
Research and Planning- Marking
Lewis only has three images on his mood board which doesn't really allow him to get a feel for the genre which was the point with this post. He made some interesting points about the stills.
Lewis' questionnaire and feedback was thorough but some of the questions like question 2 were strangely put and open which would surely make effective results difficult.
Lewis' brief described his opening rather than giving a more general overview of his film idea.
Lewis' post on health and safety demonstrated an understanding of institutional processes. I liked his post on the BBFC but his comment about parents allowing their children to watch 15s bringing in more money seemed to miss the point a little.
His posts on problems, picking location and change of plan, showed a willingness to adapt and react to problems that were thrown up during the filming process.
Lewis' post on psychographics and demographics was pretty thorough although he spent too much time talking about the Sun newspaper (anti-conservative??!!) rather than the kinds of films enjoyed by particular social groups. He did eventually drill down into the nature of his audience and how his reading of them would impact on his film.
You analysed the opening titles of Se7en but the whole film opening including titles could have been better. You attempt to explain the various types of film opening titles but you were wrong about narrative which does not need to use voiceover.
The post on posters was fairly superficial and there was no other attempt to tackle types of marketing or produce ideas for marketing
With regards Propp and Todorov, I don't understand why fate has a special role in psychological thrillers!
Shooting Schedule isn't there.
Planning and research evidence will be incomplete.
• There is minimal research into similar products and a potential target audience.
• There is minimal work on shotlists, layouts, drafting, scripting or storyboarding.
• There is minimal organisation of actors, locations, costumes or props.
• Time management may be very poor.
• There is minimal skill in the use of digital technology or ICT in the presentation.
• There are minimal communication skills.
• There is minimal care in the presentation of the research and planning.
Lewis 6/20
Lewis' questionnaire and feedback was thorough but some of the questions like question 2 were strangely put and open which would surely make effective results difficult.
Lewis' brief described his opening rather than giving a more general overview of his film idea.
Lewis' post on health and safety demonstrated an understanding of institutional processes. I liked his post on the BBFC but his comment about parents allowing their children to watch 15s bringing in more money seemed to miss the point a little.
His posts on problems, picking location and change of plan, showed a willingness to adapt and react to problems that were thrown up during the filming process.
Lewis' post on psychographics and demographics was pretty thorough although he spent too much time talking about the Sun newspaper (anti-conservative??!!) rather than the kinds of films enjoyed by particular social groups. He did eventually drill down into the nature of his audience and how his reading of them would impact on his film.
You analysed the opening titles of Se7en but the whole film opening including titles could have been better. You attempt to explain the various types of film opening titles but you were wrong about narrative which does not need to use voiceover.
The post on posters was fairly superficial and there was no other attempt to tackle types of marketing or produce ideas for marketing
With regards Propp and Todorov, I don't understand why fate has a special role in psychological thrillers!
Shooting Schedule isn't there.
Planning and research evidence will be incomplete.
• There is minimal research into similar products and a potential target audience.
• There is minimal work on shotlists, layouts, drafting, scripting or storyboarding.
• There is minimal organisation of actors, locations, costumes or props.
• Time management may be very poor.
• There is minimal skill in the use of digital technology or ICT in the presentation.
• There are minimal communication skills.
• There is minimal care in the presentation of the research and planning.
Lewis 6/20
change of plans?
in the earlier stages of development I wanted to end the opening in a doctors surgery, showing how frustrated the character is with these dreams he had been having, from here the storyline would have progressed into the full film ,and I would have gone into detail with the doctor about the sorts of dreams I had been having for the past week, allowing progression into the storyline and the audience to learn more about the character and his background. the doctors would have analysed me and prescribed medication for the bad dreams that I had been having, which obviously would have had no affect. The doctor would have thought I wasn't a very serious case and that it was probably due to something I ate, this emphasises the helplessness and ignorance that people have for This is also a common theme in psychological thrillers/horrors as it emphasises the helplessness and ignorance that people have in horror and psychological thrillers for greater, unknown forces. This is used in the psychological horror thriller film, the babadook, when the mum goes to the police to report the strange goings on in the house, but they end up thinking she is crazy, driving her more into insanity, and creating more pity from the audience.
The reason why I didn't end the opening in a doctors surgery is fairly obvious, I couldn't just turn up in a busy waiting room with a person filming me, proving this environment unsuitable.
Apart from this, there were very few changes of plan, because I had storyboarded it and pretty much kept to it. I did add one more scene of me walking through the woods, after the long shot of me walking away from the camera, partly because I wanted to stretch the length out to be closer to 2 minutes, but also because wanted it meant extra time to build the tension, using the chimes of the music to indicate something bad was going to happen.
The reason why I didn't end the opening in a doctors surgery is fairly obvious, I couldn't just turn up in a busy waiting room with a person filming me, proving this environment unsuitable.
Apart from this, there were very few changes of plan, because I had storyboarded it and pretty much kept to it. I did add one more scene of me walking through the woods, after the long shot of me walking away from the camera, partly because I wanted to stretch the length out to be closer to 2 minutes, but also because wanted it meant extra time to build the tension, using the chimes of the music to indicate something bad was going to happen.
feedback
The first person I showed my film opening to was my media teacher. this was my most valuable advice because they had more experience in marking media work than anyone else that I asked. He said that I should remove the sound affects of the heart beat, which was previously playing in the background when the hand grabs my arm, and when the "monster" comes out from behind the tree, and also the sound affect of a small child laughing at the end, when the camera pans down to reveal the knife on the floor at the end. This was because the affects sounded too generic, and because they have been overused in the psychological and horror genre to build tension, it made it seem quite cheap. So I took this advice onboard and removed the sounds. I now feel that the silence at the end builds the tension even more, as it makes t seem like anything could happen.
I also showed the my opening to my Mum, she said that it was overall it was good at building tension due to the use of music, and there wasn't anything i needed to improve on.
Nathan Blows said that my acting wasn't very realistic, this is because when the monster comes from behind the tree, I don't react in a particulaly scared way, this is partly because at this point you can't see my face, however I could have tried to run away.
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