MoodBoard

During filming we have many different emotions.
Here is a mood-board to express the emotions.

Codes and convetions in media

Codes:

Media students identify three categories of codes that may be used to

convey meanings in media messages:

TECHNICAL CODES,

which include camera techniques, framing, depth of field, Mise en scene, editing,  lighting and sound;

SYMBOLIC CODES,

which refer to objects, setting, body language, clothing and colour.

WRITTEN CODES

in the form of headlines, captions, speech bubbles and language style.

Conventions:

Conventions are the generally accepted ways of doing something, and in the case of media texts, they are generally accepted patterns of code that communicate a particular message.
There are general conventions in any medium, such as the use of quotes in a print article, but conventions are also genre specific. For example, in Westerns fights scenes are generally shot from a low angle, the setting is usually dusty and desolate, and even the sounds used within the scene are conventional, such as castonettes, or some sort of whistle.

Possible Filming issues

Before we did the final filming we had to keep in mind some possible issues that could occur.
The first was the weather- If the weather was to bad for filming then it could effect the final production. Too much wind or rain could effect the quality of our film opening.
The Second was the time of day- If the time of day does not match the time we want to film, or the similar time to the first filming, then the lighting could be dramatically different.
The turn up of our group- We had to ensure that the filming times and locations were suitable for each member of our group and extra people included in our filming. Without a key member of the group then filming could of had to be postponed.
We as a group managed to overcome these issues and have several filming sessions successfully.

Music Clarification

During editing we had to choose music to fit our film opening.
The music we chose was from the existing film A Nightmare On Elm Street.
To ensure we can use the music without copyright issues we sent an email to Wes Craven asking if we can use the music.

Film Editing

Final parts of editing for our film opening are being made.
The film opening is around 2.50 mins long.

Evaluation questions

After doing our rough cut and planning for our final cut of our film opening we need to answer questions commonly asked by peers.
There are seven questions that we will answer. these answers are:

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

2. How does your media product represent particular social groups?

3. What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

4. Who would be the audience for your media product?

5. How did you attract/address your audience?

6. What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

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

Improvements

We have done a rough cut and obtained some feedback from others of improvements we could make to our film opening.

>The first improvement we could do is introduce a purpose and a hook to the opening so the audience will want to continue watching.
>We could use a variety of different shot lengths, and shorten the film opening to decrease the probability of boredom.
>We need to set the scene properly using establishing shots, and introduce main characters better using close ups.
>We need to include in our final project some film titles and music to create suspense and fill gaps between shots.