Final Video

This is my final two minute opening:

EVALUATION - Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

Preliminary task can be seen below:

In comparison with my preliminary video, I feel that my final video is much better and not as simplistic.

Improvements

- I larger variety of shots were used in my two-minute opening - During the progress of this task I have learnt how to use a wider range of camera shots and angles.

- The use of narration - the preliminary task shows a simple conversation between two people. I managed to develop my audio skills so I was able to use a voice-over. 

- The length of the media - I struggled in making my opening two minutes long. However I have improved in my ability to fill time with flashbacks and other shots.

- The story line - the story-line in my opening works better than in my preliminary task. In the preliminary task we didn't find out much about what will happen whereas my opening senses that the film will be about Georgia changing her life.

What could have been made better?

- Many people commented on how the dark scene (below) didn't make sense.

This scene was supposed to represent a night in which Georgia's life dramatically changed, later in the film we would discover what happened and how she changes it.

I think that I could have portrayed this much better if the main actress (Caroline Lovick) was available more often. Also this could have improved if I had given myself more time.

- I also feel that the scene showing Georgia's past life (below) lasted much too long.

I used the montage to fill time as I did not record enough footage on days where Caroline dressed as a homeless. I like to think that I did manage to fit suitable clips into the space and that i made it work.

- Overall I think that my opening could have been made better if I had made a time-plan and consumed my free time better.

EVALUATION - what kind of media institution might distribute your media product? Why?

For this part of the evaluation I asked family members where they think my film would be distributed.

I decided to ask an older generation as they have more experience in the development of films than my target audience.

Overall i found out that my film is likely to be screened at picture-houses as it is low-budget and doesn't hold a strong cast. 

EVALUATION - What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

EVALUATION - How did you attract/address your audience?

Things I have done:

• Posted my film opening on social media sites:

  

  Facebook

Twitter

• I also made friends and family aware that I was making a two minute film opening.

Things I could have done:

• To have attracted a wider audience I could have created a poster and/or leaflet.
• I could also have made a trailer for my film but i felt that this wasn't needed due to the release of the opening.

EVALUATION - Who would be the audience for your media product?

(previous blog on target audience: http://sophiemartinmediastudies.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/target-audience.html) 

Target audience research video:

I think the target audience would be those aged 15 or over. I think this because the subject of homelessness and the factors surrounding is considered as mature content. Anyone younger than 15 may find it harder to understand and cope with.

I brought this down from age 16 as 15 is a suitable certificate for this film (in my opinion).

As well as the mature story line, the full length film is likely to contain swear words and substance abuse which shouldn't be shown to young children.

EVALUATION - How does your media product represent particular social groups?

EVALUATION - In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

Actors 

As 'Missing' is a low-budget film the actors in it are more likely to be unknown. Nowadays films can make a lot more money if there are well-known actors in it. This is because many 'big' actors have their own fan-base, so fans will see the movie without taking the story-line into account.

In my film the main character is 'Georgia Wallace' played by Caroline Lovick. Although i believe that Caroline filled the role well if Georgia was played by some with celebrity status would have made the film more successful.

Editing

Editing for 'Missing' is very simple in comparison with a  block buster movie (like the Harry Potter films).

Films like mine are very simplistic and don't need as much editing as films like Harry Potter. Although I do believe I could have made my editing more clean-cut.

A clip from the popular 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2' can be found below.

Props

As can be seen in previous blogs i used very little props in my opening and this would be the same for the full-length film. I believed that this was a good idea as it shows the lack of material goods Georgia (and general homeless people)have.

Not very many films use as little props as i did unless they're based on a similar story (like homelessness).

Story-line

Very few films have been based around homelessness and when they are they're less successful than the generic cinematic film. 

The story-line of the full-length film would be a lot like 'Sliding Doors' as the life of Georgia is different depending on whether she catches a bus or not.

Time Used

The time taken to make this opening was probably a lot shorter than the time spent on other films.