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Sunday, 20 March 2016
Lookin back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product? (Evaluation Question 7)
To answer evaluation question seven I created a prezi to visualize my journey of development from the Preliminary Task to the final thriller opening sequence. The entire process took part over a time span of roughly five month, which allowed me to learn from my mistakes, continuously learn...
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Thursday, 17 March 2016
What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product? (Evaluation question 6)
In this version of our thriller opening sequence we have annotated all the technologies we have learned and explored. I thought that the gun mic was particularly interesting, since you simply point it at the origin of the sound and then you have two sound recordings in the...
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Tuesday, 15 March 2016
How did you attract/ address your audience? (Evaluation Task 5)
Target Audience: Male 15-25 year olds What have you made? I have produced a crime- thriller that is filled with mystery and suspense as well as a good amount of action. Why do you refer to it as a crime thriller? It is a hybrid genre since while...
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Monday, 14 March 2016
Who would be the audience for your media product? (Evaluation Question 4)
Who is the target audience for your product? To investigate on what gender and what age group are most interested in our Thriller and what character attributes they classify with, I did a survey and interviewed six females and males. /blockquote> ...
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Sunday, 13 March 2016
Friday, 11 March 2016
Evaluation Question 2
How does your Media product represent particular social groups? The opening sequence to our thriller ‚‘Ecliptic ’ which is about a Private Detective escaping represents different social groups within its four different technical areas: Camera shots and movement, Sound, Editing and its Mise-en-scene. The first two minutes provide...
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Thursday, 10 March 2016
In what ways does your media product use, develop pr challenge forms and conventions of real media products? (Evaluation Question 1)
This is a video answering the question 'In what ways does your media product use, develop pr challenge forms and conventions of real media products?', by using a shot by shot analysis of similar media products to identify the thriller conventions our products adheres too or challenges. ...
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Shoot day
Our shoot Day was an energy draining and intense day of work, however we all got to expand our practical experience and knowledge. We meet up in our regular media class room at 08:50 am to get the smoke machine and gather our thoughts. Roberto brought in a...
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Preparing for the shoot Day
1. In preparation for the shoot day we talked through all the props required: wire hose suicide note smoke machine 2. I went to go and get the smoke machine from the Theatre department. 3. Next we talked through our idea of a shot outline since we can...
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Editing
Editing is a precise process including detection and removal of factual, grammatical, and typographical errors, clarification of obscure passages, elimination of parts not suitable for the targeted audience, and proper sequencing to achieve a smooth, unbroken flow of narrative. The intended outcome for this process is a tension filled media text, with an...
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Wednesday, 9 March 2016
Mood Board
This is a mood board I created in preparation for the shoot day: the mood board helps us visualize the idea to concentrate and focus on the main elements we need to highlight and the atmosphere we want to create we can show it to all our coworkers...
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Make up inspiration + Make up artist confirmation
Today we thought more into costume and the general look we want for our main character. To enhance the scruffy, rough and battered look we decided to use some special effects make up. These are some photo references that we gathered: We liked the roughness of the make...
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Smoke Machine
I contacted the Theatre department to ask if we could borrow the smoke machine, luckily they allowed us to borrow it. My request: Guy's response: ...
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Character Cut
Since our Thriller shoot is getting closer end closer and Ted hasn't confirmed his availability, although we have had another chat with him about the exact time period of 11 am to 12:30 n the 25th of January. We decided to cut one of the characters, so that...
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Set design
Today Matt came in to have a look at our set designs, since we however are not filming in the Studio and he is familiar with Adam's Garage in Peeslake we simply gave him a recap of our plan and where what stage of development er are at....
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Research on Smoke
In definition smoke is 'a visible suspension of carbon or other particles in air, typically one emitted from a burning substance. 'To familiarize myself with the element of smoke I looked up a few videos on how to set up a smoke machine and how to use it. I also...
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