Evaluation Presentation

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Evaluation | Commentary EA3

Transcript:

For the institutional logo I decided to create and insert my own. I called it College Kid Creations and the font is graffiti styled with white text on a black background. That institution would be the production company, producing the actual film itself and raising the funds to accomplish that. The film would need to be distributed by a company that the production company chooses. A suitable low budget British company would be Dogwoof pictures, this would be as the genre of my film would not require a big budget like the action films do as special effects are not necessary. In the opening titles of the film, The Director, Writer and the main actor are named in that order. No significant reason as to why it just like that. If I had to compare the idea of my film to another film I would say that it was to be like the film Juice had a child with Adulthood and called it Paper Thoughts, due to the music relevance of Juice and the British youth portrayed in the Adulthood production.

By saying that I mean the characters in the films story are apart of the urban youth culture which is often stereotyped down to crime and the repetitive use of slang in their speech. Within the first few seconds of my product, a high angled shot of fast moving traffic is shown. The opening to the film Juice, starring Tupac Shakur, a Rap icon or even legend, contains a shot very similar to this. The story I had originally planned for Paper Thoughts is highly influenced by Juice, being that it is set around a youths struggle in life with a passion for music which is basically the plot line for the film Juice.

Evaluation | Addressing my Audience EA5

I have now added Annotations to the video on You-Tube on how the elements of my film would address my desired audience.

Evaluation | Comparison to Real Media Product EA 1

I have picked 9 frames from my production and I am going to use them to compare my opening sequence to one of a real media product, whether they conform to the typical film opening or differentiate.

Frame 1 - Camerawork and Editing.
The frame displays a clip of the motorway behind the B&Q by my house, the velocity (speed) of the clip is sped up. In the film Juice they use a clip very similar to this however the angle is higher than mine.

Frame 2 - Title font and Style.
The style of the font is in an urban graffiti style. Complimenting the music playing as well as exposing the genre of the film. The text is large and is white on black, making it easy to read for the viewer.

Frame 3 - Setting/Location.
The frame displays the lighting of a block of flats. The flats are used to give the urban, highly populated setting to the film, allowing the viewer to know that the story is going to be influenced from the stereotypes and lifestyles of those that come from these surroundings.

Frame 4 - The title of the film.
The films title contains the same font as the other titles however it is displayed over the video, the book being visible in the background being the guidelines of the title "Paper Thoughts".

Frame 5 - Costumes and Props.
Within the scene the frame is from, a pouch/packet of rolling tobacco and a book are centered within the camera shot. The character (Kieron - Max) picks up the tobacco and pockets it, showing that is has no actual importance but it as apart of him, apart of his character. The book is picked up and checked to make sure nothing is wrong with it, showing the books importance to the character. He is dressed in casual clothing that would stereotype towards teenagers (wristbands, t-shirts and jeans). The bag he puts the book in is a "Marvel Comics" one, indicating he is still young.

Frame 6 - Genre and how it is indicated.
This frame shows two pairs of shoes. Being high-top sneakers which are highly associated with the urban lifestyle and of those of urban musicians (Hip-Hop Artists and Rappers). The music playing is a Rap song which highly points towards the genre. The Establishing Shots and Title Fonts also point towards its Urban relation.

Frame 7 - Story and how the opening sets it up.
After the Establishing shots are done it goes into Kieron waking up, packing his bag and leaving the house. No real story plot is indicated however the leaving of the house sets up the chance for anything to happen. The fact that he wakes up and immediately leaves the house shows that he has intentions to do something (Already has something planned).

Frame 8 - How characters are introduced.
Max (Played by Kieron) is shown waking up in his bed, picking up some tobacco and a book, putting it in a bag, putting his shoes on and leaving the house. Not much of Max is learnt from this other than that he smokes, is of a young age (shown by his clothing and his bag) and has has importance for his book.

Frame 9 - Story + Editing.
Frame 9 Shows the second half of the quotes which ques the film title. The text fades in and fades out in parts, it may not be easily interpreted but it is supposed to symbolize that is one of the entries in his book. The fading in and out shows it being written down. The actual writing itself mentions that it is a collection of thoughts and paper thoughts hints that it is written down.

Evaluation | Preliminary Progression EA7

Preliminary

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Final Production



Camera and editing.
Whilst the preliminary task shows examples of shot/reverse shot and the 180 degree rule and the final production doesn't, the final product has a match on action cut to compare with the preliminary task. In the preliminary task the camera goes from a long shot to a mid shot of Nuno's waist and hand opening the door, cutting what I feel is too early into the long shot again. In my final production it goes from a mid shot of the top half of Kieron's body into a close up of his hand moving the shoes around and sliding his feet in. I feel that in the final production, the times at which I had cut the clip managed to capture the scene nicely as well as manage to look slightly professional and 'un-rushed'. The final production contains establishing shots at the beginning unlike the preliminary task, giving the viewer a broader sense of the setting compared to what the preliminary task achieves.