Premiere of Another Day!

After looking at our film our teacher felt that we could edit it better and wanted us to go back and look at whether we could cut it down. He wanted the editing to show clean cuts and continuity, so as a group we went through it and looked at what we could edit.

And so! Here is the final film of Another Day!
Hope you all enjoy :)

Evaluation: Question 7

Evaluation Question 7

Evaluation: Question 6

WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNT ABOUT TECHNOLOGIES FROM THE PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTING THIS PRODUCT?

Mac

We used the mac in order to do everything regarding our project. We used it to research, editing and store our final project. 

From using a Mac I found it very annoying as its more advanced than a standard computer. However, it was very fun to use and has a range of different programs which are ideal for editing and music.

Camera

We used a Canon E05 in order to shoot all our work. We also used it to take a few pictures of us on the set of scenes. All in all this was the main part of our project.  

I learnt how to fully control and use this camera successfully and really enjoyed using it.

Tripod

We used a tripod in order to keep the camera steady for example with a panning shot. We did not always use the tripod but it was always around when we was shooting just in case.

I did not really like using the tripod as it was hard to close and open which was very irritating.

Pag lights

We used pag lights to hel[p with lighting. they had different filters aswell so we were able to create different effects for the surroundings. This came in handy when we did our front room scene in the house as it added to the idea of the TV being on.

The pag lights were interesting to use and were aw piece of equipment I've never used before or seen up close.

Blogger

Blogger was used throughout my whole project in order to update our blogs with what we have done in our group.

I found using blogger really fun and enjoyed creating my blog as it was a really cool and simple way to archive your work.

YouTube

Our group used YouTube to help us research other films like our own by looking at opening scenes credits.

Im used to using YouTube but discovered how to embed videos into blogger.

Google

Google was our primary source for research as we used it to find out information about other films similar to ours and to find our genre convetions.

iMovie

iMovie was used to edit our film. We used it to edit and upload our footage regularly. 

I enjoyed using iMovie and found it an easy way to edit footage. 

dafont

We used a site called dafont.com to find fonts for our film credits.As our film is a TeenRomCom we wanted something that would reflect that and appeal to our audience.

I've used dafont.com before and found it really helpful when finding fonts to use for our film.

Evaluation: Question 5

HOW DID YOU ATTRACT/ADDRESS YOUR AUDIENCE?

Blog question 5

We subverted the traditional convention of a RomCom by having two brothers who's roles reverse; Ned becoming a ladies man and Rick's popularity failing. This subverts traditional Teen RomCom's as the ladies man usually bullies the nerd whereas in this case they are brothers. Also, the fact that it is two guys trying to find love also subverts the traditional RomCom as it is usually women who care about love and being in a relationship which is unusual for a male.

Evaluation: Question 4

WHAT WOULD BE THE AUDIENCE FOR YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT?

Teenagers aged 12-24 would want to see our film as they would be able to relate to it as it is set around teenagers the same age and in the same position. As it starts with the aftermath of a party, teenagers who are 'popular' in school can identify with this as they will go to parties and drink and have fun. However, teenagers who are not very popular or brainy can relate to the character Ned as they will identify with his passion to work.

Evaluation: Question 3

WHAT KIND OF INSTUTUTION MIGHT DISTRIBUTE YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT AND WHY?

Our film is an independent Teen RomCom, which has been influenced by films such as 'Step Brothers', 'John Tucker Must Die' and 'Juno' which are American style. As we were influenced by a range of different genre's, we think that our film would be better distributed by an Independent film company as they would help to appeal to the audience we want.

IndiePix is an internet based film distribution company that makes use of todays technologies to provide film fans with independent films from qualified filmmakers. They focus on non-fiction and fiction feature length films. IndiePix sign on average 12 new films each month which shows that they confidently help independent film company succeed in the industry. Another film distribution company that we think would be good to distribute our film are Film4.  Film4 is a British distribution company and are operated and owned by Channel 4 which is a very popular channel that many teenagers watch and enjoy with such shows as 'The Simpsons' and 'Hollyoaks'. Film4 every so often do themed nights where they show the same genre of films which I think will appeal to our audience as they will enjoy the themed nights as they like a variety of genre's.

Evaluation: Question 2

HOW DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT REPRESENT PARTICULAR SOCIAL GROUPS?

Napoleon Dynamite vs Ned Flame

I would compare our main character Ned Flames to Napoleon Dynamite as in appearance he is really dorky with the glasses and shirt which highlights their character. This reflects the comedy element of our film as this goes with the conventions of a typical nerdy character. The audience would make fun of these characters for the way that they look as they are not within the social circle or popular in their school. However, the two characters clearly do not care about their looks and are fully focused on their school work and getting good grades which is reflected in both characters. Both characters wear light coloured clothing which connotes the fact that they are pure and not so 'in your face'