This is the second evaluation question for Last One Standing.
It was created using Prezi.
How does your media product represent particular social groups?
Until next time,
Toni
Tuesday, 31 March 2015
Sunday, 29 March 2015
Evaluation #1
This is the first evaluation question for Last One Standing.
I made this as a podcast/video. You can just listen to it without the need to watch it but there are clips in it where I have mentioned various parts and compared it to various different title sequences. Enjoy!
In what way does your media product use, develop or challenge forms of conventions of real media products?
Evaluation #1 for Last One Standing from Toni Hendry on Vimeo.
Bibliography:
All sources I downloaded from Youtube.
Until next time,
Toni
I made this as a podcast/video. You can just listen to it without the need to watch it but there are clips in it where I have mentioned various parts and compared it to various different title sequences. Enjoy!
In what way does your media product use, develop or challenge forms of conventions of real media products?
Evaluation #1 for Last One Standing from Toni Hendry on Vimeo.
Bibliography:
All sources I downloaded from Youtube.
Until next time,
Toni
Friday, 20 March 2015
Final Piece: Last One Standing
So here is the final product. After months on end of researching, planning, filming, editing, filming, editing, filming and so on.
Last One Standing Final Cut - AS Media from Toni Hendry on Vimeo.
Now I begin the process of evaluating my video as well as the planning, research and all the pre-productiong aspects. Enjoy the video!
Until next time,
Toni
Last One Standing Final Cut - AS Media from Toni Hendry on Vimeo.
Now I begin the process of evaluating my video as well as the planning, research and all the pre-productiong aspects. Enjoy the video!
Until next time,
Toni
Thursday, 19 March 2015
BBFC Guidelines
This post contains a short powerpoint presentation describing the themes used and guidelines from the BBFC as to how a film is rated.
After looking through all the guidelines and themes discussed in the PDF file recently published by the BBFC for 2014, I would rate my final piece as a 15. Although there are themes of violence and threat which are only implied and not actually shown, I would prefer it to be rated 15 because if I had the chance, I would choose to show more explicit scenes and themes which are only suitable for audiences 15 and over.
Another reason is that adults can take children to 12 rated movies as long as they consider how appropriate the film is. However, I haven't created LOS with children in mind as my target audience begins at 15.
If I were to rate my piece based on the opening sequence alone, then it would be a 12. However, after researching my chosen genre more, it is more typical that the films are created in mind of a 15 rating as they aren't mild or suitable for children of a younger age.
In conclusion, my rating is 15
Until next time,
Toni
After looking through all the guidelines and themes discussed in the PDF file recently published by the BBFC for 2014, I would rate my final piece as a 15. Although there are themes of violence and threat which are only implied and not actually shown, I would prefer it to be rated 15 because if I had the chance, I would choose to show more explicit scenes and themes which are only suitable for audiences 15 and over.
Another reason is that adults can take children to 12 rated movies as long as they consider how appropriate the film is. However, I haven't created LOS with children in mind as my target audience begins at 15.
If I were to rate my piece based on the opening sequence alone, then it would be a 12. However, after researching my chosen genre more, it is more typical that the films are created in mind of a 15 rating as they aren't mild or suitable for children of a younger age.
In conclusion, my rating is 15
Until next time,
Toni
Tuesday, 17 March 2015
Questionnaires and Target Audience
This post is about the target audience as to which my final piece is aimed at.
I completed a questionnaire amongst several people aged between 15-65 all about my genre of film, apocalyptic horror thriller.
Do you enjoy this genre of film?
There was range of different answers depending on the age of the person. Generally, the younger group (15-18) enjoy these type of films whereas the older group (40-65) didn't share as much enthusiasm. When asked to develop their answers as to why they felt that way, one commented upon the typical conventions. They found the use of blood, violence, gore and bad language wasn't to their taste whereas the younger group didn't comment upon these at all. This may be because we have become desensitised to these conventions as this genre of film has been apart of the popular culture for a large number of years.
What would you expect to see in the opening credits of this genre?
A lot of people answered with the same ideas. Blood, gore, weaponry, derelect buildings, broken down vehicles, news reels etc. These are all typical conventions of this genre of film. However, no one actually mentioned the characters of the film. It seems the people I interviewed were more focussed on the setting and surroundings rather than the characters or narrative of the story.
Have you seen any films of the genre where the opening sequence particularly stands out to you?
There was a handful of different answers to this question and World War Z was one that was mentioned a few times both among the younger and older generations. There were also other films from different sub genres such as horror comedy. Zombieland and Shaun of the Dead were the top contenders mentioned in the younger genrations. Shaun of the Dead was an interesting answer as it contains non of the typical conventions listed in the previous question. In the older group there was a lack of answers other than WWZ. This is perhaps because as shown in the previous question, they prefer other genres of films.
There was also standard questions asked such as their age and gender. It seems that the younger generation seem to enjoy this genre more than the middle aged and elderly. This is why my primary target audience will be of the age 15-24 as these were the ages of the people who I interviewed who showed much enthusiasm towards this genre. In terms of gender, there wasn't much difference between male and female. Typically, you'd imagine males to enjoy this genre more due to the violence, blood and gore and explicit scenes, However, the females of the younger group also displayed their interests of the genre. Particularly, one female was able to give me a large list of apocalyptic films, zombie films and horror thriller films. She was even able to list a few foreign films from Sweden, Norway, Spain and France as she is a big fan of the genre.
So in conclusion, my target audience is 15-24 years olds as this was the most popular group who enjoy this genre.
Until next time,
Toni
I completed a questionnaire amongst several people aged between 15-65 all about my genre of film, apocalyptic horror thriller.
Do you enjoy this genre of film?
There was range of different answers depending on the age of the person. Generally, the younger group (15-18) enjoy these type of films whereas the older group (40-65) didn't share as much enthusiasm. When asked to develop their answers as to why they felt that way, one commented upon the typical conventions. They found the use of blood, violence, gore and bad language wasn't to their taste whereas the younger group didn't comment upon these at all. This may be because we have become desensitised to these conventions as this genre of film has been apart of the popular culture for a large number of years.
What would you expect to see in the opening credits of this genre?
A lot of people answered with the same ideas. Blood, gore, weaponry, derelect buildings, broken down vehicles, news reels etc. These are all typical conventions of this genre of film. However, no one actually mentioned the characters of the film. It seems the people I interviewed were more focussed on the setting and surroundings rather than the characters or narrative of the story.
Have you seen any films of the genre where the opening sequence particularly stands out to you?
There was a handful of different answers to this question and World War Z was one that was mentioned a few times both among the younger and older generations. There were also other films from different sub genres such as horror comedy. Zombieland and Shaun of the Dead were the top contenders mentioned in the younger genrations. Shaun of the Dead was an interesting answer as it contains non of the typical conventions listed in the previous question. In the older group there was a lack of answers other than WWZ. This is perhaps because as shown in the previous question, they prefer other genres of films.
There was also standard questions asked such as their age and gender. It seems that the younger generation seem to enjoy this genre more than the middle aged and elderly. This is why my primary target audience will be of the age 15-24 as these were the ages of the people who I interviewed who showed much enthusiasm towards this genre. In terms of gender, there wasn't much difference between male and female. Typically, you'd imagine males to enjoy this genre more due to the violence, blood and gore and explicit scenes, However, the females of the younger group also displayed their interests of the genre. Particularly, one female was able to give me a large list of apocalyptic films, zombie films and horror thriller films. She was even able to list a few foreign films from Sweden, Norway, Spain and France as she is a big fan of the genre.
So in conclusion, my target audience is 15-24 years olds as this was the most popular group who enjoy this genre.
Until next time,
Toni
Friday, 6 March 2015
Rough Edit #2
So the past couple of weeks I've spent adding, changing and rearranging my final piece.
I took the advice from my rough edit and added these changes to my video.
There isn't anything drastic that has been changed or added but just little details. I added and changed the format of the credits so that they are most consistent and all match the same layout.
I added a tint and changed the saturation of the shots themselves so it looks more dull and fit in better with the sombre theme that I'm trying to portray.
I also added the Lionsgate ident and changed the producer to one that was more suited to my genre. These changes have already been discussed in further detail in previous posts.
You can watch my it here on vimeo and even leave a kind comment if you care.
Other than the little changes, there's not much more I can say. In the next couple of weeks I will be evaluating my video through different forms of media so keep an eye out for that.
After looking back on my other videos and pieces that I've made, I'm very happy with how this piece has turned out (I'll elaborate more on that in my evaluation).
Until next time,
Toni
I took the advice from my rough edit and added these changes to my video.
There isn't anything drastic that has been changed or added but just little details. I added and changed the format of the credits so that they are most consistent and all match the same layout.
I added a tint and changed the saturation of the shots themselves so it looks more dull and fit in better with the sombre theme that I'm trying to portray.
I also added the Lionsgate ident and changed the producer to one that was more suited to my genre. These changes have already been discussed in further detail in previous posts.
You can watch my it here on vimeo and even leave a kind comment if you care.
Other than the little changes, there's not much more I can say. In the next couple of weeks I will be evaluating my video through different forms of media so keep an eye out for that.
After looking back on my other videos and pieces that I've made, I'm very happy with how this piece has turned out (I'll elaborate more on that in my evaluation).
Until next time,
Toni
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