evaluation task 6 - what have i learnt about technologies from this process

To film we used a Hd video camcorder, this meant we got good quality images and did not have to lug around a massive camera. Using the camera was not alien to us but it definatley brushed up our skills.

We used a tripod which was intersting as we had never really used them before, we learnt how to use it and realised it they are imperative when filming a piece like ours.

I used Photoshop to edit pictures and the title, with doing this I learnt how to navigate this software and how to edit pictures effectively.

I used Youtube to watch and upload certain video, this was helpful in getting inspiration for certain parts of my film but also for getting it onto blogger.

I used Adobe premier elements to edit parts of the film, I learnt how to edit for the first time adn learnt how to edit more effectively.

Windows movie maker to edit parts of the film, mainly for cutting as it is easier to do so in Windows movie maker than on Adobe premier elements.

Blogger, to post research, facts, figures, pictures, reviews, and analysis of other projects. Learnt all about blogging and how useful a blog can be, this acted as notes and reminders later on in the process.

evaluation activity 7 - what i have learned since preliminary task

In the my preliminary task I had very limited knowledge as far as editing is concerned, my wider knowledge and ability with editing software has enabled my final piece to run much more smoothly compared to my preliminary task. The match on action shot in my preliminary task was not very well edited and it looked a bit jumpy, not fluid and smooth.  Another thing I have learnt since doing my preliminary task is that it helps a lot to do multiple takes of each shot, even if it looks ok as you may notice something wrong with it later, doing multiple takes could save you having to film again. In the preliminary task we did not have to shoot anything again, this was partly due to the fact that the whole piece consisted of about 6 short clips, not about a dozen long clips. Longer clips are very effective but there is more time for something to go wrong, and render the clip useless.

Other things I have learnt since then is just how effective different camera shots and angles can be in portraying certain things, for example in  ‘untraceable’ a high angle shot is used to make the agent look like he is not in control and not very powerful (insert screen grab of the clip). The preliminary task taught us how to do shot/reverse shot and how to use them correctly, all though I did not use this in my final clip I was planning to originally, I would not have even thought about that had I not have filmed a whole conversation using shot/reverse shots.

The preliminary task was the first bit of filming that included any storyline of importance and dialogue, but this also showed me that you do not always need dialogue to represent things, actions can do this just as well, this was useful for my film as I realized I do not have to compromise a good backing track that fits in well and builds the mood, just to add dialogue.

The preliminary task was the first time I had ever even heard of the 180 degree rule, since then I realize how important it is where continuity is concerned, and just how much the rule can effect the quality of your piece.

Evaluation activity 4 - target audience

Target audience would listen to contemporary/ chart music.

Shop at high street stores such as footlocker, river island and jd sports

The target audience for my film would like to be up-to-date with what’s hot and what’s not.

My target audience is primarily the 15-35 age group and mainly male. This is because women tend not to enjoy action films as much as men do and the younger male would enjoy this type of action more than a 50-60 year old, their type of action film may be something like a cowboy movie.

Although my film does not exhibit the type of music, or clothing brands or styles they enjoy, it does include a lot of the cliché’ and stereotypes they expect to see in an action movie, some of these include fast paced music, chasing and fighting. My target audience is younger males as the characters and the storyline in the film is something a younger man would watch and wish their life had aspects of the film, whereas older men are less likely to have this reaction, they are more mature and are less concerned about being the hero or having wooing ‘the girl’.

evaluation activity 5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vBS2BCDWY4

Evaluation activity 2

Both hit men are dressed smartly as this boasts how professional they are, the hit man in my film is dressed smartly which is similar to the protagonist in ‘Hitman’ (agent 47) although he is dressed much more formally, this could be s most of his work is in the city so he fits in more, the hitman in my film is dressed smartly as well but if he was dressed in a suit in the park he would stand out even more and could make him look too obvious.

Both characters play a hitman in the film, and are both on the top of their game, but the main difference is agent 47 is involved in a political conspiracy and is fighting to clear his name and make the people that crossed him pay, The hitman in ‘Untraceable’ is similar in the sense that he is very good at what he does and is involved on a global level, but he is not out for vengence just to do the job, for this reason adn his notoriety he is persued by police forces all over the world.

Film opening 2 mins - final

costume idea - agent 2

 something like this would be good, a igh vis jacket would draw too much attention to the character and he would not look right in a park, wearing casual work clothes like this makes the character look like he may be a working man with a loose dress code, and he would not stick out very much.