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Production Diary - Week 27

I finally managed to get all my filming completed for my production, which allowed me to move on to the editing process of my film. Using Adobe Premiere Pro wasn't as difficult after I had already completed the editing process with my camera test. However, for my actual film it became much harder as I had to try and edit out the small errors to make it flow better. In addition, with the camera test there was hardly any editing as it each clip wasn't an issue as it was only showing the different camera techniques and shots. By the end of next week, I am hoping for the editing process to be complete, so I can upload it onto my blog.

Camera Test

https://youtu.be/ADdlcwa_Q1I

Production Diary - Week 26

This week, I have created my Camera Test, which I will be using as my preliminary task for my coursework. The camera test involved multiple angles by which I will have used/been using in my film, such as zooming, cut and mid-shot. This was a useful task to carry out, as it helped me learn how to use the camera as well as learn how to use the software that I will use for my film, Premiere Pro.

I also created a powerpoint, which shows how I created the camera test, including importing clips and placing in an audio track. 

How I created my Camera Test?

Production Diary - Week 25

I have finally uploaded my Article and Poster onto my blog, as I produced what I have planned. Making the Poster and Article was the easiest part of the coursework, as you can quite easily follow your ideas, whereas actually creating the film to how you imagined is more difficult.

I had no problems with my Film Review, as I knew exactly what I wanted my article to look like and I had already picked my inspired film review magazine which was going to help me produce the design and concept of my review. I had previously written the text to my article, which meant I didn't have to waste time and could easily copy my created text onto the computer. However, I had to ensure that it was equally spaced out, with each column being the same width and height, otherwise it would look scrambled and unprofessional. This process continued throughout the design, which included the two smaller images being the same size and the lines creates. This would ensure my article was clear and professional. I wanted my film review to look like an old newspaper article; this idea was taken from a Little White Lies magazine. However, I am not overly keen with my background colour of the pale yellow and would of much preferred it to be the same pink tint as that in the film review magazine. Although, I feel that it led me to having a unique article opposed to following all the design used in the magazine, and instead produced and altered it to become my own. Overall, I do not have much to complain about my article and feel that it is how I had planned it to look. 

My poster however, had a few more problems which I struggled with; I used a picture of the same female, who is a main character in my film and tried to show her in two different lights. I aimed to create one half of the face to look like a normal woman who is seen in an innocent light and the other half of the face showing a darker side to the same woman. I feel that this gets across the message that I planned, about everyone having a dark side within them, as well as the audience will believe that due to how she is represented on the poster, that she is going to be the bad person in the film, however, the plot has a twist, which is unknown to the audience (Unless they read this beforehand!). I have followed the conventions of my genre and tried to produce a dark poster which creates a thrilling feeling for the audience. Overall, I feel that my poster follows the conventions of a film poster and represents the ideas of my film clearly and I am happy with the poster I have produced. 

Review

Poster

Review Draft 1

This was going to be my original Review for my production; at first, while using Little White Lies film magazine, I created this design and layout for my Review, which I thought was a good idea. After having time thinking about my final draft, I felt differently to the way it looks. Overall, I liked the layout as I felt it was very orginised, especially where the basic information of the film (director, starring and release date), as well as the top half of the review. However, I started to notice that the colours had no uniform to them, which don't represent the true genre of the movie. I wanted to create a uniform throughout, from my film, to the poster and to the article; this way it would be more conventional and represent my movie better. This is why my main change was the colours of the review, as they were more feminine colours which may not attract a wider demographic as they're pastel colours. After changing the colours, to which my new review is posted in a newer post, I also decided to change the two smaller images on the header. The reason I done this, is because I felt they didn't fit well on the review, so I changed them to my slogan to the movie 'Goodbye Sanity' to which is shown on both sides of the header. I feel that after the changes I have made has meant that my article is more conventional and more uniform to the genre and to my other coursework pieces.

Production Diary - Week 24

In today's Lesson, we have paused production due to a Mock Exam we have for media on Tuesday, which will be a full run-through of how the real exam will be like. This would also mean that during Tuesday's lesson there will be no coursework being done and won't start until Wednesday's Lesson.

This week, I have uploaded a lengthy blog post, which includes all the details of how far I have reached my coursework at the current time. It has details on all three pieces of my coursework (Poster, Article and Film), which have included any setbacks that have prevented my production and created barriers. 

Production So Far

At this stage through the course, I am currently completing my Article and Poster; the film however has been taken longer than hoped to obtain the remaining footage - setbacks have occurred which I will mention later on.

The Article I feel is very well laid out with a good design and clearly readable for the readers; the target audience for my film article surrounds the audience I have targeted for my actual film, who are a younger audience of 15 year olds and over. I used 'Little White Lies' film magazine to give me ideas for my layout and design of my film article, as I feel this magazine is very creative and uses a variety of unique designs for each article they write about. I took my article design from Little White Lies - The Carlos Issue from 2010; this issue included an article which looked like an old Newspaper, with the old pink printed paper and the old black and white text; this was the basis of how I would design my article as it is realistic, creative and follows the needed conventions of a article, for example, the paragraphing. My film article is nearly finished, with all the text needed written up; the final parts I need to do for my article is add the images I would like to include. The setback that is preventing me from finishing my article, is that for the images I wanted was going to be screen shots from selected film scenes of my film and use them as the images, to give readers a little insight to the film. However, I cannot complete this as yet, as I have not finished the film yet, but hopefully I will still be able to obtain images from the scenes I have already shot. The image shows the draft and the current state of my article; it clearly shows that as mentioned all thats needed to do is add the images in. By looking at the drafted article, I feel that it clearly demonstrates the audience I am aiming for, because the colours used are most likely to attract a younger aged audience as they're more interesting than the plain film articles, which are unlikely to attract my targeted demographic. As my main characters are mainly female, I feel this will automatically attract a female-based audience; this is also reflected in my article where I have used pale colours, such as pink and a light yellow. 

The poster to my film has got the images that I planned to add onto it, as well as already has all the text required, such as the billing block and the title of my film. I could say that I am finished with my poster however, I feel uncertain to whether it is complete or not. For the time being I am going to edit the images a little more using photoshop, which I can complete by the end of the week. I used the poster for the movie Annabelle as a way to find a idea for the poster, where it is simple yet shows the story or some inkling about the plot. The poster, I feel is creative with the way I have planned the idea and tried to produce it with the picture of the same woman used twice, but viewed in different lights; this gives as drastic effect as it confuses the audience to make them see the good side of the character before the twist, which is not at first what the audience believes. The posters image is conventional for a psychological thriller as it shows a dark image, with the main colours used being either white, black or red. The poster reaches out to the target audience, as I find many young people enjoy scary movies, and even though it is not a horror film, they will still be attracted to psychological thrillers, which are very similar. In addition, a female audience, as mentioned previously, will be more drawn to the film, due to the use of two main female characters; as well as being drawn to the movie through the use of the images on the poster, as it shows one of the main female characters in the film. The poster is effective as it portrays to the audience the story I want them to see, as well as the ideas that will enter their head, such as "the girl on the poster is crazy", as they will be shocked when they find out the twisted plot in the end, which makes it a good storyline for a psychological thriller. The image shows my draft of my poster, which after a little minor edits will be complete; comparing the poster and the movie of the film, they reflect the film in different lights, which I believe to be a effective way to reach different audiences. 

The production of my film however, is a different story; I have found it very challenging overall with this coursework, not necessarily with the poster and article, but to create the film has been a tough task. As mentioned on previous posts, when I struggled to view and edit the footage that I shot over the Christmas holidays, this set me back a few weeks, especially without knowing what scenes I would have to re-do, due to the sound being too low or problems with the lighting that has caused the scene to be unusable. I have edited and placed the footage that I am going to use in the file (Premiere Pro), however, I cannot complete anymore than this until I have gained all my footage. It become difficult when working with other people to find a suitable time to suit everybody, as people's schedules are usually filled with their current plans, for example if they work or if they're sick. These little problems can cause production to pause and gaining the footage for the film becomes very difficult. These problems that I am experiencing is tough to overcome, especially as you cannot determine or know any problems that will occur, as well as trying to find a way around them to come to some solution. I am currently talking with my other actors to find a suitable time to which they will be available to film; realistically, it is difficult to get people to film with you and ensure all the factors, such as the actors, having the equipment and the location being free, are available in one time slot to get the filming complete. It is not excuses that are made and although it is my responsibility to get the filming done, it is not always an easy scenario to complete this and does take time; however, I am hoping to get the filming does as soon as possible. 

Production Diary - Week 23

With no progress with being able to edit my film due to technical faults, I have had to continue with the production of my poster and my film. I have heard from the technician that within the next week he will be able to get access to a file converter which will be accepted on the computer I am currently using; due to the security placed in the school, many converters aren't accessible as they're blocked, as well as most downloads. The technician is hoping to install the converter onto the desktop to which the files can be converter to be editable via the needed software, Adobe Premiere Pro.

Production Diary - Week 22

This week, as shown from my recent post on tuesday, I have been continuing with the production of my poster. I feel uncertain as to leave my poster the way it currently is as I feel it could be more conventional with the change of colours and layout of the needed features. If I can alter some features of the poster, hopefully it will be more uniform again and more conventional.

Poster Progress Part 2

After adding the image to my poster, I started to question the colour usage, as I felt there wasn't as much flow to the poster that there was previously. This made me think about the uniform for the poster and whether it met with the image. Looking at the poster below, I didn't like the use of the white for the title, as well as the placement of the other features. I have chosen to think about the poster and start my film review, as maybe this will make me decide the uniform of the two.

Production Diary - Week 21

This week, with the problems with my editing process, I have to decided to continue with the production of my poster and review. I have uploaded a post this week showing the progress of my poster, which is coming along well. Hopefully within the next week it will be completed and ready to upload, where I can move on to my review.