Evaluation Question 1- In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

Evaluation Question 2- How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary tasks?

Evaluation Question 3- What have you learned from audience feedback?

Evaluation Question #4 : How did you use new media technologies in the construction, planning and evaluation stages?

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Audience Feedback on our teaser trailer

Shot-by-shot analysis of our Teaser Trailer

Indistinctive Productions Logo.

Establishing shot of the detective, also a long shot of the characters standing in the alleyway. We thought this shot was beneficial to the genre of the film, as Film Noir usually is set in an urban setting and dark to connote a mysterious plot. We thought this would be a great first shot for the trailer to establish the film and it's storyline. 

We chose Mark Kermode, from The Observer due to being one of the most well known film critiques. This makes the film sound professional and successful. We also thought the quote went well with our film, as one of the main characters is a femme fatale-which introduces the seductiveness of the trailer. We chose this font as we thought it went well with the 'classy' theme of the film and the time period, also the black background blends in with the dark shots throughout the trailer.

Mid-shot of the detective sitting between the legs that act as a border for the camera. This shot gives suggestions for what the film may be about- such as seductiveness, adultery and love. 

The over the shoulder shot of James, (Raymond) perfectly shows his attitude towards the detective as he subtly walks by. This acts as a give away to the relationships in the plot, highlighting that James (Raymond) does not like the Detective. 

We wanted to show the relationships in this trailer, so that the audience have a feel for the plot. We established in this trailer that the detective and Raymond do not like one another due to the hatred shown in both their faces. This shot is mid-shot, shown in a 'cocktail bar' with the barman in the background- this also accounts to the time period of the 1950s that we wanted to capture in our film. 

Title screen introducing the directors.

Mid shot of the two main characters; the femme fatale and the detective. The closeness of the two characters highlights the sexual relationships that are apparent throughout the whole of the film. We used high key lighting to highlight the relationship in the film and the importance of it in the film. 

Introducing the detective in the title screen.

Mid shot of the detective sitting at the piano, whilst Vivienne walks towards him. We used the background to highlight the time period. We sued high key lighting to create the shadows, which is what Film Noir consists of, as it uses German Expressionism.

Mid Shot of a shadowed figure walking with a gun. We sued this shot as a shadowed figure, instead of using someone to walk with the gun as it creates mystery. The audience watching the trailer will be anticipate what will be happening in the film, it intrigues them into the film and why was this caused.

This mid shot of Bridgette and Detective standing facing one another also suggests romance in the film. This shot also involves action, due to James running towards the two, suggesting that there may be violent and tense shots in the film.

This shot is a mid shot of the characters, whilst the detective walks closer to Raymond. The shot ends with Raymond launching for the detective highlighting the violence in the films. This also shows the destructive relationships and friendships in the film and it will involve.

This close up of Vivienne applying lipstick highlights her youth, also the characteristics of the femme fatale. The femme fatale is associated with RED, so the character applying red lipstick highlights her seductiveness throughout the film and this is directly referenced in the trailer.

title screen introducing the femme fatale.

This close up of Vivienne of her smoking highlights how we have used elements of what would be included in a classic film noir made in the 1950s. 

We used high key lighting in this close shot of Bridgette so we could use Venetian blinds. We used the venetian blinds, as they are a main code and convention for Film Noir, audiences will be looking for the iconography of this. The blinds connote secretive nature, which is involved in the adulterous nature in the trailer.

Introducing the main character.

This low angle of Bridgette highlights her dominance within both her relationships with the detective and Raymond. Also her lifestyle and class. The mid shot also takes in the building surrounding the character, showing her lavish lifestyle.

This high angle shot of Raymond highlights his submissive behaviour throughout the film. Also how he is dominated over by his wife and her actions. Also the over shoulder shot highlights their relationship as they look at one another. 

Introducing the main character 

This over the shoulder shot of Raymond looking at the detective highlights the tension that will be felt throughout the film. 

The mid shot of the detective turning around suggests he is waiting for something in particular, or watching. This adds mystery to the trailer as the audience will be intrigued to what is happening.

This shot of Vivienne walking up towards Raymond highlights one again, the seductive nature from the femme fatale and the 'love rectangle' relationship. 

We have also included all of our social networking sites to involve the audience in the film's journey.

BILLING BLOCKS. 

OUR TEASER TRAILER: RENDEZVOUS

Script

Target Audience feedback on Magazine

Questions asked:
-how often do you read magazines?
-what do you like about our magazine?
-what do you think could be improved?
-do you think it looks professional?
-could you pick out any typical codes and conventions of this film magazine?
-would you buy this magazine?

Screen shots of editing our magazine and poster

 

 

Our original poster screenshot.

This is the screenshot of poster with the tagline.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is the screenshot of our magazine in photoshop



Our Magazine front cover

The original photographs:

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We chose the 1st one, as this one had all of us directly looking at the camera, which gave the full effect if our emotions throughout the film, as being deceived and manipulated. We didn't choose the 2nd one, due to the characters looking awkward and too spaced out, leaving the editing of the magazine to be awkward and difficult. Lastly, we didn't choose the 3rd one due to two of the characters not looking directly at the camera, which didn't fit the original plan of all of us looking directly at the camera. 

The magazine first draft (and only draft):

Our detailed analysis on the film magazine:

Marian Hill "One Time"

Throughout our editing of our teaser trailer, we have found it difficult to find the right kind of music to suit our genre and filming. But we found this song, by Marian Hill that we loved and it went perfectly with our story line and chosen film genre.

So we decided to contact Marian Hill our self via Facebook inbox.

We then took action by emailing her manager through Hotmail...

We are now waiting for a reply (this may be a prolonged reply due to the Artist and band being on their tour)

Film Poster codes and conventions

WRITTEN LANGUAGE:

ACTORS: The main actors names run along the top of poster or around the image. The names can be found in different styles according to the actor and their billing, or how famous/well known they are. If the actor is well known, they will most likely have the larger font and bold text, may be an eye catching colour such as black or red to intrigue the audience of the poster.

TAGLINES: Depending on the genre of the film, it may be comedic or thrilling for the audience. The tag line can provide information for the audience on what the film will be about.

TYPOGRAPHY:

INFORMATION: The poster has to provide such information as "The director of..." and all the other key elements to how a film is made. This can intrigue audience members, if they are fans of a certain director.
- Different colours throughout the poster, such as different use of colours in the title from the tagline, will be eye catching towards the audience, as they will initially look at the title if it is in a larger font and bolder text than all the other text on the poster.

PHOTOGRAPHS AND ILLUSTRATIONS: The main picture on the film poster will most likely be a larger image of the main actor(s). Or an object/iconography that is used in the film, this provides information on the theme or the story line of the film.

LIGHTING: The use of lighting and colour used on the poster connotes the film and it's story line. If the film was a thriller or horror, colours and lighting will be dark, black and red. But if the film was a comedy colours such as blue and yellow will be used with high key lighting.

CAMERA ANGLE AND SHOT: There can either be a extreme (close up) to show the main actor or the main object in the film. A mid shot- to show other actors and just one at full length. Or a long-shot to show the background which may show a location that us used in the narrative, this can give away the plot to the audience which is interesting.

Film Magazine codes and conventions

MASTHEAD: Features on all magazine covers, usually at the top of the page and indicates which magazine it is e.g. Empire. Our's will be "Sound and Vision". This should be the largest text on the page and it can reflect the audience it caters for.

IMAGE: The image should reflect the audience and the styles of the magazine. The main image is usually a mid-shot and should reflect what the film is featuring. This usually involves the main actor from the film featured.

As you can see from this photograph that we will be using for our magazine front cover, it is a mid-shot of all the main actors in our film.

'BUZZ WORDS': These involve 'free' and 'exclusive' which capture the readers attention and want to buy the magazine; because our film will be quite independent and will be shown at locations such as Theaters, Independent Cinemas and Film Festivals. The magazine will be giving a free chance for the winner and an extra person of their choice to go to a leading film festival VIP- to meet actors and world leading directors.

(Toronto International Film Festival)

ANCHORAGE TEXT: The text that often overlaps the image to tell what the story inside will involve, this could be a quote taken from the interview inside.

BANNER: Gives overall information about the magazine and what will be found inside.

BARCODE, DATE AND ISSUE NUMBER: Something every magazine has and needs.

Photo Shoot for our Film Poster and Magazine Front Cover