Media Language
Discuss the codes and conventions you have used based on the research you did (or mention if you have chosen a different approach and why you have chosen to “be different”) E.g. I researched a variety of sc-fi trailers (such as…..) and discovered that sci-fi trailers seem to contain eerie music and images of space etc.. However, I decided to include…”
We have researched a variety of spoof trailers, for example we have researched the “Scary Movie” trailers which is making fun of the film “The Ring” and “Scream”. T
Think about how you have used colour, font, camera angle, music, sfx, language, etc in your product and comment on the EFFECTS you hoped to achieve.
Throughout our trailer we had decided to keep 2 constant colours which were red and black to create the atmosphere. The reason for why we had these red and black constant colours through the trailer was because we wanted the trailer to go together and for it not to look so odd; we also did this because while looking at other trailers they all had the same colours or the same sort of colours different shades. The sizes of our font were also kept the same size only in order to give it that slight professional look. We had tried many different camera angles. Camera angles such as long shot, medium shot and we had also tried close up shot. These were very helpful as they captured all the appropriate and essential parts of the trailer. The music which we had used in our trailer near to the beginning we felt added a little more humour to the spoof.
Representation
How have you represented your character/characters? (e.g. Do you have a young teenage criminal dressed in a hoodie) Are they stereotypical or have you subverted the stereotype? (Is your young teenage criminal dressed in upmarket clothes?) The way we have represented our characters are as ordinary casual lazy school girls. The school girls are jus spending an evening together after school in their school uniform and have sat down to watch a movie and to enjoy themselves on a Friday night when the unexpected happens with them which completely shocks them.
Evaluation
How successful do you think your product is?
Is it interesting? What things do you like about it or what do you think are not that effective? Etc.
How would you like to improve it? (Imagine you have the chance to start again. How would you try to make the end product different or better?) What do others think about it? (Get constructive criticism from people about it. Don’t just say “They liked it”!)
Our trailer was very hard to edit and took a lot of our time and effort. However I really believe that the time we took with our project it was all worth it and our trailer was a success. I also believe that our trailer turned out to be a little humorous and interesting. I really enjoyed the editing as all the humour and horror clips came together and came out to be quite effective and I am very happy with the outcome of our project. We had many different comments form the other students from my school who watched the trailer. There were many positive comments and many negative comments too. The negative comments included advice about how we could have improved the set or our trailer and the acting or the actors. There were criticisms such as how we could have used different effects for the trailer and also that we could have improved on the editing. Whereas many people also disagreed with the fact that the editing was not completed to our best ability and thought that we tried very hard and it turned out to be very interesting a worth of our time we had taken on it. We were told that our trailer looked very realistic and looked very effective with the credits and then we showed one minutes worth of clips which went wrong while we were shooting for the trailer. Putting all the comments in account, I personally felt that the comments were reasonable and were fair to say, I Also think that they could help us in future if we were to do something similar again.
Self-assessment
You have hopefully learnt a lot about yourself while working on your production. As part of your account, you may find it useful to answer the following questions:
Am I good at managing my time? Do I meet the deadlines that I set myself or those set by other people? Do I work well unsupervised, or do I need someone to tell me what to do and to urge me on? Am I a good member of a team? Do I contribute well, or do I have to be forced to work? Am I good at sharing ideas with other people? Do I get on with other people? Do I have to get my own way all the time, or am I prepared to compromise?
What roles did you play within the group (eg did you enjoy doing the filming, or were you in front of the camera? Did you enjoy the technical aspects of the production, such as editing or graphics?)
What skills have you learned? (These need not just be technical skills, such as using a camera, but more general skills such as making appointments over the telephone or interviewing people.) Do you feel more confident as a result of doing the production?
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However you decide to organise your personal account – and there is no right or wrong way to do it – remember that it is your opportunity to show what you have learned in the process of the production work. Even if you are not very pleased with the end product and feel your production has been a failure, a good supporting account, looking at what went wrong and how it might be improved next time, can gain you valuable marks in this part of the exam. This is especially true if you have some good planning materials, such as scripts and bits of research that you can include with the practical production.
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I personally feel that I could have improved a lot in managing my group as I was the manager. I also feel that I could have tried a lot harder to meet with the deadlines for certain pieces of work to do with the project. I think we used our time very well. We had a delay in handing in our project this was all because we had 3 people in our group and all the work was all left to me and my team member Saadia to complete with all the deadlines, the filming and even the editing so it was a handful to complete with only me and Saadia, having other deadlines to meet as well as our media project. I think I contributed well because it was all down to me and Saadia to complete our work for certain days which was very complicated. We had a huge problem with getting our edited trailer from the windows media programme into a DVD. By completing this project I have learned many things. I have learned how to use windows movie maker, as it was a little confusing to use before we had started this project. I have also learned how important time is as it was very important to get certain tasks concluded for a certain date and time. Overall I would like to say that I really enjoyed the whole project and was very fun and very helpful at the same time, as it was a very good experience for me, it gave me a rough idea about how filming is like, obviously it would be a lot harder professionally.
Presenting the account
No set format.
Choose a style that is best for you.
BUT present it in a way that is both attractive and easy to read.
Use a series of headings to organise your account.
You can include diagrams and tables, or even photographs and drawings where these are appropriate, to illustrate a point. (now you know why I told you not to throw anything away!! Even the rough sketches!)
You should include your pre-production work as an appendix (it will not be included in your word count).
Some design work that includes a front cover will also enhance the appearance of the account and provide those among you with a flair for design with the chance to show off your skills.
Remember that you are set an 800 word limit (Editing and prioritising information will be important to you one day if you decide to work in the media.)
SUPPORTING ACCOUNT GREMLINS!!
Tick these off after you have completed your supporting account
