Tuesday, 15 March 2011
Monday, 14 March 2011
Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
Our first preliminary task was very basic. Looking back at it now I can see the shaky camera work, the dodgy shot sequences and the sound is rather bad. Comparing it to the Rosie opening it is completely different and that shows how much I have learnt and improved through this project.
In our second film we done a romance clip. In this we started to use editing which is shown by the fading between scenes. Although it is an improvement on our first film you can tell we had a lack of knowledge about mise en scene. We also used a variety of shots from close ups to point of view shots.
As you can see by this picture we used a close up of a woman putting a book away. The book is City Of Thieves which has nothing to do with romance. This shows we didn't know about mise en scene and if we did we would of used a romance book.
During the experience of making Rosie I have learnt many things about film. The first thing I have learnt is the importance of a shot sequence. You have to structure them to go with what's happening, e.g. fast shots for a action chase, long slow shots for romance. This is so the film doesn't seem weird or wrong. You have to look professional at all times. Another thing I have learnt is the different shots and the effects they have on the audience. This is very important and you can tell we put a lot more thought into the shot types for Rosie than we did for our preliminary. Before making films I was unaware of the importance of sound. It is very difficult to get the perfect sounds to match the scene, that is part of the reason we recorded our own version of ring a ring o' roses. Both diegetic and non digetic are important as you want to build tension but keep a sense of realism. Another thing I have learnt is the use of equipment. Dollys and tri-pods became a vital part of the filming of Rosie because we needed it to be as smooth and professional as possible.
In our second film we done a romance clip. In this we started to use editing which is shown by the fading between scenes. Although it is an improvement on our first film you can tell we had a lack of knowledge about mise en scene. We also used a variety of shots from close ups to point of view shots.
As you can see by this picture we used a close up of a woman putting a book away. The book is City Of Thieves which has nothing to do with romance. This shows we didn't know about mise en scene and if we did we would of used a romance book.
During the experience of making Rosie I have learnt many things about film. The first thing I have learnt is the importance of a shot sequence. You have to structure them to go with what's happening, e.g. fast shots for a action chase, long slow shots for romance. This is so the film doesn't seem weird or wrong. You have to look professional at all times. Another thing I have learnt is the different shots and the effects they have on the audience. This is very important and you can tell we put a lot more thought into the shot types for Rosie than we did for our preliminary. Before making films I was unaware of the importance of sound. It is very difficult to get the perfect sounds to match the scene, that is part of the reason we recorded our own version of ring a ring o' roses. Both diegetic and non digetic are important as you want to build tension but keep a sense of realism. Another thing I have learnt is the use of equipment. Dollys and tri-pods became a vital part of the filming of Rosie because we needed it to be as smooth and professional as possible.
How did you attract/address your audience?
To make sure we could attract our audience the best way possible we done some market research on our target audience. We conducted a pre production questionnaire in which we could find what our audience want in the film. This included sound, props, settings etc in which we used the results to influence our final film outcome. We had killing in the opening scenes to get the audiences attention straight away. This was also shown to be popular in our questionnaire. Non-diegetic sounds were highly wanted by the participants of our survey. We used a low drone sound to create tension and to make the audience feel something was about to happen.
Our storyline is very gripping because the audience is constantly asking questions, like who is the girl? is she a ghost? why is she killing people?. This will be revealed later on but it attracts the viewers to carry on watching. Also by having the opening set in a school, the audience can already relate to it. The use of CCTV means that the viewers feel they are seeing something live and that they can see more than the characters. This makes them "on-edge" about what is going to happen.
By combining the pre production questionnaire results and research into other horror film openings we feel Rosie will attract the audience straight away and the storyline will make them continue watching throughout the film.
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