• In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real
media products?
• How does your media product represent particular social groups?
• What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
Wednesday, 25 March 2009
Audience Questions
After finally finishing our filming and editing we were told to show the opening of hour film to an audience of 5 or 6 and see whether or not they liked/disliked it, what they would change, whether they recognised the genre etc. The questions are as followed:
1) Did you feel engaged in the first 2 minutes of the film and want to watch the rest?
2) Do you feel there was continuity in the opening 2 mintues?
3) Were you able to see what genre the film was and did it include the genres typical elements?
4) Did you feel that the editing in the film created the correct mood for the type of film it was? Do you feel this was successful?
5) Out of these four, which do you think our film would allow an audience member to do and why?
-Personal Identity
-Diversion or Escapism
-Servailance
-Personal Relationships
6) What would you change in the film to make it more appealing to yourself?
1) Did you feel engaged in the first 2 minutes of the film and want to watch the rest?
2) Do you feel there was continuity in the opening 2 mintues?
3) Were you able to see what genre the film was and did it include the genres typical elements?
4) Did you feel that the editing in the film created the correct mood for the type of film it was? Do you feel this was successful?
5) Out of these four, which do you think our film would allow an audience member to do and why?
-Personal Identity
-Diversion or Escapism
-Servailance
-Personal Relationships
6) What would you change in the film to make it more appealing to yourself?
Monday, 23 March 2009
The Script
Here I have the script of the play that Daniel looked for and is from the play 'A Death of a Salesman'. The start of the script had to be cut out which Me, Liam and Kendall acted out but as it made the play to long it HAD to be cut out.
The FEAR-tre.
Int. Location 1- day.
Mike: Okay we’ve still got some scenes left to run through.
Barbara: Okay which scene first?
Mike: How about the scene starting with Charley, "Everything all right?"
James: Okay ill take charley. Barbara you take Happy and mike you can have Willy.
( Barbara and Mike nod)
(pause)
Everything all right?
Barbara: Yeah, Charley, everything’s…
Mike: What’s the matter?
James: I heard some noise. I thought something happened. Can’t we do something about these walls? You sneeze in here, in my house hats blow off!
Mike: That’s seems to be coming along nicely, how about a scene with Linda and Willy. Barbara you play Linda.
(James leaves the stage)
Barbara: Willy, dear? Willy?
Mike: I was right!
Barbara: Did you have some cheese? It's very late, darling. Come to bed, heh?
Mike: (Looking up)Gotta break your neck to see a star in this yard.
Barbara: Do you mind if I try my scene now? You know my little solo bit?
Mike: Go ahead, we’ll watch from the auditorium.
Barbara: (clears throat) Good evening ladies and gentlemen. Tonight we are going to present to you our rendition of "a death of a salesmen."
(A creak is heard)
(Barbara pauses)
Our cast may be small but we hope you enjoy tonight.
(Another creak)
(Barbara looks up)
Now I hope your sitting comfortably, in our newly built theatre. And so without…(creak)
(looks up)
(screams loudly)
End of scene.
Int. Location 2- day
(Funky music is playing, and the two girls are dancing. The teacher walks in and sits down but says nothing. The third girl joins the routine.)
Mr. Gibb: (Clapping) Well done girls that was brilliant. A couple more hours practice and you’ll be… Nah I’m kidding, it’s looking great.
Ashley: Cheers sir
Jessica: Yeah, cheers sir.
Sarah: (Smiles)
(Mr Gibb leaves the theatre)
Ashley: Hey jess, that’s the new girl isn’t it?
Jessica: I dunno; don’t think I’ve seen her before.
Ashley: Im sure she is, she looks so pathetic and helpless.
Jessica: (laughs)
Ashley: Hmm maybe we can have some fun jess. Hey you, new girl!
Sarah: Who me?
Ashley: Yeah, come here we wanna chat. (Sarah walks over) So we’re Ashley and Jessica (points at Jessica) So you’re new right? You know this theatre is haunted?
Sarah: Err no it isn’t don’t be ridiculous.
Ashley: It is honestly, a girl was killed in here 50 years ago! She fell down a trap door, lost her legs and then her head got cut off!
Sarah: (Shocked) R..r..really?
Ashley: No (Her and Jessica laugh) But there’s an old rumour that someone…(the lights go off) What the…(A door slams shut)
End scene
(The next scene shows the title and a black screen with the sound of a school bell being heard.)
The FEAR-tre.
Int. Location 1- day.
Mike: Okay we’ve still got some scenes left to run through.
Barbara: Okay which scene first?
Mike: How about the scene starting with Charley, "Everything all right?"
James: Okay ill take charley. Barbara you take Happy and mike you can have Willy.
( Barbara and Mike nod)
(pause)
Everything all right?
Barbara: Yeah, Charley, everything’s…
Mike: What’s the matter?
James: I heard some noise. I thought something happened. Can’t we do something about these walls? You sneeze in here, in my house hats blow off!
Mike: That’s seems to be coming along nicely, how about a scene with Linda and Willy. Barbara you play Linda.
(James leaves the stage)
Barbara: Willy, dear? Willy?
Mike: I was right!
Barbara: Did you have some cheese? It's very late, darling. Come to bed, heh?
Mike: (Looking up)Gotta break your neck to see a star in this yard.
Barbara: Do you mind if I try my scene now? You know my little solo bit?
Mike: Go ahead, we’ll watch from the auditorium.
Barbara: (clears throat) Good evening ladies and gentlemen. Tonight we are going to present to you our rendition of "a death of a salesmen."
(A creak is heard)
(Barbara pauses)
Our cast may be small but we hope you enjoy tonight.
(Another creak)
(Barbara looks up)
Now I hope your sitting comfortably, in our newly built theatre. And so without…(creak)
(looks up)
(screams loudly)
End of scene.
Int. Location 2- day
(Funky music is playing, and the two girls are dancing. The teacher walks in and sits down but says nothing. The third girl joins the routine.)
Mr. Gibb: (Clapping) Well done girls that was brilliant. A couple more hours practice and you’ll be… Nah I’m kidding, it’s looking great.
Ashley: Cheers sir
Jessica: Yeah, cheers sir.
Sarah: (Smiles)
(Mr Gibb leaves the theatre)
Ashley: Hey jess, that’s the new girl isn’t it?
Jessica: I dunno; don’t think I’ve seen her before.
Ashley: Im sure she is, she looks so pathetic and helpless.
Jessica: (laughs)
Ashley: Hmm maybe we can have some fun jess. Hey you, new girl!
Sarah: Who me?
Ashley: Yeah, come here we wanna chat. (Sarah walks over) So we’re Ashley and Jessica (points at Jessica) So you’re new right? You know this theatre is haunted?
Sarah: Err no it isn’t don’t be ridiculous.
Ashley: It is honestly, a girl was killed in here 50 years ago! She fell down a trap door, lost her legs and then her head got cut off!
Sarah: (Shocked) R..r..really?
Ashley: No (Her and Jessica laugh) But there’s an old rumour that someone…(the lights go off) What the…(A door slams shut)
End scene
(The next scene shows the title and a black screen with the sound of a school bell being heard.)
Sunday, 8 March 2009
What people have done so far...
Tom Fox
Acted in the film; created the shooting schedule with Liam; created the camera map for both scenes; searched for music for the film
Liam Thomson
Acted in the film; created the shooting schedule with me; searched for music for the film; helped Dan edit
Daniel Carnell
Filmed; created the storyboard; edited the film; created the film titles; searched for music for the film
Kendall Leaper
Acted in the film; helped Dan edit; searched for music for the film (she choose the music that we used)
Tom Fox
Acted in the film; created the shooting schedule with Liam; created the camera map for both scenes; searched for music for the film
Liam Thomson
Acted in the film; created the shooting schedule with me; searched for music for the film; helped Dan edit
Daniel Carnell
Filmed; created the storyboard; edited the film; created the film titles; searched for music for the film
Kendall Leaper
Acted in the film; helped Dan edit; searched for music for the film (she choose the music that we used)
Saturday, 7 March 2009
Filming Process
As a group we had to firstly see when the school theatre would be free to use to do our filming. If we were unable to get a free time to use the theatre then we would have had to change our setting for our film opening and could have resulted in a rushed production.
After we had found out that the theatre was only free wednesday morning, we decided that the best option was to do some of the filming after school as well to make sure we didn't rush any of it and spoil the production. We started our filming mid february, which can be seen on your shooting schedule, and have nearly completed all the filming. Before starting our filming we had to find a script to use which Daniel opted to find which he did very well, finding one from the film "Death of a Salesman". We then ran through the script to decide who was saying what and came to the conclusion that Daniel would film and me, Liam and Kendall would act.
While filming we all realised that our film was supposed to be set in the 1950's at first, then move back to the present day, the problem being that we were all wearing nowadays clothes and didn't have any 1950's clothes. We asked the drama teachers if we could borrow some clothes but we weren't allowed, so we had a dilema and had to come up with a solution. We thought that the best way to get around the problem was to change the idea of being in the 1950's to closer date of the 90's, 1998 to be specific. This way our clothes wouldn't look to out of proportion and as a result worked well. Also our idea of bringing the start of the film to 1998 ment the "up-to-date" style of the theatre wouldn't look out of place either.
When it came down to editing, again, we left the more technical stuff to Dan as he was in his element, but the rest of us gave our views and opinions and the film gelled well together. Also we needed to find music to fit into our film. We all searched the web looking for free copyright music and after a while found the perfect music. Again Dan edited the music into the film which he did brilliantly.
One thing that has occured, meaning we are going to have to re-film parts of the film, is the lighting. When editing, the lighting went funny and there wasn't anything we could do to change it, so the lack of continuity in the film means we are going to have to re-film parts of it. Because on the 26th and 27th of February there were school performance shows, the background in the theatre changed so it means we are going to have to hopefully find the right time to re-film when the background is back to the way we need it.
After we had found out that the theatre was only free wednesday morning, we decided that the best option was to do some of the filming after school as well to make sure we didn't rush any of it and spoil the production. We started our filming mid february, which can be seen on your shooting schedule, and have nearly completed all the filming. Before starting our filming we had to find a script to use which Daniel opted to find which he did very well, finding one from the film "Death of a Salesman". We then ran through the script to decide who was saying what and came to the conclusion that Daniel would film and me, Liam and Kendall would act.
While filming we all realised that our film was supposed to be set in the 1950's at first, then move back to the present day, the problem being that we were all wearing nowadays clothes and didn't have any 1950's clothes. We asked the drama teachers if we could borrow some clothes but we weren't allowed, so we had a dilema and had to come up with a solution. We thought that the best way to get around the problem was to change the idea of being in the 1950's to closer date of the 90's, 1998 to be specific. This way our clothes wouldn't look to out of proportion and as a result worked well. Also our idea of bringing the start of the film to 1998 ment the "up-to-date" style of the theatre wouldn't look out of place either.
When it came down to editing, again, we left the more technical stuff to Dan as he was in his element, but the rest of us gave our views and opinions and the film gelled well together. Also we needed to find music to fit into our film. We all searched the web looking for free copyright music and after a while found the perfect music. Again Dan edited the music into the film which he did brilliantly.
One thing that has occured, meaning we are going to have to re-film parts of the film, is the lighting. When editing, the lighting went funny and there wasn't anything we could do to change it, so the lack of continuity in the film means we are going to have to re-film parts of it. Because on the 26th and 27th of February there were school performance shows, the background in the theatre changed so it means we are going to have to hopefully find the right time to re-film when the background is back to the way we need it.
Wednesday, 4 March 2009
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