Location shots

These are a few of our location shots. As our story line was about racism we had to link the london life with the muslim community which in our case was the East London mosque and Regents mosque.

7) EVALUATION-LOOKING BACK AT YOUR PRELIMENARY TASK, WHAT DO YOU FEEL YOU HAVE LEARNED IN THE PROGRESSION FROM IT TO THE FULL PRODUCTS

We have made alot of progress from doing our prelimanary task to doing our final media product. When we first started filming the preliminary task we found it really confusing because we were having trouble editing things together because the clips were quite different for e.g. whilst one clip was light the othe clip was dark and there were alot of clips that were out of focus too.

When we were editing things together it was really confusing because alot of the clips we did were not as good and there were clips that we needed to film. But because we were not able to film again we managed to put other things in with it to make it longer and it all fit well together.

We also used live type to add the titles in but we managed to do one title and had difficulty adding in the other titles.

Due to technical difficulties we wasn't able to upload any clips from our prelimanary task and our final film 'Times Up.'

6) EVALUATION-WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED ABOUT TECHNOLOGIES FROM THE PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTING THIS PRODUCT?

While we was going through the process of making our film 'Times up' we had to use so many different kinds of technology, such as
JVC digital tapeless cameras to record,
internet to reasearh,
final cut pro to create and edit our film,
livetype to edit our titles,
soundtrack pro to make our soundtrack,
also blogger to create our posts.

At first it was quite hard learning to use the camera and going through the risk assesment over and over again just to make sure it was safe , sometimes it was quite annoying but then we jus got used to it.

we had no problems researching from the internet what so ever.

the hardest thing we went through was to learn how to use final cut pro , how to to put the right clips together with the right times, and also learning to use live type and soundtrack pro was at first like a jigsaw puzzle but we found the pieces at the end of it.

most of the times blogger caused problems such as slow uploading or not uploading pictures and videos at all which created a big problem for us, unfortunately we couldn't sort it out.

if i could do this project again i would use time more sensibly.

5) EVALUATION-Who would be the audience for your media product?

Tanzila, 17, a student at City of Islington college, loves going mosque to pray for inner peace and quiet. She loves shopping for jilbabs and niqabs in islamic shop specifically zam zam. She keeps an arabian perfume called athor in her handbag. This is because there is no sort of alcohol in it. The one thing she never leaves home with out is her pocket Qur'an as this helps her with any sort of problems she faces.

preliminary project

3/4) EVALUATION-What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why? How will you attract/address your audience?

Technologies have been produced in the levels of distribution and marketing that is why i will distribute my film through film festivals.
Some of the technologies i may use are computer generated images also known as cgi, is the aplication of the field of computer graphics, more specifically, 3D computer graphics, to special effects in film, as i have quite alot of special effects like fades etc.

Because i have flame effects in my thriller, i may use pyrotechnics to make it more realistic and entertaining as this would is what they do in the entertaintment industry.

Another way could be using Green Screens. A technique used for mixing two images or frames together in which a colour from 1 image is removed and revealed on another.
the colours usually used are blue and green as these colours are considered to be the furthest away from the skin tone.

I would place my thriller into the real world of general cinematic release as i want it to get a mainstream release
I would be careful that my film doesnt clash with any other films while being released as this would be a major problem and my film would end up being a hit.

To prevent piracy i would have a global release date, this should cut down on pirates copying the film in one country and distributing it in another where the film has not yet been released.

I would also try relseasing in different formats, such as imax cinema. Short for Image Maximum, is a motion picture film format and projected standard created by a canadas Imax coorporation.
The traditional version of Imax has the capasity to record and display images of far greater size and resolution than conventional film systems, therefor making my film more exciting to watch as the screen is much bigger and by releasing the film in different types of cinema standards shows the audiences different experiences.

During the marketing of my thriller, i would have many technologies utalised. I would make an official website offering people alot to do like downloading the soundtrack for ringtones on mobile fones, aswell as wallpapers.
I would have social networking sites linked to the websites, such as facebooks, twitter etc, as this shows i have tried addapting a wide range of audience.

I would allow people to view my thriller film through DVD, HD , Blu Ray etc. It would make different viewing experiences as some people get to watch it with high quality definition rather than others downloading a bad copy from the net.
Lastly i would also allow mt film to be viewed through different ranges of platforms, such as, DVD players, PCS, PS3 etc.

2) EVALUATION-How does your media product represent particular social groups?

In this image we can see a multi cultural society. This picture goes well with our film as it represents the asian community, more importantly muslims and our thriller is about racism to muslims.

Skills audit: Live type and sound

We practiced using 3 softwares livetype, final cut and soundtrack pro. These softwares are important in making thriller openings. Livetype is used for editing the titles and credits.

Final cut pro is used for editing clips, Before doing this we practiced on draft clips so we would know how to make them into a final clip.

The last software we used was soundtrack pro which is used for importing different sounds. It creates various sounds like high and low tension etc. We played around with different sound and finally came up with one that suited our thriller.

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

This image is from the movie 'Seven' where the photo's are being cut and scribbled on.

This is similar to the one we have done in our thriller clip 'Times Up' because we are also scribbling and burning photos.

EVALUATION-AUDIENCE FEEDBACK AND COMMENT [PART 2]

We asked the audience of our film how did you find our film, and this is what they came up with

Thriller sub genres which inspire me

A thriller is a book or film which is designed to keep the reader or viewer on edge with suspenseful and sensational action. A thriller includes some of the following sub genres.
Action/adventure thriller, disaster thriller, historical thriller, medical thriller, religious thriller, psychological thriller and many more.
The sub genre which inspires me at the moments is a psychological thriler as it creates alot of suspense through out the films. The suspense created by psychological thrillers often comes from two or more characters preying upon one another's minds.
Psychological + Thriller - By combining these two terms, the definition changes to a narrative that makes the characters exposed to danger on a mental level rather than a physical one.
Psychological thriller films:
Lake mungo
Phone Booth
Hide and Seek etc

Intro to camera and health and safety tutorial

Before filming we had to learn how to use a camera. We learnt how to on the camera and put the battery and the memory card inside. we also learnt how to use different functions of the camera, like how to zoom in and out and how to focus while filming also how to place the camera on the tripod.

Technical audit of bait tutorial

During the lesson where we was taught how to use final cut pro, we first practised on other clips. We were old to look at the clips, edit them and create a final clip showing various camera angles and movements. We used match cuts to make the clips flow showing zooms and closeups of faces and objects for e.g the lunch box and the characters in the clips.

No country for old men

Suspense was created right from the beginning of this film by the Cohen brothers as it started with action taking place. The audience could tell straight away who the murderer was as we saw a guy being arrested by a police and as he sits in the police station he gets up and strangles the police men from behind with his handcuffs.

Casino royal

In the title sequence casino royal the style of the writing is really plain, white and simple. The pictures represent gambling, poker, fighting. The use of camera movements create suspense as it zooms into objects like guns and cards. This title sequence appeals to me because it looks a bit like a kaleidoscope because it has loads of different symmetrical patterns of the symbols of cards.

Deja Vu

03.02.10
Deja Vu starts off by hearing the sound of the ships horn and lots of drumbeats at the back. The title is red and bold and the fonts are white which fades away as we watch. there are loads of special effect used during this clip. An explosion takes place.There are quite short clips which we see before the actual film starts. One of them is a little girl holding a doll which she then drops into the sea by accident. Immedietly the audience gasp and have a reaction to thinking it was a real baby and at this point suspense is created.

Arlington Road

03.02.10
In the clip arlington road, we see an image of a garden park. There are many effects and the main one is sepia. There are many high and low angle shots used during this clip. Suspense is created when the audience hears alot of faint screaming and heavy breathing.

What is suspense

03.02.10

suspense is a feeling of uncertainty and anxiety about the outcome of certain actions, often operates in a situation where there is a lead up to a big event or dramatic moment. An audience experience suspense when they expect something bad to happen, mostly referred to be used in films such as thriller/horror.

Representation

26.01.10

Today we were told to take pictures that represented different words.

This picture is representing confusion.