Planning the Evaluation [Alex]

1) In what way does your media product use, develop or challenge forms of real media products? [Long text post]

Narrative Conventions: Parallel editing, chronological DONE

Characterisation: No names used, broad relationship between characters, distinctive personality traits. Good/Evil, Innocence/Corruption DONE

Use of genre conventions: Low lighting, music choices, themes, enigma DONE

Editing/Post production: Editing process - straight cuts and dissolves DONE

Camerawork: Various angles, canted shots, various heights
Underwater testing: http://advancedportfolio201644.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/underwater-experiments.html - Needs work.

Sound: Limited dialogue, silence
Resources: http://advancedportfolio201644.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/sound-construction.html *Need the names of sound files + review*

Mise-en-scéne: Bowl of soup, offal, doorbell, halloween costume, low lighting DONE
Making the eyeball: http://advancedportfolio201644.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/eyeball-making.html
Eyeball testing: http://advancedportfolio201644.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/filming-day-2.html
Costume design: http://advancedportfolio201644.blogspot.co.uk/search?updated-max=2015-11-10T01:13:00-08:00&max-results=7&start=30&by-date=false
Costume continuity: http://advancedportfolio201644.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/character-costume_10.html
Lighting Tests: http://advancedportfolio201644.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/experimenting-with-lighting.html

Themes & Issues: Murder, mutilation, mistrust, innocence of children, childhood nostalgia DONE

http://advancedportfolio201644.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/the-finished-product.html

Ancillary Task 
Titling: Alphabet spaghetti, centred, main subject matter (http://advancedportfolio201644.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/2nd-poster-design-re-draft-alex.html) DONE

Name of actors: 3 'main characters', centred DONE

Comparisons: SHORT FILM POSTER EXAMPLES
Fumer Tue: http://advancedportfolio201644.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/film-poster-research-fumer-tue-alex.html
Superhero: http://advancedportfolio201644.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/film-poster-research-superhero-alex.html
Shutter Island: http://advancedportfolio201644.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/film-poster-research-shutter-island-alex.html
Black Swan: http://advancedportfolio201644.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/film-poster-research-black-swan-alex.html

Protagonists/Main features & reasoning: Isobel - child, female. Fighting for her innocence DONE

Tagline: "Dinner's ready" - chose not to use it DONE

Billing Block: Shorter than majority

Reviews and Rating: Chose not to use them - why? What could we have used? Festivals DONE

http://advancedportfolio201644.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/film-poster-draft-alex.html

Ancillary Task 2
LWL demographics: Males (25-35, creative/visual arts background) DONE

Page dimensions: Page: 196mm x 245mm DONE

Columns: 52.4mm width

3px for line graphology

Picture: Varied height, 168mm width, 40% of page, features 'star/main character' DONE

Writing: 550 words, 5-7 paragraphs, in depth understanding of film (http://advancedportfolio201644.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/little-white-lies-layout-conventions.html) DONE

Language Conventions: Historical/Social/Literary, Why, What, Backstory, Context. DONE

Characterisation, plot line, introduction to something (back story/positioning?)

Plot development

Author favouring

Our short film: FILM REVIEW DONE

LWL Info:
http://advancedportfolio201644.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/research-on-little-white-lies-magazine.html
http://advancedportfolio201644.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/little-white-lies-research-what-is-it.html
http://advancedportfolio201644.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/layout-conventions-of-little-white-lies.html

2) How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts? [Video/Vlog]

Importance of branding/marketing: Consistency is title use

Film festivals

Importance of social media

Digital age

Film and Poster are directly linked: Advertisement - where would it be seen? Where would it be published? Is it appropriate for mass consumption? Use of alternative posters

Review is an outsider perspective - good/bad publicity: External publicity. Why is this helpful? Why would we contact LWL? Would our film be used in LWL?

3) What have you learnt from your audience feedback? [Text Post]

Plot decisions: 

Original plot line/plan: http://advancedportfolio201644.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/initial-planning.html

Changing the plot line: http://advancedportfolio201644.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/final-synopsis.html

Plot vote: http://advancedportfolio201644.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/help-us-vote-for-our-film.html

Film edits:

Poster alterations:  Second draft poster: http://advancedportfolio201644.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/2nd-poster-design-re-draft-alex.html

We should consider:

Did we react to the comments made by the audience?

How was information collected?

Who collected information?

How did we document our feedback?

Why was it documented?

Who did we approach for feedback?

4) How did you use media technologies in the construction, research & planning/evaluation stages? [Prezi - need to restart this]

Digital Cameras

Voice Recorder

iPhones

Final Cut Pro

Blogger

Social Media (Twitter/Facebook)

Survey Monkey

InDesign

Photoshop

Audacity

- Strengths, Weaknesses & Links to Blog Posts

Missed deadline!

Very sorry about this delayed blog post - managed to get myself in an awkward situation and didn't have any internet access until the weekend. Currently in the process of drafting my answers and will be prepared for the deadline this Friday for the finished evaluation; not long to go!


How will I achieve this deadline? [MY SCHEDULE]

Monday: Free periods: 9:55 - 12:25, Media Lesson 14:05-16:15, Free evening

Tuesday: Media lesson 8:50-9:55, Free periods: 9:55-14:05

Wednesday: Free periods: 9:55-12:25, Media lesson 12:25-13:30, Free evening

Thursday: Free evening

Friday:Free periods: 12:25-14:05, Free evening

11hrs 40 mins worth of free periods

4hrs of Media Lessons