Our opening is in the genre of a drama film. It compares with other drama films as it is a short attention-grabbing opening; this is ideal as it makes you ponder upon what is going to happen next. Our influence was Working Title films, as they use the same objective as we did. In dramas there is much focus on a limited amount of people as they struggle to solve the main issue; we used two characters to imitate this particular technique. Our opening has a basic structure; this consists of the in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Our film is based on a family dispute and there is confliction between the two sisters.
Tamika Hylton
The opening of the media product includes a young child as the main protagonist which is not normally the case with real media products. A child voice over is also quite strange in comparison to average social realism films. The opening of the film is set in Manchester in a average, and has a normal average young child wearing normal clothes which is the same as most social realism films such as Kidulthood and Adulthood by Noel Clarke. It has a linear structure so it is easy to follow and the audience don't get confused or uninterested. It also follows the conventions of social realism by Ken Loach who produced films such as Route Irish and Looking for Eric.
Sherique Brown
Who would be the audience for your media product?
The target audience of my media project are teenagers and young children. My media product is mainly shown from the young girls point of view which will therefore reach out to other young girls and young children. The other big role is played by her teenage sister, this will appeal to a older audience. My media product also has the potential to appeal to a wider audience as people with children could also be interested in how a young girl thinks when she is angry. Some children may not like this kind of genre because it portrays a more angry side to children and there are images of the older sister shouting. I think this genre is mainly appealing to a niche audience, an audience which enjoys watching social realism films.
Sherique Brown
What have you learned about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
From producing this piece of work, we have developed my ability of using the given technologies (Final Cut Pro). We have used different techniques to enhance the quality of the opening of the film. We showed various different effect in our piece to make it more exciting instead of a straight boring clip. To ensure we did this, and keep the audience engaged we used freeze frames. We used the freeze frame to introduce the characters so the audience would know straight away who the people are. We also included fast cuts when Serena is throwing items in her room during her tantrum this technique is used into films lick ‘snatch’ by Guy Richie. I also used the effect of slow motion, i used this in a small clip when Serena is upset while Tyler is shouting, this was to emphasis that Serena was upset. I also uses shots which jump in small time periods, this is a well used technique which is used in Shameless a tv drama which is based in Manchester. I also included a voice over in my media product, however i used a voice over of a child which is kind of unusual compared to the average social realism film. i also learned how to used an audio transition, i used this when the scene switched from one to another and the sound was different, this gave the sound an even level so the difference in sound was unnoticeable.
Sherique Brown
Looking back at the preliminary task, what do you think you have learned from the progression from it to the full task?
I think the most important thing I have learned that the pre production and planning are very big measurements to producing a good piece. I think that if our main production was as planned as the preliminary task then we have achieved a product of more value. I also have learned that writing scripts and giving specific roles would have also helped. We attempted this project 3 times; the first 2 attempts of this product resulted in work that was not up to a reasonable standard. I think teamwork has been a big issue in the group, we started with 4 members, by the end of the main task there was only 2 members left which resulted in the work was not being divided equally. For the preliminary task we planned our schedule and worked suitably as a team, it would have been more produced if this attitude were carried out to end. I also learned how to create the right lighting and camera angles to suit what is actually happening in the film, instead of plain standard camera shots I learned to use a variety. I think that the project would have been more enjoyable and worthwhile if the teamwork was improved.
Sherique Brown
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