My role in the making of my film

I enjoyed shooting our film and because one of our group members was absent on one of the filming days I was able to do most of the filming with Another member of my group. We used a Sony handheld camera which meant we could get a range of shot types and the footage could be jumpy showing how hectic the main characters life was.

During the Editing process we had some help from people outside of our group because none of us had any idea how to use adobe premier, Once we had learnt How to use it I started to enjoy editing the film because you could see how the film had come together. I added in all of the titles and production company logo into our film because my group members could not attend to one of the editing sessions.

We chose the location, costume and props as a group because we felt it was very important that everyone got to pitch their own ideas to each other and have an input in the final outcome (JESS).

Another thing we all did together was the sound, We started off researching songs on YouTube but then we realised we could not use these songs because of copy rite problems, This led us to soundcloud which is where we all listened to loads of tracks till we found the one which reflected best with our film.

JESS FINAL EDIT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRWNC6z9quU

Final editing process

After posting ou film o outube we realise hat we still needed to add i our production company, Working title films, Fade the ending music and add in the scene of Jess drinking the wine.
We had some complications wih the music while ediing the final ouhes of the film but eventually we go there.

EVALUATION ACTIVITY 1

IN WHAT WAYS DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE, DEVELOP OR CHALLENGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL MEDIA PRODUCTS? (I.E. OF FILM OPENINGS)



The purpose of an opening Sequence is to establish the mood and visual character of a film and introduce the viewer to all or some of these elements:

• Characters
• Locations
• Narrative/Plot
• Themes
• Visual
• Genre
• Opening Credits

Characters

The only character you are introduced to in the opening scene of my film is Jess who is the main character. This is important because it helps you to identify who the main character is going to  be, This is done in most Rom/coms because it starts off the story well and usually gives you an insite into their life style.It is also the first scene where you will see the main character which meant that it is important to portray them in the rite way so that the audience will get the correct idea. Some examples of films that have done this are Bridget Jones, Juno and 13 going on 30.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20PQBtyfNZY  (Juno)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUDR5kcmkMk  (Bridget Jones's Diary)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nHTJRCnndU  (13 going on 30)

Genres/Themes

The genre of a film is the term for any catagory within the film for example: Romance, Action or Thriller. It is important to have a variety of genres in a film but also make you you stick within a few otherwise it could make the film to complicated and hard to follow.Overall it is important to stick with the same genres thoughout the whole film which i think we personally started off well with in our opening and used the stereotypical genres/Themes you'd expect to find in a Rom/Com.The Themes of a film are the main ideas which in my case are very similar to the genre.The genres/Themes which we wanted to portray in our film were:

• Romance
• Friendship
• Comedy
• Drama

Opening Credits

The opening credits go at the begining of a film so that you know who the big names are and the production companys etc. In our opening credits we tried to blend them in with the scenes and make them at different angles so they looked fun and unorganised like our main character 'Jess' This is quite a popular thing to do in any film because it makes the titles alot more interesting if they appear in fun ways reflecting on the characters, An example where this has been done is Legally Blonde I have included some print screens of the way they have done this. Another thing we did with the opening credis was o make the appropiat ones come up wih he scene fo example when she's doing her makeup he make up artist comes up. The Opening credits would usually include:

• Director
• Screen Writer
• Main Cast
• What it is based on e.g Book title
• Producer
• Publisher
• Distributer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UUKVPC4Fq4 <link to the opening of Legally Blonde

Locations

The opening scene for my film was filmed in our actresses flat because we felt that it was very authentic haveing all her own stuff around her and we also wanted her to be as natural and comfortable as possible. The flat we filmed in was good because it reflected well with her personality and woorked well with the mise-en-scene, her bedroom was messy but everything was stylish which we wanted.

EVALUATION ACTIVITY 5

HOW DID YOU ATTRACT/ADDRESS YOUR AUDIENCE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo5x_RtXWN4 (Link to uptown girls)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UUKVPC4Fq4 (Link to Legally Blonde)

ACTIVITY 3

WHAT KIND OF MEDIA INSTITUTION MIGHT DISTRIBUTE YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT AND WHY?

A media instiution is an established, profit based organisation, that deal in the creation and distribution of advertising, entertainment and information services. Films that don't secure distribution will end up going straight to DVD which means they won't make back the money invested in them. This would be very unusual and unexpected for a Richard Curtis film as he is well known and everyone wants to see his films.
This  means Jess shouldn't struggle to pick a distributior.

We made the director of our film Richard Curtis because he directs films which are of a similar genre to the film I made for example Love Actually, Noting Hill, Bridge Jones's Diary and Four Weddings and a Funeral.

We wanted to make our production company similar to the ones that he uses in all of his films which are: Universal picures, Studio Canal, Working title films and Miramax films. In my group we made up our own production company called SBGfilms which would be like Universal Pictures or Studio Canal because these production companies have produced/distributed a wide range of chick flicks.

Film

OPENING FILM

Below is the link to my films opening from youtube.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QirLI3YMkYA&safe=active