Evaluation 7

Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from

it to the full product?

I have learnt how to sync sound to a decent quality. also that sound is  a lot more important than it is given credit for. Basing the film around the soundtrack makes for both a more interesting film, and makes scene composition easier. Finding appropriate music after filming is tedious, hence the "Babe I'm On Fire" for the preliminary task. It was somewhat appropriate, but it just doesn't seem perfect for it. The Vampyre of Time and Memory was.

Also, the importance of filming various shots to make a scene interesting also became apparent. My skills on Premier also improved drastically. Discovering new tricks, whilst listening to music inspired me to create graves. The 180 degree rule became a lot clearer whilst filming, as not to disorientate the audience, especially in the final scene, where Tolga was running.

Evaluation 6

•    What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

I have learnt to efficiently use Adobe Premier, and I have furthered my understanding of the film industry by doing so.  One of the more important lessons I learned was the importance of filming a profuse amount of shots recording the same thing as to both make editing easier and also to make it snazzier. I also have furthered my understanding of how music is produced in the media industry, by trialling recording my own music, before deciding to pick a safer option in queens of the stone age. Filming practices were also a key part of the experience - I discovered the convenience of communicating with the actors by giving them short commands, such as action and cut. This smooths out the filming process a fair bit, so everybody isn't confused to when the camera man has started filming.

Evaluation 5

•    How did you attract/address your audience?

I attracted my audience by making a twitter page (@TheLHallMedia) as it is more than likely more young people would find my promotions whilst surfing twitter, than say on a cardboard cut-out in the opera. Additionally, I advertised the movie on the side of a bus, because more people see busses than use social media. It also stands out more, and it may appeal to a wider demographic than originally intended. The reason I believe to be the side of busses to be preferable to the front or back, is that generally, people looking at the front or the back of the bus will be looking at the number on it, whereas on the side it's big and screams out to pedestrians and drivers near it.

Placing a small advert for a movie on the back of the Queens of the Stone Age concert programme or posters also helped the cause - fans of them will naturally draw an interest to the film. This is why I chose Queens of the Stone Age above scoring the music myself - advertising becomes easier, almost imperative if there is a big name involved in the film. 

Evaluation 4

•    Who would be the audience for your media product?

I believe the audience for my film would be teenagers, most likely of the working class variety - it has a very "proletariot" feel to it, being mainly based on the streets. I chose the indie music for a reason too, it usually would be the social outcast listening to that sort of music, if I were to consider stereotypes. It is in no way mainstream, and maybe these "social outcasts" could relate to this film through both the characters and story. Fans of alternative music and the hard of hearing may favour this film too - it lacks spoken word, and sounds are of little importance making it more appealing to daef audiences, however the sounds which are used are subtle and pleasing as to accommodate for those who can hear. I believe the aim of the film is to enlighten those who are intolerable to those having a tough time, or at least make one feel some sympathy for those worse off than themselves.

Evaluation 3

•    What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

Personally, I believe Warp X would want to distrubute my film - the abstract concept could either be a hit or a miss, with little middle ground. Additionally, it is a very "british" film, in it's nature, relating solely to english gang culture. The only possible reason for Working Title to want to publish my work is that it has a soundtrack written by a big American alternative band, giving it that international appeal, in place of their usual big american star, but that's just hypothetically. Back to why Warp X would want to distribute Graves is they are a company who put faith into smaller indie British films, most of which have resulted in critical success, like Tyrannosaur.