Link to Group Members

www.sarahsalehleytona2.blogspot.co.uk

http://kimberleycarrollleytona2.blogspot.co.uk

Evaluation Question 4: Prezi

http://prezi.com/b-o9uijozs0l/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share

Evaluation Question 3

http://www.slideshare.net/Ricardorev/audience-feedback-33915900#

Evaluation Questions

http://ricardorb955.wix.com/media-evaluation#!gallery/cfvg

Click the link above to direct you to my web-site which contains questions 1 and 2 answers for the evaluation questions.

Film Products

Film Poster: Audience Feedback

Here is a pitch we did during one of our Media lessons regarding Print Products. We showed our audience a range of different ideas of what we were thinking of doing in terms of our Film Poster. We did not do the same regarding our Film Review as we did not have a range of different ideas at the time therefore we created a questionnaire afterwards in order to gain audience feedback from that. 

As a whole the audience preferred as a majority option 1 as it illustrated the short film clearer with the incorporation of the forest. However, when we discussed this as a group we decided that option 2 was most favourable to still represent the "vigilante killer" concept throughout however we made some changes by blending an image we had when doing the Reece of the forest within the black hoodie of the protagonist.


This has the led us to the creation of our first draft by using an image from Google representing the killer, which we will then change after doing the photography for the Print Products in the studio.

Film Review: Production

When producing the Film Review we took great inspiration from the Total Film Magazine by replicating the conventional layout of where the images are places and the writing. 

Here we have added a section with some films that relate to the film and if the audience have watched them and enjoyed they will also enjoy watching One by One. 

Here we have started to implement the journalistic writing as well as the title "One by One" and other conventions such as pull quotes, film rating and page numbers. We also included the fictional name for the magazine which is "Showreel".

Here we added the rest of the journalistic writing as well as a small picture taken from our photo-shoot which we decided to incorporate due to the responses in our audience feedback. 

Here are the details about the film such as the cast, director, running time and certificate rating using a mix of bold and fine font which relates to the inspiration we had from Total Film magazine and our other case studies. 

In this final version last details such as the name of the magazine at the top left hand corner to bring the piece together. Other amends such as the lining for texts and images and paragraph outlines were done in order to complete this professional media product. 

Film Poster Final Stages

As a finishing touch we decided to darken the killer's lips as having a red colour again diverges away from our concept. The we also added a crumpled paper touch using Photoshop which relates back to the evidence board D.I.Y. feel. 

Here is the final version as we just adjusted the brightness and contrast to again give an ominous and dark feel throughout our media package. 

Film Poster Further Development

During this stage the creation of the credits and lettering starts. As seen in stages 1, 2 and 3 the credits are placed at the bottom as it contrasts with the black and the blended forest nicely. 

Then in stage 4 we see how the lettering would work if placed at the middle of the poster but we then decided that placing it above the credits works best as a simple conventional horror film poster.  

Film Poster Development

Linear Stages for the completion of the |Film Poster.

We have decided to use the photography shown below for the background and the killer. This has been reached by considerations of the audience feedback as well as a discussion by our group members. The addition of the forest has also been applied given the feedback during our pitch for the Film Poster so we used a picture taken from the Recce and darkened it to blend nicely with the killer's outfit. 

Journalistic Writing: Film Review

Journalistic writing - Film review.

One by One review

We all love a good thriller. We’ve all jumped back in shock, we’ve all sat on the edge of our seat in suspense and we’ve all laughed at the utter ridiculousness. The newest film to venture into the well-trodden path is “one by one” from newbie filmmakers Lazarus productions. They’re hoping to take the world by storm a la Chronicle. This indie production team has set out to bring the old school back to the thriller genre. Unlike many Hollywood flicks of recent years such as “The House at the End of the Street”.  The trio in a recent interview with us (to hear go to www.showreelfilm.co.uk) stated, “Having grown up watching horror /thriller films ourselves, we feel its loosing its credibility as a respected genre and now has become something repetitive, with countless reboots and over used storylines. Filmmakers are also responsible, as they tend not to respect the audience in terms of their intelligence, rather than dealing with the real issues shown in the films such as murder and striping back to the psychological reasoning behind it, instead think up new ways to kill a cheerleader with a chainsaw. If we can do one thing with one by one it would be to begin the revival of the good old fashion intelligent psychological horror/thriller.”

The small budgeted short film strays away from a complicated plotline and keeps it to the bare minimum. Following the route from movies of old, One by One centres on a vigilante killer out to exact his version of justice by killing convicted criminals who were released by the failure of our justice system…sounds familiar? However, despite the predictable plotline, this cliché actually works in favour of the film. With its non-existent dialogue the main tool of storytelling lies through the artful direction. This is where the film truly shines and starts to stand on its own merit. A series of blurred shots imply sinister things in the obscure parts of a deranged mind. The last scene stole the show with a powerful yet simple shot adding another metaphorical layer to the psychotic anti-hero who does what needs to be done (hear hear). Another stand out feature is the music, a brilliant piano piece composed by the legendary pianist, Ludovico Einaudi that enriched the atmosphere to creepier levels, giving thriller lovers that much needed build-up of suspense.

Similar films

1.  Disturbia (2007) - 
   A teen living under house arrest becomes convinced his neighbour is a serial killer.
2. The call (2013) - When a veteran 911 operator takes a life-altering call from a teenage girl who has just been abducted, she realises that she must confront a killer from her past in order to save the girl's life.
3. Prisoners (2013) - When Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts. But just how far will this desperate father go to protect his family?
4. Law abiding citizen (2009) - A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free. He targets not only the killer but also the district attorney and others involved in the deal.
5. Wanted (2008) - A frustrated office worker learns that he is the son of a professional assassin, and that he shares his father's superhuman killing abilities.

Evidence Board Preparation for Photo-shoot

As we decided to use the evidence board for our Film Poster we thought that we should amend some of the layout to seem more professional as well as illuminating a significant part of the plot of One by One. 

We have changed the cardboard background to a new fresh board and adding more articles to fill blank spaces. Though we are aware that the differences can be seen from film to poster the vigilante killer will be covering the central section of the board making the amends not that significant. The amends have just been done in order to improve the quality of the picture in the Film Poster which must be perfect as seen in professional Film Posters. 

Other details included are the links and numbers between articles which represent a more convincing outlook of the prop which can be seen in crime television programmes such as Criminal Minds. We also wanted to prevail a D.I.Y. sense to the board as it is "made" by the vigilante killer.

Contact Sheet

This is a contact sheet we have produced after having done the photo-shoot in the studio. This will give us some idea of the options we have for our Film Review which we will be asking in our questionnaire. 

Creation of Center Point Article

Center Point Article

When shooting the ending scene of our film we will be presenting our actor with a a background of articles that reveal more content of the plot, as the victim is hypothetically the "suspect" of the story below. The main article that sums up our concept is the following:

"POLICE SUSPECT CROSS COUNTRY STAR TO BE IN CONNECTION TO MURDER OF MOTHER OF TWO."

"Police are still looking to speak to cross country star Michael Lewis in connect to the death of wife and mother of 2 Katharine Dalton. Mrs Dalton was found dead in the country home back in early July after what neighbours call a ‘heated argument’ with Mr Lewis who had been a friend of the family for sometime. Katharine’s Husband, who wanted remain anonymous stated “He isn’t fully aware as to what he has done to both Katharine’s and I’s children and to me. Especially from someone we would call a friend. I just hope he knows he will pay for what his has done! I encourage him to turn himself in before it’s to Late!” Mr Lewis has since gone into hiding and remains untraceable to police who desperately want to speak to him regarding the event that took place in July on the night two young children lost their mother. For any information as to Michael Lewis’s whereabouts please call crime stoppers on 0800 555 111."

This is the written piece that will be used in the main article that is used as a prop in our short film. The headline has been chosen to make sense of the forrest as a location within our short film. This article sets up the background information as to why the vigilante killer in our short film is doing what he does.

Photography Call Sheet

The Photo-shoot described on the document will take place in the college's photography study and will feature two of the main three images within our film poster and may also be including some in the film review depending on the audience feedback. The main two images for the poster will be the evidence board as a background picture and a close-up of the vigilante killer. 

Film Review: House Styles

House Style for the Film Review

 

This is one of our ideas for the layout of our film review. In terms of this print product, the layout of the text and other features is purely dependant of the image we choose therefore we are yet not certain how our film review will look like.

Film Poster Research

One by One Short Film: Audience Feedback

There were three main points that were pointed out:

1) Sound: the ambience sounds must be more levelled out and balanced throughout to make the film consistent, However, at the time this was still a work in progress.

2) Remove the shot-reverse-shot: this scene prevents the film to preserve a scary feel and makes the chase anti-climactic. We have then decided in our group to remove this.

3) Remove the scream at the end of the video: the audience felt that it was comedic and diverge from our actual theme and concept of our product.

One by One: Final Product

Here is our finished short film.