FINAL MOVIE & EVALUATION & INDIVIDUALITY

Main task- Target Audience Questionnaire Results

I found that through the variety of people who answered my questionnaire it showed that the age range for those who do watch thrillers is very wide. From the 20 people who answered, 17 of them regularly watch thrillers all in the age range of 15-40 years old therefore i can generalise my Target audience and through my results demonstrates that it is in fact reliable.

Everyone rated my film above 7 out of 10 which i am very pleased about.
1 person rated my film 7 out of 10
2 people rated my film 8 out of 10
5 people rated my film 9 out of 10
12 people rated my film 10 out of 10
I feel this has given me confidence about my film and i am very pleased that people do feel it is a sucessful final product.

Some people said they would have added more scenes of the romance scenes however i feel that this would have made the film drag and therefore do not beleive it would be effective and successful.

Another result that i collected from my questionnaire that i administered was that everyone, all 20 people felt that my film was a conventional thriller.

Main Task- Editing

I  used final cut to edit both my main film and my evaluation. The the software is on a mac which I was unfamiliar with at first. I was able to learn and develop skills through editing, however I experienced some problems especially as I had never used it before. It was a very time consuming process as I had to learn while I was working in post- production . I gained a lot of my help from online tutorials, I found them very useful as I was able to get help with specific issues and learn step by step how to sort the issues out.
Overall i am very glad that i used final cut as i have broadened my area of research and is something different and a new experience compared to adobe premiere pro with is on the normal PC.
I began editing by arranging my shots into the correct scenes and labelling them so that it would make it easier when i came to organising them into the correct order. I then colourised the shots for example i make the shots in the bedroom scene darker to make it match the genre for thriller. I then added transitions to connect my shots together and then edited in my audio into the correct places. I then edited my audio by dimming the hum and also changing the volumes for them depending on who was speaking. I then added the appropriate music to represent certain stages of my film. I then added sound effects for instance, a car door closing and the sound of a mobile phone ringing. I had to align this up precisely to fit in with the scenes. I finally finished by adding titles in the appropriate places and adding transitions to make it look more professional.

Main Task- About my article

As seen below my article has a colour scheme of red, black and white that runs throughout my article. I decided on this as having a white background will prevent the reader from getting distracted away from the text. Having red and black as well will connote death and i feel represents the thriller genre effectively. The colour of my article also connects well with my other ancillary text, my poster. Both of these have my title 'A tainted Love' in red and my poster has a very dark effect applied to it therefore linking both my ancillary texts together in order to both promote my film in the same way.
My article is layed out in a traditional structure for example the way Empire sets out its film reviews. My article also includes the typical items that a film magazine would have, for instance an interview, summery, photo's and review.
In my photo's i wanted to choose the ones that best told my plot without giving to much away. This was harder than expected however i feel they made my article visually more attractive and therefore feel i have been successful in promoting my film and telling my story through the photography.
I used photoshop in order to edit my article this enabled me to develop my skills with this technology.

Main Task- Article

Main task- article research

by looking through a variety of articles for example empire and total film i have summed up what it necessary to put into my article and what could be put in if i wanted to add a little extra.

• Pictures of the film (this is a necessity) i will therefore provide a variety of different images that represent my film as well as advertise it to the correct target audience. I will have a main focus image that will be the main attraction visually to the readers of my article
• I will also have a star rating for my film which will provide an overview of how critiques have rated my film based on a 5 star rating
• i might include a release date for extra information
• film credits are not used all the time as well however this may be important to add if i want a varied article that is very informative
• i could also add a 'see this film if you like' which will enable me to inform my target audience of what media products best represent my story line for example Mr and Mrs smith.
• it also important to continue a colour scheme mine is going to be red and white which connotes death and a sense of mystery however the white background will not distract the readers attention away from the text.
• It is important to provide the name of your magazine as it is a brand therefore i must create my own and publish it at the top of my article in order for it to look realistic and represent a conventional article from a magazine.

Main Task- Article research