Cinderella film poster analysis

The last song poster analysis

Post production - coursework reflection

Receiving the audience feedback was very helpful. It helped us understand what we had done well and what we could have done to make it even better. I feel like it was good to receive audience feedback because it will help us in our next year when we create a trailer to work on the certain things to make sure we create something even better.

Throughout the editing period of our film we used many different tools to edit the film. We used the cutting tool quite often. We used it to cut scenes in certain places and then later on place the other part of the scene in somewhere else just to make it look just that little bit more professional. We also used the fade to black transition to make it look even more like a horror movie. This is because it was a typical cliche. We also used a certain that helped you drag the time out of a certain shot. This had an impact on the film because it drew more tension as you were waiting for the next scene to come but your not sure when it is coming.

Research and planning - coursework reflection

Before making our film we looked at the type of audiences that watch horror movies and why they go to watch them. We then figured out what type of audience we would be advertising our film to, this was ages 15-30. We recorded all the research on our blogs. We made posts about certain things that were for horror movies, it was based on horror movies because out opening two minutes was a horror and we wanted to make sure we make it as much like a horror as possible. This helped the production of our film because it gave us a greater idea of what to include and how to do certain things so it would appeal to the audience as much as possible. It was very effective as we found out a lot more information about the genre we chose and gave us a better understanding.

We created a storyboard but it was only very brief. We did not follow it exactly but included most of the things that were noted. There was also camera shots included on the storyboard. We followed this and took a shot in the camera angle that we put down. However we did shot some shots with different camera angles as well so when it came to editing our film we could chose from a selection to make sure we have the best one. We also created a script. The script was not very long, only a sentence or two for certain characters. We felt that we did not need too much dialogue as we wanted to build tension to make people want to watch more than just the opening 2 minutes. The script was followed word for word, this was because they were very short and snappy so did not have to be changed or adapted in any way.

Creativity - coursework reflection

When were thinking of ideas of what to do, we watched horror trailers and some films in our own time. We looked for some of the cliches included in the trailers and films and wanted to try and incorporate them into the opening two minutes of our film. We both came up with a mind map of ideas and took some of each others ideas and put them together to get and idea we both liked. When we was starting to film out film we ran into a massive obstacle, the place we was meant to be filming our film at was no longer available for us to film. This meant we had to change the whole concept of our film. This was a major set back but we managed to deal with it and overcome it.

The software Adobe elements helped us create something imaginative because it had so many different features that could be used to create the best film possible. It had a load of filters, transitions etc included in the software. There was something on there for basically ever genre, we chose to use the fade to black as this was used in other opening two minutes that we had watched. There were also many different tools included in this software as well. Some of tools were scissors so you can cuts bits out that you did not want and also a text button which meant you could add text in any part of the film you wanted.

We managed to include a range of camera shots to really show off how we could create a very creative horror movie, such as long shots, over the shoulder shots etc. The way our opening two minutes turned out was better than i expected.    

Digital technology - coursework reflection

In the making of our film we used one specific software to create it, this was called Adobe elements 10. There were so many different features on this software to use and to make our film look professional. I particularly like the fade to black filter as it really fitted in with the typical conventions of a horror film. However getting use to the software was a struggle. Although it had loads of features getting to know them all and what they did took a while. At the start we were just experimenting so it did not matter, however it did matter when we were half way through making our film. We accidentally clicked the wrong button and managed to delete the work that we had done that lesson.

We use various types of equipment to help us make out film. One of the key pieces of equipment was the video camera. We chose to use this instead of a phone because the picture would be clearer and the sound would be better. We also used a tripod so we could keep the camera still whilst we were shooting certain shots. Another piece of equipment we used was a camera. This was so we could document how we was making our film and what it consisted of. This came in handy when we needed to evaluate our task.  

Despicable me 3 trailer analysis

By watching the trailer of despicable me 3 it told us a lot about the film and gave use the key information. The equilibrium of the film was represented as a normal suburban family life, we then went on to see the disruption. This was when Gru was told about his twin brother and then went to reunite with his twin brother. At this point Gru had realised that his life is dull. It then went on to give us some information about the attempt to repair. This was when Gru decides to go on one last heist with his twin brother to remember what it was like when he lived that life. Throughout the trailer there were some enigmas being produced. For example one of them was how will balance in Grus life be restored? Will Gru go back to his carer instead of his family life?

Throughout the trailer there are a number of characters introduced, however these are the same characters from despicable me 2 (except for Grus twin brother). Gru is shown to be the hero and his dis-partner is Dru. The minions are Grus helpers and the victim can also be classed as Gru but yet it is Gru and his family life, when he is sitting at home cleaning or doing other family things that he would not normal do in his carer. 

In this film trailer there are some typical stereotypes being shown. The woman in the film is classed as the secondary character, however she subverts to the typical stereotype as she is bossy and challenging.  The men in the trailer such as Gru is seen as emotionally unintelligent which is a typical stereotype of a man and Dru is seen as quite flamboyant, which subverts the typical stereotype for men. The children such as Agnes are seen as a virtue of innocence. This is yet again a typical stereotype of children, which Agnes conforms to. 

At the start of the trailer the music is quite dreamy and soft, this sets the tone of it maybe being a sad/emotional film and is touching the narrative to appeal to families. The music then changes when Grus twin brother is mentioned. This music is could be classes as vicarious/gangster music. This really highlights the change in the film and makes out that not all the film is serious. It shows that being a villain is more exciting and dangerous than his normal life. The music stops when there is dialogue introduced, however the dialogue does not give away too much information.  

Gru and his brother are different. We instantly notice this because Gru has no hair but his twin brother does. Gru is seen to always wear black and his twin brother is seen to always wear white. Even when they go on a villainous outing, Gru is dressed in a black skin tight suit and Dru is in a white skin tight suit. We see that Gru is living in a normal suburban town with other people but yet his villain life style is on another island. This shows that Gru trys to keep the two lives separate. 

Throughout the trailer there were many camera shots used. One camera shot that really stuck out was the birds eye view of Dru walking down the stairs to see Gru. Another camera shot that stuck out was a high angle shot/over the shoulder shot. This was when Agnes was handing Gru some money seeing as he lost his job. This shot could also be classed as a close up because all we see is Agnes' face. There were many long shots used in the trailer as well just to show us where they were and get the feel of the film. There was also a lot of medium shots used. The editing at the start of the film was slow. This was because it was showing his family life and how it can be boring sometimes but yet he loves it. Towards the middle of the trailer and end the editing pace picked up and was fast. This was because Gru was experiencing one last time what it felt like to live the life of a villain.