Evaluation.

Evaluation.

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Final film feedback.

For our final task we thought it would be a good idea to get audience feedback. We did this by showing people our film. Some of the comments we had were:

'' I really liked the camera angles you used, it made the film more dramatic.''
'' I like that you have edited the lighting by making it darker, it adds an eerie effect to the film.''
'' I like how you have edited it.''
'' It wasn't very long, but i thought it was quite thrilling.''


Some of the comments we received were good and some were bad. Having heard both sides of what people thought of our film, will help us in the future and will guide us on what needs to be improved.

Final film.

We got asked to make a three minute start of a thriller film, we tried to create a good thriller by including, suspense and an interesting story line with a twist in it.
We used a number of different camera angles and shots, to help show that the girl was vulnerable and in some sort of trouble.  

Promoting our film.

We made this poster to help advertise our film, we decided to keep it simple by only having the name of our film and an image from our film. We used the stereotypical black and red as these are the colours associated with  thrillers and the red writing also stands our against the black background.
















We created a DVD cover for our film, again keeping it simple.
We had the title of the film, and image and a slogan saying 'Dont fall asleep'.
On the back of the DVD cover we had brief summary of what the film was about and the company producing our film.
Just like the poster, we used the stereotypical colours of a thriller, (black, red and white.)

Producing our final film.

When we were producing our final film, we used many different technology's such as;

A Sony Handy Camcorder- This camcorder is simple to use, you switch on, open the lens cover and hit the record button. On a handy camcorder you are able to watch what you have recorded, and zoom in and out when needed. It is what we used to film our final film. From using the camcorder i have learnt how to film properly, with the correct lighting, sound and movement.

A Tripod- using a tripod is simple, you simply attach the camcorder to the top of the tripod. This allows you to have a steady shot when needed. We used a steady
shot a number of times in our film, when we thought it was most appropriate.

A Yeti- a yeti is a type of microphone, to use it you plug it in to the USB port on a mac. Then you open up garage band and record what ever it is you want to record. We used the yeti to record the news reporters voice to put over the images at the end of our film. Whilst using the yeti i have not only learnt how to use the yeti its self but i have also learnt how to use garage band.





A Macbook- We use a macbook to upload our filming on to off of our camcorder. This is because the macbook has Imovie on it, which enables us to put our film together, edit it, and cut and paste things in and out of our film. From using a macbook i have learnt how to use a macbook and how to use Imovie. I have enjoyed using Imovie because it is a fun and inventive way of producing a film.
       

Making fake blood.

For our final task we needed blood for some of our scenes so we decided to make our own. We did this by: mixing Red food colouring, flour, water and golden syrup.

First we mixed food colouring and water in a small bowl, we then added flour and golden syrup to make the blood thicker and more realistic. 

Certificate rating.

We decided that our film would be a certificate 15, this is because we felt that anyone 15 years and above would enjoy it more than a younger age range. It also kept with in the guidelines of a certificate 15 film. 
A certificate 15 film can contain; 


Strong violence
Frequent strong language 
Portrayals of sexual activity
Strong verbal references to sex
Sexual nudity 
Brief scenes of sexual violence or verbal references to sexual violence 
Discriminatory language or behaviour 
Drug taking.
                                                                

The title of our film.

When it came to deciding the title of our film, we thought logically about what would be best suited to our film. Our film is about a young girl who has a nightmare that comes true, so we thought ''The nightmare that came true'' would be most appropriate for our film. This is because in just the title alone, you get an idea of what the film is about but it doesn't give anything else away, making the viewer want to watch it.

Mind map for final film.

This is our groups mind map for our new final film. We made a few notes on the things we thought needed to be included in our film to make it a good thriller.

Location shots.

This is a photo of the stairs where our character Monica, comes running up to get away from the attacker. This is where our film starts.

This is the door Monica runs through to get in to the corridor to try and get away from the attacker.

This is the corridor that she runs down, trying to get in to a class room and try and hide, but all the doors are locked.

This is the door at the other end of the corridor. As she pushes it open a dead girls hand falls, startling her and causing her to walk backwards and get grabbed.

This is an image of what the closet looks like inside. This is the closet that Monica was murdered in. Although when we were filming there was pictures of Monica and news paper articles stuck on the wall and there was newspaper on the  floor which Monica was laying on. This was to make the murder look planned.