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Prezi Question 4
Forsaken
Friday 29 April 2011
What we have learned from our audience feed back? sophey sommers
What we have learned from our audience feed back?
our two sorces that gave interesting comments:
our two sorces that gave interesting comments:
Our target audience for our short film was from the range of 15 to 40 and targeted at females.
when researching and asking questions to our audience we found that mainly the females enjoyed it more. We did this research but sitting family members down from our group’s families and getting there feed back.
This helped when we used internet sites as well.
The representations we chose and found all gave an answer relatively the same saying it was an imaginative idea and used good location, also including expert shots and mise en scene.
What our group feel we have learnt from our feed back has helped us on what to do and what not to do in future projects; for example using better sound/editing and better filming equipment, we ourselves understand this but others found this gave our film an old world quality.
What our group feel we have learnt from our feed back has helped us on what to do and what not to do in future projects; for example using better sound/editing and better filming equipment, we ourselves understand this but others found this gave our film an old world quality.
From ‘Facebook’ one of our comments was ‘very intriguing’ this helped us feel that it gave a sense of it captivating the audience.
On 'Youtube' comments like:
On 'Youtube' comments like:
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This helped us learn that they had enjoyed the short film, the camera work and that we used all the correct techniques, like the 180 degree rule (wasn't broken), transitions where all correct.
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Sunday 24 April 2011
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
- Narrative organisation
- Characterisation
- Mise en scene
- Use of genre conventions
- Editing/post production
Narrative organisation
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Characterisation
Each short film had only a few main characters in them mainly just two. However, this is depending on how long the film is. But the way they are presented really allows the audience to understand who they are trying to portray, this could either be stereotypical or they play a character that was meant for them.
For example in "Waving at cars" the male character physically abuses his wife and the audience can see this by his actions. This is shown through the use of camera work, and sound mainly. There is a close up of his hand upon hers on the trolley showing he has a tight grip over her so she can't escape almost like she is trapped. The dialogue that is used his language and body language as well with it is very aggressive and he is very threatening and the audience can see this.
It is a lot like "The Archivist", where he is so obsessed with his girlfriend and the audience can see how far this goes. Again, this is shown through mise en scene and sound. Throughout the film there is the sound of the vacuum machine as the film goes on the audience recognise that, that sound is him wrapping something else up that his girlfriend had touched or even looked at. Each prop has a symbol of characterisation in this film because each one is about their relationship and how he as an unusual obsession with her.
I think the characterisation is very important in a short film because if their stories they are telling make no sense then the short film would have no narrative organisation. These conventions of short film need to work together to make a good short film.
It is a lot like "The Archivist", where he is so obsessed with his girlfriend and the audience can see how far this goes. Again, this is shown through mise en scene and sound. Throughout the film there is the sound of the vacuum machine as the film goes on the audience recognise that, that sound is him wrapping something else up that his girlfriend had touched or even looked at. Each prop has a symbol of characterisation in this film because each one is about their relationship and how he as an unusual obsession with her.
I think the characterisation is very important in a short film because if their stories they are telling make no sense then the short film would have no narrative organisation. These conventions of short film need to work together to make a good short film.
Mise en scene
The lighting in this film as well is very interesting, there is very little light when he is in the main room and this fits well with the film because it itself is quite dark and twisted. Also, what I noticed when watching the film I thought that when he was with his girlfriend in the beginning everything seemed brighter almost as if the lighting was fitting with the mood of the film because as it goes on and their relationship gets worse then the lighting gets darker.
The setting was good for all the films each one was in a different location which showed that short films can have variety and there not all in the same locations.
Genre Conventions
Editing
Friday 22 April 2011
Thursday 7 April 2011
Wednesday 6 April 2011
Evaluation
We have started on our evaluations and the bit we are doing as a group is mini commentary of how well all our products work together. We chose to film this using a green screen as we haven't used this before and we hope it will make it more visually interesting!
Tuesday 5 April 2011
Final Review - Artemis
When it comes to period dramas, they are often judged on their historical accuracy. The ones that are believable, credible and realistic are those that receive the highest ratings. We might have been forgiven in thinking that this was too great a task for Allan, Karadimas and Sommers to pull off, however in this case the sense of profundity, obscurity and setting is what makes it convincing. Forsaken flirts with both the power of patriarchy and gender representation in the 1930’s. As with their previous film ‘Asylum’, Sommers, Allan and Karadimas capture the thrilling element in their period drama skilfully.
Fragile mother Myrtle’s life is a portrait of the dominant ideology whereby women were seen as second class citizens to men. Acclaimed actress Katie Sommers plays a woman of the 1930’s effortlessly, not questioning her husband about the sudden demise of her child and acting pretty hopelessly in general. Her perturbed expression and cluelessness allow the story to go on, as her actions enable George (Edward Johnson) to get away with such an iniquitous and immoral act. She portrays the submissive dependent mother with ease and grace as we see the story from her point of view and feel with her the emotional roller-coaster she is on, going back and forth between the past and present. Although it has to be said it is difficult to feel sorry for Myrtle under the circumstances when she asks no questions, giving the impression of her naivety. Would we like to believe that put in that situation we would have seen the bigger picture? Or perhaps we might have been just the same, defeated and accepting of the sometimes cruel hurdles life has to throw at us.
Johnson applied the phlegmatic and ruthless exterior you would expect a man to have had in the 1930’s that allows him to make the deplorable decision of putting his son secretly into an institution for the mentally ill. His lack of emotion imitates the patriarchal ideology set in the 30’s without flaw. Some may say that he was a little too convincing in his role, stating very matter of fact that his only child had died, deceiving his wife so dexterously and only offering her his cold hard shoulder in her time of need and comfort. The cliff-hanger ending enhances the story, leaving the audience with enigmas and increasing the depth of darkness.
Whilst we may have seen this kind of story before in the past film ‘The Lost Prince’, ‘Forsaken’ depicts a classic tale of deceit and lies, intertwined with love and power handsomely. A mix of history and the ever lasting issue of abandonment compliment this film perfectly. It makes for one of those narratives which poignancy has a lasting impression, long after the final shot.
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