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 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.

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:

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. 

REVIEW

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! 

Different poster designs- Sophey Sommers

Draft 1:
Original picture, added a 'Grunge' effect over the top and changed the opacity.

Draft 2:

We decided to go for the original  version we created but i wanted to show how we expanded our ideas. having a more colorful poster.

Finished Product

Here is a final video on YouTube

example posters research - Sophey Sommers

When looking at period drama film posters you can see many similarity's  
they all have a band going either across the middle or bottom with the Title in it. Also having the main characters in full view for the audience.

picture for film reveiw- Sophey Sommers

Editing Process:
*Uploaded the photo into Photoshop.
*Changed the vibrancy and saturation.
*Saved and then uploaded to 'Picnik' website.
*Went onto the 'Effects' tool and curved the edges and saved back to my file.

Title Ideas

We weren't completely satisfied with the title 'Forsaken' so we came up with some new possible titles.

• Letters 
• Abandoned
• Disowned
• Outcast
• Crestfallen
• Shamed

conventions of a film poster- Sophey Sommers

From this i hope to get a better understanding of creating a film poster fit to our short film.

Second Day Of Filming

Taking a break..

A lot of our shots were hand held

Shooting our first scene where Myrtle finds the letter!

Jenny behind the camera!

The filming!- Sophey Sommers

The filming went well, Artemis and myself did a good job just being two of us; it was hard work trying to do the lighting and having ( sorry to say) the worst equipment in the world. 

We had to re-shoot everything, because we where given a different camera last minute. 

I am really disappointed with the whole equipment thing; on our first time shooting it went really well the camera and most of the other equipment was great, it’s just a shame we had to use a bad camera.

Sound- Sophey Sommers

My research for an appropriate sound track

Recently I have been watching films/ youtube/ short films, and listening to there sound track. Here are a few of them:

Spiderwick chronicles

I listened to the first few seconds and it has a slow beginning it made me question what the mood and atmosphere was, it started slow and light, it then had a dramatic change, scary, dark and atmospheric. I think it is perfect for our short film, it would create mystery and enigma codes for the viewer along wit the motion film.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUnmKJb99Jo&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvAL79Txhiw&feature=related

Confusion remorse light chimes create a sincere mood. Violins creepy drums reputations keep a scary pace

Edward scissorhand

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2oDSEkNV8w&feature=related

Gentile, light, emotional. 

Big fish

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8UbXXkB60A&feature=fvst

8.13- 9.54 ;

The music picks up pace, I thought this would be good for our ending where she finally finds him after all the years, it will show her relief, all the heart ache and loss can be put behind her and she can finally be with her son.

The background music will pick up when she goes through the door and he is standing staring at her.

Corpse bride

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaMcImrNnOQ&feature=related

some songs on my ipod fit the the criteria;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2BudsKiFSs&feature=fvst

What i lernt from last year- sophey sommers

When starting this new project I had steps I needed to change to make a better and professional outcome.
Last year our short film, wasn’t the best, it had bad editing, sound, lighting and clumsy camera work.
This year, I want to concentrate on a better outcome, by doing this I intend to, become better at editing, learning how to use final cut and work on a sound track that suits our particular short film.
I also what to learn new and inventive camera work.
With the lighting from our fist piece, it was dark and sepia looking, that I think was by accident, but it was laziness that we didn’t change it.
With the new project, I hope our group can work to gather to create the right look for the time period.
in the first project our title sequence was quite good, it fitted with our genre, this time We have thought about a very complex title sequence, but I’m sure we will be able to do best to our ability.

History of the 1930's- sophey sommers

http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1930s.html

I chose this website, because it included to the smallest detail, of the 1930's, from toys to music latest technology, sports Etc. 

http://history1900s.about.com/od/timelines/tp/1930timeline.htm

http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade30.html

I have included some 1930s films to see what kind of films they watched.

http://www.filmsite.org/30sintro.html 

Feed back for our synopsis

We aimed our short film at adults, ages, particularly parents.

We will make a facebook group for all ages to have a look at it, so we can get different points of views from all ages.

Jillie Sommers – “…a very interesting and thought out synopsis for your short film, it reminded me of a film called ‘The lost prince’ how they hid him away. I like the fact you have done research on the time it is set, and how detailed you have made it”

Katie Sommers- “I like the fact the story is told through ‘Myrtles’’ eyes, and describes in beautiful detail. I like the fact you have done your research, as such important historical events like this did happen in those times. When reading the synopsis I feel remorse for ‘Myrtle’. If this was a real film I would happily go see it in the cinema.”

Steven Bolshfiler -

Pete Stevenson -

Anna Karadimas - "I like how the story goes back and fourth between the past and the present. It slowly reveals what happens and adds some mystery. This is a very dramatic storyline but will be great because it will be emotional. I'd definitely would go to see this."  

Here is some feedback from "Facebook".

Anamatic

 

There were to many shots to include in our storyboard but when the dialogue is being said, the shots will be shot/reverse shot. This is written in the post of the shots lists which also includes the dialogue.

Hair and Makeup, jewelery, 1930's Style - Sophey Sommers

* Smart, short curls, red lip stick

*dresses 

*smart suits

*big, diamond , 

Title/ Credits research- sophey sommers

Titles/ Credits

Brief Encounter:

Sherlock Holmes:

Even though Sherlock Holmes was set in a different time period it we find it still has an old look to the title sequence for the 1930's.

*we wanted to go for an old look, to go with the style of our chosen genre.

*Ink splats to go with the old letter she finds.

*We liked the old sepia style.

*old paper.

*Tea stained.

*dark ink.

*when looking at the writing: i like the curly calligraphy.

Harry Potter:

*old paper.

*foot prints follow down the page.

*ink and sketching.
*under water ink, flowing out.

Namesake:

0-41 seconds in.

*i looked at this because the textured background.

*Also the way the writing appears slowly as if someone was drawing it.

*Also the way it moves slow down ad if looking at a painting .

Location/ setting- Sophey Sommers

Bolnore House:

Room 1:

Room 2:

Room 3:

Outside:

Pictures of Actors.

Allocated roles of Myrtle and George, they will be played by Katie and Ed. As they do acting they already have access to the sort of costumes were looking for like shown below.

 The boy Benjamin will be played by Kosta, who is 8 years old like our character. His costume will be similar to his school uniform (Grey trousers, White shirt, Black school shoes and maybe braces) I will put a picture of him in his actual costume up soon.