Evaluation Part 8- Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

Preliminary Task:

This was my preliminary task overall I think that my preliminary task was at an average standard I think that the shots I did was very successful I think the match on action I did could have been better but overall I think it was alright.
But I think that the shots were good and the scenario that was given to us was good and I think the story line we created worked well I also thought that the use of the 180 and rule of third rules were executed successfully.


Camera:
I think we used a good use of the digital camera we used a different of variate of shots so we didn't keep the camera stationary we always had the camera moving to keep the audience entertained, when we used the tripod it allowed us to do different types of shots
 I think that the rules of third was mastered well as we always made sure that the person on screen followed the rule and their eyes were always in the grid.

 I think that our match on action was okay and could have  been done a little better , whilst editing I learnt how to make it open in the exact moment and it helped with the match on action a lot, and it was clear to tell where the match on action was.

 When using our weblogs for this section we had to use it for uploading our planning work and also our draft, when creating this piece of work we had to make sure that we had a story line drawn on a storyboard, this helped us a lot when filming as we used this a lot when filming and stuck to it when filming.

Creativity:  

  I think that we followed the brief really well we just decided to make a story line with brief we decided to make it something that people would enjoy to watch and also it was easy to follow with a story line added to it, we decided to make ours by doing something different compared to everyone else's we did something more serious rather than something comedy like.
When creating our preliminary task we had to focus on the continuity editing for our project we also had to say where and how we came up with the idea for our story line, we then had to explain why we would use these specific shots and why we used them and what impact they had.

Post Production:

Post production included editing, we used iMovie for editing our footage making sure it was all in a continuity order, we also had the workshop that week and did some editing on iMovie again we had to work on the match on action and make sure that we perfected it, we also go to create credits on iMovie  saying who was in there.

Research and Planning:

When researching we looked at students pass work that gave us an idea on what we should create and it also told us what we should and shouldn't do,we got this idea of doing a counselling session from
an episode of criminal minds when someone is having a session for therapy  we got the idea from the main character as to how they were professional and kept a good mask and we tried our best to incorporate that in our work.

We had to decide when and were we would film and we had to make sure that we had permission to use the room, we decided to film our scene in school because it was easier and we found the room we needed and it suited what we had in mind, we had to make sure that we set ourselves a deadline so we knew when we had to get all the editing done and when we can allow ourselves to re-film any scenes that needed to be re-filmed.

What was less successful:

I think our match an action could have been done a little more better with using a different room that matches the room we originally used or we could have used a different location other than school.



I think that we could have also used an older character to play the counselor instead of using a student to make it a lot more believable rather than using a student, also using and adult would show the authority and the different classes between the two we would've also seen the contrast between the two. I think that I could have spent more time in the editing to make it look more presentable and more professional and I also could have made it look more finished and I also think that if I spent more time on some shots It could have made them look more finished.

I enjoyed using the script we created and the storyboard but when filming then opening sequence I preferred using the Microsoft excel shooting script as it was easier to follow and it was more detailed and had more description therefore making it easier to use when filming.

How did you improve upon each of these areas when making your BSR?:

When filming the opening sequence we did a match on action shot and I think that it worked really well this time because we have put more effort into it and to also make it more professional and I think that it had a really good flow.
I also think that our flashbacks were done well the continuity flow went really well and it didn't confuse the audience it also allowed us to let the audience know what was going on and it also showed them that a different time period is taking place. I think our 180 degree rule worked well too as we didn't break it and we always made sure that we followed the rule and the rule of thirds.

 In order to make this work as well we chose suitable locations that suited the theme we were going for and it also established the different types of people within our society.
We used a Canary Wharf as our establishing shot to show that it was set in London and we also used a school as it shows that our main character is still a student and makes it relatable for our audience.

We made our graphics more simple and plain this was to fit the British Social realist conventions and also we made sure that the graphics suited our title and we also did our title which was done really well the gaps between each letter expressed the loneliness of our character, we did all our texts in Live Type, and added all of this onto final cut where we added all the final touches to it.
I think that the planning and research we did was useful because we watched a couple BSR'S that allowed us to understand what we needed to create and we also had to go into depth with what we saw and why it was shown that specific way.

Evaluation Part 7- What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

Evaluation Part 6- How did you attract/address your audience?

Evaluation Part 5- How does your media product represent particular social groups?

Camera.Angle.Shot Movement and Position:

In this shot we have our main character we see him in a deserted isolated location which matches our title and this is the first shot you see in our opening sequence we did a mid shot for this shot because you can see the body language of our character you also see the bottle in his hands which will make the audience think why he is drinking, we also did a mid shot to allow the audience see the location of the forest and make them think as to why he is in a forest.
Editing:
When editing we did a continuity flow this allowed our audience to understand what is going on and it also allowed them to get and know the main character, in our work we did a non linear order we did this because we wanted to gain the audiences attention the minute the first shot came on screen and i think that it worked well and we also decided to use a lot of fade to black in our work this was to show a different time period is taking place specific scenes in our case we did this to represent flash backs we did this because we wanted to show our audience them specific moments in his life that drove him to where he is now and to see what he will do.


Sound: 
In our opening sequence we decided to do a voice over we did this because it allowed our audience to understand what was going on without revealing to much, we didn't want to use a piece of music because we thought that to make our work different from others we thought a voice over would work best and in our feedback  our audience thought that it was well executed and we agreed, what had inspired us to do a voice over was the film Trainspotting  because in their opening sequence you hear the voice over being played and it immediately caught our attention so that had inspired us to do one as well also we thought that it worked better than music because the voice over was a mystery and also it allowed the audience to interact with them as though it was like the main character was talking to them.

 Voice Over:


Mise-en-scene
 In the shot you can see our main character wearing a burgundy tracksuit,we chose this because it is something nearly everyone wears and almost everyone may own one so it would relate to our target audience and we also chose this because in my meet my audience I said that we would chose clothing that would relate and suit our target audience, this was to add to the realism. 

In my location reccie we decide to film in the forest because we chose this because its and isolated place which will denote the title of the film which is called 'Isolated' and this will match with our lost boy as he has been isolated out of society and his own family.We also chose this location because we get to see the rough edges of the location we see how it is different from other parts of London.

Expressionism:

In this shot you can see that the lighting is artificial, this shot was filmed indoors and you can see the light is bright with a little bit of dullness, we didn't add a colour pallet in this shot because the natural artificial added to our realism also the shot type helped with that so we decide that it wasn't needed also the lighting suited the mood of our main character crying.

In this shot as you can see it was filmed in a natural lighting and the lighting is dull and natural, which suited our characters mood again and it reflected how he is feeling and what he might do and as you can see we didn't use a colour pallet as the natural lighting was already dull and gloomy.

Typography:

 This was our typography we used we thought that it suited the title as its individual space emphasised and shows the letter in there own space which represents our character and suits him as he himself is isolated just like our title we decided to do it on a black background because we thought it suited it better rather than putting it over the scenes and also the title stood out because it had its own black background so it deserved to stand out.

Iconography:

 We followed the stereotype of Asians being pressured a lot in school to achieve the best they type of belief that we have is emergent,residual,dominant in this case these are things that are reinforced by the media in our opening sequence the idea that Asian students have to become the best but not everyone believes that its just once the media enforces it, it must be true to a certain extent.

Evaluation Part 4- In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

Evaluation Part 3- What impact did the media institution Film4 have on each production stage and why?

Evaluation Part 2- Who Would Be The Audience For Your Product?

Evaluation Part 1- Summary Of Brief

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This week in media studies we had to make sure we had a draft of our opening sequence as this gave us the idea on what we should say for our opening sequence, once we had a rough copy of it we did our voice over and took a look at how it turned out.We then finished off our editing as we had to make sure we had the full opening sequence completed that included any missing shots,credits and graphics that was needed.

When creating the voice over we used a programme called GarageBand this helped us when recording for the voice over, we also had to use a microphone and we also scripted out our voice over.
We also asked one of our teaches to take a look at our work and she gave us feedback that helped us when editing we got told to change a few shots around and to add in or to get rid of some shots to, overall I found it very useful.

Once we finished recording our voice over we had to add it on to Final Cut which was the name of the programme we used for when adding the graphics, we had to make sure that we also included all of our sounds and voice tracks and music on the programme, once we added all the sounds and graphics we had to make sure that we exported it onto YouTube.

Once we uploaded it onto YouTube we then started our evaluation this week we got briefly introduced to it and we have a;ready decided and allocated roles to each member of our group and we also decided which different ways we can show our group work we decided on doing a group video and talking about our work.

BSR-Opening Sequence

Script For Voice Over

Brandon's voice over:
Depression,anxiety,stress, that's just me.
They say drink is meant to numb the pain,but I don't feel anything.
*Brandon takes phone call*
Nothing ever goes right for me...I just never get a break...I can't take it any more
*Flash back of Box*
*Smash bottle*
Look at me ,No goals,No Future,No hope..No escape.(goes over flash back)

.I'm just a Failure
God what God, tried that look where it's gotten me
*flash back of Tunnincliff*
I hate my life.. I just want it to stop
*Flash back bullying scene*
I just want everything to end..everything
*double flashback of teachers*
It's just never ending the crying the cutting the panic attacks and the shouting
*Flash back of cutting* Its just a daily routine now
I just want to end it all right here..right now
You know what I'm done
-------End Of Script-----------

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