Wednesday, 25 March 2015
Saturday, 21 March 2015
Evaluation Question 3: What have you learnt from your audience feedback?
Our chosen genre is gangster and our target audience is predominantly males aged 16 upwards due to the fact that males are more suited to violence and are obsessed with the illusion of being a gangster. With this in mind we tried to interview and film the reactions from a wide range of people even though some didn't match our target audience criteria.
We asked people after watching the trailer, 'what genre do you think it is' some participants suggested the genre was action but the majority stated that the genre was gangster. They explained that they knew this through the representation of Vlad (a godfather) like character and his followers (his crew). They also stated that through key parts of the dialogue 'these aren't the kind of people you want to mess with' they were able to know the genre was gangster. Furthermore through the display of key gangster conventions, the presentation of a wealthy lifestyle cars, money and women. Also the illusion that crime pays shown through the status of key character Vlad.
From the interviews carried out we were able to infer that various participants when asked 'what could be changed about the trailer' stated that the sound was one of the main aspects that needed improvement, they felt that in some parts of the trailer they could barely hear the dialogue, particularly in the poker scene. Other participants stated that the titling at the end of the trailer needed some improvement, they felt the font could have been changed though they quite liked the smoke effect used.
We asked people after watching the trailer, 'what genre do you think it is' some participants suggested the genre was action but the majority stated that the genre was gangster. They explained that they knew this through the representation of Vlad (a godfather) like character and his followers (his crew). They also stated that through key parts of the dialogue 'these aren't the kind of people you want to mess with' they were able to know the genre was gangster. Furthermore through the display of key gangster conventions, the presentation of a wealthy lifestyle cars, money and women. Also the illusion that crime pays shown through the status of key character Vlad.
From the interviews carried out we were able to infer that various participants when asked 'what could be changed about the trailer' stated that the sound was one of the main aspects that needed improvement, they felt that in some parts of the trailer they could barely hear the dialogue, particularly in the poker scene. Other participants stated that the titling at the end of the trailer needed some improvement, they felt the font could have been changed though they quite liked the smoke effect used.
Wednesday, 18 March 2015
Monday, 16 March 2015
Friday, 13 March 2015
Thursday, 12 March 2015
Sunday, 8 March 2015
Friday, 6 March 2015
Monday, 2 March 2015
Saturday, 28 February 2015
Friday, 27 February 2015
Trailer: Meeting Planning and Communication
In order to organise filming for scenes we coordinated a group chat on WhatsApp including our production group and our cast. This was essential in group work and collaboration as we had to find a time slot to film which would suit us all best which was often one of the hardest parts of the trailer production.
Wednesday, 25 February 2015
Trailer: Soundtrack
In order to create the perfect mood for our trailer, my group and I decided we would use dark and mysterious music which creates a sense of foreboding for our exposition scene. I found royalty free music online which I liked and decided to mix it in GarageBand in order to make it darker and personal. This was extremely experimental and is a first draft but will be the process that I will use when edited all the audio for our soundtrack. I included some elements from a drum kit and bass to bring more life to the track.
The original track:
The edited track:
I uploaded the full process onto Youtube as a reference.
The original track:
The edited track:
I uploaded the full process onto Youtube as a reference.
Saturday, 21 February 2015
Trailer: Filming Day 10, 11 & 12
DAY 10
Location: Vlad's kitchen
Scene: 14
Description: Vanessa and Vlad having an argument
DAY 11
Location: Benches
Scene: 10
Description: Vanessa warning Jason about Vlad
DAY 12
Location: Jason's office
Scene: 15
Description: Jason having a mental breakdown
Wednesday, 18 February 2015
Trailer: Filming Day 7, 8 & 9
DAY 7
Location: Jake's office
Scene: 11
Description: Jason asking Jake for help after losing the poker match
DAY 8
Location: Ally
Scene: 7 + 8
Description: Vlad threatening Jason + Jason pointing gun at Vlad
DAY 9
Location: Ally
Scene: 10
Description: Jason kills Jake
Friday, 13 February 2015
Trailer: Filming Day 4, 5 & 6
DAY 4
Location: Basement
Scene: 3
Description: Jason playing a game of poker and losing to Vlad
DAY 5
Location: Streets
Scene: 7
Description: Jason following orders to kill someone trapped in the boot of a car
DAY 6
Location: Church
Scene: 1
Description: Young Vlad is disowned by his father then murders him
Wednesday, 4 February 2015
Trailer: Filming Day 1, 2 & 3
DAY 1
Location: A fancy office to show the wealth and opulence of Vlad as a symbol of the empire he has created.
Scene: 2
Description: Part of the exposition scene which establishes Vlad as a highly respectable gangster.
DAY 2
Location: Shisha barScene: 9
Description: Vlad smoking with Jason and initiating him into the gang
DAY 3
Location: Basement
Scene: 5
Description: Vlad torturing a mob member that betrayed him
Friday, 23 January 2015
Trailer: Storyboard
My group and I have drawn out each frame of our exposition scene of our trailer into a storyboard in order to give us a rough idea of the types of shots we may use and a rough sequence we can follow,
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