A2 Media Evaluation

A2 Media Evaluation

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Connected Final

Connected Final (Needs cutting down)

This is my final short film. I am very pleased with it but I still need to trim it down to approximately eight minutes long rather than it being over nine minutes long.

Connected - Rough Cut 4

I have started to add music to this version of my short film but I still believe that more music will have to be put into the final version. I have also included titles and credits.

Improvements

-The music needs to start as soon as the titles start.
-The music should stop when the protagonists go out the door and go jogging. This is to ensure that the audience can get a clear comparison of the two from the diegetic sound.
-I need to add more music throughout and vary the music to ensure that the audience is kept interested. Such as romantic music when the happy person is having a meal with Rachel.
-I also need to ensure that I add a phone noise when the phone goes off.
-I need to add 'Editor' to my titles.

Connected - Movie Review

Connected - Rough Cut 3

Improvements/Teacher Feedback

-I need to include a fade out as soon as the unhappy person goes upstairs after jogging. I need to do this to add to the pace of the film in order to ensure that the audience does not get bored.

-I also need to have the door bell sound when the happy person is laying the glasses on the table. I need to do this to add to the continuity and it should add to the flow of the film.

-I need to cut down the dinner scene because it is far to long and because both sides are not doing much in the scenes the audience will most likely get bored.

-The most important scene that I need to change is the point of view shot when the happy person comes back from the cinema to find the unhappy person on the sofa. I need to extend the point of view shot in order to have one long shot of the happy person entering the room, picking up the bowl, turning off the television and turning off the light. This should ensure that the audience is interested in the film and should help with the continuity of the film.

-In my next cut I also need to add titles and credits and I need to edit the sound by including music and editing out any unwanted sound.

Connected - Rough Cut 2

Even though I have filmed vast amounts I still need to complete a reasonable amount.

Still need to film -

-Shots of the happy protagonist getting a text and reading it. Also need a shot of the happy person from the outside opening the bedroom curtains. I will need a close up of the characters expression when reading the text in order to show the audience the emotion of the character.

-I need to add a scene in order to divide up the day because my short film is already approximately eight minutes long. I am going to do this by having shots of both the happy and unhappy person coming downstairs in their work clothes. They would then go on to going out the door and then getting in the car. I am then going to use a fade in order to show the movement of time. After the fade the character pulls back into the drive and enters the house and then goes upstairs in order to change.

-A further scene that I will need to include is of the happy protagonist in the kitchen preparing food, getting the wine ready and laying the table. This scene has to be approximately thirty seconds in order to line up with the unhappy day.

-I need to re-shoot the unhappy protagonist filling up the saucepan. This is because he changes the hand that he is holding it in when taking it from the cupboard.

Good Points

I am very pleased with how my work has progressed from my first rough cut to my second. Even though I have not completed all the films I have still done vast amounts which brings the story together well. I am also very pleased with the variety of shots that I used throughout the entire films. I have used close ups, point of view shots, mid shots, long shots and much more. The sheer range of shots adds to the fast pace of the film which therefore means that the audience should not get bored of watching my short film.

Another good point of my film would be that the morning scene is much more effective than the morning scene of my first rough cut. This is because I have made it clearer of who is the happy person is and who is the unhappy person is because of the way they get dressed. Also in my original rough cut both characters walk straight into the bathroom and get dressed which is very unlikely because not many people keep their clothes in the bathroom.

I have also extended the jogging scene in this version of the film. This is good because it means that the audience can see a clear contrast of the two characters. This therefore means that the film has a greater effect of the first version where both characters complete the same jog but at different speeds.

Bad Points

Even though I am pleased with this version of my short film there are still some aspects that I am not pleased with. The evening scene seems to be reasonably awkward between the two characters. This would be a bad point because it may make the audience uneasy but on the other hand I still need to add audio which may make the scene less awkward.

Another bad point would be that the point of view shot at the end of the film is still very dark which may lead to the audience being a bit confused of what is actually happening. I need to re-shoot this using more lighting such as a lamp in order to ensure the audience knows what they are looking at.

A further bad point would be that the two characters paths do not cross until the very end of the film which may lead to confusion amongst the audience because the two characters are seen in the same location throughout the film. But on the other hand this is the purpose of the film because the audience are meant to believe that they are the same person on different days but in reality are brothers.

Overall I am very pleased with my second rough cut. This is because I have completed most of the filming and edited it well. I am also very pleased with the amount and variety of shots I have used throughout.

Teacher Feedback - Mr Michie - Improvements


-The jogging scene did not make sense because the happy person arrived back at the house before the unhappy person even though the unhappy person did not complete the jog. I need to improve this by having more shots of the happy person running in order to show a greater contrast between the two.
-I need to add additional shots of the unhappy person when he gives in completing the jog. I will need to add a close up in order to show emotion more and will need to have a mid shot of the character walking away which should then turn into a long shot. I need to do this to build on the contrast between the two in order to make it clearer to the audience.
-I need to include a close up on the unhappy character picking up his keys in order to show what he has actually picked up more effectively. This should also enforce the fact the the unhappy person has forgotten his keys.
-I need to ensure that when both the characters go out the door for their jog that the door shuts at the same time. I also need to ensure that the two characters get back from the jog at the same time. I need to do this in order to end each sequence of the film.
-I need to re-film the entire scene where the unhappy character makes noodles. I need to do this because the lighting compared to the happy day is far to light for an evening scene. This therefore means that there would be a lack on continuity.

Filming Planning

I am planning to complete a vast amount of filming over the February half term. I am planning to do this because this is when my protagonist will be available to shoot. This time will also give me a strong opportunity to get my rough cut fully complete which should therefore ensure that I keep to my deadlines.

I am aiming to re-shoot all the sequences that need re-shooting from my rough cut. I am also aiming to film all the footage of the happy and unhappy day going to work and meeting the girl. I need to shoot the date that the happy protagonist goes on in order to ensure that all my filming is complete and to a good standard.

I am aiming to film on either -

Saturday 19th February
Thursday 24th February
Friday 25th February

Connected - Rough Cut 1

This is my first rough cut for my short film. I still need to add vast amounts of filming but by editing the footage I've got it gives me a good idea of what else I need to do and the general layout of the film. From vast amounts of feedback I have found out many good and bad points of my short film.

Good Points
I had many good comments about my rough cut. The sound was very clear which therefore meant that the audience had a good idea of what was happening in the film. There was also a good amount of continuity throughout this version which meant that the footage that I had already completed could easily be followed and understood. A further good point of the film is the cuts I used. The cut from the kitchen shot of the noodles being cooked to the living room shot of the protagonist on the unhappy day watching television was one of the cuts that was brought to my attention as being very effective. This is because it almost surprises the audience because it speeds up the transition between the two shots unlike other cuts that just cut to the character moving away etc.

Bad Points
My rough cut also had quite a few bad points. At the beginning of the film where both the main characters get out of bed and exit the room is very dark. This means that I may have to re-shoot this part of the film using artificial light in order to bright up the room. But on the other hand these shots are of the morning which means it is meant to be dark but I could use the light as a way to attract the audience and use it to symbolise the start of the day. I could do this by having the characters turn on a light when they wake up or I could have the curtains undraw in order to maximise the amount of light in the room. A further bad point would be that the emotions of the characters are not as clear as they could be throughout. For example the unhapy person could be a lot less happy than he is at the moment by using more negative body language and possibily slowing down a bit more to show that he is not bothered but this may not be very effective if the unhappy side had to line up with the happy side. I also need to improve some of the framing in the film where I have cut off the protagonist head. This is very bad framing which means I need to correct this ensuring that the framing is correct.

Overall I am reasonably pleased with my rough cut. This is because it has many positive points to it and I strongly believe by finishing filming and re-shooting some of the scenes the film will become a success.

Teacher Feedback - Mr Michie - Improvements

-The first few scenes of the film when the two characters get up and go to the bathroom are very dark. This means that I may have to re-shoot this scene including some artificial light.
-I need to add more shots of the characters getting dressed in order to show a clearer contrast of the two characters. Also the film lacks in consistency because he changes in the bathroom without taking any clothes into the bathroom.
-The jogging scenes can also be changed. On the happy day the character needs to be shot completing a long jog using quite a few different shots in order to make the happy side more upbeat. On the unhappy day the character needs to be shot attempting the jog and then walking back to the house. I am going to do this in order to make the contrast between the two even clearer.
-More close ups of the two characters would be very beneficial. This is because it would show the emotion of the two more clearer. This can be done when the characters are coming down the stairs.
-The saucepan shot also needs to be re-shot because the character changes the hand the pan is in.
-The noodles scene is also far too long. This can be cut down by having a more variety of shots.
-Towards the end of the scene the point of view shot of the unhappy character is not very clear. This means that I will have to re-shoot this including some artificial light.
-The shot the shot of the happy character getting the milk out of the fridge can be deleted because I have already used this effect when he takes the tea out of the cupboard.

FIlming I need to complete

Even though I have shot quite a lot of my short film I still need to film more.

I need to film the scene at the beginning of the film where the protagonist comes back from jogging on the unhappy day and has to climb through the window. I also need to shoot both the unhappy day and the sad day where the characters go to work and meet the girl. The evening scene on the happy day needs filming which may take quite a while and may result in being quite a challenge because I need to include dialogue between both the character on the happy day and include the split screen.

I will try and film the rest of the short film over the next few weeks in order to have plenty of time for editing and corrections.

Start of the Movie Review (Without images)

Video used to find out how to create a split screen effect in Adobe Premiere Pro

Learn How to create a split screen effect in Adobe Premiere Pro. For more Premiere How-To Videos & Articles, visit WonderHowTo.

This video was very useful because it enabled me to get a very good idea of how to create a split screen in Premiere Pro. This was achieved by adding videos to both video one and video two and then changing the scale and position in order to make the split screen in the same position in every scene.

Movie Poster Final Draft

Good Points

Bad Points


Another bad point would be that the poster is reasonably similar to the 'Anger Management' movie poster as seen below which I realised after designing and construting the poster. On the other hand I strongly believe that the two posters have more differences than similarities though.



Evaluation

Overall I believe my short film poster was very successful. This is because it looks professional because of the very effective use of colour and the symmetry used throughout. It also appears to be a very serious poster which suits the genre well and therefore helps the audience to gain a good idea of what the film is going to be about. The two emotions, happy and sad, can clearly be seen in the images. The right image is happy because the protagonist is smiling and because the image was taken from the side of his face the smile is very clear. The left image is happy because the characters emotions can be easily seen as very serious and unhappy. Having the happy character on the right side and the unhappy character on the left is also a good feature because in the short film this is where the characters are in the split screen.

The text also contributes to the success of the poster. It is consistent throughout which makes the poster look professional and tidy. Even though the text may look a bit feminine I strongly believe that it suits the genre well. This is because the letters of the text look as if they are connected which relates well to the overall plot of the short film and the name of the film.

One of the only negative points of the film poster is that the unhappy day looks more dominant than the happy day. This may be because more of their face can be seen because in the happy image the person is smiling which means less of his face can be seen. The hair of the unhappy person is also more dominant than the happy persons hair. This is because the characters hair falls to the right which means that because the two images are taken from different sides the hair will be more dominant. This can be seen as a good point though because having more hair on the unhappy person he looks more messy and as if he doesn't care about his appearance which is good because it ensures the emotion of the unhappy person is put across clearer.

Overall I believe that my movie poster meets the genre of my short film well because it looks very serious and dramatic. I also believe that I have followed the conventions of a short film poster because of the use of colour, images, text, consistency and layout.

Movie Poster Second Draft

Corrections Needed

In order to improve my film poster I need to make it more simple because it looks a bit cluttered towards the bottom of the poster. I am going to correct this by ensuring that the certificate (TBC) is in text instead of an image. I am also going to get rid of 'Mystery Productions Presents' at the top of the page and replace it with the tagline, 'How many people are the same?'. I am going to do this in order to keep the poster simple and it ensure there is not too much on the page.