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Evaluation Question 7

Evaluation Question 6

Evaluation Question 4+5

Evaluation Question 3

Evaluation Question 2

My film represents the LGBT community as both off my characters would be either lesbian or Bisexual, furthermore as both of my main characters are from a ethnic majority it represents that group of people in London.

Evaluation 1

Response From Showcase

This is the feedback I received form the showcase. The response was predomaninatly positive, as people said that they liked the use of split screen and the difference in genre as my film is a romance film.

Film Review - ' LOL'

'LOL'- Lisa Azuelos (2012)

I'm doing a film review for my chosen genre, which is romance or romantic comedy.

'LOL' is teenage coming of age film that follows a young girl and her close group of friends.

I personally found this film monotonous, and gimmicky. It followed main conventions of teenage romantic films. it came full equipped with boring voice overs of the main characters inner monologue, an over- barring urban surrounding, and an unrealistic plot line.

the constant thrumming of social networking and texting, suggested the director was trying very hard to emphasis that the main target group is young people. The whole film had a forced youthful that is unrealistic to what it is really like in young peoples lives. 

There was some funny moments, but overall the dialogue, and pace of the film was slow, as well as the overbearing, forced, youthful persona of the film, that was unrealistic.

Evaluation Plan

These are my ideas for my evaluation.....

Film Review- "Batman vs Superman: Dawn Of justice"

Batman vs Superman: Dawn Of Justice

Last week I went to see Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice, directed by Zack Synder. I personal thought the film to be under-developed, as there where so many sub-plot lines, which made the main plot less significant. Furthermore the film was so concentrated on setting up the "Justice League" film ,due to be released in November 2017, that it lost the value of the main plot line. I also personally found the music and sound effect of the movie very heavy handed, which overshadowed the shots in the movie.
However the cinematography of the movie was really good, a lot of beautiful shots from different angles, which was really enjoyable to watch. Unfortunately the film felt very long and it took a long time to reach a pivotal moment.
Overall I didn't particularly enjoy the film due to the heavy, overbearing sound and under-developed plot lines, however the cinematography was really enjoyable to watch.

My Film Certificate

If my film was made into a feature length  film I would make it a certificate 12 or 12A due to the film not being subtle for anyone younger than 12. Furthermore the rating the film a 12 or 12A would mean that more people would be able to come see the film.

Iconic film moment

This is the screenshot that will be presented to the people who will be coming to the showcase evening on Monday 14th, that will help them identify my project.

This scene is iconic this is the first time that we see both the characters and are introduced to who they are and there familiarity.

EVALUATION QUESTIONS

The questions for the evaluation are:

1  In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? 

2  How does your media product represent particular social groups? 

3  What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why? 

4  Who would be the audience for your media product? 

5  How did you attract/address your audience? 

6  What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product? 

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

My Film

This is my finale product

Choosing the title of my film opening

The working title for the time being has been Educating love, since I believed if made into a feature length film the two main characters would be in full time education and it would be a good play on the plot line of the film. However from the feedback that I have received from my target audience it suggested that the main characters are dressed as if they are going to work, therefore a title to do with education would not be suitable. I deliberate with my media class and we came up with the name 'Winter'. This could be because one of the characters is called winter or the season winter is tied into the story line somehow.

Fonts for my title sequnce

Easy A - Will Gluck (2010)
I really like the opening of Easy A. The font of the title sequence is very simple but the transitions of each name is very complex, interwoven in the shot of the film opening.
This has given me inspiration to make the fonts of my title sequence simple much like Easy A, which is the same genre as my film opening. 

New Questionnaire

I did a small questionaare just to find out what my target group thought about the new film opening idea.

Non-diagetic music ideas

While looking for a good song to put unto my film opening, I did some research and found that most romantic comedy films, have folk music in them. This is a aspect that I have not noticed before, for example....

Therefore I have decided to put a folk song unto my film opeing

This gave me the inspiration to put a folk song onto my film opening.

First Draft Of Film Opening

This the the first published draft of my film opening with the working title 'Educating Love'

FILM REVIEW- 'Joy'

Joy- David O. Russel (2015)

A true story about Joy Mangano, a single mother of two whose invention of the self-wringing 'Miracle Mop' helped make her a millionaire 50 times over.
This being the third film the Jennifer Lawrence and director David O. Russell have done together, the firsts being 'Silver Linings Play Book' and 'American Hustle', as a viewer you come to expect the dry humor and slightly unconventional tone and story lines of the films.
Lawrence gives a strong performances, that captures the the heart warming, and difficult rage of emotions of the character she plays, however I personally think that that it is the least captivating character of the three she has played under David O. Russell's direction.
overall i enjoyed the film, however there where some point where the story line dragged on, however Lawrence performance was strong and worthy of the Best actress nomination by the Oscars.

Working with split screen technique

At first I didn't understand how to use the split screen on Imovie, however when I discovered how to use it, there where complications such as some shots in the film where cut of, so you couldn't see some of the important shot in the film opening. When I started to cut some of the shots to shorten the length  of the film opening. The shots that where cut off by the split screen where discarded and there where no more problem with the split screen. Overall I found working with the split screen technique difficult at first, but after a a while it became easier and more enjoyable.

Editing So Far

Since I am working on my own, i though i would find it very difficult to edit, and I was very apprehensive before starting editing, but I am really enjoying the experience.
this is what I've got so far..

Clips that Inspire my film opening

' Blue Is The Warmest Colour' - Abdellatif Kechiche (2013)

I was inspired by the way the two main characters past each other and incorporated a version of that into my film opening.