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Evaluation 4
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Evaluation Question 4: How did you use media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?
For my as course last year I did not use blogger like the rest of the class but instead chose PowerPoint so using blogger to document our project was a new experience for me. As well as using blogger I also used traditional pen and paper to write down our thoughts as although technologies great sometimes inspiration spills out better on a page! I found Blogger very easy to use, I already had a google account so it was easy to set up and away I went, my only difficulty was creating a header for the top of my blog! After asking the girls in school I was soon helped and went on to photoshop.
Adobe Premiere Elements
This programme was entirely new to the school system and therefore the whole class, including the teachers, had to learn how to use it from the beginning. This was the reason that Zara and I thought it a good idea to do a remake advert before our real thing as it would familiarise us with the tools the premiere could provide, which at first looked rather daunting. When I finally got to grips with the programme I was away. I quickly learnt that using the timescale screen I could edit the length of my video, presented my the actual length of the image on the timeline. Using the programme I was able to change the hue, satuartion, brightness of my clip whilst also adding a great number of overlays to edit the piece together. My big problem with premiere is the issue with saving our work, after the disaster of loosing it all halfway through editing, (for no apparaant reason), I was very frustrated at the programme but I understand that technology does backfire sometimes!
We used Photoshop CS4 on Zara's home computer to create our two ancillary tasks. It again is quite simple to use and Zara had alot of previous experience using it from her coursework last year so our magazine was in safe hands.
as well as being very annoying at times computer technology also provided me with A LOT of help. From watching all the previous adverts on YouTube, Googling the history of Soap and using Facebook to gain insipration from my friends it has aided us to an amazing extent.
The main negative about the technology used was the video cameras that we recorded our advert with. During the feedback stages a lot of people commented on the sometimes grainy quality of the film.
Evaluation 3
Evaluation Question 3: What have you learned from your audience feedback?
Once we had finished our video we were very eager to show other people to get their reaction and gain some constructive criticism. Our first idea was to upload our video onto the social networking site Facebook, where most of our friends could watch and comment from the warmth of their own home. Here is a screen shot of the comments on Zara's blog:
A wide range of the audience that watch soaps are teenagers so our fantastic reaction and everyones comments that they wished the soap was real was amazing to hear.
From a different perspective we also recieved teacher feedback as well as from our peers heres what our teacher, Mrs Mcallister had to say:
I also asked members of my media class for their opinion, which I reorded on paper:
Lauren Mason: I really liked you video, especially the silence when Beckie says shes pregnant. It leaves you wanting to know more!
Faye Allen: I liked the editing of your voice over the top of the whole piece but the indroduction of you on the screen, its like a confession to the audience.
Emily Allen:You really conveyed your plot well and produced something which is very realistic, I want to know who the dad is!
The general audience reaction of wanting to know the end result of the advert is extremly motivating, as that is the purpose of soap adverts to try and entice the audience to watch the soap.
Once we had finished our video we were very eager to show other people to get their reaction and gain some constructive criticism. Our first idea was to upload our video onto the social networking site Facebook, where most of our friends could watch and comment from the warmth of their own home. Here is a screen shot of the comments on Zara's blog:
A wide range of the audience that watch soaps are teenagers so our fantastic reaction and everyones comments that they wished the soap was real was amazing to hear.
From a different perspective we also recieved teacher feedback as well as from our peers heres what our teacher, Mrs Mcallister had to say:
I also asked members of my media class for their opinion, which I reorded on paper:
Lauren Mason: I really liked you video, especially the silence when Beckie says shes pregnant. It leaves you wanting to know more!
Faye Allen: I liked the editing of your voice over the top of the whole piece but the indroduction of you on the screen, its like a confession to the audience.
Emily Allen:You really conveyed your plot well and produced something which is very realistic, I want to know who the dad is!
The general audience reaction of wanting to know the end result of the advert is extremly motivating, as that is the purpose of soap adverts to try and entice the audience to watch the soap.
Evaluation 2
Evaluation Question 2: How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts?
Our main task, the soap advert and the achillary tasks, the front cover and poster all correlate with each other as we have chosen to use the same storyline throughout. I feel that we focused on the main task in much more depth the the other tasks however and this as come out at a much higher standard. Featuring the same storyline throughout all three tasks meant using all the same characters, wearing similar sorts of clothing following the same plot. We strayed from this idea a little when designing our poster as we lost track of the plot and designed it with the byline "Doing the dirty on a young girl" underneath the wanted sign. Upon reflection we changed this to just "WANTED FATHER" as we realised that our plot showed that my character was in the wrong, not the male characters.
By using the same name of the soap opera in all three tasks we have created a brand for the soap. like Eastenders and Coronation street it is shown to feature dramatic story lines and realistic characters. The shocking pause of the video when i say "I'm pregnant" gains audience attention immediately, as does the headline "Who's the father?" of both the poster and magazine.
I think that our poster is very inviting and I enjoy the comedy, we have played on the fact that I need a father for my character's baby, and managed to incorporate the glamour aspect from the modern soap adverts I viewed.
Our main task, the soap advert and the achillary tasks, the front cover and poster all correlate with each other as we have chosen to use the same storyline throughout. I feel that we focused on the main task in much more depth the the other tasks however and this as come out at a much higher standard. Featuring the same storyline throughout all three tasks meant using all the same characters, wearing similar sorts of clothing following the same plot. We strayed from this idea a little when designing our poster as we lost track of the plot and designed it with the byline "Doing the dirty on a young girl" underneath the wanted sign. Upon reflection we changed this to just "WANTED FATHER" as we realised that our plot showed that my character was in the wrong, not the male characters.
By using the same name of the soap opera in all three tasks we have created a brand for the soap. like Eastenders and Coronation street it is shown to feature dramatic story lines and realistic characters. The shocking pause of the video when i say "I'm pregnant" gains audience attention immediately, as does the headline "Who's the father?" of both the poster and magazine.
I think that our poster is very inviting and I enjoy the comedy, we have played on the fact that I need a father for my character's baby, and managed to incorporate the glamour aspect from the modern soap adverts I viewed.
Evaluation 1
Evaluation Question 1: In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
Overall I think our product is extremely realistic and have tried to stay to the conventions of existing soap operas as much as possible. We have, like all soap adverts, used the same character throughout all of our media products and set the soap in locations which are familiar to us and the audience. The storyline we used is realistic and one which viewers themselves may have found themselves or someone they know in.
Although I feel that our media products are similar to existing ones the main difference is that we have drawn inspiration from older soap adverts, that do not feature special effects but instead lifts clips from the actual soap. Although a modern soap opera advert would have been extremely enjoyable to film, it would not be possible for us to use special effects to the standard that existing products used and therefore may have looked unrealistic.
We used title credits. just like in existing soaps. Displaying the one word name of the soap (which came to me off the top of my head!) which flashes up at the end. We displayed our title credits over the ending of the sequence which is a development on existing adverts as it usually comes up on a separate plain background. We chose to display our credits over the top of our end sequence to heighten the suspense for the viewer.
Overall I think our product is extremely realistic and have tried to stay to the conventions of existing soap operas as much as possible. We have, like all soap adverts, used the same character throughout all of our media products and set the soap in locations which are familiar to us and the audience. The storyline we used is realistic and one which viewers themselves may have found themselves or someone they know in.
Although I feel that our media products are similar to existing ones the main difference is that we have drawn inspiration from older soap adverts, that do not feature special effects but instead lifts clips from the actual soap. Although a modern soap opera advert would have been extremely enjoyable to film, it would not be possible for us to use special effects to the standard that existing products used and therefore may have looked unrealistic.
We used title credits. just like in existing soaps. Displaying the one word name of the soap (which came to me off the top of my head!) which flashes up at the end. We displayed our title credits over the ending of the sequence which is a development on existing adverts as it usually comes up on a separate plain background. We chose to display our credits over the top of our end sequence to heighten the suspense for the viewer.
We had problems staying to the conventions of a soap poster as we found it difficult to find any existing soap advert posters. We therefore had to create our own idea and therefore went for a comic element.
Risk Assessment
For saftey purposes we have complieled a list of potential saftey hazards we may encounter during our filming and how we are going to ensure we are not at risk.
Potential Hazards
Swanley Park, Kent
Branches falling, bench breaking or objects on the ground
Suggestion, To move all objects that pose as a threat, check the site thoroughly.
Dog roaming free
Suggestion, Shoot at a quiet time in the day, most dogs will be kept on leads yet always be aware .
Potential Hazards
Swanley Park, Kent
Branches falling, bench breaking or objects on the ground
Suggestion, To move all objects that pose as a threat, check the site thoroughly.
Dog roaming free
Suggestion, Shoot at a quiet time in the day, most dogs will be kept on leads yet always be aware .
Swanley train station, Kent
Other commuters,
Suggestions keep clear of the commuters when filming
The trains, especially fast trains are rapid and can come regularly, we should stay well clear of the platform at all times, all platforms are marked with a yellow band, do not cross it until the trains stand-still.
Luckly our two posibly three other destinatios do not pose any threats to us during filming.
Other commuters,
Suggestions keep clear of the commuters when filming
The trains, especially fast trains are rapid and can come regularly, we should stay well clear of the platform at all times, all platforms are marked with a yellow band, do not cross it until the trains stand-still.
Luckly our two posibly three other destinatios do not pose any threats to us during filming.
Monday, 29 March 2010
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