Evaluation Question 5

I asked two students in my school to review my final piece. Each of these students both study in year 12 and go to Harris Academy South Norwood. The person on the left does not study media in any way and is a complete outside party to the subject. The person on the right is currently studying Btec media and so has more of an idea of what should be included in the final piece.

I also asked a student that does not study at Harris. This person is in year 11 and also does not study media at all. She is a complete outside party to the entire process so I know that her response will be genuine and accurate.

The videos were set up in a question and answer format. The participants did not know what questions I was going to ask them so this made it easier for them to evaluate. Because they did not know what to expect, their response would clearly be their genuine opinion.

From my feedback, I could tell that the participants liked my final piece. One of the main features that were popular amongst my participants was the music. I was told that my music was effective as it helped to indicate what the genre of the film would be. Another positive for my video was the way in which the camera was used. The lighting of a lot of the scenes were also said to be effective as it gave a sense of tension which further helped to indicate the genre to the audience.

One area of improvement is the duration of the clip. The clip itself was less than 2 minutes long which may not be reflective of actual media products. If I was to re do this task, I would definitely ensure that I acquire enough footage to make the piece long enough. During the production process, duration was a problem for this piece and it is definitely one of my targets for future pieces. Another area of improvement is the special effects. In future pieces I would like to use more effects to make the piece look more professional. Instead of using similar effects, I would like to try and use a range to make the piece more interesting and attractive.

 

 

 

 

 

I also asked a third person to watch my video. The above video was their response to what they saw.

 

 

 

Evaluation Question 4

What would be the audience for your media product?

Evaluation Question 3

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

 

Evaluation Question 2

Evaluation Question 1

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



 

Evaluation q1 from Chloe1312

Production Logo

This is our produciton logo that we used on our final piece. Our prodiction company is called 'LTC'. We decided to use a more basic format for our production logo as we thought that it would look more effective for a thriller than a complex one. If the logo was too complicated, it could take away the effect of the thriller as the audience would be more focused on the action of the logo rather than the piece itself.

The colours used within my production logo are red and white. The red helps to inform the audience what type of films 'LTC' are associated with. The colour red connots blood and violence and these two features are conventions of thrillers. Therefore, the use of the red helps the audience to develop their own image of what the film could be like and what type of narrative the movie would have. The white in the logo is used to help generate consitency. The credits within the clip itself are white. This goes against the conventions of a thriller and makes the logo seem more bold. Also, because this clip is a thriller and the logo is only partly associated with the genre, the logo itself will be remebered more easily as it acts as a sort of anomalie.

The transition used for the logo is a cross dissolve. We thought that a cross dissolve would be more effective as throughout our final piece, were frequently used fades/dissolves to add effect. Also, the idea that the pieces are fit together to make the title connotes that the thriller will have a sense of mystery and suspense to it and that there could be a sense of absorbing information and generating it into one big storyline, a bit like a puzzle.

Final Piece