Evaluation Question 3

M.H. 

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

1. Vertigo Films is a British film production and film distribution company based in London. They have distributed the film ‘Bronson’, which is a film based on true events of an aggressive, violent young man in 1970’s London. Bronson has similar themes to our film - gritty, urban and dark - as well as it being British. The production cost of this film was £150,000. This company would therefore distribute our film as it is very low budget - to put into perspective, the average production cost alone of a major film is around 52 million pounds.

We also chose this distributor as it looks aesthetically similar to our own. The red and black colour palette is clear and distinctive, and would therefore draw the audience in as it is eye-catching and vibrant.

2. eOne, or entertainment one films, is a UK independent film and theatrical distributor. They have distributed many thriller and horror films such as Girl On The Train, Insidious and The Woman in Black - this company may therefore distribute our film as our genre is the same as these movies. Entertainment one would be likely to make money as there would already be a keen audience that would be drawn to watching our film due to the themes and genre.  

3. Metrodome is a small UK film distributor who distributed the film 'Shifty', which Frankie and I have used as a major influence for the style, tone, genre and even soundtrack for our film. Metrodome would therefore distribute our film as, again, they will make a profit as there would be a guaranteed audience that would be interested in watching.

They are responsible for the publishing of many small, independent films such as 'Chasing Amy' and 'We Are The Best!' As these films are relatively low budget, Metrodome is likely to distribute our film as we worked with almost no production costs. 

Evaluation Question 2

M.H.

Here is the link to my Prezi:

http://prezi.com/kudds5ykpw9l/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy

Evaluation Question 1

F.L. 

Here's a link to my prezi for question 1: 

https://prezi.com/lj8a3d0dqafj/evaluation-q1/

BLACKOUT Final Film Opening

This is our final cut of the film opening.

We're allowing there to be freedom to change small things once we have some more feedback, though we may not need to change anything.

Work in Progress- Rough Cut 2

This is our second rough cut for the film:

Changes we've made, and what we'll work on:

• Fixed the ending- added in the right diegetic sound for each clip and cleared up the music for the ending
• The beginning music still didn't sound right as it felt too jolted, so we've decided to use the stems for the track in our to gradually layer up the sound and to make the transition between present day and flashbacks smoother. As you can see, it's still a work in progress.
• We need to alter the jump cut transition from the second flashback to the present- make more of an impact.
• We'll use the melody during the ident as well, so everything flows well in the opening.

Work in Progress- Rough cut 1

This is the first rough cut to our thriller opening.

Audience reaction:

• They liked how the colours and lights looked in the street, and that it aqppeared to be very cinematic
• They enjoyed the shallow depth of field the lense provided (Canon 550D with an F1.4 lense created this effect)
• The flashbacks were constructed well as it was clear that it was an event in the past.
• They suggested the first soundtrack should continue through the first flashback else it becomes anti-climactic and jolted.
• instead of the hump cut back to the present it should be edited so that the hand comes into the frame as the other leaves, else it also looks too jolted.
• The editing is slightly unclear due to sound, but as it was unfinished this didn't help- we think that with the voicemail and the finished edited sound will make it easier to understand. 

What we are aiming to improve/finish: 

• Add filter on golden hour flashback so the colours are richer and warmer
• Clear up diegetic sound at the end: at the moment we only have the sound on the film the had been recorded on he camera not the microphone
• Sort out the ending- with diegetic sound of the voicemail to fit the visuals
• Play around with sound levels to build tension at the appropriate times
• Finish and import the ident
• Add graphics and end title

Prelim Task

This preliminary task was filmed back in October. We learned how to use:

-180 degree rule
-match on action
-shot reverse shot