Final Sequence

Roll the Dice

Question 2

Q2)

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

In our project we have two character, which are male and female. The male is hidden and we don't actually see their face and the one in power at this moment. He is in black clothes and looks scary. The woman is in white clothes and not in power. She looks like she is scared of the man. Theses representations are normal in the horror genre as there is mostly a damsel in distress. We have shown these representations by the way we have shot our opening sequence, how we have use props and body language with our actors for example there is a shot of the man and you can barely see them showing that you should fear him as you always fear what you can't see it is also a high angle shot so it is also showing his power over the women. For the woman we have a show of her looking vulnerable. We did this by making the actor have a closed body language and shown them bound to chairs.

Audience Responce - Questionaires

Q5 Evaluation- Focus group

Question 5

Question 6

Q6)

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

In our project I learnt many new skills and have improved on old skills in the making and editing of our film.

Some technologies we used were; Slide Rocket, Prezi and an Anamatic, these all helped us plan and research our production for our coursework. In our Anamatic we also found out how our film would look when we filmed and framed our film.

When actually editing our film we used technologies like Final Cut, Live Type and iMovie to put the film together, put titles on and put them together to make our film. We also used Macs where I improved on my knowledge on how the Mac works.

Feedback

Question 4

Who would be the audience of your media product?

Question 3

Q3) what kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

Our piece is a horror piece, named Roll The Dice with the film being about a psychopath playing a game, for people aged 16-24.  
The company we chose to distribute our film was Lionsgate. This is a north American independent company, which means they have less money which our film, from the way it has been filmed, would be good for this. They also don't have specific target market so this would be good for us. They also take controversial subjects, which ours is, so that is also good for us.
Our production company name is circus entertainment, we chose this because some it is a scary, spooky and so is our opening sequence so it works well with our film in general.

Evaluation

Q1)

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

For our coursework we had to make a two minute opening sequence for a chosen genre that we liked. To do this we had to research opening sequences and what goes into them. We found out that an opening sequence includes a production and distribution company, titles, close ups and gain clues. Logos are what are used for the production company and distribution company. It is what makes the audience recognise who they are. The titles are how you know who are involved with the production which is the cast and crew and also the production and distribution companies. Close ups are used to get some clues for what's going to be happening in the film, they are used a lot in horror films.

Our group decided on choosing horror as our genre for this project. The conventions of an opening sequence of a horror film are quick cuts to build tension for the audience and for them to ask questions about what's happening, close ups to make the audience also ask questions and low key lighting
Quick cuts are used in Saw in it opening sequence as you get the feeling of that the man has in the water, shock and being scared. It is also building tension as you want to see what happens to the man in the water.

You see close ups and low key lighting in Insidious as the film is a freaky film and you get the feeling of it being freaky with these conventions it also makes the audience ask questions again.


 

Our film used many conventions mentioned but we also challenged some for example we didn't use an establishing shot, which is  a typical convention, in ours as we didn't want to give a location, it was what one the questions the audience asked would be, we also did use quick cuts all the time we have some slow shots with a pan in them it was to make the audience feel a sense of being safe at the start but that is about to change as it goes into more quick cuts towards the end. Challenging the conventions makes audience ask more questions which is why I thought this was successful.

Shooting Schedules

Here is our shooting schedule for the next two weeks

Roll The Dice Title Plan

Here is a shot of the shot for our film, 'Roll The Dice.' We used the red colour to show the feelings

that the characters will feel and the colour is also typical to a horror film because of blood and gore.

We downloaded our font off of 'DaFont,' it is called 'Blood Crow.'

We will also use this for our titles going on over the action. There will be a shot of punishments and for the title that says 'Punishments' we will use this font but have it black instead of red.

Here is an example of what we do for a title, we will have a shot going on underneath the titles. We will use the the same font and colour for the titles to make it flow. The placement of the titles will be in the lower left, the lower right and the upper right of the shots. The title in the sequence will fade in out of the each shot when they come in and out.

In terms of the order in which they come in it will follow the typical order of an opening sequence.

Location Permission

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Location Agreement

 The real and personal property located at 26 Litchfield Avenue Morden (the “Property”) is the subject of this agreement. Filmmaker shall have access to the Property for preparing, rehearsing, filming and recording of scenes and sounds for the motion picture currently titled ‘’Role the Dice’’the “Film”). Filmmaker and Grantor agree that the following provisions are incorporated into the contract to which it is attached and made a part thereof, said contract being signed and dated 11^th January 2013 .The parties agree that the terms of this attachment prevail over the terms of any other document relating to and a part of the contract in which this attachment is incorporated. 

 SCHEDULE

This clause is structured to give you a lot of flexibility. Enter the date and time you anticipate first needing access and the date you anticipating finished. Be sure to request extra time for load-in and load out, which always takes longer than anticipated. Note that you will be required to give 24 hours notice of cancellation, unless you delete the last sentence.

In this introductory section, the parties agree that this contract alone governs the agreement. Not all of these clauses may be necessary for your particular project. However, you should discuss all of the provisions and then tailor this agreement so it reflects the understanding of both parties. 

SCHEDULE: Commencing on or about Tuesday 15^th January at 4.00p.m.Filmmaker shall have access to Property as is reasonably necessary, and such premises use may continue from day to day, Saturdays, Sunday, and holidays included, and from time to time, until the proposed scenes and work are completed. It is estimated that it will require about 14 day(s) to complete its principle use of said premises. The anticipated end date is 30^th February 2013 If because of illness of actors, director or other essential artists and crew, weather conditions, defective film or equipment or any other occurrence beyond Filmmaker’s control, Filmmaker is unable to start work on the date designated above and/or work in progress is interrupted during use of the property by Filmmaker, then Filmmaker shall have the right to use the Property at a later date to be mutually agreed upon and/or to extend the period set forth above.

GRANT OF ACCESS:  Filmmaker shall have access to the grounds, buildings, fixtures, and other personal property, power outlets, utilities, and driveways. Said permission shall include the right of Filmmaker and Filmmaker’s personnel or contractors to bring in camera(s) and lighting equipment, personal effects, props, catering, refreshments, audio visual tools as needed and to recover same from premises upon completion of work. 

If any provision of this agreement or the application thereof is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this agreement that can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application, and to this end, the provisions of this agreement are declared severable.

Signature:___________________________  Signature:___________________________

Printed Name:_______________________ Printed Name:_______________________

Date:________________________  Date:_______________________

Script

Storyboard for Opening Sequence

Sounds

For the soundtrack we thought we should use something similar to the Insidious theme tune but recreate it using copyright free websites. It will work well with our piece as it is a stereotypical theme for a horror film.



For sounds we will need to find a sound of a dice rolling this could easily be found on copyright free websites and then just put over the video. It will be a hyperbolic sound to make it seem more important.


We will also need to have a wind type sound for our opening sequence to add the sense of fear. We can also find these on copyright free websites or find a sound effect on iMovie.


This is a similar sound we will use but it will have but it is too strong of a windy it would need to be quieter and calmer.

Opening Sequence- Anamatic

Props and Locations