Main Post 12.7: Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

After looking back at my preliminary task and comparing it to the main task we have completed I noticed some key points and aspects which I have expanded on  below.

My Opening Sequence flowed more smoothly than my preliminary task. - techniques used throughout editing were more intriguing and effective. Each shot flowed more efficiently and each cut was more clean and smooth also the camera angles were straight and used a spirit level in our main task to prevent the camera being wonky, of which was a problem in our preliminary task.

The sound track - The copy right music used in main task made the audience want to keep watching and kept them on there toes, where as the sound track on the preliminary didn't have as much of an impact, but both link to the genre of each piece.

Another point to point out is that we didn't keep to rule of thirds within our shots in 'the break up' as in some shots we cut out parts of characters heads off and we center of the camera which didn't look effective which  we greatly improved upon during 'Contamination' and made sure that we didn't and wouldn't break the rule of thirds. Which we did well as a group to ensure we didn't in our main task, progressing greatly from our preliminary task.

Also all of my editing techniques have developed and my editing knowledge has improved greatly and is strongly evident as shown in the improvements from the preliminary 'the break up' compared to 'Contamination'. Being able to now know how to use the adobe premier software effectively and knowing how to chop and change shots, I am now able to change the lighting and the speed of which I did in some of the shots in the main task to make the finished outcome more interesting and effective.

This shot here shows the first shot from my preliminary, its a great example of the camera being off balance of which could have been prevented.






I feel I have learnt a lot and progressed dramatically since my preliminary task, of which I learnt a lot from such as how to work all different types of media equipment and technology's such as a video camera and adobe premier, I feel that if I hadn't completed this preliminary task I would have been thrown straight into the deep end not knowing how to use or work anything which would have out come'd to a tragic Opening Sequence.

By completing the Preliminary task I was able to see what worked and what didn't and tried to use some of these techniques and ideas within my Opening Sequence, which ended up getting a lot of positive feedback, showing that its considerably better from our prelim task.

Main Post 12.6: What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

Youtube - I used Youtube to watch other opening sequence and get inspiration, I also used it to upload and embed videos onto my blog such as my prelim film and my opening sequence.

Blogger- I used to blogger to complete and post all of my as media work, due to not having used blogger before it took some time getting used to but now am up to date and appreciate the website.

Flip camcorder - I used a Flip camcorder to video record feedback from others as its a quick and easy way of getting footage and can easily upload to youtube effiently.

PowerPoint - I used powerpoint to create most of my woke of which I then turned in to JPEG's so that I was able to upload on to my blog effiently.

Adobe Premiere - I used the software Adobe Premiere to edit all the footage for my prelim video and my final opening sequence. As had never used before took some time getting used to but once know where all the buttons and contraptions are its easy to work and edit footage.

Google - I used google to reseach, collect images and find links to websites ofwhich i used that link to my work.

Prezi - Prezi was a new programme ofwhich I have not used before so once watched some youtube clips on how to use, I was able to create a Prezi ofwhich I then embeded into my blog.

Scanner - I used the scaner to upload and scan in any hand writtern documents, which aloud me to insert them into my blog.  

Main Post 12.5: How did you attract/address your audience?

Main post 12.4: Who would be the audience for you media product?

Main Post 12.3: What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

There are many media institutions that might distribute our film 'Contamination', the main, most well known institutions being Warner Bros, Sony, Fox and Paramount. But due to our film being a low budget British film its difficult to get the funding from these main stream distributors. But if had the choice would choose Sony Pictures as has many connections and subsidiary arms all over the world in different countries, meaning and allowing my film to be widely distributed well. Also due to Sony having so many other elements to their company they can promote films easily and cheaply through their products such as phones, consoles and also promote to the gaming industry of which is a whole new audience. 
Also in the past Sony have distributed and produced many massive Action Adventure blockbusters such as SkyFall and Spider Man. Of which shows that Sony Entertainment would be perfect to distribute our media product successfully. But due to them taking the piece on being rather unlikely, i researched and found an alternative. Of which most British production company's go to BFI. Here is a Link to the BFI website.

http://industry.bfi.org.uk/distributionandexhibition

Most Studios, creating a film have funding for each step including the distribution of there film, A production company is a company that produces the film (such as ours Contamination) the production company takes the film up to the distribution stage where sometimes other companies join together to market and distribute the film. Small British films cant afford all of the production stages or don't have the resource's or connections to market their film properly so tend to get funding from production company's such as the one I mentioned above BFI. 

Main Post 12.2: How does your media product represent particular social groups?

In our opening sequence, you only get to see one character the rest are introduced as the film progresses. But we wanted our character to be represented in a manner that portrayed him as a stereotypical average man/boy, suggesting that what happens latter in the film could happen to anyone. His costume portrays this as its very average and everyday like.

Main Post 12.1: In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

Here is a video of Our Opening Sequence, Contamination of which I have completed a Directors commentary and inserted in over the top of our video, talking about aspects of mise-en-scene within, our chosen sound track, shots and things we could have included.

Here is a brief summary of what I spoke about during my Directors Commentary:

The structure of our opening sequence, slightly changed from our original plan, as when we started to edit shots together they didn't look as flush as we wanted them to and they also didn't run as smoothly into one another as planned.

We chose to use this specific sound track as it created a tense feel as though building up to a climax and created an eerie atmosphere

By having heavy breathing over our point of View shots, it creates an interaction with the character.

Jumping/tripping shot:  To make this shot even better we could have added in a close up of Jacob after he tips to allow the audience to connect with the character also enhancing the sense of action within the piece.

Mise-en-scene:  We decided to film in a wood as was the most suitable for our opening sequence as was lots of objects and nature around making it seem as though the character is in the middle of nowhere.

We have used panning at the beginning of our piece as to establish the location and setting of the piece.

We have filmed lots of shots of Jacob running, of which we have tried to fast edit the shots together to make a greater impact on our sequence. Also by having Jacob running in different directions all over the place it creates the sense of confusion within the piece and disorientation.

We chose this specific typography as looked effective and interesting, we chose to fade it in and out so that it slowly disappeared and reappeared.  

We used the effect dip to black throughout,  as some of the shots didn't run smoothly as from the Point of View shot to the still shot didn't work so by suing a dip to black enabled us to create a smooth flowing connection.