Saturday, 16 March 2013
End Note.
Okay, so here is the end of my A2 Media Portfolio! I felt it appropriate to put in a small afterword, just saying that the long year has come to an end! It's been a difficult journey, that has involved lots of time and effort, but overall I feel I've learnt a lot about Media on the whole and how a film would be constructed! As I've said, I'm happy with everything that has been done and I'm looking forward to applying everything I've learnt in the exam and continuing to gain knowledge about Media institutions and audiences!
Friday, 15 March 2013
What Have You Learned From Your Audience Feedback?
Just a short video of myself evaluating the question!
In What Ways Does Your Media Product Use, Develop Or Challenge Forms And Conventions Of Real Media Products?
This is the first question asked to evaluate! Now, it's an interesting question and one that is best answered by simply writing about it! There's not really much else I can do, other than reference parts of my media and evaluate them!
This question is a good question for me, as the whole point of my film was to challenge the conventions of narrative in a film. That's what my film does, it's about the challenged life of a disabled person and shows some pretty awful things happen to him. Not an average film, a very unconventional story line. However, it is quite 'developed' as there is a lot of conventional narrative in it. There's a Protagonist, Antagonist and even a love interest! Very basic, essential parts to a film. So, it's quite an interesting way of using forms and conventions, by partly sticking to the conventions so it attracts a modern audience, but also straying away in some form, so that it makes people think and it's different. By being different, it means people remember it, which is exactly what I wanted!
As for what I did in regards to filming, camera shots, etc, I stuck mainly to conventions! There's no extreme angles, no ridiculous cuts, etc... Everything is very conventional, as the story is so unconventional, that by making everything else the same, it would simply be too confusing! So, that's why I stayed fundamentally conventional.
In regards to my ancillary tasks (poster and website) I stayed very conventional in the design and effects on them. They're basic, eye catching and put across the feeling of the film! Both the website and the poster do this. They stay conventional, as if they're confusing and different, then an audience aren't going to know what they're looking at. Conventions are there because they generally work best, so sticking to them in the advertising is best. If not, they don't advertise properly, so people don't know what they're looking at.
So, there's my answer to how my media product uses, develops and challenges conventions!
This question is a good question for me, as the whole point of my film was to challenge the conventions of narrative in a film. That's what my film does, it's about the challenged life of a disabled person and shows some pretty awful things happen to him. Not an average film, a very unconventional story line. However, it is quite 'developed' as there is a lot of conventional narrative in it. There's a Protagonist, Antagonist and even a love interest! Very basic, essential parts to a film. So, it's quite an interesting way of using forms and conventions, by partly sticking to the conventions so it attracts a modern audience, but also straying away in some form, so that it makes people think and it's different. By being different, it means people remember it, which is exactly what I wanted!
As for what I did in regards to filming, camera shots, etc, I stuck mainly to conventions! There's no extreme angles, no ridiculous cuts, etc... Everything is very conventional, as the story is so unconventional, that by making everything else the same, it would simply be too confusing! So, that's why I stayed fundamentally conventional.
In regards to my ancillary tasks (poster and website) I stayed very conventional in the design and effects on them. They're basic, eye catching and put across the feeling of the film! Both the website and the poster do this. They stay conventional, as if they're confusing and different, then an audience aren't going to know what they're looking at. Conventions are there because they generally work best, so sticking to them in the advertising is best. If not, they don't advertise properly, so people don't know what they're looking at.
So, there's my answer to how my media product uses, develops and challenges conventions!
Thursday, 14 March 2013
How Effective Is The Combination Of Your Main Product And Ancillary Texts?
The combination of my two ancillary tasks is difficult to evaluate, as both of them aren't that interlinked and I decided to create them as separate projects. I did this for a number of reasons, but the problem it gives me is that it's difficult to measure how effective they are together.
To do this, I think it's best to link them as pure 'advertisements'. Their link is that they are both just standard adverts, that is pretty much free! Whilst they don't 'link' together, I think the both of them combine in creating a certain enigma surrounding the main task. They revolve around it and create a feeling of professionalism that is needed, so that people feel comfortable in spending their money in order to see the film.
It's very difficult to comment on this with there being little to comment on, however I think what I'm trying to say is that they are effective in pulling in an audience, but outside of that they really have little use together. This is not a bad thing, they were made for a purpose and they fill that purpose quite well!
To do this, I think it's best to link them as pure 'advertisements'. Their link is that they are both just standard adverts, that is pretty much free! Whilst they don't 'link' together, I think the both of them combine in creating a certain enigma surrounding the main task. They revolve around it and create a feeling of professionalism that is needed, so that people feel comfortable in spending their money in order to see the film.
It's very difficult to comment on this with there being little to comment on, however I think what I'm trying to say is that they are effective in pulling in an audience, but outside of that they really have little use together. This is not a bad thing, they were made for a purpose and they fill that purpose quite well!
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