Question 1 - In what ways does you media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media product?

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

Question 2 - How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts?

How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts? from qureshisohail97

Question 3 - What have you learned from your audience feedback?

Question 3 - What Have You Learned From Your Audience Feedback

Question 4 - How did you use media technologies in the construction and research, Planning and evaluation stages?

How did you use media technologies in the construction and research, Planning and evaluation stages?

Technologies has a big role in my media coursework. I have relied on it through my work. In the coursework I have been using many different forms of technologies from the start. When researching for my work, I started using YouTube to look into existing A2 media trailers and looking at big film industry trailers. When looking at A2 media trailer and big film industries trailer, I found them very inspiring and they gave me ideas of how I should take my own horror trailer. It was very important for me to know what type of conventions go into and horror trailers and how they use them in films. I wanted to know what type of methods they use when creating trailers. I have used YouTube to get my trailers music and I have uploaded my trailer on YouTube so it can be watched by my audience, and another reason why I have uploaded it on YouTube is because I needed it to go on my blogger.

Blogger has played a major part in what types of technologies I have used for my coursework. When presenting my coursework on different online platforms, I showcased my work on Sildeshare, Scribd, Google Forms, Google Slides, Visme, Animoto, Prezi, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Pinterest and Padlet. These the website I had used for my coursework in A2 Media Studies. To showcase the work on Blogger I had to use the embed tool to publish most of my work of these software’s on to my blog. The reason I decided to do this because I wanted to use as many different forms of media technologies for my coursework, I want to show the examiner and the audience that they many unique ways of presenting your work. I used each of the software’s even amount of times and I didn’t stick one of them, I believe I used Prezi, Slideshare and Scribd the most I liked how they presented and shown my work in a certain way. When using these software’s they didn’t limit me in my work and I believe that they were the best ones to use from all the other ones I have used in my media coursework. I also used Animoto to present some of my work as it gave me a new way of presenting my work and I found it very useful and it gave me the freedom to be visionary. I believe using many new different ways of presenting my work, this shows the audience how I can use many new forms of media platform.

For my two ancillary products, I had used Adobe Photoshop and Adobe InDesign to create my Film Poster and Film Magazine Cover. I found Adobe Photoshop and Adobe InDesign very easy to use as I have been using this platform for couple of years in Media so I knew what type of skills I needed to apply to my two ancillary products.  When creating my two ancillary products I had to start it with two blank A4 pages on Photoshop and InDesign as that is the size of the paper I wanted for my two products. When using Photoshop and InDesign I came across many new tools for my magazine cover and film poster. I knew my way around both of the platforms as I have been using them since year 10 when I started my GCSE Media Studies. Everything you see on my magazine and poster are all my original products, I believe  that using my own products in my two ancillary products, I relate these back to my audience as well as my main product which is film trailer. When it came to creating the two ancillary products, I found that InDesign was easier to use for my magazine as I can place things on the page perfectly, using calculations to place things onto the A4 page. I researched into these two platforms and I found out that many magazine companies use InDesign as they believe that Adobe InDesign is very easy to use as well as being very professional for the independent magazine companies. As this platform is very cheap to get. 

The House Guest Trailer

Here is the completed trailer for my film, The House Guest. 

Ancillary Product - Film Poster

Ancillary Product - Magazine Cover

Development of my Poster

I am using Photoshop to create my Poster for The House Guest, this shows where I am for my poster and shows what type of poster I am creating for my coursework. I have created two posters for the film, I have created a Teaser Poster and this is the Theatrical Poster for the film. This poster I believe that will get more of my target audience interested into my film and I am using the print side of the media to promote this film. I am using other media to promote the film as well as the print side. I have uploaded this to show you guys where I am with my Poster, I hope you like where I am taking this poster.

The House Guest Storyboard

We have used a Storyboard for our trailer, storyboard are used in order to depict events within a moving image through the use of pictures. So this storyboard allowed me to see my trailer clearly through these various images and it shows me how they will appear in the shot type chosen. 

The storyboard I have created for my trailer outlines shows me clear and visual look upon my trailer and this has shown me how the camera angles I have used, movements and the overall theme of the trailer. this storyboard includes the fonts I have used and the non-dietetic sounds (the background music) that I have included. To sum-up this, my storyboard has allowed me see my trailer before I create it and this gives my tatget audience a chance to see what type of things will be including in my trailer. Shows I have put time into the production and the planning for this project for my media course. 

Scenes From The House Guest

These are three of the scenes from The House Guest, I wanted to share some behind the scenes of The House Guest to show how the work environment was at the set of this film trailer. I wanted to share this to the audience of the film and I want the audience to have a relationship with this film, to keep them excited for the film when I am sharing videos from behind the scenes of the film trailer. Keeping you (The Audience) updating as I make the trailer for The House Guest, I hope you enjoy the few scenes I have picked for you to see. These few scenes are like a little teaser before the real film trailer comes out. 

Updated Shot List

Shot List

This is another updated Shot List for The House Guest. As I thought I needed a new one as the trailer is changing when I am filming, I believed that the audience (meaning you) needed to see the updated one to see what things have changed or what things I have added into the trailer to make it better or to get more audience because of the new changes. This Shot List is one of the final piece for my Shot List, as I will be adding more things like what type of music I will be using and adding into my trailer, so that will be coming on to the blog very soon.

Development Stage Of The House Guest

The images above show how we came up with ideas for our film trailer in A2 Media Studies. This tells the audience how we have worked together and to look at how we actually started this trailer ideas. How we came up with The House Guest. I am showing the development stage of our trailer and how we started, as you know that our trailer is still in shooting, so I wanted to present this to show how much we have actually put into this film trailer and how excited we are when this porject is finished ans shown to the audience for the first time.

Chosen Questions For Evaluation 4

How did you use media technologies in the construction and research, Planning and evaluation stages?

• What technologies have I used for my products?
• How effective was it using these technologies?
• Discuses the skills I have improved and developed and how I did this?
• What was the effectiveness of those methods? How have they supported your project?

Chosen Questions For Evaluation 3

What have you learned from your audience feedback?

• How does this feedback help me?
• Why are the target audience feedback so important?
• What improvements could I make to products?
• How did I address my target audience?

Chosen Questions For Evaluation Question 2

How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts?

• Do all of my products fit in with my genre?
• What ancillary products did I create and why?
• How well do they work together? (What type of house style?)
• Does my ancillary product represent my trailer well?
• Criticise how effective the 3 products would be to market my product?
• What made me create the products the way I did?
• Do all of my products fit in with my genre?

Chosen Questions For Evaluation 1

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

• Include what theories I have used
• How fare does the product meet/challenge the conventions of trailers
• Which conventions have you utilised and researched
• How far does the products meet/challenge the conventions of horror trailers
• Is my product effective by using these conventions
• What would I improve if I was to do it again 
• What inspired me to create this product 
• Why did I challenge or follow these conventions  

Costumes

Amelia is the villain and the main character in the film so I wanted to give her a casual and scary look to the character as the clothes she will be wearing will representing her in the film to the audience. I wanted this character to be presented strong and powerful in the film, by making the dress code casual clothing it connotes across to the audience that she is powerful and she can end up in a high paying job. As we are breaking the conventions in the horror genre, these are the clothes I see the character wearing in the film and this is how I want the character to be presented to the audience. She can be the woman of every man's dream, a character very good looking but playing the villain in the film. Again I am breaking the conventions for the horror genre.

Follow Sohail's board Amelia Blake Ideas on Pinterest.

Aaron is one of the male characters in The House Guest. I have given Aaron Trescott a casual look as this character is very casual throughout the film and by giving him a casual look, target audience whom are male gender can relate to Aaron as they will might or have the same style of fashion as Aaron Trescott from The House Guest. The clothes that this character wears in the film trailer are sporty and looks like that he is into sports, but if I were to be creating film I would have gave this character the style of clothes you can see above in the Pinterest board. Overall by looking at the clothes this character will be wearing, I believe that he will being making the film more realistic as he wears the same type of clothes as the target audience would wear in their day to day business. 

Follow Sohail's board Aaron Trescott on Pinterest.

Logan is one of the male characters in The House Guest. He is given a very sporty look to the audience so the character himself can relate to the audience for this film. This is because I feel that the audience will understand and feel what the character is going through in the film if they do not relate to the audience so that is why I wanted Logan to relate to its audience too. This shows that the audience will care about the audience and if he is wearing the same style of clothe, this will make it even more easier for the character. His fashion style is casual with sporty style, so he wears a lot of Nike brand and looks like that he is into his sports. I believe these little things in the costume will make a big difference for the audience as they will see horror things happening around the character who can relate back to their own style of life like the clothes they wear.

Follow Sohail's board Logan Thompson on Pinterest.

My Teaser Poster For The House Guest

This is my teaser poster for The House Guest film I am currently working on. As part of my research, I have decided to create a teaser poster to create a mystery for the audience. I believe this poster will help market my film to more of my target audience as I am posting this on the blog as well as the Twitter and Facebook pages that I have created for The House Guest. This teaser poster is keeping the audience on edge as it is not giving a lot of information on what the film could be like or what the main plot for the film is. I have used three main colours to create this poster, I have used black, white and grey for the colour scheme in this teaser poster. I believe this is good for my film as this gives another mystery to the audience right now and I believe that this will make the audience interested in the film. 

The House Guest Script

The House Guest Script

My Script contains many shots of what each of the characters will be saying in my film trailer. This explains what type of dialogues I am having in the trailer. And this script will give the audience a chance to see what type of language I have used in the trailer and also shows how this film is rating age 15+. This is also what the audience will be expecting in the trailer and this shows how we took the research back and looked at what the audience wanted in the trailer, and I have tried to include as much as possible for the audience. 

Updated Screenplay

A screen play for a film is the movie script, complete with stage directions and acting instructions.

Here is the updated screenplay for my film trailer, The House Guest. I will be using this screenplay but only partly as I will be producing new ideas during the filming but this screenplay gives me and shows you a brief overview of the dialogue I wish use in my trailer.

Screenplay - The House Guest

The screenplay I have created for my trailer has helped me greatly in thinking about the plot and the content details that I wish to have in my trailer. I wish to show as little of my plot as I want to avoid spoilers but I want enough to be shown so the audience know the film's synopsis and begin to introduce them to the characters. This gives the audience more information on the trailer that the TNA Twisted Production is presented next year in May. This screenplay is also opening more features like annotation and ideas for the trailer, so I will be able to communicate the characters a lot stronger through the trailer. Even more this will create a very tense experience for my audience through the aspect from the camera angles, lighting and movements. Overall, creating the screenplay given me a more in depth of what will be included into my trailer.