Evaluation.

 

         The project that I have made is a two minute long clip, which is part of a film. I made this as part of a group project, in this group was four people, including me. The other people that I worked with are, Rebecca Fernandez, Jurguen Munch, and Steven Culshaw. I contributed to the filming of the clip, and also editing, whilst taking extra photographs to be used in the clip. I also chose the sound track, for the short clip. In the end the images didn’t get used, but instead of them going to waste I have used them in this evaluation.

         Our Clip is a hybrid genre, it is a gangster style film and also a teen drama, there is also action included into the story line, and the clip is mainly based at teenaged males, to adult males, probably between the ages 14-30 years of age. Even though research on similar films shows that also female teenagers, of the same age, might also be quite interested in our project.
The end product was slightly different, than what we had expected. As our clip progressed we had to make a few changes, because our original story-line would not have been able to work, because of the people that we had involved in the filming of the project. After coming to the conclusion that we would have to change the story-line a little, we all agreed that the decision worked out for the best in the end. I think our clip would be successful, because it includes many problems, of what some teenagers have in their lives, and it also gives other people insight of what other people living, in and around the U.K. have to experience, and sometimes on a daily basis. I think this is important in a person’s education, and out-look on life in general.
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think our choices in the film proved successful, because others had commented on how well it was executed on a whole, and how the special effects  had worked well, to maximise the clips potential, and how others would see it. The clip that we made was actually an opening sequence, which then leaves for the least of the story-line to unfold. The clip certainly challenges the genre of the film. It does this by the action, linking to the teen drama genre, and the fighting which also goes together with the drama, but also the gangster factor.

The Mise en Scene of the clip generally links in with the gangster genre; the characters are dressed in average teenage clothes, which are jeans, tracksuit bottoms, and hoodies. Where as also hoodies can be suggested as a link to yobs, and hoodlums. This all generally links with how we have decided to represent teenagers. Here on one side, we have a teenage lad, who is trying to do well with sport, and then on another side, we decided to show how teenagers are generally seen in the public eye, with the use of costumes, and weapons, I feel that we have represented both sides equally as well. Even thought it challenges the stereotype of teenagers, by also having a teenager that wants to do well in life, whilst still dressing in the same way as the actual stereotype would normally. We decided not to use any speech in the film, as we felt that the use of non diegetic music would work better and give a greater effect than normal diegetic speech would do. All factors of media language are used to the advantage, each is equally incorporated into the clip, and all are equally important, to give the project the full effect as it should do. The lighting for example is natural, because we wanted to keep the look of the clip, as real-life as we could do. We wanted to educate others into the lives of people who are involved in gangs, and not giving people a bad impression of at least one of the characters, and make people to re-consider their views of teens in recent years.

         I think our audience responded well to our film, because it was made to make people think, “maybe we have got it wrong about some teens” and make people realise that they don’t have to be scared of every teen when they walk down the street. But also give them insight of the harsh reality that some people have to go through, because of the area they are brought up in.

         If we was to consider making a whole entire film, and wishing to market it, and turn the whole prospect bigger, I would look to the film production company ‘Stealth Films’ which is based in great Britain. My reason for this is because they have helped produce a film which is ‘Kidulthood’ because it has a similar type of idea as we had making out film. Kidulthood is based on looking into the gangster areas of London, and how some teens grow up in London. Showing many sides, some people being better off, but then some stuck in the harsh realities that them types of areas, are portrayed to have.

         The age group that our project is focused at would be in the area of ages 14-30 years of age, mostly focused on male bias, but as wrote earlier in the evaluation, a secondary target audience would be for some female viewers. I feel the people that would enjoy the film would like Hip-hop style music, also rap and RnB. This is because of the stereotype we are given to look to.

         In this clip we have tried to create binary oppositions, and include conflict. We made the characters’ appearance, make them look like they would usually be friend in other circumstances. We have also created many enigmas for people to question “why the characters at are war?” and “where is he going on the bus?”, “will the situation be resolved in a later clip?” and also “who is the character at the end of the film?” I feel that these are very good enigmas because these begin to prove that not every single teenager will be a malicious person. Or not every teenager will hang around in threatening gangs.

         We have used many different editing techniques, to enhance the story line, and also to enhance the over-all out look on the film.        

         Looking back over my preliminary task, I feel I have learnt an epic amount of things, to make a full and finished product. I have learnt how to vary the composition of shots, to make the out-look, more creative and dynamic. I have found many different effects that I can use to emphasise the story-line of the product, and also to make the finished product appeal more to the view, so it is ultimately more aesthetically pleasing. I am also please to say that I have learnt how to edit properly, to a good standard.

 

Conclusion

         I feel that my groups finished product, was very strong. I feel that some of the strong points of the clip were the composition of some of the shots; I feel they worked well, and to the best of our advantage. I do feel that as time went on some of our group members because slightly less interested, and wasn’t working to their full ability, and I also feel that some didn’t but as much effort, and commitment as others did. I am also pleased with all the new and extremely useful techniques that I have learnt.