- How will planning, process and constructed be recorded and constantly evaluated?
I will be bringing together a focus group and creating a questionnair for them to fill out which will work towards the planning process of my products.
- The audience: identified how? The appeal will be...
My audience is females at 12+ who like romance and relationships. These will be identified by making sure all of the features in my products appeal to this type of audience. I will make sure of this by using a focus group.
- Which media will link to the main task and how.
Film media will link to my main task. Also, publishing media links to my teaser trailer aswell because it may be given film reviews published in magazines and newspapers.
- Why this area?
I chose this area because I wanted to do something a little different from my AS project. Last year I did print coursework, so this year I wanted to combine print and film which is why I chose to produce a trailer with a poster and magazine cover. I chose this genre because it is my favourite genre to watch in terms of movies, and not many media studies students create romantic trailers. Horror always seems to be the most popular.
- First 5 steps and why?
1) Decide on the storyline of my teaser trailer so that I know what to work around when casting and choosing locations.
2) Draw/produce anamatics. These are equivelent to a storyboard which will help me plan what my teaser trailer is going to look like.
3) Choose how many actors are needed and have auditions for this - they must be genuinely serious about acting as romances can sometimes not be taken seriously. This will enable me to start filming the trailer as soon as possible.
4)Choose where the trailer will be shot in terms of location. Also think about setting, costume, hair and makeup, script, camera angles etc. This will also enable me to start shooting as soon as possible.
5) Get filming!
According to this website, the earliest romance film ever was the 20-second long "The May Irwin Kiss" by Thomas Edison. It was the most popular Edison Vitascope film of 1896.
Thursday 29 September 2011
Monday 5 September 2011
Focus Group
Here is my focus group. I have found 4 girls and 2 boys who enjoy watching romantic movies and asked them questions about how they would feel towards certain aspects in the romantic field. Here is a picture of each member of the focus group:
1. Leah Croft
2. Kathryn Sunnocks
3. Bethan Dash
4. Sarah Potter
5. Adam Gardiner
6. James Bishop
Here is the questionnaire that I will be sending to my focus group to fill out:
1) When you think of a romantic movie, what type of lighting comes to mind?
2) During an emotional scene, would you prefer close ups or long shots?
3) When watching a trailer, do you like a voice over, listening to the dialogue or a bit of both?
4) Do you find cliché situations ruin a good movie?
5) In terms of the colour palette, do you like a cold or warm atmosphere or do you prefer it to reflect the characters’ feelings and emotions?
6) Do you think a fast pace trailer would give off the right affect for a romantic movie?
7) Do you prefer a simplistic romantic trailer or a range of editing techniques?
And here are my results:
From these results, I know to keep the lighting warm and soft throughout my trailer.
2) During an emotional scene, would you prefer close ups or long shots?
Close ups – 5
Long shots - 1
From these results, I know to focus on close ups when shooting an emotional scene as this is what the audience generally prefer.
3) When watching a trailer, do you like a voice over, listening to the dialogue or a bit of both?
Only dialogue – 1
Only voice over – 1
Both - 4
From these results, I know to add a bit of both dialogue and voice over in my trailer as this is what the audience would prefer to hear.
4) Do you find cliché situations ruin a good movie?
Yes – 1
No – 2
When overused - 3
From these results I know that cliché situations will be good to use but not to overuse them as the audience generally think this ruins a good movie.
5) In terms of the colour palette, do you like a cold or warm atmosphere or do you prefer it to reflect the characters’ feelings and emotions?
Warm – 3
Cold – 0
Reflect characters’ feelings and emotions - 3
From these results, I have had an equal answer for warm colour palette and reflecting the characters' feelings and emotions. It may well be that the lighting must be warm to reflect a certain character's feelings so this would work. However, I think when shooting I will concentrate mainly on reflecting the characters' feelings and emotions throughout.
6) Do you think a fast pace trailer would give off the right affect for a romantic movie?
Yes – 0
No - 6
From these results I know not to produce a fast paced trailer.
7) Do you prefer a simplistic romantic trailer or a range of editing techniques?
Simplistic – 5
Editing techniques – 1
From these results, I know that the audience would prefer simplistic techniques for my romantic trailer.
1. Leah Croft
2. Kathryn Sunnocks
3. Bethan Dash
4. Sarah Potter
5. Adam Gardiner
6. James Bishop
Here is the questionnaire that I will be sending to my focus group to fill out:
1) When you think of a romantic movie, what type of lighting comes to mind?
2) During an emotional scene, would you prefer close ups or long shots?
3) When watching a trailer, do you like a voice over, listening to the dialogue or a bit of both?
4) Do you find cliché situations ruin a good movie?
5) In terms of the colour palette, do you like a cold or warm atmosphere or do you prefer it to reflect the characters’ feelings and emotions?
6) Do you think a fast pace trailer would give off the right affect for a romantic movie?
7) Do you prefer a simplistic romantic trailer or a range of editing techniques?
And here are my results:
From these results, I know to keep the lighting warm and soft throughout my trailer.
2) During an emotional scene, would you prefer close ups or long shots?
Close ups – 5
Long shots - 1
From these results, I know to focus on close ups when shooting an emotional scene as this is what the audience generally prefer.
3) When watching a trailer, do you like a voice over, listening to the dialogue or a bit of both?
Only dialogue – 1
Only voice over – 1
Both - 4
From these results, I know to add a bit of both dialogue and voice over in my trailer as this is what the audience would prefer to hear.
4) Do you find cliché situations ruin a good movie?
Yes – 1
No – 2
When overused - 3
From these results I know that cliché situations will be good to use but not to overuse them as the audience generally think this ruins a good movie.
5) In terms of the colour palette, do you like a cold or warm atmosphere or do you prefer it to reflect the characters’ feelings and emotions?
Warm – 3
Cold – 0
Reflect characters’ feelings and emotions - 3
From these results, I have had an equal answer for warm colour palette and reflecting the characters' feelings and emotions. It may well be that the lighting must be warm to reflect a certain character's feelings so this would work. However, I think when shooting I will concentrate mainly on reflecting the characters' feelings and emotions throughout.
6) Do you think a fast pace trailer would give off the right affect for a romantic movie?
Yes – 0
No - 6
From these results I know not to produce a fast paced trailer.
7) Do you prefer a simplistic romantic trailer or a range of editing techniques?
Simplistic – 5
Editing techniques – 1
From these results, I know that the audience would prefer simplistic techniques for my romantic trailer.
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