Critical Reflection Powerpoint

I ran into a number of issues when attempting to get my voice-over to play with the Mp4 file, this resulted in me doing my voice-over a number of times and attempting to try multiple techniques. I am still however unsure if you will be able to hear the audio with this video, therefore as  insurance incase the audio does not work, I recored my presentation with my phone it will upload it at the end of this blog post. I understand if points are lost for this format but this is what was necessary for me to ensure that you had my presentations audio. Thank you for your understanding and time.

Revised Script

I wrote this script, I had to cut it down from the original in-order to match the time restraints. Some lines were changed but nothing was added.

This was my post about the revised script from the third quarter submission, however some changes need to be added. Unfortunately, I do not have access to the same resources I had at school, therefore I am posting this revision in a different format. 

What should be added to the end of the script: 

FADE IN

GIOVANE IS LAYING ON HIS BED ASLEEP, HE IS ALONE

G: *wakes up and sits up* I can't do this

GIOVANE IS NOW LOOKING AT HIS COMPUTER FOR ADVICE

G: *On the phone* Hey man, you still want that candy?

ALTO IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LINE

A: *Sighs and hangs up putting phone down*

G: *Looks at phone with disbelief, sets phone down and looks discouraged*

FADE TO BLACK

Final Submission

This is our final Submission, we didn't change anything from our last submission, except for adding an extra scene to the end of the video. This was done to reach our target time and also provide more closure as to what happens next. The scene at the end provides a different view of Shawn and Mine's characters by showing them in a different setting and, however they still act the same as before, showing their characters don't change how they act depending on where they are.

CCR Question #4 Draft

Technology
It is evident to us that our movie would not have been possible without the use of technology. It was prevalent throughout our film and vital to the creation of it.

• Technology can be seen throughout the film as props;
• The opening conversation between Shawn and Connor's characters happens through calls over the I-phones
• Shawn's character drives a car to the deal
• In the final scenes Shawn's character uses google on a computer and he once again has a phone conversation with Connor's character with I-phones

But technology was also used in the creation of the film. We filmed the scenes using the camera on my I-Phone 7, while not the top of the line camera's used in professional productions, my I-phone worked well and was easy to use. To edit our movie we used adobe premier, this editing software was installed on our school computers, it was not easy to use. I had to learn how to use the software first but also deal with errors that kept occurring. However I managed to create a finished product that I was proud of, and would not have been possible without technology.

CCR Question #3 Draft

Production Skills
Throughout the process of working on this film, my production skills improved in every possible category. In the beginning I had no real prior experience working on a project such as this one. So of course by the end of the process I had improved.

Camera Skills
The first time we filmed our film, we were worried about the lighting when filming our movie, this prompted us to try certain camera tricks to add more light to the film, such as holding a light behind the camera. This gave our scenes a sloppy look that we were not happy with. Therefore when we re-filmed our movie, we didn't use any cheap techniques and simply used natural lighting. This drastically improved the camera quality and look. We also incorporated better camera movement and shots that gave the film a better pacing and flow from scene to scene. Things such as filming Shawn exit his car from another car, was an amazing technique that gave the illusion of him being watched. This one example shows the improvement of my camera skills.

Directing Actors
In our original filming of the film, we did not organize our actors well. The process took a very long time and was not well executed. I believe the issue stemmed from no prior planning and a lack of focus. The second time we filmed, we were prepared. We planned the scenes well beforehand, and we focused on filming. This time we filmed very efficiently and made good time. One example of the planning beforehand was the better outfit choices of our actors, and the better execution that can be seen in scenes, such as the one when Tyanna's character yells at Shawn's character. An emphasis and planning and focus, drastically improved my directing skills.

CCR Question #2 Draft

Marketing research and plan

In my audience engagement research I learned about many ways to market a film to an audience. Often times a successful film will use multiple techniques to market their product, this often works best. I also learned that within these types of marketing, there are many ways to each one, for example different films have many different types of posters, there's not only one way to make a poster. In the film, Joker, one that I did research on, the posters all had the main character as the focus of them, whereas, Get-Out had posters that showed multiple scenes from the movie. 

We looked at our film and the limitations we would have when it came to marketing it. We concluded on creating a bill board to market our film, then we would have an image of the bill board posted on an Instagram account for our film. We thought this would be effective in advertising to our target audience because a large majority of our audience uses Instagram, and they also drive, therefore they would see our advertising and it would engage them. 

Distribution research and Plan

During my distribution research I learned the importance of video on demand and streaming services today, they have began to pose a threat to movie theaters because many people now just wait till films are available on those services. I also learned that major film releases make the most money in theaters during the first few weeks of a theatrical release. The film, The Irishman, could have made much more money but there was a discrepancy between theaters and Netflix, therefore the movie was only released in select theaters before it was released onto Netflix, to avoid issues like this i devised this distribution plan: we will have a major theatrical release on October 7, but before our major theatrical release we will play our movie a select few film festivals. We will have a short period of time before our film is released to VOD and Netflix, probably around 20-30 days.  

I believe this distribution plan will be effective in reaching our target audience because a large majority of our target audience will have access to Netflix. This will allow younger members of our target audience to watch our film. If older members of our target audience wants to watch our film in a theater, we will also have a major theatrical release. I believe by constructing our distribution research the way I have, the film will be available to as large of an audience as possible. 

CCR Question #1 Draft

Conventions and Social Groups

We challenged the convention of having artificial lighting, instead of having artificial lighting in of scenes, that would have made the action in the movie more visible. However, we decided to challenge this convention by using only natural light. This choice meant that some scenes were difficult to see, but this was done on purpose, because it gave the movie a more realistic feel that we wanted. We also felt that it gave a more gritty and intense feel to the scenes that we thought would fit the movie well. 

A convention we used, that I saw in the film Pulp Fiction, was beginning the movie in the midst of a conversation. Specifically, the movie starts with our actor, Shawn Biza, stating, "Alright and there's no cops, you sure this place is safe?". This causes the viewer to be in the action as soon as the movie starts, and engages them as soon as possible. It also helps set up the plot without wasting any time.

A simple convention used in all films, but a vital one that we essential to our film was dialogue. This is how our film progresses and moves, without dialogue our film would not have worked. This is true for many films, dialogue is a vital part of most films and nearly all films in our genre. Therefore it was very conventional for us to use this in our film, but it was needed in order for us to have a successful film. 

There are two main social groups in our project, the candy seller and the buyer. The actor and actress Shawn Biza, and Tyanna Denord, represent the sellers, in our film they both illegally sell candy, I played the role of a buyer, someone who buys the candy from the sellers. However in our film the social group of the sellers can be separated into two types, one with experience and one without. Shawn Biza plays the seller with no experience, he is represented as being nervous and vulnerable. Whereas the seller with experience was portrayed by Tyanna Denord, who did a great job representing the experienced seller as being intimidating and in-control. The buyer was portrayed by me, I represented the character as being care-free and only caring about himself. These were the social groups of our film and them and their occupations drive the film.