What kind of media institution may distribute your product and why?

The piece is not complete, thus it could not be distributed by any film company. However, companies such as Lionsgate who specialize in this genre of film would distribute it should the piece be expanded to a full feature length.

How did you attract/address your audience?

In order to attract and satisfy our audience, we tried to include as many reasonable suggestions from our primary research as possible, such as the dark theme and supernatural storyline. Due to limitations, we were not able to include the gore that was desired, however this would not make too much of a difference as we made up for this with tension. The primary research we undertook can be seen at the following link;


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUmAVlpPlg8&feature=player_embedded

Evaluation - Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression of it to the final product?

From the preliminary task, I believe I have learnt several things. The very first thing I have learnt is that despite angles and editing, a bad actor can in fact draw away from all these things quite significantly, and ruin even the most well placed shots. I also discovered that even the slightest of sounds in the background which should not be there such as muted chatter can sound very unprofessional, and thus require editing out. this in itself can become quite tedious and prove to be a small challenge. Another lesson learned is how to effectively use shots such as low and high angles in order to give the impressions of power and submission. 

Evaluation - What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

I have learned much from the process of constructing the product, the main skills being how to edit and how to maintain a blog. Before the final piece, I did not have a great deal of experience dealing with the software involved in editing. However over the course of creating the clip of film, I grew familiar with the program, being able to use far more advanced editing techniques to accomplish the simpler tasks. This is turn allowed us to have more dynamic cuts, and a more accurate soundtrack for our piece. I also learned the process and necessities of maintaining an active blog, which actually proved extremely useful in the sense of documenting any work required, keeping on top of the task at hand. As a secondary advantage from the blog, it made it possible to make organisational tasks far easier, as the group could each access the singular blogs, checking if there were any new schedules or plans to consider.

Final Cut

The film has come together, after quite some editing. The below link is the finalised piece, so please feel free to comment on it, and leave any relevant criticisms. This will soon be accompanied by an evaluation of the film.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orl6_SGV6zQ

Weather Difficulty

There was need to refilm the street scenes, as at first we had planned to use the snowy weather to our advantage, as it gave more of a professional and eerie feel to the whole scene, due to snow being quite enveloping. Also, it allowed for an easier transition from scene to scene, as snow makes landscapes look the same, therefore we could use different locations for the same scene. The issue was that the snow disappeared before we had a chance to film the final cuts. Below is a link to the unused footage captured with the snow present.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMEr65Y2SsI

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