DELUSION - Matthew Moseley A2 Final

My A2 Final project. DELUSION - Matthew Moseley A2 Final project.

ancillary texts radio advert

This is my Ancillary Text for my Radio advert. ( This is on youtube and i have had trouble with the link working. If it doesn't work please click Here )

ancillary texts poster

my ancillary text which was the poster.


I have called the named delusion because by the near end of the film the audience will realise that the main character has just been delusional about the the killer the whole way though the film. I think this poster is perfect because it goes into detail about how the main character is purely imaging the killer while he ultimately turns into the killer.
the white light is a symbol of his imagination, as the killer stands in the light showing that he is part of his imagination.

A2 Media question 4

How did you uses new media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evolution stages? ( If the youtube link does not work please click here )

A2 Media Question 3

What have you learned from your audience feedback?

In order to construct research from my audience, I decided to show family and friends my final project. In some cases I used web 2.0 to receive feedback, such as twitter and Facebook. the people that the showed were very happy with the product that I have produced. I was extremely happy that my audience took into account the number of angle and shots that I have used. A member of my family said that my project flowed naturally.

Some of the people that I have asked even pointed out their favourite scene in the film. Many of my audience liked the final scene where the camera movement is shaky and I show the twist of the film with the camera shots and angles.

My audience easily identified the genre of my film a 'thriller'. This was extremely good news for myself as that is exactly the genre I was aiming for. I think how i achieved my aim to create a thriller was partly with the sound.

most audience members pointed out that it was the constant eerie sounds that i used thought out my film. A member of my audience said that the sound in my film was essential for my film for it too be classed as a thriller.

However, one person did have some advice to give me. My grandparent said that when i was showing the killers face for the very first time, i should of shown him for less time. Showing the killer for less time would intensify the audience. Overall making my final project more thrilling for the audience.

A2 media question 2

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

when creating my ancillary texts ( which you can find in the youtube video above ) I tried to link as much as possible to a thriller aspect. My ancillary texts were a poster and radio advert.

as you can see here to the right, the first picture is the unedited picture of me on a footpath. the picture below that is the edited picture. I edited this picture on 'Pixlr'. Pixlr is basically a free online photoshop. This edit took me around 4 days to complete as i wanted the edit to be perfect, as I am very happy with it.

 There are many reasons why I created the poster to look like the way I have created it. the first reason is that the killer is directly central and is almost in a silhouette with glaring light behind him. I think this poster is perfect because it goes into detail about how the main character is purely imaging the killer while he ultimately turns into the killer. The white light is a symbol of his imagination, as the killer stands in the light showing that he is part of his imagination. I have called the named delusion because by the near end of the film the audience will realise that the main character has just been delusional about the the killer the whole way though the film.

For the radio advert, I took a little bit of the music that i used for my actual final product and used it as a backing track for my radio advert. Then i used segments of the film where there would be speaking. I put it together in order to create a creeper eerie radio advert. I showed this advert to friends and family to get there first reaction. They were all very drawn into my radio advert pointing out that parts they enjoyed the most were the knife sound and the description of the killer.

The combination of my ancillary texts ( poster and radio advert ) were extremely effective. I can tell this from the audience research that i conducted on my friends and family. Therefor, I am extremely happy with the work that i have done with the poster and radio advert.

A2 media Questions 1

In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? ( if the Youtube link does not work please click here )

poster

I have recently made a poster for my film. I made this poster on an online photoshop called 'Pixlr'. Pixar is a free photoshopping website which everything is made online. I had taken a picture of me down an alley near my house. Then using pixlr I made this.

This is exactly how I wanted it to turn out. I have also named the film ' DELUSION'. I have called the named delusion because by the near end of the film the audience will realise that the main character has just been delusional about the the killer the whole way though the film. I think this poster is perfect because it goes into detail about how the main character is purely imaging the killer while he ultimately turns into the killer.
the white light is a symbol of his imagination, as the killer stands in the light showing that he is part of his imagination.

production diary 4

Today I edited the second segment of what I filmed. just to recap I filmed for more than an hours worth of footage which took me around 5 hours to shoot. It took me so long because i wanted to film because i wanted to capture as many different angles. I am extremely glad how the filming went today. i think the number of angles that i filmed with gave my an unlimited choice of camera angles i can use for my film. I am also editing the film very well. However, I will have to do some more recording of foley sound. The sound that I captured really isn't good enough for my film. it contains random sounds of helicopters and airplanes as the area that I filmed in is situated right next to an airport. Therefore, I will have to record more sound as it needs to be perfect.
as you can see here that a lot of sound as added because of the problem of living next to an airport.

production diary 3

Today I set out to my location with everything i needed. For example, i have all the props like the bandana and knife. I also have the correct clothes that i had for my production: coat, jumper, tracks etc. It was around 10am that i started my filming, I did the exact same movements as i did last week filming. For example, i took lots of different shots over the course of one sense. Therefore in post production I can pick the most natural shot for my scene to be shot from. I did this for the majority of the day filming inside and outside getting the most shots possible to make a smooth production. i started my production at around 10 and then finished at around 5ish. Today i had a lot of fun filming as much of my film as I could. I think as soon as i upload my rushes to my laptop i will start editing what i have made today. I will blog next time i finish todays editing.

Sound - Research

Today I have been looking around youtube and the internet for non-copyrighted music that I could use behind my production.  I wanted very thrilling distorted music to put behind my production. therefore, my audiences becomes more involved in my production. I have found some non copyrighted music that I can use to build suspense in my product. The music are: ' Unseen Horror', scary musical sound effect and suspenseful background music. I also took some non copyrighted foley sounds to make the production sound a lot of natural. for example, I downloaded '10 min ULTIMATE SLEEP relaxation forrest'.
Now that I have these sounds my production should run a lot smoother and my production should come out a lot more natural now.

Production diary number two

Today I started editing my production. I will be using iMovie to edit my production. I am very impressed with the smoothness of my editing that I have done. I am very proud that the amount of takes that I shoot yesturday was very worth it. In the editing software I am able to create very smooth transitions between and in-between each scene. The next time I film my production ( probably later on this week) I will be again shooting many different shoots to create a professional outcome.

production diary number one

Today I filmed the first couple of scenes for my second production. Taking into account what I talked about in my last blog, I wanted to film from as many different angles as possible. I did exactly that. I am actually very proud from the amount of shots I captured today. I filmed for around 4 hours today and I'm hoping when I edit my rushes that it actually all works out okay. From what I've filmed i think that I have created many smooth transitions. I know this because the amount of times I filmed a scene again from 3, 4, 5 different angles. Looking back at my rushes I think i did a good job at filming today. I will be editing the video tomorrow and then hopefully filming the rest of my product at the end of this week.

what will be different?

One thing that i will be doing differently in this production is the amount of angles I will be filming from. I would like to make smooth transitions from shots and I think filming each scene from between 4 and 6 angles would allow me to make natural transitions. I would like to make the viewing for my film as comfortable as possible.

For example, If i only used one angle for each scene, the viewer would quickly feel uncomfortable and would probably get bored watching the production. Therefore, for this production I will be using as many angles as possible to make a smooth comfortable production.

thinking for a change.

I've been recently thinking that my production is very ambitions. I don't like the way that my prediction is heading either. Ive filmed over 6 hours worth of footage and have completed a 5 minute video. however, I do not like the outcome at all. It was very very far off what I have planned.

I have been thinking that a change might be the best thing for me. However, i don't want to change my idea completely. I think the idea with the hooded masked man was an excellent idea. therefor, i might take this decision up and carry on my film with this character in mind. 

I will be posting a blog later on this week telling you if I have made my mind up or not. 

what I've done so far

this is what I've done in my project so far. There are many aspects of the clip that has not been finished yet. this is just a recap of where I am with my work at this current time.

audience research: 3

I have been using the website SurveyMonkey to create a survey. I made a short survey then posted it via Twitter to get some responses. This is the 2nd question and results.

my audience: number 2

I have been using the website SurveyMonkey to create a survey. I made a short survey then posted it via Twitter to get some responses. This is the 2nd question and results.

As seen from above that 52.63% of my audience watching my final product is at the age of 17 years old. Followed by 16 years of age at 21.05%. Then, in 3rd place 18 years of age at 15.79%. lastly the ages of 15 and below is at 10.53%. 

These results tell me that the most likely age to watch my final product is at the age of 17 and above. This will allow me to price a film above 15 rated but will have to step back from the 18 rated film because as seen from my survey that I conducted the majority will be the ages of 17.

my audience : number 1

I have been using the website SurveyMonkey to create a survey. I made a short survey then posted it via Twitter to get some responses. This is the 1st question and results.

My first question is to see what gender is my audience. As you can see from the results above that most of my audience that shall be viewing my product will be male. In fact, more than half the people watching my final product will be male( 63.16%). Followed by female which was 31.58%. another results was other ( which wasn't specified ). 

This result tells me that more than half of the people watching my final Product will be intact male. This will allow me to produce more of a gritty film because stereotypical males are into that sort of films.