Evaluation 7: looking back at your preliminary task what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to your final product?

Evaluation 6: What have I learned about technology?

               

Evaluation 5: How did you attract your audience?

Evaluation 4: Who would be the audience for your media product?

Question 4 from Ben Hunt

Evaluation 3: What kind of media institution might distribute your media product?

Evaluation 2: how does your media product represent particular groups?

Representation from Ben Hunt

Evaluation 1: in what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

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Preliminary task evaluation - Feed the fish

This is my groups preliminary task - Feed the fish. We were told to film a sequence where a character enters a building and room showing continuity editing. The character then speaks to a superior on the topic of 'feeding the fish' using shot-reverse-shot. Our intentions for the sequence were to make it interesting for the audience and create an enigma surrounding the two characters and what the line 'Have you fed the fish' really means. I was extremely pleased with the sequence and I was very happy with how my group and I worked and I feel that we had created an enigma around the characters with our own little twist at the end. The only obvious faults I found in the sequence were that there was a continuity error where a character had his arms up to his face in one scene and not in the next. The other fault was that the lighting wasn't very good for the dialogue scenes and made the shot-reverse-shot very awkward. When shown to the rest of our class we were told to improve by cutting down on the boring walking time between shots and to work on the lighting and possibly choose a better setting for the task. It was also suggested that we use parallel editing and more angles to show superiority of the characters.

Harry Potter - Evaluation

The style of music I used for my Harry Potter opening sequence was mainly parallel. The style of music I used for the credit sequence was very dark at the beginning for the Warner Brothers logo with a sharp and loud thunder clap to start the sequence off. In my opinion the thunder clap would definitely get the attention of the audience at the beginning and really match the mood with the cloudy, dark background to the titles. On effectiveness I would give my title sequence an 7/10 as it was parallel to the mood of the credits. However some loops of sound were disjointed and very noticeable.

For the playground sequence we used a combination of birdsong and a guitar loop to reflect the tranquility of the mid-summer surroundings. we faded the music out as Dudley appeared and added in the hip-hop loop to show how the mood had changed upon Dudley's arrival. The music then changed again to a more serious orchestral tone to reflect how the mood had changed. As soon as the sky darkened I added some storm sounds such as more thunderclaps to signify the darkness and whats to come. For the running sequence I used a fast paced guitar and drums loop to signify the fast pace and hastiness of the scene. For this sequence I would give it 8/10 for effect as it was parallel to what was happening within the scenes.

For the sequence when the Dementors appear I used another guitar and drums loop that built up and set the atmosphere for the fight, I was particularly pleased with how the loop ended with Dudley slipping and sliding on the ice, and this was reflected in the loop with a long sustained note which really did fit in really well in my opinion. For the rest of the scene I used a lot of wind loops to give the Dementors a sort of voice and add to the dark atmosphere that they created. At the very end of the sequence I added another thunderclap so that it looked like it made Mrs. Figg flinch, I think this was a really good way to end the sequence as it was just how I had started it in the first place. For this sequence I would give it 8/10.

I am very pleased with the final sequence overall and I would give it 8/10 for the whole sequence as there were a few noticeable problems but overall it was very good.