Question 7

Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to full production?

with the preliminary task. it was are first time using a camera and trying to get the camera shots right. we did a lot of research or work on knowing the camera type. so when it came to filming. it felt easy. but when you was actually doing the task. it was hard! filming is not an easy task!  it was only a one minute film but it wasn't easy editing it either. but after that task we did learn a lot about filming and actors, lightning... everything! so we had that on our backs when we were shooting. it was easy at times,but other times it seemed to drag and was a lot of hard work. we did also have the blog to keep updating when we had done something, so that kept us on track. we had to make the film longer this time. up to 2 minutes,. but we didn't have a guide on what the film had to be about. we had to make it our own. which was good but like i keep saying. hard!

Question 6

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of making this product. 

 i have learnt so much from this product. but what i have learnt most is camera shots. editing and additional post-production.

Camera shots!

camera shots were the main focus of my learning. i already knew how to edit, but i was very interested in the filming. i pay close attention to detail when it comes to editing and wanted everything to flow together nicely. i tried to place interesting camera shots and styles together. we have shot revers shots. close ups. long shots. match on action. and loads more. we made sure that each shot fitted nicely together with the one after that. so the film would make sense. we also paid attention to lightning. we wanted lighting outside to make the outdoors seem interesting. so we filmed on sunning days outside. the shots we hard to get due to the sun getting in the way at times and making the actress/ actor squinting in scenes. so we had to do some of those over again. for the indoors.where its meant to be safe. we tried keeping the indoors dark and gloomy. so we tried avoiding filming by doors and windows.

Editing!  

i was already aware of editing due to me editing a lot on video clips with music. though i never edited a film without music and just sound. it was tricky because sometimes the sound would get in the way or not match with the clip. so we either had to go and film something again or record the sound and place it over the sound clip so it fitted together nicely. we had to make sure that everything was in its place, the clothing and the hair was the same. even if we filmed days apart. we made sure we had the right clothing on. the rooms were the same and the props the same. but sometimes it would become tricky so we tricked the views and used already used footage and zoom it  or edited int a style so it would seem new. we only did this last resort thing if we could film out together or editing became tricky.  it seem impossible at times to edit and me and the partner would get into arguments. we did get help from other people,. them giving there view across on what we could do and what we could get rid of. we did use other people help but we did try sticking to our own thoughts. 

Post Production!

 to me this became very annoying. because things wouldn't work out. on days we couldn't film and had to film when both of use were free. choosing what genre to do became tricky. and we had fights about it. so to make it fare for both of use we did two genres on one. yet we  still kept getting into arguments. but i guess that what production is all about! we had to come up with a story and who was going to stat in it. it became hard trying to find the right actors because some wasn't free when both of us were. so in the end we used each other in the film to save more time and stress. we did get others in to help. such as another camera man and an extra to be a zombie along side myself. the location became a pain.  because my partner in the film wanted to film at his house but some of us didn't have parents  that could drive up to his. so we had to walk! but it all worked out in the end. at times we would lose or change things that happened in the story or script. so we had to change the storyboard. and everything else along with it. 

Question 5

What elements of your text would attract the target audience? 

we have used the typical humor you see in everyday comedy zombie movies. we used Shaun of the dead as a typical target. using silly jokes and lines. though we never copied them. but we made are lines into something maybe, something they would say. everyday teenagers are into horrors and comedy's. bring social groups from all over the place together. we used both these elements because they seem to be the strongest genres out of all the rest.  the style of very simple. we didn't go over board with editing. or action. there are only three people max in our opening. so the audience wouldn't get completely confused if we had over ten people on the screen in the space of two minutes!  

      the language is mostly in the body. the two actors say barely any lines. the female only says one line. so you could say that, she a women who says little of her self or of others. the male says more than one. but he speaks about what he thinks. he knows he in trouble when he witnesses the un dead. and says a very cheesy line. which younger views might find funny. he slacks off the pans, as he trying to find the right one. so older views might find that funny. we kept it balanced in the ways of the audience.  

     the representation of the characters is basic. you have your basic,snobby female, who ends up getting herself killed. as she doesn't know who to defend herself. so shes easy target for the un dead to get. the male is portrayed as a typical cowardly hero.

      we have no other reference to any other type of media. it was in production but we forgot to place it in at the beginning, when the male character wakes up.  it would of been the news. saying who there have been numerous grizzly murders. then tuning over to a chirpy advert.