Film
Our task was to make a video using as many different shots as we had learnt. We responded well to this task as we made a well structured video about the school and it's nature :) and also about how dropping litter is bad. We added effects and music after when editing.
To open the film we used a pan shot, to introduce the video setting. We did a close up on a lady bird because if we had used an establishing shot you may not have been able to see the lady bird. We zoomed in on the leaves to highlight the nature at school. The next shot was a close up of some litter, and then we zoomed on it for a closer look. We used a tilt shot from below a tree so that the audience could see the whole length of the tree. We then used an over the shoulder shot of a conversation and a hand held shot of our walk back to the classroom.
The success of our project was that we edited in lots of interesting effects and music into the video to make it more enjoyable. We used good transitions between shots and sped up the video so that it wasn't boring. The failings of our project was prehaps that we didn't use all the shots given and that our video didn't have any kind of story.
The things I have learnt about mise en scene is the visual style in a scene. It's like a way of setting the scene and feel without any words and often reflects the feel of the film or characters.
The lighting in our project was not considered when we made it. We made the feel outdoors and so the lighting is natural, which fits in nicely with our naturistic theme!
Personally, I feel as if I need to work on my editing skills because although our film was superbly edited, it was a lot easier to do with the help of Lily and Jack and I don't think I fully understood how I would go about doing it alone.
The lighting in our project was not considered when we made it. We made the feel outdoors and so the lighting is natural, which fits in nicely with our naturistic theme!
Personally, I feel as if I need to work on my editing skills because although our film was superbly edited, it was a lot easier to do with the help of Lily and Jack and I don't think I fully understood how I would go about doing it alone.
Magazine
For our print task, we had to recreate an existing magazine cover and take our own shot.
This magazine follows the typical magazine conventions. It has a midshot photo of a person on the front and the magazine title at the top of the page in large lettering. It has cover stories and uses just a couple of different fonts and colours to make it look professional. The slogan 'Look smart-Live sharp' is underneath the title.
It does break the three-colour convention as it uses a total of four colours but it works because the colours are not too bright and don't clash. The colour palette suits the target audience because it doesn't have any pink or femine colours, and it is simple and professional looking.
The cover lines entice the audience because there is a range of content. 'How to dress for warmer weather' is about fashion, 'O Glorious Blu-ray player' etc being about gadgets, an interview with a celebrity and real life news. These would all interest your average man. The cover lines include the audience by using pronouns such as you, your and you'll e.g 'Barry Bonds wants you to kiss his astiesk', 'hide your daughters' and 'the most amazing gadgets you'll ever see'.
I think that the magazine appeals to both new and regular readers. There is nothing to suggest from the outside that you'd have to be a regular reader to enjoy the magazine.
I have learnt that detail and presentation and the way things are set out really matters in creating a magazine cover because it sets the feel for the magazine and it is important not to clutter it or use many colours or fonts.
This magazine follows the typical magazine conventions. It has a midshot photo of a person on the front and the magazine title at the top of the page in large lettering. It has cover stories and uses just a couple of different fonts and colours to make it look professional. The slogan 'Look smart-Live sharp' is underneath the title.
It does break the three-colour convention as it uses a total of four colours but it works because the colours are not too bright and don't clash. The colour palette suits the target audience because it doesn't have any pink or femine colours, and it is simple and professional looking.
The cover lines entice the audience because there is a range of content. 'How to dress for warmer weather' is about fashion, 'O Glorious Blu-ray player' etc being about gadgets, an interview with a celebrity and real life news. These would all interest your average man. The cover lines include the audience by using pronouns such as you, your and you'll e.g 'Barry Bonds wants you to kiss his astiesk', 'hide your daughters' and 'the most amazing gadgets you'll ever see'.
I think that the magazine appeals to both new and regular readers. There is nothing to suggest from the outside that you'd have to be a regular reader to enjoy the magazine.
I have learnt that detail and presentation and the way things are set out really matters in creating a magazine cover because it sets the feel for the magazine and it is important not to clutter it or use many colours or fonts.
