1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
The media product we produced is of a musical biopic drama. This links to the genre biopic drama by using a biographical story about a boy who’s trying to get his big break in the music world. He then makes a bad deal with the devil which then turns into a drama about his journey making good and bad decisions along the way.
Friday, 24 December 2010
Evaluation Q2 (Jason Bremner)
2. How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts?
Magazine cover + Poster
The combination of our main product, which is the movie, combined with our ancillary texts, which is our poster and magazine cover creates a feeling of awareness by linking the three together in similar ways. The magazine cover and poster both use the same image as well as the second to last shot in the film shows Jack with his back to the camera portraying all 3 images of him possibly turning his back on his previous life all to become famous. The poster and magazine cover both portray Jack at a calm point behind the piano, which is mirrored with the movie having a slow pace that has calm acoustic music over slow moving shots. This could be representing the genre of the film being calm but increasing in intensity over the course of the plot.
Magazine cover + Poster
The combination of our main product, which is the movie, combined with our ancillary texts, which is our poster and magazine cover creates a feeling of awareness by linking the three together in similar ways. The magazine cover and poster both use the same image as well as the second to last shot in the film shows Jack with his back to the camera portraying all 3 images of him possibly turning his back on his previous life all to become famous. The poster and magazine cover both portray Jack at a calm point behind the piano, which is mirrored with the movie having a slow pace that has calm acoustic music over slow moving shots. This could be representing the genre of the film being calm but increasing in intensity over the course of the plot.
Evaluation Q3 (Patrick Lee)
3. What have you learned from your audience feedback?
The feed back we received from our audience was that it was good in some places and is a bit misses leading places.
The audience like the way we showed jack (the main character/the singer) in his down moments other than high moments because it showed that jack had a personality to him and was a good character to watch, they also liked the way we captured the shots on stage of jack, for example they said that they liked the way the curtains opened and then the lights shone on jack portraying his moment of fame. Our soundtrack to the trailer was also a point because it related to jacks story. From these good points we have learned that we can portray jacks personality in the right way, that we can provide a good choose of sound track that can relate to the story and is not going to change the mood and message, and lastly that we can provide god verity of camera angles to capture jack on stage.
The audience did not understand the way we tried to show the devils influence and interference with the story, which didn’t help the audience realising that we was trying to portray the Faustus legend. So from this we can learn that we must not focus on one thing for example the main characters personality but try and focus on the message and the character because it is important to do both otherwise our audience will not understand it.
The feed back we received from our audience was that it was good in some places and is a bit misses leading places.
The audience like the way we showed jack (the main character/the singer) in his down moments other than high moments because it showed that jack had a personality to him and was a good character to watch, they also liked the way we captured the shots on stage of jack, for example they said that they liked the way the curtains opened and then the lights shone on jack portraying his moment of fame. Our soundtrack to the trailer was also a point because it related to jacks story. From these good points we have learned that we can portray jacks personality in the right way, that we can provide a good choose of sound track that can relate to the story and is not going to change the mood and message, and lastly that we can provide god verity of camera angles to capture jack on stage.
The audience did not understand the way we tried to show the devils influence and interference with the story, which didn’t help the audience realising that we was trying to portray the Faustus legend. So from this we can learn that we must not focus on one thing for example the main characters personality but try and focus on the message and the character because it is important to do both otherwise our audience will not understand it.
Evaluation Q4 (Callum Willett)
4. How did you use media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?
While making are media film we used many different media technologies. The first media technology we used was a computer to use the internet to research about what genre of film we are doing. We also used Word on the computer to type all the research we found. We also used are phones to call each other to check if we were in for the lessons or if we could all make it to the filming locations. We also used camera’s to film are media trailer, and we used Canopus Storm to capture, edit and capture are music soundtrack. We got the music from one of are Ipod’s which we used Canopus Storm to record it into the computer and save it as an MP3 file and edit it into are film.
While making are media film we used many different media technologies. The first media technology we used was a computer to use the internet to research about what genre of film we are doing. We also used Word on the computer to type all the research we found. We also used are phones to call each other to check if we were in for the lessons or if we could all make it to the filming locations. We also used camera’s to film are media trailer, and we used Canopus Storm to capture, edit and capture are music soundtrack. We got the music from one of are Ipod’s which we used Canopus Storm to record it into the computer and save it as an MP3 file and edit it into are film.
Wednesday, 15 December 2010
Faust Research (Jason Bremner)
Faust
Faust or Faustus which is Latin for "auspicious" or "lucky" is the protagonist of a classic German legend. Though a highly successful scholar, he is unsatisfied, and makes a deal with the Devil, exchanging his soul for unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures. Faust's tale is the basis for many forms of artistic entertainment like music and film. The meaning of the word and name has been reinterpreted through the ages. Faust, and the adjective Faustian, is often used to describe an arrangement in which an ambitious person surrenders moral integrity in order to achieve power and success: the proverbial "deal with the devil." The terms can also refer to an unquenchable thirst for knowledge.
Summary of the Story
Faust is bored and disappointed. He decides to call on the Devil for further knowledge and magic powers with which to indulge all the pleasures of the world. In response, the Devil's representative Mephistopheles appears. He makes a bargain with Faust: Mephistopheles will serve Faust with his magic powers for a term of years, but at the end of the term, the Devil will claim Faust's soul and Faust will be eternally damned.
During the term, Faust makes use of Mephistopheles in various ways. In many versions of the story, Mephistopheles helps him to seduce a beautiful and innocent girl, usually named Gretchen, who is destroyed. However, Gretchen's naive innocence saves her in the end and she enters Heaven. However, Faust is irrevocably corrupted; when the term ends, the Devil carries him off to Hell.
Musician
The idea of "selling your soul for instrumental mastery/fame" has occurred several times within music usually in guitar dominated genres and more specifically in pre-World War II rural Blues. Bluesmans' crossroads, located in Tchula Junction, Mississippi, is said to be the universal meeting grounds for such exchange.
• Niccolo Paganini, Italian violinist, who may not have started the rumor but played along with it.
• Giuseppe Tartini, Venetian violinist and composer, who believed that his Devil's Trill Sonata was inspired by the Devil's appearance before him in a dream.
• Tommy Johnson, blues musician
• Robert Johnson, blues musician, who some people claimed he met with Satan at the crossroads and signed over his soul to play the blues and gain mastery of the guitar.
Faust or Faustus which is Latin for "auspicious" or "lucky" is the protagonist of a classic German legend. Though a highly successful scholar, he is unsatisfied, and makes a deal with the Devil, exchanging his soul for unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures. Faust's tale is the basis for many forms of artistic entertainment like music and film. The meaning of the word and name has been reinterpreted through the ages. Faust, and the adjective Faustian, is often used to describe an arrangement in which an ambitious person surrenders moral integrity in order to achieve power and success: the proverbial "deal with the devil." The terms can also refer to an unquenchable thirst for knowledge.
Summary of the Story
Faust is bored and disappointed. He decides to call on the Devil for further knowledge and magic powers with which to indulge all the pleasures of the world. In response, the Devil's representative Mephistopheles appears. He makes a bargain with Faust: Mephistopheles will serve Faust with his magic powers for a term of years, but at the end of the term, the Devil will claim Faust's soul and Faust will be eternally damned.
During the term, Faust makes use of Mephistopheles in various ways. In many versions of the story, Mephistopheles helps him to seduce a beautiful and innocent girl, usually named Gretchen, who is destroyed. However, Gretchen's naive innocence saves her in the end and she enters Heaven. However, Faust is irrevocably corrupted; when the term ends, the Devil carries him off to Hell.
Musician
The idea of "selling your soul for instrumental mastery/fame" has occurred several times within music usually in guitar dominated genres and more specifically in pre-World War II rural Blues. Bluesmans' crossroads, located in Tchula Junction, Mississippi, is said to be the universal meeting grounds for such exchange.
• Niccolo Paganini, Italian violinist, who may not have started the rumor but played along with it.
• Giuseppe Tartini, Venetian violinist and composer, who believed that his Devil's Trill Sonata was inspired by the Devil's appearance before him in a dream.
• Tommy Johnson, blues musician
• Robert Johnson, blues musician, who some people claimed he met with Satan at the crossroads and signed over his soul to play the blues and gain mastery of the guitar.
Similar Genre of Films (Callum Willett)
Similar Genre of Films
The genre of film we are aiming for is a biographic musical film (Singer Biopic), were we are following the life of an up coming musician from the lows to highs of becoming a musical legend.
Walk the line - 2005
Ray – 2004
Crossroads – 1986
August rush – 2007
Crazy heart – 2009
8 mile – 2002
Almost famous – 2000
Boat that rocked – 2009
In are film we are using the Faust theory as made famous from Crossroads.
Bedazzled – 1967
Tenacious D, The pick of destiny – 2006
Ghost rider – 2007
The genre of film we are aiming for is a biographic musical film (Singer Biopic), were we are following the life of an up coming musician from the lows to highs of becoming a musical legend.
Walk the line - 2005
Ray – 2004
Crossroads – 1986
August rush – 2007
Crazy heart – 2009
8 mile – 2002
Almost famous – 2000
Boat that rocked – 2009
In are film we are using the Faust theory as made famous from Crossroads.
Bedazzled – 1967
Tenacious D, The pick of destiny – 2006
Ghost rider – 2007
Time Plan (Callum Willett)
Time Plan
Wednesday 6th October – (Test) Shooting of crane shot
Thursday 7th October – (Test) Shooting if crane shot
Friday 8th October – (Test) Shooting of gig
Wednesday 13th October – (Test) Editing of the footage
Thursday 14th October – (Test) Editing of footage
Wednesday 20th October – Filming
Thursday 21st October – Filming
Monday 25th – Filming
Wednesday 27th October – Editing (capturing)
Thursday 4th November – Editing
Friday 5th November – Post production
Monday 7th November – Test screening
Before we started to film are final trailer shots we tested some shots before hand to see what angles we could get and to sort out the lighting for them.
Wednesday 6th October – (Test) Shooting of crane shot
Thursday 7th October – (Test) Shooting if crane shot
Friday 8th October – (Test) Shooting of gig
Wednesday 13th October – (Test) Editing of the footage
Thursday 14th October – (Test) Editing of footage
Wednesday 20th October – Filming
Thursday 21st October – Filming
Monday 25th – Filming
Wednesday 27th October – Editing (capturing)
Thursday 4th November – Editing
Friday 5th November – Post production
Monday 7th November – Test screening
Before we started to film are final trailer shots we tested some shots before hand to see what angles we could get and to sort out the lighting for them.
Roles (Jason Bremner)
Group Roles
Callum: Contributed a lot with editing and filming as well as creating the storyline for our product. Also did the poster, target audience, similar films, contributed to the storyboard, made a media time plan, Faust research and answered an evaluation question all for the blog.
Patrick: Also contributed towards the editing, acting and filming of the product. Did a lot for the story board as well as the location shots, answered an evaluation question, Faust research and helped with the storyline.
Jason: Helped with editing and filming. For the blog contributed the group roles, equipment list, Faust research, helped with both the story boarding and with the story line.
Lewis: Also did the editing and filming. Aside from this he contributed to the blog with the magazine cover, helped with story boarding, Faust research and helped with the story line.
Jason Bremner
Callum: Contributed a lot with editing and filming as well as creating the storyline for our product. Also did the poster, target audience, similar films, contributed to the storyboard, made a media time plan, Faust research and answered an evaluation question all for the blog.
Patrick: Also contributed towards the editing, acting and filming of the product. Did a lot for the story board as well as the location shots, answered an evaluation question, Faust research and helped with the storyline.
Jason: Helped with editing and filming. For the blog contributed the group roles, equipment list, Faust research, helped with both the story boarding and with the story line.
Lewis: Also did the editing and filming. Aside from this he contributed to the blog with the magazine cover, helped with story boarding, Faust research and helped with the story line.
Jason Bremner
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