what would i do differently in the next project?

i think that when looking at what i would do next time to create another production i think that there is many things that i would change but also a lot of this that i would keep the same.  for example i would do a much different story line although i did enjoy aspects of it i would like to create a very vibrant and realist drama with certain aspect of comedy interlinked in with it.

what would i keep the same? i think that i would like to keep the same camera style in the next project because i enjoyed the way that it captured the scene and shot in a way that made the scene look more meaningful.

what did i least enjoy doing

i would have to say that i least enjoyed editing the production as i felt that it was like cutting to pieces what you have created and what you wanted to bring to an audience.

what did i enjoy most doing

filming was probably the mot enjoyable aspect of creating the production because we got to play around with different angles and how we wanted to make the film look.

production company worlde

as a production company creating a wordle is very simple but is very affective when trying to get a message across to the audience and also telling the audience what the film is going to be about

Reactions to our film

After the opening sequence

after our two minute production of the opening sequence the setting if the film would stay almost the same for the first half hour or so of the film as the story line of it would be dragging out. also a main reason for keeping the same setting for a long period of time is so that the audience get a feel for how the actor is feeling being stuck in the same environment for a very long time. this creates frustration not only for the actor but also for the audience as they will be able to relate to the actors situation and his mental state of being stuck in the same room.

the new production company

momentum pictures is a very well known and famous production company that we have decided to use in our opening sequence.  we have put their logo in the begining of the opening sequence due to the fact it is a veey well known brand and people may favour theyre production and therefore will like the film tht we have created

taking out my production company

after much consideration about using my production company in the opening sequence we have decided not to use the production company.  although this is unfortunate for me it is better for the production team that we don't use it. instead of using that we have gone with a professional company that is very well know.

official film title

this is the official and final design for the film title. we have chose to use the name 'a box of tears' due to  one of the shots in the opening sequence that shows a certain aspect of significance.  the logo was also hand drawn and which i think ads to the rustic and independent affect of the film as it is very basic and there is no hidden method of creating the title.  in conclusion we are very happy with the design and how it fits in the opening sequence.

the team together

this is a very outdated image of our, editor producer and camera as we couldn't find a recent image of Joe Peagam.  he was a very important part of the production as he is vert technical with the editing side of our production

This is a image of our second actor and producer Harley Francis. he was also a very important part in the production of the opening sequence as he was also an actor in the film

This is a picture of the main actor and myself Jack Pilditch. as the main actor in the production i like to think that i was important to the sequence as without me there wouldn't have been a actor.

and finally our director and  costume designer Charlie Tossel is also a main actor but is not shown in the opening sequence due to the story line as he appears later on in the film as the main enemy.

film self evaluation: could i have done better?

self evaluation can be a very productive exercise as long as your honest about your own performance and i think that i could have done something differently to improve the production. this is all down to the planning and organization skills of creating the film as if we had set out how we was going to work and what time. although we did have a production schedule, if honest we did not stick the schedule as much as we possibly could have which did cause communication problems between the filming crew.

another thing that i could have improved on is getting into character quicker for the filming.  although in my defense i have not acted before and was put on the spot to do it.

film self evaluation: what went well

in the next thew posts i am going to be asking myself weather i could have done anything better to improve the production if so what. i am also going to be looking at what i thought went well in the production.

when looking at what went well i think that there are many things and aspects of the film that ran very smoothly. one of the mains things i believe is the timing that it took to actually create the film as it only took around two hours to catch all of the shots and scenes that we wanted too. although it is only a opening sequence i think that it has a very good standard and that it would lead in to a very good film. one great thing about this opening sequence is that it doesn't give too much away to the audience.

in conclusion to this i think that the filming stage of the production was the best part of the creation as it ran very smoothly and quickly. i also very much enjoyed creating the film being the main actor myself.

Sundance film festival interview

as a massively influential actor and director when he speaks about the independent film industry it is very interesting to see what he has to say about the situation and the industry.  therefore i have uploaded this video because i can relate to it greatly in the creation of my film and how i can reflect on the process of creating my film.

evaluation question 7

evaluation question 6

evaluation question 5

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evaluation question 4

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here is our evaluation question 4. 

Evaluation Question 3

Evaluation Question 2

evaluation question 1

evaluation question 7 plan

in this answer i think that we need to take a very wide approach to answering it and look at the the wider picture of creating a film and look at how we have used our skills to create a film that is good enough to produce something we wanted too.  furthermore i think we need to talk about how we have learned how to set ourselves in a position with the camera which allowed us to get a great shot and also how to use the editing software to help us make the best film possible.

planning for evaluation question 6

personally when looking at what i have learned from the constant progression to know is how to be comfortable around the camera and how to use the other software to its full potential.  this was very import in the process of making our film due to the amount of skill needed or the editing and the camera work when filming.

the planning for evaluation question 5

i have chosen to take much detail and interest in the evaluation question 5 as i believe that it is one of the most challenging questions of the seven.  From a planning aspect of the question i am trying to set out what i am going to talk about in the answer of my question.

planning the answer for evaluation question 4

As we discussed in the group our main target audience has changed a fair amount with regards to the age and gender of the Target audience. an example of this is that we have changed it from the age of 16 up to around the age of 20 due to the results of survey.  this is what i think is the most important thing to talk about in our answer.

answering evaluation question 3

distribution of our media product is a very important aspect of how the audience sees the film and what they think about it.  for example our initial idea of producing the film to an audience for them to view it is by using a independent film distributer and i think that this is very important to mention in our answer.  not only so that people know we are using a independent film distributer but to also advertise the independent film industry.

answering evaluation question 2

Our film has represented certain social groups through the way that it has been presented. in our answer i think that we need to talk about the setting of the opening sequence and how we have sued props and clothing to influence the audience into relating to the actors and surroundings.

answering evaluation question 1

when looking at question one i believe that it is one of the most difficult to answer because of the wide variety of possible answers.  i think that i am going to look at the way my film as challenged convention by the actors being very young but also targeting at a very mature audience. furthermore the fact it is about a superhero but on a extremely small budget challenges conventions of real media products because the stereotypical superhero movie is created by massive blockbuster film companies.

the shooting schedule

shooting schedule was a very import part of the production as this gave us as a production team a guideline and how a great structure to go along with.  i used a website that i have previouslyt used in the past called www.getrevising.com this enables me to set out a schedule where time slots are long enough to get work done and get the opening sequence completed.

here i have attached an image of what the schedule looked like and as you can see it lasted about a week. Included in this schedule was also the editing time which took longer than the actual filming of the sequence

Final Production

choice of the production music.

the musical side of a production is also very important to create a mood and setting within a scenario in the set.  music also creates clear representation of what may happen in the film later on with regards to its genre.

selecting a piece of music for my opening sequence proved to be fairly difficult due to the legal aspect of using music that has a license and you need to pay to use on your own project and production.

this website was very useful in helping me select the correct music type for my film. as you can see from the print screen the selection tools on the side of the page enables me to shorten the list down to only a small selection of what soundtrack we want in the background of the film

Character costumes

for the main character we have chosen to use very slob-like dress code.  walking around in his bed cloths it is a clear representation of how he isnt the most lively person and is clearly wanting to be left alone in his own company









we have also decided to add in a pair of dark jeans to the main actor as it connotes that although in his own house he still isn't that conformable in his surroundings.

list of props used

COSTUME:Dressing Gown 
                    Sun Glasses 
                    Long Coat
                    Dark Jeans 
                    Black T-Shirt

PROPS:Box 
                   Frame 
                   Vodka
                   Light 
                   Book 
                  Toy

we have decided to use these props due to not only the limited budget but also what we thought would represent and fit in with the story line.  furthermore the majority of these props are very dated and adds to the affect of our SI-FI genre

final actor- salamander

the final main actor in the film is called salamander.  he is not only a very shady character but the character author lloyd is hunting down and trying to find.  as you can see in the image we have too inspiration for the character ' Bain' from batman as we felt that this is along the same lines as our story line.  Although not in the opening sequence he still plays a massive part in the film. Due to the fact he doesn't feature in the opening sequence i believe that this adds a fact of surprise to he film.

another actor- author lloyd

the main character for the film is called Author Lloyd.  played by myself we have tried to create a character that is clearly not in the right state of mind and is reflecting on his past experiences pithing working for the government and how that has now affected the way that he looks at life. with the character sitting in the dark set this reflects his mood and the way that he strolls around in a depressed fashion. 

the actor- the sideman

our first actor in the film is a very mysterious character the kicks off the story line and gives the opening sequence a cliff hanger to end on.  as he approaches author's door with a package for him he disappears into thin air which adds to the story line of how it is based around a vigilante super hero that has retired from his old ways and is now in his recuperation stage. the characters stage name is 'the side man' as the way he acts and suddenly appears on the side of the shot demonstrates how he personality works.