Wednesday 24 November 2010

Product Ideas (Feedback)

ATLAS media products conducted a product idea's presentation, in which we would present our film ideas to the group and request feedback to improve our idea and also highlight any foreseeable problems to which we missed. Below, I have included the recording from the presentation in which I have evaluated, highlighting any problems aroused in the presentation.
Feedback Session 




Analysis of Feedback
  • 2:40 - Josh C - Drifting off thriller grounds - Going to specific edit to create the headmaster as evil ensuring that we keep to the thriller grounds.
  • 3:29 - Josh C - Too close to 'Childrens films' - I think that the whole location of a secondary school makes the scene and film set away from a childrens film into teenagers to students that have left school.
  • 3:48 - Dean T - Once again dean meantioned to keep away from the 'Childrens idea' along with giving feedback on frames to which we are going to keep away from the stereotypical beliefs of a headmaster on a spinnning chair stroking a cat, we may even challenge this convention.
  • 5:30 - Rob - Use of non-diegetic sound - We have took on robs feedback and are planning to use the 'late Motive' along tension building music and editing both fast and slow to change the pace of film.
  • 6:30 - Matt W - Headmaster & New Teacher idea - We are using this feedback in our product as a away to introduce the new teacher.
  • 7:10 - Josh C - Sub Genre's of the Film - Psychological, Mystery and Conspiracy.
  • 8:20 - Mr Hood - Who is the Target Audience? - 18+ (people that have left school) this challenging the thriller convention.
  • Silent Bell ringing - Play a sound that only the audience can hear along with the audience being able to see the facial expressions of the characters.
  • 9:39 - Mr Hood - Replay footage - Play different sounds when the footage is replayed.
  • 10:04 - Mr Hood - Blackboard Jungle - Film example where a new teacher is introduced.
  • 10:30 - Mr Hood - Difficult to in finding age difference's - Using students and teachers with a good age difference.
  • 11:05 - Mr Hood - Mr Hood also brought up the problem of getting teachers and students on board - but members of our media group could star in our product.
  • 11:50 - Pleasantville - A Black and white film where all the corrupt people turn into colour - This convention is being used in our films by having the brainwashed students although still wearing uniform being a lot smarter dressed.
  • 13:05 - Matt W -  Bell with flash maybe being used in Hoods room, associate flash with skits-co kids.
  • 13:50 - Dean - Teacher packing up equipment, when she looks up the kids are all sitting up straight. - Possible use in our media product using the new teacher.
  • 14:40 - Sam B - Do not use all students - In our media product we are planning to use just a couple of students in a classroom, this showing the possible brainwashing spreading amongst the students.
  • 15:45 - Josh C - Shots being used - We will cover the shots being used when we create our storyboard, although we will use a lot of close-ups showing fear of characters.
  • 16:45 - Dean - Reason for kids stopping late - this is unnecessary as we are only creating the 2 minute part of the film.
  • 17:15 - Use of CCTV eg Paranormal Activity - Using this convention in the headmaster office so he is able to watch the kids that he has brainwashed.