evaluation activity 8

for next year i plan to target myself to use different camera shots and shots that are more complex which would hopefully go well with the trailer and make it appeal more to the audience, shots like over the shoulder or high angle shots. another target i would set myself for next year would be too add more tense music in to the footage as in our opening of our film we didn't have any music to keep the audience attracted to the film. next year i would also make sure that the editing will be done better so that the shots would flow better and the special effects used (if any) would be clearer as in our opening of our film when using the special effects to show the audience a flashback it didn't quiet show them that it was actually a flash back as it happened too quick so the audience didn't have time to see that it was a flash back. i would also give myself the target of using props and costumes more effectively because in our opening film we didn't use the police jacket as much as we should have which didn't give the audience the full experience of a real crime scene (didn't make it see authentic)

evaluation activity 7

from making our preliminary task too creating the finishing product we have progressed in our camera work, in the preliminary task the camera work was a bit wobbly and the shots used weren't to the best standard of what we could have done as the 180 degree rule was applied but not correctly as the shots was on the line and not keeping on the left side where as in our final film we were able to keep to the line better which gave the audience a better understanding of where the characters were in the scene, we were also able to keep the camera more steady as we used a tripod to keep the camera shots smooth. the editing on our preliminary task wasn't that well done as the shots didn't flow well with each other where as in our final film we were then able too get each shot flowing with each other which compared to our preliminary task we have improved on our editing. we added effects on to our final film where as in our preliminary task we didn't add any special effects.
we were able to do match on action in both our preliminary task and in our final film however it was better in our final film as we put more shots into the conversation and different types of shots but keeping to the match on action rule and at the same time the 180 degree rule.
from producing the preliminary task i learned that to produce a good scene where two or more characters are having a conversation i should use the match on action rule and the 180 degree rule to create a good scene with the audience being able to believe that the scene is real. another rule which i learned whilst doing the preliminary task was the shot reverse shot this is when the second shot is the reverse of the first so it shows the person one character is talking to

evaluation activity 6

when making the opening of our film we used many different types of technologies to help us make it for example we used a video camera to record the opening of our film and to help us keep the camera steady and keep the recording smooth we used a tripod. to edit our film we used adobe premier which helped to trim down some of the shots and add effects to our opening for example one of the shots fading out indicating a flash back.
we used online computer programs (including adobe premier) like blogger and YouTube.
producing our film i learnt that to get the footage looking smooth you can use a tripod and if the footage is still not smooth then there is software which can smooth it out a bit (adobe premier).

evaluation activity 5

evaluation activity 4

our target audience would enjoy watching crime films and TV shows like shawshank redemption or Sherlock Holmes. our typical audience would be a young adult/ old teenager they are usually aged between 18 and 40 this is because they can escape form their everyday lives more easily where as older adults and younger teens usually find crime films too boring and cant get lost in the film. the typical gender for our film is mixed and is not specific however more boys would go see the film as they would enjoy the mystery and thrill of the film more, however girls would enjoy watching the film as they would be more attracted to the setting of the film and the costumes of the characters. i think that the typical audience of our film would enjoy watching our film as included in our film is alot of mystery which would entice the viewer more and it is what the typical audience of our film would be looking for. we have tried to appeal to our target audience by including alot of mystery in our film we have done this by giving the viewer only a bit of the information and making them believe that they know what is going on in the film however they would still have the curiosity of what is going on as they only know half of the story making them more interested in what is going on in the film allowing the viewer to get themselves lost in the film more easily. the popularity of the crime genre has been revived in the past couple of years as the number of fans have grown along with the popularity of the genre this could be down to a growing trend which many people want to be apart of another possibility of why the crime genre has suddenly become popular could be down to some good films or TV shows that have come out which contain famous or popular actors which would bring more audiences for that TV show or film, an example of a TV crime which has become really popular with audiences could be Luther this is most likely been successful because its main actor Idris Elba is very popular with certain audiences and is well known and because of this the TV show has pulled a audience towards the TV show making it popular. at the moment the crime genre is on the rise and is becoming more and more popular every year with new films being released and new TV shows being created because of this it is the perfect time to be creating a gritty urban crime drama. the crime genre has become a huge new trend creating a huge audience to see the film.

evaluation activity 3

evaluation activity 2

compared to Morgan freeman in the film seven Albert is dressed in similar clothing for example they both wear a kind of fleece which shows that they are not the average detective, it shows that they have something about them that stands out to the audience and it allows the audience to separate the main character from the rest of the characters which are not as important. as well as the fleece they both wear a similar jacket this makes the characters look smart and professional which appeals to the audience. not only are there similarity's but there are also differences for example Morgan freeman is wearing a hat which shows the type of detective he is, it also shows what era the film was based in. the hat adds class to the look of Morgan freeman's character however Albert isn't wearing a hat this is because we didn't want Albert to look like he is from the 80's instead we wanted him to look modern and modern detectives don't wear hats generally. another difference in their appearance is Morgan freeman is wearing a tie and Albert is not this is because we didn't want Albert to look like he keeps to the rules instead we wanted to give a more relaxed vibe towards the audience where as Morgan freeman wants to come across as a serious character who follows the rules to the letter. 
both Morgan freeman and Albert are detectives in the separate films, they are dressed slightly differently because each of there characters characteristics are different for example Albert is meant to be more relaxed but still professional where as Morgan freeman is meant to be mostly professional when they are doing their jobs being detectives. the audience can see that Morgan freeman is meant to be professional at his job because he wears a tie where as Albert isn't wearing a tie this is because we wanted the audience to understand that Albert is not a stick to the rules kind of detective instead he is more relaxed this is shown by him not having a tie and having his top button undone.  

evaluation activity 1

this shot shows the surroundings of the dead body, this gives the viewer an idea of what the location of this scene is like (rural or not). this shot lives up to the conventions of a typical murder scene because it is set in the more run down area where there are few people walking by. this shot is from directly above this allows the audience not only to see the location of the film but also the dead body this tells the viewer that the scene is based around the dead body.

this shot shows the characters walking into the scene, for this shot we used a dolly shot which is just one long consistent shot of the characters walking in. for this shot we had to have the policeman already holding up the tape so the camera could keep moving backwards maintaining the flow of continuity. this shot doesn't live up to the conventions of detectives walking into a crime scene as normally there are many wide and medium shots of the detectives walking in to build up the tension however we just used one consistent shot which gave the audience a more relaxed vibe towards the characters.

generally police officers wear a Wight shirt and a stab vest along with a black tie because of this our film lives up to the conventions of police officers as we have dressed our actor playing the police officer up in the exact same typical clothing that a normal everyday police officer typically wears. the detectives wear black blazers and both wear a shirt this conforms to the conventions of the typical look for a detective as they both look formal however one of the detectives go against the forms of convention as one of the detectives is wearing a jumper this shows the audience the significance of this character in the film suggesting that he is the main character. the props used in this shot show the characters characteristics for example the main character is smoking this shows the audience that the main character is trying to keep his nerves down by smoking.

the opening sets up the story line for the rest of the film as straight away the viewer sees how the dead body became dead and that just builds up the story for the rest of the film. this conforms to the typical crime film as normally there is a build up of what happened to the dead person we did something similar by doing a flash back to show how the dead person fell off the bridge this would appeal to the viewers which like typical crime films.

this shot shows the special effects used in the film as we have used a lens flare to show the surrounding scene which the opening is set. the special effects used doesn't form to the typical crime film as usually a crime scene is dark and dim giving the viewer the feeling of depressed or sad however we have made some of the scenes bright to make the viewer feel like murders happen alot and its something that the detectives are use to.

 in this shot the audience can see what genre the film is as the audience can see that both characters are wearing suits and looking like detectives this suggests to the audience that the film is a crime film, generally crime films with detectives in usually wear suits because of this our characters form up to the typical stereotype of a crime film, this allows the audience straight away to identify what genre the film is.

this shot shows how the characters are introduced into the film as the audience can see who the dead person is and what he looks like this sets up the story for the rest of the film and the audience can also see that the detective doesn't mind getting his hands dirty which gives the audience an idea of the detectives characteristics, this shot also tells the audience who is the main character in the film as the detective is kept in the center of the shot.

the titles used during the film was thin white text which is the typical text used in a crime film this forms to the conventions of a crime film as they usually use thin text to show the audience that it is a crime film, we have used the same method in our film. we used white text because it stands out well with the background however it is typically in a crime film black text because of this our titles challenge the conventions of a crime film but it works because the audience can still tell that it is a crime film.

comparing the text in this shot to the general titles of a crime film they are fairly similar for this reason our titles form to the conventions of a crime film as our crime film titles use thin small text similar to a type writers to give the audience the effect that it is a old fashioned detective film but based in the modern era and the typical crime film also uses small thin text giving a similar effect.