Tuesday, 8 May 2012
Evaluation Question 4
How did you use media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?
Within my documentary, I have developed a new understanding of technology as I have learnt to research and understand how the technology of radio works and editing skills within iMovie. Before starting this product this year I did not understand how to use the rado equipment but however studied and researched on how to use radio and this helped me to learn quickly when using the equipment.
I researched different technologies to help my final product. The technologies that I researched were voiceovers that can be used to be put over images such professional views. By including these it creates and constructs meaning and purpose for the documentary making the documentary feel professional. Voiceovers make the documentary feel a sense of reality as if it is happening now. I also used legends on top of voiceovers to help move the narrative on from one point to the next.
Audiences expectations of documentaries have changed due to things becoming more easily constructed, an audience do not know if what they are seeing is entirely real or truthful through technology manipulation and by manipulation and changing perspectives of documentaries the audience now expect documentaries to have good story lines rather than being exact. I researched how technology can manipulate the eye through the use of different editing techniques and cutting out images that the journalists do not want the audience to see, bias views.
When editing my documentary I used iMovie to ensure that I got the best possible footage and editing transitions. I used slow motion in parts of my documentary to emphasise and reflect on the negative images and footage. In addition I also used transitions to ensure that my product ran smoothly and did not jump from one cut to another. These technologies of slow motion, helps to reinforce the negative images rather than distracting the audience from the truth. I used this to show that the documentary is truth rather than cutting the issues such as vandalism out of the footage.
Within my documentary, I have developed a new understanding of technology as I have learnt to research and understand how the technology of radio works and editing skills within iMovie. Before starting this product this year I did not understand how to use the rado equipment but however studied and researched on how to use radio and this helped me to learn quickly when using the equipment.
I researched different technologies to help my final product. The technologies that I researched were voiceovers that can be used to be put over images such professional views. By including these it creates and constructs meaning and purpose for the documentary making the documentary feel professional. Voiceovers make the documentary feel a sense of reality as if it is happening now. I also used legends on top of voiceovers to help move the narrative on from one point to the next.
Audiences expectations of documentaries have changed due to things becoming more easily constructed, an audience do not know if what they are seeing is entirely real or truthful through technology manipulation and by manipulation and changing perspectives of documentaries the audience now expect documentaries to have good story lines rather than being exact. I researched how technology can manipulate the eye through the use of different editing techniques and cutting out images that the journalists do not want the audience to see, bias views.
When editing my documentary I used iMovie to ensure that I got the best possible footage and editing transitions. I used slow motion in parts of my documentary to emphasise and reflect on the negative images and footage. In addition I also used transitions to ensure that my product ran smoothly and did not jump from one cut to another. These technologies of slow motion, helps to reinforce the negative images rather than distracting the audience from the truth. I used this to show that the documentary is truth rather than cutting the issues such as vandalism out of the footage.
Evaluation Question 3
What have you leaned from your audience feedback?
Our group understood that our audience feedback was one of the most important features of our production to consider if we wanted our film to work effectively to our target audience. In our early stages of planning, we briefly discussed which type of target audience we wanted to reach. We researched horror movie goers and ultimately concluded that the best target audience were teenagers and young adults (14-20).
I decided that I should issue out a questionnaire amongst my fellow students to gain further information on what elements of a typical documentary appealed most to my target audience. I gained a rough idea of what I wanted to achieve, but the results helped me to further realise my initial ideas and also new ones.
From the questionnaires that I conducted in my audience feedback, I learnt that my coursework has potential to be creative but however lacked creativity until the end.
Many people had told me that they had liked the documentary but there were some parts in which they didn't....
Our group understood that our audience feedback was one of the most important features of our production to consider if we wanted our film to work effectively to our target audience. In our early stages of planning, we briefly discussed which type of target audience we wanted to reach. We researched horror movie goers and ultimately concluded that the best target audience were teenagers and young adults (14-20).
I decided that I should issue out a questionnaire amongst my fellow students to gain further information on what elements of a typical documentary appealed most to my target audience. I gained a rough idea of what I wanted to achieve, but the results helped me to further realise my initial ideas and also new ones.
Many people had told me that they had liked the documentary but there were some parts in which they didn't....
Evaluation Question 2
How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts?
One ancillary products that I created to go alongside my documentary was a radio podcast. I had to research and listen to a variety of radio stations locally and globally to allow me to follow conventions of jingles. I also had to research the frequency which radio is recorded at which is 44100 MHZ/16 Bit. This was essential to know to follow timings appropriately to stick to regulations. Regulation is there to try and stop offencive comments towards individuals or a group.
When listening and researching jingles I had to listen out for the clarity, pitch and dialect that podcast used to attract an audience, I therefore had to follow this and try to capture my target audience on the radio.
Dialect was also necessary to understand the characteristics of language that is used on the radio and that can be recognised within certain groups/regions of people. Males and females have different gender representations within the radio and males seem to have dominance/superiority in a radio station.
Another ancillary product that I created was a poster. I had to research and look at a number of poster and to create mind maps around them picking out the necessary information that is common within all posters These include the big, bold and clear writing, pictures that are appropriate with the subject, information on the programme such as the channel or shop the product is sold or seen on.
These conventions were essential to use to get the best possible advert that I could create. Without researching this information I would not have been able to understand the conventions that all adverts use.
These conventions were essential to use to get the best possible posters and podcast that I could create. Without researching this information I would not have been able to understand the conventions that all posters and podcast use.
One ancillary products that I created to go alongside my documentary was a radio podcast. I had to research and listen to a variety of radio stations locally and globally to allow me to follow conventions of jingles. I also had to research the frequency which radio is recorded at which is 44100 MHZ/16 Bit. This was essential to know to follow timings appropriately to stick to regulations. Regulation is there to try and stop offencive comments towards individuals or a group.
When listening and researching jingles I had to listen out for the clarity, pitch and dialect that podcast used to attract an audience, I therefore had to follow this and try to capture my target audience on the radio.
Dialect was also necessary to understand the characteristics of language that is used on the radio and that can be recognised within certain groups/regions of people. Males and females have different gender representations within the radio and males seem to have dominance/superiority in a radio station.
Another ancillary product that I created was a poster. I had to research and look at a number of poster and to create mind maps around them picking out the necessary information that is common within all posters These include the big, bold and clear writing, pictures that are appropriate with the subject, information on the programme such as the channel or shop the product is sold or seen on.
These conventions were essential to use to get the best possible advert that I could create. Without researching this information I would not have been able to understand the conventions that all adverts use.
These conventions were essential to use to get the best possible posters and podcast that I could create. Without researching this information I would not have been able to understand the conventions that all posters and podcast use.
Saturday, 5 May 2012
Evaluation Question 1
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
Throughout my production I research different documentary styles to construct, and create a understanding for my own documentary. The documentary "School life-From a girls" constructs a feel understanding but also confusion around these young Lady's and how the think about others around them. This is a contextual piece and relevant to the times. The purpose of my piece was to underpin an awareness for my target audience 14-19.
However, by using effects like slow motion and voice-overs reconstruct the documentary and challenges the way in which the audience create meaning. Some audiences will feel sympathy for the girls and believe their behaviour is routed from coming to a boys sixth form and and T.V. programmes, however others will feel confused and feel that the girls young age and unawareness of the "Real World" is blocking how they should feel for example two of the girls I interviewed said they didn't like boy because of...
In addition I also subverted certain conventions such as the jump clips coming to the end of the documentary and the music I used. This can be explained through the uses and gratification theory. The audience can make choices about what they did when consuming texts. Individuals actively consume texts for a variety of reasons and in different ways. Therefore suggested that media texts had a function for individuals and society which in my documentary provided surveillance, correlation, entertainment and cultural transmission.
However this theory was expanded by me as I stated that individuals might choose and use a text for the following purposes:
One documentary style and technique that I concentrated on and researched thoroughly was cinema verite to allow my documentary to follow and develop documentary styles. I researched cinema verite because I believed it was neccessary to understand about the ‘truth cinema’ and was essential to my product to find the truth and motifs behind why girls may behave in a boys school.
Many different codes and conventions are used within documentaries and I tried to challenge these by using a variety of camera angles, jump shots within the documentary and interviews that are typical of the documentary style. These were challenged by using different background light on the interviews making Irma angelic from the olive green background.
Throughout my production I research different documentary styles to construct, and create a understanding for my own documentary. The documentary "School life-From a girls" constructs a feel understanding but also confusion around these young Lady's and how the think about others around them. This is a contextual piece and relevant to the times. The purpose of my piece was to underpin an awareness for my target audience 14-19.
However, by using effects like slow motion and voice-overs reconstruct the documentary and challenges the way in which the audience create meaning. Some audiences will feel sympathy for the girls and believe their behaviour is routed from coming to a boys sixth form and and T.V. programmes, however others will feel confused and feel that the girls young age and unawareness of the "Real World" is blocking how they should feel for example two of the girls I interviewed said they didn't like boy because of...
- The way they acted made them dislike able.
- And their aggressive behaviour has rubbed of me.
In addition I also subverted certain conventions such as the jump clips coming to the end of the documentary and the music I used. This can be explained through the uses and gratification theory. The audience can make choices about what they did when consuming texts. Individuals actively consume texts for a variety of reasons and in different ways. Therefore suggested that media texts had a function for individuals and society which in my documentary provided surveillance, correlation, entertainment and cultural transmission.
However this theory was expanded by me as I stated that individuals might choose and use a text for the following purposes:
- Diversion – escape from everyday problems and routine. ( in my documentary drink is the diversion)
- Personal relationships – using the medis for emotional and other interaction (interviews with the girls)
- Personal Identity – finding yourself reflected in texts, learning behaviour and values from texts (audience reactions)
- Surveillance – Information which could be useful for living (a child’s health can be watched upon by the audience)
One documentary style and technique that I concentrated on and researched thoroughly was cinema verite to allow my documentary to follow and develop documentary styles. I researched cinema verite because I believed it was neccessary to understand about the ‘truth cinema’ and was essential to my product to find the truth and motifs behind why girls may behave in a boys school.
Many different codes and conventions are used within documentaries and I tried to challenge these by using a variety of camera angles, jump shots within the documentary and interviews that are typical of the documentary style. These were challenged by using different background light on the interviews making Irma angelic from the olive green background.
Friday, 4 May 2012
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