FINAL PRODUCT YOUTUBE LINK

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Chpy7KmCMCA

Evaluation Question 3

Evaluation Question 7

Preliminary task - what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

Evaluation Question 6

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?



Here are photos of all of the technologies we used:
1. Apple Mac book for editing and uploading videos we took

2. Youtube were all of our videos were uploaded 

3. Prezi for displaying collected research 

4. Cubebase for creating our motif

5. iMovie for editing our work

6. Garage Band for editing the music we made

7. The camera and tripod we used to film our footage

Evaluation Question 5

How did you attract / address your audience?

Evaluation Question 4

Who would be the audience of your media product?




For Evaluation Question 4 we created a stop-frame animation and here are the reasons why we choose this target audience:

16 - 30 year olds - It is a family comedy, so attracts a large variety of age groups
Scarlett is 17 so that age group will be atrracted as it is relitable.

Western - The film relates to western family stereotypes and appeals to wide audience as they are able ot relate to this

Female/ Couples/ Families - The two female characters will be more relatable to this audience and also it is also a family comedy so it will appeal to a large variety of people

Middle Class – They will find the content more relatable as it is based on a middle class family

Office based job - Fits with middle class, and because they work long hours it can be seen to be a form of escapism

Favourite film - Similar family comedy to ours, dark humor like the thriller part of our opening

Favourite music – charts , mainstream to fit with the family audience

Favourite TV show - Thriller and/or comedy mixture like ours which includes aspects of both and appeals to families as well

Evaluation Question 2

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

Evaluation Question 1

In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

Thriller : low key lighting 

Quick Cuts 

Shadows 

Tense music 

changes in shit angles 

Comedy: brighter settings 

dietetic sound is loud

non dietetic sound

REACTIONS TO SHEEPLE

BBFC RATING

12A/12 – Suitable for 12 years and over

Films classified 12A and video works classified 12 contain material that is not generally suitable for children aged under 12. No one younger than 12 may see a 12A film in a cinema unless accompanied by an adult. Adults planning to take a child under 12 to view a 12A film should consider whether the film is suitable for that child. To help them decide, we recommend that they check the BBFCinsight for that film in advance. No one younger than 12 may rent or buy a 12 rated video work.
 Discrimination

Discriminatory language or behaviour must not be endorsed by the work as a whole. Aggressive discriminatory language or behaviour is unlikely to be acceptable unless clearly condemned.
 Drugs

Misuse of drugs must be infrequent and should not be glamorised or give instructional detail.

Imitable behaviour

No promotion of potentially dangerous behaviour which children are likely to copy. No glamorisation of realistic or easily accessible weapons such as knives. No endorsement of anti-social behaviour.
 Language

There may be moderate language. Strong language may be permitted, depending on the manner in which it is used, who is using the language, its frequency within the work as a whole and any special contextual justification.
 Nudity

There may be nudity, but in a sexual context it must be brief and discreet.
 Sex

Sexual activity may be briefly and discreetly portrayed. Moderate sex references are permitted, but frequent crude references are unlikely to be acceptable.

Threat

There may be moderate physical and psychological threat and horror sequences. Although some scenes may be disturbing, the overall tone should not be. Horror sequences should not be frequent or sustained.
 Violence

There may be moderate violence but it should not dwell on detail. There should be no emphasis on injuries or blood, but occasional gory moments may be permitted if justified by the context. Sexual violence may only be implied or briefly and discreetly indicated, and its depiction must be justified by context.

http://www.bbfc.co.uk/what-classification/12a-and-12

SHEEPLE FINAL VIDEO

OUR FINAL STORYBOARD

When filming we added in some new ideas and here is what our final product includes:

Scarlett sits up

Duration - 4 seconds (slow mo)

Shot type - medium to close up

Sound - water washes around her

Edit - straight cut

Door handle twists open

Duration - 2 seconds

Shot type - close up

Sound - creaking of door handle

Edit - straight cut

Eyes open

Duration - 1 second

Shot type - medium shot

Sound - previous music finishes

Edit - straight cut

Door creaks open

Duration - 3 seconds

Shot type - medium shot

Sound - creak of door

Edit - straight cut

Eyes dart around to the sound

Duration - 1 second

Shot type - medium shot

Sound - strings tremolo

Edit - straight cut

Lyla's feet in doorway

Duration - 2 seconds

Shot type - close up

Sound - crash of cymbals when the feet first appear

Edit - straight cut

Scarlett spins around to face Lyla in room

Duration - 2 seconds

Shot type - medium shot

Sound - cymbals with underlying strings in crescendo

Edit - straight cut

Lyla says somethin

g funny to Scarlett

Duration - 3 seconds

Shot type - Long shot

Sound - "Can you help me brush my teeth"

Edit - Straight cut

Scarlett's face is annoyed at Lyla

Duration - 2 seconds

Shot type - medium shot

Sound - slightly rock music starts

Edit - zoom into the white of the bath

Title screen, written in ketchup

Duration - 5 seconds

Shot type - medium shot

Sound - music continues

SOUNDS WE USED

UPDATED STORYBOARD

NEW TITLE

Due to the change in genres we thought it would be appropriate to further develop the narrative by giving the audience more hints at the tone of the rest of the film. Moreover we changed the name of our opening as before when it was 'before your very eyes' this linked with the narrative because the main character had her eyes closed throughout, and opened them at the end to reveal that her eyes were all white. However on changing the narrative we then changed the name to 'Sheeple' which is a word that refers to people being compared to being a sheep and following others easily. We thought this was appropriate as it is different and can hint to the genre. Moreover by writing it in ketchup we felt that it would be comical and ironic as it is meant to look like fake blood but obviously isn't, which almost creates a sense of taking the mickey of the previous fake blood shots. By doing this it creates a messy affect which is what we wanted as it represents more of what the rest of the film would be like. Finally by adding in the duck creating mess and landing in the writing it links back to the bathroom theme and the annoying child who creates disruption.  

FINAL NINE FRAMES

Our nine frames shown here are taken from our final product and we feel give a clear summary and indication of product. By looking at these we can see two distinct genres, furthermore showing the development of our idea, however by looking closer, e.g the font on the toilet roll and soap we can see how even though the first section appears to be horror/thriller it actually is a comedy. 

Furthermore by looking at the colours we have used there is a difference in the saturation between the 'thriller' shots and we're the opening reveals it is going to be a comedy. This is because there is more darker/blue saturation on the first couple of shots , however the last two have no colour change, and the use of the colours pink, further indicate comedy and a change in genre. 

Moreover by looking at the use of blood in the first section on the mirror we can see that it would create a sense of unease in the audience , which therefor creates more of a juxtaposition as we have lead the audience in a different direction to what the ending would suggest. Also by looking at the end title screen we can see that we have used the ketchup in an ironic and comical way, as fake blood, relating back to the earlier narrative. 

ACTRESS PROFILE LYLA

Name: Lyla Wilson

DoB: 25th August 2014

Age: 3 

Gender: Female

Hair colour: Brown 

Eye colour: Brown 

Ethnicity: White British

Previous acting experience: none

Reasons why Lyla is suitable: 

- Confident on camera 

- Right age for the character 

- Has parent permission 

- Appropriate height 

- Is happy to be filmed and perform

PARENT PERMISSION FORMS

SOUNDS RELATED WITH COMEDY

COMEDY DIRECTOR

TIM BURTON

Tim Burton is a famous American director well known for his comedy films. He was born on 25th August 1958 and spent most of his childhood drawing cartoons, and after he graduated from high school he then went on to work for the animation depart for Disney after graduating from art college in California. He then left Disney as he felt it wasn't for him and went on to director many films such as 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' and 'The Nightmare before Christmas'. I think that he is an appropriate director as he has created many films which are of a darker comedy , which is the direction that we are going to take our film opening, however many of his more famous films are stop frame animation , as this is what he was best at. Overall he has been able to continuously appeal to a large variety of ages whilst further exploring the genre.

ICONOGRPAPHY OF COMEDY

Overall through research I have found that there isn't set iconography for comedy, however there are certain features that we can pick up. These include bright colours, natural lighting , high amounts of energy and action. Overall I have found that there is a broad variety of comedy and often it is individual to the film.