Evaluation Question 3 - What have you learned from your audience feedback? Part 2

My view on the feedback that the audience have given me.

Evaluation Question 3 - What have you learned from your audience feedback? Part 3

Narrative and Genre:

Enigma:

Evaluation Question 2: How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts? Part 2

- Have you used any motifs which are recognisable across all 3 products?
- Are there any other themes, enigmas or style elements (such as fonts/graphics) which unify the products?

Have you used any motif's which are recognisable across all 3 products?

Yes, the use of the stary night and the twirl is something that is featured across all of the products. This is because these images where pivitol parts of the orginal show, and I wanted to include them on my products. Another thing that is recognisable across all of the products is the narrator character being the figurehead of the film. This was because Rod Serling played the narrator in the original series, and I consider his character to be the most important, and adds well in that supernatural mood. "Is he there, isn't he there"? 

Are there any other themes, enigmas or style elements (such as fonts/graphics) which unify the products?

The theme is unified bewteen all the products. The black and white, noir style theme unites the pieces and makes it clear that they all fit and link into each other. The enigma is also linked. Who is this narrator character? Is he there, isn't he there? Is he God or a conscious? These are the enigmas laid out in the film. Font and graphic arn't unified thoughout the pieces. This was done to show that each products is made by someone different. This is because the people who create the film, poster and magazine arn't always going to be the same company, especially for an independent film.

Evaluation Question 2: How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts?

- Who are the target audience for each production?

Poster

The target audience for the poster are film buffs who love movie posters from the 30's through to the 50's. Seeing as this is my favourite time period for films being produce, and seeing as the 50's was when The Twilight Zone came out, it was the perfect example to associate my poster with movies from that era. Another target audience for the poster is any person that has a love for imagry. 

Article:

The main target audience for the article is both gender people who read movie magazines. That's a broad target audience, however if people read magazines based on films, then they read them to see films like mine, and therefore would be more than likely to go and view the film.

Short Film:

The main target audience for my short film are film students, currently studying film as a course (or relatable film courses like Media) and have a deep and patoniate interest in movies. Also lovers of the original show and lovers of films from the 30's and 50's are a target audience. The final target audience for the film are people who grew up watching the original series as they would have a nostalgic view on the film. 

Evaluation Question 1: In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? Part 5

Magzine analysis:

- How did you chose the name for your magazine?
- Why do you chose the colour scheme?
- Describe the creative process of how you made the article

How did you chose the name for your magazine?

And Action was chosen as the name because I want to be a director when I graduate from University. And Action is one of the lines used my many directors around the globe, and I thought it would had been a nice name for the mag. Also I used the 35MM film picture as the logo because my most favourite film and film decades of all time, Frankenstien and the 30's & 50's, where shot on 35MM film.

Why did you choses the colour scheme?

I chosed it because black and white are the main colours associated with The Twilight Zone, and it fits perfectly with the black and white television show that the movie is based of.

Describe the creative process of how you made the article.

The magazine article was made on word as, in my opinion, it is the easiest and most fluent way of making an article.I used the website Screencast-O-Matic in order to make a video of how I created the Article:

Evaluation Question 3 - What have you learned from your audience feedback? Part 1

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Evaluation Question 1: In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? Part 3

Part 3 of my A2 Media Studies Question one Evaluation. In this part I will be talking about:

- Length
- Storyline
- Characters
- Budget and Creativity

Length:

The length for my short film is 4 minutes and 40 seconds. This falls perfectly in the 3-6 minute short film lenght that I mentioned in a previous post. It's long enough in order to establish the characters, narrative and to show a good story, whilst not being to long to bore people and drag along.

Storyline:

Characters:

For 'The Twilight Hour' I followed to conventions of tradition short films of having a small ensemble of cast. There are only 7 characters in the film; Matt, Jack, Shane, the Teacher, James (me), the Father and The Narrator. People instantly associate and relate with the main character in Matt. People feel lonely and sad, and the message at the end of the film leaves a good message "Even if you're alone, there is someone in this world just like you. Somewhere". 

Character Profile:

Matt:

Full Name: Matt ......

DoB: 21/8/94

Blace of Birth: London

Parents: Mary and Mark .....

Siblings: None

Job Occupation: Unemployed

Education: Full-Time

Jack:

Full Name: Jack....

DoB: .....

Place of Birth: England

Parents: ......

Siblings: .......

Job Occupation: .......

Education: Full-Time

James:

Full Name: James ....

DoB: 25/6/94

Place of Birth: London

Parents: Stacy and Stephen

Siblings: Sister

Job Occupation: Unemployed

Education: Full-Time

Shane:

Full Name: Shane ......

DoB: 3/3/94

Place of Birth: London

Parents: Sarah and Rob .....

Siblings: 3

Job Occupation: Unemployed

Education: Full-Time

The Teacher:

Full Name: .........

DoB: ........

Place of Birth: London

Parents: .......

Siblings: ......

Job Occupation: Teacher

Education: Full-Time Employment




The Father:

Full Name: Stephen

DoB: ........

Place of Birth: London

Parents: .......

Siblings: ......

Job Occupation: ........ 

Education: .........


The Narrator:

Full Name: .........

DoB: ........

Place of Birth: .......

Parents: .......

Siblings: ......

Job Occupation: .......

Education: ..........

Budget and Creativity:

The budget was non-existent, just like most short films. There was also no props used as no props where required. If I had a bigger budget for the film, I wouldn't change much apart from using maybe a couple of props, however they would be partially used. In terms of creativity, due to me working on my own, I had 100% creative controle over the piece. However the actual concept and narrative of the film was heavily influenced by The Twilight Zone, therefore the premise wasn't 100% my creative input.