3rd draft

This is our 3rd draft of our film opening. We have added a scene at the end to steer away from our concerns that it looks too much like a music video. The scene adds suspense, and the audience may question who this character is, and why she is chasing the main character on the bike. We still have bits to add, but apart from that my group is on track and our opening is coming along nicely.

Streaming vs Cinema

I spoke to 10 people who go to the cinema on a regular basis, and they gave me advantages and disadvantages of each -streaming and cinema.

Advantages of the Cinema

- Wider screens for a better picture
- Great surround system
- 3D films
- To socialise with people
- Discounts for students
- Wide range of food/drinks

Disadvantages of the Cinema

- Loud, troublesome youths
- Expensive costs
- Sold out screenings
- Lack of hygeine
- Inadequate parking
- Possible ques
- Busy screens therefore bad positioning within the screen
- Rare technical diffulculties

Advantages of streaming

- In the comfort of your own home
- Can watch at your leisure
- Wide range of films
- More convenient
- Less expensive as food is cheaper from supermarkets rather than from the cinema

Disadvantages of streaming

- Piracy which leads to low quality films
- Inadequate sound system
- Small screen
- Not the same atmosphere
- Requires internet connection
- Have to subscribe to Netflix or similar type of companys, and your tied down to the contract

In conclusion, the majority of the people preferred cinema's to streaming as they felt they benefited more from watching a film at the cinema as there is far many advantages than streaming. They also said if streaming became more popular that they would still go to the cinema as they like the whole "cinema experiance"

Mine and Alyce's deadly question

Real question - The importance of cross media convergence and synergy in production, distribution and marketing.

Translated question - The importance of different forms of media (TV and film) working together to create a piece as a whole in production, distribution and marketing.

Various forms of media often combine with other forms for it to then be displayed to the public for example, the internet can be shown through television and the internet combines with newspapers, film, video etc. Also, this means how companies and institutions come together to produce a piece to display for example the film 'Snatch' was distributed by the companies Columbia Pictures (UK) and Screen Gems (USA) showing that these two companies have collaborated as one to create something at the end.

Half term task - content analysis

Cinema Listings - Liverpool

Mine and Alyce's day at the cinema

On Sunday evening, me and Alyce went to the cinema to watch 'The Vow'. We had been talking about going to see it once it had been released, so we decided to go. It was such an amazing film and I recommend it to all. It had my two favourite actors in it, Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum. It's about a married couple who have a car accident, and the Rachel McAdams, who plays Channing Tatum's wife has brain damaga due to the accident and doesn't remember her husband. During the film, you see Channing try to rekindle their love, and remind her why she fell in love with him in the first place. I won't give too much away, but I really do recommend it and I adivse you to bring a packet of tissues with you!

Weather forecast

Wooooo snow again! Hopefully we can get more footage over the weekend if it'a heavy enough. We have a lot of filming from last week when it snowed, but extra footage won't do any harm. At the moment we're on 1 minute 30 seconds, so we need roughly 30 seconds of footage more. If it rains, we will film to get a few seconds more.

Fonts for our film opening

I have been looking into fonts for our film opening, and I'm in a bit of a dilemma. I'm wondering whether or not we should have a quirky font, or a bold almost scary font. I personally think a quirky, squiggly font will suit our film as it reflects our film as it is indie and quirky.

Our second draft

This is our second draft of our film opening. As you can see it has progressed smoothly since our first draft. We are hoping to still film, and get the footage we need. We need to also film an ending which leaves the viewers wanting more. At the moment it almost looks like a music video, so we are hoping to maybe add another character in towards the end of the 2.00 clip.

Definitions

Hopefully I will add more definitions here, but for now I have 3 key terms for section B in the exam.

Consumption: People paying at the cinema, renting or buying DVDs and downloading and purchasing related products.

Distribution: Promoting films and getting them into cinemas and out on to DVD as well as any spin offs/related media products.

Production: Making films

The Woman In Black

Yet another film I am dying to see in the cinema. This time I think I'll cry with fear! I've heard great things about the theatre production, so I'm hoping the film lives up to my expectations. The Guardian said "It has proven the most successful British horror of all time at the box office". It stars Daniel Radcliffe, who is famously known for his role as Harry Potter. My media class is hoping to watch this in the cinema when it comes out. Absolutely terrified!

The Vow

I do not know how I'm going to cope watching the film as I've already cried at the trailer! This film looks absolutely amazing and I can't wait to watch it as soon as it comes out. I have heard that it is an amazing film that will leave me wanting more.

About time it snowed :D

Finally god has heard our prayers! We've been wishing for snow for months and it's about time we got some! Over the weekend it has been snowing very heavily, and my group decided it is a perfect opportunity to film. Unfortunately, I was unable to attend the filming, although I heard great feedback, and the day went incredibly well! We practically have all the footage we need, yet I feel we probably should try and film on a day it rains. As we have been editing our footage after every day we have filmed, our film is almost finished. My group still needs to think of a title and production company, but we still have lots of time. We have also thought about the font we are going to use as our names come up, perhaps a typewriting font?

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