Here is the first very, VERY rough cut of my film opening. I have called it 'Life in a Glass House' as the character in the film feels trapped and shows from her actions how it is to be restricted. I have had endless problems whilst editing the footage:

• getting the footage from the camera onto the computer
• using Windows Movie Maker
• converting the first cut into a video

I am very glad that the majority of the editing process is now over.  I still have a lot to do, I need to make an animation for the production company at the beginning of the video and clear up the editing even more (particularly looking at fonts and transitions). Also, the quality of the film is absolutely awful and I think I may have to re-upload it to resolve this. 

Soundtrack

After editing my film opening and seeing it all come together, I chose a piece of music for the soundtrack. Before this I had a few songs in mind, but after fitting them with the video I didn't feel like they particularly 'went' with the film. I found the piece of music by trawling SoundCloud for what seemed like forever, to find an acoustic/calm piece of music that was copyright free. Eventually I found something I loved straight away. Lyrically, the song isn't really much to do with my plot but I think that it sets the tone and mood of the film opening perfectly.

Dreaming by blinddub

Evaluation

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

How does your media product represents different social groups?

What kind of media institution might distribute your product and why?

What would be the audience of your media product?

How did you attract/address your audience?

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

Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

Soundtrack

The original plan was to make the soundtrack myself, using a friends studio. However, with there being five days until the deadline this is no longer possible due to time limitations and I am going to have to find a piece of non-copyright music which I can get off websites such as www.soundcloud.com. I hope to find a piece of slow, acoustic music as I think this will mainly set the mood of the film and it will fit what I intend the opening to feel like.

Possible Film Locations

This is the place where I intend my actor to set the letters/photos on fire. I think it's a good location because it's a bit different and also emphasises the lonliness because it looks abandoned even though it isn't.

I will probably choose this for the scene where she walks through water and also sets the paper crane free. I don't really have much choice in where to film this as there are not many shallow rivers in the area so it's pretty restrictive. This is taken from the bridge that I will also film her dropping a torn up paper from, but I forgot to take a picture of it!

This is a possibility of where she can float the paper crane, but I don't like it as I don't feel it's right and as it's a pond there won't be a current to make the paper crane sail. This can be used as a back up in the event that I may not be able to use the other location.

I thought that these trees would be good for the fire scene as they look interesting and different. However, on closer inspection it is a private field and I didn't fancy risking my life climbing over barbed wire for a short scene. Unfortunately this would have perfectly fitted the first few shots of my storyboard but I feel I may change it anyway.

This is also another location for the river scene. However I don't like it as much because it feels too close to civilisation and it might change the feel of my opening as I want the surroundings to reflect on the character and how she feels just to emphasise her feelings (loneliness).

Costume & Makeup

Here are a few photos of what the character in my film opening will be wearing. The outfit was chosen by the actor herself, as Ruby reminds me so much of the character in the film so I felt the outfit she chose would be fairly representative of the character she was playing.

Front

Back

Action Plan

The deadline for the film opening is the 25th of March. I have mapped out the things I will be doing from now until then so that I can keep track of time and how much I get done.

Week beginning 1st March
Moodboard
Audience Research statistics
Sort out times with Actor
Research similar texts

Week beginning 8th March
Photograph/Video possible locations
Write about the genre of the film
Titles
Name of Film

Week beginning 15th March
Audience Research videos
Storyboards
Film over the weekend
Conventions


Week beginning 22nd March 
Sort out music
Edit footage