Media studies coursework evaluation

Evaluation of A2 Media Studies Coursework Charlotte Gerrard

Question One: In what ways does your media product use, develop of challenge forms and conventions of real media ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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[object Object],[object Object],In traditional stalk/slash films such as; Halloween and Texas Chain Saw Massacre, the killer’s are strong males, however in recent years the killer has been someone less unexpected in order to add the shock aspect to the film. We decided to cast the killer as a child, we wanted to reveal this slightly in the trailer, we did this by using props such as; a teddy and an ice cream van. We also experimented with cool edit, which enabled us to record our voices and distort them, change the pitch and the pace in order for it to sound childlike, but scary at the same time. How we varied from the typical

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Question two: How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary tasks? ,[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The font you choose for your title is obviously another important aspect when constructing a brand image, this will feature on all of the products therefore it needs to stand out. We wanted to pick a unique font therefore it would be more recognisable. We think we have achieved this, the use of capitals drags in the audience’s attention. It also looks distorted, the red helps to make it look bloody, we wanted the audience to think about these words when considering our film. The title ‘playtime’ connotes children, which is a big part of our film, as it links with the girl character and the song at the end. Therefore we think the title as a whole, is a good resemblance of our film. Font

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Overall I think that the construction of all these elements have allowed there to be a strong brand image between all of our products. However the only thing we could probably change is, showing the girl a little bit more in the trailer to build a stronger link between the tasks. However as she was the killer and the trailer was only a teaser we didn’t want to give to much of the film away.

Question Three: What have you learnt from Your audience feedback? ,[object Object],[object Object]

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[object Object],[object Object],These are the print screens that I took from Facebook, to view them in full see my blog.

Question Four: How did you use media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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YouTube allowed me annotate my teaser trailer, with speech bubbles, this meant that the person watching it had a good perception of what skills were used and why. Fickr.com allowed me to do the same for my ancillary tasks and compare them to real products. I hope this will make my evaluation more visually interesting and effective . YouTube and Flickr.com My evaluation is in the form of a power point, with links going to YouTube and Flickr, Slide share has allowed me to place the power point onto the internet and then embed it onto my blog, keeping all my ideas in one place. PowerPoint and Slide share Media technologies have enabled me to keep all my work together and get across work easier to my audience. As you can see I have used a variety of media technologies and not one of them has caused me a problem.

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