Sound research (Hubert Osinski)

Production and Distribution companies

Genre theory: Dystopia research

18th December

Over this week we have completed a risk assessment of our location in the main reception area in our college which has allowed us to be certain that the location is safe to use. Today, i have just finished my Potwoon on the topic-Online tutorials and responses, but i am having some difficulty uploading it onto my blog. We have edited our Preliminary task and we did not find many difficulties with this exercise apart from the fact that it took Will time to edit the love heart with the shot of our actors. Finally, we have decided that because we are creating a Dystopian sub-genre it is essential for us to represent the lawless society and the destruction of nature through the title sequence, which is why we have uploaded shots of dead berries and leaves onto Final Cut pro. As this is a Thriller genre we are keen on creating and exploring with different ways of building tension, so when it comes down to our main filming days we will try out different shots and edit using different sounds until we find the best ways to  create suspense and produce a climax. Over the Christmas break i will continue with my blog and collect more newspapers and tin cans.

Friday 11th December

Despite the fact that we were not able to use our first choice of toilets due to safeguarding, we have now sorted out another location. Also, we have completed our shot list, so at the moment all is going well, but the only issue is props because we are struggling to get enough tin cans and newspapers. However, because we think that we will film after Christmas, we believe that we will have enough.

Possible film titles:

Here are possible f ilm titles:
Run.Run.  SURVIVE-This title would connote how the character always has to move from location to location in order to survive. We think that if this title was chosen it would link to the humorous aspect that is represented through our main character.
Kill! Survive! And have a good time... -This title would also provide the audience with pleasures, however even though this could also be quite catchy we think that it would not specify the plot and connote the Thriller genre like the one above.
Man vs Cannibals -We think that this title would be positive because it would connote the binary opposite that is significant within the plot and it would also represent the feud between sane humans like the protagonist and the previous sane humans who are represented as weak and hungrier for any kind of food available.
Survived -This title was what we were aiming around at first because it would simply connote the characters race for survival. Nevertheless, the weakness is that because it is in past tense this would connote that he is successful and has survived, but it could also connote that he has survived once, leaving the audience with tension because they would be unaware whether he would survive again.
After time-This title is our favourite at the moment because it clearly connotes the futuristic time and possibly connotes the negative lifestyle the people live in.
'X'-This title is strong because it would relate to the specific blood types the sane humans are, else they would have become human eaters. As well as this, this word would increase audience anticipation because they would not be clear upon the meaning of this title.

In the end we decided to use 'After Time' because as a group we favoured this title and it suited the serious and climatic feel. Also, as we decided not to incorporate a sub-genre of comedy, we were certain that the first two options could not be used. Additionally, 'X' was too vague and 'Man vs Cannibals' as well as 'Survived' actually seemed to be too specific.

Media confirmation for our location

 

We have agreed to using the location, but we are going to incorporate mise-en-scene to improve the set design and to connote its grimy and used condition. The only issue was the size compared to the other toilets, but it is still a good location because logistically it means that we do not need to collect as many props and fill as much space.  

Nielson-Audience research

Using this link, http://www.nielsen.com/us/en/insights/news/2013/popcorn-people-profiles-of-the-u-s-moviegoer-audience.html, I have been researching information about the audience in film during 2013, via a writer called Nielson.
According to Nielson and the National Research group, I have found out that 70% of American's ages 12 and older have been reported to see at least one or more movie in the last year. Also, the demographic statistics have remained consistent over the past, but this website also states that the younger demographics, aging between 12 and 24 and the older demographics (65-74) are increasingly watching more moving images. This is said to be at the expense of the middle demographic, but it could suggest the higher income they have to expense and link to the fact that these ages are less likely to be working in a full-time job. As well as this, although there were more female audiences watching movies than males, (51%-49%) in 2012, men account for 55% of theatrical attendance.



This website also states the different reasons why audiences go to the cinema in comparison between to being Hispanic (of Latin American or Spanish origin) or not:

This clearly suggests that Hispanics and Non-Hispanics think similarly, in the way that the larger percentage believe 'that going to the theatre is important in spending time with family and friends'. Whilst, the lowest percentage of both of the audiences think that they 'would only watch movies at home if they were available immediately.' As a result, this implies that the audiences prefer to go to the cinema because there is too much tension to wait for the movie to come out on DVD.

Shot List

Friday 4th December

This week our production has developed as we have begun a shot list ready for our filming and we have now found a toilet suitable for our moving image, but all we need to do is ask whether we are able to use this location and complete a risk assessment in order to prove that it is safe to use. At the moment our group has no issues apart from the fact that we need to try and film most of our production before Christmas because obviously we are not able to film during Christmas as we require the toilet within Countesthorpe College.

Storyboard

Target audience profile

A target audience profile is a primary research task that allows our production company to understand our target audience and what they might be interested in. We still want to attract the female audience, meaning that we will research into conventions this gender prefer, but we will also use our audience survey to discover what the female audience thinks about our production and what they would like to see. This would increase our audience range. However, we think that we would attract the teenager demographic the most because of the age of our protagonist and the overall concept of the plot.

Focus Group

Influential figures update

I have updated this Prezi and now I have uploaded videos of my influential figures talking about the productions they have been involved in. This has been beneficial because it has increased my understand of moviemaking and now I think that we could be more creative. For example, possibly use a non-linear plot. This was present within our product because we included a flashback, subverting the chronological order.

Tuesday 1st December

During todays Lunch we recorded our focus group of four boys. Unfortunately we were not able to use a camera, therefore we had to use a voice recorder. This meant that the footage will not show the audience reactions through facial expressions, instead the voice will be critical. Now we have to import it onto Final Cut and then we will edit it.

Final online questionnaire analysis

This secondary research involves the collection and analysis of audience expectations, successful developing our understand of what they expect and would like to see.