To recieve feedback from our target audience we have used a number of methods.
Below is a questionnaire made on social networking site; Facebook, that has been filled out by our target audience. It has multiple choice answers and the option to add their own comment. This will help us to recieve useful information about improvemnt.
Media
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Filming performance scene (2)
We got some feedback of our first draft video from our target audience. The main area for improvement was that the performance scene was becoming a little repetitive.
To solve this, Rhian and I decided we needed a second performance scene to break it up a little and make our video more interesting. We thought that this scene should be filmed outdoors to fit in with our natural theme and make a connection with the narrative scene.
We filmed our actress sat apon a tree, we filmed her from 4 or 5 different angles and used only the best two clips in our video to create a second performance scene. The shots were close up and framed so that sophia was the focus of the shot, but that so that you could tell she was outside(ie. you could see grass and trees ect.) We used a tripod because we had used alot of handheld camera clips in performance scene (1) and it would create more variation in the technology we were using. We followed our 'casual' theme by dressing sophia appropriately in casual clothes, scarf and coat to signify the continuos theme of autum months.
It was a cold day so i really liked the effect of her cold breath being visible in the video. The filming genreally went well and after a second audience feedback, they prefered the video with two performance scenes.
To solve this, Rhian and I decided we needed a second performance scene to break it up a little and make our video more interesting. We thought that this scene should be filmed outdoors to fit in with our natural theme and make a connection with the narrative scene.
We filmed our actress sat apon a tree, we filmed her from 4 or 5 different angles and used only the best two clips in our video to create a second performance scene. The shots were close up and framed so that sophia was the focus of the shot, but that so that you could tell she was outside(ie. you could see grass and trees ect.) We used a tripod because we had used alot of handheld camera clips in performance scene (1) and it would create more variation in the technology we were using. We followed our 'casual' theme by dressing sophia appropriately in casual clothes, scarf and coat to signify the continuos theme of autum months.
It was a cold day so i really liked the effect of her cold breath being visible in the video. The filming genreally went well and after a second audience feedback, they prefered the video with two performance scenes.
Filming performance scene (1)
Filming inside performance
Our performance scene was filmed in a studio against a black background. This was simple to do, easy to control the lighting and shadow, and of course conventional. During our first attempt at filming we tried to create a range of shots including; long shot, mid shot, a shot from the side and a close up. For each type of shot we would film our actress singing the song the whole way through with the camera fitted onto a tripod. However, when we came to view our footage it looked really unprofessional and boring because of the lack of camera movement, and the shot types we were using really didn’t work with our genre.
Therefore, we studied real media texts and analysed their performance scenes. One that really influenced us was Lisa Mitchell- Incomplete Lullaby (link to youtube). We noticed that only close ups of her face and shoulders were used – really limiting the variation in shots. However what made the performance scene so interesting to watch was the camera movement including; pans, tilts, handheld, and use of a dolly.
We re-filmed the performance scene, making sure we were strictly sticking to conventions. We used close up and extreme close up shots, ranging from high to low angles, and really focusing on the framing of our shots using all the camera movement possible, This outcome was much more satisfying as it met the conventions we were aiming for.
Our performance scene was filmed in a studio against a black background. This was simple to do, easy to control the lighting and shadow, and of course conventional. During our first attempt at filming we tried to create a range of shots including; long shot, mid shot, a shot from the side and a close up. For each type of shot we would film our actress singing the song the whole way through with the camera fitted onto a tripod. However, when we came to view our footage it looked really unprofessional and boring because of the lack of camera movement, and the shot types we were using really didn’t work with our genre.
Therefore, we studied real media texts and analysed their performance scenes. One that really influenced us was Lisa Mitchell- Incomplete Lullaby (link to youtube). We noticed that only close ups of her face and shoulders were used – really limiting the variation in shots. However what made the performance scene so interesting to watch was the camera movement including; pans, tilts, handheld, and use of a dolly.
We re-filmed the performance scene, making sure we were strictly sticking to conventions. We used close up and extreme close up shots, ranging from high to low angles, and really focusing on the framing of our shots using all the camera movement possible, This outcome was much more satisfying as it met the conventions we were aiming for.
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