The Lonely Life of a Teenager - Draft Feedback

The Lonely Life of a Teenager - Draft Feedback

A lot of the feedback we received on our draft was very positive, however, we also received some feedback concerning the aspects of the film which we could improve on.

Some of the positive feedback we received includes: good use of editing to connect shots together, fitting music throughout the entirety, good use of multiple extras, unique and interesting camera angles and a good sense of location - the shots seemed to fit together as the locations were similar and the transitions were clear.

Some of the parts we could improve on include: the titles, to improve the titles we are going to make the font seem more interesting (at the moment we are searching for a font that looks like it could have been drawn to fit in with the school setting) and make them brighter so that they stand out more. The voice-over volume, this is relatively simple to solve as the only issue was that at some points the voice-overs were somewhat difficult to hear as the music was too loud. In one shot, there is something in the bottom right corner (I think its someone's thumb) and to fix this we will simply film the shot again and be sure to not have the object in the shot. An interesting idea was to add something towards the end of the film i.e. a short conversation as at the moment we only have voice-overs as the only form of dialogue. Another interesting idea was to do more in the post-production, one concept suggested was to use a split screen or add special effects such as a colour filter.

The Lonely Life of a Teenager - Draft

Evaluation 4 - Who would be the audience for your media product?

Evaluation 4 - Who would be the audience for your media product?

 

Our target audience is mature teenagers-young adults between the ages of about 15-20. This is because our film discusses some mature themes which may not be interesting to a younger audience. The characters also fall within this age demographic and are therefore more relatable than someone in their 30's for example.

The gender demographic associated with our film is males and females equally. It may appeal to males slightly more than females due to the abundance of male characters in comparison to females. However, it may appeal to females also, as the main theme of the film isn't associated with action but refers to mature themes which females are shown to like e.g. The Fault In Our Stars is about a girl with cancer and is mainly targeted to females.

The class our film is mainly aimed at is the E class as that is where most teenagers are, it may be popular in other categories due to the mature themes but, the characters make it more suited for the E class.

Our film is not associated with a specific race, but does try to appeal to those suffering from mental hindrances such as social anxiety.

Similar to race, our film is not aimed at a particular location. It may be more popular to those in the UK specifically around the East-Anglian area as that is where the actors are from and will therefore make them more relatable, e.g. their accent will be similar (it will be more relatable than a northern accent as they will also speak with the same accent).

A lot of our choices of demographic are due to the fact that we want the film to have a sense of realism associated with it, as social anxiety is a real thing which affects millions of people and we want to target these people to show that they are not alone in what they are dealing with. We have achieved this by representing the main character as being quite lonely and using various point of view shots so that the viewer can also experience this loneliness.

The music we used in the background is quite catchy and this will attract our target audience of teenagers as it somewhat resembles the type of music they are stereotypically shown to enjoy.

We also use the enigma code to an extent as not much is known about the main character other than the fact that he is not very popular at school and suffers from social anxiety, this may persuade the viewer to continue watching as they may want to know more about the character and the situations he finds himself in as a result of his social anxiety.

Female teenager, student, likes catchy pop music, loves dancing and shopping, usually wears skinny jeans, hoodies and trainers, favourite shop is New Look, favourite film genres are teen angst and comedies.
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Analysis of film company logos

Analysis of film company logos

 

 

Paramount Pictures



 

The logo for Paramount Pictures mainly shows a mountain with a ring of stars circling the top of it, with the name between the top of the mountain and stars. As well as "A Viacom Company" written below the stars. I feel as though this is a memorable logo as a mountain seems like quite an odd choice for a logo, and therefore the viewer could relate the image of a mountain with this company. Similar to our project, the name of this company makes reference to their logo ("Lone Wolf productions" and a silhouette of a wolf).

 

Walt Disney Pictures

 

The logo for Walt Disney Pictures consists of a large castle (sometimes shown as a 3-D image) with the name of their company below. The font of their company name looks quite magical which is a reflection of the type of films the company is known for making. The use of a castle also contributes to this as the company is known for making Princess films and castles are usually associated with Princesses. This is also similar to our logo as our film is about social anxiety and wolves are shown to be either family orientated or independent.

 

 DreamWorks Animation

DreamWorks' logo is similar to the Walt Disney Pictures logo due to the fact that it shows something that should be impossible - a boy fishing whilst sat on the moon. The titles are quite bold which may attract the attention of the viewer more.



 Warner Bros

Personally, I feel as though the Warner Bros logo isn't as good as the other logos. I think this because the logo only consists of an emblem with the first letters from each word of the company in bright yellow font (which is eye-catching) and a blue background. This is overlapped by the words "Warner Home Video". Whilst the logo is eye-catching as a result of the bright, contrasting colours it doesn't do much in the way of design like the other logos have. This is why our logo doesn't take much inspiration from this logo.

 

Metro Goldwyn Mayer

The Metro Goldwyn Mayer logo is very iconic as a result of the lion growling which is associated with the company. The logo consists of a lion in the centre of the screen with - what look like ribbons - surrounding it and a face underneath that with the name above it. This logo is very eye-catching due to the yellow and gold colours which contrast to the black background. The use of the lion is also very good as lions are usually associated with power and shown as the king of the animal kingdom which makes the company seem powerful. The inspiration we took from this logo is the use of an animal as animals are usually well like from most of the population.

 



My Film Habits

My Film Habits

 

My favourite film genres are: fantasy, sci-fi and superhero films. This is because I like the surrealism of the films associated with the genre e.g. The Lord of the Rings is set in an imaginary world with made up characters and species yet the whole thing still seems somewhat believable. This is also the case with Star Wars. I also feel that these genres have some of the best characters in film history such as Darth Vader, Harry Potter and The Avengers (even though most of them first appeared in books and comics). Despite these reasons, I feel like the biggest reason that I appreciate these genres the most is the fact that they appeal to my personality the best - nerdy/geeky.

 

 

My favourite film of all time is probably Summer Wars or The Avengers: Age of Ultron. Summer Wars is a Japanese anime styled film set a little bit into the future (I believe) where the entire plot revolves around someone who has hacked into the universe's equivalent to the internet and has access to everything stored on a computer. The Avengers: Age of Ultron is the sequel to The Avengers which I also enjoyed greatly, however, I preferred the sequel slightly more as featured one of my favourite characters from the Marvel Universe - Scarlet Witch.

 

 

Usually I don't watch many films or much TV as I prefer to watch YouTube due to the fact that it covers a wider area of media which is more tailored to my preferences such as: video games - you can watch gameplay, reviews or something different like the science behind video game situations/characters.

As a result of these reasons, I don't have much knowledge with the Teen Angst genre, I have seen some Teen Angst films before starting the course but only a few such as: The Inbetweeners and Mean Girls (as a result of my sister and cousins, and year 8 class).

Teen Angst Film Filming Schedule

We will try and shoot all of our opening sequence at around the end of the school day so that there will be a lot of people around, and we will try to film all of our different shots fairly close together so that it will all be roughly the same time of day, and so that we don’t have to worry about the weather changing outside. We will probably try and shoot our shots in the order they will be put in in editing, so that it is easier to find the correct shots when it comes to editing. In addition, we may film some of our shots during lesson time so that we are making the most out the time we have been allocated.

 

Teen Angst Film Cast List

Max – Joshua Worth

Sam – Bethan Rutherford

Mr. Anderson – Mr. Coulson (?)

Tiffany – Eleanor Luhar (?)

Nathan (?) - Jak Wright

Brittany – Darcey Page

Whitney – Alice Nutter

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