Evaluation 5

Through our feedback, majority of our class thought our opening sequence looked as though it were a part of a real horror film. This is because they thought we used the right horror conventions such as our location being gritty and with the use of close up shots to make the space look smaller intensifies the suspense. There was a mixed reception on the choice of titles; this is because some people thought it went on for too long and it started to look a bit like a trailer, however, they appreciated the transitions and the special effects. Again, majority were enthused by the choice of music as it gave back to the horror aspects and it made the scene more chilling. The various shots used were very effective as it showed how vulnerable the character was and it thrilled the audience, although some thought it was disappointing as some were shot unsteady but still built the suspense. The editing was done to a good quality as every clip including the music flowed through altogether. 

In our opening credits where we show our cast and crew, in-between we added shots of an eye flickering, this is similar to the movie "Seven" which displays what the character is doing discretely, also it links with the film "The Eye" and "The Unborn" as they both involve a disturbing eye. 

With the music, the first piece is there to create anticipation much like in the movie "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" just before he is about to commit his crime. In the second piece of music, it is similar to the movie "Saw" when Jigsaw is riding his tricycle and with the movie "Paranormal Activity" when the ghost is haunting the baby and is playing the baby's lullaby. 

We have identified, that our unique selling point of our imaginary film is that it is not just a horror film, but it also can be relatable to the audience and how it is always left in a cliffhanger. 

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Evaluation 4

After thinking of different types of research we could use, as a group, we decided to ask various questions and film the reactions of each participants. We asked open ended questions such as ' Would you take friends, or family to see ' Crimsons Eye'? ' , ' Would this opening scene invite you to watch the rest of the movie ? '.
Using open ended questions allowed us, as well as our viewers to elaborate on their evaluation and perspective of the opening sequence, resulting with a realistic result.
After evaluating all the questions, the majority of our participants had said that the female protagonist would interest girls, more than boys to go and watch the film. As a result of this, we believe having either a male or female protagonist would invite specific genders to watch the film. Also having the protagonist being a teenager, allowed our targeted audience, that being an audience between the ages of 16-22, to relate to the film. This means we had achieved our aim of attracting a specific type of audience.
We successfully had many of our viewers want to go and watch the rest of the cliff hanger that our opening scene had.
Over all, by using our own primary research through open ended questions, we gained rich information and a positive forecast of our opening scene also achieving many of our aims, such as attracting the right audience.

How does your media product represent particular social groups?  

Firstly Crimsons Eye is based particularly around the theme of a grotty and infected eye. We have adapted the opening scene to for it to represent into different social groups. One of our influences was film ‘The Unborn’ as it shares similar and relevant aspects to what our opening sequence consisted off. For example in The Unborn – ‘Casey and her friend Romy are in the locker room talking when Romy notices that one of Casey's eyes is weird.’

This had relevance to our opening sequence as our protagonist rushes through the door wearing bold sunglasses; covering her face which gives off suspicion to viewers. We later find out that it is her eye which is in actual fact infected. These images both share a close up image of the eye.

The first appearance that we get of the protagonist is very similar as both are wearing very simple, casual clothing. This deters the audience from what they are wearing to what is actually happening. Casey from ‘The Unborn’ is wearing jeans converses and a plain white t-shirt and Crimson from ‘Crimson’s Eye’ is dressed is a beige long sleeve top with a skirt and tights. This reveals that both characters portray their role very similar and

Evaluation 7

Looking back at our preliminary task, our group learnt that making and editing a film is a lot more challenging than it seems. As it involves a lot of time, effort and understanding to make a good end result.
In order to create a good opening sequence, we had to go through a lot of brainstorming, researching and we had to learn how to use various tools, sites programs to enhance and broaden our skills for the clip. We had make sure the edits of the clips were accurate, left impact and flowed well, which was relatively successfully achieved. However in the preliminary task, we noticed that it the shots were good and there were a variety of them, although, the character was in front of the sun so it was harder to see her facial expression and that the run through was jumpy.
Our sound in the opening sequence was hard to get right as the background noise would constantly interfere, so we learnt that you could adjust the volume once you put it one the computer. We hadn't used music in the preliminary task, however, it was a helpful to have had the previous experience, as we could use it to our advantage to explore and understand how to use the sound effects and how to bring the music together.
On both pieces we used transitions, though, in the preliminary task you could tell the transitions were placed cheaply and in the final piece it was successful and appealing. This is also with the titles and the logo ident as they were done on Photoshop and Live type to make it look edgy and give it our own taste, which wasn't done in the preliminary task.
Comparing both pieces, we could tell clearly that the final piece was significantly better than the preliminary task, this is because our knowledge before hand with the use of cameras, tripods, research and programs made it look more professional and realistic. By the various shots used and with the use of the tripod made each shot steady, intense and easier.
Overall, looking back it is evident that our final piece shows a lot more professionalism, and actually looks apart of a movie sequence then our preliminary task.

Evaluation 3

A production company enables a film to be financed via a more established company, with a partner, or through a private investor. They are in control of budgeting, scheduling, scripting, the  equipment,  the casting, the organization of the crew, the production itself, post-production, distribution, and marketing. Production companies are in association with a media conglomerate, film studio, entertainment company, or Motion Picture Company.  As a result of this films can be mainstream independent  or completely independent. Production companies can work together in co-productions.

Our thoughts on who our film distributor should be was Warp X. This is because their main demographic is aimed at the teenage and young adult range similar to our film. They certificate for their films vary between a 15 or 18 which is what our film is to be aimed at too. They are often apart of the alternative, niche market of the film industry as they attempt to appeal to a selective fragment of younger teenagers rather than having  a mass appeal. Their main film genre are often an attempt to bring something unique to the conventions. 

Even though they lack in finances of the big distribution companies, it does have a reputation of being able to distribute a wide variety of specialist films. Warp X are known for their cutting edge digital technology and low budget production methods to create high value movies that can reach the cinema with an optimum release. Similar to our film we used gritty and raw imagery and stage presence. Our group liked Warp X because they explore social issues, disability, cultural and ethnic diversity and social exclusion. 

In our titles we mentioned the following in this order: Director, Producers, Music, Costume Design, Screen Play and then the entire Cast. We put it in this order to show the audience the importance each person played in our movie, we definitely wanted the cast to be last so that their performance is individually appreciated; this was inspired from the film we looked at "Seven".

Films that are institutionally similar to Crimson's Eye would be: Hush or Donkey Punch, mainstream ones may be: Last House on the Left, The Devil Inside and The Unborn.