Quarter 3 Revisions

After the class reviewed our films for the 2nd time we received some more feedback. Our main revision is going to be our audio. First being incidental music, the second being fixing the cop audio, the third being the phone call voice over. We want to add some background music to have more adrenaline throughout the film and not make it so boring. Also, while editing this past time the cop audio voices overlaid incorrectly, so we will re-arrange that so it sounds professional and realistic. Lastly, the audio for the phone call is bad quality, so Josh would like to re record it to make it more clean and crisp. It will be an easy fix in Adobe Premiere Pro when we go to make these revisions.

Important Side Note

In our film we had made use of two major props: a toy gun and cars. My group and I wanted to make clear that the gun was/is %100 fake and was used safely and correctly when filming. We also made use of 2 cars racing. During the "race scene" we were driving at legal speeds; however due to the angles and editing it made the effect that it was faster than it appears.

Quarter 3 Submission

After doing some revisions, this is our quarter 3 submission. 

Creative Critical Reflection (4)

To start we obviously used google blogger. Having a blog helped keep me and my group organized, up to date, and learn vital information we needed to know going into this project. We did research on target audiences, digital distribution, related films, and the use/challenges of conventions. All of these topics helped us configure our film to what it is now. To film our movie we used a Soni Alpha Digital Camera.  I quickly learned how to operate it in order to take shots for our film. For example, zooming in and out, as well as starting and stopping a recording. We also edited our film with Adobe Premiere Pro. In this program we were able to merge clips together, add sound, trim clips, add credits, and much more.

The picture above is the Lexus IS 250 that was used as one of the vehicles in the background at the car meet.

Creative Critical Reflection (3)

At the beginning of this project I did not know much about professional film making and distribution. After doing a lot of research on vocabulary, camera angles, sound, mise-en-scene, editing, distribution techniques, and about software my skills certainly developed. Not only did research help, but the hands on making of a film let me get a feel for how cameras really work. When I was filming specific car scenes I was able to maneuver the camera so the shot would be appealing to the audience. Throughout the year my class had to analyze many pieces of films and TV shows. We would take notes on the meaning, camera angles, editing, sound, and mise-en-scene. We would then write an essay. Doing this multiple times helped me remember important terminology and improve my writing skills. The feed back I received from the class and my teacher also helped me improve my writings and knowledge. Overtime, remembering the different techniques didn't require much effort, so when it came to making our film it was just a matter of incorporating them correctly.

The picture above is the S2000 used as one of the vehicles in the background of the car meet.

Creative Critical Reflection (2)

Our product is like the film that you NEED to finish because you are so intrigued. You want to know what happens in the end. Who does Austin target? Do things end up good for Austin? Are there murders, more races, more money? The product shows that if the movie were to be finished there would be a lot of action, which always keeps an audience engaged. In order to connect our audience to the film we used normal conventions from other movies to draw the viewers in. We also payed attention to what our viewers would like to see. For example, we included Louis Vuitton bags and other millennial based stylistic cues that would appeal to this subset of social groups. Our movie would be distributed the typical way. We would first partner with Universal. Then, it would be released through movie theaters world-wide and we would make money off of the box office tickets.  After about 90 days it will then be release on the media ( DVD, Blue-ray, and the internet). After an additional number of months, it will be released to Pay TV, and approximately two years after its theatrical release date it is made available for free-to-air TV.  As a result of strong DVD sales it is said that movies have achieved higher success and have become a profitable market lately, especially for independent movie makers and companies, which is why we would take this route.

The picture above is the 2017 Civic Type-R used as the "get away car"

Creative Critical Reflection (1)

With my group's final product we saw that our research of other films related to ours really helped us when it came to conventions. Specifically, with the lighting, expenses, costuming, casting, audio, props, and the tone of the film. We also payed attention to the plot and flow of events and how  they were portrayed through camera angles, editing, mise en scene, and sound. For example, for a car movie you need to include nice cars; even modified ones. We took advantage of this and was able to include nice looking and decently fast vehicles as props. We also used many conventional camera angles. For example, an insert shot of the exhausts revving. This shot is very common within car films such as, Fast and Furious. The social groups that we targeted are of all ages, especially car enthusiasts. The audience of our film can vary from age, gender, and social groups; however, we did some research to look more into the social group it represented. My group and I concluded that the film will target the ages of 15 to 30 years old and mainly the male gender. The social group we would target are mainly ones involved in the car culture. Looking at it in geographical means our film would be viewed internationally. All over the world there are areas that consist of car enthusiasts.

The picture above is the 2014 RS Camaro Austin raced in.