Q2.) How does your media product represent particular social groups?

Changes to Final Draft

To improve my final cut I shortened the establishing shots as I believe they dragged out too long. Also I tweaked the audio and added a few new sound effects to really achieve the look and feel I was hoping for. It was really difficult editing my final cut and it has been an experience I hope I will embark upon again in the near future. I have included pictures of my timeline in Sony Vegas so you can get an idea of all the layers of video and sound etc.

JUNK - 2ND DRAFT CUT

I have since added better and more titles to my opening. Also I added and tweaked the audio to achieve the levels and quality I wanted. Also instead of individually adjusting the contrast and levels to achieve the look of that particular shot, I rendered the whole video out and adjusted the levels of the entire film to get a more even look throughout. However I have also changed the name since the last upload as I believe 'Junk' is simpler and more effective. Please enjoy my draft cut of 'Junk'.

Idea for Thriller

During the Christmas holidays I thought I would get in the holiday spirit by watching The Silence of the Lambs. Whilst watching I noticed an extremely effective editing technique in which the protagonist appaears to run through/past the camera. It would be hard to coreograph a similar shot however I will try.

Actor Planning

Actor Planning

Initally I wanted my brother, Jonathan, to be the main actor but he refused as he was camera shy. Secondaly I approached my Dad to see if he would be interested. He was quite skeptical at first but relucatantley agreed eventually, however after a few shots I realised he was not suitable because he looked too old for the character I had in mind and he was not an amazing actor. 

After that I thought I would not be able to find an effective actor so I thought if I told my Dad exactly what shots I wanted and how I wanted them to be filmed then I could act and he could film. That went well but shortly after filming my teacher informed me that this technique would not work as I was meant to be behind the camera and I could in no way prove I had control over the shots (which is completely understandable). So I rescheduled to film mid-January 2015. That meant I had a couple weeks to sort out an appropiate actor and change the story to fit the new actor. 

Eventually my friend Ben agreed to be my protagonist, however on the day of filming he did not show up and he let me down so I sacked him. Fourtanatley my friend Connor agreed to shoot and he did show up.

So after all the mishaps and reshoots I finally have all my footage nessecary to edit. So let the editing begin.