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What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

 

Since constructing this product, I have learnt quite a few things concerning the technology. At first, I found it quite hard when using Final Cut Pro to edit the full scene but once I had grasped the technique of using it, my next challenge was adding other things such as sound on top of the scene other parts especially the opening which shows the name of our made up production company as we used a clip we found somewhere else. In the editing area, the cutting tool was very useful and easy to use once we knew how to use it.

For most of the new skills I had to research how to do it beforehand or get help from someone who was experienced, watching them and or being instructed by them to learn how to do it.

For the introduction of our production we decided to get something simple for production company clip. Adding this took quite a while as the clip we chose had to be converted to into an mp4 file before being uploaded into Final Cut. Compared to the production clip application, the editing of the actual scene was quite easy as the clips were very easy to upload straight onto Final Cut. At first, we started off by increasing and decreasing the diegetic sound in order to see what we could do via the conventions of horror movie when it comes to music. In the end, we decided to cut the music and just use sound effects as this creates a more eerie atmosphere and again adds to the sense of realism.

When we recorded our clips for the scene, there was quite a variation in lighting as we did it in different areas of the house and on different days which meant the natural lighting was different. At first, we thought this would be quite a problem as it may not look as professional as we wanted it to. However, we learnt how to change the brightness and contrast of each clip. In some of the clips, the lighting wasn’t very clear, however the dim lighting added to the horror genre because of the dullness of the clip.

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What kind of media institution might distribute your media project and why?

In order to answer this question, I looked at some of the most popular horror movies made and their distribution companies. These are the websites I chose to look at: http://www.timeout.com/london/film/best-horror-films http://www.film4.com/special-features/top-lists/top-50-horror-films After looking at both websites, I have found the types of products which are similar to our product. Shaun of the Dead - Universal Pictures, Evil Dead - New Line Cinema, Drag Me to Hell - Universal Pictures, The Possession - Lionsgate, Rosemary’s Baby - Paramount Pictures, The Cabin in the Woods – Lionsgate and The Exorcist – Warner Bros After looking at the different types of distribution companies for the horror movies, I would say that Lionsgate would be the best company to distribute our media product. I have decided to choose this distribution company because they have distributed other films such as The Possession which is based on supernatural beings possessing humans. The film received a lot of mixed reviews and is said to be inspired by ‘The Exorcist’, however it ranked number 1 in its opening weekend which shows the popularity of psychological horrors. Lionsgate are quite a big and well-known distribution company which means they can advertise our product very well. Another company that could help distribute our product is Warner Bros. Warner Bros have distributed big films such as ‘The Exorcist’ which is also included as a psychological horror. The movie as a whole is quite similar to our product because of the conventions it follows; however, the openings are quite different. ‘The Exorcist’ received best picture in 1973 and is one of the highest grossing films of all time. Warner Bros is a very large and well-known distribution company which means that they can advertise and distribute our product to a big audience resulting in larger audiences In conclusion, I think that Warner Bros and Lionsgate would both be suitable in distributing our product as the films they have distributed in the past have gained popularity especially the horror movies they have distributed.

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