For this exercise we had to put together some audio to go over a chosen clip from the short student film Clique that was made last year by Media Students. I chose to add music that I created is basically just basic sound effects that I carried on to create the tension that is shown in the footage. In certain situations I added a more emotional sequence to bring the emotions forward to set the atmosphere of this part of the film.
Above is the final design of my Christmas Card that I created in Photoshop. I used basic shapes to create the mountain which the snowman sits on by cropping a rounded edged rectangle to make into the shape you see above. For the snowman I used three oval shapes and when placed on top of one another, they automatically form into one. The snowflakes I got off of google images because it would be a complex to make them individually and with the background it made them look more festive.
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SCENE : Katniss climbs the tree and fires an arrow at the edge of the Dome CHARACTER IDENTIFICATION : Shows her to be a strong female role model who sometimes cannot control her emotions Creates a contrast between the two different sides to her (Feisty & Vulnerable)Turns her into an heroic figure, which will foreshadow upcoming events GENRE IMPACT:
It creates an atmosphere that tells you that it's okay to show emotions even when you need to stay strong Gives you a fantasy feel with the high pitched voice overlay
CHANGE WITH CHARACTERS :
A warriors call as she visually studies the sky
COMPLIMENTS:
Shows a meaning behind her character
TECHNIQUES:
Showing view from her perspective
The Woman In Black
SCENE: Final. Walking towards his death
CHARACTER IDENTIFICATION:
Creates a back story to the character and their previous relationship Lays down their personal emotions
GENRE IMPACT:
Doesn't explain the consequences too clearly
Creates tension in the situation
Mixes Horror and a Period Drama
CHANGE WITH CHARACTERS:
Brings the two characters together
Matches Facial expressions
COMPLIMENTS:
Creates a cliffhanger towards what could happen next
Joins in with his emotional side
TECHNIQUES
Follows his vision
Mirrors
SCENE: Ending. Where he realises he's dead
CHARACTER IDENTIFICATION:
Shows he's a hero and has obtained
Shows his emotions in more depth
GENRE IMPACT:
Shows of the victory that was previously shown
Puts his emotions into context
CHANGE WITH CHARACTERS:
When he realises something is wrong, the soundtrack identifies this
Comes off as a climax to confuse the audience but to give it a permanent ending
I learnt that focus groups can be used to analysis different things that you want to focus on to get their personal opinions. What I didn't realise is that you would get a better range of opinions by having them there in front of you or by recording their response so you don't have their narrowed down version. What's good about this is you get their immediate response instead of waiting a while until they are available to write it down in note form.
Need To Consider
Style
Content
Message
Interest etc...
Using the statements above will get you a better overview of their true opinions instead of written work. Collecting your primary research without taking up too much time.
When I construct my own focus group for people's opinions on my poster, I will simply state what feedback I am looking for with a few basic statements to get their personal view on what they see.
Message
Age
Stereotype
Style
Wording
Colour
In todays lesson we went out into the college and got together a focus group of 4 people to discuss their first thoughts of our Political posters that we made. Our posters consist of using different art styles to get the message across using bold colours and sans serif fonts.
Our Task was to create and design our own interpretation of a Political Poster of the statement we come up with in our small groups. We had to base our designs on one of the 7 Art Styles that we looked at previously to show a better understanding of them and how they can influence media we see around us.
The research I carried out was look at images/photographs at previous posters relating to politics and seeing how they attract attention but also still get their intentional message across. I also looked at the different Art Styles and how they look so near but crowded at the same time while thinking about I could use that in my own design. What I did was look at the colours that represent the Parties the most without keeping it around one like I did in my first designs. I then proceeded to find information about why people remember who David Cameron is and what effect he has on the public. And my results were that the only reason was that he had involved in a number of events that had got people talking such as the talk about removing the NHS. It helped me to see that when choosing an art style that you don’t have to have one particular design, that you can turn into whatever you want to suit the theme and message your putting across. When I first started my design didn’t link to politics so the public were aware, only I did. So I asked a peer of what I should do and he suggested that I use shapes to visualise what message I’m trying get across and this linked nicely with the Swiss Style because I added text which I need changed to different fonts to make it more original as well as more artistic. The font I chose is in a style that is suited to the Art Form-Swiss Style to make it look more sophisticated but artistic at the same time. The graphics I experimented with consisted of basic shapes that visually represented a certain number or percentage. I did this because writing the whole status in words would be boring and unappealing to the audience. I chose to use Swiss Style because of how it looks messier but when you see it from a professional perspective you see that all it in a linear pattern inside the grid. The only issue I came across was choosing the correct colours without keeping it based on only one political party. At first at I used the colours blue and green but then realised that was relating only to the conservative party. It was quite difficult than I first imagined due to how much you have to put into the process to get it to how you wanted it but still following a art style that you like. Overall my final design is better than expected due to experimenting with the different styles and making it into my own creation. I liked how the background incorporates the font type by making it more visual to the audience that it’s aimed at.
