Evaluation Question Five

Throughout this coursework, i have been comparing my own work to that of the opening of Dog Soldiers.
I have tried to keep to the same sort of genre and filming style to that of Dog Soldiers. However only being able to film with a medium quality camera as opposed to the industry level ones used in Dog Soldiers, it has played in my favor,  with the quality of camera it has made the scenery seem more bleak and grey than in reality, however, this greyness has been able to add to the tension building by having quite a plain backdrop to make the audience more focused on the characters.
Also, there is only a small amount of non diegetic music in the background, where this does not feature in Dog Soldiers, as the film only uses diegetic sound in order to add to the realism intended, my film has it in to add to the tension and building up to the final scene. The reason i have it in and Dog Soldiers does not, is because my film starts of fast paced, from the very first scene it literally starts of running, whereas Dog Soldiers begins with a equilibrium.

My very first rough cut, as seen earlier on in the blog, was much simpler to my final hand in. For one, it had a different actor, and after careful deliberation replaced him for the current one. However the major points are in the making of the film. For one, i used a completely different scene for the final shot, mainly because in the rough cut, a road and van could be seen in the background of the final dramatic scene, so i had to move further up river to a point where you couldnt see them, however this played in my favor, as where i decided to film had ice next to the water, which could represent the harsh and coldness of the main antagonist's feelings towards to brief protagonist. I also changed the dialogue to make the final scene more dramatic, as originally, it was a simple murder, no dialogue at all, however in the final hand in, i allowed time that had been taken from the running scene (that in itself was too long for the two minute limit) so that i could create more tension for the protagonist's final moments. These where the main and most crucial changes I made to my film, other changes include different shots angles and locations for the running scene, and the changes in clothing to make the protagonist more likeable and the antagonist more intimidating.

The following are some questions that I asked several different people of what they thought of my film. The questions were:

1) What draws your attention to the product?
2) What genre is it and how do you know?
3) What do you consider are the strengths of the product?
4) What social groups does it represent and how?
5) Would you purchase the product and why?
6) How would you improve the product?

The first person I asked was Kyle Bridson, a first year media student also doing the film section of this coursework. He was asked for his opinion as he is the perfect critic for this piece of work, not only is he doing the same section of the coursework but we have also both been studying the same subject at the same time, so he knows the best responses to the questions, in theory. This was his response;

The second person I asked was Jayne Race, a middle age mother with no knowledge of media or of how films are made, she was asked these questions for the reasons of her being the typical audience, with my film being aimed at both genders, either can enjoy it as long as they have a enthusiasm for horror. This was her response;

The third person I asked was Zoë Godden, a fifteen year old girl with basic knowledge of media and how films films are made, she was asked these questions as she is at the younger end of the target audience. This was her response;

The fourth and final person I asked was Wayne Longton Worley, a IT technician at Teesdale School, and also a film maker, in his spare time. He was asked his opinion on the questions asked because of his knowledge of all things electronic, and his passion in film that I share. This was his response;