Evaluation Question 4

Evaluation Question 2 - JG

Evaluation Question 1 - JG

EVALUATION 1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

USE
For our Radar Detector music video we have used an array of other bands videos to generate ideas and create realistic shots. An example of this is shown in an Oasis video but we have given it a more relaxed feel with a less polished look, this was easier to do due to our budget etc. We also took ideas from the likes of .........

For the 'presents' part of my text I saw a logo that did what I wanted as it came in two parts and stood out well on its background.

My poster and digipak were strongly related to people such as the Arctic Monkeys who have had great success with their music and fit in with the type of band that we have tried to produce. The layout and fonts used are similar. As far as the colours on my digipak and advertisement are concerned we took inspiration from many bands including Pink Floyd, The Black Keys and the Maccabees. These were used because .........

DEVELOP
For my text i took the warping idea from Superman and developed it to be in a more modern style that would fit in with my genre of music. I also took inspiration from an Arctic Monkeys 'Suck it and see' posters main text which also uses a warped effect.

 
CHALLENGE
I challenged the conventions of existing products within my genre by changing the colour scheme. Although there are some with similar colours as shown above it is more light colours that are usually used.

Evaluation Question 2 - First Draft

EVALUATION 2. How Effective is the Combination of Your Main Product and Ancillary Texts?

My digipak and poster advertisement clearly linked through the use of fonts and colours, also the layouts are similar in terms of almost everything being central etc. In terms of links with our video i think they both fit in with the genre and the dark colours tie it in. 

The video links with the use of colour as well, e.g. the drums are a similar blue to the one used in my advertisement. The layout of shots and the way its framed it is simple to show off the band members and the music they produce.

They are different due to the fact that the video is far less polished in terms of its look than the rest of my products. I think that the video looks more like a ........... video than something by the arctic monkeys however my poster etc. are based around existing products that are by the arctic monkeys. 

Final Video

ODESSA SOVIET ~ RADAR DETECTOR

27/11/2013 Final Filming Day

2.30pm: Collected all equipment from various locations

3.10pm: Took equipment into school filming area

3.20pm: Set up set began filming 

6.30pm: Finished filming began packing away and returned home to start editing

Changes to filming techniques etc.

In the draft video we didn't use a wide range of shots or cuts. for example we only had long shots of the whole band or a variety of close ups focusing on just one member, for our final shoot we need to add more mid range shots and pans. Also when editing we need to cut between shots using fades and zooms etc. Other improvements that I think we could make is to have more artificial lighting to make it look a lot more professional. The band members to to be changed and need to actually know how to play the drums/guitar as in the draft it is very obvious that they do not know how to play.