Wednesday, 14 March 2012

feedback on Doctor Who extract watched for practice exam question

I did not do very well with the timing. I managed to right very little and very briefly in the time set.                 Unfortunately we did not have anywhere near as much time as we would normally have for an exam                  question. I did not find the clip interesting as it is not really my type of thing. I found some of the things that we needed to comment on harder to look at. I enjoy just looking at things like mise-en-scene. I will be            concentrating a lot harder on the other points as we look at more and more practise examples before the                    exam takes place.                                                                                                                                                           
The copy of someone else's answer to the question is very good.  It starts off with a insight into what the           clip is and where it is from, this is nice to have however it is not really needed. They then go on to talk           about the camera shots first - something i find easy to write about but also extremely boring. I need to learn                         the names of a few more shots to be able to talk about this point properly! They get ticks on various points           they have made - this outlines what the examiner will be looking about for and what i will be able to gain          marks for when i am writing. They talk about how the camera shots can show feelings, i like this point as it is so true, you can make someone look and feel vulnerable or big. Also the audience is drawn into the                 feelings by the camera angles and this needs to be done to make it a successful programme/film.                          
They then move on to editing- another area I do not particularly enjoy. But a big chunk is wrote for this. I              find it hard to separate what has been edited and how it was managed.                                                           

Avatar Website

I visited the avatar website, looking at what it offers other than the actual film, and looking how they marketed the film in different ways. Looking at convergence. How far can they take it? On the front page it offer 20 different country variations, this is them trying to appeal to as many audiences as possible. The success of the film could be dramatically altered if it offers them the chance to view in their own language.
I went onto one of the things the webpage offers, a chance to make an avatar of yourself. By taking a picture on your webcam or uploading a picture of yourself you can then see yourself transformed into one of the famous characters. You choose the jewelry and accessories that you wish for, also your hairstyle. When you type your name in at the start by the end when yo get your finished result it changes your name, to an avatar one. This increases people excitement and includes the audience a lot more.