Audience questionnaire

I have asked a pupil in our class to answer these following questions, here he has filled out the questions-
1. which genres do you enjoy?
I prefer the genre of comedy to any other.
2. Do you watch films with the same genre as ours which is sports/drama?
Yes I watch fighting films and have seen all seven rocky Films aswell as raging bull.
3. What themes do you like?
I enjoy the therme of mystery and murder as I find these interesting and never bore me.
4. What Character types do you identify with?
Characters like bruce almighty, that are funny and dont care about embarrassing themselves
5. Do you prefer British or American films?
I prefer British films as I can relate much more to these as they speak with our humour and I regognise a lot of the locations.
By Lee Wayne Sharman

Questions for audience

I have asked Mr lewis the following questions as part of our audience research, here are his answers to the questions (in the comment):

1)Do you prefer action or more character/dialogue films?

2)Have you seen any of the Rocky films or slumdog millionaire, if so what do you like/dislike about them?

3)How do you like films to start, a slow build up or hard hitting from the start?

4)Where do you think titles should appear? Before, during or after the start?

Feedback for 'Million Dollar Punch (Re-Make)'

Feedback

Ø Title sequence are strangely ordered e.g: actors and camera crew are mixed up to create no order.

Ø The Overall filming of it gives out more of a professional look about it than the last one.

Ø The fight scenes have been focused on more therefore making a more realistic view of the fight

Ø A small part of the music stops and letting the fluent movement of the music break.

Ø  Black & White suites the movie really, gives out an emotional edge that fighting films usually give out.

Ø The text at the start goes a bit too fast, therefore making it hard for the audience to take in.

Ø Looks like a British film, in terms of rough edged action to give out the british feel of other British fighting films.

Ø When the first character was introduced, it seemed not normal as he was putting tape on in a living room, rather than in gym.

Ø Make the blood more clear to see, as the audience may not no what it is. Try to add more 'bloody' texture to it, so looks more realistic.


We shall take this into consideration for our next extended version of this. To answer some of the feedback we shall note below...


1. How we made it look more 'professional'?
We made it more professional as we took in all the feedback from our first draft we did and improved upon our mistakes. We also added more punches as we felt that the previous 'punching scenes' were not up to the realistic standards that we were hoping for.


2.The reason for the 'music stumbling'?
The music stumbles as we had some technical problems with our music software. Rudi try to amend this but it did not work. In future filming projects we shall fix this more in advance next time.


3.Why the 'First character was introduced in a living room'?
We introduced the first character in a living room as it showed that he, as character is rich with money and that the other character is poor and cannot afford decent shelter. So maybe next time the audience can take that into consideration.

main task and planning questions

AS Media Foundation Portfolio – Self Assessment

Main task

Research

• Which existing films did you research?

The existing films that we have researched are Rocky V, Rocky VI and Raging Bull.

• Why did you choose them?

We chose these films as they are both well known and classic films, which have done well in their specific genre, and a good influence on our films choreography.

• How did these films inform your planning?

These films both helped us with the planning as Raging Bull used the idea of black and white to create supposedly a little mystery and show that it is a classic film.  The Rocky films helped us with our film as they use suitable camera angles to help make the punches more realistic. 

• Did you analyse the films in terms of camerawork, mise-en-scene, editing and sound?

We analysed the Rocky films to gain confidence on our camera angles and shoot the right scenes in the right places making the fighting scenes seem as realistic as possible.  We edited our film making the whole of it black and white to make it seem like a gloomy film, filmed in the lower class areas.   

• Did you analyse the titles of the films?

WE did take a look at the way the titles were displayed within the two types of films, but we then decided to make them our own way and present them different to the two films.

• Did you consider the conventions of your three films?

In the three films that we researched we looked at the conventions of them, in both the Rocky films we saw that within the fighting scenes there were flash images which made the punches seem powerful and make the audience feel the force of them.  In the first opening scenes of Rocky the title is splashed across the screen

• Did you research the role of a film distributor?

We researched united artists which distributed the films that influenced our videos.

• Did you find out which companies distributed your three influential films?

Yes the companies that influenced our films were United Artists.

• Have you taken screenshots from the films to illustrate your analysis?

Yes we have done two screenshots from the rocky films to show the camera angles, and to understand the chorography in a still picture for example foot work and stances.

• Have you found out who distributed your films, researched those companies and found out what films they typically distribute?

Yes we researched the distributing companies United Artists, they distributed Rain man, Annie Hall, Rocky, Midnight Cow Boy, In the heat of the night and Westside Story.

• Did you use a focus group to give you feedback on your ideas and influential films?

We placed our video on youtube, blogger, twitter and on the whiteboard

• How did this help you?

This helped us with our video; as we have learnt from the mistakes we have made and corrected all of are mistakes such as the amount of time the text stays on the screen and the choreography of the fighting.  Also it has helped us come up with new ideas to add into o0ur film.

• Did you consider the audience for each of your existing films and how they target their audience?  (The films’ classifications may also be of use to you.)

Yes we did, as the audience of the films we chose to research was aged 18 and over and the type of audience that enjoys a action film and the sharp, snappy and flashing shots from different views when in the fighting scenes.

• Have you used any other form of audience research, such as questionnaires and interviews?

The research and feed back we gained from our video was from our other class mates who gave comments and ideas about the good points and points that we could maybe improve on such as camera angles or scenery.

Planning:

• Did you brainstorm your ideas?

Yes we did, we put them in a list of the things we were going to add into our film such as equipment, actors, actors role etc...

• Have you created a shot list?

Yes i believe we have, such as the angles and shot angles on how we are going to shoot each shot in the film and from what distance to the actors we will shoot from.

• Have you planned your titles based on your textual analysis?

Our titles were coming up during the film with a black background and white writing; we got that idea from the film Rocky.  We got the title itself from  million dollar baby as our film is called million dollar punch.

• Have you created a simple call sheet for your actors?

We didn’t have a call sheet as it was a shirt film and wasn’t necessary to have one.

• Did you complete risk assessments for any potentially dangerous activities?

Yes we did, some of the risks we included was the time of year as we filmed in the winter the temperatures were quite cold and we filmed in the garage which could of affected our performance from the cold weather.

Written Evaluation Part 1

• In what ways does your film use, develop or challenge the forms and conventions of existing films, such as the ones you were influenced by?

One of the films we were influenced by was 'Rocky' we tried to add rockys sense of victory, pain and realism to our film- we found this a challenge but after experimenting with effects we found that having the film black and white looked very good and showed the films dakness and pain, this idea came from the film 'Raging Bull' which is a modern black & white fighting film. 

• How does your film represent particular social groups?

Our film appeals to the younger generation more than the older generation as younger people are often more active and enjoy the action and adrenaline seen in fighting. The film also appeals to people who enjoy boxing and are apart of a boxing club or group as they can relate to the film. People who have enjoyed previous fighting films such as Rocky will also enjoy 'Million Dollar Punch'. 

• What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

'Baker Street' is a good distributer for our film as they are a British based production company who have previously distributed other dark fighting films such as 'Green Street' and 'Football Factory'. These films relate to Million Dollar Punch as they both share the same dark side to life, poverty and greed in Britain although our character now lives in the USA.

• Who would be the audience for your film?

The audience for 'Million Dollar Punch' will be mainly teenagers and young adults between 15-26 as this age gap tends to enjoy these kind of fighting films the most and they are generally very active and into fighting. Adults above 26 will still enjoy the film for its moving story and characters. The age gap of 15-26 are also the people who visit the cinema the most which will help the film to be very successful at the box office. 

Youtube Feedback

We posted the remastered version of  'Million Dollar Punch' onto Youtube for everyone to see. After 2weeks we have 127views and a handful of good comments, we also received 9 likes and 1 dislike which shows the majority of the public like our film. Here are our screenshots of this from my phone, showing 2 of our comments. The Feedback we received proves that the film is really good, however people have said there are still a few mistakes.

Facebook Feedback

I posted the final draft of 'Million Dollar Punch' onto Facebook for our friends to see and rate. As you can see my post of the video gained 23 likes and a few positive comments which pleased our Media group and proves we were successful. I print screened these images using my phone.