How did I use media technologies in the contruction and research, planning and evalution stages?

How did I use media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stage

 

During the  construction of my work i used final cut pro to edit my raw recording into something more substantial. 

During the construction of my poster and feature i used both In Design and Photo shop to edit and create my layouts.

Mainly all my research was based on information gathered by the Internet and first had information from previous life stories or films I had previously watched. I attempted to create a face book page for my radio drama however being new to face book my self i had some difficulty gathering enough friends in time to actually view and leave feedback on my blog. Instead i created a link to my blog for whoever gets to see it in due time.

ME : Editing

This is a recording of me edting my selected section of the radio drama. In this video i cover the techniques that have been required for this specific section and choices i have made whilst editing.
ENJOY!

Natalie clip.mov

What have you learned from your audience feedback

What have you learned from your audience feedback?

During the production of my radio drama as well as my poster I worked in a drop in class where various student from different courses gathered I asked some of them for their views on my work and here are some quotes form what they had to say

"I did enjoy the comedy value however i think it was too short and a bit rushed for all the drama that it included."

Unfortunately this is not feedback that i could act upon because we were given a certain amount of time for our radio dramas so extending it is not an option. I believe that the rushed quality it has adds to the drama and in turn gives the audience an empathetic feel.

I also asked a lady who had experience with dramas and script writing she said that
" The comedy aspect was immediately evident and the characters showed commitment to the roles that were playing.

I believe this was achieved by taking opinions into consideration within the group by doing this everyone feels involved and also enjoys the work they are doing when they feel they are playing a significant role without keeping this into consideration this feedback would not exist.

Paige, Jo, Natalie clip.mov

How effective is the combination of my main product and ancillary texts?

Green black and white were the three main colours i used for my poster and double page spread . The colour green connotates jelousy and I wanted to highlight the relationship between the rivals Lauren and Vivienne. However the Genre of my radio drama is comedy so i decided to use a liem green instead of a darker shade to portray the comedy quality which my radio drama includes. I decided to use the same title style for both feauture and poster, I used it in place of a Logo so that my radio drama has something it can be recognized by. Unlike most radio drama's my feauture did not revolve around the main character mainly because she is predictable as most prolatirats are. I believe that Vivienne the rival adds the comedy value to our radio drama so I created a feature based on her including a poster and Exclusive interview with the "REAL" Vivienne de la Boosh. This is where i took the previous feedback into consideration by revealing the real gender of our vivienne which i previously hoped would be an ongoing mystery for the audience.

Bothe my poster and feauture played different roles in terms of advertising my radio drama. The aim of my poster was to grab my audiences attention by including vibrant colours, bold text and important information. I beleieve my poster is quite informative as well as eye catching.

My feauture on the other hand was meant to only inform the audience and tell them more about my radio drama. However i believe My feauture is not effective in that area because it lacks text and body. However it does use the conventions of colour and consistency which lets my audience know that they are advertising the same product.

I created two final posters. the first had Fashion sketches in the background and a scissors cutting through it representing the role Vivienne plays in Lauren's life. The scissors represents Vivienne and the sketches in the background represents Lauren's dreams to make it in fashion. I decided to use sketches for the background to make my poster to look more ethnic. most media products based around comedy involve hand made sketches to make it look less uniform and give it more character. However my image was too pixelated to use for a final so i decided to use a green silk fabric for the background. Not only does this fit into my colour scheme and story line/ pitch. It also gives it an sophisticated look.

Evaluation

In What ways does my media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

Before planning my radio drama i researched into radio dramas and their conventions such as attributes of the voice, music, sound effects and significant silence. I looked at the specific radio dramas such as the Hitch hikers guide to the galaxy, twilight zone, The archers and their conventions. The radio dramas that i would say have influenced me the most out of that list would be The archers and a bit of The hitch hikers guide to the galaxy. 

The archers has a soap quality. what i mean by that is, it consists of real life stories and affairs that we can relate to, with my target audience being young ladies to young women that is an important quality to keep into consideration as women like things they can relate to, when media products have this quality they are more than likely to sell their products as their target audience feels as if they have been understood. I believe the convention of the voice and regional identity plays a major role in this outcome. Generally people of middle class feel more comfortable being in conversation with people who speak informally because it provides a laid back atmosphere to build conversation on. The archers consists of a range of regional accents and some voices which are formal. i believe this was done to represent the progress in education over the year and that many people would rather associate themselves with people who speak formally as they are stereotypically linked to success although this may not be appealing for the middle class audience, it may increase the audience as a whole by reaching a wide range of social classes and in all uniting them with the element of life which is represented in the story lines which we can all relate to.

The Hitch Hikers guide to the galaxy as well as War of the world have been quite successful radio dramas due to their great use of sound effects. Sound effects play a major role in radio dramas especially because the story line can not be expressed visually which means more imagination is required from the listeners. For some this isn't as easy as it may be for others which is when the assistance of sound effects becomes handy. I listed The hitch hikers guide to galaxy as inspiration instead of War of worlds because the intensity of the sound effects can be easily compared. This may be due to the year in which it was released where technology has advanced greatly making radio dramas seem more realistic. I used sound effects a lot in my drama because its a comedy.

I challenged the use of Sound effects as i added certain sound effects for comedy purposes only not just to make my drama realistic.

Here is a clip that i have edited

Another convention I have challenged is my choice of language. We chose to do this so that our characters and the situation they are and in turn their responses to them can be related to by our target audience.

Another convention i have challenged is the use of silence. We used silence to create a dramatic effect in the last runway walk and reveal of the sabotaged dress. The only sound effect used were slow footsteps we did this to create suspense and keep the audience intrigued. We also used silence to break up the scenes. during our feedback they did say that our silent sections were the longest. however i believe this was necessary due to the nature of our radio drama being a comedy built around the fashion industry. The long gaps were needed to allow the audience to recollect previous scenes and also let the storyline unfold in their minds to keep them following. it is also used for clarity to show there is a new scene being involved. our scenes have been chosen depending on a change of setting or to show a substantial period of time has past.