Evaluation

The research and planning helped me to produce a good product because it made me evaluate and deeply look into the aspects of a scene (shot type, music, editing etc) that make the scene appear professional. Those aspects are also vital in creating the correct atmosphere for the scene- vital in the process of film making. The research provided insight of what my scene had to include, and the planning made sure I was fully prepared before filming. Film unprepared will be a longer and messy process, with a very unprofessional final product.
I used all the conventions I noticed from real media products- although I could have easily challenged them with, for example, a gay relationship involved in the scene.
My primary target audience for this scene would be males aged 14-19, due to the humorous content at the end, where the male character is mercilessly shot down by his crush. Females would be stereotypically less likely to enjoy this scene due to the fact romance movies are targeted towards them- but they usually have a happy ending. I attracted my target audience by building up to, and creating tension towards the final shot of the female 'friend zoning' the male.
I learnt that digital technologies take a lot of practice and patience, especially as the camera we used to shoot the short scene didn't come equipped with a zoom lens. I learnt that editing with the Macs is a long process that shouldn't be rushed, as it will affect the quality of the final product.
The strengths of my final product are the different shots used. I learnt from analysing a previous scene what kind of shots are used in interrogation scenes- and I personally feel that it worked well.
I think I have a few things to improve on before moving ahead to my main task. The most important one being extra planning before going ahead to filming. It's easy to rush to get to the more 'exciting stuff' but if I want a perfect scene, I have to be more patient next time. I will also ensure that we keep to the 180 degree rule, as our over the shoulder shots misplaced our characters. Another improvement I intend on acting upon is triple checking my editing film, to make sure the audio all works well together, and the non diegetic music doesn't block out the dialogue.