Pre Production- Evolution of our Plot- Yusuf Caunhye

Our film has changed a huge amount from its original conception. The plot was originally biopic roughly based around Jamal Edwards,  a social media mogul who created the online platform SBTV. Although at the beginning of our Pre-Production we all agreed with this plot however as time progressed we decided this wouldn't work especially as the logistics were to difficult as we had planned to have a scene in which the main character shot a music video. This happened after our first day shooting as after we reviewed the footage we felt discouraged as only one of the shots came out how we had planned and as we hadn't researched the location well enough it wouldn't be possible to keep up the films continuity as certain parts of the location were inaccessible to us and as a result decided the plot needed to change.
After extensive brain storming both in college and on social media, through the use of 'WhatsApp' group chats we came up with an idea in which two characters would consume drugs and meet each other somehow in an urban environment. This idea came about by each member of our group building upon a previous idea so in the end we had  completely different plot that'd stemmed from the original idea. However on the day we planned to shoot, certain props, such as pills, were forgotten which meant this idea couldn't be used to so we were forced to improvise.
Due to this problem we decided to have only one of the characters consume drugs and have the second character act as his subconscious or inner demon. This idea was reinforced in the edit as we overplayed a demon like face on the main characters face to foreshadow the inner demon that would come later in the film.
In conclusion, although having faced many obstacles,some of which were our own fault I feel that our end result was still very creative and we learned a huge amount from the mistakes we made which was fundamental to the final idea and plot.

Post Production- Editing- Yusuf Caunhye

This blog post is about a specific part of my editing process: The scene in which the green woman is overplayed on the main characters face: 

This effect was done in Adobe Premiere Pro by overlaying two layers on the original footage. I opened up the effects tab and decreased the opacity of said layers and synchronised one of the layers, the layer with the green face, with the music. This was one by expanding the layer to fit the length of the footage and then using the blade tool to cut out certain parts so that it only appeared when there was a heavy bass tone. This helped to emphasise the flickering of the image and foreshadowed themes of hallucinations and drugs into the film.

Question 6

Signing Out

This has been a very good experience This is my final post as group 38 member and im happy iv finished my course work.

Christopher Antoniou

Yusuf Caunhye- Signing Off

This is a formal signing off most announcing that I have officially signed off and completed my AS Media coursework. Have throughly enjoyed this process and hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Faithfully,

Yusuf Caunhye

Signing off i feel like this has been a great experience this is my final post on the blog , i am happy i've finished

Question 7 (Shakur)

Evaluation- Question 5- Yusuf Caunhye

YOUGOV Profile and target audience finder (Christopher)

Signing off.

This whole experience has been great, a wonderful rollercoaster ride. I've been able to develop a lot of skills such as using after effects but also hidden skills such as teamwork. Overall I think my blog has been pretty well structured, i've completed every blog successfully and added extra. I hope I have done enough to get a good grade.

 This is Alan Rasool, signing off.

Evaluation- Question 5- Part 2- Yusuf Caunhye

Evaluation- Question 6- Yusuf Caunhye

Question 6

Our WIX website for FILM 38 Productions

 This is the link to our group and production company website http://asset82015.wix.com/film-38-productions

Evaluation- Question 6- Yusuf Caunhye

Rough Cut Feedback

Question 5 -How did you attract/address your audience?(Shakur and Chris)

Question 3. What kind of media institution might distribute your product and why?(Shakur)

Evaluation- Question 4- Yusuf Caunhye

Evaluation- Question 7- Yusuf Caunhye

Evaluation- Question 2- Yusuf Caunhye

evaluation q7

evaluation q6

evaluation q5

Evaluation q4

Evaluation- Question 3- Yusuf Caunhye & Alan Rasool

Evaluation q2

Evaluation q1

Evaluation - Question 7. Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product ?

Evaluation - Question 6 - What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product ?

This is the site i made for the group and for FILM 38 Productions

Link: http://asset82015.wix.com/film-38-productions

Question 2. How does your media product represent particular social groups?(Shakur)

Evaluation - Question 4. Who would be the audience for your media product? (Christopher and Shakur)

Delusion Behind The Scenes- Pictures

Evaluation- Question 1- Yusuf Caunhye

Mise En Scene- Yusuf Caunhye

Mise En Scene:
a. Locations:
i. College bathroom: We chose to film the first half of our title sequence in the college bathroom as we felt that it showed how desperate the main character was to use the drugs.
ii. Housing Estate: We chose to film the second half of out title sequence in a housing estate. This is because the housing estate we had chosen has a modern/futuristic feel. This gives off an abstract feel and shows the audience that we are now clearly in a different location and that something sets this particular setting out from the rest.

b. Props:
i. Pills/Drugs: We chose to use pills as it was central to the plot of the film. This is because without them, the main character wouldn't have suffered it's effects and the film wouldn't have unfolded.

Evaluation - Question 1. In what ways have i used media to develop or challenge forms and conventions or real media products? (Shakur)

Evaluation - Question 3. What kind of media institution might distribute your product and why?

Evaluation - Question 2. How does your media product represent particular social groups?

Post Production (Editing)- Yusuf Caunhye

For the edit of our film 'Delusion' we used primarily two different pieces of software; Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe After Effects. We also used Adobe Photoshop for a scene in which Yusuf's character would appear in the mirror instead of Christopher's character, however after discussing this amongst ourselves we decided to delete this scene.
Adobe Premiere Pro was used for the assembly of the clips, colour grading and basic effects such as stabilisation. We found this software particularly useful, this was due to it's easy-to-use user interface and it's popularity which meant we could refer to tutorial videos should we need to.
Adobe After Effects was used for the titles and other effects such as the the shot whereby Chris' character passes out. After Effects was slightly harder to use due to its many different functions and settings and slightly more complicated user interface. However due to its popularity, we could also refer to tutorial videos if we needed to.

Evaluation - Question 1. In what ways have i used media to develop or challenge forms and conventions or real media products?