Evaluation

This is my final evaluation for my project. I decided to use PowerPoint to create my presentation and I then uploaded the presentation onto Brainshark to allow me to put my presentation onto Blogger. I went through each question with points relating them to my work, I also added images to make the visual connection. The main problem I had with putting my PowerPoint onto Brainshark was that the images and writing with the effects wouldn't show up so I had to remove those to get my slides to show up with the content.

Link to presentation: http://my.brainshark.com/EVALUATION-1936562

Prezi? Brainshark? PowerPoint?

For my evaluation I had the option of using Prezi, Brainshark and PowerPoint. I began by using Prezi which allows you to create online presentations in forms of mind maps. As I had a lack of time to understand and experiment with Prezi, I decided that it wasn't the right option. I had also found it confusing and difficult to use and operate. I then heard about Brainshark which allows you to upload PowerPoint presentations onto the Internet and then add in sound effects. I didn't want to add in a voice over as I was presenting the PowerPoint myself and therefore I thought it wouldn't be of much use. Finally I opted for PowerPoint as I was used to the effects and layout and I was able to begin by adding in all the information and then add in effects. To upload my PowerPoint onto Blogger I thought I would begin by uploading it onto Brainshark and then copying the Html onto my blog post. Once I finished uploading the slides onto Brainshark I realised that the writing and images with effects hadn't shown up. I then had to delete all the effects from the PowerPoint and re-upload the presentation for all the information to show.

Audience Feedback

For audience feedback we had sent out a questionnaire during our showcase for people to fill out and so we could analyse them and see how effective our combination of ancillary texts and teaser trailer were together (our results are shown in the first image and the writing in white are some comments we had from our viewers). I had also uploaded our trailer on YouTube and put a direct link from my Facebook to the video. I had received positive comments from the people that had viewed the trailer. What weakens our feedback is that from our showcase the majority of people that had come were female and we're targeting both male and female, also the comments I received on Facebook were from my friends which made them biased and unreliable.

Showcase

To collect audience feedback and to present our final work to our fellow classmates we held a showcase on the 9th of February. We presented our poster and magazine cover and explained some background information about our film and why we chose the conventions that we had. We then presented our teaser trailer and allowed the viewers to fill out a questionnaire which we would use in our evaluation. The showcase was successful as we were able to collect 31 questionnaires which meant that our evidence was reliable. There was a large turnout of people and the feedback which we had been given was positive with some comments on ways which we could adapt our trailer to make it more effective.

Poster Analysis

Magazine Front Cover Analysis

Film Poster

In our final poster for our film we decided to use a shot of our main character outside of our main location. We used a similar shot in our trailer where 3 of the characters are stood outside the house. The problems we had with the image was that it was taken in the daylight and it was hard to make the image look scary. A double image is also used here where the same image has been blown up and placed on top of the main image. This joins in with the magazine cover and also the effects on our trailer. We couldn't darken the image much more as the main character would fade into the background but we darkened the sky which gave a nice green tint to the image. To make the poster more interesting and unusual we decided to use the hand image but to make it less noticeable so it wouldn't take away from the image. The same font for our title is used and we also added a quote in from our teaser trailer at the top to combine both tasks together. We added in the bbfc guideline rating as 15 due it not containing any nudity but it does contain death and graphical scenes. When we first created the poster we wanted to keep it as minimalistic as possible so the image would stand out, after feedback we decided to add in the information about the production company, producer, director and actors along the bottom as it completes the poster.