Audiences Essay

          Technology modernizes purely off efficiency and convenience. In today’s age, everyone does not consume media in the same way due to the advancement of technology. Although film was originally distributed through cinemas and VHS tapes, now there are countless services and methods to watch your favorite films.

            In modern day and age, a film can be distributed through a multitude of ways. With apps such as Netflix, Disney+, and Hulu, you can watch original movies produced by these companies without having to go to a cinema or wait for a DVD to come out. “Netflix’s catalog relies upon a complex web of algorithms that, nourished by monitoring its subscribers online use, aims to contribute towards formalizing satisfactory viewing decisions”, (Eva-Patricia Fernández-Manzano, 2016). These apps and streaming services run algorithms to suggest content based on previous viewings, this could be a reason for their large number of users; instead of targeting the population, the algorithms target to you. With these streaming services, it allows users to watch their favorite shows and films from their phone, computer, or smart television, which is very convenient for its users

For an experience, cinemas exist all around the world to watch new movies. There are many cinemas worldwide to watch the newest blockbusters. Many films by big corporations such as Walt Disney Studios, Universal productions, and Paramount can all be viewed at theaters. I don’t think cinemas will ever disappear because it is an experience you can’t get from watching a film on your phone. Although cinemas are a highly-grossing industry, they have been seeing a decline in sales “Streaming and other leisure-time enticements appeared to take a bite out of movie ticket sales in 2019, with total admissions declining nearly 5% to 1.244 billion” (Hayes, 2020). This can be due to the competition from other services.

Furthermore, another method to enjoy film is through DVD or BluRay disks through a player. All though it is not common for young people to own many DVDs, there are still millions of dollars being made through DVD sales annually. Films such as Aquaman, A Star is Born, and Avengers: Endgame all made over $20 million each in 2019 through DVD sales, (Numbers, 2020). Although DVDs are declining due to digital films and streaming services, there is still a profitable method to make more money off hit movies.

Today, to watch a movie there are so many ways. You can buy physical movies, you can rent from a local Redbox, you can go to a cinema, you can watch a movie on YouTube or Netflix, there are so many different options in the 21^st century that consumers can choose whatever is the most convenient to them. Companies can choose what is the smartest for their films when it comes to maximizing profits and viewers.,

Works Cited

Eva-Patricia Fernández-Manzano, E. N.-G. (2016, July 06). Data Management in Audiovisual Business: Netflix as a Case Study.

Hayes, D. (2020, January 17). U.S. Movie Ticket Sales Dip Nearly 5% In 2019, Reflecting Competition. Retrieved from DEADLINE: https://deadline.com/2020/01/movie-ticket-sales-2019-decline-domestic-box-office-1202834469/

Numbers. (2020). Top Selling DVDs in the United States 2019. Retrieved from Numbers: https://www.the-numbers.com/home-market/dvd-sales/2019

Extract Practice- Game of Thrones

       The director’s purpose of these two scenes are to demonstrate a boat landing to a kingdom and men of different background having a conversation about power, succession, crime, family and more. The director was able to convey this information while also establishing a mood using camera angles, shots, sound, mise-en-scene and editing.
The opening image was an aerial view of a boat traveling over a waterway. The aerial shot suggests movement as well as showing the boat with flags entering a kingdom. While the aerial shot took place, a thematic score played to intensify the serious mood. The next take of this scene showed the two men on the boat while the camera zooms in on their faces as they look off into the distance, which is most likely the kingdom they are entering. Their faces were very determined which further establishes the mood that the conversation and business that is about to take place were very serious and important. While they are on the boat, the day is cloudy, natural light. This gives off a pessimistic, somber tone, whereas if the director chose a bright, sunny day, it could suggest that the conversation was more light-hearted. The next transition was a jump cut between the view of the boat on the waterway and the men in the kingdom room. This transition suggests a change in location and therefore a small passage of time.
The next scene was of the two men from the boat having a discussion with three men from the kingdom. The long shot of the two men showed off their costumes and setting which are important for two different reasons. The costumes all the men wore were not modern, maybe 1000 A.C. which suggests that this storyline is very old and develops the story. Their costumes were also very heavy suggesting it was either winter or takes place in a northern country. The room they were in had marble floors and high ceilings, which suggests they are inside the kingdom now as these are signs of wealth. While the men were talking, the camera followed a shot-reverse-shot, which shifts the perspective and focus from the men as they speak to each other. In addition, the very dialogue was important because of the information but as well as being an indicator of the time period this took place in due to their tone and mannerisms. The lighting in this royal room was natural, as it lightly leaked in from a large window, which also indicates the time period.
In conclusion, the author used many small tactics and paid very close attention to detail to portray his vision into these two scenes. Their closeness to detail is what smoothly established their vision. With a combination of camera shots, movements, sound, editing, and mise-en-scene to establish a mood, location and characters.

Creative Critical Reflection

Final Movie

Re-Edit

To re-edit was a crucial step. I now needed to re-edit my film according to my peer review. First I cut the scene of the bathroom out. I felt that this scene was too long and served little development to the storyline. This scene was 30 seconds which took up a quarter of my film. Although this scene was difficult to edit and a hassle to film, it took up too much time. The scene was a split screen and was already sped up to make it shorter. Next I cut off a portion of the scene where Juliana is tying her shoes. An extra 8 seconds were spent solely on her walking into the room. This unnecessary footage made the film too long so I removed it. Next I fine-tuned the cross cut conversation to be less choppy and more fluid. Next, I made the establishing shots shorter as well as changing the transitions. This made it more fluent and allowed time for the viewer to get an idea without stalling. The re-edit portion is important to the whole storyline. Therefore, I need to go back and change the storyboard. These changes were due to my peer-review saying that the film wasn’t clear. The re-editing took approximately twenty-five minutes. Overall, I think the re-edit made the film more fluent and clear. 

ReShoot

With all the footage I collected over my two film days, I have come to the conclusion that I don not need to reshoot. Although some scene were flawed, I can edit the errors away. The scenes i filmed took multiple takes so I have excess footage. I had a couple scenes i planned on reshooting some scenes for clarity or speed. These clips include the bathroom scene, walking scenes, and some dialogue. I had originally planned on reshooting some scenes than a pandemic called COVID-19 spread across the globe leading everyone to self quarantine. The reshoot was scheduled for March 19, but quarantine started a week prior. It was not suggested to leave or be in groups. This pandemic has caused complications for all groups and their projects. Luckily, I filmed before hand ensuring I had enough footage to create a film. This lead to complications in my timeline for the film. Due to these complications it is not an option to get my group together to film. Although I have my own gear and equipment, i cannot connect with my group mates. As a result i have to utilize editing to get a different result. According to a  peer’s review, the footage was well but the storyline was confusing. Therefore, I need to make my film more simplistic so a viewer is more clear. Although the reshoot didn’t get to happen, I believe I will be able to make a film that will still be fluent and cohesive.

Editing

Editing this film was stressful. First I reviewed all my footage, deleting bad takes and organizing all the good clips in a folder. This made the footage easier to access. Then, I imported all my footage onto my editing software, iMovie. Once i imported and arranged all my clips, my film was six minutes long which was three times the maximum length. I immediately knew that I had made huge mistakes. I thought my film would end up being too short but I was far from correct. I then discovered that iMovie had no way of adding a split screen. Due to this I downloaded multiple apps to find the best one. By using an app called Split Video Screen, I was able to create the split screen scene. I added the split screen scene to replace the original footage and that got me down to four minutes. To shorten the film, I had to maneuver the the clips. This includes clipping and speeding up the clips. I could not do this to scenes with dialogue as changing the speed would distort their voice. I got my film down to 3 minutes but then I realized one scene still needs additional editing on to when a voice over is made. I then used the instrumental downloaded song on the footage without dialogue. I altered the volume on different scenes to erase external noises such as side conversations or cars driving. Editing is simple on iMovie, but because it is so simple, I had little creativity when it came to transitions and in-depth editing and trimming. The editing process took me about an hour and a half.