Questionnaire

After the completion of our media product we asked a group of ten of our peers about their opinions of our opening sequence.

7 out of 10 said they really enjoyed it whereas 3 people said they did not enjoy it as it was not a genre they were interested in. This reaction was particularly interesting as the 3 people who said they would not enjoy it were males.

6 out of 10 said that they would be interested in watching it as a real film plot.

6 out of 10 found our editing effective and found the music was appropriate for our genre.

Overall the feedback we obtained was positive and really helped us to gain another perspective on our media product.

Inspiration for the editing of our opening sequence

We watched many music clips and opening sequences of a variety of different movies to find inspiration and help us for the editing of our filming. We especially loved this music video by Selena Gomez and found the editing original and interesting. Here are a few screen shots of a few shots we tried to replicate in our opening sequence.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D31Gzfe2yL0

Inspirations for the soundtrack for our film

Lady Gaga - Fashion http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msoL-34x5JA

David Guetta ft Rihanna - Who's That Chick http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOdmf4N5aPE&feature=related

At first we chose these two songs as a potential soundtrack for our movie. The reason we chose these two particular tracks is because they both represent exactly what our film represents. Both songs have an uptempo beat which is ideal for the start of the film as we want the song to represent the character's excitement and pleasure that she gains through shopping. The lyrics match the theme too. Furthermore both songs are sung by two very independent artists which also reflects the protagonist in our movie.
However we are not allowed to use commercial songs in our movie as it is copyright so we are either going to create an original track in Garage Band or find an existing track from the internet which we are permitted to share.

Behind the scenes

Here are a few pictures from behind the scenes of our filming..This was taken in Picadilly Gardens whilst we were filming the trams however we have not used this particular shot in our media product.
This is a shot in the character's bedroom an this is a shot of the bills on her bed which indicates the great level of debt she is in.

This is a shot of the character as she awakes from her dream and comes back to reality. The character looks shocked and distressed. She then falls onto the bed.

Storyboard

This was a very basic and simple storyboard and consisted of our initial ideas. However during the film we included a few more shots and included more ideas such as the shot with the performer and the shot with the manchester wheel.

Audience and Genre

We have chose a rating of PG as this film may contain material that parents might not like for their younger children to view. Also ‘Confession of a shopaholic’ is a similar genre to our film and was rated PG.

'In your dreams' is mainly targeted at teenage girls and is based around a romantic comedy. The movie is based around a woman's struggle as she tries to get out of debt and find a job in an attempt to sort her life out and get rid of her shopping addiction. She also falls in love during her struggle and the male character supports her financially and emotionally.

This is Jennifer Smith who is our typical target for this movie and this film would greatly appeal to her and her friends. She is 18 years old and lives in Ealing, London. She is currently studying at a sixth form college and has plans to attend university to study English. She is in intelligent young girl who also loves fashion and designer clothes. Being an only child her parents have given her all their attention,love and affection. Her favourite stores are Topshop, Selfridge's and Harvey Nichols. She attends the cinema regularly with her friends and loves chick flicks like St Trinians, Bratz, Confessions of a Shopaholic and 27 Dresses.

Ideas for the title of our film

We have decided the title of our film is 'In your dreams.'
We have chosen this name because the first section of our opening sequence is based around the female character dreaming, furthermore the character fantasizes that she is able to buy such extravagant and expensive clothes when in reality she is in debt due to her addiction to shopping.