TASK 4D - Recording a voiceover EVALUATION - Shrek " Are We there YET

Evaluation - Shrek are we there Yet

For this task we have been put into pairs and then have to decide what scene we are going to do. ,My group choose a scene from film Shrek and it is a scene call "Are we there yet?"

The first step was to download a movie/clip from YouTube, then we have to watch it and choose the part we want to do and what going to record mean (ADR) Automated dialogue replacement or voice over.

We have to find a script on the Internet for that particular scene and then we have record the dialogue on to voice recorders.
Before recording dialogue we have to find a place to record where there not is no any echo like (roomy) etc.

The Type of microphone used is a diagetic microphone. After the recording, we drag all the files into folders, then we have edited on Reaper64.
I split the sound tracks into parts and we choose the best quality recording. Then we have to compress the sound track in Reaper and plus normalise


This picture shows the Fx option highlighted in green by clicking it would allow us to edit our sound tracks, In Fx you will have plently of different options for example using a VST ReaComp cockos will compress our tracks, also in pairs we compress tracks for different ways, such as different volume levels,  because compression reduces the peak levels of the signal, you can increase the gain on attack without causing distortion and you have to becareful what settings you choosing on plugins "FX".

To compress the soundtrack what I have to add the FX plugin which is call Cockos and select the option call VST: ReaComp (Cockos) this picture show before we compress the sound track 



ADR - Automated dialogue replacement 

This picture is showing the settings I have choosen. Compressing the sound track means it makes sound much move even in volume.

During our editing on Reaper we also normalized our audio recordings that is bringing the highest to volume to 0db




We used normalising in our work to get the maximum volume when our recording was a little bit quite, and we also used this method to balance our recordings volume.

After successful rendering our group work we then transformed it into Garageband to be able to synchronize the sound with the visuals from Shrek are we there yet ADR.

In Garage band we are able to edit our audio to a certain limit with the visuals presence so we can see if the whole production is synced.

Through listening to our work on "Garageband" we noticed that some elements we're distorted so we have to rerecord again and we have to check if everything is fine with dialogue and voices and after rerecording we have to do everything step by step.

The outcome of my finished scene, I was very happy that I finished my shrek scene because the recording synchronize with the animation plus was very funny. The tips to improve is to spend more time on recording and check three times before we start edit if the voices are fine or not, also what should be improved is  the way we repeat the dialogue what I mean by that is to try to record in different tempo, faster or slower and also try to change the tone and mood of voices.

In my conclusion for this task was very good experience to try to do voice over (ADR of a cartoon and any different type of film or animation. Also the positive points about the scene was everything was SYNC and well planed and negative side was it to spend more time on recording voice over and try to edit in different way what I mean is to change the voice pitch to different levels, in my shrek scene I done that but I will done it in better very if I spend more time on editing 

1 - Homework - SCARFACE (1983)

Narative 
The narrative of the story is single strand seeing as the story focuses on Tony the main protagonist who is surrounded by other characters. Even though there are multiple antagonists who attempt to get in the Tony way but the narrative keeps the focus only on Tony and his adventures, that is going on in the story. The narrative can also be described as linear as the events that transpire happen in a straight line from start to end. Tony's rise and downfall. There are no flashbacks, within the film it's just as you see it though there are time lapses used to show events that happen over the period or either a half. The ending of the story can be described as closed seeing as Tony Montana is shot from the back and killed, but even Tony has been shot many times but he was still alive because of the drugs he taken, he was trying to show that he will not give up even he was heart, and the ending story of Scarface has been show very closely and very understandable to the audience.


Genre
Codes and conventions used which are locations for example ghetto/wealthy areas good vs bad. Also the another convenction which was used in Scareface was revenge, power, illegal dealing/activity weapons, guns, drugs,money, murder, gangs for example mayia, triacls and bripod.
Scarface main convention was chracters nick names everyone in the film has a nick names and all we can see all characters has a long black coats, minorities.

Suits, the areas they live or the city and this is another convection which show they power and how much money they will have for example how they are dressed in the film.

Representation 
Scarface is an excellent film which shows case how women and men are generally portayed in gangster films, in Scarface there are possitives and negatives surrounding the representation of women and men through the characters that we are given to learn about. The first point is that we are given the stereotypes of things in general and how we should look at them and what we should believe. Things like money means power and women are objects and showcased in Scarface is immigrants are lazy however the juxtaposition is that Tony worked very hard to get where he is now and this help us to understand that hard work sometimes pays off.

The females the main representation is the fact that in the film they are mostly being sexual objects and they are all rely on the guys to satisfy their needs, which Scarface is their main habits and rich lifestyle for example, Gina who is Tony (AL Pacino) sister she is confident and in the film she is looking a model role that is why she looks for rich guys and she goes to the club to find one but her brother was in the same club where Tony saw her and she get in to trouble. The being the dependant in the film she is treated like a child by tony which she hates very much and it also she is controlled by her mother because her mother also thinks that she is to very young and doesn't need to be exposed by the outside world. When the film progresses she becomes somewhat of a comparising of Tony being that he was at one point an OK person what I mean by that he wasn't as violent. As the film progressed she became more serious in he field of work, same as how his sister Gina changed from being innocent and then towards the end we see how she because rebellious towards her mother and Tony, through the film she like as Tony took revenge on her fiances killer (Tony) by trying to kill him. Gina as being shot by rebeillion Tony got killed.

What I want to show that women in the film can be as well very weak but when it come to there lovers and revenge they will take it to the next level of avenging which diminished the whole general represenatation of female

Target Audience 
the target audience would be males the main protagonist, 18 and over due to the violence, drug use and sexual references, as well as the language within the film and the documentary about it too, as it is quite strong and inappropriate for a younger audience. However I feel that when it was released in the 80's it would have been aimed at an older audience, because back then the themes of violence and drugs, and also the gang culture were not so prominent and as much of an issue as they were today, and from what was shown on the television and in films back then, it was a really strong film in relation to the violence used, whereas now it is mild compared to what we are used to seeing, so it is not as big of a deal. The lifestyle of the characters would appeal more to a male audience for example women, drugs and money.

Violence 

The Violence is the main theme conveyed in the film, though mise-en-scene and content which includes amount of deaths in the film or it mean in which wealth is acquired, an examples for this include the rioting caused by Tony (AL Pacino) and Manny in order to kill the lawyer to obtain green cards in United States and the gang Franks gang affiliates death at the hands of the Colombian dealers (drugs, money etc) . With violence being present from the beginning right through to the end of the film one can end that the core of the narrative is very violence, as without this element there would be no story, no Scareface and this is true because the violence is the main theme and the main element od the film without violence in the film there will be nothing interesting. 

   
  

Scareface audience

I think the target audience is 18+ because and is mostly male dominating part of the audience.

Because film has, guns , blood, drugs,money, mafia(gangs) why I am thinking because only male will have the big business, money and guns to show the power, and because I believe it would be different at time of release in comparison to this generation. Additionally through watching the film use of violence is a major factor, such as the constant use of drugs and murdering people to show they power and what they can do.

The Scareface also attracts outs audience through the themes of Power, money and women and drugs which are male dominated themes and topics (showing that is audience is males)

Scareface audience

Poster

The image of male character used to attract male audience ( showing that the males are dominate in the film)

Gun represent violence and the power to attract audience that are interested in violence film or guns

Colours codes:

Red - death, murder , blood

Black - represent gangs (mafia), suit they wear are black, business deals, struggle

white- drugs (cocaine), Tony white suit, power, dream, wealth pure.

Audience would understand colours codes and be attracted to the film.

Narrative  - its about male character who starts of low and becomes powerful.

Character.

DAVE Homework - Sound effects

http://soundbible.com/1767-15-Thousand-People.html
This sound effect that I can use to my film trailer for example when the panic wreaks around the Vatican city of Italy I can use when people are running away from danger

http://soundbible.com/699-Huge-Crowd-3.html

This sound I can use to huge chaos in dramatic moments when people are fighting to survive 

http://soundbible.com/362-Rush-Hour-Traffic.html

This sound effect is very good for my film trailer because when you can see lot of cars around the city and you can see how the car are destroyed by nature and fall into the abyss

http://soundbible.com/1178-Tires-Squealing.html

This sound effect can be used when the car in my film trailer trying to turn left or right to speed up a car engine

Audience Feedback - Homework

 1.  Why audience feedback is important for the development and production process of a film poster.

To ensure poster is appealing to the right audience and to appeal to wider audience, also it helps the producers to understand the audience needs better and also audience feedback includs complains and anything that can be changed.

 2.  Methods of gaining audience feedback, including complaints
The methods to gaining audience feedback can be used a questionnaire to find out what they think?, they reviews meaning comments what they think about the film poster the positive feedback etc, Interviews to find a real commentry what they think straight about the film poster and they feelings.




 3.  Examples of advantages and disadvantages

Advantages of audience feedback that you can find things that can be improved or change, also is to know what audience want to have in this poster etc

Disadvantages of audience feedback is a criticism of the film poster mean the nagative and bad things about the film poster what they don't like and what must to be change to look better.