Planning for Final Artefact

For my final artefact of Creative Media Practice, we are to work individually to create a media narrative using many different techniques, putting use at least one of the techniques we have learnt in the past couple of weeks. I wanted to try and keep it a simple narrative but to try and use as many techniques as I could.

After a lot of thinking, I finally decided that I would like to produce a product, using split screen and YouTube annotations, using the programme Adobe After Effects. The idea was to have two characters that would have to compete/fight against each other. Split screen would be used in the introduction of characters, and when your character had to choose between two weapons, and using annotations, the viewer can pick which weapon is used for the character and would then be shown the outcome of the fight. I decided to have four weapons in total, so it wouldn't be the same weapons and outcomes each time you watched it.

I found two people to be my characters, and purchased weapons to use, such as a fake sword, a wand, a frying pan and a fake space gun. I didn't want it to be taken to seriously, and to be more fun, easy going game. I used the Redmond's TV studio to film the footage, using a background of a fake wall, that was left in the room. Before filming, I had to storyboard and write down everything I needed so when it came to filming, I wouldn't miss any vital footage. If I missed anything, it would mean having to try and book the studio out again, when a lot of people are wanting to use it and isn't always available.

Storyboarding really helped me filming, as I would go through it all and mark off everything filmed. It took about two hours to set up and film all the sequences but I am pleased that I have got everything I need. I feel some shots could have been set up better, as at time, the positioning isn't centred or on point.