Practical Task - Own Production Company

The production company name we came up with is ''Mirror Productions'' we thought this would be a suitable name as it doesn't specify a genre and the production company can be used along with any genre film. when filming it I also made sure hat there was no genre specified although the name '' Mirror Productions'' doesn't specify to a genre so it could be used with any film title. This is the production company which is seven seconds long that I made that can be used before a film starts.



How did I make my production company: To enable me to make this production company I needed to make sure that I had all of the equipment that I needed which was basic, the equipment that I used was:

- White card

- Mirror

- Light

- Camera 

To make this production company I got a white background so the white card and I put it up against a wall attaching it with cello tape and I attached it to a light coloured wall so the reflection would work better. Below is the equipment I used for the first stage:

Secondly I set up a light source which reflected off of the mirror onto the white card so I could cause a lighting shadow.

Thirdly I was then able to film the light reflecting onto the white background which was the white card and then I also used a darker light so there was a contrast between the two lights that were used. Before I started filming I made sure the lights were off so that the reflection made was more prominent. Below is how it looked before I began to film for seven seconds:

Editing:
To improve my production company I edited it to add a title, and cut the video I had recorded, add effects and add a sound track.
I did this by using an editing programme, here is a screenshot to show everything that I added.

I cut the video to remove any parts that weren't needed so it wasn't too long and I edited a title so that the production company name ''Mirror Productions'' came up. I also added a sound effect to feature as part of the production company to play in the background for seven seconds. I edited it so the sound faded in at the beginning and faded out at the end.

Evaluation:

The things that I liked about my production company is the editing. I think that I edited it well to improve the overall piece. I think the editing that I did made it look more professional by cutting out the bits that weren't so well filmed and then added a title so that it came up with the name of the production company made it more professional. I think by adding a sound effect in the background also gave it more effect and made it also look more professional.
However I think one way that I could improve it is the actual filming of the different lights in the background, I think if I could have improved the quality of the filming and the light changing against the paper it would have improved the overall effect.

Above is my final production company.

Production Company - Mirror Productions

Practical Task – Production Company

As our next practical task, we had to design our own production company name and its opening introduction. We decided to name ours ‘Mirror Productions’ as it is a very simple name and does not specify any genre. This meant that my production company title did not to show our film genre of horror, so was easier to carry out. Although I did not use a mirror to make my production company which would have suited it well, I decided to use two candles side by side which mirrored each other. I liked this idea because it was unique and the use of candle light can be effective for all genres.

To do this, I used basic equipment of two candles, white cardboard and a camera.

I lit the two candles as I thought their flickering light would be effective, and I placed them in front of the white cardboard which I used as a backdrop to keep it professional looking.

This shows my production company in the process of being made:

This is my final product:

What went well?

I think the idea of using candles was a good idea as they create a unique and atmospheric effect. I also think my editing on the computer went well as I successfully combined the filming of the candles and the title to work well together using editing effects.

What I would improve:

I think I would use the candles more effectively and use their light to create shadows. I could have focused more on the flickering fire and used this to my advantage, especially against the white cardboard background. This would be a lot more atmospheric and also look a lot more professional which I think it definitely needs to be.