Video Production Advert Evaluation

As a group we produced and made an advert to do with the brief of freak or unique. It was about 15-30 seconds. We had fun filming it. I enjoyed being part of the advert because it meant that I could act for the advert without having an dialogue/talking in the advert, with hopefully just music in the background. The advert that me and my group produced was a drink called Dark Skullz. This consisted of a coke can being used for the Advert. I had to actually drink the drink that I wasn't expecting to. This has to have one take because it was a can and cans can only be opened once.

As a group we researched different coke adverts to get the main idea for the advert. I was the one who was drinking the coke because I was the main character(protagonist) for the Advert. I did a bit of research on my own. This research was some freaky, horror music that I could use for the group advert. I thought that the music that I researched was right and suited the advert because it was horror like and freaky like. The main piece of music that I thought was suitable for this was Michael Jackson Thriller because of the horror parts form that. I think that the door part at the beginning and the end of the song could work well with the advert. The part of the Advert I feel it should be part of is the part when I am running away from  the ghost up the stairs  or the part where I trip over in a corridor.

The skills that I learnt from doing this was how to use a video camera and how to act safety for the non speaking advert. I was not the person who was doing the camera things. Elliot was on the camera. I was doing the acting for the main character who appears in all of the scenes which I enjoyed and I loved playing a main character. I also learnt how to put up a tripod as a group that was useful. I feel that the final piece has gone very well. This is because the whole of my group worked well together and we each shared ideas of what could happen in the advert. We also made sure that all of us made sure we knew who was doing what and when. This turned out very well. If I was to do my doctor who magazine advert by filming it I would use the same group as this project because we all communicated well and the characters would work well.

If I was to do the project again I don't think I would change anything. I think the whole project/advert went well. If I had to change one thing I would change who does the camera. I would make sure all of my group would have a chance to use the camera, to film each scene, little part that needs filming so we all get used to the video camera/ Overall I enjoyed using the camera and I enjoyed working as a group to making the advert. It turned out very well with the different effects that was added just by using the camera and the  actors. I would love to go through the project all over again, changing just the little parts for the advert. I enjoyed the slogan. This is going to be put at the end of the advert hopefully alongside the coke can(product) because it is a great slogan. I feel that the making of the slogan went well because I enjoyed and I liked drawing the slogan. The best part of this was drawing the block writing part  of the slogan. I enjoyed using colours to add the effect of horror and freakiness. It turned out very well.