Get off my Land!

Casting to find suitable characters was pleasant - using our Producer/ Location director Aimee Shingfield's father for the farmer role; luckily that is his actual job! He was therefore very suitable, being a similar age to the actor in the original clip (of course younger) - he also has a gun!  The young male and female character were portrayed by Abi Jacobs and James Softly; fellow students and also our friends at Wymondham High Sixth Form.  Abi had previously studied Drama at GCSE and was therefore able to act excellently.  Her physical appearance also supported that of the female character in the film, with reddish/ brunette, wavy hair - which is why we chose her to feature in our remake.  James has not had any acting experience per say - yet he was very successful; with a similar build and hair.

Shot of James and Abi

Our camera operator was very skilled in recreating the shots as we all attempted to create the film shot for shot - using the same camera angles and types of shots.  After organizing props and the location - Aimee's farm we were able to shoot successfully - Ben's camera being fitted with a decent recording microphone therefore we did not have to re record our dialogue.  It was a pleasant experience - especially creating a ketchup and BBQ sauce concoction to flick on our actresses face for the splattered blood effect.

Evaluation 

• The media product captures real conventions in the sense that it replicates a short film, with a quirky and unique plot.  We used professional planning methods such as creating a script and drafting a storyboard in order to create the film like the original; organising props and costumes and effective casting.  This way the recreation is well thought and organised, this is always clearly seen in the end product.  
• Audience feedback suggested that it was humorous and replicated well; framing the shots exactly like the original media product and using the same angles, timing and editing to create the narrative.
• I think that as a group we all cooperated and were able to work successfully; each group member being given a particular role we could finish the job and do as best as we were able to.  If we were to improve the recreation - we would have made sure that the storyboard/ outline wasn't simplified to match the real product as much as possible.