Video reflection (Shiori, Nayuki, Yuka and Yuta)

2014/01/09

Media English

3121312, Shiori

3121057, Nayuki

3121291, Yuka

3121252, Yuta

Video reflection

This video was taken to advertise an imaginary movie named “Harry Topper” which we made and the movie imitates “Harry Potter.” It tells people that the movie is very attractive and interesting, and the message is that in 2014 the movie will be published. The audience can get this information from the words in the video of ‘2014’ and ‘He will return.’

We used some techniques in our video. We titled the movie “Harry Topper” because it imitates “Harry Potter” and this is humor as one technique. In addition, we devised the camera angle and brightness of the scenes. For example, the scene in the library, was taken from above and chosen because it is a dark place. Moreover, we used two songs as background music: “Hedwig’s Theme” by John Williams and Patrick Doyle, and "Star Trek Main Theme" by Michael Giacchino.  We chose the first song because it is used in the real film so we thought that using this song would make our video more attractive for the audience. The second one was chosen because it is a magnificent song and we thought it would hold the audience in suspense. This song is used in the fighting scene in our video, so it is suitable for the scene.

The target audience is in particular people who like Science Fiction and students because this story is about magic and school life.

Viewers who do not know Harry Potter can imagine how the real story will go on and others who already know the story can enjoy comparing the real film and this one.

The movie company of Harry Potter, Warner Brothers, can get benefits from this video, because this video was made by imitating the real story. In other words, spreading this video can be used to advertise the real movie so the company can get new customers. On the other hand, the company may receive some negative influence by this video because this is a fake story, so they may worry that people who are unfamiliar with the original one will misunderstand the real story. Moreover, the songs that we used in our video have copyright, so using the songs is connected to the problem. That is why the company might censor this video as corporate censorship.

              To make this video, we wrote the script, prepared the costumes and items, practiced reading, filmed the scenes and edited it. We wrote the conversation frankly because it is students’ daily conversation. Also, we read the script again and again before taking the video. Through this work, we could learn the daily conversation in English and practice English pronunciation and intonation. In addition, we could reflect on the techniques and censorship in media. We would like to keep practicing speaking in English to improve our skill and to continue to be interested in the media.