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Show & Tell #2

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I have had the first premiere of my advert to the class (all 7 of them) and it was generally well received, I had a lot of people nodding which is always a good sign. Peoples comments consisted off "Now I don't feel like eating fast food" "It just got the message across perfectly" "Good acting" and "Nice looking location", Not bad as I was doubting whether or not it was too fast paced to depict a message, seems that I underestimated the ability of the audience. On the other hand there was also constructive feedback to take away from this session, The main focus was that of the final climactic scene, where Chef Gusto flips the pot over to slam onto the table. The audience can clearly see there's nothing present in the pot, which in turn results in a less shocking finale and distracts from the realism, there were suggestions on refilming and green-screening, but Instead I have plans to add a special effect to represent a transformation mi...

Show & Tell #1

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Well the first show and tell session today was enlightening to say the least, It pretty much confirmed my self-doubts that my ideas were too unstructured, that they required clearer plot and core purpose. My original gust concept was to try and promote traditional values when it came to food, such as knowing where your ingredients are sourced and taking the time to cook your meal with pride, but at the same time I didn't necessarily want it to be just about healthy eating. I was originally going to show this via a transition of people buying from organic butchers and greengrocers to people ordering fast food, but came to the conclusion that it was neither innovative nor memorable enough. So my ideas pretty much spiralled from there, from cooking shows and interviewing children to spoofs, although these new ideas were fresher and more controversial they didn't hold the original concept of promoting traditional values when it cam...