final thriller

Evaluation Question 7 'looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learned in the progression from it to the product?'

Our preliminary task was far from a success we took a few minutes to think up a simple story and script. we didn't make a shooting schedule, animatic, or a story board. This meant we just made it up as we went along. Comparing to our final thriller we spent more time planning and preparing what we were going to do and i think this is the reason it is much more improved.

The shots flowed much better on the second time we filmed because we simply had more practice and had the idea of what we wanted in our heads.

The setting which we spent a lot more time thinking of compared to the preliminary helps set the scene of the film much better. Also the lighting compared to the preliminary helps the audience to see what is on screen much more clearly. 

In the preliminary task we didn't use the microphone correctly so there was no sound. Because of this when filming the final thriller we were sure to check and do it correctly.

We were sure to keep the continuity throughout the entire film, this is why we had to go and film some parts again because there was some snow in some of the shots we had filmed when it had snowed and this didn't match up with the shots we had from before.

Evaluation Question 6 'what have you learned about technologies from the process of constructing this product?'

The hardware which i learnt about are;
Digital camcorder which we took away and used independently. After practising with the camera it is simple to use and easy to capture the shots which i need.

Tripod is a very useful piece of equipment it keeps the camera still and stops the camera from shaking. it can also be used to steady the camera while doing a tracking shot. while this doesn't work as well as a steady cam but steady cams are extremely expensive. so a tripod it a cheap way of steadying the camera.

Microphones are very useful for getting diagetic sound, they are easy to use and helpful when trying to capture sound discreetly. the microphones we used were small and compact which helped when filming  as it can be hidden when on film.

the soft ware i learnt to use was;
Final cut express is a piece of editing software which is easy to use once you understand the basics. it  is useful for what we was doing which was putting our film together and adding music to it with some fades.

photoshop is used for editing photos, i used this to create my ident its simple to use, and easily understood. it is used by many professional photographers so the software must be of a high quality.

internet sites such as;
blogger are what i used to create and document my blog which u put all my course work i completed on so my teachers can see it and i can access it on any computer. i can also log on using my phone which came useful when a computer isn't available.

survey monkey is used to create surveys, i used this to create my survey on audience research. this website is useful but i was restricted because i only had a trial which meant that i couldn't use all the features.

youtube is the site i posted my videos onto to access the videos anyway easily. this came in useful when asking people to watch and give me feedback on my thriller.

Through out this assignment i learnt how to use multiple sites, hardware and software which will come in useful in the future. i also enhanced those skills to a higher level than i had before.

evaluation question 5 'how did you attract/address your audience?'

evaluation question 4 'Who would be the audience for your media product?'

The audience for my media product would be mostly teenagers from the ages of 13-19. this is because it stars male actors aged 17 which would appeal to both male and female teens. Also the place it is set would appeal to a younger audience. we wanted to have a young audience because they are the majority of movie watchers.


The results of my research showed that people of the ages of 11-24 enjoy thrillers most. this gave us a clear target audience to work for.

The target gender is mostly male but there is also a large portion of female who enjoy thrillers.

the characters in the film are both male so there isn't the conventional weak woman, this role is played by the victims of the antagonist. 

My target class of working class because of the setting of the film and the story line also working class teenagers are the majority of cinema goers. Although i believe that middle and upper class teenagers would also be attracted to this film because it is unknown and they might want to see how working class live. 

Evaluation question 3 'What kind of media institution might distributed your media product and why?'

The distribution companies are in three groups the majors the mini major and the independent.
The major film companies are mostly American for example "20th Century Fox", "Paramount"and "Warner Bros.". The major film companies are almost all based in Hollywood they spend huge amounts of money on making, distributing and exhibiting films and they make huge returns from the films. This is because they can afford the star actors, the breathtaking sets, the special effects and the expensive rigs, cameras and lighting. Due to this the films are much more spectacular to watch on the big screens which is why they make so much more money.
The mini major film companies are companies such as "Lions Gate" and "Miramax", which are big companies but not as big as the majors. They tend to make smaller films which still make a profit but not one as large as the majors. The mini major companies are usually picked up and absorbed by a major and are given money to be left alone to carry on making films while the major companies still get a piece of the profit and less competition.
The independent film companies such as "BBC films" and "Film 4" make small films with a very small budget because of this they film mostly on site so they have to spend as little money as possible, they have unknown actors because they can't afford the big stars and there is usually a small marketing campaign for example putting the trailer on the radio, youtube and sending emails which is all very cheap to do. Independent films are known for winning awards for example the film "Fish Tank" won the Jury Prize at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, and also won the 2010 BAFTA for Best British Film.

     The institution which might distribute my media product would be a independent film company. this is because it is a low budget fairly simple film. Although it does have a similar style to the Hollywood films it isn't in the same league as the big Hollywood productions, as there is no big stars, no special effects and no sets. The film might be shown on television on film4 as they show small budget independent films for example "Train spotting" unlike the BBC which shows the bigger films which are more popular. the film would be distributed by mostly word of mouth using twitter and other social networking sites due to the low budget we cannot spend huge amounts of money on television advertisements, billboards and radio advertisements.

Film 4 shows independent films and most of these are targeted for the working class like "Train-spotting", and "Last King of Scotland".

BBC shows films like "The Duchess" which is targeted at middle upper class. This shows the difference between the two channels.

Evaluation question 2 'How does your media product represent particular social groups?'

     Our media project represents particular social groups of theses there is the typical teenage boy, who is seen to be being chased, you could assume, as the stereotype of teenagers is that they are criminals, that he has stolen from or done something illegal which is why he is running. Also the fact he is wearing a hoodie is white and working class supports this statement. the antagonist is also white and working class but wears a leather jacket which could symbolize a gang or a thug. in the climatic chase scene we see the protagonists use what speed and agility he has in a desperate attempt to get away, but the way the antagonist is reluctant to jump the fence shows he may not be personally involved but hired to do the dirty work, which supports the gang hypotheses.
I feel I have portrayed them in a positive way which makes the audience care about the protagonist and portrayed the antagonist in a negative way which makes the audience encourage them to fail and to celebrate when he does. This is stereotypical of a thriller.

I feel this shot portrays working class as the block of flats is what is usually represents suburbs and working class. This has been used before in films like "Adulthood" and "Attack the Block".
































What the characters are wearing shows they are working class. They are wearing jeans which are linked to manual labour and working class this along with the setting they are in clearly shows the characters background. The protagonist hoodie shows the typical teenager stereotype of a criminal and the antagonists leather jacket suggests a thug like character.