THE FINISHED FILM..... SEALED

TASK 1- IN WHAT WAYS DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE, DEVELOP OR CHALLENGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL MEDIA PRODUCTS?

The font we used was elegant and sophistcated which matched our dancer. The writing was slightly stretched out to link with our dancers straining muscles.   

TASK 2

TASK 3- WHAT KIND OF MEDIA INSTITUTION MIGHT DISTROBUTE YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT AND WHY?

Our thriller does not contain huge Hollywood stars or CGI therefore it is considered as a niche film(targeted at a small audience segment). For a mainstream film it should contain big actors or directors, it should use story lines or characters from films or book(Harry Potter) or it should include CGI or stunts or 3D and would be shown in an IMAX cinema.

Our film is an independent film which is produced outside the big film studios. It is produced and distributed by small entertainment companies which might be produced big film companies. Independent films are usually low budget films due to not having any CGi or many stunts. Our film would probably have a limited release and or might be screened at a film festival(Sundance, Canne)

Big cinemas around the world only show films that they think would sell therefore our film might not be global. For example a small english film like “Wild Bill” might not appeal to an american audience because they cannot relate to any of the characters or locations unlike an english audience who probably would. 

A distribution company that might produce and distribute our film might be Vertigo Films. Vertigo Films is a vertically integrated film company which means they distribute by themselves without the help of other film companies. This means they get more money because they do not have to share it but if our film is not successful then the film company might loose money.

Our film would probably only do well in england because we only have small english actors and it is set in england. Vertigo film is a good choice because they have done many dark films and with the success of “the Sweeney” which grossed £4,474,661 which is twice the size of the budget. 

Our film would be advertised online on websites like youtube which is used by millions of people everyday. Facebook is used by millions of teenagers and young adults which is our target audience therefore we would like to advertise there. We hope people would see the trailer and pass it on to friends. We love our film to shown at the “thriller chiller film festival” which would be great promotion for our film. 

Our film would be shown in 2D because we do not have the money to put in 3D. Our film would be shown in selected cinemas not the IMAX cinema because only big CGI films are shown there. If our film did well we might be able to release in Blu-ray but not a collectors edition because only big films come with this. You would be able to buy the films in shops as well as ITunes which is used by millions of people.

TASK 4- WHO WOULD BE THE AUDIENCE FOR YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT?

TASK 5- How have you attracted/addressed your target audience?

Our primary target audience is girls aged 15-24.

A typical member of my target audience is a girl who loved ballet and movies(especially horror and thrillers). Her favourite programs were "Got To Dance"(for the dance) and Sherlock(she is interested in science).

Our secondary target audience is boys and men aged 15-24.

 I feel we defiantly attracted this kind of audience, escpeically for the ballet aspect. Teenage girls love beautiful clothes and elegant things. We have covered the beautiful clothes department by using the ballerina costume which we spent a long time choosing. The dance scene is very elegant and beautiful which will appeal to most girls because they love elegant things and fashion. Teenage girls can also relate to our actress at the start of the film because she is also a teenage girl and girls watching this can imagine themselves in this role.


Our film is full of suspense and the film will include a scene where a girl is kidnapped which will be on the edge on the seat entertainment. This will appeal to a huge market of people who love being in suspense and love to be caught up in action. Teenage boys will escpaially love this because normally boys love action games therefore they will like to see this scene where we have lots of action. Teenage boys will also like our actress at the beginning because boys are interested in young good looking girls and this is what we have. The boys will also look up to our two male police detectives because young boys all have people they would like to be like(superman, Rambo) and these two detectives can also be role models for the boys. We also put in a female detective to give the female audience members a role model and a character to root for. Within the film we will have guns and cars will will appeal to men/boys who love gadgets.

                                                                                                                                                                    

I feel our actress at the begging of the film will attract allot of young female teenagers even if they are not a fan of ballet because this character is a strong independent girl and I feel young teenagers will aspire to be like her. Our thriller will also appear to the older generation hence the adult cast members(dectecives). Our police detectives are young men who will appeal to women because they will  be like a sex object to lots of our female adult audiences. Men will also be attracted to them because they will be able to relate to them especially if they are working men. The office scene will also appeal to adults who are working because they are familiar to office environments therefore they can relate to these working characters.

TASK 6- WHAT HAVE LEARNT ABOUT TECHNOLOGIES FROM THE PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTING THE PRODUCT?

WE ANNOTATED THE FILM TO SHOW HOW WE USED TECHNOLOGIES IN ITS CREATION. SOME ANNOTATIONS MAY NOT APPEAR IN SOME BROWSERS SUCH AS SAFARI DUE TO YOUTUBE GLITCH.

TASK 7- LOOKING BACK AT YOUR PRELIMINARY TASK, WHAT DO YOU FEEL YOU HAVE LEARNT IN THE PROGRESSION FROM IT TO FULL PRODUCT?

 

 

The camera work in our prelim was very basic. We only used static shots like this close up shot above except for one tilt shot which is at the start. not visually exciting, slows action done and doesn't really add much to the acting or the scene.

This shot was not thought out because the actress in this shot is off centre.

In our thriller we used a range of shots from close ups to long shots to panning shots which is a great improvement from our prelim. For the camera work in our prelim only one person operated the camera which was not working as a team. In our thriller we all took in charge of the camera and we all took in turns to film which was good because we learnt a lot more about the camera because we all used it unlike the prelim where none the actors knew anything about the camera because they did not use it. For our thriller we used a tracking shot which worked really well and made it interesting for the audience because we had a variety of shots.

We used lots of slow motion shots which lets us see how elegant the ballerina is and this is important because ballet is an elegant sport. The slow motion shots makes her seem vulnerable yet we can see her serious focused face which might put the audience on edge. We can also see her muscles straining which shows foreshadows later events- physical threat, bodies being controlled.

The mise en scene was very simple in our prelim. We used what we could find and not what we needed. If the prelim had been our thriller we would have got proper costumes and would have added make up to the actors. For our thriller we spent time looking for the right outfit and bought it on line which is a big improvement from the last time where we just threw some clothes together. Getting the right costume is key because it brings the realism to it all and gets the audience involved and into the story.
The flower which we used for the cocaine was not very well thought out. Normally the cocaine would not be carried around in a small plastic bag. All the props we used in the prelim were not realistic which meant and it breaks the suspension of disbelief. The acting was good but we should probably have a used a stereotypical gangster like two men because the actors we used did not look scary enough.
For our thriller we got a professional dancer not just any old girl.

 The location for the prelim was a quick and stubborn decision because we should not have filmed outside because we had all sorts of sound problems where as when it came to our thriller we made the decision to not film outside because of all the sound and continuity problems. We ended up shooting inside the studio and a classroom which was much better than outside because we had more control. We had to keep stop and starting whilst filming the prelim because cars and planes came by which meant we had to keep stopping whereas in the studio we did not have this problem.

The editing in the prelim was very basic and slow unlike the thriller where we used lots of techniques. The slowness of the editing  in our prelim makes us as the audience bored. To create excitement  we needed the editing to be quick and pacey to keep the audience on the edge of their feet. In our thriller we did slow editing and used cross dissolves  which made the whole thing seem very elegant and dream like.  At the start of our prelim we have a gap between two shots where all we can see is a black screen which is very bad and unprofessional and takes the audience awary from the story. In our thriller we checked over it hundreds of times to make sure there were no mistakes otherwise it could ruin the action.