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This ismy final improved evaluation.
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2. In what ways does your media product use, develop or
challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
My final piece is conventional to the typical action/thriller movie
genre, in that the storyline, is typical of what may be expected of
this genre with the protagonist in this case being a secret agent ,
who fights to stop the enemy. I chose to do this, as wanted to
create the typical enjoyable action flick, that had a quick
energetic pace and created tension. However my film is different in
some ways to the typical action blockbuster, in that the Hollywood
action films are usually made with a huge budget, and full of
special effects. My piece is different to this in that I was faced
with the task of creating the same tense atmosphere with no budget
at all, to do this, rather than use intense visual action, I
focused mainly on using music, sound and sound effects to create
the atmosphere. Referring back to the film The Road that I used for
my research, that film creates a tense setting with the music used,
in that film, when the characters are hiding, something as small as
the sound of footsteps can put the viewer on edge.
3. Cont..
I selected the music for the opening scene as I felt that it was a
tense sounding piece that was atmospheric and suited the scene very
well. Other ways in which I used sound were the sound effects of
the explosions and the battle noises such as gun shots and later on
a siren. I felt this was necessary as it expressed to the audience
the danger that the characters were faced with, and this was the
best way to put this across, because, for obvious reasons I could
show real explosions and/or battle scenes. Another sound I decided
to use in my piece was the sound of my breath when I ran with the
camera, initially I was going to take this sound out, but I later
felt that it added a more humanistic feel to the scene and
expressed a sense of fear and high adrenaline to the audience, as
they gave better sense of what the characters were seeing. For the
choice of costume, I choose to use average clothing that someone of
that age group may wear, as I feel thatt it creates a more
realistic setting, also it will make it easier for for audiences of
that age easier to relate to the characters. I wanted to use
simplistic bold text, much like the font used in the films the road
and law abiding citizen, the films that I used for my research. I
feel that It creates a sense of seriousness.
4. How does your media product represent particular social
groups?
The camera techniques I used when filming the piece are
conventional in certain areas, such as the shot reverse shot
technique which I used when filming some of the dialogue, this is a
typical camera technique used in this situation. Also, another
technique I used which is conventional, was the use of mid-shots
sometimes, when I was filming the characters talking.
However, I also used a few techniques that were a bit different,
such as I used zooming in on the characters faces to show emotion
at the point of realisation. Also I used shaky shots in the running
scene, as I felt this use of unsteady shot was necessary at that
point, as it made it more realistic and made the audience feel more
involved. For the title sequence, I wanted to use a small amount of
simple shots rather than trying to cram in every different type of
shot possible, as I wanted the audience to focus more on the story
and the characters, rather than being swamped in flamboyant camera
work. I choose to walk down the corridors of the school, as I feel
that instantly lets the viewer know where the film is going to be
set. The characters are than introduced as the camera follows them
walking through the school yard, and the sounds of their voices can
be heard as they walk through the school and the camera slowly
catches them up and turns to face them using a mid shot. This
continuity of the two shots flowing into one another, I feel makes
it more fluent.
5. What kind of media institution might distribute your media
product and why?
I feel that my piece would be suited to be distributed in
mainstream i.e. the cinema and then to DVD, as I feel that the
genre and setting would pull in a broad audience that people of all
ages could enjoy, I believe that a film of this style has the
potential to be a blockbuster. however given the budgetrestrictions
and therefore production values of the peice, it may be better
suited to distribution by smaller/independant film companies or for
distribution via links to tv film franchises i.e. wingnut films or
film 4 etc. it may also be adapted to TVfor a series such as spooks
or Ultimate Force. I can use Face bookto help me check out my ideas
and test my film clips.
6. Who would be the audience for your media product?
My piece will target certain audiences due to conventions and
themes used. Although it hard to accurately pinpoint, I believe
that an audience between the ages of around 15-50 and a mainly male
audience will be attracted by this film, as my aim was to create a
stereotypical action/thriller movie that can be enjoyed by most.
And I feel that the genre of the film will attract a large audience
as an easily viewable, enjoyable action flick. However, it could be
popular among younger audiences perhaps between the age of around
13-20 as the location of the film is significant to them and
representative of their everyday life.Also the protagonistis around
their age. I would the audience tobe implied by the certificiation
which I would expect to be 15 as there may be disturbing violent
scenes. If it was a TV series it would be shown later in the
evening with a warning that certain scenes may contain
violence.
7. How did you attract/address your audience?
As described above the locationwould attract teenage viewers. The
characters used reflect a particularly young, mainstream social
group. Younger audiences can relate to this. I made sure that the
meaning of my text was instatly apparent to the viewer,as the film
begins with a blackscreen and text that gives the obvious
impression, that the film is set in a school, and is an
action/thriller movie. The overall audience would be attracted by
the creation of suspense and intrigue in particular the dialogue
which suggests something terrible has happened and danger is
imminent. An audience that enjoys action thrillers will expect
there to be lots of noisy scens, hence my explosion. They will be
looking for the story to emeergefarily soon and often expect a hero
or main character to appear early in the film. I believe that my
film opening creates tension and intrigue thus leading the audience
into wanting to solve the enigma.
8. What have you learnt about technologies from the process of
constructing this product?
To obtain the clips for my research from DVDs I used DVD
shrink.
To obtain soundc lips I downloaded music videos from youtube using
save2pc and then converted them into audio mp3 files.
I then used Audacity to edit the audio for the film.
WINFF was used toconvert files so that they were in a suitable
formatto post onto the blog.
The blog was Wordpress and I had not used a blog before. I learnt
how to post, upload and organise my work using categories.
My evaluation was produced in PowerPoint and uploaded toslideshare
to obtain feedback.
Facebook and youtube were used to obtain feedback from my audience
and discuss ideas with my friends and teacher.
I used e-mail to arrangeactors filming times etc.
I have developed my technological skills quite considerably over
the course of this project and intend to extend them further at A2
perhaps moving into printed media and web design.
9. Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have
learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
Creating the preliminary task taught me to think about shooting
film with effects where possible rather than adding them later. I
also learnt about camera shots, distance and using the camera
itself. including holding it steady, something I could still
improve on. This project has allowed me to develop my skills, in
story writing, filming and editing. I have previously had little
experience of these. But this project has let me expand my
knowledge of creating projects like this, and taught me about
techniques and conventions used within this genre. I have increased
my knowledge of the film industry and the process involved when
creating films, and the programs used to edit video, sound and much
more. My organisational skills have been tested and I have had to
work to deadlines which is sometimes difficult when you are using
actors.