evaluation task 6

What have you learnt about technologys from the process of contrusting this product?

open link to see annotated video of our thriller

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoSlU7KsvFY&list=PL_P5ZEHuHS2aaO3m5EpbF2Oso2mlvqt6b&index=11

evaluation task 5

 How did you attract/address your audience?

Evaluation task 5 from hurtwoodhousemedia5

evaluation tast 4

Who would be the audience for your media production?


Our thriller is aimed at teenagers and young adults between the age of 15- 20, this is because it would give the film a wide range of viewers.

For research I found 3 very different twitter accounts of people who are interested in films.
I did an interview with all 3 of them to see what interests them about films. 

1.
 Name: Dwaine Jones
Gender: Male
Age: 18 
Nationality: British
Profession: School
Studying: Media Studies, Geography and Physics

INTERVIEW WITH DWAINE:

Me: what do you do in your free time?
Dwaine: gaming, and going to cinema with my friends and playing my guitar

Me: what is your favourite type of film?
Dwaine: definitely thrillers, I prefer apocalypse or 'end of the world' thriller films the most

Me: do film trailers for films influence your decision of whether or not you would watch it?
Dwaine: yes, I think the trailer is the most important part for selling the movie, but I dislike it when a trailer gives away the plot

Me: do you like thriller films with special effects?
Dwaine: yes, I think special effects make the film more interesting as they can make films more scary or gripping. 

Me: what music are you into?
Dwaine: rock and alternative, music is an important part to a film 

Me: name some of your all time favourite thriller films
Dwaine: 28 days later, I am Legend, The day the Earth stood still, War of the Worlds, End of the World, and other films like that. 

Me: how do you find out about the newest films whether they are high or low budget?
Dwaine: usually from cinema trailers, word of mouth, or from online social networks such as twitter, i follow a lot of production companies or film directors who talk about their latest films, i also watch a lot of online interviews to give me an idea of what the film could be like.

Me: from watching our opening title sequence what do you make of it?
Dwaine: It looks interesting and quirky as it doesn't give anything away and finishes on a hanger which makes you want to watch on to see what is behind the door. 


2. 
Name: Jodie Simpson 
Gender: Female

Age: 15

Nationality: American

Profession: School

Studying: Art, geography, textiles

 

INTERVIEW WITH JODIE:
Me: what do you do in your free time?
Jodie: hang out with my friends, go shopping and go to the cinema

Me: what is your favourite type of film?
Jodie: I like Rom-Coms, scary films and general comedies 

Me: do film trailers for films influence your decision of whether or not you would watch it?
Jodie: trailers should give you the basic story line and leave you wanting to watch the whole film

Me: what music are you into?
Jodie: I like listening to pop music and music that i can sing along too


Me: how do you find out about the newest films whether they are high or low budget?
Jodie: Normally from trailer sequences from the cinema, posters, or word of mouth 

Me: what is your opinion on thrillers
Jodie: I enjoy watching thrillers but not on my own, i also have to be in the mood and depends what time of day

Me: from watching our opening title sequence what do you make of it?
Jodie: It has made me want to watch on because it has left the viewer hanging on what happens after he opens the door, it also leaves me with a few questions which makes me want to watch on. I would definitely watch it with friends or family



3. 

Name: Henry Rydon

Gender: Male

Age: 20 

Nationality: British 

Profession: student (university)

Studying: History

INTERVIEW WITH HENRY 

Me: what do you do in your free time?
Henry: spend a lot of time working but try and get out to watch the latest film that has come out 

Me: what is your favourite type of film?
Henry: i like action war, and science fiction 

Me: do film trailers for films influence your decision of whether or not you would watch it?
Henry: Yes i think trailers are the biggest seller for the film i don't usually watch a film at the cinema without watching the trailer 

Me: what music are you into?
Henry: i like alternative and indie rock

Me: what is your opinion on thrillers?
Henry: i really like a classic thriller, nothing can really go wrong with a thriller whether they are cheesy or gripping 

Me: how do you find out about the newest films whether they are high or low budget?
Henry: usually online, word of mouth or from cinema posters and adverts. If i film is big enough it is usually hyped up a lot from advertising which makes you want to watch it more

Me: from watching our opening title sequence what do you make of it?
Henry: I really enjoyed the opening title sequence and definitely would watch on because it leaves you hanging and not knowing what is going on which i like about a film, this draws you into it more.





The target audience depends on the type of thriller. Some thrillers are borderline horror films and these tend to attract young females who want a scare. Legal thrillers tent to attract the slightly older teen. For our film the age range would be between 15-35. Most likely a student with no real bias toward a particular subject. The male audience would be the quieter type and content with their own company whilst the female would prefer other company whilst watching the film.

Evaluation task 3:

What kind of media institution might distribute your media product?

The opening sequence is made for an apocalypse film, about a man who is inside a room in a tent which various different strings and cans attached to it, at the end of the opening scene the man leaves the tent and follows one of the strings with a bell on it which is ringing which leads to a door this is meant to make you think that there is an enemy or someone/thing outside the room who is trying to get him.

Our thriller is a low concept but because of the many special effects that would be used throughout the film it would make it a high budget film because of the expense of them.

Our thriller would do well with a production company such as DNA films, this is because they have produced well known films such as 127 hours, Slum dog Millionaire and 28 days later- which is a lot like our thriller. The company has worked with well-known producers like Danny Boyle who produced 28 days later. A Production company as well known, as DNA films would benefit on our thriller because it would bring it would publicize the film a lot especially in other countries.

Another potential company that could produce our thriller would be Warner Bros this is because they have also produced films which are similar to ours such as inception, I am legend, dark knight rises are many others. Having Warner Bros produce our films would be the best as it is so well known and therefore we would get a lot of views and publicity.

Spider man opening sequence is also similar to our opening sequence because they have the screen cut up by close up shots of the spider web, this reminds me a lot of our string opening credit parts. It is directed by Kyle Cooper who we have studied before and as we found out is an extremely well know director.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1f5ykkGJvMU

28 Days Later had a budget of 6 million, which I feel would be an suitable budget for our thriller too. If we had a budget from a film from Warner Bros we would benefit from it a lot because our special effects would be even better and therefore more entertaining to watch, because it is an apocalypse film it would need to specialize in the special effects side to make it realistic and worth watching, this is why it would benefit with a higher budget like I Am Ledgend’s budget which was 150 million, but comparing the two films our concept is much lower to I Am Legends and therefore our budget would be suitable with 6 millions like 28 Days Later.

We also looked in to other productions such as Vertigo which we know a lot about to but we decided as a group that DNA films is more well known than Vertigo and therefore it would be an advantage using a production company that I well known that we know would get us the amount of views that our thriller needs. 

http://www.dnafilms.com/

evaluation task 2

How does your product represent particular social groups?

Because we chose to have one actor staring in the opening scene of our thriller, this means that we can only talk about one social group which is 'white male' which is very popular in hollywood films and 'white male leading stars' usually dominate films, this is very cliche as most leading roles are white males.
Obviously if we had a proper, high budget Adam Grant (our actor) wouldnt be employed as we would use a well know actor such as Tom Cruise which would be the more popular vote of actor.
Our actor Adam Grant looks completely out of place in the environment that the film is shot in, for example Adam has a skin head in the film which isnt normally paired which a large country house in surrey which is where it is set in. This gives an edge to our film as you think he looks out of place and then begin to question it. This is further supported by the fact that the windows are boarded up which suggests that the character could even be squatting.

We have also thought about the rest of our films which would have other actors including females which would be leading roles, although we cant talk about their social group as they arnt in the opening scene.

Our thriller is a positive representation of a 'white male, for number of reasons. We have represented him as a hero in the opening scene, this is very simular as the opening scene staring Tom Cruisein War of the World. Both Tom Cruise and Adam Grant are both represented in the same way and are from the same socal//racial group, they are both leading males.


Comparing screen grabs:
Close up of the main characters in the film, 'white leading male'

evaluation task 1

In what ways does your media product use, develope or challange forms and conventions of real media products?
















(NOT IN ORDER)

TOP LEFT:
This shows an axe which is a classic weapon that you would see a lot in horror films for the audience this has connotations of violence and horror and death instantly we asume that he is not going to chop some wood which is what it is meant to be used for.

TOP MIDDLE:
This was shot through a stair case rails which makes the viewer think that someone is watching the character again an idea common in horror and thriller films.

TOP RIGHT:
Here we have the character reaching to the door handle to see what is making the noise behind the door, this shot creates a lot of tension as its the last shot and we dont find out what is behind the door. However the slow creep towards the door creates a lot of tension for the audience.

MIDDLE LEFT:
This shot shows the mess and the trap in one shot, it shows that the character has been living in the area sluvenly for a long time. It also shows the trap which looks strange which would make the audience think a lot about what is going on as it is one of the first clips. The audience would obviously be confused or question the string as they even know it was a trap until you saw them all together and attached to the tent.

MIDDLE MIDDLE:
The title for out thriller is called the 'Third Circle' this makes the audience think because the name has nothing to do with what they have watched from the opening squence. we used black and white for a sudden title and to make it stand out. we also thought it would be better to use a blank screen instead of the title over the top of movement as it is an important part.

MIDDLE RIGHT:
This shot shows the trap with the strings, it is the second shots so the audience are going to be confused and probably waiting for a reason of why there are strings everywhere. It also shows who made the production and who it is by, this would give the audience an idea of what the film might be about. We made this shot one of the first things as its important,we also used a focus pull for technique

BOTTOM LEFT:
This is show wide shot of the whole set which make the audience understand why there is string and cans hanging everywhere.

BOTTOM MIDDLE:
Here is the main actor of the film, this shows the audience that the actor could well be famous or well known and therefore give them an idea of how good the film is.

BOTTOM RIGHT:
This shows the bell which is the main sourse of the trap which when it starts ringing tells the character that there is something behind the door.

EXAM QUESTION

Preliminary exercise: Continuity task involving filming and editing a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another character, with whom she/he then exchanges a couple of lines of dialogue. This task should demonstrate match on action, shot/reverse shot and the 180-degree rule.

Main task: the titles and opening of a new fiction film, to last a maximum of two minutes.

All video and audio material must be original, produced by the candidate(s), with the exception of music or audio effects from a copyright-free source. Both preliminary and main tasks may be done individually or as a group. Maximum four members to a group.