Evaluation- Question Seven

Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

Looking back to my preliminary task, I feel I have learnt a lot more about how much work it takes to direct and get the editing perfect when making a much longer, more intense piece of work. From it to the full product I feel I have learnt much more about how it is represented towards certain audiences and how it needs to be presented a certain way for it to get recognition from media institutions.
Below is the preliminary task that we made and this demonstrates how easy the editing etc was to do compared to how technical the final product of the opening sequence is:

Evaluation- Question Six

What have you learnt about technologies fromt he process of constructing this product?

In the process of constructing this, I have learnt a lot about technologies that I either didn't know about or use before. Making this film has allowed me to direct; using the camera a lot more than ever before and allowing me to really see how to use it effectively. Also, I have gotten to grips with using iMovie to edit my film which I now find extremely easy and interesting. I have learnt a lot of new effects and other things in order to make my film look the best of its ability. Furthermore, throughout all of this, I have learnt a lot more about blogs and how easy it is to store everything about my film that I ever need; the ability to add pictures, videos, links etc. makes the whole blog more interesting and allows to show off the film and make it really good. I now know how I can use blogs in everyday life. Below is an example of me working on my film through iMovie:

Evaluation- Question Five

How did you attract/address your audience?

I addressed the audience by making the characters and storyline clear straight from the beginning with various clips giving off many clues. This helps the audience in wanting to carry on watching and keeping them entertained as the film is starting. By introducing many of the normal, every day characters it helps the niché audience make connections e.g. with the victims shown, wearing hoodies etc.

Evaluation-Question Four

Who would be the audience for your media product?

The audience for my media product would be a quite young and mainly male audience as they are the ones most likely to understand and relate to the characters in the film. This means they would be able to get into the storyline easier and really understand where as girls can't really relate to most of the characters and an older generation would find it hard to believe or get into.

Below is 2 males watching this opening sequence and when watching this, said how it attracted them and how they wanted to watch more of the film.

Evaluation- Question Three

What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

I think many different media institutions would distribute my media product like big named companies. I think both film and TV institutions would chose to show it like for instanse the BBC could chose to show it as a feature film. Also, I think that big film companies could chose to disribute it as it is something that is different to the normal, everyday film in the cinema.

Evaluation- Question Two

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

My media product represents a younger social group as it is based around quite young people being the victims of these killings. Not any older social groups are mentioned in the film so they aren't involved in representing them. However, the younger generation that is represented are varied in what they look like for example there are groups in hoodies and then the more sportier- looking people. Although they are varied, there are not many girls used which could be quite unfair but if the film were to go on, more girls would be used. Below is a screenshot from my film of an example of one of the younger, hoody characters that are represented:

Evaluation- Question One

In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of media products?

In my opening sequence I have used many conventions of real media products in a variety of different ways. The use of eerie music and the typical build up to the start of the film is seen quite clearly. Also, the use of shots of different eerie places that look abandoned help to develop the forms and conventions of the media products and the close ups of these show the typical thriller genre. The music I have used is quiet and builds up to allow an atmosphere to be created and to effect the way the audience watching it; they want to focus on what is about to come. Furthermore, with the music I used two different pieces because the film is starting to move on at that point which many thrillers tend to do. It challenges the conventions of media products by using many different shots that vary from one to the other quickly and at the beginning of films.

Above shows some shots from se7en which prove the conventions and forms of real media products with the use of such extreme close ups and close ups of different objects; giving clues to the rest of the film which many thrillers do. Also, the use of the titles placed everywhere across the screen over the objects to show the titles in a different, interesting and clear way that doesn't distract too much from the close ups behind it.

Editing

In the last lesson I edited more of my film, adding more effects to many of the clips and just overall, adding transitions to allow it to run a lot smoother then it did before and for it to make sense. I think so far it has gone quite well and I think my opening sequence looks like an effective opening thriller. Now, I just have to get some peer feedback off of people in our class and off the teacher in order to know what others think can be improved.