Question 7

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

looking back and reflecting on the preliminary task task I feel as if I have learnt much about the development process for creating a low budget film. I was unaware of how much it me and effort needs to be put into make only the first two minutes as I thought this would be a relatively easy to task to complete, I could not have been more wrong as it took me twice as long i thought I would and by the end I was still not completely satisfied with my final product. I have also learnt a variety of new skills and managed to develop them through the preliminary task to the final edit, these skills are filming ,editing and directing. The preliminary task was the first time I had ever used most of these skills I had never completed a task like this before, I feel as if the preliminary task only introduced these skills to me and I did not feel as if i used them very effective as my role in my group was very limited and I only managed to film and edit small part for the preliminary Task. once we start the real task I was able to test out and practise the camera and editing software, I feel this really help as I was able to gain a better understanding of the equipment and software to the point were I was confident enough to create my thriller.

Question 6

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

My thriller would most likely be distributed by an independent film distributor; there are several reasons for this firstly my film is mainly aimed at a UK audience this is due to it being filmed and acted with people in the UK. Also my film would not be of a high enough standard to be distributed globally as the budget for my film production is practically nothing, this means that everything included in my film would have to be very low cost as it would be paid by me.

Question 5

How did you attract/address your audience?

Question 4

Who would be the audience for your media product?

My thriller would most likely be aimed at young adults and teenagers as the thriller genre is most popular with these age groups. I would say teens are the youngest audience as there are themes contained within the film that would not be suitable for children. I would give my thriller an age certificate of 15 as my film has many themes unsuitable for children such as murder but a lot of these themes are suggested and implied instead of being graphic meaning it is appropriate for teens.  I think a 15 age rating is best as any certificate higher would begin to limit the size of my potential audience, thriller are extremely popular with teens and so it would mean I would lose a lot of viewers. My thriller is not particularly aimed at any specific class or status as this would also contribute to decreasing my thrillers audience, although my film may be most relatable to those of a lower class and status as the film is based around the lower class.

Question 3

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

I have learnt so much from various technologies throughout the process of constructing my opening sequence. I believe that it has helped to developed my skills, to the point where I feel as if I have the necessary understanding and experience to do a similar project with high levels of confidence.

Question 2

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

My thriller uses representation for most characters in different ways, firstly character outfits where essential in helping me to portray each individual character. I chose to use outfits which would be considered normal as I did not want the characters to stand out; also I wanted to show them as being ordinary people. The acting was also key in helping me to represent each character, for the main character (jack Renshaw) I tried to make him come across as mysterious, aloof and withdrawn from society this was shown by him being very separated from everyone else around him. Sean Gordon the character seen delivering the gun is shown to be represented as a someone who commits criminal and illegal activity this is clear from his behaviour during the exchange he is very careful to keep himself hidden by having his hood fully covering his face and not staying longer than necessary, the gun is also a massive indication that he is a criminal.   

Question 1

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

During the production of my thriller I tried to replicate the themes and conventions used in the opening scenes I watched for research, I tried to make it obvious from the start that my film was a thriller by opening with a high intensity scene with one of the characters being shot, this straight away tells the viewer what the nature of the film is going to be like and also raises many questions such as; who were they? Why was he shot? What did he do? These are the sorts of questions that the viewers will be thinking while watching my thriller and this will make them want to continue watching to find out the answers. A few of the conventions of thrillers I found difficult to include or was unable to use this is due many reasons for example I was unable to use plot twist as I was only making a opening scene not an entire movie and you would rarely ever see a plot twist within the opening scene of a film, other conventions I was challenged by was sound, sound is a key part in creating and building tension in a thriller and if done properly can be very effective, this was difficult as all music and sound had to be non-copyrighted and free so I had to search through the vast selection of music and sound to find the ones that matched the thriller genre and was of high quality.