Question Six - What Have You Learnt About Technologies From The Process Of Constructing This Product?

During the process of making my opening sequence I used a wide variety of technologies. For example; the use of the HD video camera. I used this to film our opening sequence with full in depth detail to the mise-en scene and to the characters and actions involved.

Not all of the technologies used were to do with the filming or editing of the opening sequence. For instance; the use of www.blogger.com is a large contribution to the main evaluation and publishing of our opening sequence and the work completed to create our ideas for the sequence.

Also another use of technology is the use of Imovie on the Mac computers. I used this software to do the majority of the editing. Personally I believe that this software is the most efficient software to use for editing our opening sequences because you can cut clips by the millisecond making continuity fluent and realistic. Furthermore; you can add minor effects and order the video clips onto an organised timeline.

Question Four - What Have You Learnt About Technologies From The Process Of Constructing This Product?

I have used a variety of technologies during the process of constructing this product. For example; there was a lot of technology used whilst filming and editing our product. One example of this would be my use of the video camera to film all of our shots with. On the other hand; not all of our shots are a part of the filming and editing process. Blogger is a prime example of technology in which is benefiting the process of the construction of our product.

Filming And Editing
During the filming and editing process there was a considerate amount of technology which I used. For instance; I used a high definition video camera to get the best quality and detail out of each of our shots. I decided to use this because it works perfectly well when we needed still shots and point of view/fast moving hand held shots.

Question Five - How Did You Attract/Address Your Audience?

We attracted our audience by placing a mixture of tense and fast upbeat pace in our opening sequence. The use of these would entice an audience so that they would be interested in watching our film. Also the fact that our opening sequence gets everyone asking questions keeps them interested.

Our film is successful at doing this because it uses similar conventions to an already successful and famous thriller. For example; 'Inception' uses tense atmosphere and then an upbeat fast paced scene in which the audience are placed on the edge of their seat piecing the bits of the film together trying to discover what will happen.

Question Four - Who Would Be The Audience For Your Media Product?

Name: Jimmy Sullivan

Gender: Male

Age: 21

Lives: England

Watches: Family Guy, CSI, South Park, Inbetweeners.

Visits What Websites: www.youtube.com

www.dropdead.com

www.kerrang.com

Does What When They Go Out: Skateboards, BMX, Hang out with mates.

Listens to: Avenged Sevenfold, Guns N' Roses, Dead By April, The Blackout, Children Of Bodom, Parkway Drive, AC/DC, Escape The Fate, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, etc...

Wears: Dark clothing, Converse, Band Merchandise clothing.

Reads: Kerrang! Magazine, Q Magazine

Likes: Skateboarding, BMX, Drumming, going to concerts.

Shops: Local Music Shops.

Aspires To Be: Professional Musician.

How Much Spare Cash: Enough to go out in his spare time.

Likes This Genre Because: Because the way the conventions of the thriller challenge his mind and get him thinking.

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Question Three - What Kind Of Media Institution Might Distribute Your Media Product And Why?

A small independent indie label would most probably distribute my media product because it is only going to attract a small audience because of the style of film it is and it is only aimed at a smaller group of people. Therefore; the independent label will distribute this product because of the small income that the film will create. Also because it is a low budget film which is made by amateur film makers. A good example of a small independent film label would be 'Independent' because they specialise in publishing and distributing movies directed by semi-professional film makers. For example; they have produced films such as 'Mr Nice', 'Abel', 'Holy Rollers', 'Trackers', 'We Need To Talk About Kevin' and 'Third Star'.

A larger distributor such as '20th Century Fox' would not distribute this film because of the audience size that the film will attract. The film would not benefit the distributor causing a high loss of money therefore creating bad reputation and possible debt. Another reason that a big well known label wouldn't distribute this film would be because it is made by an amateur and is only on a small budget and filmed/directed by a director who is unknown in the world of media entertainment.

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Question One - In What Ways Does Your Media Product Use, Develop Or Challenge Forms And Conventions Of Real Media Products?

My media product challenges the conventions of a real thriller product by using a variety of different techniques within editing, mise en scene and the filming itself. For example; my use of camera angles portrays the genre of thriller. Also the mise en scene I used is relevant to the genre and it helps to create the atmosphere that I set out to achieve when filming this opening sequence.

On the other hand; my use of music is also appropriate because it creates an eerie and tense atmosphere when the chase scene is progressing. It draws the viewer in and then it places the audience into the shoes or the position of the character in main focus in the film. A lot of real made thrillers have this effect and are therefore successful and so by using this similar conventions my opening sequence is successful.

Question Two - How Does Your Media Product Present Particular Social Groups?

Our main character Scott (Daniel Decruz) challenges the stereotype of a modern day businessman. For example; he is smartly dressed and is using his phone to show a higher status and to portray the wealth in which he has achieved. This is shown because the mobile phone is a symbol to show that this person is wealthy enough to have the opportunity to own an expensive mobile phone. Also the fact that the mobile phone conversation is the main focus portrays the fact that his status means that he does not need to take notice to others around him. This is also shown by the fact that he is looking down to the ground showing the audience that he is in his own world in which he feels comfortable in.




Our second main character the kidnapper (Luke Nolan) uses the conventions of a teenage gangster to create the mysterious character that the stereotypical teenage gangster creates. The fact that we can't see his face portrays the mysterious being in which is created here. Also the use of the dark hoodie being used portrays fear and an unknown identity to give the influence of rebellious actions and acts of sin. This shows the audience that this character is focused on his objective and is determined to remain unknown and mysterious to the viewers and to the victimised character. This is a stereotype as most people who sin and break the law are often shown as hooded teenagers who are male and who don't want their identity to be released, they want to stay mysterious to everyone.