Thriller

Preliminary Task

Question 7 Evaluation

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

Back in December I had to create a short piece of footage for our Preliminary task that had to show the use of various different editing techniques which eventually helped me to create my final piece as I was aware of the use and benefits of eyeline match, match-on-action and shot/reverse shots.

If I look back on my Preliminary task now in comparison to my final piece I can definitely see improvements in my work. The Preliminary task was prepared within a shorter amount of time and as such I didn’t have much time in terms of preparing for my preliminary task but the storyline was fairly simple and the aim was clear. However, my final piece required much more thought and preparation and vastly improved in terms of editing and footage as I had more time and had learnt since my preliminary what I could make improvements upon.

There are moments in my preliminary where the camera movement is not steady or the camera is not kept still as it is being hand held. I made note of this before I created my final piece and re shot any shots I thought were shaky or unsteady and kept the camera upon the tripod in shots were the camera needed to be held so as to make sure that the camera was held steadily.

Sound was also another problem that arose within my preliminary. The sound was not something we spent an awful lot of time thinking about when it came to our preliminary as the task at hand was to focus upon including the various editing techniques. Although we had created a script that worked well however we simply just threw in a piece of soundtrack from “The Dark Knight” one of the Batman films and kept it on throughout the piece. When it came to my final piece I thought more carefully about the sound I used. I used little dialogue which I think is a vast improvement to the drabbling on within my Preliminary piece that was required to create a Shot/Reverse shot and I added a piece of music on in the background and made the music rise in volume at crucial moments to build tension and added extra sound where needed to make an effect. Although I do admit sound was not my strong point in either piece and still could have bee improved in my final product.

When I was filming my preliminary I didn’t think creatively when filming my shots. When filming the conversation between the two boys I just simply used mid-shot and didn’t include close ups like I did within my final piece to create a sense of drama or reaction. Whereas in my final piece you can see the fear and hesitation in the use of close ups and such. I used a variety of angles more creatively and it created more emotion within my final piece.

Question 6 Evaluation

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

From the beginning of this project I have been introduced to the use of various hardware, software and websites in the research and creation of my final media product.

Question 5 Evaluation

How did you attract/address your audience? 

Question 4 Evaluation

Who would the audience for your media product be?

In producing and marketing a film it is important that we acquire a particular audience to aim for to apply to our media to product to ensure success. A particular target market would take into consideration of age, gender and social class in creating an audience of specific people who would wish to watch my film.

When creating a film age is an important aspect of the target audience. Age can create a limit on who can see our film in terms of the classification guidelines on age restriction upon films, determined upon language, violence and horror. For example my film may not be suited to children due to the explicit language and violence within my film. However I would not want to restrict a large amount of my appropriate audience and so I had to research into who the appropriate audience for my film would be. Focusing upon the genre of thrillers, I found in my research that the age around most people that watch thrillers (depending upon the conventions) are between the ages of 15-25. Teenagers and young adults are often a large audience that appeal to thrillers due to their fast-paced action, violence and the thrill it gives young adolescents to be afraid. I would prefer for my film to be a 15 certificate rather than an 18 so to not cut off a proportion of the audience that would appeal to my film. This does mean however, that I can't include too many elements of blood and gore that may also attract a larger audience however I believe it would be better held at a 15 certificate.

In terms of gender I believe thrillers appeal to both males and females. Although it could be said that the male population appeal more so to thrillers, the shocking scenes and rush of adrenaline seem to typically appeal more so to them than to females. Although females seem to appeal more so to relationships within films.

I didn't have any specific expectations determined upon gender within my audience when creating my film. I use actors who are both male and female within my film so the film regarding it's characters would not appeal predominantly to one gender. I expect my film could appeal to both a male and female audience in this case.


Determined upon class is not as fundamental in the case of who my audience for my film will be. However the case of class can be considered. The majority of the population are working class and the majority of people who often watch films for leisure are the working class. I find it unlikely that our thriller will appeal to an upper class audience. We portray our main character as working class so the working class will be able to associate with the main character whereas the upper class will not.

Question 3 Evaluation

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

Question 2 Evaluation

How does your media product present particular social groups?

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Question 1 Evaluation

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

Title Sequence Order

Title Sequence from jadziaedmb

Shot List

Shot List
Scene	Shot Number	Description
1 Car Scene 1 1 1 1 1 2	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	Long shot from distance, behind a tree or shrubbery on the left as the car comes in from the right (entrance) Long shot in same area, hidden behind shrubbery from angle of car coming into parking lot Shot from angle at the passengers side of car as Katherine exits the car Mid shot from low angle at the side of the car where the driver exits as Katherine exits the car Long shot from front of car as she exits the parking spot Shot from the back view of the car as she exits the parking spot, wrapping her coat around her

Media Rough Cut (First 35 seconds)

Costume & Props

Costumes and Props

 

Character Name:	Katherine
Costume: Casual t-shirt Coat/jacket Black	Props: Keys Car
Character Name:	Murderer
Costume: N/A	Props: Knife

Shooting Schedule

Shooting Schedule

Day	Scene	Location	Equipment	Costumes	Props	Cast +Crew
1   1   1   2   2   2   2	1   2   3   4   5   6   7	Car Park   Car Park   Flat Entrance   Staircase   Flat   Staircase   Flat	Camera, Tripod   Camera, Tripod   Camera, Tripod   Camera, Tripod   Camera, Tripod   Camera, Tripod   Camera, Tripod	Casual, warm attire Casual, warm attire Casual, warm attire Casual, warm attire Casual attire   Casual attire   Casual attire	Keys, Car   Twigs          Keys   N/A   Coat, Keys   N/A   Kettle, knife	Director, Actor   Director, Actor   Director, Actor   Director, Actor   Director, Actor   Director, Actor   Director, Actor

Risk Assessment

Risk Assessment

Group Members: Jadzia, Katherine, Mark                                           Location: Car Park/Flat

Hazard	Person(s) at Risk	Likelihood of Hazard 1 – Extremely Unlikely 5 – Extremely Likely	Severity of Hazard Outcomes 1 – Very Low Risk 5 – Very High Risk	Risk Level (Likelihood + Severity) 2	Measures to Take to Manage Risk	Risk Managed? Y/N
In the parking lot we were at risk of being hit by a moving vehicle	3	2	5	3	We looked and listened for cars, aware of the risk and moved when a vehicle wanted to enter the parking lot	Y
Driving a vehicle , possibility of crashing it with no license or experience	1	2	5	3	We got an adult to drive the vehicle rather than one of us	Y

 

Contacts

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Media Studies Film: The Making Of

Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock from jadziaedmb

Style Of Editing

The Style of Editing are how shots are linked together or the transition from one shot to another.

Straight Cut
A Straight Cut is probably one of the most commonly used transitions.
Straight Cuts are used as they do not attract the audiences attention, they just go straight from one shot into another without anything in between. Straight Cuts are useful when you don't want to break the audiences concentration from what is happening.

Example of a dissolve

Dissolve
A Dissolve is when one shot fades into another as the other shot fades in so the audience can see both of the shots during the dissolve as one fades away and the other fades over the previous shot. Dissolves are used to show connections between objects, characters or places.

Fade
A Fade is a transition where a shot will fade out to a solid colour, most oftenly black or white until only the solid colour can be seen. Fades often indicate the end of a scene and are often used at the end of films to show that it is the end of the film, they can also show how time passes and white fades can often signify death as though someone has seen the light and is passing away.

Jump Cut
A Jump Cut is not commonly used in films as they can easily be done badly.
Jump Cuts go against the rules of continuity by appearing to leave out chunks of the film.
Time still continues to pass in the film and it is filmed within the same setting but a jump cut will create a leap from when one thing happens to another.



Wipe
Wipes are an editing technique well known for it's use in the famous Star Wars films but aren't commonly used in films today as it often looks quite shabby. Wipes are used to show a passing of time where one scene is pushed off the screen by another scene.

Speed Of Editing

In a film the length of scenes can vary between seconds to minutes as a technique to show the pace of the film and how the action moves along. The speed of editing can determine the mood and what is happening within the scene and present a certain atmosphere.

Scenes that involve fast paced editing are short and the shots change quickly. This is used to create a sense of suspense and can be used in scenes that involve action, such as fighting scenes.

An example of quick editing being used is in the above extract taken from Batman Begins in which we see Batmans fight against the ninja thugs. The shots used are no longer than a few seconds and are at various angles to show what is happening from different perspectives so we can see everything that is happening. The pace of the shots gives the audience a sense of action as we associate action with being fast paced and gives a sense of adrenaline. We get to see everything that happens within the shots but as they are fast paced we don't get much time to take it in, the audience are left feeling suspense as anything could happen at any moment.

On the other hand the speed of editing can be slow if you desire a different atmosphere. Slow editing requires longer shots that change less frequently. Slow editing is usually used in romantic scenes.

Trailers require a lot of detail packed into a small amount of time so the audience get an idea of what the film will be about and so the editing used in trailers is very fast paced so they can put as much information into the short space of time they have.

Editing used at the beginning of films is usually very slow to introduce the audience to the characters, the scene and the story so we have enough time to realise what is going on the shots are long and slow. But this can change as the film carries on and the pace may quicken and edits can become faster as the film carries on.