• I have used the conventions of thriller in my film opening, for example

Question 1: In what ways does your product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

The font I have used connotes to the audience that it will be a thriller as the colour of the text ,red, is associated with blood this is usually within the thriller conventions also how the font looks suggests that it is also a thriller as the font looks hand written , this shows that someone has written it suggesting that the killer of the film has written it, making the audience know what to expect.

In this clip, to follow conventions, I have made my actor not be completely in the frame, I did this so that it keeps mystery to the audience and also to allow the killer to remain scary as you don’t know what they look like so the audience would create a face for him.

I have used this music in my film opening to increase the thriller aspect as it creates suspense for the audience, I didn’t have any dialogue in the opening as I wanted the music be the only noise as it makes the audience feel uncomfortable and feeling like something will make them jump.

Question 2: How does your media product represent particular social groups?

I have used the pictures in the film opening to show the people that have been murdered by the killer, I have used the pictures as they are just normal people in normal clothes, this shows the social group of teenagers, and as my film would have the rating of an 15, most of the audience would be older teenagers, this suggests that they can relate to the victims making it feel more personal.

In the film I used a male actor to be the killer, I did this as I wanted the character to look intimidating and strong so when they were on screen the audience would be scared of him.

Question 3: What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

I would have new line cinema distribute my films as they have produced similar films to mine, for example, ‘seven’, and ‘The number 23’, Also as they are a subsidiary company to Warner brothers, This makes my film already have a pre made audience as all films mad by new line cinema are successful, so if my film was produced and distributed it would have a large fan base. As the company is a conglomerate it would have a big budget meaning that the film could have enough backing it up so it can be made to go viral and have everyone talking about it and if it was to fail it would have money to save it.

Question 4: Who would be the audience for your media product?

• This film is aimed 15-30 year old men and women as there is some jumpy aspects, a few mild gory bits and some swearing ,This could also be aimed at People who like thriller/horror films such as ‘Hide and Seek’, ‘House at the end of the street, ‘Taken’

Question 5: How did you attract/address your audience?

Question 6: What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

• I have learnt how to use programmes such as adobe premier pro, I used this to edit my films. It was hard at first to work out how to use things but after a while you got used to it and I could effectively use it to make my film opening. To film my film opening I used the schools camera and i used a digital handheld camera, I learnt from using them that you need to use a tripod and to use different camera angles.

Question 7: Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it

to the full product?

• From my preliminary task I feel like I have progressed a lot as in my first task I didn't use camera angles well and I didn't think of a good story line, however now I have made my opening scene for a film I think that I have taking the criticism on board and made my film better, for example;

Feedback• “Good story line, nice ending with the dial sound at the end, understood the

narrative and genre”• “Really cool and full of tension”• “This played with my emotions in many way, I felt aroused yet scared”• “Good storyline, built tension well”• “Very good story line”• “shit scary! Sick!”• “Great narrative, and genre very well presented through the close ups of

the crossing the people out on the paper.”• “I like the storyline and the dial sound at the end.”• “I thought the reversing back to the crossing of the faces was amazing”

Review• Demonstrate an understanding of the 7

evaluation questions• Collect and analyse audience feedback• Update your blog using selected data• State/Plan how you will answer the 7

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