Evaluation

In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
I feel that my film challenges typical thriller film conventions because when you see the mysterious hooded man the audience assume that he is the villain in the film which would fit in with other thriller films but in mine that man gets killed in the opening scene which confuses the audience from the start of the film and adds interest because they start to wonder why certain things are happening.

How does your media product represent particular social groups?
The character in the opening scene represents a 16-17 year old teenager. This is shown from his jeans, trainers and hooded jacket, which are all typical stereotypes for what a teenager would wear at that age. The character that comes into the house is wearing his hood up and the audience don't see much of his face which makes you think that he is a villain because that fits in with the stereotype young thug appearance.  

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

I feel that the most suitable media institution for distributing my film would be Warp Films because of the low budget my film would have. I feel that the best place to start would be with an independent British film company, and I feel that Warp films would be the perfect company for that. Warp films deals with independent, edgy and artistic British films such as ‘This is England’, ‘Submarine’ and ‘Bunny and the Bull’. Therefore I feel that my film would fit in with the style of films that Warp distributes. The scene from my film that i feel fits in with the edgy style that warp have had in all the films they have distributed and been apart of is the shed scene when i use a over head shot looking down on the persons face and i have changed the lighting in the clip which i think makes it edgy compared to a lot of other films.

Who would be the audience for your media product?
The age rating that i would put on the film would be 15+ but i feel that because the distributor of my film would be the company Warp i think that the majority of the audience would be teens and young adults that like edgy, different and unique films. Even though my target audience is teenagers and young adults I feel that my film could also be enjoyed by an older  audience.

How did you attract/address your audience?
I feel that because my budget would be low I would not advertise my film on TV. I would have it advertised on the Warp website and would also have the trailer on youtube because I feel that  enough people are on youtube everyday to make up for the fact that I'm not able to advertise on the TV. I would also have adverts at the start of other youtube videos advertising my film.

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?  
I feel that I already had some skills that I would need for editing this film. I also feel that the process had given me a lot more editing skills and has improved the skills I already had. I learnt how to use adobe premiere pro to a more professional standard, for example i used it to edit the colour balance in my film which gave it a much darker effect. When it came to filming i used my canon eos 1100d which has HD quality video, this made it perfect for trying to create a professional looking low budget film. Mobile phones played a big part in my film because they are what the film revolves around and we had to try different methods to get the persons voice over the phone sound just right for what I wanted.

Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
I feel that i have learnt that you have to make sure you have all props and location and the story and script ready for the day of filming because otherwise it will take longer because no one would be prepared. The final film is a major improve meant on the preliminary task for many reasons, such as the final film has been edited and cut a lot cleaner then the preliminary task which helps to make it look a lot more professional.     

Final 2 minute film

This is my final 2 Minute opening scene for my film End Call.

Draft for 2 minute sequence

This is the draft video for the opening 2 minutes of my film End Call. I fell short by about 17 seconds off the 2 minute target, which is something that will be improved for the final clip.

Research- the thriller genre and planning

The thriller genres main elements are suspense, tension and excitement. Thriller films tend to be fast-paced .The Objective for most thriller films is to deliver a story with sustained tension and surprise.

Planning 

Costume 
when it came to the costume i decided that it would be best to go for simple clothing because i feel that the style of thriller that i was making fits well with basic every day clothing. All characters in the movie are wearing hooded jackets which doesn't just and some mystery to them because you cant fully see their face but it also fits in with the stereotype hood wearing  teenager. I decided that it would be a good idea for the main character in this opening sequence to not have his hood up because then when you see the people coming into his house with their hoods up they seem very mysteries in comparison and the audience would start to think about who these people are and why cant we see a shot of their faces.

Location
I wanted the film to be as true to real life as possible so decided to film the opening scene in an average British family home. the first film location is at the dining table in the house, this scene is used to show a normal everyday person just sitting at a table in the house and reading. I chose to do this for the first scene because I feel that it would be better to lead up to the action rather than start with action straight from the get go. I have decided that a lot of the opening scene to my film would be shot in a shed because I feel that the dark closed in space with add tension to the scene in my film.

Props
The props in the film consist of a book which is simply in the scene to show that the person in shot is actually doing something and not just sitting around at a table which would look really unnatural. The main prop in the film is a mobile phone and the film its self revolves around this phone. The character sitting at the table in the opening scene will get a call on his phone and will begin to panic and that's when the action in the film will start to begin. Another prop that's used is a spade when the main character from the opening scene is scared and hides in his shed he picks up a spade which helps to show to the Audience that the situation he is in is becoming really serious now.

Risk Assessment

There is not much risk involved with the making of my film. Most shots are in wide open space and make it near impossible for actors to fall and trip in scene where they have to run. There is a small amount of risk that the camera could get damaged for example in the scene of the main character running i am going to use a point of view shot so there is the slight risk that he could drop the camera when running but i will attach a strap to the camera to try and avoid this possible risk.

 

Title Sequence

The titles are edited together very well in this title sequence. For example the ‘Jerry Bruckheimer Films’ clip at the start of the title sequence is used for the actual starting point of the film’s title sequence. This is done by using the road that is used in the ‘Jerry Bruckheimer Films’ clip for the road at the start of the titles. The road then becomes a stop watch which shows the viewer the two things that the films story revolves around, which is time (speed) and cars (road). The camera then moves around looking at such things as photos which have people working on cars in them or just standing in front of cars. It also shows close ups of parts of cars and motorbikes. The camera then pans across a table of tools.  At the end of the title sequence a photo of a Porsche is shown which then fades into a real Porsche in a display window. which is a great way of getting into the start of the film.