- In What Ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms & conventions of real media products?
- I think the title ‘Abducted’ helps convey what the overall plot of the film is about to the audience. The word abducted relays feelings of greif and loss which is the overall feelings of my story,this relates to the plot of the film. The word play within most thrillers is similar to mine, straightforward. The simplistic choice of name helps make it easier for my audience to understand the genre better.
Locations
In my film i have chosen to use abstract shots that conform thriller genre, and show off the locations i have chosen. For example I chose to have my first scene shot in a abandoned alleyway, the reason i chose this is it helps emphasize the icolation of the main character. This is a common theme within thrillers as by conveying feeling through visuals the audience have to take it in because its right in front of them. I tried to do this in my media product by having the by having the main character running down an empty ally looking powerless and also acting desperate to seek help. The locations i have used help to build suspense which is a common theme in all thrillers. The building of tension is something i have always found fascinating in thrillers and that I've tried in my own work.
Opening Scene
In the majority of most other genres films start with a happy opening. In my film i decided to start with a tragedy, the reason for this is it sets the tone of the film for the audience. In my scene it starts with two still shots of the character running franticly throughout both shots. The reasoning for this is because it emphasises the characters fear. I chose to use still shots instead of pan shots because by having him run in and out of the shot, it gives the impression that he has run a greater distance.
How does your media product represent particular social groups?
My media production represents the following: (relating to social groups)
• Race
• Age
• Gender
Race
The race of my social I am representing is african american. My main character is black – in my scene the character can be seen running from some sort of trouble and gunshots. This emphasize the stereotype that black people are the only people who seem to find themselves in trouble.
Age
The age of my main character would be between 16-18. The main character of my film is in this age bracket. This conforms to the idea that black teens seem to always be in trouble of some kind.
Gender
In my opening scene I have represented males. In my scene their are three male characters and no female characters. This conforms to the idea that female teens keep out of trouble where as males dont.
What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
A media institution is a organisation that handles the production and distribution of media products. Within film their are six main companies which are; Paramount, Columbia, Universal, Warner Bros and 20th Century Fox. Although i think a company more like 'Danger' is more likely to produce my film. This reason for this is because they have many thriller/crime films, so it would be more effective for them to.
How did you attract/address your audience?
In the opening to my thriller, I tried to appeal to my specific audience. To attract the audience that i needed i made sure key features were met. I targeted late teen males, so the interest them i added an aspect of crime to it. Once i figured out the targeted audience i had to think of the different aspects that i could use to attract this audience and how these would keep the viewers attention.
Who would be the audience for your media product?
For this i made a questionnaire which would inform me what kind of people would most enjoy my film. This was very useful as it allowed me to think what techniques could be used to properly entice the targeted audience. From my research i found late male teens were most interested in thrillers, and to be specific, crime thrillers.
What have you learnt about technologies form the process of constructing this product?
I have learnt a a lot about the different technology i used and how they have helped me and improved my opening scene. I found when using a Nikon D3200 camera that the quality was extremely better then my original I phone 5 camera. This made it evident that advanced equipment does actually effect quality of the final piece. I also used a tripod to help stabilise the shots. I used an apple Mac to do all the editing for my opening scene. The Mac i used had Premier Pro CC 2015 installed on it so i was able to edit my film together with ease. This enabled me to cut,crop, extend and distort my clips. This program allowed my footage to run smoothly without rendering it initially which helped speed up the process of seeing what different effects looked like.
Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you fell you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
When editing my opening scene my editing skills have grown alot, as i was able to fluidly edit without the need for tutorials. I feel I have improved my; camera skills, continuity editing and improved knowledge of mise en scene since completing my practise film. In our practise task it is clear that we didn't have good knowledge of camera angles and editing. Since creating the practise film my technical media knowledge has grown. Within 'abducted' opening sequence, you can see I have clearly thought about the location, the costumes, the shot types, the lighting and appearance of the characters. This was not portrayed within our practise film.
