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

Q. 5) Who would be the audience for your media product?

Lauren, 16 she has just left secondary school and wants to study physcology in College along with sociology and media. She is very interested in how the human mind and everything around works. She wants to know everything about physcos and why they are probably like that, and where our film is about a phsyco killer she is into knowing the ways a phsyco works around. She wants to do media because she is also interested in filming and editing she finds it fun. She loves going to the cinemas ands watching horror and thriller films but she also loves comedy. She enjoys going shopping and doing activities with both her friends and family sometimes. Her handbag contains things like her mobile phone, her keys, a mirror, oystercard, purse, handcream and a brush for her hair because she is obssessed with it and make-up too.

Q. 2) How does your media product represent particular social groups?

i chose these two pictures because i am giving this evil look in the mirror which makes the audience suspicious on what will happen next, what is that look all about.. and in the film "WHAT LIES BENEATH" the guy is crouching down which also makes the audience suspicious on why he is crouching down and what will happen next.

Question 5 - Who would be the audience for your media product

Carmen Lopez is an 18 year old girl who attends Imperial college. Carmen is a true Londoner who has been accustomed to city life for as long as she can remember. She despises romance and men in general. She is into sport, computers and computer games, fashion, money and make up. She is part of a feminist movement in her university. She studies a computer science degree and loves the technical side to it. She rarely shows any emotions and hasn't got many friends. In her free time she enjoys watching violent/twisted films such as Texas chainsaw massacre and all the Saws films. She enjoys the twisted plots in films, sometimes original and sometimes normal plots. She enjoys writing what's on her mind, collecting weapons and going to the cinema.

Question 2 CONTINUED - How does your media product represent particular social groups

This is compared with a scene from "Saw." Our product tries to represent a young male with being unable to control his usual "tough/manly" characteristics when in danger. This was achieved mainly through directing the acting and emotions which the character showed and also partially the shots used. The close ups intensified his emotions. Similarities with how characters are represented here is firstly both look helpless because they are both tied up. Both seem in agony and stressed. Both are young males showing emotions which are uncommon for that type of social group.

Differences are that one male is without a top and the other is fully dressed. One also seems to be in much more in distress than the other which shows the difference in peoples emotions and reactions to being in a helpless situation.

Question 2 - How does your media product represent particular social groups

I chose to compare this scene with the scene from Saw 3 where Amanda has her mouth tied. Both you could say are young people. They are represented to be young, in fear for their lives and helpless. One similarity is that both people are restricted from using there mouths whilst they are in danger. Another similarity is that both scenes used extreme close ups to show the true extent of emotions. Another is that they are both in a dangerous situation and under threat. Amanda is represented as a normal young woman and just an unlucky victim just like in our one.

One difference is that one is played by a male and the other a female. Another difference is that the one from Saw was shot indoors whereas ours was outdoors in the woods.

Evaluation Question 1 CONTINUED - Comparing (2nd part)

I chose to compare our title sequence to "A kiss from Tokyo." This film is slightly similar to our in that it involves an aggressive woman. However this is an animated film so the similarities stop there. The opening sequence shares some similarities too though with similar colours used. The red font is used here and also used in our one. This gives it that feminine/evil/romantic side. The font for the main title is quite informal but unique whereas ours was formal. However the smaller titles did share some similarities in that the font used was formal and clear just like ours. The title sequence developed the forms and conventions. This is also shown in ours where there is another similarity in that we both start with the production company. Also the shots used were close up and detailed to show the character well. We both focused on the feminine side with close ups to feminine features and also with the mise en scene. For example we both had a shot of the red heels whilst the girl is walking. We also both had close ups of the girls eyes to show the evil emotion within women. The order of the sequence was also similar and this basically followed the norms of a title sequence.

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

Image 1 above is "Candi Studios." This is our college name which we used to represent our studio from which the film was created. The sound effects were sharp and dramatic which represented the suspense side to the film. The colours used represented the evil/romantic side to the film. The red represented the bloody side and also the romantic side. The black background not only made the title stand out more but also created a sense of suspense. This is a normal code for a film which we followed.

Image 2 above is our title "unexpected." The colours red and black represented the bloddy, romantic and scary side to the film. The font was formal, old fashion like and the effects used were professional and created suspense.

Image 3 above is a shot showing the production manager. Here the font was kept formal and the colour used was red. The mise en scene was the table cloth and candles which showed a romantic side. The shot focuses on the boy and girl holding hands with the title running smoothly on the bottom right hand corner which is professional and created suspense. This also sets the tone for the rest of the movie. Getting to know the characters and a little information on what the film is about would be one of the codes and conventions for the beginning part of a film.

Image 4 above shows the producers. The title scrolls out slowly. This intensify the scene because the girl is giving a scary stare into the mirror. This develops the forms of real media because in other film sequences you see the same time of title sequence. The font and colour intensify the scene also and makes it look scarier.

Image 5 above shows the director title. The font and colour is kept the same throughout the title sequence firstly because we felt that this was the most intense style and effect we could have and we wanted to keep the suspense going throughout and also by keeping it the same it kept it professional. This challenges the codes and conventions of most movies because it jumps straight into a very intense scene. Most of the time you would see a title sequence of calm and slow shots whereas we put an intense scene so close to the beginning during the title sequence.

Question 7. what i have learned from the progression from the preliminary task to the full product

1A) Two Shot 1B) Two shot

Both 1A and 1B are shots which contain two people. 1A is a scene from our opening and this is where Japhet and Leonora are at the table. So here we have a two person shot were the audience can get a clear veiw of both of them at the dinner table, as this helps to set the scene for the romance in our romantic thriller. In shot 1B there is a two shot of Japhet and Leonora at the table finding out that she is pregnant. In shot 1B, there was not a lot of space, so we had to squeeze to try and get a perfect shot of both of them. However, for our title sequence we made use of space, and we got a clear shot of both characters.

2A) Match cut door 2B) Match cut door

Both 2A and 2B are match cuts of Leonora opening the door. We did not have a clue on how to do a match cut so we just tried and did what we thought was correct, as scene on shot 2B. We do not see Leonora opening the door straight away, instead there is a lengthy gap, that waste's time, then all of a sudden we see her entering the room. In comparison to our title sequence 2A, we see a clear match cut of her opening the door from the inside then walking out we had to makesure that it looked clear and cut there is would not be that obvious that it was filmed in two seperate shots.


3A) Feet 3B) Feet

Both 3A and 3B are shots of Leonora's feet as she is walking. The thing that we done good in both shots, is that we used the 360 degree rule and we did that to perfection. In 3A, we made good use of space and had her walking for about 5 seconds however, in 3B we did not use that much space,this was to be honest due to lack of space where we were infact filming. but in 3A during filming we used and had to make iuse of the space we had in order to make her walking dramatic thats why sound was added however also very mysterious and dramatic. but to set a thriller romance tone.




4A) Lighting 4A) Lighting

In shot 4A and 4B, we are focusing on the lighting. in 4b the lighting was very bright due to the fact it was film on college sit. so the lighting was bright but we thought that in factv it was perfect for the scene as we were talking about a serious topic. however in 3a the light was alot more dimmer due to the fact we had to set the scene for a romantic thriller but at this specific point it was a candle lit dinner so the lighting was very important. we also had to makesure that it wasnt to dim to film as we did not use extra lighting.

Question 5. the audience for your media product.

Leighanne Allen is a 17 year old girl who attends Brunel university. she has decided that she wants to study and become a crime scene investigator. this is because she enjoys the scene and thriller of finding out how crimes began and what lead to the crime actually happening. she enjoys going to the cinema and watching thrillers. at one point in time she thought about becoming a actress in only thriller films however she thought actually finding out the crimes and causes herself is better and alot more exciting and intresting.

her inspiration for becoming a crime scene investigator is csi. this is a short clip of a episode.

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question 3 and 4 what kind of media institution might distribute our media product and why?

The video which we found on youtube was a Btec and media abduction. It had 470 views and two pages full of comments and responses of views to there opening one comment was "Really good". We think that this is the kind of response in which we will get due to the fact it is a low budget film and maybe the content of there film resulted in the comments which were made. but the fact that there film was actually noticed by people was useful due to the fact it was opening made by students, which such a low understanding of the film industry altogether however they still managed to do well. further more the internet helped in oder to launch this movie due to the fact it has become worldwide for others to see.therefore when other students come to do there work they would have found an example which could help or a inspiration for there work.

in comparison we have not yet decided to post out opening on youtube, but if we do we feel that maybe it would get a very good response from it viewers and probably have a lot of hits. our film had a cinematic screen down at the green screen

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we also shared screening among peers and got there responses which you will see as you continue to go through our blog. We think the internet would be a good way to get our opening global and a good way of distribution and viewed by our desired market. hopefully we wish our opening could be viewed and reach our desired audience .

the reason which we are really happy and appreciative about the internet is due to the fact that before you had to be involved with a really big industry is due to the fact if you wanted your video on youtube that would be the only way in which you could get your video on there. and that would be the only way you could get a big screening. however now anyone can upload there video on youtube and get lots of hits. also most people become famous and known and also you do not know who could come across your video.

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

Leonora's ex boyfriend (Leonor) the victim. Is on the floor, tied up, scared for his life and, trying to break free. I have decided to compare this to the film "Hostel" because both characters are victims and tied up. The difference is that the victim in our title sequence, is being held hostage outside in the woods. However, the victim in "Hostel" is being held hostage indoors. The similarities is that they are both men, but the one in "Hostel" looks more older.

Leonora (murderer) the main character. Is looking the mirror giving an evil look, looking back to what she had done in the past. I decided to compare this to the film "What lies beneath" because both of the main characters are harsh and evil. The difference is that in our title sequence our main character is a woman and, she a younger, than the main character in "What lies beneath", and the main character in the film is a man. I was inspired by the film "What lies beneath", but we changed things a little bit. The main character in our title sequence is a lower class woman that kills her ex boyfriends. However, the main character in "What lies beneath" is middle class. The similarities are that, both main characters have similar personalities, harsh and emotionally mental. In these still pictures, it shows that both of these characters do not have no remorse for what they have done.

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

Because we wasn't really sure on which institution we should use for our opening sequence,

we decided to use the Candi Studios one because it was easier for us to find and it also went

pretty well with our sequence, where it had this original thrilling suspense to it, it went well.

This is our title for our title sequence. We decided to use 'UNEXPECTED' because our film is basically about guys who date this one girl but do not expect something to happen to then at the end.. we used the colour read because it symbolizes the fact that there is death involved. the sound over this is a non diegetic

this here is a close up of girl (killer) and the guy on a date at the dinner table

holding hands. we have used the same font as the title for the credits only that

it is in small letters and not all capitals, this is because we wanted to keep it

consistent. we wanted to make sure that the sound creates suspense so we used

a violin playing continuously and at some points it gets louder then goes back to

low repeatedly.

This here is a over the shoulder shot that we did. Here we added a screaming sound which keeps the audience alert and (hopefully) scares them too. we did this to lead it into the back-flash to show what she has done in the past so the audience get a bit of understanding on what it is about.

this is a close up of one of the killers victim from the past. this is where the back-flash leads to. the sound here is the original sound of him making noises as he needs some help. we did not add any other sound into this part because we thought that it is more effective.

COMPARISON.

The title sequence i choose to compare with ours is "HE LOVES ME, HE LOVES ME NOT" i only choose this because it is actually quite similar to ours. why i say it is similar is because it is also a romantic thriller only the story-lines are different. another similarity in this opening sequence is the way their credits fade in and fade out - just like ours. There font isn't exactly the same though and nor is the the colour of is formal, and so is ours but where theres seems more of a bit of comedy, their credits has a little twist to show it. also, the film is focused more on female than male which is another similarity. however their institution also seems cheap like ours. i chose this shot because it reminds me much of the shoulder shot in ours where she looks into the mirror.

question 2- difference and similarities between two of our characters and two characters from a real film.

Leonor shala - our victim . leonora's ex boyfriends who lays in fear and tries to break free and the photo from the hostel the victims head in his hand. the two differences between these photos are for the simple facts that one photo does not actually contain the killer. and one of the victims have lost a body. one is male and one is female so from this we can see the simple facts that not only one sex is killed and both are in danger. one killers is out on the prowl outside and the other is being tied up and buried outside.

UNEXPECTED

Both characters have decided to capture there victims in two slighlty different ways. in hostel the man has his vicim tied up on a chair and looks as if he is going to torture him and them slaughter him.whereas in unexpected the physco just wants to burry him but with a twist and do it while he is alive.

Question 1 of Evalutaion-continued conventions of real media products.

whilst making our opening sequence we had to make sure that we followed the codes and conventions. as there are certain things in which we expect a thriller to contain which are suspense and thriller. however our opening in a different sense created suspense in a slow seductive way. instead of coming with a straight bang and giving the audience a quick thrill. we took our time in setting the tone and genre as we had shots which popped up which were set with a romantic theme, which makes the audience think that this is not a thriller at all. also in our opening we have a few close ups for example we had a close up shot of the characters holding hands however it seemed to set the kind of theme for the film well anyway thats what we wanted the audience to think anyway. whereas the sound throughout the opening i think was the biggest clue and give away in a way of what our film was about like for example, the way you can hear the footsteps s distinctive and clear.

we called our opening ' UNEXPECTED'. it is a romantic thriller. The red which we used helped to associate it with romance. how ever it also related the the thought of blood and death. finally the font is formal and mysterious.

Question 1 evaluation-conventions and real media products- Part One

The very first shot you see in the opening of our tittle sequence we saw is ' Candi studio's'. our college name is what we choose to use and then we split the colour between both of the words . Into the colours of our college id. so there was a realtion between us and our representation of our college in the opening.

the tittle of our film was 'Unexpected' where we also used red. the colour red has a lot of words which follow or that are thought of when the colour red comes to mind. like blood. our main character is a killer so it is as if our tittle and the colour represents the twist in which there is in the film .

Question 1) Ways our media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products

Image 1 is our institution company "Candi Studios" We chose to do this institution

because it was cheaper, and it was easier to find. When the institution shows the

sound vibrates the room and, it already has the thrilling suspense to it already.

When the i vibrates the room, it has the thrilling suspense to it already.

Image 2 is our title of the thriller title sequence "UNEXPECTED". Which is a romantic

thriller.We chose to make the colour of the title red because, we associated romance

with red which signifies blood and death and, romance can also be associated with

roses . The font is formal, broad and, suspicious.

Image 3 is a close up of both of the "lover's" holding hands at the dinner table. The

font of the credits are the same as the actual title. We decided to keep the title and

credits the same because we wanted to keep it consistent. The sound is

continuous, it is like a piano playing repeatedly which creates suspense as the

audience do not know what is going to happen next.

Image 4 is a over the shoulder shot of the character looking into

the mirror. When the character looks into the mirror, there is a screaming sound,

which puts the audience on edge.

Image 5 is a close up on the characters face tied up. Here we decided to have natural

sound because the character was making moaning sounds which make the audience

have sympathy for the character. You can also hear the sound of the nature which

gives the audience an insight of the location.

Image 6 is close up of both characters. The victim and the murderer.

Image 7 is a close up of the murderer's face, and the victim is in the background.

Our opening title sequence devolped the forms and conventions. As we did not come with the thrill straight away. The use of close ups and sound effects gave it away, that something is going to happen. For example the sound of the heels and the creeking of the door. At the same time all these things built up the tension and suspense in our title sequence. And we built up tension in a seductive way, as it is a romantic thriller.

I chose to compare our title sequence to "He loves me, he loves me not" because it is a romantic thriller just like ours, but it seems more like a family comedy film, so it does not get straight to the point. I noticed that the font used in "He loves me, he loves me not" is quite similar to our title sequence, accept the font in ours is red. And the way the credits fade in and out. However, in "He loves me, he loves not" the credits looks in formal, whereas our title sequence credits looks more formal. I think the font for our title sequence and "He loves me , he loves me not" shows the femininity of the films, because the main characters are women. I chose the still image of the woman's face because, this shot is similar to our title sequence, as we have close ups and clear shots of the characters face. I noticed that the character looks normal, young, and innocent, but she may also have a dodgy side to her. Compared to our main character, they have the same personalities. The sound for our title sequence was patronising and it drags on. while the sound in "He loves me, he loves me not", is a happy, calm, and soothing. The institution used in "He loves me, he loves me not", is not a famous big institution, because it may not be an expensive movie.