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

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 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.

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.

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

Jessica, is 18 years old, she is currently studying criminology at the metropolitan university in London, as she wants to pursue a career as a criminologist. When she was younger, she wanted to be a famous actress, starring in a thriller films. She is working part time at Marks and Spencers. She enjoys inviting her friends to her flat to watch thriller and or horror films such as, Drag me to hell and Saw 6, which are one of her hobbies. She enjoys going clubbing and most of all enjoys going shopping especially at Uni Qlo and Top shop (especially for their handbags). Jessica cannot live without her handbags, and in them she has her, mobile phone, oyster card, purse, make up and, her lucky charm which was given to her from her grandmother who was a famous actress internationally starring in thriller films, before she passed away.

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Question 8) Audience feedback and comment

This is the green screen where we watched our title sequences.

This is an image of part of the audiences' reaction at the green screen. Annika of the left looks horrified, as she is braced up in her sit. Leonora in the middle, looks happy, as she saw herself on the big screen. Yolande on the right, looks confused.

As seen on our 'word cloud' made on wordle, we got positive feedback from our peers. We got feedback such as symbolic, psychological, and eye catching. Which was positive because this what we wanted our audience to think, so we were not really shocked about the feedback we received from our audience. We chose those colours for our word cloud, because we wanted colours that signified darkness, depression, death, and blood.

Final full story board

Pitch

rough cut

What we liked

As a group, we decided that we liked the soundtrack because we thought that it fits the genre, which is a romantic thriller. We liked the sound effects, we feel it creates suspense, the creeking of the door and the footsteps.

Problem

At 39 seconds, the audience are suppose to hear the natural sound, of the actor making noises. We decided as a group to cut the end, where she stabs him with the knife and, replace it with a lcose up of her face, giving a evil look. And we need to add the rest of the sound track and sound effects, and put on the credits.

Animatic Story Board so far

Animatic Story Board so far. However we may still change it as we film.

The Art Of The Title Sequence

The styles of the titles

• They are orange in CAPITAL LETTERS.


• BOLD

What the titles say?

The titles include :

• The title.


• The cast.


• The director of photography.


• Associate producer.


• The production manager.


• The executive producer.


• The producer.


• The director.
  

The images in the title

There are images of a pumpkin, with its eyes and mouth glowing.

Types of shots which are used

The types of shots used in this title sequence are wide shots, medium shots, close ups and extreme close ups. I think it is set out this way because, the audience are suppose to get a sense that the pumpkin is coming closer. I noticed that, on the top left of the title sequence there is a wide shot of the pumpkin, then at the bottom right, the pumpkin has gone. It is like an unexpected disappearance, almost like a ghost.

What appeals to me

In this title sequence, the colour of the writing, on the black background, catches my eye because it gives titles that glowy look, that says "spooky", it is not dull. The pumpkin, also catches my eye beause, it glows, and the way it is coming closer, i think that is effective.

Overall, i think that they have made this title sequence in an effective way, and have used their imagination wisely. The font, colour and style of the writing of the title sequence, links in with the actual title of the movie "HALLOWEEN".

Match Cut Practice

In our lesson, we were set a task, to film a sequence, with at least one match cut.

The brief was : A character opens a door, walks into a room, sits down opposite another character and they share a few lines of dialogue. It had to include a shot reverse shot and we had to show our understanding of the 180 degree rule.

As a group, we decided to base the match cut practice on "Teenage love". We took a basis of a teenage love film, and made it into our own style. The match cut in this exercise was when, the young girl enters the room. First, there is a close up of her hand on the door, then a long shot of her just about to enter the room. Then, there is a close up of the door opening, but the camera is focused on her feet. The 180 degree rule, was when she walked into the room, the camera was following her feet, as she was going to sit down. We included dialogue in this practice because, it makes it more interesting and, the audience have a feel of what we want to show. There was an extreme close of the teenage boy because, we see his reaction when he is told the shocking news. The scene is with a shot reverse shot, between the converation of the teenagers. At the end, there is a two shot (high angle), we both teenagers, coming to an agreement.

I very much liked the match cut practice because i feel that it was much easier. I think, that we shot the close ups, where they were needed. I also think, that we shot the match cut and the 180 degree rule well. I liked our story line to this sequence because it was easy to film and get the right shots. And we as a group, learnt how to improve it, seeing as we did not like the other practice.

Card Game Practice

In our lesson, we were set a task to film a game of cards in a thrilling and exciting way. We were also asked to create an atomosphere of suspense. To create a sense of tension we had to include:

• ECU (Extreme Close Up)


• A POVE shot (Point Of View)


• An over the shoulder shot


• A tracking shot

For the props the had to include a pack of cards, two players, a table and chairs to sit on.

1. There were low angle shots of the table, from the different corners of the room.


2. Then, there is a panning of the room, where the card game is going to be set.


3. Then, we zoom in and get a close up of the cards layed out on the table.


4. Then, we zoom in and get a close up of the card game being played and the cards in the two players hands.


5. There is is dark screen for about three seconds, to get the audience to think what is going to happen next.


6. Then, there is a shot of a spinning chair, to show that something has happend to the players, seeing as they are not in the shot no more.


7. Then, at the end, the cards are scattered on the table. The camera is unsteady, as it is a point of view shot, as if someone in the room looking at the table, confused by what has happend.

What could have been better :

When I watched the clip all over again, I noticed that the zooming in was too much. To make it better we could have just got a close up of the cards on the table. I liked the sound effects at the beggining, I think that is what made it more effective. I think at the end, when it showed all the cards scattered on the table, we could have had someone's hand in the shot, as if they were murdered, to get the audience wondering how they got murdered.

Card Game PRACTICE

Match cut PRELIMINARY FILM PRACTICE

Fonts

There are basically two types of font :

• Serif fonts - This is generally more traditional and often slighty more formal than sans serif fonts. Such fonts as Times and Courier. A serif is the extra little detail at the end of each stroke of every letter.
  


• Sans serif fonts - This is generally more informal, more modern and more 'friendly'. Such fonts as Ariel and Comic Sans.
  

In my lesson, we looked at two types of fonts from different promotions.

The font for this promotion is masculine, it is in CAPITAL LETTERS, it is tall and it is bold. The font is patriarchal, as it is a war film. It echos a telegram as it is old fashion, more formal, and traditional. The font stands up straight like a soldier. The font used in the promotion is called PALATINO.

The font for this promotion is strong, bold and very heavy. It is all in CAPITAL LETTERS, tall and dominant and patriarchal. It is more simple, and more informal. It has a big impact like a punch, seeing as the film is about boxing. The font used in the promotion is called Franklln Gothic Heavy.

The font for this promotion is, all in CAPITAL LETTERS and, it is big so that the audience are able to see the film title. There is a difference between both words in the film title. 'MEAN', is more masculine, bold, thick and, harsh. 'GIRLS', is more feminine, it is not bold and it is more calm. When the audience look at the promotion, they will easily identify that it is a female dominated film, because of the colour of the writing (purple). I think this font is informal and, less traditional.

I think that the font of all of these promotions deliberately match the films. For example :

Pearl Harbor - war film and patroisim

Rocky - boxing film and patroisim

Mean Girls - Bitchy film and feminine

Photo 'Words'Activity

(Disorder-Marilyn Odeh)

(Hanging Head-Leonora Shala)

(Calm-Japhet mesfin)

(Depression-Sylvda Shyllon)

(Confussion-Marilyn Odeh)

(Paranoia-Leonora Shala)

Events diary blog on the news

The Nigerian Plane Bomb Suspect

I chose this story becuae, I think I am about to link it to a thriller film that also involves bombs. Like United 93.

Mr Abdulmutallab, on the left, was charged for nearly kiling 278 passengers and 11 crew members on the northwest airline, landing in Detroit in America. He was caught with explosives moulded to his body and sewn into his underpants.

To make this into a thriller film you could have, nail bitting music, to create suspense for the audience, to also keep the audience on their toes. It could also include, sound effects of the bomb ticking off, people screaming, or the actual bomb exploding. It could also include graphics, like blood running down someones face or blood splatting against the plane window.

I deliberately chose this article from the news because, if this was made into a film, there would be a lot of tension built, so then the audience will get engaged. Especially, when a bomb is involved, it is easy to compare with the 'BOMB' theory. This where the audience do not know what is going to happen next. False plateau's would be included, this is where the audience already has an idea of what is going to happen next, but the cast in the film do not have any idea.

Title sequence analysis on DEAD CALM

At the beginning of the movie, the production and distribution company is the WARNER ENTERTAINMENT. Which is a large company, for films. Dead calm has a plain title background, followed by the narrative opening. This is good because, the audience are able to get comfortable at the start, before the actual film begins.

In the title sequence it included :
The cast
The production manager
The movie title
Who it is presented by
The editor
The director of photography
The original music
The director
The screen play
The costume designer

Now i will put the title sequence included in the order they were shown :

• 3 secs - Warner Entertainment
• 17 secs - Kennedy Miller presents
• 22 secs - The movie title "DEAD CALM"
• 36 secs - Sam Neill
• 41 secs - Nicole Kidman
• 47 secs - Billy Zane
• 53 secs - Casting Liz Mullinar, Wally Nicita
• 1:00 min - Production manager - Narelle Barsby
• 1:05 - Costume designer - Norma Moriceau
• 1:11 - Production designer - Graham 'Grace' Walker
• 1:16 - Director of photography - Dean Semler A.C.S
• 1:22 - Editor - Richard Francis Bruce
• 1:28 - Original music - Graeme Revell
• 1:34 - Screen play - Terry Hayers
• 1:39 - Producers - Terry Hayes, Doug Mitchell, George Miller
• 1.47 - Director - Phillip Noyce

When the movie title "DEAD CALM" showed up on the title sequence, it was BIG in CAPITAL LETTERS and BOLD, which was in RED, and it stood out on the black background, so that it caught the eyes of the audience. I think the that the film makers where also giving the audience an indication of what the film is going to be about. The movie title was red, and this makes us think that there is going to be blood and death involved. However, the editor, costume designer, producers etc, are all in CAPITAL LETTERS which are BIG and BOLD. The colour of the writing is white, and the background is black, so the white writing is visible to see. The way the titles fade in and out make it mysterious

The sound effect during the title sequence, is 'airy', the suspence is dragged on. It gets the audience to keep watching, as it builds up tension, getting them to think what is going to happen next.