Tuesday, 18 April 2017
Evaluation Question 4 Planning
The planning of my fourth question was to look and research the film certifications and existing examples so that i could identify the right one for my product and answer the question the the best of my ability. Also, i could see if my product was aimed correctly at the right age rating.
Evaluation Question 4
Who would be the audience for your media product?
Film Certification
My film is going to be a 15 because the audience for this is quite mature and there is a strong use of drugs and violence in my media product. This is because the audience is mature enough to see the violence of the extract and the use of drugs but the violence isn't too gory or bad for the audience to see. Therefore, the audience is fine to watch this level of maturity in our media product.
Research into similar products
I researched other existing thriller films and their film certificates ranged from a 12A to a 15, which shows that there is already a pre existing audience for the thriller genre. An example would be Limitless which was rated 15 for the drug use, nudity, and violence in the film. This was a great example to use for researching existing products. This is because our media product also contains drug use and violence, making clear similarities to Limitless. Another example of an existing example of media products would be the thriller film called Se7en. However this film is classified as an 18 rated film. This is due to the violence and threat in the film is at a very high level with strong and gory crime scenes with there also being a strong sense of horror and threat running throughout.
Questionnaires
I asked a couple of people what they would expect to see and what not to see in the different categorised age ratings. These would include 12, 12A, 15 and 18. For 12 and 12A, they said that discriminatory language or behaviour must be mild and not aggressive. Drug use must not be frequent and should not be glamorised. Language may be moderate and strong language may be used depending on the manner in which it is used. People said that 15 rated films could include racist, homophobic or other discriminatory themes and language. Drug taking may be shown but the work as a whole must not promote or encourage drug misuse. As well as that, there are no constraints on nudity in a non-sexual or educational context. 18 rated films are the strongest type of films that are there are not many restrictions of 18 films. A main restriction is that the film may not endorse racist material and may not support the racist themes shown in the film.
Interviews
After interviewing a couple of people in our product's age bracket using my questionnaire, i gained more information about how people view the content of the age rating in our media product. They said that the violence and drug use was just right for the age certification that we decided to put with our product and that the there is not a need to change the selected age rating.
Conclusion
In conclusion, i think that it would be best to make the target audience for my product a 15 rated product and there is not too much of a high level of violence and the drug use is not to an extreme level that would make it an 18 rated film.
Film Certification
My film is going to be a 15 because the audience for this is quite mature and there is a strong use of drugs and violence in my media product. This is because the audience is mature enough to see the violence of the extract and the use of drugs but the violence isn't too gory or bad for the audience to see. Therefore, the audience is fine to watch this level of maturity in our media product.
Research into similar products
I researched other existing thriller films and their film certificates ranged from a 12A to a 15, which shows that there is already a pre existing audience for the thriller genre. An example would be Limitless which was rated 15 for the drug use, nudity, and violence in the film. This was a great example to use for researching existing products. This is because our media product also contains drug use and violence, making clear similarities to Limitless. Another example of an existing example of media products would be the thriller film called Se7en. However this film is classified as an 18 rated film. This is due to the violence and threat in the film is at a very high level with strong and gory crime scenes with there also being a strong sense of horror and threat running throughout.
Questionnaires
I asked a couple of people what they would expect to see and what not to see in the different categorised age ratings. These would include 12, 12A, 15 and 18. For 12 and 12A, they said that discriminatory language or behaviour must be mild and not aggressive. Drug use must not be frequent and should not be glamorised. Language may be moderate and strong language may be used depending on the manner in which it is used. People said that 15 rated films could include racist, homophobic or other discriminatory themes and language. Drug taking may be shown but the work as a whole must not promote or encourage drug misuse. As well as that, there are no constraints on nudity in a non-sexual or educational context. 18 rated films are the strongest type of films that are there are not many restrictions of 18 films. A main restriction is that the film may not endorse racist material and may not support the racist themes shown in the film.
Interviews
After interviewing a couple of people in our product's age bracket using my questionnaire, i gained more information about how people view the content of the age rating in our media product. They said that the violence and drug use was just right for the age certification that we decided to put with our product and that the there is not a need to change the selected age rating.
Conclusion
In conclusion, i think that it would be best to make the target audience for my product a 15 rated product and there is not too much of a high level of violence and the drug use is not to an extreme level that would make it an 18 rated film.
Evaluation Question 3 Planning
I planned on approaching this question but researching and thinking about media institutions and why different ones would distribute my media product. I also had to discuss the pros and cons of the different distributions methods and which one i would plan to use.
Evaluation Question 2 Planning
For the planning of my second evaluation question, i looked at our media product and i recognised the representations and stereotypes creates by the social groups in our extract. From this i could discuss what and how our product represents these particular social groups and why we purposely created these representations for the audience.
Evaluation Question 2
How does your media product represent particular social groups?
Firstly, our media product represents men as being powerful and authoritive in our opening sequence. This is because of the Mise en scene used throughout our extract. An example of this would be the costume of the characters and only men are seen throughout this opening sequence. This creates the clear representations of men that they are powerful because they are mainly wearing costumes that are long coats and caps, making their appearance quite mysterious and discreet. Also, the other protagonist is wearing a suit, which suggests that they are professional and important. This creates a strong image of men in this opening sequence that they look scary to normal people and they look dominant and intimidating to the audience. The man in the suit is also looking important because he is the protagonist of our product. Existing examples of thriller media products usually have a male protagonist, creating a similar representation of males in thriller films as our product. This means that the representations that our media product conveys of men is stereotypical in the media.
Our media product also represents criminals as being both professional and rough. This juxtaposition is clearly shown through the cross cutting between the criminal protagonist in the office and the drug dealers in the central park woods. They are both protagonists but they are portrayed in two completely different ways. The professional criminal is shown in this way to create questions from the audience which is a common convention of the thriller genre. This makes him look like an anti hero which is seen throughout many existing examples of thriller films. However, the drug dealer in the central park woods is seen as rough and intimidating. This is usually seen in existing thriller examples because drug dealers are often seen in the media as bad and unlawful people as well as a burden to society. This is a stereotype in the media because thriller films that include drug deals often portray the drug dealer as criminalistic which is linked with criminals.
The narrative of our opening sequence is quite stereotypical of the triller genre and existing examples in this genre due to there being a climax and a cliffhanger. This is an opening sequence which dives right into the action, which leaves the audience with many questions as to what is going on. There are existing examples such as Limitless (2011) which do the same opening sequence, without properly introducing any of the characters or locations. This therefore leaves the audience with questions making them want to continue to watch the film to find out more. This narrative creates the representations of men that they are mysterious. This is done purposely because we want the audience to ask questions about the opening sequence so that they carry on watching. This is a common convention of the thriller genre and so it makes a stereotypical representation of men.
Firstly, our media product represents men as being powerful and authoritive in our opening sequence. This is because of the Mise en scene used throughout our extract. An example of this would be the costume of the characters and only men are seen throughout this opening sequence. This creates the clear representations of men that they are powerful because they are mainly wearing costumes that are long coats and caps, making their appearance quite mysterious and discreet. Also, the other protagonist is wearing a suit, which suggests that they are professional and important. This creates a strong image of men in this opening sequence that they look scary to normal people and they look dominant and intimidating to the audience. The man in the suit is also looking important because he is the protagonist of our product. Existing examples of thriller media products usually have a male protagonist, creating a similar representation of males in thriller films as our product. This means that the representations that our media product conveys of men is stereotypical in the media.
Our media product also represents criminals as being both professional and rough. This juxtaposition is clearly shown through the cross cutting between the criminal protagonist in the office and the drug dealers in the central park woods. They are both protagonists but they are portrayed in two completely different ways. The professional criminal is shown in this way to create questions from the audience which is a common convention of the thriller genre. This makes him look like an anti hero which is seen throughout many existing examples of thriller films. However, the drug dealer in the central park woods is seen as rough and intimidating. This is usually seen in existing thriller examples because drug dealers are often seen in the media as bad and unlawful people as well as a burden to society. This is a stereotype in the media because thriller films that include drug deals often portray the drug dealer as criminalistic which is linked with criminals.
The narrative of our opening sequence is quite stereotypical of the triller genre and existing examples in this genre due to there being a climax and a cliffhanger. This is an opening sequence which dives right into the action, which leaves the audience with many questions as to what is going on. There are existing examples such as Limitless (2011) which do the same opening sequence, without properly introducing any of the characters or locations. This therefore leaves the audience with questions making them want to continue to watch the film to find out more. This narrative creates the representations of men that they are mysterious. This is done purposely because we want the audience to ask questions about the opening sequence so that they carry on watching. This is a common convention of the thriller genre and so it makes a stereotypical representation of men.
Monday, 13 March 2017
Second cut feedback
After our first cut feedback that we received, we continued making improvements to our product and further develop different parts and the length of our piece. We then presented our second cut, which we hoped would show development from our previous first cut edit. We still needed to add footage to our sequence, and so we focused on doing so and editing what we can so the product looks more developed.
Overall, the feedback that we got from our second cut was helpful to us and informed us of the positives and negatives of our piece. One comment was that they like our "sound of the start" and another said that our "soundtrack was good and fit the genre well". This showed us that the soundtrack did not need to be changed, and it was a high point of our product.
Another piece of feedback that we got told us that our "chase scene had a lot of impact". We think that this was because of the cross cutting and the similar shots between locations, because another comment was that the "feet shots were very effective with a match between the two".
We also received compliments that told us that people liked the "clean titles", "intrigue created", fast paced editing" and the "effective cross cutting". This has given us more confidence in our product, as we previously felt quite unsure as to how we our piece was coming along.
An idea that we got was that it may be better to "bleed the ambience" of New York across all three initial shots. This is something we have chosen to follow, and have already altered in our piece
Overall, the feedback that we got from our second cut was helpful to us and informed us of the positives and negatives of our piece. One comment was that they like our "sound of the start" and another said that our "soundtrack was good and fit the genre well". This showed us that the soundtrack did not need to be changed, and it was a high point of our product.
Another piece of feedback that we got told us that our "chase scene had a lot of impact". We think that this was because of the cross cutting and the similar shots between locations, because another comment was that the "feet shots were very effective with a match between the two".
We also received compliments that told us that people liked the "clean titles", "intrigue created", fast paced editing" and the "effective cross cutting". This has given us more confidence in our product, as we previously felt quite unsure as to how we our piece was coming along.
An idea that we got was that it may be better to "bleed the ambience" of New York across all three initial shots. This is something we have chosen to follow, and have already altered in our piece
First cut feedback
From our first cut of our product, we got a range of feedback. This feedback was mainly positive and useful for us to develop our product and make it as best as we possibly can. One comment that we got stated that our shot transition had "perfect timing". As well as that, another person told us that our product was very "fluent". Both of these comments together showed us that our filming was as good as we had hoped for our first cut and it was very important forus to continue to focus on having excellent, smooth shot transitions.
A criticism that our product received was that our choice of font for our credits "didn't seem to fit the conventions of the thriller genre". As a result of this, we decided to change the font and altered the size as well as positioning. We hope this will convey the thriller genre better. We were aware that our product lacked in length but we knew that this was because of the little time we had. It was brought to our attention that we needed to add more filming to our piece before we continue to edit, so that our film increased in time.
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