Full name: Bradley Heath Sanders
Candidate number: 8643
Centre number: 55235
Tuesday, 6 May 2014
Final Task [Re-Post]
For ease of access...
For ease of access I wanted to repost the final film here so that it would appear at the top of my blog.
For ease of access I wanted to repost the final film here so that it would appear at the top of my blog.
Monday, 5 May 2014
Evaluation Question 7
Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in progression from it to full product?...
Answered again on Soundcloud. Click here.
Answered again on Soundcloud. Click here.
Evalutation Question 6
What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?...
I have chosen to also make another Prezi to answer this question as I think that it is the best format to do so.
Prezi is here!
I have chosen to also make another Prezi to answer this question as I think that it is the best format to do so.
Prezi is here!
Evaluation Question 5
How did you attract your audience?...
Once again I used Soundcloud to answer this question. Click here.
Once again I used Soundcloud to answer this question. Click here.
Evaluation Question 4
Who would be the audience for your media product?...
Rather than only using text and audio to answer these question I decided to mix it up and use an online piece of software called Prezi. Its an alternative to something like PowerPoint. I think it works very well at answering this question. Following the link below will take you to the correct Prezi document. It can all be viewed online.
This is my Prezi for Evaluation Question 4
Rather than only using text and audio to answer these question I decided to mix it up and use an online piece of software called Prezi. Its an alternative to something like PowerPoint. I think it works very well at answering this question. Following the link below will take you to the correct Prezi document. It can all be viewed online.
This is my Prezi for Evaluation Question 4
Evaluation Question 3
What kind of media institution might distribute your media product?...
I decided to answer this question in an audio format using a website called SoundCloud. Click here to be taken to my response to this question.
I decided to answer this question in an audio format using a website called SoundCloud. Click here to be taken to my response to this question.
Evaluation Question 2
How does you media product represent particular social groups?...
Our film doesn't particularly try to represent any particular social groups. Instead we focused on how easily someone could be picked out from a crowd of a group. Our film has 4 different characters, of these 3 of them have the same outfit. This instantly draws attention to the 1 person who looks different. The reason this happens is because one of the most memorable traits of a social group is what they look like.
The group that I think that we portray are the faceless masses, with the very similar clothing and lifestyle. I do not think we really effectively represent any other groups because the only other character is an assassin/murderer. Which isn't a social group. I hope.
The men that represent the faceless masses are all wearing the same clothes and a virtually indistinguishable from each other. We mainly did this because due to us having little screen time we had almost no opportunity for any character building, therefore we decided that most of the roles would purposely have no character. These men are just doing their everyday job which the assassin decides to get involved with, violently. The very common shirt and tie look means that everyone seems rather secretive, almost like they are purposely trying to be inconspicuous. This presents and underlying sense of unease about these characters. I personally think of these men as the 'baddies' in the role of an evil corporation and the assassin as some kind of rebel underdog. The briefcase supports the idea of them being part of a business or themselves being corrupt businessmen. They way they carry themselves is very shady, like they don't want to be seen. This also paints them as rather sinister further setting them up as the 'baddies'.
The assassin's appearance is dark and creepy, but not necessarily villainous. To me it seems like they are trying to stay hidden and not be seen rather than trying to be scary. However, this is rather subjective and I fully understand how the full face mask is creepy.
A convention of the Thriller genre is mystery. Due both to the lack of time as well as the Thriller trope meant we should be able to not reveal any intentions. I think this is done well and leaves the audience wondering who the bad guys actually are.
Our film doesn't particularly try to represent any particular social groups. Instead we focused on how easily someone could be picked out from a crowd of a group. Our film has 4 different characters, of these 3 of them have the same outfit. This instantly draws attention to the 1 person who looks different. The reason this happens is because one of the most memorable traits of a social group is what they look like.
The group that I think that we portray are the faceless masses, with the very similar clothing and lifestyle. I do not think we really effectively represent any other groups because the only other character is an assassin/murderer. Which isn't a social group. I hope.
The men that represent the faceless masses are all wearing the same clothes and a virtually indistinguishable from each other. We mainly did this because due to us having little screen time we had almost no opportunity for any character building, therefore we decided that most of the roles would purposely have no character. These men are just doing their everyday job which the assassin decides to get involved with, violently. The very common shirt and tie look means that everyone seems rather secretive, almost like they are purposely trying to be inconspicuous. This presents and underlying sense of unease about these characters. I personally think of these men as the 'baddies' in the role of an evil corporation and the assassin as some kind of rebel underdog. The briefcase supports the idea of them being part of a business or themselves being corrupt businessmen. They way they carry themselves is very shady, like they don't want to be seen. This also paints them as rather sinister further setting them up as the 'baddies'.
The assassin's appearance is dark and creepy, but not necessarily villainous. To me it seems like they are trying to stay hidden and not be seen rather than trying to be scary. However, this is rather subjective and I fully understand how the full face mask is creepy.A convention of the Thriller genre is mystery. Due both to the lack of time as well as the Thriller trope meant we should be able to not reveal any intentions. I think this is done well and leaves the audience wondering who the bad guys actually are.
Friday, 2 May 2014
Evaluation Question 1
In what ways does you media product use,
develop or challenge forms and conventions...
During my entire research process I was paying extra attention to identifying any Thriller conventions that I would come across. To this end I have found a few conventions that every Thriller film uses, such as music to create an ambiance and tension with the audience. When we finally began filming the piece I was eager to use these conventions into the product. However I didn't want to just put something into the film just for the sake of having it there, so I was careful to keep the pace good and not include a random scene or idea that wouldn't improve the film and would only add time to the film which we had to squeeze down into only two minutes.
One of the most obvious conventions that we used was using music to create tension and set a mood in the piece. I believe that this is one of the main aspects of our film that makes it unique. The fact that there is not dialogue and is all simply music sets this film apart from the rest. I would say that we both use and develop this convention slightly because rather than only using it at specific points to raise tension we play music throughout the whole film. We could do this because we only had to make a 2 minute opening rather than a whole movie. The effect that I think this creates is an overarching sense of uneasiness throughout the entire opening that culminates at the very end.
Since there is not dialogue we found any sort of character building very difficult. We resorted to having to do this through costume and how they were presented in shots and camera angles, as well as how the acted on camera. To this end I had to try and pay extra attention to this and what conventions that I could possible employ. The costumes were designed to make the assassin look menacing. Everyone else in the film is wearing the same white shirt with a black tie. This is to really differentiate the assassin and make him stand our from the audience. We can almost instantly tell a lot about the assassin from when he first steps into frame, for example he is dressed is dark clothes that hide his face. This is a stark contrast to the bright white that everyone else is wearing, causing us to distrust the assassin almost instantly. This idea is a common convention in almost all forms of film. However some genres, such as mystery thrillers, love to challenge this convention and often use dress make the villain very inconspicuous. This was made obvious by the research I did.
When we were thinking of sets we found it hard to play with any conventions while at the same time not causing the film to look cliched. To this end we chose to try and make the sets as natural as possible. This is a challenge the convention that a Thriller set should try to be particularly eerie with dark corners and dim lighting. We felt that if we made the sets too creepy then the film would become more of a horror film than a Thriller like we wanted. This is an example of a convention that we tried to challenge. I do feel that we could have done this better however, by using outside scenes or sets at night.
The music was designed and produced entirely by Matt Cornes. He had the experience and the tools to make it whereas we didn't. We chose to try and develop the convention of how music is used in thriller films. Generally, music is used at very specific points to try and raise tension. In my opinion this kind of spoils the surprise of a scare because when the music starts the audience will know something will happen soon. Some films challenge this convention by either having nothing scary happen or by simply only having music at the very last second before the scare actually happens. We chose a different way of challenging this convention by simply having the eerie music playing all the time. This way, an audience member wouldn't be able to expect anything to happen while at the same time creating a unique factor about our film.
I do think that we used enough good conventions to make our film effective, as well as challenging and developing others to craft a good experience as well as challenge ourselves.
develop or challenge forms and conventions...
During my entire research process I was paying extra attention to identifying any Thriller conventions that I would come across. To this end I have found a few conventions that every Thriller film uses, such as music to create an ambiance and tension with the audience. When we finally began filming the piece I was eager to use these conventions into the product. However I didn't want to just put something into the film just for the sake of having it there, so I was careful to keep the pace good and not include a random scene or idea that wouldn't improve the film and would only add time to the film which we had to squeeze down into only two minutes.
One of the most obvious conventions that we used was using music to create tension and set a mood in the piece. I believe that this is one of the main aspects of our film that makes it unique. The fact that there is not dialogue and is all simply music sets this film apart from the rest. I would say that we both use and develop this convention slightly because rather than only using it at specific points to raise tension we play music throughout the whole film. We could do this because we only had to make a 2 minute opening rather than a whole movie. The effect that I think this creates is an overarching sense of uneasiness throughout the entire opening that culminates at the very end.
Since there is not dialogue we found any sort of character building very difficult. We resorted to having to do this through costume and how they were presented in shots and camera angles, as well as how the acted on camera. To this end I had to try and pay extra attention to this and what conventions that I could possible employ. The costumes were designed to make the assassin look menacing. Everyone else in the film is wearing the same white shirt with a black tie. This is to really differentiate the assassin and make him stand our from the audience. We can almost instantly tell a lot about the assassin from when he first steps into frame, for example he is dressed is dark clothes that hide his face. This is a stark contrast to the bright white that everyone else is wearing, causing us to distrust the assassin almost instantly. This idea is a common convention in almost all forms of film. However some genres, such as mystery thrillers, love to challenge this convention and often use dress make the villain very inconspicuous. This was made obvious by the research I did. When we were thinking of sets we found it hard to play with any conventions while at the same time not causing the film to look cliched. To this end we chose to try and make the sets as natural as possible. This is a challenge the convention that a Thriller set should try to be particularly eerie with dark corners and dim lighting. We felt that if we made the sets too creepy then the film would become more of a horror film than a Thriller like we wanted. This is an example of a convention that we tried to challenge. I do feel that we could have done this better however, by using outside scenes or sets at night.
The music was designed and produced entirely by Matt Cornes. He had the experience and the tools to make it whereas we didn't. We chose to try and develop the convention of how music is used in thriller films. Generally, music is used at very specific points to try and raise tension. In my opinion this kind of spoils the surprise of a scare because when the music starts the audience will know something will happen soon. Some films challenge this convention by either having nothing scary happen or by simply only having music at the very last second before the scare actually happens. We chose a different way of challenging this convention by simply having the eerie music playing all the time. This way, an audience member wouldn't be able to expect anything to happen while at the same time creating a unique factor about our film.
I do think that we used enough good conventions to make our film effective, as well as challenging and developing others to craft a good experience as well as challenge ourselves.
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