Tuesday, 22 May 2012
Friday, 30 March 2012
Thursday, 29 March 2012
Evaluation Q5: How did you attract/address your audience?
Mise en scene & Location
In terms of mise en scene, the film appeals to the audience in various ways. This is because there are two different locations in the film opening, therefore having more than one location keeps the audience interested in the film because they will be entreated to know what is going to happen next.
The various props seen within the photos above, appeals to the taste buds of the audience because most of the props in the film give out negative connotation. For example, the blood seen, connotes death and evil. However contrasting with all the negative connotations of some of the props, there are some positive connotations of some of the props, for example: The teddy bear, which connotes innocence, children and love. Both negative and positive connotations of the props in the film are seen throughout the film to foreshadow all the things to come later in the film.
Actor
The actor in our film is a child. This is very appealing to our audience as it makes them interested on what the child will be doing throughout the film. The fact that she is seen to be innocent in the beginning of the film makes the audience see her in a positive way however as the film progresses the evil faces she makes and the colours associated with her makes the audience aware that this child, the main character is not innocent at all.
Storyline
The storyline of Amy is very attractive to the audience as it is about a child which automatically becomes appealing because this goes against the stereotypical view of children, so the audience will be shocked about the fact that the storyline went against this. The audience would be very interested in her mental illness as it is very rare for a girl of her age to suffer from a mental illness like this, so her story of how she got it will be interesting to the audience.
Genre
The Genre which is a Psychological thriller with Horror elements is attractive because thrillers are one of the best selling films compared to Suspense. Therefore this will attract our audience because usually thriller films have a good outcome in terms of how many people enjoyed watching the film.
Sound
The sounds in the film was very attractive to the audience because it was a ghostly voice of a child singing and speaking. This was effective because it reflected the voices of the mental illness (skitzophenia) which makes the audience feel quite frightened about what is going to happen. This help to bring in the horror element within the film.
Film Name
The film was called "Amy" because Amy means beloved therefore giving positive connotations of innocence. This is why it was a perfect decision to call our film this because the character in our film is the complete opposite of what the name Amy connotes. This is appealing to the audience because by hearing the name of the film, the audience may think that she is the victim in the film when really she is the bad person in the film.
Production Company
The production company candi studios is appealing to our audience because candi studios is a small production company which has produced films of the same genre before so this will allow the audience to expect the best.
Rough Cut FeedBack
The feedback that we got from our teacher helped us in terms of how to appeal to the audience because he told us that he was very impressed. However, he said that our film was too disturbing to be a just a psychological thriller, therefore he said that it has horror elements in it.
How we have reached our audience so far
So far, we have reach our audience in various ways. We posted our film on facebook, vimeo and has been shown in the cinema. Soon our film will have DVD release so this will be good because our audience will have their own copy of the film.
Evaluation Q2: How does your media product represent particular social groups?
Representation is: the way groups or individuals are presented in the media. Usually groups or individuals have stereotypical images attached to them, which affect our views of the following: 
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Evaluation Q3: What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
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Monday, 26 March 2012
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
EVALUATION - QUESTION 1
IN WHAT WAYS DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE, DEVELOP OR CHALLENGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL MEDIA PRODUCTS?
Monday, 19 March 2012
Evaluation: Question1
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? on Prezi
My Group has tried in all ways to follow both: Film opening conventions and title sequences conventions in our film.
Here is the our production company Logo compared to a real company logo compared to Orphan:
In our film we did not manage to use a different distribution company we used the same one as they would be the same one to distribute it. Unlike the huge Hollywood company that would need a different distribution company because they would a lot of money to distribute it.
Here it is compared to Orphan:
Here is our title sequences compared to the title sequence of seven:
In all ways we tried our best to follow the conventions of title sequences. In our film we introduced intertexuality for example: by making our title sequence very similar to the title sequence of Seven. Within our title sequence we also included the key production and cast member names.
In terms of Visuals and sound, we also followed the rule of 3 and the 180 degree rule to its full extent. We managed to follow and copy some of the scenes found in Seven ( in terms of Visuals) however in term of sound we used the same type of music that would be found in the films Chucky and Orphan as both films are to do with children.
The tone and mood of my film was established through sound, camera, editing and mise en scene.
In terms of camera; we tried our best to get the same angle shots as seen in orphan. Here are the comparisons from our film to Orphan:
In terms of editing; we were inspired by the film Seven to give the right psychological thriller mood. We use the same overlapping effect:
In terms of Mise en Scene, we was inspired by both Orphan and Seven as we took scenes from the playground in Orphan but used the random things to do with the film concept from Seven.
My Group has tried in all ways to follow both: Film opening conventions and title sequences conventions in our film.
Here is the our production company Logo compared to a real company logo compared to Orphan:
In our film we did not manage to use a different distribution company we used the same one as they would be the same one to distribute it. Unlike the huge Hollywood company that would need a different distribution company because they would a lot of money to distribute it.
Here it is compared to Orphan:
Here is our title sequences compared to the title sequence of seven:
In all ways we tried our best to follow the conventions of title sequences. In our film we introduced intertexuality for example: by making our title sequence very similar to the title sequence of Seven. Within our title sequence we also included the key production and cast member names.
In terms of Visuals and sound, we also followed the rule of 3 and the 180 degree rule to its full extent. We managed to follow and copy some of the scenes found in Seven ( in terms of Visuals) however in term of sound we used the same type of music that would be found in the films Chucky and Orphan as both films are to do with children.
The tone and mood of my film was established through sound, camera, editing and mise en scene.
In terms of camera; we tried our best to get the same angle shots as seen in orphan. Here are the comparisons from our film to Orphan:
In terms of editing; we were inspired by the film Seven to give the right psychological thriller mood. We use the same overlapping effect:
In terms of Mise en Scene, we was inspired by both Orphan and Seven as we took scenes from the playground in Orphan but used the random things to do with the film concept from Seven.
EVALUATION - QUESTION 2
HOW DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT REPRESENT PARTICULAR SOCIAL GROUPS?
Representation in Media products usually relies heavily on stereotypes. The problem with this is that stereotypes are based on a small truth and then they are exaggerated and generalised, being quite often negative. In our film we are mainly using the representation of children. Children are usually seen as innocent and vulnerable. We do use this representation, however, we break it down, showing that the girl is not really what she seems. The representation of children in thrillers and horrors may very often be stereotypically evil.
Our main character has both sides. At the same time she is innocent and a victim of her own mental disorder, she behaves in an evil way. The voices she hears lead her to this evil side, therefore she is at the same time the villain and the victim, because she is also suffering with her disease.
We used mise en scene to create this 'false' image of innocence. The girl is dressing normal like normal children. The colourful tights with flowers are very child-like. She also wears a white T-shirt with flowers, very child-like and innocent. The pigtails is the main feature as it really does connote childishness and innocence.
We broke the innocence and represented children as evil figures mainly by the use of editing. Filters with creepy effects made what looked innocent, look scary. The use of some props like blood, the ripped teddy bear, the scrapbook, etc also helped to portray this stereotype. Many other thrillers and horrors use children as a scary element.
Another negative stereotype that we use is mentally disable people. It is very often used in thrillers, especially psychological thrillers. Mentally disable people are usually presented as freaks, psychopaths, serial killers, murderers, evil, harmful, dangerous. The idea that mentally disable people cannot control their actions and do not have a normal acceptable behaviour frightens ‘normal’ people.
Our character Amy is mentally disable and the more she gets into her illness, the creepier and scarier she gets, this is why towards the end of the clip we show her rage, she is losing the plot and cannot control her madness anymore, ending up taking evil actions.
Representation in Media products usually relies heavily on stereotypes. The problem with this is that stereotypes are based on a small truth and then they are exaggerated and generalised, being quite often negative. In our film we are mainly using the representation of children. Children are usually seen as innocent and vulnerable. We do use this representation, however, we break it down, showing that the girl is not really what she seems. The representation of children in thrillers and horrors may very often be stereotypically evil.
Our main character has both sides. At the same time she is innocent and a victim of her own mental disorder, she behaves in an evil way. The voices she hears lead her to this evil side, therefore she is at the same time the villain and the victim, because she is also suffering with her disease.
We used mise en scene to create this 'false' image of innocence. The girl is dressing normal like normal children. The colourful tights with flowers are very child-like. She also wears a white T-shirt with flowers, very child-like and innocent. The pigtails is the main feature as it really does connote childishness and innocence.
We broke the innocence and represented children as evil figures mainly by the use of editing. Filters with creepy effects made what looked innocent, look scary. The use of some props like blood, the ripped teddy bear, the scrapbook, etc also helped to portray this stereotype. Many other thrillers and horrors use children as a scary element.
Another negative stereotype that we use is mentally disable people. It is very often used in thrillers, especially psychological thrillers. Mentally disable people are usually presented as freaks, psychopaths, serial killers, murderers, evil, harmful, dangerous. The idea that mentally disable people cannot control their actions and do not have a normal acceptable behaviour frightens ‘normal’ people.
Our character Amy is mentally disable and the more she gets into her illness, the creepier and scarier she gets, this is why towards the end of the clip we show her rage, she is losing the plot and cannot control her madness anymore, ending up taking evil actions.
EVALUATION - QUESTION 3
WHAT KIND OF MEDIA INSTITUTION MIGHT DISTRIBUTE YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT AND WHY?
Here is the short film 'Panic Attack' I was talking about:
Here is the short film 'Panic Attack' I was talking about:
EVALUATION - QUESTION 4
WHO WOULD BE THE AUDIENCE FOR YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT?
Mirella is a 19 year old girl who loves any type of film. Because her age, gender and social class fit our core audience profile (as I mentioned in the prezi) I thought she would be the ideal profile example for our target audience. Here is an interview I made with her via Facebook:
EVALUATION - QUESTION 6
WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNT ABOUT TECHNOLOGIES FROM THE PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTING THIS PRODUCT?
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