Evaluation

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

My media product is quite similar to what you would find in a usual thriller opening scene, with building tension and by going straight into action. I have developed it by leaving the scene on a cliff hanger which i would return back to at the end of the film if i were to make the full version. My lighting is similar to that of a normal thriller film because i created tension through the darkness and shadows like your typical thriller would. My Mise on Scene as well was similar to that of a thriller with props such as guns to set a violent tone and costumes of suites to set the tone of professionals. I also had a song that the target put on overlapping the other clips and keeping on playing, this again is a normal convention of thriller films that is used quite often.

How does your media product represent particular social groups?
My film represents the ‘bad’ people in society who kill for money and get involved in all sorts of illegal activities. The sort of social groups that everyone else is intimidated of and would stay clear of if had a choice.

Who would be the audience for your media product?
The audience for my media product would probably be 16 to 50 year old males because there is smoking and other adult themes like violence and drinking which would not be appropriate for minors to be watching as it could be setting a bad influence.

How did you attach/address the audience?
I would say the build of tension was one of the main things that would have attached my audience to the scene because building up to a sort of climax is what the audience want to see and you generally have to abide by the conventions for the opening scene because the first scene is so important in drawing people into watching the film.

What have you learnt about technologies whilst constructing this media product?
Whilst filming the preliminary task and the main task i have learnt i how careful i need to be about continuity and all the different camera angles. I have also learnt how to film better and getting better results from you r filming. Also i have seen how important different genres conventions are and how you have to stick by them quite religiously. I have also learnt a lot from editing on Sony Vegas, which i found very complicated and fiddly at the beginning but now i understand the software alot better and can use it with confidence.

Feedback
After showing my video to various people the feedback was very positive;
One person said that they thought the lighting was effective at creating the tension but they felt at points it was a bit difficult to see what was going on.
Unfortunately i didn’t have much access to lights say for example outside where i had to rely on street lights and security lights
Another said how they found the storyline very intriguing and how it left them wanting to find out why the target was being assassinated. They also said that they found the music very useful in building tension and giving a weird eerie feel to the scene.