Final Product Youtube Link

https://youtu.be/Chpy7KmCMCA?t=1s

Evaluation Question 1

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

Conventions 
Used It - (thriller) quick cuts, music that builds tension, close ups, dark hair and makeup 
             - (comedy) the fonts of the credits, close ups to see the comedy

Challenged it - (thriller) use of low-key lighting, made it sterile 
                       - (comedy) used the thriller technique of hiding the identity of a character to build
                                         tension which in turn adds comedy in this context                                               
Developed it - (thriller) different shot angles (in the water scenes), shots that show hidden identity,  
                                       brighter settings                      
                      - (comedy) non diegetic music came in when Scarlett looked annoyed

Evaluation Question 2

"How does your media product represent particular social groups?"

Evaluation Question 2 Explained

Evaluation Question 3

"What kind of media institutions might distribute your media product and why?"

Evaluation Question 4

"Who would be the audience for your media product?"

This is a stop frame animation of our Target Audience for our film opening, this the reasons why we chose these attributes of our target audience:
Rating - As our film is rated 12 this means that our film is open to a wide range of people as it doesn't limit who can watch it in the same way as a 15 or 18 would. This is also why our target audience is 16 - 30 as it being a 12 shows it is clearly a more family and young orientated film
16 - 30 year olds - It is a family comedy, Scarlett is 17, age range of mothers
Western - The film relates to western family stereotypes
Female/ Couples/ Families - There are two female characters so they will relate the best to it, it is also a family comedy
Middle Class - They have more access to the stereotypes we portray, this genre usually attracts the middle class
Office based job - Fits with middle class, regular working hours (9-5) so has time to watch it, it is a form of escapism for the audience
Fave film - Similar family comedy to ours, slightly dark humor (relates to the thriller aspects)
Fave music - Sociable and mainstream, like the comedy genre
Fave TV show - Thriller and comedy mixture like ours and includes the family aspects too

Evaluation Question 4 explained

Evaluation Question 5

"How did you attract/address your audience?"

Evaluation Question 6

"What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?"

These are images of all the technologies that we used whilst creating our film opening

Evaluation Question 7

"Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?"

Summary of what we have learnt
- Importance of the proxemics of the characters in the shot
- Eyeline matches
- The importance of light - we used natural lighting and therefore needed to position the characters differently in that
- The importance of and how to keep the camera still
- Importance of editing the sound and including non - diegetic sound (music)
- Cutting at the right points (not too over or undercut)
- Continuity of costume
- Importance of decent acting skills so as not to make it unintentionally comedic
- How shot angles are important (the canted one was effective whilst others were not)
- Importance of mise en scene (the background etc.)

Reaction to "Sheeple"

"Sheeple" final draft

Actor profile - Lyla

Actor Profile

Name: Lyla Wilson
Age: 3 (minor)
Date of Birth:  8th August 2014
Gender: Female
Hair colour:  Brown
Eye colour: Brown
Ethnicity: White British
Language: English
Previous acting experience: None 


Why Lyla is suitable:

• Not camera shy
• available at needed times
• parent is available and willing to be present at shooting
• can recite the lines provided
• happy to perform - confident
• small enough in age and height to fit the profile needed

Our final 9 frames

These are our final 9 frames which sum up and give a feel of our final film opening. The shots include some of our integrated credits and capture the essence of the horror/thriller genre and the comedy genre.  The coloration of the shots in the first 5 frames gives a more sinister feel to the opening with the atmosphere of a thriller genre. This added to the blood demonstrates some of the main conventions of the thriller genre. Then from the 6th frame it shows how our film opening subverts the audiences expectations by changing to the iconography and conventions of the comedy genre. The idea that the title is written in ketchup also highlights the comedy as it is a mockery of the traditional thriller genre (which is the basis of our film) as ketchup usually symbolizes low budget blood, and also adds humor which helps to secure the genre of our piece in the audiences mind. This is why we chose these 9 frames as they perfectly sum up the key aspects of our film opening and demonstrate the change between genres from thriller to comedy. 

Updated Storyboard

Change in Title

Due to the change in genres we thought it would be appropriate to further develop the narrative by giving the audience more hints at the tone of the rest of the film. Moreover we changed the name of our opening as before when it was 'before your very eyes' this linked with the narrative because the main character had her eyes closed throughout, and opened them at the end to reveal that her eyes were all white. However on changing the narrative we then changed the name to 'Sheeple' which is a word that refers to people being compared to being a sheep and following others easily. We thought this was appropriate as it is different and can hint to the genre. Moreover by writing it in ketchup we felt that it would be comical and ironic as it is meant to look like fake blood but obviously isn't, which almost creates a sense of taking the mickey of the previous fake blood shots. By doing this it creates a messy affect which is what we wanted as it represents more of what the rest of the film would be like. Finally by adding in the duck creating mess and landing in the writing it links back to the bathroom theme and the annoying child who creates disruption.