I feel that our product has kept to the brief because of the 9 slides that i have chosen
I feel that they all show the different ways in which we have portrayed our product as a thriller.
Shot 1 - This is a canted over the shoulder shot and has been used to place the main character into a setting and also to change the perspective of the character and the scene.
we have used a dark filter to make the setting seem dark and sad, this helps the mood and atmosphere of the product to be more like we had first pictured it.
Shot 2 - This shot was used as another way to put the character into a vulnerable state.
by putting her at the edge of a cliff she is seen as weak and dependent.
This shot is a bit lighter than the first one which means that there is a slight change in mood but there is still a slight shock for the fact that the female character is on top of a cliff.
Shot 3 - This shot was used to show the shear height of the cliff, by seeing the head over the edge it makes the audiences hearts race and it also gets them guessing.
The filter used on this shot was also a dark one, we have also increased the contrast so everything is sharp and vivid.
This increases the focus on the characters and keeps the tension.
Shot 4 - This shot is a very dark and silhouetted shot, it has been used to focus mainly on the beauty of the sunset and as a possible hint as to what might happen.
Shot 5 - This is a very key shot that we have used because it shows an extreme close up which is used in many great thriller films such as 'Psycho' where there is an extreme close up of the woman's mouth as she screams.
The reason why this is such an important shot is because this is the moment where the heartbeat gets louder and where we hint that the girl has jumped.
Shot 6 - This shot is the main link between the two different scenes.
It is used to symbolise the female character jumping off the edge of the cliff.
I feel that it is a very powerful shot because even though you can't see anything, there is a sound match that links the two shots together.
Shot 7 - This is a good establishing shot in this next scene because it keeps the second character hidden while it also shows exactly what they are doing.
There is also a dramatic change in setting, this is to show what happens after the female character jumps.
The colours are also very dull and dark, this is to keep the feeling of secrecy and tension following throughout the whole piece.
Shot 8 - This shot is very interesting because it is a worms-eye-view and also very canted
These techniques have been used to confuse the audience will they are still kept in the dark from knowing the truth about the male character.
By using dark filters and effect we have managed to keep the face of the unknown character hidden, this helps with building the enigma and tension.
Shot 9 - This last shot is part of a zooming out shot, this has been used to put the character in their surroundings and give a Little bit of information about the character and what is happening while still being able to keep the identity of the character unknown.
2. Representations
Who Is Being Represented In your Product?
In our product we have only really represented 2 social groups and they are male and female.
we can see our female character in the first half of our product looking very vulnerable and also quite needy.
these are both seen as very feminine characteristics.
this portrays our male character as being very independent.
How are they Represented?
We have represented our two social groups in quite a traditional way.
The female is see as being vulnerable which is seen as a very feminine characteristic.
We see this in the way that her facial expressions are less than enthusiastic and also because she is considering taking her own life.
The male character is portraying very masculine characteristics such as strong and work orientated.
This is seen by the digging done by the male character.
He is seen working hard to dig a hole and because this is done by a male we have kept to the traditional stereotypes.
The camera has been shot at low angles in the first half of the product, this is not to show a position of power but more to show the height of the cliff.
We have also used high angles when shooting, but this has also just been for effect.
We have not focused on positions of power because the only two characters that are shown are completely separate.
These are seen as negative representations in the way that they are very stereotypical.
A more controversial representation would have been if we had shown the male character as vulnerable and the female character as active and masculine.
Why have they been represented like this?
We have represented these two characters in very traditional stereotypes.
We have done this because we think that it will be easy for the audience to see and possibly relate to them as being vulnerable or strong.
I think that this means that our target audience will respond well to our product.
Who is the target audience?
In our product there are two main characters, one male, one female, and they are of the same age.
This is shown in costume worn by both characters.
they are both dressed in modern costume, an example of this is the Hoodie worn by the female character and the trainers of the Male character.
3. Distribution
Because our film is of British origin i believe that our film should be distributed by a British distribution company
This would probably be by Buena Vista International who have distributed films such as 'Die Hard with a Vengeance' and 'Signs'
Another distributor we might look at would be Ace Distributors Ltd.
this would be a less known distribution company and would probably not improve our films audience range.
4. Target Audience
We decided to aim our product at an audience that could relate to the issues that are raised in our product.
this meant aiming it at teenagers, our age range was from 15-18
I think that there was an even focus on male and female audiences.
This helped us to be able not to focus on one particular character too much
It also meant that we would have a bigger target audience.
5. Audience Feedback
I think that our chosen audience will enjoy our film because there are many themes and scenarios that they can relate to.
I also feel that there is a distinctive advantage because of the ages of the characters
By using an age range that is relatively related to our audience we felt that there would be a connection that would possibly draw in our audiences.
I have attempted to ask for audience feedback but unfortunately I was unable because there was not enough publicity.
I posted our video on Facebook as well as youtube and the only comments that were reasonable were mainly aimed at the digging
The camerawork used was very dramatic and we felt that it would help the audience to understand the tension and suspense that we were trying to build.
The costumes that were used were modern day and also related to our audience, this was one of the ways we tried to draw the audience in.
the lighting was used to emphasise certain elements that were key to the particular scenes such as the shot of the hand on the spade.
6. Technology
7. What I Have Learnt
