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Question 6

From constructing my final opening sequence I have learnt many different things from all stages these being: research, planning and construction. Therefore by including all these new technologies I was able to produce a successful media product.

In our first media lesson our teacher introduced us to our media coursework handbook which helped us understand what is ahead and the different forms and conventions to create a successful final product and a creative blog. 

I had little experience in the AS Media studies course so most of the technology i hadn't used before. These skills in the different technologies I developed over the year, such  a website blog to present the way i came up with ideas for my final product, a video camera and also websites like padlet and popplet. 

The first new technology site I used was blogger.com 

I now have an account which i can access wherever i am through different devices such as phone, iPad, computer etc. 

I posted frequently about the different idea i had come up with and the research i had gone through to create my final product. Through using blogger i learnt how to write in a different style, embed documents ( compose and html) and imputing images.

The next step i carried out was completing my preliminary task this is where i carried out both film and print tasks which influenced me to come to the decision to make a film opening. It was the first time i had used a video camera which was a Cannon HFG25  which was used for both the preliminary task and final production. I was not great at using the camera at first as i did not have the knowledge or skills. However after some practice and the time by the time i got to my main production i was able to carry out a smooth running film opening. 

When planning the for the final product I used storyboards, screenplay and treatments. In order to write a screenplay for 'Run' i used a new technology that i was introduced to called celtx. This software allowed me to write different stage directions effectively and made it look professional for when i uploaded it for my blog.  

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Question 3

I have used Padlet to create a creative visual answer to my question 3 

Question 2

Here is my response to Question 2 in the form of a blog post essay containing pictures and screenshots. 

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

A social group can be defined has been defined as two or more people who interact with one another, share similar characteristics and collectively have a sense of unity. This can be through gender, ethnicity, age and class. 

The characters within the film range from the age of 16-40. I have done this deliberately to show the different social groups that are affect through the horrific events that are carried out. The audience are meant to question why the young adults are being killed and what made them deserve this. Every character has a little back-story to them but this is discovered gradually throughout the film, so by the opening have no dialogue it creates a mystery and makes it more intense for the audience. 

The two characters in my horror film opening is 'Amy' the teenager and the serial killer. I am creating the representation of females being the victim which reinforces the conventions of a horror film as the female is usually the victim and she is also blonde, blue-eyed adding to her vulnerability. I  carry this out through the certain camera, editing, sound, miss-en-scene and music techniques. As the opening reinforces the conventions of a horror genre with the female being the victim it matches Carol Clovers theory about how female murders are usually the ones in horror films. Other  existing media products that reinforce this are ; scream, Halloween and Friday 13th all have a female killed in the opening scene. 

The mise-en-scene in the opening of my film adds to the representation of Amy is different ways. Firstly the clothing Amy wears matches a typical ordinary teenager with her leggings, plain top, trainers. 

My setting of a forest is not somewhere which anyone would normally feel safe in after seeing all the signs and police tape, as a forest seems like an isolated area. , therefore I am representing my main character as someone who doesn’t feel safe in a this location which adds to the vulnerability of the character. This is shown through the camera low angle shot of Amy dropping the warning sign and then a close up of this. You then see her running off in the distance through a medium shot. 
Below are screenshots from my film production of the low angle shot and medium shot. These screenshots are taken from Adobe premier pro where i edited my film production on. 

I chose 'Amy' (Maddie) to represent this age as I felt it would be similar to my target audience. As my target audience ranges from 15-30 and British/Americans and my primary audience are males, I felt she is a character which my target audiences can relate to in some way. 

Gender 

Amy is a teenage female, which would relate to the horror conventions as normally its a female that get kills in the opening and my target audience will be familiar with this. In research on which gender is more likely to watch horror movies, males were found to prefer watching horror films compared to females. This could be seen as the stereotypical view of genre target audience as females are stereotypically more likely to be scared than males. Stereotypes of males are usually tough and strong where as females are seen to be weak and emotional, which relates back to the opening of my production as Amy's vulnerability is expressed. 

Class 

Class is not really represented in Amy or in horror in general as the genre does not appeal to one class. Amy is dressed in leggings and top and does have a large house , wit expensive cars which would suggest she is middle/upper class, as it is what those classes are typically associated with. 

Question 1

I have used powerpoint to answer my first question which highlights the different forms and conventions of a real media product and how I have developed or challenged them. It contains different screenshots and pictures to help emphasise my points.  

Q1) in What Ways Does Your Media PDF by Anonymous UV8gffM75n on Scribd

Evaluation

For the evaluation I will analyse and look back on the preliminary task, production and post production processes through seven questions. I will be using creative ICT formats for my responses to these questions. 

Questions PDF by Anonymous UV8gffM75n on Scribd

Equipment

I will be using the equipment in the screenshots below to identify what i need exactly to create a professional looking film opening.

- canon legria hf g25


- halo light amaran


- Tripod

Final soundtrack and sound effects

After listening and adding sound effects to my film i have finally chosen different digetic and non-digetic music/sound effects which will contribute to the build up of horror in the opening of the film making it an effective opening.  I chose these from premium beat which had a variety of different genres so it was extremely helpful as I was able to fin the sound effects for the forest and the house which were directly appropriate for that shot.

suspicious behaviour : non-digetic 

youtube - sirens, helicopters: diegetic sound 

youtube- scream 

youtube- forest sounds 

I have chosen the forest sounds to create a more realistic approach which will be a diegetic sound in the opening first minute, it will be interrupted by the sirens and helicopters during the second minute which will give a sense of suspense and a horror atmosphere. Suspicious behaviour will run in parallel with the forest and helicopter sounds but will first be quite, but will become louder as Amy approaches the warning sounds, this sound will be non-diegetic as I will be adding it in for affect but she will not be able to hear this. The loud scream at the end when Amy gets attacked leaves the viewers in horror but also makes the audience jump. 

Below are the links to the sound effects and soundtracks I have used

https://www.premiumbeat.com/royalty_free_music/songs/suspicious-behaviour?auto

Sound by Anonymous UV8gffM75n on Scribd

Intertitles

During the opening scene there will be inter titles that will fade in and out which will allow the audience to see who and where the film is set. In the opening the text is most likely to be white/black depending on what fits in best with the shots. Below are some screenshots from my opening in premier pro to show how it will look and where the inter titles will appear

This first shot shows the intertitle saying  the location 'epping forest' which helps the readers have an understanding on where and what time its based. The timing will be significant as i have followed the traditional horror film scenery and also by it being dark/night.

The next 4 screenshots are the names of the actors and production team

Lastly the ending will finish when the serial killer attacks Amy and will will end very quickly with a blackout. The main title will then appear 'Run' however I am still deciding on the way the title will be brought up and in what writing but below are a few ideas.

http://www.dafont.com/bad-coma.font?text=Run