Robert Clack Media Studies Thriller - File 46-7

Preliminary Safe Place video

Evaluation Question 7

Question Seven :What do you feel you have learnt from the progression of your preliminary task

I feel as though our finished thriller is a big improvement from our preliminary task "Safe Place"

We have learnt skills like match on action and eye line matches as you can see in our finished thriller when the Actors look at the CD. We have learnt the key conventions of the thriller genre and learnt how to use these effectively with out film and also how to use effectively conventions of other genres.

This is a screen grab of a scene that shows the suspence in this sequence, the scene shows the kidnappers hiding behind a bush as the protagonists hear a noise behind them, this scene is suspencful because the audience does not know whether the protagonists have seen the person that following or not.

 

This scene is a thriller convention where the protagonists fall out inn an argument or disagreement and then something bad will happen to one or both and they and one will save the other.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Evaluation Question 6

Question Six :What have you learnt about technologies from the process?

The technologies we have used are:

Digital Camera

Computer

Adobe premiere Pro

YouTube

We used a digital camera to record our film because it has High definition quality and is easy to carry and move around it also has a decent microphone built in, also digital files are easier to edit and transfer over to computer. We used Adobe Premiere Pro to edit our film because it was the software that was on the computer we were using to edit, the only other editing software we were familiar with was Final-Cut on Apple Macs and adobe Premiere Pro was really simple and easy to use and was not a huge transition to Final-Cut. YouTube was our choice of uploading the film because it can be openly viewed and has a comment pox to we can take the feedback and see who our audience are.

 

 

 This is the is the website we used to upload our thriller.

This is the editing software we used for our thriller. 

This is the machine we used to edit and upload our thriller. 

 

 

 

This is the video camera model we used to shoot our thriller.

Evaluation Question 5

Evaluation Question 4

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The evidence that i got shows that young people enjoy the thriller genre more so than the older generation. i found that this is because younger people enjoy violence more than the older generation.
The older generation on average like the more softer genres of film for example a Romantic Comedy that necessarily wont have graphic violence. We found that we will appeal our media product to the younger audience from 15 - 30 years of age, we have chosen this as our target audience because these are the people that enjoy violence and thriller films and films that hold conventions of the thriller genre.

Evaluation Question 3

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Film 4 is a company that could possibly distribute our thriller because they like to distribute small budget films and put films out there straight onto TV to if the film can not make it in to the theatrical release.

The national lottery run the "Microwave Scheme" which give a small budget amount of £100,000 to a small film company and the company then have a minimal time to make the film and release it. so i think this would be a good choice for a distributer and would very likely invest money to distribute our thriller.

YouTube is a fantansic free way to distribute your thriller because you do not need to pay money to use you-tubes facilities only an internet connection, you can upload small teaser trailers and interviews, and YouTube is link with various social media websites such as "twitter" and "face-book" which you can share the videos out to the public.

Evaluation Question 2

Question Two:How does your media product represent particular social groups?

Our opening thriller sequence is starred by males only. Our thriller portrays males as being dominant because the male villains of the sequence kidnaps and captures the heroes which shows their dominance. The two heroes being males lose apart of their dominance by being kidnapped and captured. The point about the villains kidnapping and being the dominant group because they are male restores hegemony because that's how men are portrayed in society, the second point about the men being captured is challenging hegemony because the men are normally not the ones being captured because we see men as being too dominant to be captured historically the women are captured for example fairy tales, the princess is always captured and locked away in a tower. The fact that villains are wearing masks challenges hegemony because men would have no reason to hide themselves because they are seen has high up and dominant where as women would be the ones to hide because they are always looked down by the men in most situations which hegemony is kept.

This is a scene in our thriller which the protagonists have a disagreement and thus one retaliates and pushes the other, this shows male dominance and that males always wish to be the alpha male over another male.

This is a scene in our thriller which the protagonists gets captured by the antagonist, this again shows the that the antagonists want to be the alpha males over the protagonists and capture him to show their dominance, this thriller emphasizes the point in which men are like animals and always strive to be on top.

This is a shot from the same scene as before, the fact that the antagonists being males and wearing masks challenges hegemony because they are hiding themselves almost like they are ashamed of what they are doing and they know they are doing wrong.



Evaluation Question 1

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

MacGuffin: A MacGuffin is the prop in the film that gives the story momentum and drives the plot and meaning for the characters.

This is the MacGuffin that we used in out thriller it is a file on a CD that has unknown information on it. 

Red Herring: A Red Herring is used as something to mislead or distract the audience from the real issues. The Red Herring can either be something the characters talk about or could be an actual devise.
Cliffhanger: A Cliffhanger is a plot devise in which the hero of the story will be put into a difficult dilemma or be confronted with shocking news at the end of an episode.

This is the end scene of our thriller which ends on a cliffhanger, this leaves the audiences with questions and they want to know more.

Suspence: Suspense is a feeling of pleasurable fascination and excitement mixed with apprehension, tension, and anxiety developed from an unpredictable, mysterious, and rousing source of entertainment.
In our thriller coursework we used a MacGuffin which is the CD te audience never hears what the CD is for and or whats on it but keeps them hooked because they dont want the "bad guys" to get it.
We felt that this would be a good Macguffin because it is small item that can hold any kind of infomation which leaves the imagination and guessing to the audience also it is an item from the 21st century and is very modern and is relivant with todays life where anything on the internet can be saved onto any file and shared around and how easy it is to find out information.

This is a shot from out thriller, this seen is very suspenseful because one of the characters has been captured and the audience doesn't know if the protagonist is going to find him.

We also used a Cliffhanger at the end which was when the protagonist of the story goes to try anf find and save his friend but then gets captured by the enemy but we do not see what happens to him after this inncodent. We chose this to be a cliffhanger because the scene is suspencful and could very nicely lead of to a hole range of possibilities to the story.
We use suspence alot in this short film as a key genre feature to build the story to the final scene which is action packed. the suspence keeps the audience hooked and guessign what is going to happen next.
Our influencees were North by Northwest because of the MacGuffin, our influences are the James Bond franchise because of the capturing and torturing of the hero or heroes.
Our thriller is different because it challenges hegemony because males are domimant but also males are portrayed as weak and helpless like the women in most films.








Shooting schedule

Shooting Schedule

Day	Scene	Location	Equipment	Costumes	Props	Cast +Crew
1 2	1 – 5 6 - 8	Valence Park A House	Camera, Tripod, Masks, Disk and Tape. Camera, Tripod, Envelope with picture and blood, tape, torn clothes, chair.	Ordinary clothing for two friends. Masks and hooded tops for the kidnappers. Ordinary clothes for one friend. Unkept clothes for the other.	Masks, Disk and tape. Envelope, Tape, picture.	Chloe King Leigha Betts Corey Maxwell Charlie Budge Jake Browning Matt Clarke Same as the above, including Maddison Nightingale.

Treatment

Treatment

Group Roles Cinematography: Chloe King and Leigha Betts. Mise-en-scene: Corey Maxwell. Sound: Leigha Betts. Editing: Chloe King.

Title: File 46.7 Tag Line: "why doesnt the file work!"

Synopsis: A secret organization from the USA is after the file 45.7 which holds information about extra torrestrial crash in a feild near stone henge, and the government and using all there forces to stop the organisation from getting their hands on it.

Key Genre Conventions: Macguffin – An object, which the characters desire which really has no real value to the audience.

Production Schedule

Production Schedule Location Visit Sheet Writer: Leigha Betts, Chloe King and Maddison Nightingale. Producer: Leigha Betts, Chloe King and Corey Maxwell. Directors: Corey Maxwell and Chloe King. Date: Monday 9th December 2013

Rough Sketch/Explanation of location and key points to note Valance Park Access to location via: Walk from any direction Name and number of location contact: N/A

Health and Safety Issues to note: When filming we will have to keep in mind that there will be other people around us at the time.

Potential Filming Problems : The potential filming problems would also be the fact that other people will be around also we will have to make sure that we can get permission. To make sure that we are ok to film we will make sure that we have our id passes on us at all times.

Additional Notes:  (map of area/weather forecast etc)  Romford shopping centre.   Weather forecast for this week.

Risk Assessment

Risk Assessment

Group Members: Chloe King, Leigha Betts and Corey Maxwell.                                                                                               Location: Valance Park

Hazard	Person(s) at Risk	Likelihood of Hazard 1 – Extremely Unlikely 5 – Extremely Likely	Severity of Hazard Outcomes 1 – Very Low Risk 5 – Very High Risk	Risk Level (Likelihood + Severity) 2	Measures to Take to Manage Risk	Risk Managed? Y/N
Other people whilst filming.	General public.	2	2	2	Make sure we are aware of the people around us and our surroundings.
The equipment getting damaged or stolen.	The school and ourselves.	3/4	3/4	3	Make sure the equipment isn't left unattended and all precautions are taken to protect it.
Tripping over leads.	General public and ourselves.	2	2	2	Make sure all leads are securely taped to the floor to make sure no one will trip over them.

Contacts

Costumes and Props

Character Name: Corey
Costume: Jacket Hoodie Checkered shirt T-shirt Dark jeans Black boots	Props: File disk
Character Name:  Charlie
Costume: White shirt Black tie Blue hoodie Dark trousers Black shoes	Props:

Risk Assessment

Risk Assessment

Group Members: Jack, Royce, Corey and Michael                                                                                                Location: A Room

Hazard	Person(s) at Risk	Likelihood of Hazard 1 – Extremely Unlikely 5 – Extremely Likely	Severity of Hazard Outcomes 1 – Very Low Risk 5 – Very High Risk	Risk Level (Likelihood + Severity) 2	Measures to Take to Manage Risk	Risk Managed? Y/N
1. Props that indicate Violence		1.5	3	2.25	Handle with Care	Y
2.Trip hazards		2	4	3	Be careful where you walk	Y

Contacts

Emergency Service: 999           
Robert Clack School: 020 8270 4222           
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