Opening to my Thriller

This is my opening for my Thriller.

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

Evaluation

 1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
 This thriller uses action, cliff hangers, particular locations. This thriller is good because the action creates suspense. The music also parallels with with the action going on in the thriller. 

My thrillers music is parallel to whats going on as well, there is suspense with the in my thriller too, that creates the tension in the audience and makes them wonder what is going to happen next. My media represents different types of gender and a range of age. This Thriller is called "Girls Against Boys", my thriller is similar to this as my music is parallel to the thriller, as it makes it creepy as it keeps the audience on the edge of their seats. I didn't challenge any forms or conventions, I keep everything how I would want to see in a movie. My thriller is more of a horror thriller genre as it has blood and a scary location. This genre conventions are used to terrify the audience but also keep them on the edge of their feet to keep them interested in the film. I used different ranges of camera shots, medium shots, long shots and close ups as well as zooming into an object and panning.  My thriller is also similar to "Sinister".  

 I chose these thrillers because they both have a horror genre out into the thriller to add more effect on the audience 

Sinister >
In sinister I used how someone was watching the family and following them about and the music which paralleled with action in the movie. This scene is similar in my thriller as I have the family playing and walking through the park and someone is watching them.

2. How does your media product represent particular social groups?

 My media mainly represents a family group, where there is kids and parents, I have shown how the family are quite close, and how the child is a bubbly, however I haven't show the person watching them because it makes the audience wonder who is watching them but the person watching them is obviously being shown as mysterious and creepy as they are watching the family especially the child. I made the child seem outgoing and family sort of child as children are represented as bubbly, outgoing and giggly - this is how I wanted my child to be presented as. They family are shown quite close which is what family in most movies are like.

3. What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

 I think Summit Entertainment and Lionsgate would distribute my media product as I have researched them and they have distributed most of the films that my media product is the same genre. My Thriller would be shown on Sky Thriller/Horror movie, as it has the suspense and tension and is also jumpy. These companies would might like to distribute because they have already produced films like this which is horrors such as "Sinister".
  These companies are big and in America, and America would have a wider range of audience and with these companies people may go see the movie because they have seen other movies from these companies and liked them. Especially if they have seen any of the horror/thriller movies . They would chose my product because they have distribute in other films that is like my thriller product.

4. Who would be the audience for your media product?

 My audience would be mainly teenagers from the ages of 15 and onwards. This is because this age group can enjoy thrillers and enjoy the tension and suspense in movie. My audience is working class so they are able to see movies if they really want to go see a movie. They would really enjoy this thriller as it is jumpy, it has suspense, tension and it will also keep them on the edge of the seats and wanting them to carry on watching the thriller.

This shows the range of ages I had put on the survey and the people that had done the surveys. This shows that 50% was 14 - 18 year olds, which means I can have my target audience for teenagers as they are more of the audience that would watch my product as it is a sub-genre of horror as well as thriller and they may be interested in the product as it has excitement.

5. How did you attract/address your audience?

 This shows what my audience would expect in a Thriller and my Thriller does match up to this, but I think I could of added more information on the film to give the audience a more of an idea on what the Thriller is actually about. I addressed my audience by using surveys and asking them what type of Thrillers they enjoyed and what they expected in a Thriller.

 My survey is on this blog, it gave me an advantage to be able to see what my audience expects in thriller movies and when they watch the thrillers as then I would know if my thriller would be right for them.  

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

7. Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learned in the progressions from it to the product?

7. Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learned in the progression from it to the product?
 I feel I have learnt a great deal from this product, especially ore from how to actually frame a shot so the mise-en-scene. I have also learnt how to correct the sound properly so it is not echoing and to make sure there is no sounds in the background. Also the importance of the distances and the angles shots on a character, prop and setting. Comparing the two products, I feel I have made a great deal more effort in this product by using a wider range of camera techniques. I feel I have been more creative when using the camera shots and angles; experimenting with these angles and trying different ways to see which shot looks better. The quality of the sound is better than my preliminary task because it echoed and made it sound like that there was more people than what there actually was. I learnt more on how to upload sound and edit the video so it is at a good standard.
Overall, I think I have improved my skills with this media product and have learned a couple new things about the technology we use and I can now use this knowledge for my next piece of work. I think this video is much better than my preliminary video as  I had a lot more experience on how to use the camera and had more of a focus on what angle shots and movement I was going to use.

With the preliminary task the camera was a bit all over the place and it was not very steady, it was also quite blurry. This didn't make the video seem any good and I am happy I have gained some knowledge on how to use a camera so then I can use this knowledge for future projects.

In this video, it is much more clear and easy to watch. The sound does not echo and some bits of the video are steady as I wanted it to give the effect of someone watching them and following them.

mood board/brainstorm

Mood Board/ Brainstorm



 I'm using a family that has a little boy as the boy has a lot of energy. I am using a park because parks can look isolated and creepy if you are filming with just the branches of the tree as there is no leaves because of weather.

I'm using Hornchurch country park as the park hardly has anyone in there and it has path ways that can be really effective in my thriller video.

Target audience

Target Audience
My target audience is 15 year olds and above as it is a horror/thriller movie. I have chosen this type of audience because I think they will be able to understand the thriller more as they are old enough.
The target audience are of any gender and any ethnicity, the audience will mainly live in the urban areas. The audience will like watching movies especially thriller type movies.
This thriller will make them want to watch the whole film and it will keep them on the edge of their feet and keep them in suspense.

In my Survey Monkey, I found that most people said that they expect suspense, tension and cliffhangers in Thrillers.

 I also found that most people watch films over every 3 months or 4-6 months - showing that people watch films quite a lot.

Storyboard

Storyboard animation

This is my animation for my storyboard as it tells you what is happening in the story, what music you can here and the camera work and framing.

Storyboard

This is my storyboard, it tells you what visuals you will see in the story and how things are put together in the story.

Script

Script

Picture of kids drawing that has been done from blood,
Fades into a family in the park and zooms onto the son.
Dissolves into another painting by a kid and zoom on the symbol on the bottom of the right hand corner.
Dissolves to the son playing with the dog, running onto a log.
Cuts to the family walking through a path and zoom onto the parents.
Cuts to following the family through the park and then slowly zooms onto the son.

Risk assesment

Risk Assessment

Group Members: Katie Gray                                                                         Location: My House

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
Unwanted people getting in the way of the shots	me	3	3	Not very likely it will happen	Keep people out of the way	Y
Weather may change and cause to film another day	Me and family	4	4	Im not sure how likely to happen	Check the weather forecast	Y

Contacts

Emergency Service:           
Robert Clack School: Green Ln, Dagenham, Essex RM8   020 8270 4222
Other Contacts:            Mr Johnson at Robert Clack school

Elastica Productions

This is my ident. I have chosen to use Elastica Productions because i thought it was a very catchy phrase and then people will remember the name easier.

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Location sheet

Production Schedule Location Visit Sheet Programme Title: Silence Client: Writer: Katie Gray Producer: Katie Gray Director: Katie Gray Date: 1st February 2013

Explanation of location and key points to note:  I am doing this in hornchurch country park. Access to location via: Hornchurch country park Name and number of location contact: Hornchurch country park

Health and Safety Issues to note : Not to go in unsafe places

Potential Filming Problems : Weather may change Might not get enough shots in May exceed the time limit Unwanted people in my shots

Additional Notes:  (map of area/weather forecast etc)

Shot list

Shot List
Scene	Shot Number	Description
1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	(CUT)A family in the park (point of view of a parent, high angle) (CUT)Close up of kid playing in the park. (CUT)(Pan, medium shot) kids painting on a wall from blood (CUT)Back to close up (high angle) of the family in the park. (CUT)Another close up of the family (children) in the park. (CUT)Another kids painting on another wall (pan, medium shot) (CUT)(straight angle, Long shot) family walking back, zoom on the son.

Shooting Schedule

Shooting Schedule

Day	Scene	Location	Equipment	Costumes	Props	Cast +Crew
19th February 19th February	1, 2, 4, 6 3, 5	Hornchurch Country park In a room as we see just a wall (art studio UPPER)	Camera and Tripod =	Kids clothes i.e. trousers, kid coats, shoes, Parents in normal everyday clothes	Blood	Sam Gray, Katie Gray, Dawn Gray and Bradley Gray

Costumes and Props

Costumes and Props

Character Name: Sam Gray
Costume: Kids clothes Trousers, coats, shoes	Props: Swingset, paintings and a dolly.
Character Name: Dawn Gray
Costume: normal everyday clothes, trousers, coat and boots	Props:
Character Name: Bradley Gray
Costume: normal everyday clothes, jeans, coat and trainers.	Props:

Contingency Plan

Contingency Plan Name: Katie Gray Production: Class22

Potential problems and how to overcome these problems: I may not get enough shots so then I would have to make time to do more  shots in the day. The weather may change so then I would have to do it on another day. People may walk through the camera while I am shooting so I could find a  place that is empty and no one is there.