Evaluation question 3

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

Different companies make different genre films, the reason that they do this is because they attract different people and audiences. An example of this would be that a horror genre will attract teenagers and young adults, where as a sy-fy film such as Spiderman ad the rest of the super hero genre will attract younger kids around the age of 10. However some genres like the superhero genre actually attract a very wide range of audiences as older more so males are still very much attracted to these types of films. In some cases older males who are really interactive with this type of genre of film even collect that characters and figures from stores and keep them.

Our film is related to the well know film of Taken, this would mean that our film would not be produced by the a massive company such as the Warner bros. because they are more situated with Noir film genres and older aged films. I think that our film should be related to more of the 20th century fox this is because it is a relatively modernised film and because we are comparing to the likes of Taken who are associated with this parent company I think that it would be best for us to choose a similar if not the same company because we then show a comparison with the same genre of film.

Distribution

Individual distributors may release one or two films but it has been recorded that some companies have released up to 25 sometimes 30 a week ! this would then average out to over 500 films a year. In the UK on average there are 10 films released every week some by major companies like the 20th century fox or Warner bros. However some of them are released by very small companies which is why it never seems like there are a lot of films being released and this is because they are really small companies don't have an opportunity to be signed up by the parent companies so we do not hear of them being advertised or being shown in the cinema. All media is owned by a company such as television programmes or films etc.The company that owns this has the right to publish, distribute and manipulate their work in order to make profit for the next piece of work. When a major company like Warner bros. are interested in investing into a book to make a film or a comic they have to have permission of the author as it is their intellectual property therefore they have the right to say yes or no o the deal that is offered to them. An example of this would be that the Warner bros. brought the first 4 Harry Potter books for over £1 mil. However the offer can be revoked because the contract that is signed which completes the deal also has a time limit meaning that if the film is not made within the next 2-3 years then the author also has the right to revoke the decision and sell it to someone else in order to receive their money.

Exhibition 

Exhibition is where the film is actually shown or consumed by the audience and this can be done in many differnt ways as listed below:
-Downloading of the internet
-PC
-Smart Phone (Mobile phone)
-Hard drive on gaming console
-Streaming on PC
-Sometimes people do Piracy but this is illegal
These are the many different ways of getting the production to the audience quickly, after the film is released it then usually takes the process of being released on DVD or Blu-Ray but then after a this is done it can then be viewed on the television.

Evaluation question 4&5

Who would be the audience for your media product ?

Our target audience for the media product would be teenagers through to young adults. This is because we are using little features of violence throughout the media product which is not suitable for younger people. However because the girl who is being taken away from her beloved home is a teenager we think that the target audience is more suitable for the teenagers of this generation . However we also think that the product is aimed for younger adults as they will still want to watch films that bring adrenalin to the viewers and get them pulsating thinking about what will happen next.
We also came to the conclusion within our group that we should pick a thriller genre as we thought that it would reach out to a wider audience and this would attract more viewers to the opening of our film. By picking a thriller we have targeted an audience that can range from teenagers to adults as they will all want a film that builds up the tension and gives them that feeling that makes them sit on the edge of their seat.
To find information on what target audience we should look at we done some research within the group to see what typical age categories are for a thriller. This was a good choice because now we knew why this was the age category that it was, we knew that it was because it involved violence within the film and sometimes the violence can be of extreme measures in the film. Within the film opening we showed areas of violence through texting and verbal violence to one another and then physical violence when the kidnapper comes and takes the girl.
We used the time that we had in order to carry out this research 

How did you attract/address your audience ? 

We attracted our audience by using certain conventions from the thriller genre. We used a black and white scheme to open up with in our film opening. This gave off the effect that it does have the horror thriller vibe as this follows the conventions slightly. We used a young cast f two characters within the film, this suggests that we are reaching out to the younger people to watch this film. This is also targeting the audience that like  bit of horror throughout the film, by doing this we used a young girl to get taken away from her home and young girls follow the conventions of the horror genre as they are usually he horror itself.

We have compare our film to demographics shown on a website called YouGov, this website gives you a profiler which allows you to see statistics about a certain film that is similar to your own. In this instance we used Taken as our example and this brought up different statistics saying that people between he age of 25-39 as the main target audience however i have to disagree with what this says as i think that people who are much younger around the age 15/16 would watch this as it is more popular in the younger generations.

As you can see this site also shows the region that people are from around the country and the demographics show that Taken is mostly watched in the midlands of the country.
We used conventions from the Taken film such as the fact that a young girl is taken away room her family and home where she is staying, and then it is a person who is male who is very close with the girl either in a relationship as a friend or lover or is even part of her family.
This is also a 

Evaluation question 1&2

In what ways does your product use, develop or challenge the conventions of real media conventions?

Within the thriller genre there are many different conventions that are involved.These are as follows :

- Creating suspense within the film

I think that our film has followed these conventions very well as we have included them within our film. We have created suspense where the girl is kidnapped from her house at the end of the introductory to the film. The girl is taken out of her home and we have a backing track to go with this that builds towards this moment. As you can see from here we have shot this from the side of the girl, this is too hide the villains face because this also follows other conventions such as mystery. As well as this all you can see is the build of the villain who is bigger than the girl which represents power in the villain leading to the girl not having a chance of fighting back.

- The thriller genre includes an enigma or some sort of problem

Like before the problem being in our film is hat the girl is taken from her home however there is also the 'hero' who will be the problem solver within the film, this also follows he conventions of the genre because thrillers also have a hero within the films who is usually distant or very self centered until the problem is escalated.

- Thrillers involve violence as this is the main problem that it is revolved around

Within the opening of our film we can see different forms of violence in two different places, this is from the text that is sent fro the male to the females phone where he says that he doesn't want her to speak to him again, this can be seen as verbal violence as it can be taken quite offensively however the physical violence where the girl is taken is the key factor in the opening of our film.

-A male who is the hero and only he can solve the problem

This is shown in our film where we have used a male character who has been in a relationship with the girl who has been taken and he is he one who is destined to save the girl from what has happened, he is the one who is going to solve the problem. 

How did we revise or alter the productions throughout the process ?

We chopped and changed some of our productions, this involved the format in which the order we decided to film the production. We decided that we would take all of the production from the start to the end but we stopped at some of the points so that we could take another shot from possibly a different angle or a complete new shot, by doing this it allowed us to put all the shots together and edit them into one another.
We would go through the shots to make sure that they were useful enough to go into the production however if we found that they weren't then we wouldn't use them and delete them once we put them on the computer. This is because if we deleted them whilst on the camera even though they didn't look good on the camera by themselves when edited with some other shots they might come in handy to us and become useful.

Film Progress Post

What we have done so far 

Within our film so far we have put together our first cut involving a load of variety with the shots we have used and the angles at which we have take them. We have shown match on action and close up shots throughout the film.
We have taken shots from different locations such as two different houses to show the male and female being separate, as well as this we used the sixth form college that i go to, this is represent a place of work where the male messages the female about the relationship problem that they have. This then leads onto us editing these different located scenes together and use different effects from another software in order to create a dream effect so that it looks like the male is having a dream about the last time that he was speaking to her.

We used two different types of software, these we premiere pro CS5.5, This is where we could cut shots out of the from but then replace them with other separate shots so that it we get the same shot but from different angles and positions. The other piece of software that we used was After Effects, This is where we created our opening title sequence, we used a youtube tutorial where it shows us how to create the effects on our opening title. The tutorial that we used was this :

This was however only part one of the tutorial which showed us how to get everything started and how to add the effects. However there was another tutorial being part 2 but this was stuff that we didnt need for our opening title.                                                                                                                        

Feedback - Miss Spencer

First Cut Feedback

The narrative is a little difficult to follow, but once we get into the 'dream' and back out again it becomes clear. You have used some variety on camera shots, movement etc, and built up good sequences with match on action etc. You have also clearly managed to learn a lot about After Effects in a very short time, your logo is particularly impressive.   
The pace of the dream is a little slow, but some sound effects etc. should help this along. Perhaps think of adding flash transitions or some colour correction to make this more obvious.
Nice blur effect on the dream sequence (but reduce it on the reply from the girl, as we can't read her text)
In order to help you improve this you could think about the following:
The logo needs a sound effect under it
create the link into the dream sequence
Sound effects in the dream sequence
sort out the sound under the dream sequence - use effects, not music (this shouldn't have the conventions of a trailer)
Add your titles
possibly re-record the second reply - the light shining on it makes it impossible to read.
Fix the 'all right I'm coming with a sound bridge, this will make it more realistic,

Well done, and keep improving, this cold be a good solid film.

Miss Spencer

Risk Assessment

Risk assessment

Research what a risk assessment is? Who uses them? What do they include? What do they look like?

A risk assessment is a procedure that is enforced by the law, it is an operation where a company for a film will have to go to the area that they shooting the film beforehand and look around the area for any hazards or dangers that could possibly occur whilst shooting the film. If this is not done and someone is injured then this can be taken to court and it can cost the company and considerable amount of money to pay of the charges accused against them.

A risk assessment is used by governing bodies at by the company who will tell the film producers before they film to go and check the scene for any risks however if this is not implemented by the producer and the risk assessment is no complete then he or she themselves will be sued and charged for the hazards that have happened.

In a risk assessment you need to check and consider the other people that are involved with producing and filming the film. We should involve in our risk assessment the consideration of other people, that safety precautions are in place, all risks have been assessed and the remaining risk is at an all-time minimum.

This is what they look like above where you have a hazard or a risk but next o it you have the action or solution in order to either prevent the risk or show them what to do if the risk was to happen to someone on the set that is part of the cast, this includes actors, camera people, director, the runner (directors assistant)

 Why have risk assessments? How important is it when making a film?

It is very important to carry out a risk assessment before going onto set to film your movie. First of all filming is a job and the set of a scene can be called a workplace. This means The Health and Safety At Work Act 1974 covers it. This states that all employers or responsible persons on the workplace must carry out a detailed risk assessment to assess the hazards and risk of the hazard harming any person on that workplace in open hours. This makes it a criminal offence and against the law to not carry out a risk assessment. If a risk assessment is not carried out before going onto to set, if an accident happened to any one on set then you would be liable. This means it would not be the company’s fault and all the responsibility would be put on the management of the set.

Although it seems like a boring task before filming it is mighty important. Different sets have lots of different hazards. For example if you are filming a set from height then there is the hazard of falling. If you are filming a scene underwater there is a hazard of the person drowning. All these hazards might seem very unlikely but they all have to be taken into account. A risk assessment is used so that if something happens you can show the court that you did your risk assessment and looked at the hazard. You can then show them that you decided to go ahead with the filming after doing a risk assessment because you felt the likelihood of the hazard causing harm was very unlikely. By doing a risk assessment you are then also insured under the company. This means if something did happen then they would be liable and have to go to go to court instead of you because you have done your job and carried out a risk assessment.

What types of dangers might you come across during a shoot? How would ensure everyone on site is as safe as possible?

Whilst shooting, you will come across a few health and safety hazards and you will need to assess the risk of the hazard. When shooting outside, there could be major tripping hazards, for example you could see that there is a tree root sticking out of the ground which one of the actors could trip on. To avoid this hazard either move where you are shooting to an area where there are no tree roots coming out of the ground. An example of an inside hazard could be sharp objects, for example you could have a bannister at the top of your stairs which is sharp and to avoid the hazard of hurting yourself on it you could put a foam bumper around it to avoid the risk.  

Feedback - Miss Spencer

I can see that you ahve a lot of draft work - can you please publish so that I can give you feedback,
Thanks
Miss Spencer