Media Evaluation- Question 7

Media Evaluation - Question 6

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

To make our script we used a programme called Celtx this allowed us to create a script and to add all the key information which we needed and where each scene is located. This programme put the script into script format so that it is like an actually script and much easier to understand. 

Another programme which we used ins Final Cut Express we used this to edit our film and add much and effects to help make the film look good and build tension. We have learn't how to use Final Cut and through practice we now understand it much better. 

When filming our actual film we used a Panasonic HD Camcorder, this camera was a qood quality and an easy to use and understand. It was also small and wireless which meant it was heavy to carry and make the camera less shaky when filming. However the camera doesn't have manual focus which mean that sometimes we lost focus of what we were filming. Another problem which we came across was that camera was very temperamental and we lost all the filming which we had done which meant that we had to re film it all again which look a lot of time. We also used a tripod so that when we weren't filming hand held the camera wasn't shaking and stayed in the place what we wanted it to film.

Another technology which we used was a Zoom Recorder we used this to film the sound when the girl was shot as we struggled to find a realistic hit. 

The final programme which we used was blogger, this has been very effective as we are able to see what each other has done very easy. It is also very simple to use and easy to understand and doesn't require much experience.

Media Evaluation- Question 5.

Media Evaluation- Question 4

Media Evaluation - Question 3

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

We decided on Hammer been the media institution who would distribute our film is Hammer. Hammer was founded in November 1934 and is one of the oldest film companies in the world. It is synonymous with horror, however only a third of its films are Horror. Hammer is a much smaller institution unlike Warner Bros, Paramount and Disney therefore it has a much smaller budget and wouldn't be able to distribute the film to a wide range of people and may only be in a small amount of cinemas compared to Warner Bros films which are distributed in most cinemas. Dracula, The Mummy and The Curse of Frankenstein are all films which Hammer has distributed, these are all Horror films. 

If we haven't had chose Hammer, Warner Bros may have been an option to distribute our film. These were founded in April 1923, and are an American media company that makes film, television and music entertainment. It is one of the major film studios and it is a subsidiary of Time Warner. Warner Brothers have distributed films such as The Dark Knight Rises, Inception and Oceans Eleven. These are all well known films which many people have watched and are not necessarily Horror films. Warner Brothers distribute a range of different genres, this may help with Warner Bros been so well known as its target audience is much bigger than Hammer. If Warner Bros was to distribute our film then we would have a much bigger budget and better camera quality. It would also be distributed to many people on a much larger scale. 

                                                      

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Media Evaluation- Question 2

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

In our film, we created we only used Women Characters, these were the girl, the mother and the girl’s best-friend. We are going against the stereotype of the male being the main characters since during most films male characters are usually the leading characters however in our film the leading character is the girl who gets murdered. 

Here is a photo to show evidence of the girls
been the main character in our film.

Here is another photo to show evidence
of girls been the main character in
our film. 

A film which is similar to our film is Psycho By Alfred Hitchcock. In this film the girl also gets murdered just like in our film. In other films the main characters are usually male as they are the most violent so our film is again against the typical stereotype. 

This is a similar film to our's as the girl
on the photo is also the main character
just like on ours.

This is a film which is like the
typical stereotype in films.
The film is called Blow and the
main character is Johnny Depp.

We also we go against the typical stereotype as most children in films have a mother and father whereas our film the girl has never really met her mother as she was left on a street corner at 2 weeks old. 

Dark Skies is a typical stereotype of a film,
as it includes a mother, father and child. However our
film goes against this stereotype as the girl
had never even met her mother. 

Our film also goes with the typical stereotype as the girl who gets murdered has a best-friend which most teenagers do have. This also matches our target audience as most people who will watch the film will watch it with their friends.

This is a typical film to match the stereotype
of friends been friends. Many friends will
also watch this film together.

This is an example of how we have
 used low key lighting.

In our film we also used dark lighting when the murder takes place, this matches the stereotype of most thriller and horror films as when the murder takes place it is often in a dark and haunted house. 

This is a further example of how
we have used low key lighting to
make the scene look scary and match,
the stereotype of typical horror and
thriller films.

This is another example of how we used
 dark lighting in our short film to build up tension,
 and make the scene look dark and scary.

In the film we have added sounds that match the scene to add tension to the build up of the murder, this matches stereotypes of other films as when murders take part or on key scenes they use music which will add to the scene. In our film when the girl and her mother are arguing the mother is stood on a step which is higher than the girl this represents power and that the mother has got control which we know as at the end of the film the girl dies. We have used a low angle here to represent that the mother has control and power over the girl even though she hasn't been apart of the girls life. At the beginning of our film we also had a shot of the girl been laid on the floor showing that she has no power.

This photo shows that the mother is in control
and is taller then the girl she is also stood on
a step which represents that she has all the power.

Here you can see that the mother is stood,
on the step which again represents that she
is higher and represents power, towards
her character. 

The mother is dressed in bright clothing to show that she is a chav and therefore gives the audience the impression that she doesn't care about herself or her daugther. The two friends are dressed very feminine and it shows that they obviously care about their appearance.

Media Evaluation - Question 1