How does your media product represent particular social groups?

In my thriller opening sequence the antagonist (who remains anonymous) can be seen wearing black jeans. I chose black jeans for the costume as this colour symbolises things such as the unknown and being hid/hidden. These things represent the antagonist well because in storyline that I have planned out, she is hidden is plain site, and as I stated in question 1, no one would suspect that this particular character is a cold blooded murderer/ As my antagonist is female, this puts a twist on the generic role – which is usually portraying women as being weak and needy (Although she does appear to be this way at first, I’m sure that a typical female character would never be able to kill one person, let alone several).

The protagonist in my story (who wasn’t shown my opening credits) is a young male, which is a stereotype used in pretty much all movies, no matter what the genre. If I was to continue with my media product, the male would be shown as being brave and heroic.

Who would be the audience for your media product?

I decided that the target audience for my thriller would be young adults, as this is the generic target market for movies of the thriller genre. I also chose this age group due to the fact that the majority of individuals who took part in my audience research task (the questionnaire) were of this age. Before creating the opening sequence, I looked into thrillers that were popular among young adults and what sort of plot they had (I found this easy to do as I am of the same age as my target audience, so it was easier for me to understand what they like / dislike about thrillers).

How did you attract/address your audience?

The main way that I attracted my target audience was by making the main characters of the same age. Both the protagonist and antagonist in my media product are young adults, which I think will help the movie to appeal to my target market more.

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

I have used two programmes during the production of my media; Photoshop and Premiere Pro.

My knowledge of Photoshop prior to this task was proficient, so I found it very easy to create the production page.

However, I had never used Premiere Pro before, so I was very unfamiliar with it; I had to watch a lot of YouTube videos in order to find out how to use the effects that I added in.

Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

First of all, I’ve definitely learned how to use more camera angles than just a mid-shot. Looking back and my prelim, 90% was filmed using a mid-shot, which just makes it boring and uninteresting. Whereas, in my final product, I tried to use as many different camera angles as was possible (e.g. extreme close up, upward tilt, etc.).

I have also learned how to use effects on Premiere Pro. In the prelim, there were no effects used (apart from a couple of gunshot sound effects that I added). But, in my final edit, I added lots of effects, such as filters and non-diegetic music.

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

An independent distributor would most likely distribute my media product due to the fact that it has unknown actors and was created with a very low budget.

I think that the New Line Cinema would distribute my movie, as in the past they have released a quite a few (successful) thriller movies, such as Se7en.

Thriller Openings Research Task

Lost Highway (David Lynch, 1997)

• dark lighting at start - only light is from cigarette. (low key) and when walking down hallway
• voice in [...] is mysterious - whispering, low.
• (high angle) pan of outside - no one around.
• mid/long shot of house shows no one is around
• no titles at all (long title sequence after)
• mise en scene - body language. his facial expresions are tense and nervous.

Planning the Titles

I decided to name my film 'Nineteen', as it fits with the plot.

For the title, I chose to use the font 'Caviar Dreams'. [insert sc of font. DON'T COPY IN !!]

For the credits, I will be using the font 'Geo Sans Light'. [insert sc of font. DON'T COPY IN !!]

I selected these fonts as they are both simple and easy to read.

Risk Assessment

All of my footage will be filmed in my house,