How did you attract /address your audience:
One of the main ways in which we attracted our audience was by using actors of a younger age in order to try and attract the same aged audience. Another way we attracted our target audience was by using themes that our commenly used in films of that age range.
What I've learnt about technologies:
One of the new technologies we have learnt about is the imovie program. We had to use this to edit all of the shots together. We also used it to add any other little bits of editing we used such as titles and transactions. Another form of new technology we have used is the digital video cameras for filming the opening film. We realised that the cameras were capable of much more than we first realised, there were settings on the camera that enabled to change things such as brightness which enabled us to change the lighting appearance for certain scenes where we couldnt get the lighting right in the factory.
Wednesday 18 March 2009
Tuesday 17 March 2009
Evaluation 3
Lighting:
Because we were a low budget company we didnt have the money and resources to create professional lighting so we used our knowledge of the layout of lights in the factory to create what he had envisioned. The low key lighting creates fear and tension as in the dark, people become very vulnerable as they are unaware of their surroundings. The shot where the character walks from darkness to light creates a silohette, a clever shot used in many thrillers such as when Freddie Kruger is introduced in 'Nightmare on Elm Street'. It creates a feeling of a mystery about the situation as you can see the character but not clearly, a metaphor for not seeing the whole picture.
Who would watch the Film?
The film was aimed at people aged between 15 and 24 years, this was mainly because of the themes that were involved in the plan for the film. Films that are aimed at this particular age group usually contain themes such as comedy, romance, horror, murder etc. Most of the the themes we used fell into this category. Therefore we decided to aim it at this age group, also that group is the most popular cinema going group.
Media Institution Distributions:
As we are a low/no budget company it would be proposterus to think that it could achieve the same status that higher budget films achieve such as cinema showings and DVD's. It would be much more realistic to assume that institutions such as 'MySpace', 'Facebook', 'Bebo', 'YouTube' and other online sharing sites would distribute our thriller on their pages. Many people post short films on the internet and though not earning money they are still earning recognition which can then lead to actual filming jobs. The sites would be perfect for our film as it costs nothing to post a video on the internet, so our non-existant budget wouldn't be affected.
Because we were a low budget company we didnt have the money and resources to create professional lighting so we used our knowledge of the layout of lights in the factory to create what he had envisioned. The low key lighting creates fear and tension as in the dark, people become very vulnerable as they are unaware of their surroundings. The shot where the character walks from darkness to light creates a silohette, a clever shot used in many thrillers such as when Freddie Kruger is introduced in 'Nightmare on Elm Street'. It creates a feeling of a mystery about the situation as you can see the character but not clearly, a metaphor for not seeing the whole picture.
Who would watch the Film?
The film was aimed at people aged between 15 and 24 years, this was mainly because of the themes that were involved in the plan for the film. Films that are aimed at this particular age group usually contain themes such as comedy, romance, horror, murder etc. Most of the the themes we used fell into this category. Therefore we decided to aim it at this age group, also that group is the most popular cinema going group.
Media Institution Distributions:
As we are a low/no budget company it would be proposterus to think that it could achieve the same status that higher budget films achieve such as cinema showings and DVD's. It would be much more realistic to assume that institutions such as 'MySpace', 'Facebook', 'Bebo', 'YouTube' and other online sharing sites would distribute our thriller on their pages. Many people post short films on the internet and though not earning money they are still earning recognition which can then lead to actual filming jobs. The sites would be perfect for our film as it costs nothing to post a video on the internet, so our non-existant budget wouldn't be affected.
Evaluation 2
Music:
The music we used in our production was used to build up tension in the piece and to emphasize certain key parts in the thriller opening. Rather than the fast paced music of such thrillers, such as 'Speed', we opted for the more mysterious thought provoking music heard in openings like 'The Interpreter' and 'Silence of the Lambs'. The reasoning behind this was simply because it suited our piece more as it wasnt fast paced, therefore fast paced music would not have fit aswell. Also as we were a low/no budget production company we used the internet source of http://www.freesound.org/ to obtain music and sounds for our piece.
Character Representation:
The first two characters we see are the owner of the factory and a worker of the factory. The first one we see is the owner who ends up being murdered. The first character, the victim, is dressed smartly to show he is higher status over the other character and that he also owns the factory. He is the one asking the questions about the business and shipping their stock out. This represents this character as the one who's in charge and making sure the audience knows that he is higher up in the ranks for the business. The other character is dressed in a normal working mans uniform, which is mainly just casual clothes. We did this to show the difference from the status and to show which characters do what for the business.
Social Groups:
The minor character of the factory worker represents the working class. Stereotypical factory workers wear low budget clothing such as tracksuit bottoms and/or sports gear. This is why the character of the factory working was wearing such clothing as it creates a feeling of verisimilitude. The factory boss is represented in the way he is dressed and in his actions. He is dressed in a smart sweater and a collarred shirt combination with black trousers, instantly making him seen as an authority figure. As he confidently strides round the factory and is also working his way to lock the factory up he is no standard worker. In many thriller films alot of the tension and suspense is created in not knowing who the killer is or what his face looks like such as in 'Halloween' and 'Phone Booth'. This is why the killer's identity in our piece is concealed as it creates suspense and in lehman's terms keeps the audience guessing. This represents a typical killer in a thriller film.
The music we used in our production was used to build up tension in the piece and to emphasize certain key parts in the thriller opening. Rather than the fast paced music of such thrillers, such as 'Speed', we opted for the more mysterious thought provoking music heard in openings like 'The Interpreter' and 'Silence of the Lambs'. The reasoning behind this was simply because it suited our piece more as it wasnt fast paced, therefore fast paced music would not have fit aswell. Also as we were a low/no budget production company we used the internet source of http://www.freesound.org/ to obtain music and sounds for our piece.
Character Representation:
The first two characters we see are the owner of the factory and a worker of the factory. The first one we see is the owner who ends up being murdered. The first character, the victim, is dressed smartly to show he is higher status over the other character and that he also owns the factory. He is the one asking the questions about the business and shipping their stock out. This represents this character as the one who's in charge and making sure the audience knows that he is higher up in the ranks for the business. The other character is dressed in a normal working mans uniform, which is mainly just casual clothes. We did this to show the difference from the status and to show which characters do what for the business.
Social Groups:
The minor character of the factory worker represents the working class. Stereotypical factory workers wear low budget clothing such as tracksuit bottoms and/or sports gear. This is why the character of the factory working was wearing such clothing as it creates a feeling of verisimilitude. The factory boss is represented in the way he is dressed and in his actions. He is dressed in a smart sweater and a collarred shirt combination with black trousers, instantly making him seen as an authority figure. As he confidently strides round the factory and is also working his way to lock the factory up he is no standard worker. In many thriller films alot of the tension and suspense is created in not knowing who the killer is or what his face looks like such as in 'Halloween' and 'Phone Booth'. This is why the killer's identity in our piece is concealed as it creates suspense and in lehman's terms keeps the audience guessing. This represents a typical killer in a thriller film.
Evaluation 1
Mise-en-scene:
The location of our thriller was actually at my dad's sock factory, but we filmed the actual piece in the storage section of the complex. The use of boxes arranged in rows with little room for movement conveys the idea of claustrophobia and tightly closed spaces. This was good for a thriller as playing on the fear of a phobia creates tension amongst the audience. Also as the set was owned by my dad we didnt have to pay anything to use the space needed. For props we decided that if someone was to be murdered it needed to be from a more physical up close and personal weapon. This is because they tend to strike up more fear than a weapon like a gun. Also as a hammer is used in industrial settings it raises many questions as the victim was supposed to be alone in the factory at the time and he's been killed by a weapon associated with his line of work.
Choice of Actors:
Because are group was a low budget production we had to use actors that would be free to work with. We used two of the members of our group, one of them being myself. We also chose to do the two actors that had acted in previous tasks so they had better experience of how the filming works or who do drama and know the basic acting skills. The two actors were also chosen because as they were in our group, which means therefore they would have to follow the shooting schedule anyway, this would make it easier to film and work as a team.
Choice of Colours:
The use of drab browns and greys in the piece was honestly just how the factory was set out. It helped as in the dark spaces there were barely visible colours. Also the dark colours could convey the darkness of the piece but in all fairness we didnt set out to show this so if that is how the audience interprets it then its a bonus for our groups work.
The location of our thriller was actually at my dad's sock factory, but we filmed the actual piece in the storage section of the complex. The use of boxes arranged in rows with little room for movement conveys the idea of claustrophobia and tightly closed spaces. This was good for a thriller as playing on the fear of a phobia creates tension amongst the audience. Also as the set was owned by my dad we didnt have to pay anything to use the space needed. For props we decided that if someone was to be murdered it needed to be from a more physical up close and personal weapon. This is because they tend to strike up more fear than a weapon like a gun. Also as a hammer is used in industrial settings it raises many questions as the victim was supposed to be alone in the factory at the time and he's been killed by a weapon associated with his line of work.
Choice of Actors:
Because are group was a low budget production we had to use actors that would be free to work with. We used two of the members of our group, one of them being myself. We also chose to do the two actors that had acted in previous tasks so they had better experience of how the filming works or who do drama and know the basic acting skills. The two actors were also chosen because as they were in our group, which means therefore they would have to follow the shooting schedule anyway, this would make it easier to film and work as a team.
Choice of Colours:
The use of drab browns and greys in the piece was honestly just how the factory was set out. It helped as in the dark spaces there were barely visible colours. Also the dark colours could convey the darkness of the piece but in all fairness we didnt set out to show this so if that is how the audience interprets it then its a bonus for our groups work.
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