The film Jack the Ripper influenced our idea of making our film as it's based on actual events as many people are interested in him also the character creates mystery, but at the same time, it also gives a pre-conceived idea of what the film might be about. Both Jack the Ripper and our character kill females for unknown reasons, so this might make the audience question the film & to try to figure out why he is doing this which keeps them more entertained.
Our media product has applied to thriller conventions and theories by Noel Carroll's theory, The Question Answer Model, as the sequence, we have tried to make the audience question what they are seeing like Who is the guy? How did he escape? And who will find the victims items?
Q2. How does your media product represent particular social groups?
This could represent "stereotypical" criminals as his appearance portrays this, through his sternful agressive facial expression. Also his clothes are very simplistic and toned down, this focuses more on his looks than the background. This could make the audience realise that this man is the killer through the masculine male criminal stereotype as in many films this look has also been explored. Also the low angle could show the superiority of the male character, this connotes that men have the control and power in society not just in modern times but also in the past.
In our film we are representing the young females of the modern age and how they are affected by crimes. Once again, these were chosen because of stereotypes, as these females look like the typical innocent, vulnerable girls who can't defend themselves. Also they were chosen because they look like normal and average so this could represent the females. It's also a thriller convention that the victims are female because males are seen to be able to look after themselves, whilst women are helpless. The helpless women makes us feel the need to bond with those characters, to try and protect them from future harm. However it does break normal conventions because recently in the modern era, women have came out top as 'the final girl', even though this convention is generally more expressed in the horror genre, the idea has been expressed more frequently recently. The picture presented below could portray the women as strong and independant, yet we don't know whether they will overpower the criminal or not. This is one of the basic conventions as we constantly want the audience to ask questions about the sequence.
Q3. What kind of media institute might distribute your media product and why?
The type of institution that would distribute my media production would be Film4, for the fact that this media institution distributes independent films made by independent film makers. Also because this has a wide target audience, more people would watch it therefore giving them more publicity. ( www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/film_distributing) Even though it doesn't personally distribute media products, it does give advice on where to look and what can make a low budget film successful to it's distributors. Our film could be distributed by the company Snowfall Films ( http://www.snowfallfilms.com/ ) as they are interested in low budget films. Also http://www.iofilm.co.uk/ - "Distribution consultant Peter Broderick says filmmakers should consider new strategies for distributing their films to avoid future disappointment".
Q4. Who would be the audience for your film?
My target audience would mostly consist of teenagers, as the storyline is based around them & the majority of the actors are teenagers so this could make them relate to the characters through modern times making it seem more realistic. Males are most likely to be interested than females, as through research, they normally prefer the thriller genre and because the main character is male they can connect more. However females can relate as well as females because of society are generally more concerned about defending themselves if anyone attacks them, this could make them intrigued to watch it, as the title sequence implies this man only goes for women, therefore there might be a female hero at the end. We also chose teenagers as our target audience, as they are more likely to be the ones to go to the cinemas and watch it, as the majority have more time on their hands than an adult with a full time job. Also we needed audience feedback to find out what people want to watch and the majority of people we asked were teenagers, so the film suggested is from a teenagers viewpoint of what a good film would be.
Q5. How did you attract/address your audience?
The audience said that our films strengths were the actors & the way it was edited, as it ran smoothly due to continuity. They also mentioned the sound used gave a good effect because the background music stopped while the asynchronous played. The narrative structure was clear as they understood what was going on in the sequence however our weaknesses were about the typography as white font ran over a white background so it was hard to see. Due to this audience feedback, we made the necessary adjustments to make it better.
Q6. What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
Throughout using the editing software, I have learnt numerous things about how to create a film, using specific techniques. I have learnt how to create black video, to place at the start and in places throughout the film. Our title is placed at the end of the film, in order to keep the audience in suspense. We used a razor tool in order to cut different parts of the film out, and to cut down the music in order, to make it fit with the final product. Numerous titles were used during the film, and were placed at a clear distance apart from each other, in order to make it look more professional. I have also learnt how to use the XM2, this helped me realise how important lighting is in a sequence and the variety of ways you can shoot an angle.
Q7. Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learned in the progression from it to the full product?
I have learnt a variety of new skills as I've progressed from my preliminary task to my AS Media Thriller sequence, not just through using the technology but also learning the new media termonology.
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