question 6

question 3&4

If our film was to be produced, it would be under a Working Title 2 (WT2) film for a British audience ages from 16-25 as this age group would be the most suitable audience involved in watching this type of psychological thriller. This film will be produced under Working Title 2 becuase of the production being based around a low budget. the film is mostly aimed at teenagers who are invloved in this type of situation and how they suffer from a mental illness that can convey their actions in a most negative way.

This is a students work to a opening of their own Thriller named 'Twisted' it has 2337 hits displayed on youtube with great positive feedback from the global audience. The story line is simular to ours being an obsessed man following a young girl in order to kidnap her. Seen as how this students film is so popular in the internet and has a simular storyline I believe that my thriller would be as succsessful if produced by a real film company. The camera shots and effects were intelligently portrayed which therefore engaged hundreds of people into watching this. In order to physically show the producers of WT2 my work, i would format it into a DVD and try to display it at a film festival or arrange an audition.

question 5

18 year old Jen, a fashion student at her first year of university has an intense interest in style, dance, hair and beauty alongside with fashionable image making and professional makeup. She studied Dance, Art, Psychology and fashion at her A-levels and passed with compulsive A’s in each subject. She lives in West London in an apartment with her friend Sam which is also a fashion student in the same university. Jen can often be found in exclusive night-clubs, especially on Friday and Saturday nights. On these nights, Jen can indulge in drinking alcohol but is not a regular alcohol consumer throughout the working week, nor does she smoke. She works in a performing arts theatre school as a dance teacher to teenagers from the age 13-17.

Due to her exceptional organisation and leadership skills, she has already been promoted to assistant manager of the organisation for Talented Teenagers Youth Centre. She has an interest in thriller films, particularly psychological and crime thrillers. She enjoys these particular thrillers as it often contains complex storylines which require concentration to understand and also creates suspense. Jen often carries her off the shoulder big bag which she takes with her to work and university. In her bag the following was found: Chanel Chance Perfume, Vaseline, Dior Lip-Gloss, black ‘Stop Knife Crime’ wrists band, keys for Golf GTI, a Oyster card, DVD’s of the films ‘Save The Last Dance’, ‘Devil wears Prada’ and ‘The Ring’, a student ID card, a book called ‘The Child Called It’, a notepad with her drawn chorography’s, mint flavour chewing-gum, a white iPhone with a see-through case, sketched pictures of designer trousers and tops for young women, a set of black and white Adidas tracksuits and a plain t-shirt with black Adidas trainers, a purse that includes two different debit cards from two different banks, Lloyd's TSB and HSBC, a Halifax savings account card, a picture of her boyfriend and younger brother, receipts from Top Shop, River Island and Selfridges with £120 cash.

PITCH

Q2 representation

JAY

STONE










The first still is an image of 'Stone' representing the early youth steroetype of teenage boys in London. Some elements of Mise En Scene was used to portray this clearly to the audience. Examples such as his costume being based around the design of a 'Thug'; hoodies, tracksuits and baggy clothes, represents his Ghetto and mentally depressed character. His 'Stone' tatoo on his neck also shows that he is known by a nick name rather than his real name which therfore expresses his rebellious lifestyle. The character 'Stone' is similar to the chatacter 'Jay' in Adulthood. They both have similar lifestyles trapped within the 'Gutter'

The character 'Stone' is similar to the character 'Jay' in ‘Kidulthood’ and ‘Adulthood’. They both have similar lifestyles trapped within the 'Gutter'. Jay is known for playing urban, streetwise characters on stage and screens. He is an aggressive and tense character and also finds every way to get what he wants from any situation, even if this includes illegal activities. He also has a stereotype of a 'Thug' teenager in London that is most likely to have act against anti-social behaviour.

The second still is an image of 'Ebony' which is a typical stereotype of a girl from an upper-class rich background being interested in her education and family. She has a highly represented status compared to Stone and is able to handle almost every situation with her money. Ebony being a very passive and warm hearted girl is almost gullible to everything. Mise En Scene elements such as her designer Gucci bag and her sense of fashion shows that she is a young girl that doesn't really understand a world which is different from hers and therefore struggles to socialise with people that are not up to her standards.

Evaluation Q.1 In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

e opening of our title sequence and The Shining title sequence is similar as they both have many establishing shots to set the location. Moreover, our sequence shows the location to be a nice, modern setting where it seems 'jolly' and 'cool'. However, the story which follows is nothing like this which is a direct comparison to The Shining where the opening sequence shows beautiful mountain roads and a natural setting which also seems positive but we know that the story line does not support this.

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Evaluation Q.7 Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

Since our preliminary task which involved us filming someone walking through a door. Back then we realised that the lighting was dark so the filming wasnt clear also our tripod wasnt stable which resulted the shot to be uneven. Comparing to the shot in our final production which also involved someone walking through a door we now have realised how to make the shot clearer and so we made the shot even better by better lighting, the tripod in a stable position.







The match cut preliminary task also involved an over the shoulder shot however we found that there was too much empty space in the frame. In addition, our final production, there was another over the shoulder shot which was very similar to our preliminary task. But now, we made sure the frame was equal and there was no empty spaces, and the intention was focused on what was happening.

Evaluation Q.8 Audience Feedback and comment

Skills Audit: Soundtrack Pro

Soundtrack Pro; helped me to discover the use of different sounds to produce a soundtrack being thriller-like that causes tension and suspense. I experimented with a range of different sounds between Jazz and orchestral to distorted and electrical adding effects to keep this up beat. I added a woman's breathing noise while 'Ebony' is being chased in the tunnel by 'Stone'. Placing this sound was rather difficult to keep the actual movement of 'Ebony' in time in order to portray this clearly to the audience. The low drones that I also added, allows the piece to sound rather dramatic. This is one of the main effects that is used to create suspense within a thriller. I then dragged my chosen sounds to the Soundtrack Pro timeline and increased or decreased lengths according to how i wanted my piece to sound.

Health and Safety and Camera

In class, i learnt how to handle and operate a professional JVC camera. I also learnt how to set up and store the tripod properly alongside handling camera apparatus safely. I was shown how to insert a charged battery into the battery compartment of the camera. removing the battery without damaging the camera was also very important. i was taught how to turn the camera on and discover all the operating buttons such the record button etc. I also learnt how to focus the cameral, (manual focus) how to watch what i have recored and how to adjust the camera image according to how bright my surroundings are. as well as learning the functions of a professional, i learnt how to place the camera firmly on top of the tripod adjusting it to various heights on order to meet my filing needs. At first, placing the camera onto the tripod was quite difficult but then I improved on how to do so by sliding the camera into place and hearing a clock (also tightening a screw to make sure the camera is absolutely safe.) This made it easier for the camera to move left, right, up and down. Then I continued to experiment with different types of filming.

I also learnt how to insert and eject a memory stick where all the filming is saved. before filming our piece, we were given two memory cards; A and B which therefore gave us enough space to save our filming onto. We were told that memory cards may not work when inserted into the camera due to the card being locked therefore we were shown how to unlock it in order to save the recorded footage. We was also shown the available memory card space left on the camera which informed us on the available recordings we can carry out furthermore. We eventually saved all our footage on the video drive including, Soundtrack Pro, Final Cut Pro and Live Type.

The Health and Safety aspects:

• If we are filming in bad weather conditions, we were told to use an umbrella to prevent the camera from getting wet or damaged.
• Before going out to film, we were told to make sure we carry charged batteries and the correct equipments to work with.
• Always close the lens of the camera.
• To make sure the camera is firmly fixed on the tripod.
• To be careful in what to press in order to prevent changing any menu settings.
• To take absolute care of the equipment.

Storyboard

Title Sequence

The title consists of the following information:

• The title of the film (DEXTER)
• The names of the actors/actresses
• The names of the individuals in the production team

The title sequence for ‘Dexter’ clearly indicates a film based under a Psychological/ Horror Thriller. The layout of the different pictures within the image represents a secretive structure which attracts the audience’s attention and engages them to watch the film. The small prints of the different images makes the title seem complicated but serious which therefore helps to relate the film to its original genre; a Thriller.

The caps lock effect on the font connotes a stronger and a bolder style which outlines the figure of the title in a clearer way and emphasis on the letters also by using the colours red, white and yellow to present this effectively. This title sequence also helps to attract more of a male audience rather than a female scene as the pictures are rather disturbing and anti-feminine. The titles appear in different times and having various placing in the frame makes the whole sequence a more interesting and a suspicious piece. The names of the actors are presented in an attractive way being noticed almost the same quality as the pictures printed in the background, which therefore helps the audience to understand each actor has an important role within a particular scene and event during the film.

Suspense is cleverly exposed in this type of title sequence. The pictures within the image is not quite obvious which therefore leaves the audience in a mysterious situation that places thoughts about what type of storyline would be dressed in the film to support the whole sequence.

This type of title sequence can be classified as being very extraordinary in a way where it replaces reality into curiosity for example, in the seventh picture where the inside of an orange is stuffed with bleeding flesh and is rubbed against a sharp surface. The same way where the fifth picture questions if the rapidly torn dented scratches are on human flesh or on animal meat. The first picture however is a spider crawling on a mans arm, using extreme close-up to inform the audience in what it is. This picture could be placed first to the reason where it is designed to create a feeling of goose-bumps adrenalin around the body before the film begins. The last picture being a man having an emotion vulgarly displayed on his face creates a troubled tension that can possibly indicate the film should be watched intently until the last scene. The last scene can be described as the main section of the film because the name of the writer Clyde Phillips is presented to be the final actor in the sequence.

Many close-ups and extreme close-ups are used within this image to emphasise the meaning and the short story of each picture. Basic information is fed to the audience by this way, with the art of not spoiling the spell of the film.

This title appealed to me because it has an extremely psychotic storyboard presentation, leaving the audience distinctly worried about the abnormal shots in the pictures which therefore makes the title not clearly perceived in mind and insists on wanting to watch it.

Aylin's sound track

Match Cut Prelim

Story board- Aylin the main character is a bully who enteres the room, where her class mate is sitting doing her work. As soon as Aylin enteres the room her class mate stops her work and immediately turns away from her work and looks at Aylin. Aylin walks in very slowly and sits next to he frigtented class mate, which she then chucks her work onto the floor and asks her to pick it up. Her class mates feels intimidated and reacts to Aylins intructions.

The match cut we used was when aylin walks into the room and we get a match cut of her class mates reaction.

MATCH CUT: Technical term for when a director cuts from one scene to a totally different one, but has objects in the two scenes "matched," so that they occupy the same place in the shot's frame

Mystery

This photograph shows two people involved in a mysterious situation, where each person is looking at different directions. The way the two people are set within the environment emphases a mysterious effect in the picture. The level set in the picture of the two people placed in a high and low angle can show difficulty and confusion with what both people are looking at therefore once again creates a mysterious tension. The frame is based within dark and dull colours being various tones of black, brown and cream this reinforces the face expressions of the two people and helps to show interest displayed in the picture. A medium close up was chosen to be used in this shot which furthermore helps to portray the purpose of the scene. The identified design of the walls being increasing horizontal lines widening almost outside the picture is a clear depiction of mystery as this can link in the mysterious direction the two people are staring intently at. The two people centred in the picture surrounded with the walls can show entrapment and anxiety which therefore leaves us with a considerable state of curiosity and mystery.