4) Who would be the target audience for your media product?

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

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

AS Media Coursework Evaluation Q6 on Prezi

5) How did you attract/address your audience?

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

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

1) In what ways does my media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products

My title sequence is based on a number of different real media products, within the Action/ Thriller genre. The use of props and camera angles, alongside the appropriate music soundtrack, all collide to make my product seem more and more like an actual movie. Of course the quality of the product cannot compare to that of blockbuster movies, however the basics are all very similar.
An action/thriller movie must have essence of enigma and proairetic codes, and I have done my best to show this in my text, through a wide range of shots and angles, such as close-ups and low angle shots of objects such as a bloodstained knife.
In title sequences of common thrillers, the theme is constant throughout those few minutes of the movie, in which many relevant events occur, and this theme is expected to reoccur throughout the rest of the movie, and acts as a way of setting the tone for the rest of the film, and allow the audience to see that each part does relate, making it more enjoyable for the viewer to watch.
From the pictures I have located from the internet based on a thriller-related search, there are many films that contains similar aspects to that of mine, for example knives, secrecy and suspicion. My title sequence contains a knife, provided as an insert, then a prop that is handled by the main character. The suspicion can be found in the shots with both the main character and the body of the dead man, as the audience is uncertain whether he really is the murder, or he could be a witness and he's just cleaning his house after the incident. this is all left to the imagination of the audience, until later in the film when the situation will most likely be explained. The secrecy is the fact that the main character has obviously made no attempt to contact emergency services, whether its for an ambulance for the man, who may not actually be dead, or the police as it is quite obviously a crime scene, indicating that he is in fact the killer.

Little information is given about the 2 characters, allowing minds of the audience, who are interested in and frequently watch thriller-based movies, to feel as if events like this can occur everyday, in any household, for any valid reason of excuse to kill. The viewer wants to continue watching to find out the reasons and be informed about scenarios where similar events could happen in real life, projecting fear and suspense towards the viewer, which is the overall aim of the thriller genre.

Many action/thriller plots include a hero, not like Superman, but an 'ordinary' individual who has the ability to see a task through and solve the problem that the plot has created, e.g. Harry Brown. My title sequence does not answer any questions for this very reason, as there could be absolutely any possible idea for a plot to follow the first 2 minutes, that the audience will wish to stay seated and find out what happens.
In many cases, the 'good guy' does not win, in fact it is a common nature of thriller texts to actually make the 'bad guy' succeed, as it is unexpected when compared with films from most other genres. This can reflect real life, and it brings in the debate about justice. I wanted my title sequence to reflect this aspect of real media products, as it could be an example of the 'bad guy' winning, who in this case would be the main character, and the dead body could be a 'good guy' who has already lost.
This leads to another possible outcome of what the actual film will be about. Perhaps it is a flashback, and the events leading up to it are what the film basically it. This could be seen as a development of the thriller genre and general media products, as it contains aspects of many different areas of the fictional world of the text, with lots of possibilities for what the outcome will be.

AS Coursework Title Sequence

Lighting and other aspects

My title sequence is going to be filmed in the evening, which at this time of year is about 5:30. The main character has just arrived home from work, and it is dark outside, making the room much darker than normal when he enters it. So he turns on the light, making it easy for him to navigate around the kitchen, avoiding kicking the dead body on the floor of a man he killed before he went to work the previous morning.

The title sequence is going to be filmed using a standard video camera, and a tripod, which will be used throughout the majority of the film, as it was a major part of why my last film was a failure. It enables steady filming, without the hand held look.

The sound of the camera is not of the greatest quality, however there is no script in the title sequence, therefore there is no talking, so most of the sound will come from sound effects and music/themes added later using Adobe PremierPro.

Health & Safety

My title sequence is set in my friend's house, and we will be filming in the kitchen. Kitchens contain many health and safety violations, such as sharp objects e.g. knives, which we will be using as a prop for the opening sequence.

We must be careful when handling the object because it can be very dangerous if used inappropriately.

Furthermore the kitchen surface can be slippery if liquid is spilt and may cause a serious injury, therefore we will have to make sure that the surface is clean before filming.

Costume and Props

Here is a list of the clothes the cast will be wearing, as well as props that will be used:

• Blood - red food dye - from a supermarket, estimated £2 max.

• Knife - kitchen knife - from home

Main Character's Clothing - Frustrated Businessman look

White Shirt

Victims' Clothing - Casual look - 

- varied but related to fashion of target audience
- Hoody
- Plain t-shirt
- Jeans

Basic Storyline

The main character in my title sequence is a frustrated businessman, who has just arrived home from work. He is wearing a shirt and a tie to show this. He enters the kitchen, slams the door, keeping with the mood of the situation, turns on the light and makes his way over to the toaster. He puts the toaster down, then glances to the worktop where there is a blood covered knife which he left there this morning. He hastily attempts to clean it in the sink, at which point a high angle shot is used, along with short focus which then turns to a focus pull, when the dead body of a man is revealed behind him, on the floor. After the knife is cleaned, he feels relieved, raising his hands to his head and brushing them through his hair. As he is about to leave the kitchen, he is stuck in a situation of what to do about the body, as a police siren can be heard outside in the distance.

Time Management

Okay, so today is the 13th January, and I have until the 28th to come up with something amazing, and I am going to crack on with it straight away. I am sketching my storyboard as we speak, and I already have a list of actors willing to be involved, all that is left is the official items to be put into my blog.

13/1/11 - Planning :

Scripting 

Storyboard

Casting

20/1/11 - Filming

21/1/11 - Editing :

Upload to OnLocation/PremierePro

Edit film

Add effects

Starting Again

My original film was a failure, as many features were not included, specific to that of the thriller genre. Therefore I am making a new film, this time on my own, in an attempt to make an improvement on a U grade. My new title sequence will include as many aspects of a thriller film as possible, with use of proairetic codes and enigma codes, and specifically ways to build up tension, without showing a basic film clip, which was the case in my original film. I promise my new title sequence will be a big improvement!