Thursday, 26 April 2012
Evaluation Activity 5:How do you attract/address your audience?
My media production thriller opening "the watcher" attracts a similar audience to most thrillers, because it has some eerie, suspense building scenes such as the point of view shots from ‘the watcher’ who is following Tovia as she walks through the woods, but keeping his distance by tracing her steps amongst the bushes, which some of the younger audiences might find disturbing.
My production attracts audiences of the older teen/ early adult generation because of the mystery behind the story of the watcher, also the fact that the actors involved (louis pring & tovia balo) are a similar age to the audience being captured would find it easy to relate to the mixture of feelings that would be running through tovias head as she Is being franticly followed by a mysterious character through the woods,. characters such as, Naomi Watts in king kong would be feeling similar emotions of stress and exhaustion when she is running through the forest from 'king kong'.
for example in King Kong, Naomi fits the gender stereotype of a young female victim, because of the weakness and vulnerability she shows towards the 'king kong', similarly, Tovia (the teenage girl) is the danzel in distress which is common amongst thrillers because women can be seen as weaker and much more vulnerable than males.
The fact that the two people in the opening of our production are teenagers may cause the opening to be more attractive to a teenage audience because they will find it much easier to put themselves into a similar position and relate to the feelings of distraught and confusion that must be going through Tovia's head whilst being followed from a distance and being unable to escape the ongoing chase between 'the watcher' and her. Also the fact that Louis (the dead teenage boy) is wearing a hoodie matches the typical stereotype of teenagers nowadays. This is also seen as an item of clothing that can be linked to a typical criminal because it is difficult to reveal someones identity when they are covering their head with a hoodied jacket. This creates more mystery and enigma throughout the production.
Evaluation Activity 4:Who would be the audience for your media product?
The typical/ suitable audience for my media production would be 15+ because similar to most thriller movies, it has some eerie, suspense building scenes such as the point of view shots from ‘the watcher’ who is following Tovia as she walks through the woods, but keeping his distance by tracing her steps amongst the bushes which some of the younger audiences might find disturbing.
Friday, 20 April 2012
Thursday, 19 April 2012
Directors Commentory Speech
- We have used the Miramax logo with a green effect at the start which creates more of an impact as well as a sound effect. Our logo is white on a black background and it fades in and out like the rest of our titles which are shown as full screen titles throughout the opening.
- The pace of editing starts out quite slow as everything appears calm
- Our location starts out along a path but as the opening goes on she becomes more surrounded by trees in a wood as it makes Tovia look more secluded and creates more tension as she appears far away from any help. This makes her appear more vulnerable and makes the audience think that she is the victim.
- Tovia wears feminine clothes (skirt and top) which emphasises the typical character type of a damsel in distress. She carries a bag which has no particular function however creates realism because if she was walking from one place to another she would probably be carrying a bag.
- The overall story of our thriller is that someone is following this girl and she realises but there is a twist as she comes across a body. The girl knows that the killer of the boy and the identity of the person following her may be linked.
- The lighting in thriller genres is often chiaroscuro suggesting a tense and negative atmosphere. The lighting in our opening has been made darker when we edited it to create more atmosphere and associate more with the thriller genre.
- The titles we have chosen are black and white which link to Strauss’ binary oppositions of good and evil and also life and death
- We have tried to create a variety of shots including match on action- going over the style, walking past the camera, also long shots, medium shots and close ups of Tovia’s face to show her emotion and fear and to make the opening more interesting.
-the pace starts to increase as she realises someone is following her and is very fast by the end as she comes across the dead body. The fast pace is to emphasise the tension and the panic felt by the girl and also the fact that she starts running so as she increases speed so does the editing.
- The wood is a suitable setting as there is a dead body and a wood may be somewhere you would leave a dead body.
-The opening creates mystery and the question of: who is the killer? And also: who was following her and why? The opening helps the audience identify the girl as a victim however she is not killed in the opening. It does this by making her appear scared and presenting her as a typical damsel in distress.
- The thriller genre often contains much mystery and tension in the opening scene, creating questions to be answered in the rest of the film. Thrillers often contain chase sequences; like in our opening and also crimes (murder of the boy).
- Our main title ‘the watcher’ at the end is white on black too and is in the font stencil. ‘The watcher’ is the title of our film due to the idea of someone following her and the mystery surrounding ‘the watchers’ identity.
- The pace of editing starts out quite slow as everything appears calm
- Our location starts out along a path but as the opening goes on she becomes more surrounded by trees in a wood as it makes Tovia look more secluded and creates more tension as she appears far away from any help. This makes her appear more vulnerable and makes the audience think that she is the victim.
- Tovia wears feminine clothes (skirt and top) which emphasises the typical character type of a damsel in distress. She carries a bag which has no particular function however creates realism because if she was walking from one place to another she would probably be carrying a bag.
- The overall story of our thriller is that someone is following this girl and she realises but there is a twist as she comes across a body. The girl knows that the killer of the boy and the identity of the person following her may be linked.
- The lighting in thriller genres is often chiaroscuro suggesting a tense and negative atmosphere. The lighting in our opening has been made darker when we edited it to create more atmosphere and associate more with the thriller genre.
- The titles we have chosen are black and white which link to Strauss’ binary oppositions of good and evil and also life and death
- We have tried to create a variety of shots including match on action- going over the style, walking past the camera, also long shots, medium shots and close ups of Tovia’s face to show her emotion and fear and to make the opening more interesting.
-the pace starts to increase as she realises someone is following her and is very fast by the end as she comes across the dead body. The fast pace is to emphasise the tension and the panic felt by the girl and also the fact that she starts running so as she increases speed so does the editing.
- The wood is a suitable setting as there is a dead body and a wood may be somewhere you would leave a dead body.
-The opening creates mystery and the question of: who is the killer? And also: who was following her and why? The opening helps the audience identify the girl as a victim however she is not killed in the opening. It does this by making her appear scared and presenting her as a typical damsel in distress.
- The thriller genre often contains much mystery and tension in the opening scene, creating questions to be answered in the rest of the film. Thrillers often contain chase sequences; like in our opening and also crimes (murder of the boy).
- Our main title ‘the watcher’ at the end is white on black too and is in the font stencil. ‘The watcher’ is the title of our film due to the idea of someone following her and the mystery surrounding ‘the watchers’ identity.
Evaluation Task 2: How Does Your Media Product Represent Particular Social Groups?
How Does Your Media Product Represent Particular Social Groups?
My media production represents a teenage boy who is found lying amongst the leaves dead, also the typical vulnerability of a teenage school girl, through the use of costume, make up, the role she plays and certain 'stereotypical' characteristics, such as the frantic, vulnerable actions and paths tovia chooses to take as she is being followed by a mysterious character through the woods,. characters such as, Naomi Watts in king kong, Janet Leigh in Psycho, Kate Winslet in the titanic,also Kirsten Dunst in Spider-Man 2. for example in King Kong, Naomi fits the gender stereotype of a young female victim, because of the weakness and vulnerability she shows towards the gorilla, similarly, Tovia (the teenage girl) is the danzel in distress which is common amongst thrillers because women can be seen as weaker and much more vulnerable than males, she shows this towards 'the watcher' by trying to run away and hide, instead of standing her ground until he/she reveals there self, this makes the audience feel immediate guilt and empathy for her, it also allows them to sympathise with her more.
The fact that the two people in the opening of our production are teenagers may cause the opening to be more attractive to a teenage audience because they will find it much easier to put themselves into a similar position and relate to the feelings of distraught and confusion that must be going through Tovia's head whilst being followed from a distance and being unable to escape the ongoing chase between 'the watcher' and her. Also the fact that Louis (the dead teenage boy) is wearing a hoodie matches the typical stereotype of teenagers nowadays. This is also seen as an item of clothing that can be linked to a typical criminal because it is difficult to reveal someones identity when they are covering their head with a hoodied jacket. This creates more mystery and enigma throughout the production.
The fact that the two people in the opening of our production are teenagers may cause the opening to be more attractive to a teenage audience because they will find it much easier to put themselves into a similar position and relate to the feelings of distraught and confusion that must be going through Tovia's head whilst being followed from a distance and being unable to escape the ongoing chase between 'the watcher' and her. Also the fact that Louis (the dead teenage boy) is wearing a hoodie matches the typical stereotype of teenagers nowadays. This is also seen as an item of clothing that can be linked to a typical criminal because it is difficult to reveal someones identity when they are covering their head with a hoodied jacket. This creates more mystery and enigma throughout the production.
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