What kind of media institution would distribute your product and why?

George and I answering the evaluation question

Final Product

This is Mine and Georges finished film (Blood Money)

Coursework Movie Evaluation Question 7

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

The filming of the preliminary was much easier compared to the filming of the final product. This is because with the final product we had to find locations, we had to create a shot list, script, draw u up a storyboard, cast actors, find props and organise a date and time on when we would shoot the film. The final product took up much more time to film because of the different shots we had to record and the different locations we had to film in. The preliminary however was much easier to film because it was shot in one location and there was no storyline to our clip therefore we did not need to film shots to show character emotion.

The editing process was much more laborious because we had more shots to cut and we had to edit them into sequence and find suitable sound track and music. With the preliminary we only had 7 shots that needed to be edited whereas our final product had several. Although this was due to the differentiation in length of the clips the final product was proven to be much more difficult to produce compared to the preliminary. 

Coursework Movie Evaluation Question 6

What have you leant about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

I have learnt several things about technology through my work with George on our film. I have learnt how to use a camera correctly, for example camera movement, camera angles and other forms of camera movement like tilt when filming. I have learnt how our film can be edited through the use of editing programs. George and I used Adobe première to edit our film. We learnt how fine cutting and constant gain edits can be used to make the film more professional and how it makes the film more fluid and continuous.

Once all of our work was near completion, George and I uploaded all of our work to our blogs on the website Blogger. Through the use of Blogger I have learnt that blogging is an easier way of publishing coursework. It makes it very accessible if I do not have my laptop with me. Work is easier to edit and you can add pictures, videos and website links very easily. George and I also used other websites that helped in the production of our film. 

One of them was Scribd. This website allowed us to transfer documents to our blogs rather than copy and pasting the text to the blog making it look more. This taught me how to keep my work neat and organised and look more professional. 

The other website George and I used was Wordle. This website created word maps. We used this to write out our options for movie titles. I learnt that through the use of this websites word map service it can be used to brainstorm and write several ideas on a colourful map. 

Coursework Movie evaluation question 5

How did you attract/address your audience?

We use iconography to attract a larger audience by including minor factors of other genre’s, namely: action and drama, with the thriller genre in order to attract a larger audience who are fans of action films and dramas. 

The presence of the pistol is iconography for the action genre, this will prompt fans of action films as they will see the pistol in the trailer and see that the film contains a feature that they find entertaining. The high level of emotional stress is iconography to the drama genre, this will attract a audience that like a film with very emotional characters, they will see this as the film and trailer would contain very emotional scenes which will catch their attention and show that the film has a detailed character. 

The target audience can relate to the film and the protagonist through the story line. The casting of a teenage protagonist will help our teenage audience to relate to the character. The way that the protagonist speaks and dresses is familiar to our target audience as they may dress in the same way or know someone who dresses in the same way. 

The use of mobile phones is familiar to the audience and a large majority can relate to the character at the start by waking up not knowing what has happened the night before, although their experience would have been in a different situation than the protagonists situation. 

Coursework Movie Evaluation Question 4

Who would be the audience for your media product?

Mine and Georges film was focused on audiences within the age range of 16 and above. Our film is also more male orientated because there are no female characters in our film and men are often more attracted to the thriller genre compared to some women. 

Our film could also attract secondary audiences. For example our film could attract action movie fans because of the gang crime reference. Our film would also attract drama movie fans because of the emotion the protagonist presents to the audience.

Overall our film would appeal to thriller movie fans because of the storyline, the references to gang crime and because all the characters are teenagers which is quite uncommon in thriller movies. 

Coursework Movie Evaluation Question 3

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

Our film would be co-produced by either BBC or Film 4 through some subsidy money through the BFI. This is because our film is aimed at a local national audience because it deals with British Issues. Our film will be released shortly after Christmas because our target audience are still on school holiday and no blockbuster films are released during this period of time because of awards season.

Our film will be released in art house cinemas only due to low budget. A small amount of money will be put towards marketing due to low overall budget. This film will be advertised through posters, a trailer on YouTube and a teaser at film festivals, because this is the cheapest way to release a trailer

Cinemas will only show our film for a small period of time. 

Once finished in the cinema our film will be broadcast over our films co-production TV channel. Lastly our film will only be released to British art-house cinemas and the co-production TV channel with perhaps a limited release to America. 

Coursework Movie evaluation question 2

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

 In our film sequence we represented young people in a stereotypical way. With the characters voice we decided that he would speak as a stereotypical chav as we think that this is the common stereotype of a working class teenager, although later in the film sequence this stereotype is challenged when the protagonist is seen entering a middle class house, suggesting that the protagonist is pretending to be someone he is not. The use of slang by the characters and the use of swear words also contribute to the starting stereotype of young people. 

The costume of the protagonist also contributes to the stereotype of young people as the protagonist as he Is wearing a tracksuit low down as some people think all young people do and the beanie. Again this stereotype is conflicted at the end of the sequence by the middle class house allowing room for the character to expand. Also the involvement with criminals is considered stereotypical of young people today.

Coursework Movie Evaluation Question 1

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

Mine and George’s film focuses on the genre thriller, because of the storyline. Our storyline is based on murder and the protagonist not knowing who killed the victim so our film strongly relates professional thriller films because of our storyline.  Our camera work also showed that our film was a thriller because there was some hand held camera work, short cuts and a large amount of close-up shots.

The mise-en-scene used in our film shows that our film is a thriller to the audience because; our film opens up in a garage with two young teenagers on the floor. The garage door is open which could leave the audience wondering why it has been left open and who put the two in the garage. Our main character also shows that our film is a thriller because throughout our short film the character is very confused and does not know what is going on due to the events that take place.

The editing in our film also clearly shows that our film is a thriller. This is because our film begins with a fade in and ends with a fade out. This adds mystery to the film and leaves the audience with a cliff hanger making them more curious as to what happens to the protagonist throughout the film

Lastly our film would relate to a thriller because it the title sequence our main title (Blood Money) is coloured with a white font and a red shadow as a blood effect. The main title also has an ellipsis showing that our film is mysterious. 

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Media Film Script

Media Coursework Film Script

Scene (1)

(Fade to Jamal and Drews feet, tracking shot from Jamal and Drew’s feet to a close up of the two characters faces. Drew is dead and covered in blood whilst Jamal lies on the floor passed out, with little blood on him and a gun in his hand. We cut to an establishing shot of the two and see that they are in a warehouse with very little inside. Cut to medium close up the two characters. Jamal begins to wake up.)

Jamal: (Rubbing his head) what the hell happened?

(Jamal slowly looks to his right to see Drew is lying dead next to him.)

Jamal: (Panicking) Drew…Drew…Drew! (Jamal notices the gun in his hand and aggressively throws it away) Drew…wake up man. Drew! Drew- Oh Fuck! (Jamal panicking grabs Drew and begins shaking him and trying to wake him up). (Slowly begins crying) Drew man…. (Yells) please wake up!

(Jamal grabs Drew and drags him over to a wall and begins crying)

Jamal: (Crying) I’m coming back man.

(Cut to a medium shot of Jamal leaving the warehouse. Begin tacking shot of Jamal running home transition to different locations to show journey home).

End Of Scene (1)

Scene (2)

(Cut from journey home to establishing shot of Jamal outside his house)

Jamal: (Panting whilst anxiously looking around) Okay…(Begins crying)

(Cut to Jamal entering his home. Still crying the camera cuts to a close up as he checks his mobile and sees a text from the character Kush. The text says ‘Oi mate check your messages’ Jamal checks his messages ant notices he has 4 new voicemails on his home phone from Kush)

(Cut to phone audio)

1^ST VM Distorted Voice of Kush: Oi Jamal what you do after the pub?

2^ND VM Distorted Voice of Kush: Hey, do you know what happened to Drew last night?

3^RD VM Distorted Voice of Kush: (More aggressive) Jamal man! What happened to Drew last night 

heard he got into some shit…pick up man!!

4^TH VM Distorted Voice of Kush: I know what you did some yutes saw you.

(Cut to title and theme song)

Media Coursework Film Breakdown

Media Coursework Film Breakdown.

Our story is about an orphan and ex-gang member called Jamal Jones who is currently studying law at university and he is only making ends meet for money problems.

his younger brother (Matty) gets put into jail but claims that he is innocent. Jamal does not believe him.

a loan shark (drew) who is also the ex-gangs leader and he tells Jamal that he knows about his current issue with is brother and is willing to help financially with his problem.

a week later after receiving the money drew sends him a package containing a pistol and a note saying 'you need to use this to get the money back'

he calls his old best friend Kush who is he right hand man to Drew. to discuss the current problem at a bar. he explains he issue and informs Kush he doesn't want to rob somewhere to get the money. when Kush leaves the bar Jamal stays ad keeps drinking.

The next day he wakes up in a warehouse with drew dead next to him with drews gun in his hand bu he does not remember anything. he has constant flashbacks about what happened last night. as a result he runs home and sees that he has 3 answer phone messages from Kush.

message one says 'hey its Kush where did you go after the bar?'

message two says 'have you seen Drew around and did you do the favour for him?'

message three says 'I know you did it some yutes saw you do it'

Media Film Shot List

Shot List (Media Film Coursework)
1.1A- Close up Shot (Feet Tracking Shot)

1.1B- Medium Shot (Characters lying down)

1.2- Establishing Shot (Warehouse)

1.3- Medium Shot (Jamal Wakes up)

1.4- Long Shot (Jamal Panicking)

1.5- Long Shot (Attempting to wake up Drew)

1.6- Medium Shot (POV Shots of Jamal looking at Drew)

1.7- Tracking Shot (Jamal dragging Drew towards wall)

1.8- Medium Close Up Shot (Jamal Looking at Drew)

1.9- Medium Shot (Jamal Leaving Warehouse)

2.0- Medium Shot that Pans to Long Shot (Jamal Running Away)

2.1- Establishing Shot (Jamals House)

2.3- Medium Shot (Jamal walking in and taking out his phone)

2.4- Extreme close up (Jamals text from Kush)

2.5- Tracking shot to over the shoulder (Jamal checking his Voicemail)

2.6- Close up shot (Jamals reaction to voicemail)

Media Film Story Line

our story is about an orphan and ex-gang member called Jamal Jones who is currently studying law at university and he is only making ends meet for money problems.

his younger brother (matty) gets put into jail but claims that he is innocent. Jamal does not believe him.

a loan shark (drew) who is also the ex-gangs leader and he tells Jamal that he knows about his current issue with is brother and is willing to help financially with his problem.

a week later after receiving the money drew sends him a package containing a pistol and a note saying 'you need to use this to get the money back'

he calls his old best friend Kush who is he right hand man to Drew. to discuss the current problem at a bar. he explains he issue and informs Kush he doesn't want to rob somewhere to get the money. when Kush leaves the bar Jamal stays ad keeps drinking.

The next day he wakes up in a warehouse with drew dead next to him with drews gun in his hand bu he does not remember anything. he has constant flashbacks about what happened last night. as a result he runs home and sees that he has 3 answer phone messages from Kush.

message one says 'hey its kush where did you go after the bar?'

message two says 'have you seen Drew around and did you do the favour for him?'

message three says 'I know you did it some yutes saw you do it'

Film Title Wall

Call Sheet

Trailer Title Sequence

My chosen trailer is from the thriller Vantage Point. Vantage Point is a film about the assassination of the President of the United States of America. The title sequence of this film is very unique and relates to the films story line in general. The use of the colour in the images makes them seem as if they are CCTV cameras  that have recorded the events that take place in the opening sequence (protests, cars driving the President in and the gun towards the end of the sequence).

The use of the different images such as the protesters and the sniper rifle towards the end of the sequence paint a canvas for the audience that shows them the story line and what they suspect could happen. But like all thriller films there is a twist.

Media Film Opening Sequence

Our Opening Sequence. Jamal Jones awakens in an empty warehouse covered in blood and holding a gun. Next to him is Drew who is dead and like Jamal covered in blood.

Jamal not knowing how this has happened panics and runs home.

Jamal gets home and checks his phone which has four new voice mails.

His first voice mail says 'Hey Jamal what did you do after the pub?'

His second voice mail says 'Hey Jamal do you know what happened to Drew?'

His third voice mail says 'Oi I heard Drew got into some trouble do you know what happened?'

His fourth voice mail says 'I know you did it some youts saw you'

End of opening sequence.

Camera Work

Camera Work

• There are different forms of camera work that effect the ways films are made

Camera work is broken down into four aspects. Shot Type, Angle, Focus and Camera Movement

Shot type is very important in film as it helps the audience understand both the characters and the setting they are in  through the use of different shot types.

The shot types in order are:

Extreme Long Shot:

This shot is usually used to signify where the character is and how certain other aspects may affect the character further into the film. An example is the train, this could be showing there is a scene in the film that involves a train.

Medium Shot

Medium shots are often used to show significance with a character and create a context to situate the character.

Close ups

Close up shots are often used in order to emphasize the characters emotions. it is also used to signify the importance that the character has in the story.

Angles

Low Angle

Low angles are used to create more superiority to the subject and add more physicality to him/her.

High Angle

High angles are used as the opposite of the low angles. They remove the superiority of a character and make them seem vulnerable and weaker.

Canted Angle

are often used to signify intoxication but in this still it is used to show disorientation

Camera Movement

Tracking shot

Tracking shots are often used to immerse the viewer in the narrative world.

Misfits Opening Analysis

The Misfits opening scene uses various aspects of mis-en-scene. It also shows very strong use of stereotyping.

The use of stereotyping is very obvious throughout the opening scene of this misfits episode. The first use of stereotyping that is noticable is the mixed race girl (Alisha) it stereotypes the way she dresses. the camera is always focused on her breasts and her general body. this is stereotyping the typical good looking girl being a slut.

The second character who is obviously stereotyped is the character Kelly. She is stereotyped in the way she looks and dresses her self. She is stereotyped as a chav because in the scene she is seen combing all her hair back and trying her best to look good.

The third character who is stereotyped is Curtis. He is show as an athlete throught the way he dresses and his visibly physical fitness. This is very stereotypical because in the real world african americans are often athletes are physically very well built. He is also very comfortable with his physicality. through this confindence it is quite predictable that Curtis would most likely be the sportiest out of the whole lot.

we only get short sightings of the rest of the characters at the very start of the scene but shortly after this when the dialogue starts the stereotyping of the characters is very obvious.

Overall though from that first scene it is very obvious that the enigma is a few youths doing community service.

After this scene we get a first look

Movie Still Analysis

This movie still from 'That's my boy' we see very different uses of mis-en-scene. The lighting is very naturalistic in the way it is used in this scene. By this I mean the lighting is perfect for the environment the two characters are in which is obviously a club of some sort. Costume tells us a lot about the characters in this scene. The character on the right is wearing an old fashioned grey blazer with a small checkered shirt that is tucked into to his jeans. The character on the left however is wearing a tight denim shirt that is tied around her stomach which is showing her bra. She is also wearing white short shorts. From anyone's perspective it is very obvious that the male character is the more mature and upper class character in this still from the way he dresses compared to the female character. It is hard to notice at first but the second sign the male character is definitely from the higher end of the social hierarchy is the fact that the female character is carrying two plates which could show she is a waitress.

The shot used in this still is definitely a medium/close-up shot. This is because we can see the two characters head to waist so their whole bodies are not showing. The background is also blurred so the camera is more focused on them showing that it is more a closeup rather then a medium shot but because both characters are in the shot this is could also be classed as a medium shot as well.

overall the use of mis-en-scene in this still helps the audience elaborate how certain aspects of mis-en-scene adapt the still into a story.

The Game Film Breakdown

The Game Film Breakdown



The game (Starring Michael Douglas and Sean Penn) is a film about a very successful investment banker called Nicolas Van Horton. Through Nicolas's success he has unfortunately been introduced to a lot of grief. He is almost absent from his ex-wife’s life and his younger brother Conrad (Sean Penn). He is almost in his own world that has quite a repetitive form. By this I mean every day to day activity that takes place in Nicolas's life is very dull and very over repetitive in a sense that he does these activities every single day in the same time frame. Overall Nicolas's life is very dull and does not have much of a meaning. The whole reason why Nicolas finds life so dull and meaningless throughout the film is mainly because he is haunted by the death of his father. He committed suicide on his birthday. In the film it is Nicolas’s birthday. He meets with his brother Conrad who gives him a gift voucher to a company called CRS (Consumer Recreational Services). In this scene Conrad explains that the company 'makes your life fun'. Nicolas later find out that his world has gone from bad to worse when he signs up for this 'game' and that is only the beginning.

The film definitely represents the genre thriller because there is a large amount of suspense and excitement throughout because the audience would want to understand why this is all happening to the protagonist (Nicolas Van Horton).

The Setting is very urban. This adds a big sense of insecurity from the audience’s perspective and adds a sense of anticipation but not so much that the audience know what is going to happen to the protagonist but that we know something will happen that will affect him throughout the story.

The investigation is always based around a puzzle or an enigma which in this case is CRS. Which again adds to the whole mystery side of the film.

In a thriller the hero (Nicolas Van Horton) is the only one who can reveal the truth and solve the enigma. Which in this case is shown quite well throughout the film because everyone is playing the game everyone he knows in the film is playing 'the game'.

Like the game all narrative will be solved by the end of the film. In the viewers perspective Nicolas finds out it really is just a game right at the end. He hints throughout the film that he knows it’s a game but not an actual game in the way it is presented in the end.

overall the game thoroughly relates to the conventions of a thriller. very good film.

Max Kelly

Movie Poster Annotation

Mise-En-Scene Stills

Setting- The general scenery behind the chracter appears to look quite worn down. This adds the effect of showing this character as quite a working class citizen. It is also noticable that the room the chracter is in is quite small but in a way quite alive. By this I mean that the poster adds a bit of life to this seemingly worn down bathroom.

It is also noticable that there is a shopping bag on the right of the character which again adds a feel to the whole working class sense of this specific character because it is unusual to have shopping bag n your bathroom.

It also noticable that there is what appears to be a worn down medical box. Like the shopping bag this adds a more naturalistic effect to this characters socio economic position. Overall the setting is used in this still to show audience the characters socio economic position.

Lighting- The use of black and white has effects on this still by making it seem quite authentic and unique. It is also unique because through the use of black and white we see more emotion being presented through the character. The use of black an white in a hypotheitcal sense adds more life to the still as well. By this I mean that if colour was used the poster of the beach in the background would be more eye catching then the character due to the bright colours that would be use din that poster.

Character & Costume- The character in this is presented in several ways through his posture, body language and costume. His posture shows the audience that he is quite firm and may as a character set himself objectives throughout the film.

His body language could show audiences that he is quite agressive in the way he is pointing at the audience with a gun shaped hand. He could also come across as quite intimidating. some audiences in say England would define stereotype this character and call him a 'chav' or a 'gangster' in other parts of the world.

finally this characters costume. His haircut has a major effect on how audiences could see this character. Skinheads are often defined as quite rough

Movie Opening Sequences

This opening sequence is by far my favourite. Its very unique and uses awesome camera work and who can forget the end to this sequence! I say that it is unique because it is  POV. I like this because it shows you the life of a bullet which obviously consists of only two things, Harming or injuring others. I also like how there are blackout scenes and then a new environment is introduced, for example you first see the bullet in the factory then you see it at a port with a soldier. from there opens up another dock scene but one with more light and in a way life to the scenery and finally we see the bullet being used to kill someone. This basically represents the bullet in a didactic sense and it teaches us that bullets are used to kill and nothing more.

The slow motion bullet is just jaw dropping EPIC!

Amazing film and very creative OS

The second opening scene I have chosen is from the film trainspotter. it opens with two guys (Ewan McGregor & Ewen Bremner) running from the police. they are made very obvious as thieves due to the DVD covers falling from their jackets. It is made very obvious in the first scene that Ewan is a drug addict from his facial features. for example his eyes are quite baggy and red and the way Ewan describes his life is very abnormal compared to a what you would hear from your average persons description. Overall I this OS very interesting and informative of what drugs do to your life. I will defintaely watch this film in the near future.

Jawock signing off.

Preliminary Film

Mine and Georges preliminary film