Draft Evaluation - Alex Pippard

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

 1. Use of Filter in Editing- When a film is being edited many people like to add a filter effect. This can create a tense and sombre mood. This effect can be used in many different types of films but is mainly used in thrillers for example it is occasionally used in the Bourne films. 

2. Use of Enigma- In our film to create enigma we decided to hide the identity of the Mob Manager. The second picture is the most revealing shot of him, this means it can confuse the audience as they are not sure who he is. Another shot was an extreme close up of his mouth which is similar to one used in the film Friday. 

3. Restricted and unrestricted narration - Restricted is where the audience know less about the film the the actual charaters themselves, for example if a chase occurred and the characters would know why it is taking place, however the audience would not. Unrestricted narrative is where the audience know the same as or more then the cast and characters.

Thrillers mainly use a restricted viewpoint, this keeps the audiences knowledge well balanced and entertained. We used a restricted narrative to raise questions and suspicion. Not only does it then build tension for the audience, it also makes them think and ask about what is about to happen.

4. Sound and editing - Sound is a huge part of a thriller film, it can either create huge suspense or it can frighten the audience, then two main ways of creating tension are firstly, to play music over a particular part of the film, and secondly, silence. Silence can work really well if the character is hiding or trying to escape. Editing is also as important, because, the way in what camera shots and angles are used and how appropriately ordered they are. Each shot and angle can create the perfect viewing point for suspense and tension, or it can simply destroy and ruin it.
I think that our camera angles and shots have been used very wisely, we have used a very wide range of various shots, including an amount of different distances and angles. With sound, we have kept it very minimal, very little dialogue and at a few certain points, silence creates the perfect way to excite the audience.

5. Protagonist and antagonist

The definition of protagonist and antagonist in film production are, protagonist, the hero or good character and antagonist, the evil character know as the villain.  A perfect example of a protagonist and antoganist is in the film Spiderman 3, Spiderman being Protagonist and the evil villain being Venom, the antoganist.

2: How does your media product represent a particular social groups?

Our final media product represents particular social groups in a constructive way. The firstly the characters are dressed rather smartly and appear to be quite formal and important. Shirts, ties, trousers are worn by the Mob leader and Stan. Our Mob leader is a very stereotypical Mob leader due to the clothes and the secrecy. the secrecy keeps the audience on the edge of their seat wondering what is about to happen.

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

I think that our film would be shown as a television movie, such as ITV or the BBC, this is because the definition and cinematics don’t live up to other top films such as James Bond, Men in black or The Bourne Series. The visual and special affects are also very amateur and not as good as serious film companies for obvious reasons. However I think our film has a great story line and enough potential to fulfil the standards to be made into a film fit for viewing at a cinema screening if the challenge is taken on by a big company.

4. Who would be the audience for your media product?

We had a set target age of 16 - 25 year olds. If this film got played on BBC it would be good for it to be played at around 9 at Prime time. There is no specific target Gender for this film but it would more likely to be young males considering all the characters in the film are male.

5. How did you attract/address your audience?
We attracted and addressed our audience in a number of specific ways, firstly, with usual features of editing, sound and camera work. Then moving on to how we aimed at getting the feature of a thriller, gripping and intense action.

We have used a number of different shot sizes and angle to keep the viewer entertained locked on the film, this is done by not using the same shot over and over as this would get very boring. One thing I would have suggested if we were to re-do our piece is maybe to use a few more different transitions, such as a dissolve or maybe a fade.