Question 4:

Who would be the audience for your media product?

-They would also be the audiences of these websites:

http://wongfuproductions.com/ 
http://isatv.com/ 
http://jubileeproject.org/
There isn't a particular type of person who is a fan of them; however it just happens that the majority are Asian America but I don't think that's relevant at all...


-People who are current audiences of web series that I also watch. This is because I think I already understand what the audience will know to expect.
-Also people who connect with others online through videos.
-People who understand the English language.

-A niche group of people who only need to have basic knowledge/education.
-Any age above 10, both male and female.
(Age doesn't really matter, however 16-25year olds watch films the most)
-Even though the main character is a white man, I don't think ethnicity will make any difference.

- They should also have a good imagination and an open mind!
- Fans of mystery horror

Question 3:

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

I think purely on the basis that it was filmed at the University of Hertfordshire, they would be in agreement to distributed it. The BBC may also do so because this is in the UK, it may also be funded by the National Lottery.




Paramount have distributed many horror films before so they would be likely to do the same for my film if this were a real media product.

Other than that, it would probably just be shared online using websites such as Youtube, Vimeo and Daily Motion because their audiences are large groups and worldwide.

 

 

Question 2:

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

I don't think there is a particular social group that is clearly represented, although it may seem that the 'dark' looking character has a morally wrong occupation.

He appears to be an average mid-old age white man who is well educated, but I wanted to show him in a way that may make the audience feel uncomfortable.The audience will assume that he is not a nice man, purely from what they can see, rather who he actually is. The representations are based mainly on peoples' immediate assumptions.




The narractor is young which gives the impression that the person is vulnerable, weak and perhaps naïve. I wanted to use a female voice, purely so that the audience do not get the narrator and the visable character mixed up.

Question 1:

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

I know that all conventional film openings have titles of the production companies including those those who were also highly involved such as the star actors and the director. The start of The Last Exorcism presents the man character in First-Person, I chose to do my production from a Third-Person perspective

In my production I have followed conventions in the ways of which the opening credits are presented. I have super-imposed the names of my actors over the top of the beginning opening shots, which is typical of opening.

 

Titles	Originally I put this at the beginning and chose to have a cryptic message. There was a full stop and it was underlined. This is a very unconventional way of presenting the title as most film openings do not have any punctuation. I decided to change it: Now I have chosen a title with a double meaning. Conventionally titles begin with the word "The" and then a noun. I have copied this.
Credits	The beginning is very typical to film openings as it shows the audience who is in it and the major production teams. I have put in the names of the people who helped me with this, including the producer of the music and the actors. I followed typical conventions of opening credits, small enough so that the footage is shown but big enough to be read.
Production Logos	They are inserted with the titles at the start to show the audience the who the contributors are . Production logos are always seen at the start of the film opening, before any footage is shown, so the logos need to be shown first.
Angles	Usually my shots are low angle or about level with a desk, but I probably did too many over-the shoulder and point of view shots. I would have done more close ups and extreme close ups.
Sounds Effects	Ambient background sounds of typical office-like noises such as a coffee machine, printer, and people typing. In horror films, sharp and loud sound effects are used to create a feeling of hypersensitivity of the audience.
Music	Almost continuously used throughout. There usually would only be one track or none at all in a normal horror opening, therefore I have gone with the conventional method by only choosing one track.
Lighting	I shot with natural lighting because I wanted to give the audience an impression that is a normal setting or environment. In a way I am giving the audience a false sense of security. However, in most horror films, lighting is very dark and unclear, produced by low lighting and filters.
My film opening scenes sometimes  subvert conventional processes, however there are some parts which do follow .

Filming

I went to my mum's office, which is at the University of Hertfordshire. I did all the filming in one day and it took about 3 hours to complete. I re-shot almost all the scenes several times so that I could choose which one I thought would be the best to put in the the final version of the production. This however meant that I had to spend a lot of time watching back and reviewing each shot several times to comparing it with the other shots of the same scene, thus it took quite a while to select which ones I was happy with. However this also meant that I didn't have to keep going back and film on lots of different occasions because I made sure that I liked the shots on the same day of the filming as apposed to much later on.

Filming Photos

The Team and Location

Here are photographs of the location from different angles:






The Crew. They created the ambient noises while I was filming

To establish continuity, I had to film Rob putting on his jacket. As I filmed to 2 days, I needed to make sure that costume was kept the same throughout

I had to sit in Cally's car to get the right angle for the final scene where Rob is shown standing outside.

I filmed a few seconds worth of the location at night