Looking back at my Preliminary task what do i feel i have learnt in the progression to my finished product.

My preliminary task was very basic and simple. It applied all the points requested in the specification. However the camera work wasnt very good as i was learning how to work the camera for the first time.

During the developement of my finished production i learnt about the importance of finding the correct angles to do each shot and what angles work well with each kind of shot type. Also i learnt which shot types smoothly transition into eachother.

I also learnt that the editing portion of the creation of a film is crucial to create a film that people will want to see. the more advanced knowledge of the editing programme has allowed me to create a final product that is far superior to my preliminary.

Also i learnt that the use of people more accustomed to acting participating in the film while doesnt add to my ability to effectively film and produce my product adds a certain level of authenticity which i feel makes my actual product better than my preliminary.

Also location and lighting also add a greater feel to a film. In my preliminary i used the nearest location that was vacant to film, however with my main task i did extensive research to the best locaiton that not only will set the scene but also brings the audience into the scene itself. the lighting was also thought about thoroughly, as if i learnt that the mood of a scene can in fact be influenced greatly by the levels of light, a dark scene adds a more dramatic and serious tone to a scene which is why i decided to include dark scenes into my production.

What i have learnt about technology in the creation of my production.

Throughout the creation of my production i have learnt that filming of a movie is not necesarily done with expensive flasy cameras that record straight onto a film reel or after editing is transferred over onto the film reel, but that films can also be produced in your own home with a simple digital camera.

Great advances in technology over the years have allowed us to produce and show films more easily and faster than ever before. We used a digital camera in the filming process of our production, this is a cheaper and more reliable and cost intensive way of creating films in modern society.

Also i have learnt a great deal about the programmes that are available during the editing process of a films creation. I worked closely on a programme called iMovie. I learnt that with such editing equipment, cutting out sound and replacing it with extra audio clips from different shoots as i did is remarkably easy. There is also the ability to adjust the lighting and colour of the clips even after filming has occured using editing filters.
Using this programme to the best of its abilities has allowed me to create a much more succesful and powerful scene than merely using filmed footage and has greatly improved upon my production.

Who was our target audience and how did we appeal to them?

The target audience for my production is both male and female people aged 16-45.
We chose this wide audience because through extensive research into the crime thriller genre it was hard to pinpoint a very specific age and gender range of the genre.
The genre appeals to the younger 16+ audience particularly the males because of the action and thrill the genre brings them. The older audience of around 25+ especially the females, enjoy the genre because of the psychological and realistic aspects of it.
We believe that our production has all the elements of a successful crime thriller, and we wanted to greatly appeal to all those of the genres convention.
So to appeal to this audience we needed to include a mystery in our production to entice the older audience and to include plenty of action to appeal to those of the younger generation.
Also to appeal again to the younger audience most of our cast were of their age range to bring in a sense of relatability.

How does my media product represent a particular social group?

 My production shows a representation of modern day teenagers.
In current day society teenagers are conventionally known to be unkempt and usually engage in criminal activities.
 My production represents the views of society on the teenage social group. we incorporated the inept and slightly tattered clothing which is often associated with them, we did look closely at other ideas that the teenage population are often rather proud of their appearances but through extensive research into the subject discovered that actually a larger portion of the teenage populous care very little about their appearances. so we decided to represent this portion.
 Also research into the crime rates showed that crime is most often committed by teenagers. So we decided to also depict this in our production by having the suspect be a teenage boy. Clearly showing a representation of the group.

Comparison of my production with previous productions.

Evaluation of our production in media

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What media institution might distribute my media product and why.

The media institution that I believe would distribute my media product would be “Revolver entertainment” They have released a series of independent films from budding producers such as “Silent Scream” by Matt Cantu and Lance Kawas, and “The Zombie Diaries” by Michael Bartlett.

They specifically try to target small independent companies and distribute their work in a hope to get them realised. For example one of the productions that they have distributed that has greatly succeeded is the film “Kidulthood” which was produced by Menhaj Huda which has then proceeded to make a larger scale sequel with more major companies.

I believe that this company is best suited for us as they not only work with small British production companies but they also work quite largely with companies who produce crime thrillers like Sherlock Holmes and Kidulthood.

As we are part of both of the above scenarios that were presented i believe that they would be more than willing to agree to distribute our production.

The Finished Production.