Download to read offline
More Related Content
Similar to Evaluation question 1
Evaluation question 1
- 1. Media Evaluation 23/03/2015 Inwhat ways does your media product use, challenge or develop forms and conventions of real media products? There are manywaysin whichmythrilleropening useschallengesanddevelopsreal life media products. Havingdone thishas helpedme understandhow certainaspectsworkinthe media industryandhelpedme applyittomy thrilleropening.WithinmyproductionprocessIhave used variousmediaplatforms,inspirationfromotherfilmsandTV showsandconducteda lot of research to make the bestthrilleropeningpossible. I have usedotherreal life mediaproductstomake mythrilleropening.Throughoutthe production processI have usedprofessional andnon-professional musictodetermine whatwouldbe the best wayto make and create my musicpiece.Lookingatothermusicgave me a widerknowledge of what otherthrillermusicsoundslikeandhowIcan improve mine.Ifoundthree piecesof musicthatI likedthatwere createdbyprofessionalsfromthe mediaindustryandIthoughtthat if I mergedthem togetherIshouldfindthe perfectmusic. Mytargetaudience is16+ so I needed tokeepmyaudience interested, Idecidedtomake sure itwasupbeatthat thenchangeddramaticallytosymbolisethe downfall of the protagonist. Howeverthiswasn’tthe case andI decidedjusttoojuststay withthe musicthat I made. I cateredformy olderaudience membersbecauseI wantedtokeepthem interestedandthoughtthat fastpace musicwouldkeeptheminterested.Ihadto useda vary of otherthrilleropeningstobuildmythrilleropeninganduse inspirationtokeepmyaudience engaged.These are examplesof otherreal life mediaproductsandbecame helpful inthe production processof my thrilleropening.Ialsousedsocial mediaasa wayto platformmy thrilleropeningto gaina large audience butthisagainallowedme the chance touse otherreal life mediaproductslike social mediaandbecause it’sfree Ihad the bestchance at havinga large audience. I developformsof actuallymediaproductsbecause Itookthe ideaof otherfilmsandTV showsand basedmythrilleropeningaroundthe workof others.Doingthisallowedme toa range of media platformsthatgave my openingthe chance tobe the bestopeningitcouldbe.The storyline isbased uponBBC thrillerdramas,thisisan example of amediaproductthathas helpedmyunderstanding of howto make thrillerfilmsanduse the mediaindustrytomyadvantage. FromusingFacebook, Youtube andSoundcloudIhave usedthe feedbackIgainedfromthatI developthose pointsIgot and adaptedthemtofitmy thrilleropening,furtherdemonstratingthatIwas usingmediaproducts to make the bestthrilleropening.IwasconstantlydevelopingwhatIalreadyhadand usingitto my advantage like adaptingeverythingIhadbaseduponresearchthat I haddone and interpretingitfor example whenIhandedoutquestionnairestofindmyperfecttargetaudience andquestionnaires basedon myrough cut, thismade iteasyfor me to thenmake the perfectthrilleropening.Lastly usingappson the Apple MACcomputerslike final cutallowedformyeditingof mythrillertobe ina veryhighquality. I didn’tchallenge anyreal mediaproductsbecauseIneededtheminordertomake mythriller because Ididn’tknowhowto make an openingwithoutthem.The onlythingIdidchallenge wasthe fact that I didn’tgofor the conventional thrillerstoryline andbaseditonthe more dramatic storylinesof ayounggirl goingmissing,Ithoughtthiswouldchallenge myself intomakingadramatic storyline andadaptingittothe thrillergenre.
- 2. Media Evaluation 23/03/2015 1.Thisimage isfrom Broadchurchthiswill linktoour thrillerbecausewe willuse two characters throughoutthe openingandwe will know we will have twodetectivesinthe nightshots.In thisopeningthe charactersare stereotypicallydressedlike detectivesinour openingtheyare hiddensoall yousee isthe blue glove. 2. Thisis the typographyusedforour inspirationMayday,Ilikedhow the redcouldconnote dangerand howit iswrote almostchildlike,thiscouldlinktotheirmaincharacterof a teenage girl.IdecidedthatIwoulduse redinmy thrilleropeningof the title because itwas relatingtothe dangerin myopening.Ilike how itseemslike itisdrippingbloodsuggesting that she has beenkilled. 3. From the BBC drama The Missing,thisisa draw that is usedthroughoutthe openingand duringthe seriesbecause itrelatestothislittle childgoingmissing,inourthrillerwe decided to use variouschildlike gamestolinkthe maincharactersto the mental state of a young childas she doesn’tlooklike achild.Ilike how thisiscontinuousthroughoutthe series because itisconstantlyremindingthe audience thatthisisachild whohas gone missing. 4. Thisis the youngboywho iskilledinBroadchurch,the ideaof thisisto make the audience realise thatthisisn’tyouconventionalthrilleropeningbecause youdon’tusuallysee childreninthrilleropenings.The childiswearing redwhichshowsthathe will be associated withdangerand deathinthe series,givingthe audience aninsighttowhatwill happen. 5. Thisis the mainopeningtoMayday,the fairy-tale sense allowsthe audience tolinkchildren to thrillers.The coloursusedinthe openingare unconventionalof whata thrillerlookslike as youdon’t usuallyhave greensandyellow,usuallyblue andred, the coloursusedmake it harderfor the audience toguessthe genre of the film. 1 22 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- 3. Media Evaluation 23/03/2015 6.Thisimage againis linkingbacktothe childand how he has gone missingbutbecause thisis drawnsomewhere elseitallowsthe audience totrackhisdisappearance because he has gone missingina differentcountry,the trackingof the boymake it easierforthe audience to understandwhatfullyhappensinthe series. 7. The natural settingof outside linksthe audience toanotherpossible deathof the child,asit issurroundedbywater,the locationforBroadchurch makesthe audience feel like thisisa real life thinggoingonbecause itisconstantlylookingathow realityperceive deathand disappearance. 8. Thishigh-visjacketmakesthe audience realise thatthisisamissingpersonandthat she is missingandcan lookingforthe reflectinglight.Ilikedthisideaalotso usedthe jacketinmy openinghoweveritisn’tveryclearinthe cameraas it isquite hard to lightupindark lighting. 9. The hand grabbingontothe gate suggeststhatsomeone istryingtobreakfree andthislinks to howthe childis missingandsomebodyislookingforhimandthiscouldpossiblybe him and that he trappedbehindsomeoneorsomething,Ilike thisshotanddidattempt somethinglikethis butitwasn’tverygoodso decidedtotake itout. 1. Thisis an establishingshotof mythrilleropeningIusedthisbecause Iwantedmyaudience to knowthat I have setmy thrilleroutside andthatitleadsthe audience toquestionwhat 3 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9
- 4. Media Evaluation 23/03/2015 theintentionsof the filmare.ItookthisideafromBroadchurch as intheiropeningituses thiskindof shot to allowthe audience toknow where itisset. 2. My productionlogoisina pink/redcolourwe have done thisinorderforthe typographyto match the colourof the female characterscostume.Thisisconventional of athrillerbecause theyusuallyuse bluesandblacksowe balanceditout byhavinga black background. 3. Thisis to showwhoare maincharacter isand isto show she is onlya younggirl,thisis shownthroughherphysical featuresandhow she isdressedinared/pinkdresswhich connotestothe dangerthat she couldbe inpotentially. 4. Thisis a shotof the girl playing,thisistoomake the filmopeningrealisticbecause we don’t wantit to become toostereotypical of agirl playing,thisspecificshotisaccompaniedbythe girl playinghopscotch,we addedthese scenesbecause we wantedittobecome very apparentthat she isa younggirl. 5. Thisis the firsttime we see the headbandthatwill be alinkbetweenthe girl andthe disappearance,we usedthe ideaof the bbc dramaThe Missingto allow the audience to have thislinkbetweenthe girls’disappearance,the specificclose-upof the headbandisfor the audience torememberthe importance of thisshot. 6. Thisshot isfor the audience toknow thatshe isbeingluredintosomethingthroughthe balloonbeingplacedaroundthistree. Thisideachallengesusual thrillerfilmsasitisusually obviouswhoistryingto take whobut thisleavesthe audiencewonderingwhohasleftthis. 7. The firstshot of her runningisto show that she istryingto escape someone throughthe use of herrunning.The continuousdirectionallowsthe audience totrackher disappearance this has beenadaptedfromthe ideaof the missingandhow everythingaboutthe boytravelsin the directionof the right,thisissimilartowhat we have done. 8. The nightshots are to show that theyare wantingtofindthisgirl or thisgirl is lost,aswe don’tknowwhoit isbehindthe torches.ThisissimilartoMayday as yousee the lights reflectingof the carand thisis to symbolisesomeone islookingforher.Thisisconventional of thrillersbecausetheyexpectsomeone tobe lookingforaperson. 9. Thisis to showof our typography,Ichose a simplistic type of writingbecauseitwouldn’t take away fromthe action behindthe screen,Ilikedthe colourredbecause itconnotesboth deathand dangerbothof whichare hintedat inmy thrilleropening.