2. In what way does your media
product use, develop or challenge
forms and conventions of real
media products?
3. • Our media film was based on a Sci - Fi genre, from our research we have found that Sci – Fi is a futuristic
film based in the future. Also from my research found that in some Sci – Fi movies they follow the
convention of outlandish costumes as they are set far forward in the future so therefore the costumes will
be different from present day. However found other Sci – Fi movies such as inception and I am legend, the
costume in the movie used is not completely absurd or disturbing to an audience and the costumes used
can still be seen in the present. For our 2 minute opening sequence we followed the conventions of the
costumes used in the sci-fi film inception as our film was not set to far in the future so a drastic change
was unrealistic.
picture below showing a contrast in the costumes used in two sci – fi films inception and flash gordon
4. During my product research I chose the
opening sequence to Inception and X
Men
5. This is a close up shot of a key character in the film, washed up by the sea
creating curiosity & mystery which as a Sci fi genre would aim to do. As
already we are trying to figure out where the character has come from
and why he is there.
6. Science fiction films are usually set in a futuristic setting, alternative
universe, culture society, however some are set close to modern day. The
locations where we set out our opening sequence was in a modern street
society. During my research found that science fiction films that are set
close to modern day were, also set in similar setting having close links to
street and people within the society. Therefore by shooting our scenes
around those setting created the science fiction convention in our media
product.
7. In our opening scene we see Jack suddenly appear in front of Chantel
where before we see him behind her. This could suggest to an audience
that Jacks may have extraordinary powers following a sci fi convention.
Similarly to the film inception where a character in the film is indicated to
have incredible skills & knowledge.
We can identify straight away which character is under threat.
8. How does your media
represent particular
social groups?
9. • Our opening sequence represents social groups such as teenagers. We can
tell both characters are teenagers. Teenagers are usually associated with
hoodies, gangs and trouble. our film backs up that idea showing Jack
dressed up in a hoody we also hear him receiving an order from
somewhere else indicating he is part of a group or gang. Therefore this
film is representing teenagers as troublesome.
10. What kind of media institution
might distribute your media
project and why?
11. Our media product is an opening sequence to a Sci Fi film,
therefore it would be more likely to be distributed in the film
industry. From my research and looking at similar films from
the same genre we saw that Warner Bros was the institution
that distributed Inception. Therefore having Warner Bros
distribute our product, will help our product become much
more successful, people can relate to films in the same
institution from the same or similar genre. However as
Warner Bros have a worldwide reputation it is harder to get
into whereas as an institution such as Film Four has a national
reputation which we would have a much higher chance of our
product being distributed by Film Four.
12. Who would be the audience for
your media product?
13. Our target audience would be an age range of 16 to 34 year
olds predominantly teenagers. I feel this is the age range that
can most easily relate to teenagers and are most likely to be
interested and understand this genre. I feel because the
characters in the film are in their teens, appeals more to the
teenage market.
our product is more likely to appeal to a lower middle class
audience as the styling and the speech of the characters are
less likely to appeal to an upper class audience.
15. The audience is immediately attracted as our opening sequence goes
straight into the action of Jack walking down the road seen talking on the
phone. This grabs audience attention as to what he is saying which sets of
the film. Also in the scene Jack appear to follow Chantel which creates
tension and suspense when she turns around however does not see him
with eerie music. The audience may take side with Chantel as she is
female therefore may be more vulnerable towards a male character.
16. What have you learnt about
technologies from the process of
constructing this product?
17. from the construction of this product using programme technologies such as Final
Cut Pro we learnt how to piece together & cut out parts of the film which was
irrelevant, to achieve our final product. Final Cut also allowed me to add effects
such as a fade where necessary. From the programme motion I learnt how to add
titling effectively into our product and to select appropriate font & effects.
During the shooting process we had to handle equipment such as camcorder,
microphone, boom pole, headphones, tripod. As the result of previous experience
with equipment from the preliminary task we had knowledge as to how to use
and set up equipment efficiently.
18. Programmes used for the edit of our film which was done by
Patricia our groups main editor:
• Final cut pro
• Motion
• Garageband
19. • Screen shot of final cut
Screen shot showing our
video clip on Final Cut
ready to be edited
20. • Screen shot of motion & GarageBand
Screen shot of the
programme motion
where I experimented
with some effects for
the titling of our film
Garageband allowed
me to create my own
music
21. Looking back at your preliminary
task, what do you feel you have
learnt in the progression it to the
full product?
22. In media, firstly I have learnt that teamwork was an important part of the project. My
teams contributions of camerawork, effort and editing produced our final product.
Preliminary task gave me the opportunity to familiarise with the equipment and to try
different equipment. In the preliminary I was not yet used to the equipment &
programmes also was not familiar with all the camera shots yet. The preliminary
helped to save time consumed in our main task on learning the how to use the
equipment and learning how to use the editing programmes. While I was doing
the preliminary I was not completely certain of how to add music to our film.
Looking back from my preliminary task and at my final product I can see I how much I
have progressed in both editing and filming. I have learnt the different camera
shots & and how to achieve different shots using the camera. I also learnt how to
add transitions, cut scenes, and reduce or increase the volume of sounds. Also I
learnt that I needed to download tunes first then import on to my film. Finally I
have learnt the importance of planning before carrying out a project.
