The document describes a spy-thriller movie project. It summarizes that the genre will include action-packed scenes and plot twists to keep audiences on the edge of their seats, as is common in thrillers. The main protagonist is described as a Russian spy, playing on stereotypes of Russian espionage. Audiences will be engaged through an ominous opening and fight scenes that establish tone and leave them wanting more. The film would be marketed and released like a blockbuster action movie, targeting theaters in the summer.

1. Reflection
Crystal Wall

2. How does your product use or challenge conventions
and how does it represent social groups or issues?
The genre of my movie is a spy-thriller that is action
packed, and full of twists, turns, and drama. Like most
action/thriller movies, the audience will be kept on the edge
of their seat with intense fight scenes, and plot twists that
will blow the minds of some. These traits are common in
this genre, and they are what captivate the audience
members and keep them wanting more of the movie.

3. How does your product use or challenge conventions
and how does it represent social groups or issues?
The film’s main protagonist is a Russian spy, and the
espionage aspect of the plot is something typically linked to
the Russian government. Even if that stereotype is not true,
it still fits in with the theme of the movie. Throughout
history, the concept of spies have captured the attention of
many, and especially during the Cold War, espionage and
spying was not unusual in the slightest. However, set in
modern day, this revives the idea.

4. How does your product engage with audiences and
how would it be distributed as a real media text?
The audience will first be captured by the ominous and
open-ended opening sequence. Fight scenes have already
been acted, and an overall tone for the movie has been
established early on. But once the movie begins to
develop, the audience will remain entertained by plot twists
and action scenes that will have them begging for answers.
These simple, but effective techniques will be useful and
creating a blockbuster hit.

5. How does your product engage with audiences and
how would it be distributed as a real media text?
My movie would have an action packed trailer that would
immediately grab the attention of the target audience. From
there, the movie would be released to all theaters in the
summer, since it is a genre that many people are interested
in and does well in that time of year. After the release of the
movie, not many products would be sold except for the
DVD, since it is a movie aiming for an older audience (the
youngest being teenagers). The movie will be marketed as
an action-packed thriller.

6. How did your production skills develop throughout this
project?
Me and my group, as a whole, have grown a lot from the beginning of the
project. While finding a location and storyboarding, we really did not think all
the details through, but now we understand that and how to recover from any
unplanned road bump. I have learned to adjust and also a lot about how it is to
be in front of and behind the camera. I really liked acting in front of the camera,
and editing was also enjoyable and an interesting experience. However, I did
not like all the planning that the film required. Storyboarding and writing the
script were not aspects that appealed to me. I know I want to one day act in
front of the camera, but I definitely don’t want to be a storyboarder. This was a
very interesting journey to go on, and I would definitely do it again, but with all
the issues and adjusting we had to do, I didn’t expect it to be the way it did.

7. How did you integrate technologies-- software,
hardware, and online-- in this project?
For one, the blog was a major aspect of this project, and I learned to use
WordPress and how difficult and time-consuming it is to run a blog; but I also
learned that it can be gratifying as well. Throughout the class, we learned to
work the cameras, and that prepared us for the filming of the final task. My
group and I had to get used to the editing software Pinnacle Video Editing, but
once we got the hang of it, editing was simple. Also, I used PowerPoint on
several occasions for blog presentations, in fact, I am clearly using it now!
Using all these programs was a bit daunting at first, but I was not so bad once I
got the hang of it all, and I had a wonderful time with all of it.