Overall Evaluation

Due to this opening sequence being my group and my own first attempt at creating a film sequence I am overly impressed with our abilities. For example the idea of us being able to use steady cams on a tripod is ironic as only months before we had started the course we were unaware of what a tripod was. Therefore I feel that it is evident through our work how much we have progressed with our skills and adapted them into our work. The range of shots which we have used have progressed from an establishing shot to and behind the shoulder angle which in itself gives the viewer a sense of involvement in the opening.
In addition to this our use of editing such as the transitions from sot to shot emphasised our skill in subtly going from scene to scene within the opening; ultimately giving the audience a sense of direction throughout the viewing. Also, the choice of text we used to show the different roles within the film, such as the director, was made in a professional manner with the names simply appearing in a subtle way whilst still showcasing the individual roles. More so the end title which ultimately closes the opening of “Twisted” was on a black background in a white text which gave the contrast of innocence against evil which is portrayed through Katie through her actions.
Musically, the soundtrack we made through researching various copyright free websites was ideal for our opening as it gave a real sense of tone to the overall outcome. This being the case also when reaching the climax as just after the fatal death of the male character Katie flees the scene of the crime which then brings on a drop in music to create the sense of a wrong turn in character. Seeing as this was our first time of using GarageBand to compose our music I feel that we done an amazing job as the feedback from the class was also encouraging.
Overall if I were able to change any aspect of the opening sequence it would have been to think more closely about lighting as I feel that this was an area in which my group and I hardly discussed and therefore it was evident that this was not a focus point. This is mostly evident on the section in which the male character leaves the car to bring Katie out as I felt that once watching it as a edited piece I found it difficult following certain movements as we only had the car lighting to highlight each movement.

7.) Who would be the audience for your media product?

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

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5.) Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

4.) How did you attract/address your audience?

Young Adults

Due to our specific choice of audience being mainly directed at the younger crowd, we thought that it would be a good idea to also use characters who are genuinely teenagers in order to relate to the choice of audience. Therefore both actor and actress were of seventeen years old which is perfect within the specific target audience. Also we showed our characters as acting in the usual manner which tennagers do, such as coming from a party and socialising, which will hopefully relate to the people more to the storyline.

Location

My group and I felt that as a way of attracting the younger target audience to our film we thought that a stylish location, within the heart of Mayfair, would encourage the viewers to watch further. Therefore within a number of scenes we have made it deliberate to use shots which over look the a number of streets in Mayfair; this also adds to the sense of adventure in which we hopefully capture within the opening.

Modern
In another attempt to attract the audience we decided to glamorise the opening with a modern car being at the forefront of the film. For example, the group and I even made sure of getting the car in a wide shot and keeping the camera in a still whilst the car was finally out of view. Therefore the use of modern technology gave us the idea that we could manipulate the audience in a way to watch further due to the mise en scene being "pleasing to the eye."

Relativism

Due to the media concentrating a lot recently in getting the message across, to women in particular, to be smart when getting choosing which cabs to use I feel that our storyline was extremely related. For example, the idea of our character, Katie, as getting in to an unlicensed cab, whom ultimately tried to abuse her, reinforces the idea to our audience that getting into a strangers car is dangerous. Although of course within our plot the roles are reversed as in the end the male character is left for dead we felt that this impact of change will be another dynamic to interest the target group.

Alcohol

Once again, the media has been a real infuence to our approach as attracting the audience as we took the idea of over the limit abuse of drinking to once gaain get across a message. The idea of Katie drinking far over the limit, although not neccessarily seen on camera, we have made this evident in the way in which she stumbled around and of course her insane agreement to get inside the unlicensed cab. Therefore, this use of alcohol can be seen as a way for our target group of young adults to feel comfortable whilst watching the film as due to themselves ideally drinking alcohol they can probably relate, at a certain extent, to the situation Katie is feeling under substance.

Music

The backing track chosen draws the audience in as we ultimatley get to a more tense atmosphere which goes appropriately with the storyline and also builds suspense. More than this the music is based o the genre of drum and bass which a lot of teens listen to when in clubs which therefore subtley relates us to our target audience. At the end of editing the composition of music I was eextremely hppy as I felt that the final outcome sounded proffessional and something in which young adults would genuinely listen to whilst in a club.

3.) What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

Camera and tripod
These were something that were not new but we still encountered some problems and learnt new things which gave our filming a more effective finish. Whereas before we didn't see the importance for the tripod as much, this time we realised how much steadier the shots are and how this looks so much more professional. The tripod also allowed us to frame our shots much better and so the rule of thirds was always quite good. We didn't have many issues with the camera except for running out of battery but that was our own faults for leaving it on unnecessarily, we also learnt how to do an effect which merged the lights however we didn't use this clip in the end but its useful for the future.

Imovie
This was the programme we used for the majority of the time, although we had used it before we used it in a very basic way. Over time it became very familiar and we were able to learn about different transitions, we used fade in and out, editing clips by importing them, cutting them appropriately, and arranging them. Also how to mute sounds on the clips where need be and import our music from itunes or garageband. Our titles were made on here as well which we have never had to do before.



Photoshop
This helped us after we scanned in our drawing for our production title of "Warner Sisters" as it allowed us to make the writing bolder by going over in black and then make the background whiter by removing any smudges that the scanner might of picked up on.

Jamendo
This website allowed us to have access to thousands of tracks for all types of genres, we actually found our soundtrack on here and they are not copyright which was suitable for the exam board. We then saved it and from itunes imported it in to imovie which was straight away added to our project.

Garageband
We were able to use this programme to edit our soundtrack so that the beat was in time with parts of our clip, also we added a different track on to the one from jamendo and garageband enabled us to put them together and cut parts out which we didn't want and so the two flowed together.

Apple mac
All of our work was produced using Apple Mac computers.

2.) How does your media product represent particular social groups?

Florence: Our opening sequence represents teenage social groups in a negative way. The idea of the young girl drinking excessive amounts and therefore losing control relates to the medias negative view of drinking.

Florence: Young women are vulnerable and naive in these situations and alcohol is the main influence, it makes women a target to men like this. A lot of teenagers can relate back to this and make them realise the harsh reality.

Hollie: Within the media they portray unlicensed cabs where men are looking to take advantage of young women. We have enforced this idea through an extreme circumstance going against the norm of the man abusing the women in our opening sequence we have switched the roles. An actress we have chosen manages to escape after a forceful attempt.

Hollie: Therefore we have created these particular social groups, by using the typical stereotypes represented by the media of young vulnerable women coming into contact with older men. However, towards the end we challenge these stereotypes by twisting the roles and leaving the audience with an unexpected ending.