Final Film

Final film changes

For our film film edit the main aspect which we changed was to order of events in our sequence. We decided that the simple order of present to past and then present became a little boring due to the repetitiveness and simple. So to make the sequence more interesting and to keep the tension, confusion and mystery throughout we altered the order of events so that both the external and internal scenes are contrasted as the sequence changes from present to past time frames. Despite this making the order of events a little more confusing, this is the effect we wish to create for the audience, simulating questions which can only be satisfied by watching past the opening sequence. We have resolved this confusion by using the use of colour to indicate the time periods, with the red colouring in the present and the darker black and white/ sepia being the past events, effects like this can be commonly seen to indicate time differences in other films of a similar genre.

We included more footage from the darkroom in our second edit in order to disperse this between the external scenes in the park, This was mainly just focus on the room itself and not the characters to emphasis the importance of the act of developing the photo in our narrative. We also changed the way in which the sequence ended with the character falling to the floor with the use of a POV shot as we believed it built upon the tension of the scene and the desire to continue watching after the opening sequence. A POV also puts the audience in the position of the character to make them feel included in the scene and closer to the action occurring. 

A final change was the audio, keeping the soundtrack the same however adding some ambient sounds from the dark room, including the dripping tap which can be heard across the footage throughout the sequence. This is an eerie sound which connects both the past and present scenes with this continuity. Other ambient sounds include both the scratching and foot tapping from the protagonist. 

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Evaluation Question 6

 

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing the product?

 

 

Evaluation Question 5

Evaluation Question 4

Who would be the audience for your media product?

When deciding who our production would target we considered the age, gender and class of the audience in order to maximize the success during its promotion. We settled on the demographic being males and females, aged from 15 to 25. 

To decide on the age we first researched into the BBFC guidelines, as to what is acceptable to include in a production to be viewed by 15 year olds. We found that:

• Language may be strong however used in an appropriate manner, 
• the threat can be strong with no inclusion of sexual threat
• Sexual context with limited detail
• violence should not dwell on the infliction of pain. 

After researching these guidelines we believed that looking at our opening sequence with limited and non graphic violence that the narrative and scenes would be appropriate for this age range. An advantage of having a film targeted at a slightly younger audience means that our production can reach a mass audience as they are not restricted by any age boundaries. Using age 15+ we found is a common age in which films from the thriller genre are most popular as youths tend to be attracted to the tension,suspense and common conventions of the genre.

We kept the targeted gender appropriate for both male and females because, through our research, it was discovered that this genre is widely enjoyed by both genders and there is no predominant one whom the genre is more popular among. To achieve this we refrained from including any stereotypes which would suggest that the film is for only male or females. Therefore to subvert these we included a strong female protagonist and both males and female characters to relate to. Furthermore, no stereotypes could be suggested through use of costume or props as both were kept neutral and there was no emphasis on these, such as the sexualisation of females, through costume, which may be seen in a production targeted at males to satisfy the male gaze. Again having the film available for both males and females increases the variety to which the film will appeal and make profit.

Overall, i believe that we have successfully created a film which would appeal to the target audience of 15-25. Producing something with a target audience with a similar age to ourselves gives an advantage as we know what aspects to include based on what we would like to see. Our opinions can then be generalised to a wider population of a similar age with similar preferences to achieve a successful production.

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