This is a clip from the urban thriller Adulthood, we see here that two males are facing off. This is a side shot where we can see both characters disputing with one another whilst face to face. This shot is effective as it shows just how tense the moment is. One character is aggressive whilst the other appears to be more passive. I would say that this is a medium shot as you can only see the upper torso and heads of the two men. One of the conventions being used is suspense which is caused by the behavior of the two characters in this scene.
Our scene is rather similar to this as it involves two characters facing off however in our scene it appears that it is more one sided, which could mean that it is a mugging. Ours is slightly more of a long shot as you can see most of the bodies of the characters. The costumes are similar as one of the characters has more urban clothing whilst the other has a slightly more mature style of clothing.
This is an ordinary credit to a thriller film, this has actually been taken from the film se7en, the conventions that have been used are the suspicion of threat and the mystery that could possibly unravel in front of the audiences eyes.
Development is key within a thriller, with this shot we have taken an ordinary snap and edited it by adding a fisheye effect to add to the mystery we did this by using the simple software, Final Cut Express. as well as this we have blended to shots together this adds affect as it mixes up two shots, which is how a thriller should work as it will confuse the audience and make them think about what could happen and what may unfold.
This is a shot from Harry brown, we have taken interest in this particular shot as it helps us to express the fact that we have filmed this crime in an area that is not a setting that is typical of gang violence.
Our thriller starts in a rural area that is not typical of violence and gang activity whereas in the harry brown shot we can see it is quite urban and we can see there is a large amount of graffiti.
2 How does your media product represent particular social groups?
The first of our social groups is a middle aged man who I would consider to be middle classed, this is represented through the way he dresses. He is seen going about his day to day business and doing his shopping. You wouldn't expect him to cause any trouble or to be involved in any trouble however he does appear to be an easy victim for thugs to pick on.
The second of the social groups is a group of youngsters that are looking for trouble, this is quite the opposite of the previous social group in the middle aged man. Similarly to the previous case the social group are represented by what they are wearing, they are wearing typical clothing. They are wearing a tracksuit with a jacket and they have their hoods up, which can be seen as a form of intimidation.
The stereotype of youths looking for trouble by picking on harmless and innocent people is shown in our piece, we see that they decide to harass the man for no apparent reason, this shows that the group are out for trouble an they have decided to pick on the first person they see. The world we live in is a very stereotypical one, we see that people judge people by how they look. But I think that this is caused by the separation between groups.
what kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
This is a link to the wiki of this question, where we have explained our views and opinions.
Typical Audience member
5. How did you attract/address your audience?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsInXE4n0Vg
What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
This post is aimed to show what skilles i have devgeloped during my time producing this piece.
There were many skills that I picked up during my time producing the piece, I would have to say that the main one would have to be learning how to use a Mac. I had not really used a mac before so this was a new thing for me. However I feel that I adapted well to using this piece of equipment as did my group. As Mike has a Mac at home he was a great help to me and sean as he could help us when we became stuck.
This is the camera and tripod that we used in our production. I had used a video camera before at home with family events and other domestic events. But i had always used it handheld so it was not up to a great standard whereas we needed our piece to be of a good quality and I honestly didnt realise how much of a difference a basic tripod made. It makes it more comfortable to use and not only this but it makes the shots so much more steady and improved the overall quality of the filming. I believe that I did not really improve my skills using the camera however I feel that I improved my understanding of these cameras, which did help massively. I also think that getting a chance to use these cameras helped all of us to understand some of the theory behind cameras which will help us in our exams as well.
We opened a facebook account in the first stages of planning as we felt that we needed to gain some input from people our own age. However as a group we did not feel that the facebook page helped us out much as we did not really gain much feedback. I feel that we could have done with advertising our facebook page a bit more as then we would possibly got more people looking at the page and possibly leaving comments on our wall. We could have benefitted from this as market research is always useful in any kind of new production.
This is a screenshot of the program Adobe Photoshop, I had used photoshop many times before as I took Graphics for GCSE. My main aim in the first couple of lessons was to ensure that the rest of the group knew how to use the program. Once everyone was familiar with the software we made a logo. I did not find that I improved tremendously on photoshop however I found that teaching others actually allowed me to notice where I was making my mistakes and by the end of the task Mike was actually teaching me things.
As you can see this is a shot of Youtube, I found this website was very helpful throughout the task. Over the length of time i managed to improve my understanding of the website and I would also find what I wanted to see a lot quicker. I found that making your search more precised actually brought in more accurate results. Youtube was helpful from the beginning as it allowed my group to watch tutorials on how to use Final cut which we would end up using more than any other piece of software during the task.
This is a picture of the piece of software called garage band which allows you to make simple pieces of music on the computer. I did not really use this software much but I did improve my basic understanding of the program as I now know my way around garage band and I would be able to show somebody else how to make a pice and upload it.
This is a website called Free play music where you can play and download non-copyright music, this was very helpful as it allowed us to find exactly what we wanted to use. I will definately use this website in the future fo similar tasks.
This is a shot of the main website that we used over the task that we were given as coursework. It is called blogger and is a very easy and proffesional blog website, it is ued to keep an updated blog for people to view and follow. I was very impressed by the website as with a few clicks you can add a detailed background and alter the layout. Another feature that I liked about blogger was how easy it is to upload photos links and videos. You can also edit the HTML which is quite handy. There is a range of fonts available on this site as well which means that you can make the blog look more proffessional by adding a modern and formal font. Labels are also easily added to the blogs which allows viewers to find exactly what they want. I have increased my understanding of the website and would now consider myself a skilled user of the site.
Finally this is a shot of Final Cut with my group editing our piece. Before this task I had never used this software before, I found it reasonably easy to pick up, the basic controls are fairly simple. The layout of the software is well done. The skills that I have picked up whilst using Final Cut are the ability to add effects to the clip, cut and move the clips and as well how to colour correct the different shots. I found that once i knew how to use each tool I did not struggle with the program. I hope that my improved skills within this software will motivate me to use this software in the near future.
7. Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv6fN6LgepE
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