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

This is our preliminary task with the annotations on.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv6fN6LgepE

5. How did you attract/address your audience?

this is the link to our finished product with annotations

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsInXE4n0Vg

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?

http://poseidonnfgs.wikispaces.com/what+kind+of+media+institution+might+distribute+your+media+product+and+why%3F

This is a link to the wiki of this question, where we have explained our views and opinions.

In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

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?

Our 1^st social group is represented through a middle class man in his 40’s. He is represented as an average man who is just minding his own business and getting on with his life. He is made to be the sort of guy you wouldn’t expect to just go out and cause trouble and making a nuisance of himself.

The 2^nd social group is represented through a group of youths (chavs). They are dressed in the stereotypical tracksuit and hoodie with trainers. They are in the typical stance you would expect (hunched over with facer hidden by their hood).

These are played on with the typical stereotype that most people assume, the troublesome youths who are just out to cause trouble, picking on the innocent for no apparent reason (in this case a middle class man on his way home from the shop) the general tone the first half of the opening scene is meant to suggest that something is going to happen, but until you see the group of youths it becomes apparent that whatever is going to happen isn’t going to be good.

Typical Audience member

His name is Ian and he is a graphic designer, he is 35 years old and a graphic designer. He has 2 children a boy aged 11 and a girl aged 6. He is an Arsenal fan and watches his son play football on a Sunday morning. He lives in a new build house in a rural area. He drinks regularly at his local pub, he is a well known figure down the pub. He drinks Fosters on tap and regularly buys other people a drink as he is reasonably well off. He is a film fanatic and owns a large quantity of DVD's and he also is quite keen on technology as he needs a good computer for his job. He is quite single minded when it comes to his political beliefs as he supports BNP. He doesn't believe that he is racist however he very patriotic.