1. AS Media Evaluation By Ahmed Trabelsi 2. Narrative Non-Linear Narrative Opening is full of enigmas Establish characters Iconography: Friends Scene: - Childish fun Snacks - Overexposure - Variation of the same form of clothes - Messy table - Blank playing cards Blood scene: - Blood in cups - Scabs and scars on faces - Underexposure - Writing on playing cards Editing Transitions Special effects such as earthquake and radial blur etc. Titles and credits Sync soundtracks Camera Work Shot Types: POV - Allow the audience to see the characters perspective Match On Action - One action from different angles Panning - Helped us make scene look flowing not still Shot reverse Shot - Effective in back to back conversation Sound Types of sounds used: -Diegetic and Non-diegetic Non diegetic: - A search for the hidden non diegetic - Beginning of the end Blood scene Diegetic - Dialogue between friends in the opening h contrasted by the dialogue of the end m a blood scene Q1) In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products 3. Q2) How does your media product represent particular social groups Character Social Group Representation Conforms to / subverts stereotype Effect on audience Damian Working class Male Aged: 18 College student Quiet Distant Lost Casual suit Being distant and quiet Is very stereotypical to a Psycho On the brinks of society Suggest to the audience that there is something wrong with him and the questioning of his presence Edward Upper middle class Male Aged: 17 Private School student Top button done up Nervous Posh Yes man He is very much forcing himself in the conversation and lacks confidence in his posture and speech Suggests to the audience that he is the weakest of the characters and creates a sense of sympathy Steve Lower working class Male Aged: 17 Unemployed/Dropou t No Blazer Confrontational Makes fun of others Big ego He thinks a lot about himself, defensive when questioned but enjoys putting others on the spot. Suggests to the audience that he is not likeable and is hard to get along with as he carries a negative atmosphere 4. Q2) How does your media product represent particular social groups Character Social Group Representation Conforms to / subverts stereotype Effect on audience Damian Working class Male Aged: 18 College student Quiet Distant Lost Casual suit Being distant and quiet Is very stereotypical to a Psycho On the brinks of society Suggest to the audience that there is something wrong with him and the questioning of his presence Edward Upper middle class Male Aged: 17 Private School student Top button done up Nervous Posh Yes man He is very much forcing himself in the conversation and lacks confidence in his posture and speech Suggests to the audience that he is the weakest of the characters and creates a sense of sympathy Steve Lower working class Male Aged: 17 Unemployed/Dropou t No Blazer Confrontational Makes fun of others Big ego He thinks a lot about himself, defensive when questioned but enjoys putting others on the spot. Suggests to the audience that he is not likeable and is hard to get along with as he carries a negative atmosphere 5. Q2) How does your media product represent particular social groups Character Social Group Representation Conforms to / subverts stereotype Effect on audience Damian Working class Male Aged: 18 College student Quiet Distant Lost Casual suit Being distant and quiet Is very stereotypical to a Psycho On the brinks of society Suggest to the audience that there is something wrong with him and the questioning of his presence Edward Upper middle class Male Aged: 17 Private School student Top button done up Nervous Posh Yes man He is very much forcing himself in the conversation and lacks confidence in his posture and speech Suggests to the audience that he is the weakest of the characters and creates a sense of sympathy Steve Lower working class Male Aged: 17 Unemployed/Dropou t No Blazer Confrontational Makes fun of others Big ego He thinks a lot about himself, defensive when questioned but enjoys putting others on the spot. Suggests to the audience that he is not likeable and is hard to get along with as he carries a negative atmosphere 6. Maurice Lower middle class Male Aged: 17 Sixth Form student/Part time job Top button undone Laid back Tone of Voice Patronizing He is always relaxed and never seems to be affected. He is clearly the most popular and people look for him for approval. Suggests to the audience that he is the coolest person to hang about with so it creates a positive rapport as its someone that people look for. DCI Brown Skilled working class Male Aged:33 Private Detective Serious Posture Aggressive Confrontational Long Coat Putting all his focus on the job and he is serious and determined to finish the case. Long coat is a feature of a typical detective Suggests to the audience that he has a high sense of authority and is serious about his job which is a very respectable trait as he is looking for justice. 7. Maurice Lower middle class Male Aged: 17 Sixth Form student/Part time job Top button undone Laid back Tone of Voice Patronizing He is always relaxed and never seems to be affected. He is clearly the most popular and people look for him for approval. Suggests to the audience that he is the coolest person to hang about with so it creates a positive rapport as its someone that people look for. DCI Brown Skilled working class Male Aged:33 Private Detective Serious Posture Aggressive Confrontational Long Coat Putting all his focus on the job and he is serious and determined to finish the case. Long coat is a feature of a typical detective Suggests to the audience that he has a high sense of authority and is serious about his job which is a very respectable trait as he is looking for justice. 8. 20th Century Fox Large distributor of films Experience in producing movies of this genre Big Budget = Better quality Special Effects Film 4 Good platform for young British talent Ethos to bring up British actors and directors Previous successful psychological thrillers Fear Films Produce independent horror/thriller films Connections with big production companies Suitable for our film Pixar Doesnt suite our genre or target audience Focuses on animated movies Main target audience is children What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why? 9. 4)Who would be the audience for your Media Product How we appealed to them Use of Make-up, fake blood and dark lighting to create an unsettling effect Enigma codes to keep the audience active Camera shots to help establish characters Use of lighting to emphasise the mood of scenes Target Audience 16-24 years olds Fans of psychological thrillers Mixed gender Mainly Male Lower to Middle Class 10. 4)Who would be the audience for your Media Product How we appealed to them Use of Make-up, fake blood and dark lighting to create an unsettling effect Enigma codes to keep the audience active Camera shots to help establish characters Use of lighting to emphasise the mood of scenes Target Audience 16-24 years olds Fans of psychological thrillers Mixed gender Mainly Male Lower to Middle Class 11. 4)Who would be the audience for your Media Product How we appealed to them Use of Make-up, fake blood and dark lighting to create an unsettling effect Enigma codes to keep the audience active Camera shots to help establish characters Use of lighting to emphasise the mood of scenes Target Audience 16-24 years olds Fans of psychological thrillers Mixed gender Mainly Male Lower to Middle Class 12. 4)Who would be the audience for your Media Product How we appealed to them Use of Make-up, fake blood and dark lighting to create an unsettling effect Enigma codes to keep the audience active Camera shots to help establish characters Use of lighting to emphasise the mood of scenes Target Audience 16-24 years olds Fans of psychological thrillers Mixed gender Mainly Male Lower to Middle Class 13. 4)Who would be the audience for your Media Product How we appealed to them Use of Make-up, fake blood and dark lighting to create an unsettling effect Enigma codes to keep the audience active Camera shots to help establish characters Use of lighting to emphasise the mood of scenes Target Audience 16-24 years olds Fans of psychological thrillers Mixed gender Mainly Male Lower to Middle Class 14. Happy scene Blood scene Impact of lighting on atmosephere 15. How did you attract address audiences We watched several movies pertaining to our genre and approach e.g. Lock stock and two smoking barrels, American Psycho, the shinning We made questionaires 16. What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product Using the camera Using editing Wide variety of accessories e.g. Led, tripod, handy-cam etc How to add titles Camera techniques e.g. Match on action, 180 and shot reverse shot etc. Overlay sounds Camera shots e.g. mid-shot, wide- shot, two shot, POV etc. How to smoothen transition from one scene to another Lighting- key for a good shot. How to change colour scheme Camera angles e.g. birds eye view, low/high angle. Special effects to add atmosphere Importance of syncing music Short cuts to help speed up process 17. Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product.Preliminary Final Film Skills Use our knowledge of camera shots, angles and techniques Editing Importance of non-diegetic sounds Editing using a wide variety of special effects to help create an atmosphere Effective use of iconophogary Wide range of camera angles, shots and effective use of camera techniques Good choice of non diegetic sound for certain scenes Evaluation Basic knowledge, lacked creativity and direction Camera work wasnt up to scratch Editing was basic and iconography wasnt used Improved lighting via editing and camerawork The use of editing more effectively