Q2- How does your media product represent particular social groups?

We discuss how we have represented particular social groups in our film by doing a directors commentary. We discuss each character in depth then compare to other real films. 

Q4- Who would be the audience for your media product?

We made a collage of visuals to represent the types of audience that our film is most attracted to. 

Q3- What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

Q6- Technology

How have you learnt about technologies from construct your film?

In this video Sophie and Megan discuss how and what we learnt from using technology such as camera, final cut, Photoshop, YouTube and Go-Animate.

Q5- How did you attract your audience?

We added annotations to our film which we published on youtube on how we attracted our audience. We discuss the choice of sound,  mis-en-scene, enigma code, certificate and our justification as to how we have attracted particular types of audience. 

Final Cut for Chasing Shadows

This is our final cut for our thriller film, Chasing Shadows. 

Filming Evidence

Editting evidence

 Megan as she was adding titles to our group rough cut.

 

 

Sophie editting and colourgrading the extra scenes we added.

Debbie searching for foley and sounds to use in our film.

Group Rough Cut

Video Diary: Update with Group rough cut.

A quick update with the progress of our group rough edit.

Individual Edit Evaluation

Here we discuss and compare our individual edits and how we aim to improve our film in our final edit and how we will split the workload. 

Difficulties whilst filming

Whilst we were filming we came across some difficulties which prevented us from filming. We discuss the problems we face and how we have resolved them. After shooting part of our film we were asked to leave so we resolved to finishing our shoot in the school parking lot without making the location known. Although the lighting is different in these shots we can adjust the lighting and make the locations blend using colour grading. 

Filming and Rehearsal Evidence

 

Re-shooting and extra- Shots:

 

 

Vox Pops

We interviewed three people who hit the target of our audience range on what they felt was the ideal aspects of a thriller film. We will take these interviews into account when creating our thriller film so we know what features would be best to suit our film around. 

We were all there for the interviews, however it was only Sophie and Megan editted the sequences.

Video Diary- 2 weeks until planning deadline

It's 1 week until our planning deadline and we are still behind schedule, but have continued to catch up. We have got alot of work done this week but not as much as we hoped. We must, and will ensure that, all our planning is completted by this Friday in preparation for shooting our film in January.

*Sophie was absent for this meeting but she has contributted into the asset list etc. this week

SHOT LIST.

SHOT LIST:

Overhead shot of files being thrown onto desk. HIGH ANGLE.
Close up of nameplate on desk, detective sitting in chair. CLOSE UP. FOCUS ON NAMEPLATE THEN DETCTIVE SHIFTING THROUGH FILES.
Detective going through files.-MID SHOT.
Detective freezes and focuses on one sheet. CLOSE UP OF HANDS. DESK LEVEL.
Gets up and gathers files. MID SHOT.
Knocks chair over and runs from desk. LOW ANGLE? MID SHOT?
Runs out of door into hallway. MATCH ON ACTION. LONG SHOT? MID SHOT?
                                           
　

Running down hallway, dropping files and gathering them. LOW ANGLE.
Runs out of hallway through door. MID SHOT.
                                         

Entering stairwell, heading for stairs. LONG SHOT.
Running down stairs- LOW ANGLE then HIGH ANGLE. MATCH ON ACTION.
                                          

Runs into main office and runs through desks. LONG SHOT.
Exit’s the building into parking lot. MID SHOT.
                                       

Detective looks around parking lot panicked. CLOSE UP.
Jogs to car, straightening himself. LONG SHOT.
P.O.V From shadows watching detective walk. LONG SHOT-P.O.V
Detective fumbles for keys to car- MID/CLOSE UP.
Heels stalk out of shadows and across parking lot- CLOSE UP.
Gun is highered and shot. CLOSE UP.
Detective falls to ground and heels stalk away.- LOW ANGLE/CLOSE UP.
                                       

Shot of CCTV camera- CLOSE UP.

COSTUMES.

COSTUMES:

CHRIS-DETECTIVE.

For our main detective we have chosen to dress him in dark colours. This will represent the films dark theme and for Chris’s character‘s personality. We have chosen professional suit pants to make him appear superior and prepared, paired with a parka jacket to convey that he is always on the move and the time of shooting. As its based in England during winter a coat is appropriate. Comfortable dress shoes to keep him looking professional but comfortable enough for him to run in.

 
 
AZINA-ASSISTANT/ASSASSIN.

For the assistant we have chosen a professional but sexy look. A high waisted skirt to fit into the adult world of work with a black blazer. A red blouse will be worn underneath representing the blood she spills but also being the stereotypical sex object, her promiscuous attitude. Small heels will be worn so Azina is still able to run in them but keep with the sexy/professional look.

KATY-WIFE.

Being dead we went for an angelic look for the wife. A delicate white dress to convey innocence and her angelic behaviour, paired with silver flats.

LIAM-SERIAL KILLER.

Black basic professional clothing to give him a superior look and also his dark personality. A black beanie will also be worn so he is able to hide his identity and give him a rebel vibe.

 

Video Diary- 3 weeks until planning deadline

ASSET LIST.

In preparation for our filming we have decided to write a list of props we will need for the film.

• Desk and chair.
• Name plate.
• Cup (coffee or tea).
• Files.
• Desk Lamp.
• Folders.
• Pen/Pen pot.
• Stack of other books and files.
• Computer or laptop.

This will help us dress the detectives office and make it appear realistic. We included everything that we could think that would appear on a detectives desk and in any films that we've seen, the detectives desk is usually cluttered.
                                        

• Keys.
• Gun.
• Files (Same as before)

For the scene when the detective is running through the parking lot and being murder not alot of props are needed.

We will also need the standard camera and camera equipment such as the tripod and lighting for our thriller film.
                                        
SOME EXAMPLES:


Timeline. TITLES VS ACTION

This is a timeline that shows the order of our titles for the opening credits and the action that will be happening at this time. This will make editing and filming more effective as we will be prepared and know what we need to do.