Evaluation

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

During the first process of making our title sequence, we had to research into a lot of genres; also I looked into the meaning of codes and convention which helped me out more with our film titles. It was good that we looked into other areas of different films and titles for codes and conventions of the same genre as I got a better understanding overall.
I think we used a good use of codes and conventions in our title sequence as we set up the enigma and made the audience want to watch more because of the effects that we used to create a thriller. We did this by creating dark and gloomy sounds to the titles which was created on Garage Band. Also the use of lighting we chose was done very well creating an aerie feel which ticked the boxes in codes and conventions.
In our thriller we made sure the main caption of it was not to see the character Rosie’s face, this was to get the audience more into the film and wanting to see what she looked like. We did this to set up the enigma and to make the audience want to know why they can’t see her face and to give it that extra excitement.
The main part of making the the codes and convention was the editing of the cast and crews. This was a really good and new experience for me as I never knew how to edit stuff like this on the iMacs.
Overall I think when we edited our shots and title it all come together and looked really well as we had different shots to hint about the story, with elements of codes and convention to give it that better quality filming experience.

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

The title sequence for Reflection is targeted to the age range of 15+, this is because most people this age would want to go and see a film like this as they would like the suspense and thrill from the actual film. When making the title sequence we knew that it would be hard to have a particular social group to represent, as the only character in the film is a young girl, so this would mean that there wouldn’t be anyone that will fit into this particular social group.

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

During my research of different media institutions, I’ve notice that they stick to the same genre or film that they distributed. So as a group we looked up some institutions and we felt that "Loins gate" was best for the genre that we was doing for example, "Lions gate" has distributed, Saw, The American Physco and many more. Overall I think it was a good choice to use the institution as it fits perfectly with what we are making.

Who would be the audience for your media product?

The audience for our media product would be for both genders from the age of 15+. We chose this age as a group because we didn’t want to be restricted from doing or making certain scenes or the use of imagery. If this title sequence was rated any lower in age then we would maybe have to be careful in what clips and shots we would edit in. so we made it at the right age for both genders 15+ so they can be, scared excited and feel the suspense but to also have a good film experience.

How did you attract/address your audience?

We knew we had to attract the audience while watching this title sequence and made sure they didn’t get bored half way through, we wanted them to like the sequence so much they would want to watch the film so much.
We done this as we drew the attention on not seeing the characters face Rosie throughout the sequence. We also tried to get attraction from the music that as a group made in garage band, this was to create more of a suspense feeling and give it more of a dark effect as music makes everything different. Throughout the sequence we suggested to have flashing imagery of the character in different areas of the house to make the audience more jumpy and to address that it’s a thriller. This was done by shots from on top of the stairs, a shot standing and the camera brushing past her on the banister. We did this by filming for less than 5 seconds then editing them to make them 1-2seconds to give it more of a shock factor. Also what made it address to the audience is that it was set in a middle class house which most people can relate to and make them think it could happen to anyone.

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

From making this title sequence I have realized that the process of constructing a title sequence has more than one technology use. During our time making this we used, a flip camera, final cut pro on the iMacs and also garage band on the iMacs. With this use of media technology it has made my product better in more than one way. From the way the titles appeared, from making the sequence more aerie from the music and how you can film in many different ways.
Overall I’m glad that we have use these media technologies as I’ve learnt how to use new things and it has made it easier for us in a group with the timing and also the quality of the sequence. From learning new ways of making stuff from technologies i am now used to editing and filming which will help me in the long run.

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

Looking back at my preliminary task I noticed that I never thought about the process and the main things needed to be shown in a film sequence. All I was interested in was to make sure it looked good and interesting for the audience. But what I done wrong was that I never made it target to the audience which may not make them want to watch more of what I have produced.
As I’ve made this title sequence I’ve learnt that there's always time to research into others things to help you and to make sure that the genre or even style is targeted right to the audience.
The main thing I have learnt to do is always story board before shooting , I’ve made this mistake when doing my preliminary task as we started from scratch, this could waste lot of time and it might not come out as good as it could of.

Overall, I think that the group has worked very well to get this done and to bring all our ideas together from our media knowledge. It was a good experience learning new things and also making new things. We are very happy with the end product of our title sequence, Reflection.