7) What kind of media institution might distribute my media product and why?

Whats does a production Company do?
A Production company is reponsible for all the processes from pre production to post production. They take care of processes such as: Creating ideas for films, storyboarding, script, filming, editing etc... It also provides the finished product for distribution through film, television etc..

What is your idea of a Film Distributor?
A film distributor is a company/person who buys the copyrights to a film and then sells it to other companies/ cinema companies so they can then release the film for public viewing. This then allows the producers and the film distributors to make a profit.

Who might be the Distributor for your film and why?
I would use Entertainment films to distribute my film as they are a well known independent films company whos most famous films to date are the lord of the rings trilogys. This means that with a well reconised films company, people may feel more inclined to see my film. I would also use unofficial distributors such as Facebook and youtube. This is because it is free so it would keep the price down, also because these websites have a large amount of users so we would get more views and more noticed.

Where would the money come from for a film such as yours?
The money for my film would come from the producers and Entertainment films as they are an independent films company. We would also get money from any investors that were intrested in our independent film. 


Why have the various people been named in your titles? 
 In our opening sequence, we only introduced the producers and the main actors name. This we felt would keep to the thriller genre as we dont know what other characters/actors would be in the play, leaves a bit of a mystery for the audience. We decided we would introduce them as their characters appear later on in the film. They were named as they were important for the audience to know during the opening sequence, as the name of the main actor might grab their attention more.

Evaluation Activity: Your Progression

Match On Action

Shot - Reverse Shot

From my preliminary task, i feel like my skills at different technologies have been improved and my knowledge of different genres conventions and the film industry had improved significantly. Now i can use this knowledge to successfully create different effects on the audience. I also feel like my skills on a mac has improved, i am now able add various overlaying sounds and can create different types of transitions. I can also create a title sequence on Live type. 

I also feel that my analysis skills have been improved, now when i am watching a film, i can pick up on certain aspects of the film that may suggest who the main character is and what the genre is etc.. Lastly I feel that my camera work skills have improved as I now realise how different shots and angles can alter the effect produced on the audience. From the preliminary task, i learnt; the 180 degree rule, match on action and shot reverse shot, we decided to use the Shot-Reverse shot and match on action. 

Evaluation Activity: Conventions

1) Titles -  Our title appears at the end of the opening sequence. It is large and in red, which stands out clearly in the black background. This was to suggest to the audience that the film is quite dark, which fits with the thriller genre. The title doesnt give much away in terms of plot, it only reveals the location in which the film is set.

2) Location - This is a shot of the location in which our opening sequence is set before the main character runs out from the corner. The shot also reveals the location to the audience as 'Sawston Court'. This location, along with the title, suggests that it is the main setting for the film and where most of the action will take place.

3) Costumes and Props - This is a shot of the main character after he has been shot, he's torso is covered in blood. We used this costume as it is casual, he appears to be just an average man. The blood makes the shot look more realistic to the audience, due to no sound other than music being used, we had to find a way for the audience to know that he had been shot. When a character is shot, Thrillers tend to keep it silent and focus just on the visual, this is what we did so we are keeping to the triller convention.

4) Camerawork and Editing - This is a tracking shot of the main character running to where he saw the figure.  This showed the audience he's urgency as he runs, the audience begin to share his feelings and want to know why he is running to the figure. We also used close ups to create different emotions, for example, we used a close up shot of the blood to shock the audience, we had also done another close up of a picture of the main character with a mysterious woman, this created more mystery for the audience as to who she is.

5) Title, Font and Style - We decided to use a digital type font for our title. The use of the digital font here forshadows a dark atmosphere within my opening sequence because digital can be associated with time, a ticking bomb, which is used within the film later on. The title of my film is also in red to connotate the possibility blood, which is seen during the opening sequence.

6) Story and how the opening sets it up - The story revolves around the life of a middle aged man, the events in the film lead up to what happens in the opening sequence. The shot shows the main character once he has been shot. This sets up the story as it begins with a murder, the audience don't know why he has been killed, who he is, who he's killer is. The shot alone creates many mysteries for the audience that they want answered. We also used shots of a picture of the main character with a woman to create a mystery. This fits with the thriller genre as the opening doesnt reveal much and creates many mysteries that are answered during the course of the film.

7) Genre and how the opening suggests it - The main thing that suggests the genre is the shooting of the  main character. There was much tension building and suspense during the opening sequence that helped make the shooting so effective and dramatic. The mysteries created in the opening sequence such as the death help to show it is a Thriller movie.

8) How characters are introduced - The main character of the film is introduced straight away with an establishing shot of him looking out the window. This was to show to the audience that he is the main character of the film. Because he is acting out an average activity within the flat, people will be able to associate with him. Another character introduced is a woman in a frame, this was to create a mystery for the audience as to who she is, she becomes to enigma to the audience.

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9) Special effects - We didnt add any special effects as we thought it wouldnt be effective. The most we did was to pan out of the shot where we see the blood. 

Evaluation Activity: Representation

5) Directors Commentary notes

We had our production company name at the beginning to immediately show the audience who created this film.
The text was red with a black background to make it stand out and also to fit our thriller genre. Because of the death in the opening sequence, we used red to represent blood and the black represented death.

We started with an establishing shot of the main character looking out the window, the audience begins to question why he is doing this.
Music used to create to an emotional atmosphere, foreshadows something will happen soon e.g. death.
No dialogue used to create tension, we felt dialogue would destroy any tension created. Fits with the thriller genre.

POV shot to show his perspective, figure seen creates a mystery for the audience as to who he is.

Continuity from looking through the window and running out the room.
Close up of picture to create more mystery, audience questions as to who the woman is.
Continuity continues throughout as he runs from the flat to where he saw the figure.

Filming in daylight challenges the conventions of thriller, as most thrillers movies are set at night.

Tracking shot of the main character running, shows the audience his desperation in finding the figure he had seen.

The panning camera builds on the sense of urgency for the audience.

Cutting to who produced it teases the audience and builds tension, they want to find out whats happening with the main character.

Camera pans to hooded figure to shock the audience
The audience questions whats happened to the main character, as they have seen no gun or gun noise.

Introduces actor to the audience, helps build tension as we have cut away from the scene again.

Zooming out from the blood in slow motion helps to shock the audience again.

Close up of gun to suggest to the audience it has some significance.
Hooded figure remains an enigma as we never see his face as he runs.

Title appears at the end after the death, makes the audience want to continue watching the film.