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Q7 - 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 have learnt that it takes a lot of time and effort to get the perfect shot, and you need a lot of patience for that. I have also learnt about the importance of sound within a film. For example, if you watched a film with really bad quality sound, it would be a really bad film. Ambient sound and good background music is key for building suspense in a thriller. I also feel a lot more confident using programs such as Adobe Premiere Pro than I did when I was producing my preliminary task. I have also learnt that lighting is key in making a good film. If you do not have good lighting in a shot then the shot just looks horrible and unprofessional, which is why I have learnt that it is key to take time on lighting.

Q6 - What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

There are many different technologies I have used in the course of creating my media product. For example for my filming I used a Nikon D3200 which is the camera I own so I knew how to use it beforehand which was extremely useful. It also meant I did not have to book a time to use the camera at college so I could film anytime.

Another form of technology I have used is Blogger. I had never blogged before starting my project, and I found it hard to use at first, but with time I got a lot better.

Youtube was another technology I used in the process of constructing my product, I have had experience with it in the past which was useful and made the process a lot quicker.

For editing, I used Adobe Premiere Pro which I had never come across before but now know how to use it and I am now able to edit videos with ease. Through the usage of these technologies, I was able to create a short amateur film with a low budget.

Q5 - How did you attract/address your audience?

To attract my audience, I used many conventions that would make my thriller more interesting to watch. I knew from my research that it as mostly people from the ages 15-20 who like thrillers. Most of these people liked thrillers that had a lot of suspense, which is why in my thriller I have tried to create a lot of suspense by using the slow fade cuts and slow camerawork etc.

Also, the audience I am aiming at like crime thrillers, so I have utilized a lot of the conventions that would typically be used in a crime thriller, such as drugs and weapons. I believe that the society we live in today would be a lot more interested in watching my thriller as I have included these conventions.

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

Conventionally, thrillers are usually aimed at people from 15 and above, and from some of the research I have conducted, people around the ages of 15 to 20 love thrillers. Which is why I would aim it at around that age range, and which is why I believe that people around that age would be more interested in watching my thriller.

Another reason why I would target this audience is because the character in my film is of the same age as them. Therefore it would make it easier for the audience to sympathize with him, as they would understand what he is feeling and understand what's happening. It would be harder for older age ranges to understand this. These are the reasons in which why I would aim my thriller at this age range.

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

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

My media product represents particular social groups in many ways. There is only one character in my opening, so that means the social group represented in my film is narrowed down. He is quite obviously in his teenage years, which brings in the social group of young adults, but he owns a knife and is obviously a drug dealer. Therefore he must be troubled. As he is a teenager he must still be living at home with his family as he would not be able to support himself. Which represents the social group of family. It also raises the question of what his relationship with his family is like, does he get on well with them? The audience could also infer that his family will be involved in the film at some point. There are also drawings in crayon on the wall when he walks out of his back door, the audience would infer from this he has a younger sibling, more specifically a girl as there is a drawing of a flower on the wall. To conclude, the main social group represented within my film is a troubled teenage boy living at home with his family, which raises a lot of questions.