Harvey Mallett- Evaluation Tasks

Task 1-
Question: In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
Task: Choose 6 stills from your finished thriller that you think illustrate how you have used thriller conventions and opening sequence conventions (3 each). Annotate each still with notes on exactly which convention is being shown and whether you are using, developing or challenging it.


Are film follows traditional  media products through the use of the different camera angles we used such as high angle shots, close ups, extreme close ups, All the camera angles you usually see in a thriller movie to create suspense and the enigmas. The mass use of editing , and the flicking back to the unusual object of the ballerina jewellery box, is also used in thriller movies, to create suspense and make the audience ask questions about whats happening at this moment in time, however other objects are usually used.
During the opening sequence we use many thriller conventions and your typical opening sequence conventions, this includes-


Extreme long shot- introducing the Setting
One of the first shots is the extreme long shot of the ballet studio, this means the audience get to recognise are 'theme' which is dance/ballet as they're shown this dance studio from a high angle shot which shows much of the room.

Introduction of characters-  

This over the shoulder shot during the opening sequence introduces are characters as all three are in shot and can be seen clearly, it also shows the audience the hierarchy as you see this dark character over looking at two innocent characters it definitely shows who's got the power of the shot.

Credits- Every opening sequence needs credits and ares does to,  we chose to use quite a 'victorian' font to fit with the same era ballet comes from so it fits with the theme, as well as this because the font is quite old, it also comes across as quite creepy fitting with the thriller genre of our film.

 Enigmas- Are opening sequence is full of enigmas, this shot shows one of them, as Charlottes face is shown with a heart around it, the audience wonder 'why is this?' why hasn't she been crossed out like others? The heart also signifies it could be something to do with love, or wanting somebody so it builds the audiences tension up about whats exactly happening here.  the fact the shot is also in black and white makes it seem very creepy.

 Normal situation with extraordinary happenings- This Convention is used in our opening sequence as we show a poster just for some ordinary ballet lessons going on at Long Road however at this point the audience don't know whats so extraordinary but as the opening sequence carries on you realise there's something wrong with the teacher.

Unusual object- This is another thriller convention, as the ballet dancer spins around the audience realises the theme for our film however because this is right at the beginning the audience are confused about why its there, it also spins so slowly, its quite creepy and creates a atmosphere, it doesn't tell the audience about anything therefore it creates Enigmas within itself.

Task 2- Question: How does your media product represent particular social groups?
Task: Select a still from your thriller that you think shows an individual from a particular social group you have represented. Then, select a still of a character from A. another film that discusses the group and B. a still of a real individual, possibly from a news story, who also represents that group. Write annotations for all of the stills that discuss why you have represented this group in your particular way and how your representation compares or contrasts with both your chosen real media text and the still of a real person.

I would say our Thriller opening represented the social group of 'sports group' , this is shown as the two girls in the sequence are dedicated to there ballet are show the perfect skills and dance moves within the opening, it shows they're both interested and enjoy it.

This image shows the representation of a 'sports group' as you see both girls in the opening perfecting there moves together in class, it shows them moving in sync and going to the best of there ability. You can tell from the mis-en-scene of the costumes,  leotard with the shirt that they're dedicated to there sport are dressed in the right attire, the setting also shows this as its the traditional dance studio.

Famous ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov shows his dedication to ballet dancing in this image as he stands in triumph as he perfects the move, he's involved in popular ballet dance 'The nutcracker' and is one of the best in the world, are opening sequence compares with this as it also shows dedication to his 'sport' ballet as he perfects the move like the girls do during are opening sequence, it also shows how they are wearing the same costume.

A film similar to ours is 'The Black Swan' This image shows actor Natalie Portman performing during the film, this film is similar to ours due to having the same theme, and it shows how the girl is perfecting her dance moves, and trying to become at the best of her ability to be the best ballet dancer out there, its similar to our opening as it shows how both the girls are perfecting there dance move and are also trying to be at the best of there ability with there particular sport.

Task 3-What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
I think that a small company such as 'The picture house' in cambridge would be likely to distribute our film as the picture house is a small company and because our film is part of a relatively unknown theme/ genre I think it will work perfectly, also most of our film is handheld and looks very basic, therefore it won't be even looked at by big companies as they seek big budget and perfection movies rather then the handheld low budget film and if its in a smaller type cinema we will get people that enjoy this kinda movie come and watch it rather then have big audiences come in and say then they dislike it. (Niche markeT)
Task: Use the www.IMDB.com template to create a page for your film. You will need to fill in all of the blank information.

Task 4- Who would be the audience for your media product?
Task: Decide on a film magazine that you think would be most likely to carry reviews and adverts for your film. Create a word document that includes an image of the front cover of the magazine, a 300 word analysis of why you think the publication would be appropriate for your film and a 300 word review of your film that could potentially be found in the magazine.

I feel that a magazine such as Empire will be the most likely to carry a review and advertise our movie, I think this because the Thriller infatuation is a movie aimed at 12-16 year olds who are out to look for a good movie to watch with there friends and have a fun time and enjoy the buzz with 'Jump' shots, 'bloody' shots and many Enigmas of a thriller. The storyline of the corrupted ballet teacher will be good for this age group as they can relate to the children as they're only just that bit older and the girl side of the audience may even relate as they may have done ballet( the main theme)when younger. Even though most teen boys won't usually go see a ballet movie the whole idea of it being a Thriller will excite them and entice them into the theatre.

I think Empire is the magazine most likely to review and advertise our film as 'Empire' is a magazine that reviews many films big or small and doesn't just include Film reviews but includes other media reviews. Empire is a modernised magazine which doesn't just come in book form these days its reviews are available on iPad, Podcasts and simply on the web and I feel that recently the Thriller genre has become quite modernised and popular  as more and more teenagers love to go see movies such as 'The Women In Black' as its a thriller and they know they will get a buzz seeing the movie and as our film is a Thriller it will fit this modernised film culture and will be most suited to a magazine such as Empire.

Our film is mostly aimed at teenagers from about the age of 12-16 and many teenagers pick up 'Empire' Magazine to read about recent released and whats hot to see at the cinema especially to go with friends, however older audiences do tend to read magazines such as Empire but the InDepth reviews of each films means everyone can see whats the right film for them.

Empire will be a good way to review are Movie as its gives a detailed review about the film, a 1-5 star rating, the plot(summary) of movie and there final verdict, this will be good as people will be able to read the magazine and see if the film is actually suitable for them and there age before wasting any money.

Readers of the review will be able to get a good view about the film as many reviews include a film poster and online usually a trailer, Star characters, Run time etc, this means the audience  can make sure its right for them also it will be able to relate  to our Hollywood actors and many people relate to stars to think 'this film must be good if he's in it' getting us many more views.

Even though I feel Empire is the right magazine to review and advertise our movie over magazines such as Total Film are very similar therefore if we don't manage to get a deal with one magazine there's always chances with others as they're all mostly alike.

Advertising

Empire is a big magazine in the UK owned by news corporation, even though its only printed in the UK its read worldwide to the interests in other countries, this means it has a huge fan base and if we managed to get advertisement in this magazine are film would become quickly known about in the film industry,

Also Empire uses a 'like' and 'tweet' feature about films  and as social networking is one of the easiest and cheapest ways to promote right now Empire will be able to give us this good opportunity to get our film talked  about worldwide  at a good price, as we don't have the biggest budget. As

300 Review for Magazine-

Infatuation starts of with Two ballet students who  attend private ballet lessons at Long Road but over the last couple have week’s people from their class continue to disappear… The two girls become suspicious however they continue to attend the class until they disappear, it turns out the ballet teacher is stalking the kids one by one but no one knows why. Until they find out the secrets of the teacher. 

The opening for infatuation follows the usual techniques for a opening, it introduces the characters , the setting and  the start towards the plot, infatuation does these things all well and gets the audience well informed on what's happening. As infatuation is a thriller it also follows Thriller conventions introducing many Enigmas including 'Why is this person stalking those girls' 'how come the girls can't see what she's doing' etc. it also follows the use of voyeurism where the lady is taking pleasure of watching those girls even though they can't see her.

Another convention is when there's a ordinary situation with extraordinary things are happening, this is shown in infatuation as its a normal ballet class however there's a twist with the pedophiliac teacher.

As infatuation follows thriller conventions and the usual opening sequence conventions it successfully grabs the audiences attention, as they provide successful enigmas they audience are wanting to watch more as soon as the 120 second clip is over.

Us from Empire magazine really enjoyed the opening sequence, we were glued to the screen and can' wait for the film to be released in the upcoming months!

Task 5-
Question: How did you attract/address your audience?
Task: Re-import your finished thriller sequence into Final Cut and create either a voice-over or text that discusses key technical devices and other strategies that you used to engage your audience.
In our opening thriller sequence we attracted the audience through the title' Infatuation' its such a unusual world and many people have no idea what it means, or what its about, creating enigmas with the audience guessing what this film could be about, throughout the opening sequence we built on many enigmas, keeping the audience on there toes about what will happen next, the use of flashing images, and unusual objects also created suspense on the audience as they wonder what is going on, the sound adds to the disturbance with the crackling noise each time, the unusual storyline and creepiness, keeps the audience attracted, so they keep on wanting to see more.

Task 6-  Question: What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing the product?Use the stills of you with shooting equipment that you took whilst shooting, screen grabs of software and of you using the software. For each of the stills, note down what you learnt about the equipment/ software, what it allowed you to do and what you might consider its drawbacks.
At the beginning of the Thriller topic, I didn't know much about any of the equipment we used, only a bit with the camera, so since doing the thriller opening sequence I have definitely learnt how to successfully film many shots with the camera even though we faced difficulties with the mirror, I also learnt how to create a soundtrack successfully on garage band and editing sound clips and putting sound clips together, I learnt how to layer on photoshop and combine images and edit colours of photo's,  I learnt how to edit a sequence with putting clips together on final cut pro to create a sequence and then further edit clips, make them shake,  chance colour etc. And now I feel a lot more confident about using these products, and I feel like I can go more in depth into these products to find out a lot more in the next piece of work. 


Apple Garageband- It allowed us to create the soundtrack for our opening sequence simply, during the process of making the soundtrack I feel like I fully learnt how to use the software properly adding in sounds from the internet then using different sounds from the garageband database.  Fitting the music was simple with the different blocks garageband give you, I learnt how to modify with soundtrack and fading in and out sounds.
Drawbacks of Garageband would be that the choice of music is very limited especially when you go down into a certain genre you want to portray and its not easy to download more sounds into the database.
Another drawback is that there's not many effects you can use to modify the music/soundtrack.

Adobe Photoshop CS3- Allowed us to

Create Infatuation film posters for advertising and inside the opening sequences , during the process of making these we found out how to layer on Photoshop and do a variety of effects including black & white and text.

Drawbacks of photoshop is that to start with its hard to use and you have to get used too it, or have previous experience or you wouldn't know where to start.

Final Cut Pro- Used to edit the opening sequence. By doing our opening sequence I learnt how to fully use final cut pro, I learnt how to combine clips together into a sequence using there easy 'timeline' sort of feature. I also learnt how to do a variety of effects, shaking clips to make them look more 'handheld' and creepy, as well I learnt how to chance clips colours to black and white to make them look basic, I also learnt how to use a variety of effects to combine clips in a exciting way with 'slide' and 'box' effects etc. it pretty much allowed us to create are sequence  and make the clips run smoothly together. 

Sony Video Camera- We used this to film are sequence. its able to video, take still pictures ( be used as a camera) and does all the basic features such as zoom. During the process of our opening sequence I learnt how to use the video camera and most of its basic features including zoom. I also learnt how to change from taking stills with the camera to shooting real time video. A drawback to this equipment is that its quite small and didn't really fit my hand properly, it also was hard to get on/off the tripod which often took time out of filming.

Task 7-
Looking back to your preliminary task, what do you feel that you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
Looking back at the preliminary task, I feel as a group we have all learnt a lot about creating a Media product, especially I as I feel that before  I wouldn't have realised how much planning and research needs to go into a product before it can finally be done to film, including all the storyboarding, scrip writing etc. I have also learnt how difficult it is to film many of the shots, as you face problems with mirroring however when overcome its simple,  I have also learnt how different shots control different emotions with the audience, as close ups tend to create a more sad emotion etc.  I have also learnt that each genre needs to be storyboarded differently, especially Thriller as during the process I have realised that thrillers need to be consisted of short 'snappy shots to keep the audience on there toes and show a story, and this can easily be done by 'cutting' shots in final cut pro. I have also learnt how to use Garageband, with adding clips , copy and pasting them to create a soundtrack to fit your particular sequence, and make different sounds fit together to fit with the correct genre. I also learnt how to make sounds fade in/out of a sequence along with other effects. Even though I used garage band more then final cut pro,  I did learn how to edit a sequence, cut shots and modify them to a degree they create atmosphere eg black and white clips . In all since the preliminary I feel a lot more confident with creating a media product, I know how to do a lot of things  I didn't before.
Task: Create a Prezi that takes your ‘reader’ on a journey from preliminary task to finished thriller. Include images to illustrate your points.

Week 1- 6th January 2012, we shot our prelimary task, this consisted of many camera angles including close ups, long shots and mid shots and panning shots, It consisted of 52 seconds and was about a uncovered murder being hunted by someone with a gun, It told us as a group which people were good at which things therefore from it we could see who would be designated filmer etc. It also taught us how to use the basic features of a camera and let us try out some shots we could use to look good in our thriller.

15th- 22nd January 2012.

We began to look at different thriller openings from successful thrillers such as Vertigo, Inception, Hidden and The Prestige and then chose a individual thriller to look at; we each wrote an analysis on a opening sequence  individually  and as a group allowing us to look at different thriller conventions and how they were used in a 'thrilling' way. It also allowed us to brainstorm a idea of what our thriller could be like and  give potential story ideas, as it told us what works well in a Thriller opening sequence and then things that we maybe shouldn't use. 

23rd January 2012- We looked at work from previous years from Long road, so we sat and watched a variety of different thriller openings from previous years and then gave an analysis on what they did, this allowed us to see what worked well within a thriller opening and what actually worked for us and we watched them, it told us what we needed to do how holding a shot was appropriate , how we needed to use a variety of shots, use a unusual object, selecting appropriate mis-en-scene and that editing is suitable to your story, as many groups previously used dull and boring fonts for there credits which didn't work with story or theme, so this was one thing we made sure we didn't use, as a group previously got marked down for this as it ruined atmosphere. It told us how our potential opening sequence could look like in the future and what we needed to do to make it look good. 

30th + 31st January

This was when we started planning, we come up with potential ideas for our opening sequence, this gave us many blog posts, as we came up with a variety of ideas for ours to be based on -one of our original ideas were; Assasin (women wants revenge), Darkeness, Theft, Wealth, Ballet lesson, Glamor, Concealing of information. We were late deciding what our thriller was going to be based upon so we quickly chose the Ballet idea and got to work  straight away. We decided to go with Ballet because it would be simple as the College already has a dance studio so we realised we wouldn't have to organise filming off-campus and face troubles to do with organising that. We then brainstormed idea's of what we could do with ballet, we all thought about a ballet scene like the one in 'Twilight' but soon realised this just wasn't do able for us, so we then came up with the idea of a stalking, creepy character which then would become our final product idea. We looked at potential mis-en- scene, soundtrack, logo, location and classification of our product.

3rd Feb 2012

We started to plan and film test footage,  allowing us to see what different shots we could use in the final media product, it showed us what different shoots could work and what ones just wouldn't. it showed us what angles would work best on our media product, perusing different enigmas, and tension to the audience. Our test footage was successful as we used some of the shots in our final product including the bathroom/mirror shot.

10th- 27th Feb

By this time we had discussed are media product in-depth,  and looked at different props and settings we would be using, we also created a shot list, story board, call sheet and got title ideas for our thriller opening. this helped us with when we were going to film each part of the opening sequence, and what was going to be done at which points, and made us much more organised with our filming.

13th- 21st Feb

We filmed our media product during this time, in the setting of Long roads dance studio, then some clips in one of the bathrooms, we did this over a series of lessons,  we were productive with our filming as we made sure we booked the dance studio a week or so in advance so that we weren't disappointed when it came to filming if it was being used.

24th Feb- 9th March-

 We  analyses are thriller opening during this time and  wrote about different ideas on how we were going to do each task, we created a film poster for the movie that could be used to promote it and other ways we could promote like social networking and how the power of facebook/twitter could help us cheaply promote our movie as we are quite a low budget film, we also looked into what colours/fonts we should use for our credit sequence on the opening.

24th Feb - 26th March 2012

During this time we created the soundtrack to our opening sequence and edited are clips to create the opening sequence, we used two pieces of software that included final cut pro and garageband, We edited clips on final cut pro by 'cutting' them  so they were short and snappy like a normal Thriller opening, we edited clips to make them black and white , speeded up clips, distorted and lengthened clips, all so they attracted the audience.  we then created the soundtrack on Garageband which proved quite a task without the final media product, as we wasn't sure on how to fit the product with the sequence as we wanted to make sure the music fit what was going in on the scene such as a intense scene has intense music feel.  

ROUGH cut group 28 thriller

editing our sequence

While editing our opening sequence we have encountered many problems to overcome and learnt how to do many new things. When filming our sequence we filmed lots of short and snappy frames and after putting them together on final cut we realised to enable the film to run smoothly we could add in transitions such as 'dissolve: fade in, fade out'. The use of transitions definitely made our film look much more fluent and gave the effect we were looking for. Lots of our clips were also too fast, so we used the 'modify, speed' tool to slow them down, and we think all of our clips after being slowed down flow into each other well and emphasize the thriller genre.

Friday 9 - Today's contribution

Today in class we have achieved many things.
We uploaded shots of the posters on the wall and are now editing them into our main sequence, we also worked on the soundtrack using Garageband. And we also made a teaser poster and a normal poster for our film and uploaded it on to our blog.

What we have completed: We have completed the poster but we still need to finish the music on garageband and complete the rough cut editing for the end of the lesson. 

Film Poster

This is the poster for our film Infatuation. I have placed our title in the center as it obeys the rules of the visual heir-achy. I inversed the text so it appeared white against a black background as it draws attention to the poster. On the poster are 4 pictures of girls, 3 with their faces xed out and the other with a circle around it connoting she is the next victim. The pictures are in black and white half because it relates back to parts of our film. The red x's on their faces also links back to parts on the film as it comes up in the opening sequence. This could be classed as an enigma code.  

Teaser Poster

For our film we decided to create a teaser poster for promotion of the movie. I have used pictures of people n our group because it was most effective to do so as they are young and female. I took pictures from Facebook and took them from different times, for example when they were much younger up until now making it more effective as it shows two of the girls at this age in the film. I have placed the I in the center of the poster to create intrigue as it doesn't tell you what it is about or who is in it. In the real poster we would place a web address and maybe an accolade at the bottom right and a date the film would be coming out. The date would give the audience a time to wait. The web address would allow the audience to search the film and therefore gain more knowledge of the plot line, maybe leading them to a trailer. The accolade would help with showing the standards of the film and who may like it. 

What we still need to finish

So far we have completed all our filming and now we just need to finish editing and create the soundtrack on garage band for our film.
We also need to finish creating are posters for our promotional campaign.

Promotion of our movie

Ways we will get our Movie talked about prior to release-

• 30 second trailer that will be advertising our film on youtube and will also be shown on tv. This will show parts of the film but will not reveal any of the enigmas.

• There will be posters to advertise the film in cinemas, magazines  and on the sides of buses. This will clearly show the actors(star vehicle), director and a screen shot from the film.

• Social networking- Make sure people tweet and talk about our movie e.g #infacturation

Credits and fonts

What will we include.
 Our film title- Infatuation
Starring:
Sophie O'Dell
Chloe Northrop
Charlotte Byford
Filmed By: 
Harvey Mallett
Directed By:
Sophie O'Dell
Written By:
Emma Brand

Possible fonts include- Comic Sans MS,  Georgia, Verdana, Times new roman, baskerville, chapparal pro, cochin

Timeline

Week 1- Friday 6th January we shot and edited our preliminary task.
Week 2 13th Jan- We begun researching the thriller genre by looking at different thriller conventions and looking for them in different film openings and analyzing there opening sequences.
Week 3- 20th Jan- Started planning for our own opening sequences, looking at different settings and stories , brain storming ideas etc + analysis of more films
Week 4- 27th Jan- Location research
Week 5- 6th Feb- Planning for test footage, Evaluation of test footage and looking at inspiration.
 10th Feb- Further planning - Call sheets, Storyboarding and title ideas
Week 6- half term
Week 7- Filming for our opening sequence 20th, 21st Friday 24th Feb- Analyzing target audiences, social groups we portray and review of equipment.
Week 8- Sunday 26th Feb, Analyzing of Thriller conventions used in our opening sequence
Monday 27th Feb-  What we have learnt throughout the process and looking at different magazines we could promote our film into.

What skills we have learnt between doing our preliminary task and thriller

So far we have learnt how to

• Work as a team in relation to filming, e.g One person filming the other zooming. People having to leave the room due to certain shots and mirror problems etc.
• How to film different type of shots 
• Filming in the difficulty of a mirror along the length of the room.
• we have learnt the skill of ballet 
• we have learnt how to work more independently  with the camera.

Online film magazines

We feel that empire is more likely to review our film rather than total film   magazine. We feel this because empire looks more like a sophisticated magazine with formal reviews and more serious colours(red/black) dark colours however we feel that total film is more informal. it uses brighter colours and uses text such as 'No School no rules' which is really cheesy and it seems its more for happier films along the comedy genre, however we feel are film is much more serious then this. 

its hard to find different between the magazines as both are mainstream magazines that review popular films however it does feel one is formal and ones more informal for a younger audience. 

The Women In Black- IMDB

This is a detailed page of the film 'The Women In Black' on IMDB.
The page includes the title of the film, a rating, a short synopsis of the film , who directs the film, the writer of the film and the main stars. It also provides the genre's of the film e.g thriller, drama. Release dates of the film are also given for the country you're in and run time (95min)
It also includes pictures from the film, pictures from the production and the main poster advertisement of the movie.
There's also a link to the trailer of the movie.
You're also given related video's from films like this one.

Individual contribution so far

So far during the process of the thriller opening I have created a variety of the blog posts to add up to our groups need of 50, as well as this I contributed to the story line and what we should do as our thriller.
During the filming I process I have filmed many of the shots we will be using in our opening sequence, I have helped set up equipment and upload video's and helped contribute on how we will be filming many of the shots. 

Thriller conventions and how they're used in our Thriller.

Enigmas
Our thriller storyline definitely features the use of Enigmas, throughout the opening sequence we use the enigma of the antagonist stalking this ballet dancer, the antagonist is player by her teacher and the audience asks, why is he doing this and whats his need to stalk this young girl.


This enigma is shown throughout the opening sequence  through  cinematography in the way of camera angles and shot types as we record parts of the ballet class and then how the antagonist moves into the young girl closer and closer however we don't film any parts to show why he is doing this, which makes the audience ask why? During the opening you never really see the teachers face which builds a lot of tension, you see parts but there is no close up shot to reveal too much and to show is just a normal actor.


We also use sound in the opening sequence point however this sound doesn't directly relate to the Enigma, the sound we will be using is a light ballet sound which doesn't really enforce the enigma however we will edit this sound and make it contradict what will be happening in the scene, for instance quite a tense dramatic scene will have calming music, this will keep the audience on edge and introduce a new enigma of 'why is this happening'


Mis-en-scene will be used to enforce the Enigma as our Antagonist will be dressed in all black clothing, this contradicts the bright colourful clothes of the ballet dancers and will create tension, as well as this dark clothing gives mystery and darkness to the character now showing any kind of emotion or picture of them, along with the clothing to make our antagonist even more dark and scary  the character will always be looking down which makes them seem quite mysterious and like they have something to hide, this will enforce the Enigma and keep the audience in question.

The use of editing in our opening sequence will also further carry on this Enigma, the use of flicking from shot to picture's of the young girl on a poster and different photos of her will build this idea up for the audience to try figure out.

Micro elements combine in a build up of suspense.
This  convention is also shown in our Thriller opening, many parts of the opening combine up to create suspense and mystery during the scene.


The use of cinematography shows this convention because during the opening sequence we use very long shots and little close up shots, showing minimalistic values of the characters so the audience don't get to many idea's of what is happening, this is shown mainly through the antagonist as the audience never really see this persons face, this creates a build up and then the fact we have a huge Ballet mirror the use of mirroring in the opening sequence and things disappearing in the mirror, this also adds to the suspense as the audience can see certain parts of what's happening to the girl while she can't see it, this causes frustration and intensity to the audience. 


The use of mis-en-scene also uses this convention as we dress the antagonist in dark black clothing which builds up suspense as it means they're kept dark and secretive and not much is revealed about the character as well as this are use of posters and pictures of the young girl used as props are in the opening sequence and they suddenly appear on the screen, which makes the audience confused and wonder what is happening now, whats the antagonist done to the girl? etc


The use of editing is also used to build up tense as we use quick flashes and quick clips means the audience are kept on there toes throughout the sequence 

Challenges of the shoot.

The main problem we faced while filming our thriller opening was to be able to film without seeing the camera in the mirror, as most of it has been filmed in front of a mirror. At times we also had to hide in the room so we could not be seen in the shot.

It was also a challenge to keep the main characters in the shot as we were zoomed in and the choreography meant they kept moving out the shot. 

We also found it difficult to shoot the high shot as we couldn't get the camera high enough. This also made it hard to keep the camera still.

It was also a challenge to book the dance studio as there was other people that wanted to use it. As we were filming in there for 2 different days it was difficult to make sure the outfits were the same both days.

Who is your target audience?

The target audience for our thriller is teenagers who are aged 12 and above. It is for both genders but girls may enjoy it more because of the ballet theme. They will have probably watched thrillers like 'black swan' before. Their favorite director could be Darren Aronofsky as he directed Black Swan.

Which social groups are you using in your thriller?

In our thriller we're using  the social groups of Ballet Dancers, the stereotypical image of these is of a controlled dancer with lots of talent and perfect form, they're quite individual people who are artistic and insular.
In our thriller opening we show ballet dancers but in a different type of form, Not so perfect, more of a worried character who is aware of her surroundings,  different from the ordinary stereotype are opening sequence also portrays the image that ballet teachers are that of a creepy character, who look at the people in there class this is different from the normal ballet teacher who is very talented and a proud person.

Another social group we use is that of youth, this is usually portrayed badly as kids aren't seen very well by elder people as we are seen to all do drugs, smoke and drink lots.
In our thriller opening youth is portrayed to be sensible. talented and victimized by the elder generation, this is a completely different image to what's seen usually.

Review of equipment we have used so far.

So far with our  Thriller opening we have used-

• Apple imac
• Sony Camera
• Tripod
• Jewellery box

We have learn how to successfully  use a camera and use different shots with a camera, we have also learnt how to successfully film using a mirror without seeing yourself, we have also learnt how to watch back our clips and view pictures using the camera. 

Pro's

Good quality picture with the quality picture

Steady picture using the tripod

Typing is easier then handwriting 

Con's

A bad thing about the camera is that it can occasionally be quite slow, also you have to worry about battery life as you don't want it to run out while filming. 

Another Con could be that someone could use the camera and delete our footage.

We could forget to press record, turn the camera on.

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