Evaluation of my thriller opening: Question 4

Who would be the audience for your media product? 


The main audience for my thriller film is 16-24 year old, white British people. This is due to the characters within the film; they’re all within this youthful age group and ethnicity. Because of this, audiences of this age group may be able to relate to the attitudes, behaviours and opinions communicated by the characters.
Female audiences may also relate to my thriller because of the positive, strong representation of women intended by the character “Scarlet Fraser”. Evidence for such effects on audience is present for Niels Oplev’s film “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo”, in which the greatest demographic is for females under 18.

Ratings by users on IMDB

This demographic in particular are attracted to this film because of the positive representation it provides for them, of strong, powerful and intelligent. It is this same demographic that would be most attracted to my thriller. 

Evaluation of my thriller opening: Question 3

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

The main distributors for my media product would be internet based. This is because it is easy to target the youth audience that would be attracted by my film, as this age group are familiar with the internet.

Websites, YouTube.com in particular, that specialise in video sharing would be a predominantly good way to distribute my thriller film. 

This is due to the website’s vast popularity, and the ease of uploading the video as it is free and simple to use. The website can also be accessed easily by smart-phones, such as iPhones and Blackberry models as well as many iPod models, which are becoming more and more popular.   

Short film competitions are a great way to distribute my thriller, because it has been specifically targeted at films such as mine. An example of this would be the British Short Screenplay Competition by KaosFilms, and Virgin Media Shorts which allows the 12 winning films to be shown in independent cinemas such as the Norwich based Cinema City. 

Evaluation of my thriller opening: Question 2

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

The characters in my thriller opening are all of the 16- 18 age range, white and British. Because of this, my media product immediately relates and appeals to this audience, who will identify with the skateboarder and the two girls. The representations of this age group vary: they’re presented as dangerous thugs by the character Will Block, who is unemployed. This is a common stereotype of teenagers. However, Eve White, Will’s first victim is a hard working, ordinary, law abiding citizen. Teenagers are also suggested to be overwhelming in number, because the cast is made up of teenagers. This could emphasize the fear and intimidation of this age group, therefore reinforcing specific stereotypes – the male aggression and female victim.

Males are presented negatively by Will Block as he is the only male character. My media product suggests that males are greedy, obsessive and have bullying personalities. In contrast, it presents females as male prey. The character Eve White reinforces the traditional idea of women being the victims in film. She presents women as vulnerable and weak in contrast to men. However, the second female character, Scarlet Fraser, challenges this traditional view. She out-stares Will as he hovers around, lurking, waiting to pounce. The cliff hanger connotes she will outwit him and refuses to be intimidated. This character adopts a contempory femme fatale image of a strong, independent woman, reflecting the progression of attitudes towards women in society. 

Evaluation of my thriller opening: Question 1

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

Eval1

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Final Shot list

Shot list:

Scene 1: Eve White using the ATM machine, with Will Block stalking her

High Angle of Eve White arriving at the ATM machine just about to put her card in

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Close up of card going into the ATM machine

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Over the shoulder of Will looking at Eve White at the ATM machine

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Over the shoulder of Eve looking around her, suspicous that someone is watching her

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Close up of Eve typing on the keypad

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Close up of Eve's hand going into her bag to put her purse away

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Close up of Eve walking away from the machine, putting card into her purse

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Close up of Will following Eve down the road

Scene 2: Flashback of Will Block in his bedroom, angry that he has no money and creating a plan to mug someone

Close up of Will on his bed

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Medium shot of Will on bed, opening wallet

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Close up of empty wallet

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Close up of Will’s face on bed, he gets up

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Close up of Will’s face as he looks out the window. He walks away.

Scene 3: Will Block mugs Eve White in the city underpass

Long shot of Eve's feet walking/running

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Low angle of Eve running down the ramp towards the camera

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Medium shot of Eve looking bewildered in subway.

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Long shot of Will rolling down the ramp fast on the skateboard
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Low angle shot of Will’s skateboard rolling slightly right to the camera at speed

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Medium/Long shot of mugging of Eve

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Handheld shot of mugging

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Medium shot of Eve shouting at Will as he rides off, too fast to catch up with

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Close up of Eve sitting down in the underpass, head is hands, looking distressed

Scene 4: Will Block is back at the ATM machine having chosen his second target, Scarlet Fraser

Close up of Will, back by the ATM watching Scarlet Fraser

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Close up of Scarlet at the ATM

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Close up of card entering the ATM

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Close up of Scarlet as she looks at Will, suspicious

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Close up of Will, looking back at her, waiting

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Close up of Scarlet using the keypad

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Medium shot of Scarlet

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Close up of Scarlet looking intimidating

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Thriller planning - FINAL

Thriller planning final

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