Evaluation notes

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

conventions=Character, theme, revenge, motive, tension, music
main challenged convention- Bethan is main character and is a female this is challenged because most protagonists in thriller films are males to appeal to the male audience and most of them seem like stronger characters. One convention our protagonist follows is that she has a motive and is determines to solve the murder this is going to be the convention that develops throughout the film as she gets closer to solving the murder.

2. How does your media product represent particular social groups?
Our main character is not stereotypical but she represents a strong female character because it is unusual for a female to be a detective. She is the main focus of the film and represents an important member of the police force. I think female audience members will be able to relate to her as she is a strong willed character and it will make the film more interesting for them.

3. What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
New line Cinema produced the film Seven which is a popular thriller film i think that our film could be produced by this company because they did so well with Seven. It could be shown in cinema because it is similar themes and story. Our I-dent could be used as well because it is very dark and links to thrillers.

4. Who would be the audience for your media product?
Our film is rated as a 15 and i think that is a suitable certificate. I think young teens will enjoy this as it is a tense and dark thriller and will keep you hanging until the end. gender/interests/what other thrillers might they like

5. How did you attract/address your audience?
We are using a young character and the time that are film is set in is slightly older to change the style and add more interest. I think out Ident is very modern and looks cool which will hopefully impress the audience. location/music/edits

6. What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing the product?
This time we made sure we had time to practice our test shots which enabled us to improve and get used to the software on the computers. This made it easier to edit. cameras/final cut/garageband/blog/stills cameras/youtube

7. Looking back to your preliminary task,what do you feel that you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
planning/test footage/new final cut skills/altered ideas/music