Evaluation

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

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

Firstly our media product represents the stereotypical male as he is the main character in our film where this shows him as powerful than the victim. Also the way he goes after his victim is slow he does not run showing that he is a confident killer and superior to woman as he does this with all his victims.Specifically in the begging of our opening sequence he sees her as an easy target and weak. Hence he is powerful because he walks confidently knowing he will get and kill her. Also our female character is presented through the male gaze in the second half of our film which this is typical of movies where she is dressed up in a mini dress with high heels. The female character is shown to be venerable, weak and the victim therefore representing the dominant ideology of woman.  

However if I was was to re create this product I would go against the representation of woman and shown her to be powerful rather than weak. The age of both the characters plays a significant role in showing particular social groups of teenagers. This is because both the characters are the same age and if the film was to go on we would have filmed them according to the representations if teenagers such as clubbers, drinkers, irresponsibility, promiscuity and disrespectful. We have not challenged some representations of social which I believe if we recreated this I should challenge the representations. A way in which we have confirmed is through using a white male as the protagonist/antagonist and a white female as the victim.

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

Distribution of films is where directors and producers negotiate with with institutions to promote, sell or spread their media media production. An institution can also fund the project if they wish too. We can distribute our film online through http://www.britfilms.com/. We could enter short film submission scheme where our film must last maximum 45 Min's. We can apply throughout the year where from there our film would be shown on festivals if our application is successful. Also on britfilms you can enter short film competitions which could help us in many ways where we will be funded. If our films successful we will be recognised by professionals, which will gain us access in the future to distribute our films. The British council will decided to enter our film into film festivals if they believe our film is skilled. Other ways we can distribute our film is through BBC, Film 4 and the the UK Film Council. They may help to distribute our film if they believe it will sell. For example Film 4 develops and co-fiances films they are interested in, They have produced many films such as The Lovely Bones. The UK Film council would be a fantastic way of being funded and distributing our product as they help in various ways. The UK film council would be fantastic way of being funded and distributing our product as they help in various ways. They fund film production, short films, film export and distribution and many more. All these companies can distribute our film if they believe that our film will sell and is attractive to them. In my opinion they may find our film attractive because it has a unique plot and contains may forms and conventions of thrillers.

Who would be the audience for your media product?

How did you attract/address your audience?

 

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product? /  Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
(both of these questions have been answered in the video below)