Question 7

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here is the link to my presentation for my evaluation question 7

Question 6

Evaluation Questions 4&5

Question 3

Question 2

Question 1

Born on  August  in  Leytonstone  England, Hitchcock was the second son and the youngest of three children of William Hitchcock , a greengrocer , and Emma Jane Hitchcock . Hitchcock was brought up as a Roman Catholic and was sent to Salesian College and the Jesuit Classic school St Ignatius' College in Stamford Hill, London.His parents were both of half-English and half-Irish . He often described a lonely and sheltered childhood worsened by his obesity.

The first thriller film created was called "The Lodger" in 1926 by Alfred Hitchcock often called "the master of suspense" due to his frequent use of psychological suspense in all his films, he was well known in the film industry for creating over 50 films and defined the thriller genera into filming and was responsible for the most famous horror thriller of all time "Psycho" and "Birds" in 1960 and 1963, he continued making and directing films all his life till he died in the 19th of April 1980 a year after winning the "American filming institutes life achievement award".

there method of filming remains unchanged in some certain aspects such as the use of narrative codes however through more advanced cameras lighting and all-round technology filmmaking in particular Sci-Fi's and dramas have evolved and improved throughout the years.

 

 

Target audience

My target audience is 15 plus due to the complex story which might be hard for younger people to understand. It is also good for an older audience as it raises awareness that young people are not all just thugs and that there are reasons behind young people’s actions and if they do commit crimes it can be due to the hard circumstances of work being scarce and it’s a last resort for them.

 

 

 

These are my storyboard drafts, I will be redoing them and finalizing them soon and uploading the finished storyboard

Age Ratings
U

The letter U in the U symbol stands for 'universal'. A U film is suitable for any audience aged four and over. However, often, some content can upset a child as each child is different in what they find appropriate and what they don't.

PG

The letters PG in the PG symbol stand for 'Parental Guidance'. A PG is for general viewing and should be suitable for children aged around 8 years or older. The parents of the child should consider whether the content is liable to upset the child.

12A

12A rated films are not generally suitable for children under the age of 12 , but they may be allowed to see the film if accompanied by an adult. The 12 rating is put in place for retailers because it is simpler that only people above the age of 12 can buy the film. Our film is not going to be this rating either as we are sure it is not going to be suitable for anyone below the age of 15 and we are aiming for the older audience.

15

No-one under 15 is allowed to see a 15 rated film at the cinema or buy/rent a 15 rated video. 15 rated works are not suitable for children under 15 years of age

18

Films rated 18 are for adults. No-one under 18 is allowed to see an 18 film at the cinema or buy / rent an 18 rated video. No 18 rated works are suitable for children.

Audience

 

Escapism- the audience might use my film for escapism because it allows them to see things from a different view, it allows for them to see what life would be like if the stereotype of teenagers being hooligans was true

Personal relationships- the audience can use my film as a way of social interaction, they can watch it with their friends, it could also fuel discussions between people as whether or not the protagonist takes the right actions by killing his former friends

Entertainment- the audience will be entertained by my film as it will have lots of suspense to keep them on the edge of their seat, also it starts with the ending which will grab their attention and make them want to find out what happens

Personal identity- the younger people in the audience will be able to relate to the main character as he is struggling to find a job and is under pressure from his parents for not having a job which has drove him to stealing

Surveillance- my film will raise awareness about young people not being able to find jobs and show there are reasons behind young people committing crimes

 

One page pitch
Title
I am undecided on a title at this current stage
Tag-line
Nobody can escape their past
Audience
16+ as it will involve violence
Genre
crime/thriller
Plot
3 men heist a department store and get away with the money, 2 of them cut the other one out so he hunts them down and kills them off and leaves with all the money
Location
Set a room up In school to look like a department store as I cannot actually rob a store as this would be illegal


This was my original pitch for my film however we established during the pitch that it would be hard to pull this plot off with the young cast that I have and we have tweaked the plot to make it suit the younger actors

the new plot changes so that it is 3 teens of around 18 rob a smaller shop because they cant get jobs and have no money, however one of the lads falls out with the others over the robbery they commit and is then cut out of the deal and gets no money, he then takes things into his own hands and kills the others and takes all the money.

Today I have been editing videos on the upstairs computers and practiced adding titles and effects to the sample videos for a bit of experience for when it comes to editing my actual film.

This is my finished preliminary task video

Mass vs niche

 

Mass media is when they’re is a huge audience that will do something or watch something because it is big and everybody else is watching it

Niche media is when its usually a smaller audience but they are more passionate about something and will buy extras etc

Uses and gratifications

This theory suggests people use media texts for various reasons which are:

Diversion

To escape from everyday life

Personal identity

To create they’re own identities from characters in media texts

Personal relationships

Use media texts for emotion and other social values/interaction

Surveillance

To gain information or knowledge

Entertainment

As a means of relaxation, enjoyment and emotional release

Barthes narrative codes

Barthes said that codes were used in film to try and give the viewer a clue on what happened next in the scene
The first code is action code, this makes the viewer think what is logically the next step, it also can indicate that the scene is going to contain some sort of action in it, we used this in our film when brad opened the door, the viewer knew that he was going to enter the room


The second code is the mystery or enigma code, this is used to explain a narrative whilst still controlling how much information the audience is given, its used to grab the audiences attention by setting up a problem which is then later solved if you keep watching, we used this in our preliminary task when I said 'that's too bad' which gives off the sense that something nad was about to happen to the protagonist

The next code is the semic code, this is when the director uses a symbol to give off a feeling of what is going to happen for example if they use the anarchy symbol, it makes you think that a riot or something is going to happen

The 4th  is the cultural code, this is used to show the class or wealth of the characters and helps with the mise en scene, it makes a reference from the world that the viewer can relate to or will recognise for example Aston martins in james bond show that he is wealthy

The last code is the code of opposites, this is when the narrative relies on binary opposites such as black v white, we used this in our preliminary task when the antagonist was wearing dark clothes compared to the protagonist who wears a lighter outfit which shows who is a 'goody' and who is a 'baddy'

 This is my groups storyboard for the preliminary task

We are starting the preliminary task, which includes clips of someone walking down a corridor opening a door and walking in to then sit down and exchange some dialogue.