Task 1

EVALUATION - SOCIAL GROUPS BEING REPRESENTED BY OUR MEDIA PRODUCTS

The group was inspired by the film 'se7en' in relation to our own title sequence. There are similarities between the title sequence 'se7en' and our own 'solo'... these are things such as (photographs) were both victims of the movie. Also they were both captured by a Villon(s).

In our title sequence i played the part of the female victim being captured and the beaten up. however in 'se7en' they use a male victim and the same thing happens to him. this is one of the differences between our tile sequence 'solo' and 'se7en'. we show that it doesn't matter what gender you are if you are placed in the same situation how would you know to escape from it. this showed the contrasts between both genders. It showed that women and men are both equal as each other.

Representation of social group can also be differentiated by age. We did this by making my character a young female and the man in 'se7en' was a older character it showed how due to age he might be wiser in freeing him self than my character simply because my character is young and not knowledgeable. This was another difference.

making of the soundtrack

we had to use an application called sound track pro to create our music to go alongside our title sequence.Out of all the production of the title sequence, my group strugled with this task the most.We tried to look through other action thrillers title sequences e.g. James Bond, to get an inital idea of sound.At first we had a tatic where we played around with different instruments to create a "creppy" effect. Vilion and sci-fi seemed to be the most popular, we tried not to make the soundtrack too complicated as it would take away from our actul footage. trying to link various sound effects and actions in our movie was a task that took concentration, our group found difficulties and seemed to leave this task to last.

MAKING OF SOUNDTRACK

Making the soundtrack was difficult. This was mainly one of the reasons why the whole group left it to the end. the difficulties where going back and forth placing a certain parts of the soundtrack alongside the clip for it to sound good and fit in. we used various different types of instruments and sound to build up suspense and tension in the clip. we used diegectic sounds as well as non diegectic sounds.

EVALUATION - Media Institution Distributing Our Media Product & Why? - Attract/Address Our Audience

EVALUATION2 - Our Media Product Representing Particular Social Groups

The Film which inspired us for an idea for our title sequence is 'Se7en' 1995, however, our characters (from these particular shots) are contrasted as the social groups involved are very different.
There are a few similarities between these two characters which are:
- they are both weak victims of the movie
- both have been captured by the villian(s)

On the other hand, differences between our 'Solo' & 'Se7en' include:
The use of a female victim stereotypes women to being weak and inferior to either the opposite gender or to their the other hand, as a male victim is used for 'se7en' it contrasts with the idea that men have tactics of how to get away when in trouble. It creates a sense that they are just as trapped as women, and both genders are equal.

Another difference in the represented social groups is the the age difference of the characters. As Alima is portrayed as younger than the man from 'se7en' it is understandable why she is uncapable of rescuing herself. The man represents older men who too, are unable to get themselves out of trouble, as they struggle to find support.

It is unclear by looking at the stills what social class the two characters have come from, so it is nearly impossible to say whether their background has an effect on why they are in the position they are in.

EVALUATION1 - Ways In Which Our Media Product Uses, Develops And Challenges Form & Conventions Of Real Media Products You

'The Shinging' -->

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Starting with the initial still of both 9 shots, 'The Shining' begins with an establishing shot so the audience know the scene of where the clip ill take place. It is therefore, clear for the audience to know where the following clips will take place unlike, with out shot which begins with a close-up shot of Christel, the audience are left in awe. In real media products, a situation is already displayed for the audience; in our still, the audience have to figure out for themselves what is going on.
Comparing the second stills, it is obvious that in the real media they have better access to better filming equipment, in this case, a helicopter to capture a 'birds-eye-view' shot of the scene. This allows the audience to feel superior as they are 'above' and privileged, whereas, with our still, as it is a mid close-up shot on Alima, the audience feel sly; almost as if they are spying on her. The extreme close-up used helps to create tension as it reveals the emotion of the character and indicates how the audience should feel.

Also, with the use of dar lighting and high in contrast, it helps to create a convention of a thriller film.

Looking at the font used in our third still and the font used in the 9 shots of 'The Shining', similarities are that we have both used a type of sans serif font indicating a serious atmosphere that engages a mature audience; both title sequences create tension for the audience. However, unlike with 'The Shining', we have challenged the idea of placing our title at the beginning of our title sequence by placing it at the very end in order to create more suspension.

Unlike in the real media, where the writing tends to stay in the center third of the screen, we have chose to place our titles in different positions.

In the real media, they tend to keep the shots of the 9 shots similar or almost the same whilst we chose to pick the most appealing for an audience. This may suggest that in the real media, they choose to withdraw the real idea of their film from the obvious and when it comes to the audience watching it, they are in shock as what they did not expect is presented to them. With our 9 shots, the audience are aware that something mysterious is taking place as stills include, a shot of Alima getting followed, a leg getting tied up and a timer.

Other similarities between the media products used in our title sequence and in the real media include the use of a car as a prop, however, during our 9 shot, the audience know which actors are to appear in the title sequence. Both thrillers use an 'eerie' soundtrack which adds to the suspension. On the other hand, 'The Shining' have kept their actors away from the 9 shots, also creating suspense for their audience.