Evaluation
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Wednesday, 28 April 2010
Monday, 19 April 2010
evaluation.
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
Our film noir uses the forms and conventions of published film noir because of the characters we have within our story. Within our film noir we have a femme fatale and a detective. These are the characters that complete a traditional film noir. The scene in our film noir where the questioning is taking place, in the interview room, we see the detectives and the femme fatale. We did not use a canted frame in our film noir as we thought it would not work well in our film.
Our film noir uses the convention of a real film noir as our storyline involves a mysterious killing taking place and a police/detective questioning in order to unfold the truth. There is a scene present where the detectives find the body. The two are dresses in smart clothes. The female dressed in a long smart coat, the male dressed in a shirt and tie. By using these methods of mise-en-scene it helps our film to agree with the conventions of a film noir product.
Our film noir follows many of the conventions and terms of a professional film noir however in certain ways we do challenge them. We have a female detective which back in the days of film noir’s, women did not have such an important role. This is a way of us expressing our film noir as more modern, appealing to a new generation. It was very unlikely that a man and a woman would work together to uncover a mystery however our film noir shows a good working relationship between our female and male detective.
Our opening scene shows a man walking through a park with rain falling heavily. Rain can be seen as a conventional aspect of a film noir. Also we included flashbacks in order to create more depth to the story, bring more emotion to it and explain to the audience events from the past so the story can be understood more clearly. This is a technique taken from professional standard film noirs.
How does your media product represent particular social groups?
Our media product represents different social groups in several specific ways.
The first character you are introduced to in our film is a man. The man is portrayed in a professional light. The man is holding a briefcase and is smartly dressed; this helps to give the audience the impression that the man has a good professional job. The same man also comes into the film having an argument with his wife in their family home. The man is portrayed to be dominant over his wife, as he is standing tall over her while she is sat almost quivering on the couch. The man is also using intimidating behavior such as pointing and shouting at his wife.
Another character in the film is a woman, arguing with her husband. The woman is portrayed to be scared and intimidated by her husband, this is shown by her shaking and obvious dislike to arguing and standing up to her husband. The woman explains how she cooked for her husband and cleaned the house previously that day , this helps to portray her to the audience as a typical old fashioned house wife. She also explains how her husband beat her, this is shown in the clip of the argument, and again portrays her as weak and inferior to her husband as she is a victim of domestic violence. This woman character helps to portray the old fashioned image from when the film was set that women stayed at home and cared for their husbands while they went off to work.
The police in our media product are portrayed in the film as smartly dressed, calm and confident. This helps to show to the audience that they are the ones in control and are used to dealing with such murder cases as they have no shocked expression to the mans death. By having the police smartly dressed this helps to portray that the police are in charge and intend to solve the murder as quickly as possible, emphasizing on their professionalism and dedication to their job.
What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
Our media product could be distributed by a range of media institutions.
Our film could be released in the cinema. This could be because there are not many film noirs that are released in the present day, by releasing ours into a cinema this would help to attract the range of film noir fans. Also by releasing it in the cinema this would help to attract a wide audience too by using good marketing attracting attention and fans to the film.
Other modern film noirs such as L.A Confidential were released by Warner brothers. Warner brothers could also choose to produce our film as the company has a record of being involved in film noirs and other films which are not as popular with all fans.
Who would be the audience of your media product?
We have aimed for the audience of our media product to be aged 15 years and above. This is because our film noir involves the concept of violence. Also within film noirs within the story line there is normally a mass amount of violence throughout. Therefore even though our opening sequence may not seem that directed at 15 years of age and above, the rest of the film to follow no doubtable would only be appropriate for that specific age and above.
We took inspiration from the film noirs se7en and L.A Confidential however these both have the certificate 18. Therefore we edited the contents included within the film noir so that we could lower the age certificate down so our film could appeal to a larger audience in the end and hopefully if produced would make more money. Within age 15 we may still have swearing and violence can be involved but what must not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury.
How did you attract/address your audience?
We attracted the audience by using classic Film Noir things, using younger actors, and younger clothing. It is a similar storyline to other Film Noirs, and trying to attract new audiences by using modern actors and pushing Film Noir normality’s. With the main characters usually men, females never played an important role whereas in our Film Noir we are challenging that by having a female detective. Using a female detective also broadened our audience as back in the day, women may not have been particularly interested in watching film noirs however with a female as a main character, females would now most likely enjoy the story line a lot more.
We gave the film a mysterious feel to it so the audience could keep hooked and interested as they tried to unfold what had happened in their minds as well as the detectives solving the problems of the events occurring. We tried our best to use music that would build suspense for the audience and also slow music that would express emotion. These are two of the most important things a film should bring across in order for it to be a success, especially suspense for a film noir.
What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing the product?
Whilst constructing this product we have learnt to use the technologies a lot better. Our I Movie skills in order to construct and piece together the film have improved dramatically. Also we have developed our skills when using Garage Band to create the music that makes our film soundtrack. Also we have improved our skills when using the camera when situating it to capture certain shots. During the process of our coursework we had to use photoshop in order to create a logo and a mind map of ideas.
When piecing the film together, we realized the camera had been on a wide screen setting therefore when we up loaded the film we found that a border appears around the edge, minimizing the size of the footage present. In future we shall learn to be more careful when choosing settings that will effect our final product.
Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
From our preliminary task to producing our full product for examination we have developed our camera shot skills, as we know now how to take a variety of shots fitting them all together. Also we have had more practice working on IMOVIE and now can successfully piece together various clips of footage in order to create a free –flowing film for an audience to successfully follow and understand. Also we have moved on to make our own music, tracks and sound effects, rather than select from the basic choices available within IMOVIE.
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
Our film noir uses the forms and conventions of published film noir because of the characters we have within our story. Within our film noir we have a femme fatale and a detective. These are the characters that complete a traditional film noir. The scene in our film noir where the questioning is taking place, in the interview room, we see the detectives and the femme fatale. We did not use a canted frame in our film noir as we thought it would not work well in our film.
Our film noir uses the convention of a real film noir as our storyline involves a mysterious killing taking place and a police/detective questioning in order to unfold the truth. There is a scene present where the detectives find the body. The two are dresses in smart clothes. The female dressed in a long smart coat, the male dressed in a shirt and tie. By using these methods of mise-en-scene it helps our film to agree with the conventions of a film noir product.
Our film noir follows many of the conventions and terms of a professional film noir however in certain ways we do challenge them. We have a female detective which back in the days of film noir’s, women did not have such an important role. This is a way of us expressing our film noir as more modern, appealing to a new generation. It was very unlikely that a man and a woman would work together to uncover a mystery however our film noir shows a good working relationship between our female and male detective.
Our opening scene shows a man walking through a park with rain falling heavily. Rain can be seen as a conventional aspect of a film noir. Also we included flashbacks in order to create more depth to the story, bring more emotion to it and explain to the audience events from the past so the story can be understood more clearly. This is a technique taken from professional standard film noirs.
How does your media product represent particular social groups?
Our media product represents different social groups in several specific ways.
The first character you are introduced to in our film is a man. The man is portrayed in a professional light. The man is holding a briefcase and is smartly dressed; this helps to give the audience the impression that the man has a good professional job. The same man also comes into the film having an argument with his wife in their family home. The man is portrayed to be dominant over his wife, as he is standing tall over her while she is sat almost quivering on the couch. The man is also using intimidating behavior such as pointing and shouting at his wife.
Another character in the film is a woman, arguing with her husband. The woman is portrayed to be scared and intimidated by her husband, this is shown by her shaking and obvious dislike to arguing and standing up to her husband. The woman explains how she cooked for her husband and cleaned the house previously that day , this helps to portray her to the audience as a typical old fashioned house wife. She also explains how her husband beat her, this is shown in the clip of the argument, and again portrays her as weak and inferior to her husband as she is a victim of domestic violence. This woman character helps to portray the old fashioned image from when the film was set that women stayed at home and cared for their husbands while they went off to work.
The police in our media product are portrayed in the film as smartly dressed, calm and confident. This helps to show to the audience that they are the ones in control and are used to dealing with such murder cases as they have no shocked expression to the mans death. By having the police smartly dressed this helps to portray that the police are in charge and intend to solve the murder as quickly as possible, emphasizing on their professionalism and dedication to their job.
What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
Our media product could be distributed by a range of media institutions.
Our film could be released in the cinema. This could be because there are not many film noirs that are released in the present day, by releasing ours into a cinema this would help to attract the range of film noir fans. Also by releasing it in the cinema this would help to attract a wide audience too by using good marketing attracting attention and fans to the film.
Other modern film noirs such as L.A Confidential were released by Warner brothers. Warner brothers could also choose to produce our film as the company has a record of being involved in film noirs and other films which are not as popular with all fans.
Who would be the audience of your media product?
We have aimed for the audience of our media product to be aged 15 years and above. This is because our film noir involves the concept of violence. Also within film noirs within the story line there is normally a mass amount of violence throughout. Therefore even though our opening sequence may not seem that directed at 15 years of age and above, the rest of the film to follow no doubtable would only be appropriate for that specific age and above.
We took inspiration from the film noirs se7en and L.A Confidential however these both have the certificate 18. Therefore we edited the contents included within the film noir so that we could lower the age certificate down so our film could appeal to a larger audience in the end and hopefully if produced would make more money. Within age 15 we may still have swearing and violence can be involved but what must not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury.
How did you attract/address your audience?
We attracted the audience by using classic Film Noir things, using younger actors, and younger clothing. It is a similar storyline to other Film Noirs, and trying to attract new audiences by using modern actors and pushing Film Noir normality’s. With the main characters usually men, females never played an important role whereas in our Film Noir we are challenging that by having a female detective. Using a female detective also broadened our audience as back in the day, women may not have been particularly interested in watching film noirs however with a female as a main character, females would now most likely enjoy the story line a lot more.
We gave the film a mysterious feel to it so the audience could keep hooked and interested as they tried to unfold what had happened in their minds as well as the detectives solving the problems of the events occurring. We tried our best to use music that would build suspense for the audience and also slow music that would express emotion. These are two of the most important things a film should bring across in order for it to be a success, especially suspense for a film noir.
What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing the product?
Whilst constructing this product we have learnt to use the technologies a lot better. Our I Movie skills in order to construct and piece together the film have improved dramatically. Also we have developed our skills when using Garage Band to create the music that makes our film soundtrack. Also we have improved our skills when using the camera when situating it to capture certain shots. During the process of our coursework we had to use photoshop in order to create a logo and a mind map of ideas.
When piecing the film together, we realized the camera had been on a wide screen setting therefore when we up loaded the film we found that a border appears around the edge, minimizing the size of the footage present. In future we shall learn to be more careful when choosing settings that will effect our final product.
Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
From our preliminary task to producing our full product for examination we have developed our camera shot skills, as we know now how to take a variety of shots fitting them all together. Also we have had more practice working on IMOVIE and now can successfully piece together various clips of footage in order to create a free –flowing film for an audience to successfully follow and understand. Also we have moved on to make our own music, tracks and sound effects, rather than select from the basic choices available within IMOVIE.
Thursday, 25 March 2010
Evaluation
Evaluation.
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
Our film noir uses the forms and conventions of real media products because of the characters we have within our story. Within our film noir we have a femme fatale and a detective. These are the characters that complete a traditional film noir.
Our film noir uses the convention of a real film noir as our storyline involves a mysterious killing taking place and a police/detective questioning in order to unfold the truth.
Our film noir does follow many of the conventions and terms of a professional film noir however in certain ways we do challenge them. We have a female detective which back in the days of film noir’s, women did not have such an important role. This is a way of us expressing our film noir as a more modern, appealing to a new generation. It was very unlikely that a man and a woman would work together to uncover a mystery however our film noir shows a good working relationship between our female and male detective.
How does your media product represent particular social groups?
Our media product represents different social groups in several specific ways.
The first character you are introduced to in our film is a man. The man is portrayed in a professional light. The man is holding a briefcase and is smartly dressed; this helps to give the audience the impression that the man has a good professional job. The same man also comes into the film having an argument with his wife in their family home. The man is portrayed to be dominant over his wife, as he is standing tall over her while she is sat almost quivering on the couch. The man is also using intimidating behavior such as pointing and shouting at his wife.
Another character in the film is a woman, arguing with her husband. The woman is portrayed to be scared and intimidated by her husband, this is shown by her shaking and obvious dislike to arguing and standing up to her husband. The woman explains how she cooked for her husband and cleaned the house previously that day , this helps to portray her to the audience as a typical old fashioned house wife. She also explains how her husband beat her, this is shown in the clip of the argument, and again portrays her as weak and inferior to her husband as she is a victim of domestic violence. This woman character helps to portray the old fashioned image from when the film was set that women stayed at home and cared for their husbands while they went off to work.
The police in our media product are portrayed in the film as smartly dressed, calm and confident. This helps to show to the audience that they are the ones in control and are used to dealing with such murder cases as they have no shocked expression to the mans death. By having the police smartly dressed this helps to portray that the police are in charge and intend to solve the murder as quickly as possible, emphasizing on their professionalism and dedication to their job.
What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
Our media product could be distributed by a range of media institutions.
Our film could be released in the cinema. This could be because there are not many film noirs that are released in the present day, by releasing ours into a cinema this would help to attract the range of film noir fans. Also by releasing it in the cinema this would help to attract a wide audience too by using good marketing attracting attention and fans to the film.
Other modern film noirs such as L.A Confidential were released by Warner brothers. Warner brothers could also choose to produce our film as the company has a record of being involved in film noirs and other films which are not as popular with all fans.
Who would be the audience of your media product?
We have aimed for the audience of our media product to be aged 15 years and above. This is because our film noir involves the concept of violence. Also within film noirs within the story line there is normally a mass amount of violence throughout and therefore even though our opening sequence may not seem that directed at 15 years of age and above, the rest of the film to follow no doubtable would only be appropriate for that specific age.
How did you attract/address your audience?
We attracted the audience by using classic Film Noir things, using younger actors, and younger clothing. It is a similar storyline to other Film Noirs, and trying to attract new audiences by using modern actors and pushing Film Noir normality’s. (Usually all men) as females never played an important role whereas in our Film Noir we are challenging that by having a female detective.
What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing the product?
Whilst constructing this product we have learnt to use the technologies. I Movie in order to construct and piece together the film. Also we have developed our skills when using Garage Band to create the music that makes our film soundtrack. Also we have improved our skills when using the camera when situating it to capture certain shots.
Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
From our preliminary task to producing our full product for examination we have developed our camera shot skills, as we know now how to take a variety of shots fitting them all together. Also we have had more practice working on IMOVIE and now can successfully piece together various clips of footage in order to create a free –flowing film for an audience to successfully follow and understand. Also we have moved on to make our own music, tracks and sound effects, rather than select from the basic choices available within IMOVIE
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
Our film noir uses the forms and conventions of real media products because of the characters we have within our story. Within our film noir we have a femme fatale and a detective. These are the characters that complete a traditional film noir.
Our film noir uses the convention of a real film noir as our storyline involves a mysterious killing taking place and a police/detective questioning in order to unfold the truth.
Our film noir does follow many of the conventions and terms of a professional film noir however in certain ways we do challenge them. We have a female detective which back in the days of film noir’s, women did not have such an important role. This is a way of us expressing our film noir as a more modern, appealing to a new generation. It was very unlikely that a man and a woman would work together to uncover a mystery however our film noir shows a good working relationship between our female and male detective.
How does your media product represent particular social groups?
Our media product represents different social groups in several specific ways.
The first character you are introduced to in our film is a man. The man is portrayed in a professional light. The man is holding a briefcase and is smartly dressed; this helps to give the audience the impression that the man has a good professional job. The same man also comes into the film having an argument with his wife in their family home. The man is portrayed to be dominant over his wife, as he is standing tall over her while she is sat almost quivering on the couch. The man is also using intimidating behavior such as pointing and shouting at his wife.
Another character in the film is a woman, arguing with her husband. The woman is portrayed to be scared and intimidated by her husband, this is shown by her shaking and obvious dislike to arguing and standing up to her husband. The woman explains how she cooked for her husband and cleaned the house previously that day , this helps to portray her to the audience as a typical old fashioned house wife. She also explains how her husband beat her, this is shown in the clip of the argument, and again portrays her as weak and inferior to her husband as she is a victim of domestic violence. This woman character helps to portray the old fashioned image from when the film was set that women stayed at home and cared for their husbands while they went off to work.
The police in our media product are portrayed in the film as smartly dressed, calm and confident. This helps to show to the audience that they are the ones in control and are used to dealing with such murder cases as they have no shocked expression to the mans death. By having the police smartly dressed this helps to portray that the police are in charge and intend to solve the murder as quickly as possible, emphasizing on their professionalism and dedication to their job.
What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
Our media product could be distributed by a range of media institutions.
Our film could be released in the cinema. This could be because there are not many film noirs that are released in the present day, by releasing ours into a cinema this would help to attract the range of film noir fans. Also by releasing it in the cinema this would help to attract a wide audience too by using good marketing attracting attention and fans to the film.
Other modern film noirs such as L.A Confidential were released by Warner brothers. Warner brothers could also choose to produce our film as the company has a record of being involved in film noirs and other films which are not as popular with all fans.
Who would be the audience of your media product?
We have aimed for the audience of our media product to be aged 15 years and above. This is because our film noir involves the concept of violence. Also within film noirs within the story line there is normally a mass amount of violence throughout and therefore even though our opening sequence may not seem that directed at 15 years of age and above, the rest of the film to follow no doubtable would only be appropriate for that specific age.
How did you attract/address your audience?
We attracted the audience by using classic Film Noir things, using younger actors, and younger clothing. It is a similar storyline to other Film Noirs, and trying to attract new audiences by using modern actors and pushing Film Noir normality’s. (Usually all men) as females never played an important role whereas in our Film Noir we are challenging that by having a female detective.
What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing the product?
Whilst constructing this product we have learnt to use the technologies. I Movie in order to construct and piece together the film. Also we have developed our skills when using Garage Band to create the music that makes our film soundtrack. Also we have improved our skills when using the camera when situating it to capture certain shots.
Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
From our preliminary task to producing our full product for examination we have developed our camera shot skills, as we know now how to take a variety of shots fitting them all together. Also we have had more practice working on IMOVIE and now can successfully piece together various clips of footage in order to create a free –flowing film for an audience to successfully follow and understand. Also we have moved on to make our own music, tracks and sound effects, rather than select from the basic choices available within IMOVIE
Evaluation
Evaluation.
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
Our film noir uses the forms and conventions of real media products because of the characters we have within our story. Within our film noir we have a femme fatale and a detective. These are the characters that complete a traditional film noir.
Our film noir uses the convention of a real film noir as our storyline involves a mysterious killing taking place and a police/detective questioning in order to unfold the truth.
Our film noir does follow many of the conventions and terms of a professional film noir however in certain ways we do challenge them. We have a female detective which back in the days of film noir’s, women did not have such an important role. This is a way of us expressing our film noir as a more modern, appealing to a new generation. It was very unlikely that a man and a woman would work together to uncover a mystery however our film noir shows a good working relationship between our female and male detective.
How does your media product represent particular social groups?
Our media product represents different social groups in several specific ways.
The first character you are introduced to in our film is a man. The man is portrayed in a professional light. The man is holding a briefcase and is smartly dressed; this helps to give the audience the impression that the man has a good professional job. The same man also comes into the film having an argument with his wife in their family home. The man is portrayed to be dominant over his wife, as he is standing tall over her while she is sat almost quivering on the couch. The man is also using intimidating behavior such as pointing and shouting at his wife.
Another character in the film is a woman, arguing with her husband. The woman is portrayed to be scared and intimidated by her husband, this is shown by her shaking and obvious dislike to arguing and standing up to her husband. The woman explains how she cooked for her husband and cleaned the house previously that day , this helps to portray her to the audience as a typical old fashioned house wife. She also explains how her husband beat her, this is shown in the clip of the argument, and again portrays her as weak and inferior to her husband as she is a victim of domestic violence. This woman character helps to portray the old fashioned image from when the film was set that women stayed at home and cared for their husbands while they went off to work.
The police in our media product are portrayed in the film as smartly dressed, calm and confident. This helps to show to the audience that they are the ones in control and are used to dealing with such murder cases as they have no shocked expression to the mans death. By having the police smartly dressed this helps to portray that the police are in charge and intend to solve the murder as quickly as possible, emphasizing on their professionalism and dedication to their job.
What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
Our media product could be distributed by a range of media institutions.
Our film could be released in the cinema. This could be because there are not many film noirs that are released in the present day, by releasing ours into a cinema this would help to attract the range of film noir fans. Also by releasing it in the cinema this would help to attract a wide audience too by using good marketing attracting attention and fans to the film.
Other modern film noirs such as L.A Confidential were released by Warner brothers. Warner brothers could also choose to produce our film as the company has a record of being involved in film noirs and other films which are not as popular with all fans.
Who would be the audience of your media product?
We have aimed for the audience of our media product to be aged 15 years and above. This is because our film noir involves the concept of violence. Also within film noirs within the story line there is normally a mass amount of violence throughout and therefore even though our opening sequence may not seem that directed at 15 years of age and above, the rest of the film to follow no doubtable would only be appropriate for that specific age.
How did you attract/address your audience?
We attracted the audience by using classic Film Noir things, using younger actors, and younger clothing. It is a similar storyline to other Film Noirs, and trying to attract new audiences by using modern actors and pushing Film Noir normality’s. (Usually all men) as females never played an important role whereas in our Film Noir we are challenging that by having a female detective.
What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing the product?
Whilst constructing this product we have learnt to use the technologies. I Movie in order to construct and piece together the film. Also we have developed our skills when using Garage Band to create the music that makes our film soundtrack. Also we have improved our skills when using the camera when situating it to capture certain shots.
Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
From our preliminary task to producing our full product for examination we have developed our camera shot skills, as we know now how to take a variety of shots fitting them all together. Also we have had more practice working on IMOVIE and now can successfully piece together various clips of footage in order to create a free –flowing film for an audience to successfully follow and understand. Also we have moved on to make our own music, tracks and sound effects, rather than select from the basic choices available within IMOVIE
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
Our film noir uses the forms and conventions of real media products because of the characters we have within our story. Within our film noir we have a femme fatale and a detective. These are the characters that complete a traditional film noir.
Our film noir uses the convention of a real film noir as our storyline involves a mysterious killing taking place and a police/detective questioning in order to unfold the truth.
Our film noir does follow many of the conventions and terms of a professional film noir however in certain ways we do challenge them. We have a female detective which back in the days of film noir’s, women did not have such an important role. This is a way of us expressing our film noir as a more modern, appealing to a new generation. It was very unlikely that a man and a woman would work together to uncover a mystery however our film noir shows a good working relationship between our female and male detective.
How does your media product represent particular social groups?
Our media product represents different social groups in several specific ways.
The first character you are introduced to in our film is a man. The man is portrayed in a professional light. The man is holding a briefcase and is smartly dressed; this helps to give the audience the impression that the man has a good professional job. The same man also comes into the film having an argument with his wife in their family home. The man is portrayed to be dominant over his wife, as he is standing tall over her while she is sat almost quivering on the couch. The man is also using intimidating behavior such as pointing and shouting at his wife.
Another character in the film is a woman, arguing with her husband. The woman is portrayed to be scared and intimidated by her husband, this is shown by her shaking and obvious dislike to arguing and standing up to her husband. The woman explains how she cooked for her husband and cleaned the house previously that day , this helps to portray her to the audience as a typical old fashioned house wife. She also explains how her husband beat her, this is shown in the clip of the argument, and again portrays her as weak and inferior to her husband as she is a victim of domestic violence. This woman character helps to portray the old fashioned image from when the film was set that women stayed at home and cared for their husbands while they went off to work.
The police in our media product are portrayed in the film as smartly dressed, calm and confident. This helps to show to the audience that they are the ones in control and are used to dealing with such murder cases as they have no shocked expression to the mans death. By having the police smartly dressed this helps to portray that the police are in charge and intend to solve the murder as quickly as possible, emphasizing on their professionalism and dedication to their job.
What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
Our media product could be distributed by a range of media institutions.
Our film could be released in the cinema. This could be because there are not many film noirs that are released in the present day, by releasing ours into a cinema this would help to attract the range of film noir fans. Also by releasing it in the cinema this would help to attract a wide audience too by using good marketing attracting attention and fans to the film.
Other modern film noirs such as L.A Confidential were released by Warner brothers. Warner brothers could also choose to produce our film as the company has a record of being involved in film noirs and other films which are not as popular with all fans.
Who would be the audience of your media product?
We have aimed for the audience of our media product to be aged 15 years and above. This is because our film noir involves the concept of violence. Also within film noirs within the story line there is normally a mass amount of violence throughout and therefore even though our opening sequence may not seem that directed at 15 years of age and above, the rest of the film to follow no doubtable would only be appropriate for that specific age.
How did you attract/address your audience?
We attracted the audience by using classic Film Noir things, using younger actors, and younger clothing. It is a similar storyline to other Film Noirs, and trying to attract new audiences by using modern actors and pushing Film Noir normality’s. (Usually all men) as females never played an important role whereas in our Film Noir we are challenging that by having a female detective.
What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing the product?
Whilst constructing this product we have learnt to use the technologies. I Movie in order to construct and piece together the film. Also we have developed our skills when using Garage Band to create the music that makes our film soundtrack. Also we have improved our skills when using the camera when situating it to capture certain shots.
Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
From our preliminary task to producing our full product for examination we have developed our camera shot skills, as we know now how to take a variety of shots fitting them all together. Also we have had more practice working on IMOVIE and now can successfully piece together various clips of footage in order to create a free –flowing film for an audience to successfully follow and understand. Also we have moved on to make our own music, tracks and sound effects, rather than select from the basic choices available within IMOVIE
Thursday, 18 March 2010
rough cut
At the start of our film noir, the music being very slow fits the situation however as the film carries on it would work and sound much better if the music got increasingly faster; building suspense up to the shooting. Hopefully we can change the music slightly to give a better effect before our final cut has to be published.
When the logo of our film company and the title of our sequence appears they happen to fast for you to register what they say properly, therefore we aim to make the clips last longer during our final cut.
When the detectives are looking down at the body it would sound better if there was a slow tune, mainly by piano, playing in the background to express the emotion of somebody dying.
We also need to film a few more short parts to finish the film completely in order to hand in the final cut.
The good parts
The editing of the film up to now is really good. We think that the use of changing the colour of the filming and showing the man walking from all different angles, even from the stalkers point of view, works really well.
Adding music helps to create suspense and show emotion.
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
Shooting schedual
DATE SCENE NO D/N INT/EXT LOCATION NAME/ ONE LINE DESCRIPTION CAST
Wed 24th
1 Day EXT Burn Valley
Pan shot Shot from killers view Close up of feet Still shot from behind John Wray
Mon 1st 2 Day EXTr Back Alley
Shot of body being found by detectives, full alley shot
Close up of detectives talking
Close up shot of body on floor John Wray Rachel Noddings
Wed 3rd 3 Day INT Police station interview room Close up of detectives
Close up of Mrs Robson Sam Kidson John Wray Rachel Noddings
4 Day INT House
Mr and Mrs Robson arguing
John Wray
Sam Kidson
5 Day INT Police station interviewing room Sam Kidson John Wray Rachel Noddings
6 Day INT House
More arguing, Mr Robson hits Mrs Robson John Wray Sam Kidson
7 Day INT Police station interviewing room
Interviewing table Closing of interrogation Sam Kidson John Wray Rachel Noddings
Wed 24th
1 Day EXT Burn Valley
Pan shot Shot from killers view Close up of feet Still shot from behind John Wray
Mon 1st 2 Day EXTr Back Alley
Shot of body being found by detectives, full alley shot
Close up of detectives talking
Close up shot of body on floor John Wray Rachel Noddings
Wed 3rd 3 Day INT Police station interview room Close up of detectives
Close up of Mrs Robson Sam Kidson John Wray Rachel Noddings
4 Day INT House
Mr and Mrs Robson arguing
John Wray
Sam Kidson
5 Day INT Police station interviewing room Sam Kidson John Wray Rachel Noddings
6 Day INT House
More arguing, Mr Robson hits Mrs Robson John Wray Sam Kidson
7 Day INT Police station interviewing room
Interviewing table Closing of interrogation Sam Kidson John Wray Rachel Noddings
Friday, 5 February 2010
Script
Cast List
Male Detective (Detective Anderson) - Jon Wray
Female Detective ( Detective Kidson) - Rachel Noddings
Mr Robson - Jon Wray
Mrs Robson - Sam Kidson
EXT BURN VALLEY LATE AFTERNOON
[Mr Robson walking through the Burn Valley wearing a suit, a trench coat and carrying a brief case.
View of Mr Robson walking from the killers sight, voice of the killers breathing heard.
Mr Robsons feet walking quickly.
View of Mr Robson from behind, still walking.
A black screen appears with the sound of a gun shot.
EXT BACK ALLEY EVENING
Body lying dead within a black alley.
Two detectives appear at the scene to corner it off from the public.]
DETECTIVE ANDERSON
Looks brutal doesn't it Detective Kidson? Seems we have another tough case on our hands.
DETECTIVE KIDSON
We should get this cornered off straight away, no need for a big fuss from the locals around here, they aren't the nicest of people, previous experience.
INT POLICE STATION INTERVIEWING ROOM AFTERNOON
[ Detective Anderson and Kidson interviewing the dead mans wife. View of them sat beside one another]
DETECTIVE KIDSON
Interview start time: 1.15pm, 15th October 2010, Mrs Robson suspect of Mr John Robsons death.
[ Sound of tape recorder being started - long beep]
DETECTIVE ANDERSON
Good Afternoon, Mrs Robson could you tell me where you were on the 14th October, from morning to evening.
MRS ROBSON
I was at home, I got up in the morning cleaned the house, and made the dinner. In the afternoon I argued with Jon before he left for work, he's been accusing me of lying and being unfaithful for weeks now.
INT ROBSON HOUSEHOLD AFTERNOON
[Flashback of Mr and Mrs Robson arguing]
INT POLICE STATION INTERVIEWING ROOM AFTERNOON
DETECTIVE KIDSON
Did he just shout at you Mrs Robson, or did things go further?
MRS ROBSON
He hit me, he has done many times but I've never spoke out.
INT ROBSON HOUSEHOLD AFTERNOON
[Flashback to Mr Robson hitting Mrs Robson, screaming and crying heard, smashing of glass photoframe]
INT POLICE STATION INTERVIEWING ROOM AFTERNOON
[View of Detective Anderson and Detective Kidson still sat at interviewing table]
DETECTIVE ANDERSON
Thats all for today Mrs Robson, we shall leave you to go and see your family and come to terms with the death of your husband.
DETECTIVE KIDSON
However we will be bringing you back at a later date Mrs Robson for a further questioning.
[Detective Kidsons hand reaching out to stop the tape recorder]
DETECTIVE KIDSON
Interview suspended at 1:32pm.
Male Detective (Detective Anderson) - Jon Wray
Female Detective ( Detective Kidson) - Rachel Noddings
Mr Robson - Jon Wray
Mrs Robson - Sam Kidson
EXT BURN VALLEY LATE AFTERNOON
[Mr Robson walking through the Burn Valley wearing a suit, a trench coat and carrying a brief case.
View of Mr Robson walking from the killers sight, voice of the killers breathing heard.
Mr Robsons feet walking quickly.
View of Mr Robson from behind, still walking.
A black screen appears with the sound of a gun shot.
EXT BACK ALLEY EVENING
Body lying dead within a black alley.
Two detectives appear at the scene to corner it off from the public.]
DETECTIVE ANDERSON
Looks brutal doesn't it Detective Kidson? Seems we have another tough case on our hands.
DETECTIVE KIDSON
We should get this cornered off straight away, no need for a big fuss from the locals around here, they aren't the nicest of people, previous experience.
INT POLICE STATION INTERVIEWING ROOM AFTERNOON
[ Detective Anderson and Kidson interviewing the dead mans wife. View of them sat beside one another]
DETECTIVE KIDSON
Interview start time: 1.15pm, 15th October 2010, Mrs Robson suspect of Mr John Robsons death.
[ Sound of tape recorder being started - long beep]
DETECTIVE ANDERSON
Good Afternoon, Mrs Robson could you tell me where you were on the 14th October, from morning to evening.
MRS ROBSON
I was at home, I got up in the morning cleaned the house, and made the dinner. In the afternoon I argued with Jon before he left for work, he's been accusing me of lying and being unfaithful for weeks now.
INT ROBSON HOUSEHOLD AFTERNOON
[Flashback of Mr and Mrs Robson arguing]
INT POLICE STATION INTERVIEWING ROOM AFTERNOON
DETECTIVE KIDSON
Did he just shout at you Mrs Robson, or did things go further?
MRS ROBSON
He hit me, he has done many times but I've never spoke out.
INT ROBSON HOUSEHOLD AFTERNOON
[Flashback to Mr Robson hitting Mrs Robson, screaming and crying heard, smashing of glass photoframe]
INT POLICE STATION INTERVIEWING ROOM AFTERNOON
[View of Detective Anderson and Detective Kidson still sat at interviewing table]
DETECTIVE ANDERSON
Thats all for today Mrs Robson, we shall leave you to go and see your family and come to terms with the death of your husband.
DETECTIVE KIDSON
However we will be bringing you back at a later date Mrs Robson for a further questioning.
[Detective Kidsons hand reaching out to stop the tape recorder]
DETECTIVE KIDSON
Interview suspended at 1:32pm.
Actors, location, costumes and props.
Location –
Burn Valley & Hartlepool Sixth Form College
Actors
Jon Wray – Dead man & Detective
Rachel Noddings -Woman Detective
Sam Kidson -Mans Wife
Mise en Scene
Male Detective – Smartly dressed, suit/shirt/trousers/tie/trench coat & smart black shoes.
Female Detective – Black dress, black tights, heels, smart coat
Mans Wife – Blonde hair, smart dress, heels, looks after herself, smartly dressed.
Dead Man – Scruffy Suit, Fake blood = Messy. The same sit as seen in before but not looking as smart.
Props
Fake blood
Briefcase
Photo
Tape recorder
Chairs
Table
Costumes ( As mentioned above)
Burn Valley & Hartlepool Sixth Form College
Actors
Jon Wray – Dead man & Detective
Rachel Noddings -Woman Detective
Sam Kidson -Mans Wife
Mise en Scene
Male Detective – Smartly dressed, suit/shirt/trousers/tie/trench coat & smart black shoes.
Female Detective – Black dress, black tights, heels, smart coat
Mans Wife – Blonde hair, smart dress, heels, looks after herself, smartly dressed.
Dead Man – Scruffy Suit, Fake blood = Messy. The same sit as seen in before but not looking as smart.
Props
Fake blood
Briefcase
Photo
Tape recorder
Chairs
Table
Costumes ( As mentioned above)
Monday, 1 February 2010
Ideas and synopsis.
Ideas
- Backstreet/alley
-Male & Female detective
-Femme Fatale finds husbands body in back alley
-Male and Female detective arrive
-Cross cut to office, femme fatale getting interrogated
-Femme Fatale starts crying, getting flash backs of fighting with husband
-Voice over talking to police detective while flashbacks on screen.
The story line of our film sequence will be based on a male and female main detectives. We have decided to use a female detective as this challenges the genre conventions and character types associated with classic film noir's. The film will be based on a murder of a man shot by an anonymous gunman. The identity of the gunman is not know until the end of the film where a shock twist is used to expose the killer, however this will not be shown in our short sequence. In our sequence though, the audience will be lead to believe that the mans wife was the one who killed him. The mans wife will be under interrigation by the male and female detectives in a classic interview room style. The wife will play the femme fetal role in our sequence. An establishing shot will show the man walking home, and then found dead by his wife in a back ally. This is where the two detectives will be introduced as they arrive on the scene. The camera will then jump to the police station showing the detectives interviewing the mans wife. A voice over will be used to show the woman's experience and flashbacks will be used to show previous parts of her life e.g. when she found her husband.
- Backstreet/alley
-Male & Female detective
-Femme Fatale finds husbands body in back alley
-Male and Female detective arrive
-Cross cut to office, femme fatale getting interrogated
-Femme Fatale starts crying, getting flash backs of fighting with husband
-Voice over talking to police detective while flashbacks on screen.
The story line of our film sequence will be based on a male and female main detectives. We have decided to use a female detective as this challenges the genre conventions and character types associated with classic film noir's. The film will be based on a murder of a man shot by an anonymous gunman. The identity of the gunman is not know until the end of the film where a shock twist is used to expose the killer, however this will not be shown in our short sequence. In our sequence though, the audience will be lead to believe that the mans wife was the one who killed him. The mans wife will be under interrigation by the male and female detectives in a classic interview room style. The wife will play the femme fetal role in our sequence. An establishing shot will show the man walking home, and then found dead by his wife in a back ally. This is where the two detectives will be introduced as they arrive on the scene. The camera will then jump to the police station showing the detectives interviewing the mans wife. A voice over will be used to show the woman's experience and flashbacks will be used to show previous parts of her life e.g. when she found her husband.
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
Research into target audience and genra
Film Noir genre.
The word genre is used to refer to, in terms of film, the method of categorisation films are based under according to similarities between the films. Other types of film genre include comedy and horror. Some people would argue that film noir is simply a style of film rather than a genre. This is because it can be said that film noir is not defined like the western or gangster genres with the clear settings of conflict. Film noir is defined by more subtle qualities of tone and mood. Film noirs can be defined due to the setting, always usually in New York, and the conflict being solved visually rather than thematically. Film noirs do differ from gangster films however as gangster films usually focus on the heroes rise and fall, film noirs only focus on the hero/heroines fall.
In the genre of film noir several points are usually found defining the genre. Things such as the film noirs iconography, the streets o America, nigh time, rain, guns, trench coats, hats and cigarettes are all examples of iconography that are usually found in film noirs. Many film noirs also focus on promoting the message to the audience that crime does not pay as the police officers always come out on top. Film noirs usually have their specific characters visible in most movies, the femme-fatal and corrupt cop are common characters that help define the genre of film noir. I film noirs often irrelevant story lines can be found too, for example looking into the past of the characters lives and including tragic plot twists and the failure of romantic relationships. The film noir genre prefers its own style to any other genre of film, sticking to the dark/low key lighting, canted camera angles, and the use of indirect narrative portrayed in flashbacks or voice overs all help to define the film noir from any other genre of film.
Film noir history.
Film noirs were originally viewed in French theaters following the war. The main film noir period is seen to stretch from the 1940’s to the 1950’s and is the name given to describe Hollywood crime dramas focusing on cynical attitudes and sexual motives. This film era is associated with low-key black and white lighting visual styles rooting from German expressionist cinematography. The first film noir can be seen as the stranger on the first floor (1940), dicerted by Latvian born Borris Ingster. Most classic fim noirs from the classic period were modestly budgeted and featured unheard of movie stars. Film noir was seen more as visual experimentation that Hollywood film making at first as directors, writers and other people involved in the production of the films were free from the typical big picture constraints.
Film noir target audience.
Film noirs are seen to be aimed at the older generation rather than young children. This is due to the harsh and risky story lines that are exploed in film noirs such as sexual motives, drug use and gun crime. Also the dark lighting used in film noirs setting the depresing and unhappy mood would not be appealing to the younger generation. Also film noirs can be seen to appeal to those interested in crime and detectives as these are common factors founf in all film noirs.
The word genre is used to refer to, in terms of film, the method of categorisation films are based under according to similarities between the films. Other types of film genre include comedy and horror. Some people would argue that film noir is simply a style of film rather than a genre. This is because it can be said that film noir is not defined like the western or gangster genres with the clear settings of conflict. Film noir is defined by more subtle qualities of tone and mood. Film noirs can be defined due to the setting, always usually in New York, and the conflict being solved visually rather than thematically. Film noirs do differ from gangster films however as gangster films usually focus on the heroes rise and fall, film noirs only focus on the hero/heroines fall.
In the genre of film noir several points are usually found defining the genre. Things such as the film noirs iconography, the streets o America, nigh time, rain, guns, trench coats, hats and cigarettes are all examples of iconography that are usually found in film noirs. Many film noirs also focus on promoting the message to the audience that crime does not pay as the police officers always come out on top. Film noirs usually have their specific characters visible in most movies, the femme-fatal and corrupt cop are common characters that help define the genre of film noir. I film noirs often irrelevant story lines can be found too, for example looking into the past of the characters lives and including tragic plot twists and the failure of romantic relationships. The film noir genre prefers its own style to any other genre of film, sticking to the dark/low key lighting, canted camera angles, and the use of indirect narrative portrayed in flashbacks or voice overs all help to define the film noir from any other genre of film.
Film noir history.
Film noirs were originally viewed in French theaters following the war. The main film noir period is seen to stretch from the 1940’s to the 1950’s and is the name given to describe Hollywood crime dramas focusing on cynical attitudes and sexual motives. This film era is associated with low-key black and white lighting visual styles rooting from German expressionist cinematography. The first film noir can be seen as the stranger on the first floor (1940), dicerted by Latvian born Borris Ingster. Most classic fim noirs from the classic period were modestly budgeted and featured unheard of movie stars. Film noir was seen more as visual experimentation that Hollywood film making at first as directors, writers and other people involved in the production of the films were free from the typical big picture constraints.
Film noir target audience.
Film noirs are seen to be aimed at the older generation rather than young children. This is due to the harsh and risky story lines that are exploed in film noirs such as sexual motives, drug use and gun crime. Also the dark lighting used in film noirs setting the depresing and unhappy mood would not be appealing to the younger generation. Also film noirs can be seen to appeal to those interested in crime and detectives as these are common factors founf in all film noirs.
Friday, 22 January 2010
Individual analysis of film.
Seven
Seven (also know as se7en) was released on the 5th of January 1996. The film is based somewhere during the 1950’s and includes famous actors such as Morgan Freeman as a retiring homicide detective known as William Somerset, and Brad Pitt as a recently transferred cocky young cop named David Mills. The two characters form together in order to investigate into the murders of 7 people, guilty each of one of the seven deadly sins (extravagance, greed, gluttony, discouragement, wrath, envy and pride). The film is a great example of a modern yet classic film noir and follows all of the required traditions required to create a film noir. I have analysed the opening sequence (the first three minutes) of this film.
The film starts off showing William Somerset (Freeman) dressing himself in smart clothes, shirt tie, and suit. This gives the impression at the beginning of the film that he has a good job due to his smart clothing. Policemen in film noirs are often seen to be wearing smart suits and Seven follows this image very well. Somerset follows to pick up his police badge and other essentials and places them in his pocket. This establishes to the audience that he is in fact policeman. We see an over the shoulder shot looking into a mirror showing Somerset fixing his tie, this shot looking into the mirror is again a classic convention of film noir's and is a technique used in many previous film noir's. Also Somerset dresses in a long trench coat and hat; these are again features of classic film noirs. We also see that most characters featured in the opening sequence, including David Mills (Pitt), are wearing these trench coats following the tradition of film noir. Low lighting is used in this shot also, this again helps to establish the setting for a film noir. It is a classic visual style used in film noir's to use low lighting.
The camera then jumps to be focused on a dead body and a tilt shot is used to show the audience the full extent of the murder. In the background police can be heard explaining what had happened to the man and it is heard that a gun was involved in the crime. We also can hear how the policeman is using very strong swear words. This again helps to follow tradition of film noir, as guns and blood are very iconic features of such films along with corrupt cops. As the other policeman talks about the murder it is made clear that he has no interest in the murder and simply just wants to acchieve results, again following the corrupt policeman role. The lighting used is very dim making it hard for the audience to make out clearly all aspects of the room in shot. This follows the visual styles originally used in film noir. By using the low lighting this creates many shadows in the shot again following the traditions of classic film noir. We also hear in this scene how the mans wife has been blamed for the murder, however as the film continues this is found to not be true. This again helps to stick to the themes associated with film noir’s including false suspicion, crime and betrayal.
We are then introduced to David Mills who is also sporting the smart clothing and iconic-gelled hair seen to be worn by classic film noir detectives. Mills also has a moustache which were very popular in the times Seven is based on. Mills seems to fit the character seen in classic film noir's of the typical hard boiled policeman with an arrogant attitude. The film is set in an unidentified urban city. This is a classic feature of film noir, the large cities including skyscrapers and grey depressing scenery. Also the constant rain that we are introduced to in the opening scene of the film again is a well know characteristic of a classic film noir. The setting always seems to be grey and depressing, this helps to follow film noir tradition.
Overall I believe that by watching the opening sequence of this film it is clear that the director of this film (David Fincher) has included many aspects from film noir's and has cleverly managed to create a exciting, enjoyable film noir. By including aspects such as the dimmed lighting and iconic features Fincher has created a modern film noir that follows all of the classic traditions. Fincher clearly was aware of the aspects required to create a film noir and followed them precisely. Also by including popular characters the film is able to appeal to many audiences in the modern day. This film helps to carry on the tradition of film noir's into the present day. I believe that Seven is a brilliant example of a modern remake of a classic film nor and would not be disappointing to classic film noir fans.
Thursday, 21 January 2010
Initial idea
I am working with Amy Adair, Jen Newcombe and Alex Mcmorris. We have chosen to base our film on film noir.
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