Question 7

Question 7

Since the preliminary task that was set to us at the start of the project I have learnt a lot from it. I have developed my skills as a cameraman and learnt how to make shots look more exciting. An example of this is after the 2013 appears on screen when you first see the Protagonist running; the shot that I thought was very effective at this point was the one where the camera was in the bushes / grass and you saw the shadow of him running against the sunlight. This adds a bit of mystery to whom this Protagonist really is and why he is running. It also adds contrast in the shot in the calmness of the sunny day to the terror / panicked state that the protagonist is in adding juxtaposition to the scene.

Question 6

Question 6

What have you learnt about technologies in the process of constructing your film?

Whilst creating the film opening I used a variety of applications and programs to help me. In the planning and research stage I used DVD’s to look at how certain directors showed their antagonist as evil through the use of camera angles, lighting and costume, this helped me design my antagonist. I also used a digital still camera to find locations

Question 5

Question 5

For my targeted audience my film opening is appealing to them in that it is a very stereotypical horror / thriller film. The camera style is a mixture of hand held shots to put us in the lives of the hero and very long shots towards the protagonist to show that he is menacing and the evil force in this film. The editing style in my opening is jumpy and very quick, but there is the use of slow motion to show the audience that something terrible is about to happen. The music that has been used is dark and slow to enhance the mood and to make the film seem more like it’s a horror film rather than an action and an adventure one.

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Question 4

Question 4

The age group that will be targeted with my film will be 15 year olds to young adults as this film is quite graphic and isn’t for family viewing. With this film stereotypically mainly male audience members will watch it as they tend to be attracted more to these kinds of films. The social groups that are attracted to these films are ones of Goth’s or those who like a lot of gore and mystery.

 

Question 3

Question 3

Seeming as my film is a low budget film the company that I have chosen to fund this film is chosen Channel 4 as they focus on a niche audience and I feel that this film is mainly focused on a niche audience of people. I feel that this opening and the rest of the film is focused on teenagers to young adults as I don't think this is for family viewing. This is also most likely to be shown in an Art House picture cinema as they specialise in showing smaller budget films and that’s what my film is.