Evaluation

Evaluation

In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? For this task, I had to research other films that already existed and see how well they did within the film industry. The two I looked at weren’t well known, however, Cujo is originally a book.

How does your media product represent particular social groups? My film doesn’t have a specific social group it is related to. What we have created is only two minutes and involves a single human character. If this were to continue on, I would say that the social groups would be difficult to choose from.

What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why? Companies that produced such things as the Saw films include Entertainment Film Distributors and Lions Gate Films. Entertainment Film Distributors (EFD) distributes other horror films which mean that they could be interested. They have distributed other horror films such as Halloween II and The Final Destination.

Who would be the audience for your media product? I would say my film would be aimed at people who enjoy horror films – mainly teenagers. However, the product would be aimed at a wide range of people. I would certify my film as a 15.

How did you attract/address your audience? For my audience feedback, I put my final product onto Facebook and YouTube and allowed friends, family and others. I attracted my audience by leaving a brief outline and let that draw them in.

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing the product? I have learnt that a lot of work goes into creating a film and that it isn’t just as easy as filming. The editing was difficult and took its time, along-side finding copyright audio. The screenplay and shooting script go into great depth about how the film will be, however, they never turn out exactly how you planned for it to be.

Looking back to your preliminary task, what do you feel that you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product? The preliminary task allowed us all to find out how it works and gave us a push. The preliminary task was our taster on how this main task would be. For this preliminary, we were able to use our imagination and create anything we wanted to, and therefore it would be easier to think for our main task.

Shooting Script

Shooting Script

Shot Number: 1
Shot Description: Long shot of Rochelle, panning from left to right.
Storyboard Number: 1
Shot Location: Sandringham Woods
Shooting Date: 10.3.10
Shooting Time: 10am
Shot Requirements: No one else around, clear set.
Actors: Rachel Swinton
Props: None.

Shot Number: 2
Shot Description: Steadicam – following Rochelle’s movement towards the woods.
Storyboard Number: 2
Shot Location: Sandringham Woods
Shooting Date: 10.3.10
Shooting Time: 10am
Shot Requirements: Hand-held camera shot
Actors: Rachel
Props: None.

Shot Number: 3
Shot Description: View of the forest, panning camera shot, with quick flashes of an animal running through the forest.
Storyboard Number: 3/4
Shot Location: Sandringham Wood
Shooting Date: 10.3.10
Shooting Time: 10am
Shot Requirements: Dogs and tripod
Actors: None – except from the dogs
Props: None.

Shot Number: 4
Shot Description: Mid-long shot (from the waist down) of Rochelle walking further into the woods.
Storyboard Number: 5
Shot Location: Sandringham Wood
Shooting Date: 10.3.10
Shooting Time: 10.30am
Shot Requirements: Zoom shot
Actors: Rachel
Props: None.

Shot Number: 5
Shot Description: Worm’s eye view of Rochelle’s lower leg, to show movement – also like a match-on-action shot.
Storyboard Number: 5
Shot Location: Sandringham Wood
Shooting Date: 10.3.10
Shooting Time: 10.3.10
Shot Requirements: None
Actors: Rachel
Props: None.

Shot Number: 6
Shot Description: Point of view shot of Rochelle from behind a tree
Storyboard Number: 6
Shot Location: Sandringham Wood
Shooting Date: 10.3.10
Shooting Time: 10.30am
Shot Requirements: None
Actors: Rachel
Props: None.

Shot Number: 7
Shot Description: Tracking shot of Rochelle’s reaction to hearing an unknown sound
Storyboard Number: 7
Shot Location: Sandringham Wood
Shooting Date: 10.3.10
Shooting Time: 10.45am
Shot Requirements: None.
Actors: Rachel
Props: None.

Shot Number: 8
Shot Description: Another point of view shot from behind a tree, match-on-action from previous shot
Storyboard Number: 6
Shot Location: Sandringham Wood
Shooting Date: 10.3.10
Shooting Time: 10.45am
Shot Requirements: None.
Actors: Rachel
Props: None.

Shot Number: 9
Shot Description: Close up of Rochelle’s face.
Storyboard Number: 8
Shot Location: Sandringham Wood
Shooting Date: 10.3.10
Shooting Time: 10.45am
Shot Requirements: None
Actors: Rachel
Props: None.

Shot Number: 10
Shot Description: Long shot – first dog attack.
Storyboard Number: 9
Shot Location: Sandringham Wood
Shooting Date: 10.3.10
Shooting Time: 10.45am
Shot Requirements: None
Actors: Rachel
Props: None.

Shot Number: 11
Shot Description: Dogs continue to attack Rochelle, over the shoulder shot to show her point of view
Storyboard Number: 10
Shot Location: Sandringham Wood
Shooting Date: 10.3.10
Shooting Time: 11am
Shot Requirements: Dogs
Actors: Rachel and Dogs
Props: None.

Shot Number: 12
Shot Description: Close up on Rochelle’s injuries – fade out.
Storyboard Number: 12
Shot Location: Sandringham Wood
Shooting Date: 10.3.10
Shooting Time: 11am
Shot Requirements: None
Actors: Rachel
Props: Correct make-up and fake blood.