After Eight (Finished thriller)

Preliminary Task

1) In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

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2) How does your media product present particular social groups? part 1` Gender

2) How does your media product present particular social groups? part 2 - Ethnic Minorities, Age and Class

2) How does your media product present particular social groups? part 3 - Conclusion

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3) What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

4) Who would be the audience for your media project?

5) How did you attract your audience?

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6) What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

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7) Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the finished product?

Audience Feedback for the finished product (thriller)

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Research into title sequences

Research into title sequences


A title sequence introduces the film and the people involved in it. This can include actors and actresses or people in charge of developing the film; such as directors and producers.

A title sequence can be done in various ways.
Title sequences can blend into the background of a clip or they can demand attention by coming into the audience’s view through special effects.
An example of this is the title sequence of the film psycho. The title sequence is the main focus, as we are not shown any visual clips; and the words are accompanied by music as they flash across the screen.

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Research into certification

Analysis of studio idents

Analysis of Font chosen

Analysis of sound effects chosen

Analysis of studio ident and name chosen for Production Company

The name of the Production Company is 'Happy Days'.

This is our production logo for our company Happy Days.
With the rainy weather we can represent the rainy country of Britain -which is where our company is based/from. It is not on a huge scale because we are a small independent company.
Also, it is ironic as we do not usually asscociate this weather with happiness. This can represent how people find joy through our thriller films.

Justification of film title

The title of the thriller is 'After Eight' 

The title is named "After 8" because it is short, which enables the audience to remember, instead of a longer name, which is not memorable. It also has a dinner theme as most people may have their dinner around the 8 o'clock time. The dinner theme, is a strong aspect throughout our film. The "After Eight," agenda is to highlight in the audience's mind that is something to do with eating, or consuming. Additionally, the name triggers thoughts of night, which emphasise a dark theme. Conclusively, "After Eight" leads to various possibilities of what could happen; mysterious, erie and dark atmosphere, which contains conventions of a thriller.

Focus Group - Rough cut questionnaire

Rough cut

Own title sequence

After the IDENT use a FADE IN. The titles should then be in the following order:

∞ Happy Days Production presents

∞ A film by Laura Bankole

∞ Starring…….

∞ Stacey Talbert

∞ Michael Rhodes

∞ *title of thriller*

∞ Also starring

∞ Sarah Cole

∞ Lottie Street

∞ Alex West

∞ Editing – Laura Bankole

∞ Music – Michelle Nduku

∞ Casting – Stacey Talbot

∞ Writer – Lauren Quashie

∞ Producer – Michelle Nduku

∞ A film by Laura Bankole

∞ *fade out*

 

Script

All speech will be directed towards the meal.
This will include phrases such as
"when will dinner be ready?"
"give me some milk"

Shooting Schedule

Shot list

Shots that will be included in our thriller:

• Long shot
• Close up
• Medium Shot
• Extreme close up
• Cut in
• Low angle shot