Task 7 - Looking back at Your Preliminary Task, what do you Feel you have Learnt in the Progression from it to full Product?

over the shoulder shot in the prelim is used to show the conversation. 

close up is used to show the facial expression, we encompass this close up shot into our
singular tracking shot in our thriller

We achived the same mid shot as the prelim but we encompassed it into our
singular tracking shot.

Our thriller proved more in depth than the prelim as we condensed the shots used in the prelim into a singular tracking shot. Although the thriller was more complicated, it could be seen as simplified.

I found story boarding with out dialogue much more interesting as I could use non diagetic music to add suspense and feel to the thriller, instead of having to focus the audience on someone talking. Although there is a small section of dialogue in our thriller, the music still effects the thriller, we were not able to use music in the prelim because of the focus being on the dialogue. Eye line matches and over the shoulder shots were not used because of the lack of dialogue between the characters, we built up the thrilling feeling by focusing on minimal objects. i found this much more interesting as not so much dialogue had to be captured to make the sequence run smoothly. The use of camera has changed dramatically since our prelim task. As we used no cuts in our thriller, we captured everything that needed to be seen in one long tracking shot. This helped us to not use unnecessary shots such as the over head shot used in the prelim, which didn't actually make sense. we broke the 180 degree rule in order to make our tracking shot work, eye-line matches were not used, and close-ups were zoomed into as and when needed. framing was important as it helped differentiate between what needed to be seen and what was just in the shot for the busy effect we were trying to create. we felt it was harder to frame in our thriller than our prelim because of the amount of background movement, but we felt it worked nicely. In sound, we learnt how to create the intended crowed sounds by adding layers upon layers of different cheering noises as well as our own we recorded. we also distorted our ambient sounds to get the feeling that the crowed and music can be heard but not perfectly from that room, so the sound was 'blurred' to create that  effect. he demonstrated our ability to master new technology such as Final Cut and After Effects to create our thriller and make it more professional than our previous prelim task. This showed a more sophisticated Thriller.

Task 6 - Annotated Thriller Sequence

Task 5 - How We Attracted And Adressed Our Audience

How we attracted and addressed our audience

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Task 4 - Who Would Be the Audience for Your Media Product?

My target audience would be the teenage audience between 15 and 30. As all teenagers are interested in the latest music and the vast variety of genres to listen too, the stereotypical rock star image has become a fashion look for the younger generation. Films such as ‘The Doors’ and ‘Walk the Line’ have been about some of the most famous musicians of all time, the people who started these fashion statements. Our product would continue this trend, but hope to bring a new angle on the cliché documentary about your favourite band. The audience should feel regret, that they did not see more of the rock star, but should feel interested to continue watching, as our main character (the reporter) delves deeper into the life or a rock star in order to find clues for his murder.

Because both male and females teenagers enjoy the rock and roll music genre, our product would attract both sexes to watch it. Our rock star could be seen as attractive to a female audience, and quite ‘cool’ to a male audience, whilst being able to play guitar and sing in a band is seen as a popular thing to do anyway. I would attract these audiences by advertising on social networks (facebook and myspace) because the younger generation use these networks in there daily routine as well as their lives at school. I would also advertise on musical channels such as NME and in-between popular teenage TV shows such as ‘Skins’ and ‘Misfits’

Task 3 - Vertigo Studios Institution

We decided to use the institution Vertigo because of their previous musical films they have supported. Other films they have made prove that the main target audience for Vertigo is a male audience. Films such as ‘Stoned’, ‘Football Factory ‘ and ‘Strummer Ville’ all prove this. they do make low budget films for first time for first time directors. Marketing our film will be mostly DVD sales, seeing as our band is fictional and not a well know band with a constant support. But, with the male market Vertigo are aiming their films at, the rockstar idea would also influence the male market to go watch it. So advertising in television would also be a good idea. Blogging would be useful also as the male fans of Vertigo films will read the blogs and see the film.

Task 2 - How Does your Product Represent Particular Social Groups?

The social groups in our media product are the ‘musician’ and the ‘music lover’. Because more people can relate to loving music, the film follows the reporter who noticeably loves the music on show at that concert. The rock star is very briefly in the opening sequence because not many people can relate to them.

Our Rockstar as he briefly walks infron of the camera.



our backstage crew. all have a similar interest in music which
makes them an easier to relate to as a social group.















Another film in which a rockstar and a fan of music are portrayed is 'Dig', directed by Ondi Timoner and produced by Ondi Timoner. following the two bands 'Brian Jonestown Massacre' and the 'Dandy Warholes', the film shows the lives of a touring band of drug addicts. winning the 'Sundance' award, it was successful because the bands were so hard to relate to, that it was interesting looking into such a chaotic lifestyle, one of which many would never wish of having.

The band are clearly confident with there approach and prehaps experimental in their lifestyles.

Task 1 - In What Ways Does our Product Conform to a Real Media Product

our production upholds the steriotypical backstage area. With random clothes rails, flight cases, bottles of wine and gin and a dirty sofa, our set is seen as a 'dingy' and 'dark' area, an area of which the fans would strive to gain enterance to. it could also be seen as a dissapointment for those who desperatly want to gain entrance into this place. This is a common idea behind backstage areas. they are made out to be much more than a simple room with a television, sofa and alcohol

Account of Shoot Day

We filmed our thriller on the Wednesday 26^th January. Starting with the set, we placed our objects around the studio, in a sort of messy fashion, representing a backstage area which had been quickly ‘thrown’ together. The brick wall and flight cases added to the effect of the storage room. having decided to use a tracking shot, we set the tracks so they rotated around the set and stopped in front of the stage exit, where our rock star Simon would appear from. We used the clothes rail as a sort of entry for the camera to go through, adding to the idea that know one knows of the camera’s existence backstage.

Our actors were set out in various places around stage. We had the tech people, the fans and fashion people to sort out the rock star’s clothes. The constant movement of the tracking shot with the backstage people rushing past enhanced the effect of business. When we focus on the fans, the camera is still representing how they do not really fit into whats happening around them. They look awkward, as they drink their alcohol and try and make conversation with the busy people around them. This is all intended as it is well know that fans aren’t really welcome backstage as they get in the way. As the camera now follows the reporter back to the front of stage, we notice that she could be a main character in the film and we find ourselves better acquainted with her rather than anyone else in the scene. Even the rock star, as he comes out is quickly off camera and so we are hardly acquainted with him at all. As he pushes past we are meet with the reporter once more as she is forced to sit down by a body guard. We feel for her as the rude and egotistical rock star has just ignored her, so again, our relationship with this character is growing. As the shot goes off, the final character we see is the reporter and she is the only reaction we see as the camera is based at chest height for the other characters. Now, as the film would start, we would remember the reporter and our relationship with her. As we didn’t focus on many other character’s faces in the opening sequence, there would be no confusion as to who the main character is.