Evaluation Questions:

1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? In terms of our influence from other real media products, I feel The Bourne Identity played an important role. It was this text that gave us the idea for the narrative of the thriller, with the mysterious disappearance of Michaels wallet which would be the central concept of the film. Parts of its title Identity inspired us to create our film based around something happening to someones identity and information, whether that be stolen or lost etc. Another goal of ours was to convey feelings of suspense and tension, by using compelling music (which Will composed), and the edgy font for our titles throughout the introduction. Overall, I feel our film is a modern, British thriller, with the addition of quirky elements while maintaing the fundamentals of a thriller such as suspense and tension. 2. How does your media product represent particular social groups? Due to the narrative of our media product, we do not specifically represent a range of social groups within our thriller. However, for the ones we do include, the main character Michael Enfield is portrayed as a normal, young, working man, who earns enough money to afford a house to live in. This could be seen as a stereotypical portrayal of such an age group, when they are in the early days of their career, but still earn a fair amount of money. We also represent the elderly social group in a domestic way, with the elderly mysterious woman who is living in Michaels house, being retired for many years, and living off her pension that she received some time ago. In a sense, this could also be shown when we represent this social group in the cafe scene, as they are normally sitting down and taking a break from their walk in the park.

3. What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why? We definitely see our film as the kind that possibly a company such as Working Title would have produced, back when they were starting out and didn't have much funding for their films. We see ourselves as a small, independent and self funded British company, distributing the films we produce ourselves, as well as paying for distribution in cinemas by other, larger companies in multiple countries possibly. As well as being distributed in cinemas as a movie, we also believe that companies such as Film 4 might also distribute our films on television, as our products would be highly suitable for TV broadcast. 4. Who would be the audience for your media product and why? Our intended audience would not just be 18 and older like a lot of thrillers are these days. Our main focus is the tension of the narrative and therefore does not require so many violent or unpleasant scenes which are only suitable for older viewing. We would like our audience to be as broad as possible because we hope to make a good thriller for the majority of viewers to enjoy. However, we feel it would appeal specifically to 16-25 years olds, as this younger age group would more likely be able to partly relate to the narrative, in terms of the main character Michael working as a young man in the city.

But as a certification, it would be a 12A/12, due to the fact that there is only a brief scene of aggressive behaviour, which is justified by the context of the narrative. Apart from this quick scene, there is no discriminatory language or behaviour throughout, there is an underlying threat throughout (which is what the narrative is based around), but we do not use horror sequences or violent behaviour as such to represent that threat; it is all shown in the storyline. 5. How did you attract/address your audience? Our thriller is very typically British, as it is set in an urban location (London), as well as a suburban setting (the park). This creates a UK feel to our film, which we feel would attract a cult following, leaving audience members wanting to watch it because its so British. The media language, costume and Mis en scene we used throughout the film was done to create a certain tone that would appeal to our audience. For example, we used post modern filming techniques in order to attract audiences that were used to seeing low budget, but thought provoking and high quality films. We took influence from modern stories such as the missing Malasia flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, The fact that two passengers were reported to have used fake passports just proves how afraid people are of identity theft in this modern day and age.

6. What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product? Personally, my knowledge of the camera has increased significantly, as I had never handled a professional camera before. This whole process has allowed me to experiment with different shots, some of which using a tripod which I now feel confident setting up, using the software within the camera to navigate through the footage that we had filmed (and selecting different modes to shoot in), and finally loading the footage from the SD card onto the computer via a card reader. In terms of using Final Cut Pro, I have learnt how to edit and add sound to our film, including sound effects from the built in options that you are given. Furthermore, I can now add transitions to certain places that I want, and create/customise titles to my liking. Overall, I can see a considerable increase in my ability to use the software and equipment associated with producing films and, considering my passion for technology, in my opinion, these were my most enjoyable and beneficial areas. 7. Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product? Back when we were in the process of producing our preliminary task, I feel that we were lacking in our experience of using the equipment, and setting it up correctly, in order to produce high standard material. In this sense, I believe we have each grown in our knowledge and ability in using the equipment, meaning that our film is of a better level. Another key aspect that we have learnt about the process is the importance of planning beforehand. As a team, we still made errors due to our lack of planning in advance, during the process of filming our thriller. As a result, Im now positive we all truly understand how vital it is to creating a successful film. Finally, I believe the overall experience has enabled us to understand just how long it takes to create a high quality product. With the preliminary task, we were able to film all the footage in a few days because the main emphasis

was on the filming techniques we used, and not on the narrative. However, now we realise that it takes such a long time to create a film that is well shot, but also makes sense in terms of the story and the shots you use. Im sure we have now learnt that its a marathon, not a race. You cant rush through the stages of producing a film if you want it to be successful.