AS Media Studies Coursework

A  focus group  is a form of qualitative research in which a  group  of people are asked about their perceptions, opinions, beliefs, and attitudes towards a product, service, concept, advertisement, idea, or packaging. Focus group - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Focus _ group Our Focus Group The group we predominately asked questions were teenagers such as ourselves. This is because we believed our main audience to be ageing from 13-19 year olds. The thriller in our society seemed to have started to appeal to younger and younger generations. Now it has become a main attraction for teenagers to be watching these types of movies. The regional identity for our movie will be urban city. However, this does not exclude people from other regions. This is because our movie is about mental illness which is not limited by regional identities. Our focus group will consist of people from different age groups. This will give us a wider perspective on the genre of thrille

Flight Plan At the beginning we see something light rush past a background of black. Titles then appear  over the black background. This creates an enigma as the majority of the audience are bewildered at what happened. The next shot is an over shoulder shot of a woman at on the train platform looking at the train. The woman’s emotions are shown through a close up and looks worried. Her eyes seem to be welling with tears. You then find the woman is alone at the train station, this could have a deeper meaning. As that loneliness might be a major theme throughout the movie. This is a way for the audience to feel connected to the character by sympathizing. Sympathy for this character would be the target of the director, thus making it seem like she is the victim. She would fall into the 'Princess character'  as she is shown as lonely, vulnerable and female,  due to Vladimir Propp’s theory. This gives more of a reason for the Antagonist to have her as his/her victim. These fact

DRAFT SURVEY A survey about our audiences preferences What Sub-genre do you prefer with the thriller genre? We used this question to see what the general trend is with the thriller genre. If we could see what genre is most favorable by the audience, then we could use the best method to relate to the audience. Would you rather have an detailed storyline with a realistic plot or detailed fight scenes focused on action? This question was used, so that we could understand in which direction to go when editing. We can also understand what age group this would most likely suit depending on the answers received with the questionnaire. Shaping our storyline will be easier through the use of this question. What is your favourite film? Using these question we can see the points at which we can improve our opening scene. We can also see which movies we can use for inspirations or ideas. Trends and irregularities can also be identified which will help us under

DRAMA ANALYSIS The genre of the film opening we are producing is drama. The genre of drama is one  that relies on the emotional and relational development of realistic characters. While Drama film relies heavily on this kind of development, dramatic themes play a large role in the plot as well. Often, these dramatic themes are taken from intense, real life issues. Examples: The mise-en-scene that is used in drama typically reflects real life. For example the costume will reflect the time period and the fashion of that time. Everything within the mise-en-scene of the scenes will have to reflect real life emotions. Costume (and everything about a character's appearance including height, hair colour, makeup etc) Body Language Props Location Set Design Lighting CHANGE TO GENRE- PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER In our group we decided to change our genre to best suit our ideas. We are more comfortable to using psychological thrillers a genre than dram, because it gives ore

In the opening of Citizen Kane there are many different shots and effects that are used. A close up shot  of sign stating 'No trespassing', suggests someone may be trespassing or whatever beyond there is dangerous. The establishing shot of the castle show were the events are taking place and sets the tone of the scene. Extreme close up shots are also used to emphasize the importance of some scenes. For example when the Kane speaks his final words,  the scene only shows his lips. This connotes that his final words has a significant meaning. The director, Orson Welles, uses a variety of different camera angle to add onto the eerie atmosphere of the scene. For example, a low angle shot of the castle makes the castle look superior. This creates tension and suspense. Whereas, the high angle shots of the boats show the inferiority compared to the castle. The pan also helps us scope out the emptiness of the surrounding area of the castle and to emphasize its vastness. As we get clo

Continuity Editing Continuity editing is used to show a progression of events, which appear to be happening continuously. For example,  Car speeding from the police Old person crossing the street Shot of car going out of control Close up shot of the old person terrified face  Blank screen Now if you reverse this scene it has a totally different meaning (old person spectating the car chase). Continuity editing allows the editor to have huge amount of freedom to change the flow of the scene. This is all to help the audience understand the story-line and build dramatic effect. Accelerating Time This is a process where time is condensed and expanded to the point something that can take 1 hour to film, can be shown in 30 seconds. For example, a person going to their work place can take an hour or two but can be condensed to only show main parts of their journey. This is so the movie can progress faster with the story-line. Expanding Time Sometimes a scene

My initial ideas for our opening scene is a young man who wants to become wealthy fast. The opening scene will include different strategies for him to gain 'fast money'. For example, music, poker and even daily busking. His money motivation derives from a troubled childhood. Near the end of the scene he meets a 'friend', which has similar but 'different' ways of obtaining the wealth. The genre of the film of will most likely be drama or comedy to try a establish a connection with our audience. For example Maslows hierachy of needs; These needs help us scope out the needs of our audience. By understanding what they need, for example self-esteem, we can develop a relationship with the audience. -His first idea is to read up on famous people who got rich and their 'GET RICH FAST' book. -His second idea is to become a rapper and gain 'music-money'.

1. At a micro, technical level, how well did you observe the conventions of continuity and the language of editing? The scene we created involved a disturbed patient going to his weekly psychiatrist. We demonstrated the an establishing shot of the 'psychiatrist office', in the opening scenes. This accompanied the match on action shot that was used by Danny (patient) entering the building. We used a wide shot to show Danny walking to his appointment, this helped us see more of the building and aided the audience to understand the setting of the place. We used a medium-close up shot to show an interaction between the receptionist (Owen) and Danny, for the audience to get a closer look at how Danny's character is portrayed. Next we used a close-up to show turmoil between the two characters, Danny and Omar, this again gave us a further insight on how Danny's role in society and how he is shown. We then used the shot-reverse shot to show the communication between Danny