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 t...

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 vi...

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...

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 ...