1. Mark Fogg
Andrew Murray
Sam Steward

2. In what ways does your media product
use, develop or challenge forms and
conventions of real media problems?

3. Titles
We stayed with the standard convention of
placing opening credits over the top of our
moving images without covering over any
faces
Examples from Se7en

4. Setting
We’ve used Sorority Row to influence our
choice of lighting and colours
We’ve used warm colours and tones to
juxtapose the dramatic music

5. Props
Symbolism of
blood
Similar to the opening
sequence of Se7en where red
is used in a mostly grey
environment

6. Close Up
Mid Length
Long shot
We used different shots
to create a different
effect.
Showing feelings/emotions
Show the actress’ outfit
and body – links to target
audience - men will find
her attractive, women will
want to copy her styles
Establish scene
Sorority Row
The Ring
Scream

7. Genre: Thriller
We used dark colours and
fast motion to help build
suspense and convey the
idea of fear – juxtaposes
warm lighting
Actress’ body language
and facial expression
conveys fear
Scream
The Ring

8. We introduce our character at a young age then use a quick
cut to show her now. We used a photo shoot to establish
that she is famous/a model and included a short discussion
with her manager to establish that she has struggled with
the paparazzi.

9. How does your media product
represent particular social groups?

10. We based our character, Georgia, on these girls from ‘Sorority Row’
Happy,
cheerful,
attractive
Juxtapose
the themes
of the film
Similar style outfit
(high heels, simple makeup)
Both Sorority Row and our film lead the viewer into a false
sense of security through the happiness of the characters.

11. Georgia is a model/actress struggling with the consequences of fame
Female, Young, Attractive
Appeals to both men and women
Sex symbol Role model
Kate Moss
Chased by
paparazzi
White, middle class, fits
typical ‘rich girl’ stereotype
Georgia

12. Stereotypes
Jodie Kidd
Positive Public Image (although she has
faced some criticism)
Model
Middle Class
We wanted to comment on
some people’s obsession
with fame and the trouble
celebrities face. We used
Jodie Kidd and Kate Moss
to influence our character
because they have both
struggled with the
paparazzi and overzealous
fans.

13. What kind of media institution
might distribute your media
product and why?

14. A film company such as ‘Summit
Entertainment’ would produce our film
because:
•Its a big Hollywood company but has remained
independent.
•They have produced films such as ‘Twilight’ so are
successful.
This will appear at the beginning of
our film to show who the producer
is.

15. The film could be released as a
major Hollywood because:
•It has a good story line and the right characters so
has enough potential.
Our film is similar to ‘Sorority Row’
which is made by ‘Summit
Entertainment’ and was a major
Hollywood film.

16. A film similar to our with
the same release strategy is
‘The Bodyguard’ because:
•Its has the same kind of genre, thriller.
•It is produced by a successful film
company.
•It has the same protagonist female.
character in it.
•It was released into cinemas.
•It made it to DVD.

17. It would be release to
cinemas because:
• This offers a larger
marketing opportunity.
• It covers large audience
so makes it easily
accessible for people

18. The money for the film
would come from:
• A bank loan (if it was going to be
low budget)
• A sponsor
• Or a production company could
buy the film and then fund it for us
(If it was going to be a high budget
film)

19. Who would be the audience for
your media product?

20. Our Protagonist character is an attractive,
middle class, white British woman so appeal to
both men and women because:
Women:
• Admiration
• Life Similarities
• Can relate to character
Men:
• Attractiveness
• Sexual Appeal

21. The target audiences tastes:
Via Music:
• RnB- the
beginning starts
with a popular
RnB song so the
audience may
be interested
because of the
music in the
first 5 seconds.
Via Clothes:
• Fashionable-The
clothes worn
are high
fashions from
shops such as
Topman/
Topshop so are
quite Indie.
The two genre of
RnB and Indie
have mixed
together two
genres so give a
wider audience
appeal.

22. TV Shows the target audience may
watch:
• Harpers Island- A
thriller/horror
genre- this TV
programme may
appeal to our
audience.
Other thriller/horror shows

23. The audience would watch it for:
• Entertainment purposes- interested in the
genre or story line.
• Admiration- The main character is a celebrity
so people may watch it for admiration of her.
Women may admire
her for her strength-
for example in this
clip when she is the
stronger character,
pushing away the
man.

24. A film similar to ours in terms of
audience is:
• Sorority Row- This used:
• modern up to date music
• Attractive female protagonistic
characters
• Fashionable clothing

25. Looking back at your preliminary task,
what do you feel you have learnt in the
progression from it to the full product?

26. Different shot types:
• Here we have
now
experimented
with different
shot types-a
long shot, this
shows all the
characters
together and
sets the scene.

27. Different shots continued...
• We
experimented
with filming
through things,
there were a lot
of mirror
shots...
Using these kinds of
shots make it more
scary because it shows
that she is oblivious to
what is going on
around her. It also
scares the audience
because they don't
know what is going
happen when she
turns around.

28. Different Editing Techniques
• We
experimented
with various
editing
techniques...
Here we added a crackled effect to the shot which
made it look older so the audience could clearly tell
that it was shot years before the film.