Evaluation

My Final Piece!

Preliminary Task Footage

By following our story boards, we were successful in demonstrating the skills specified in the task, such as match on action, the 180 degree rule, and shot reverse shot.

Storyboards for Preliminary Task

Story boarding our preliminary exercise allowed us to plan each shot, ensuring that we included the specified skills that we were required to demonstrate with the finished product.

Preliminary Task

Titles

When adding titles to my opening sequence, I researched current thriller films, such as 'The Others':

I liked the subtlety of this title, and aimed to achieve something similar with my own titles:

Differing to the titles from 'The Others' my titles are not on a completely plain background, but I chose to put them towards the bottom of the screen as this is clear road making the words more clear. I used a font called 'papyrus' and added a 'glow' filter, I feel that this filter incorporates the titles into the visuals as it makes the edges softer and therefore less harsh. The 'glow' filter also suggests the surreal side to the sequence.

Analysis of Focus Group

Considering the answers of my focus group I feel that I have successfully used forms and conventions of the Thriller genre as every member of my focus group classified the sequence as a THRILLER, as well as mentioning horror, as there are elements similar between the two, yet it is the psychological impact of my sequence that defines it as a PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER.

All members of the focus group also stated that encouraged by the sequence, they would want to watch the whole film. The red herring, a common convention of thrillers, raised questions and encouraged viewers to want to know more, the cliff hangers were also identified as an aspect that would encourage them to watch on.

As I had predicted, my focus group identified the same audience that I had identified to be the target for my opening sequence. Many said an older audience due to the narrative, this is similar to my suggestion of 16+ due to the complexities plot twists, and psychological impact.

Focus Group

In order to identify aspects that I could develop and improve on, and discover whether I had been successful in using forms and conventions of the Thriller genre, I held a focus group with people aged 16+, as this is the audience that I identified would be the target for my media product.