The first video is my preliminary video with a separate group. The second video is the final cut of my group's film opening. I have made a Prezi to explain the different processes that have been made through media and what we have learnt.
Evaluation 7
Question 7 (Connor Snell): Looking back to your preliminary task, what do you feel like you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
Evaluation 6
Question 6 (Tom Wise): What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing the product?
This is a prezi which Tom made.
Evaluation 5
Question 5 (Connor Snell): How did you attract/address your audience?
The target audience for 'Gone' is both men and women aged 15-45.
Our film genre falls into thriller/horror and is based around the idea of children going missing because of a sinister stimulus. A common theme in modern horrors is the idea of children going missing as this is one of the main things parents fear in society. Therefore we chose to base our horror on this as most adults can relate to this narrative. Below are modern examples of posters with missing children on them.
From looking at results about who watch horror films such as Insidious and The Woman in Black (males and females between the ages 15 and 40) I can conclude that our film will engage a wide audience as nearly all groups of people like watching horrors.
Another reason why people will watch our film is because horrors give a buzz to the audience in the form of a jump scare. Many people are fond of this and seek this feeling of true fear and creepiness. Also, missing people is a big problem that we have in modern society because it's the notion of not knowing where someone is or what could have happened to them.
The disjointed narrative structure of our horror film appeals to the audience as it offers an alternative to stereo typically horror plots. This is shown in our opening sequence in the form of a flash back/forward.
The target audience for 'Gone' is both men and women aged 15-45.
Our film genre falls into thriller/horror and is based around the idea of children going missing because of a sinister stimulus. A common theme in modern horrors is the idea of children going missing as this is one of the main things parents fear in society. Therefore we chose to base our horror on this as most adults can relate to this narrative. Below are modern examples of posters with missing children on them.
From looking at results about who watch horror films such as Insidious and The Woman in Black (males and females between the ages 15 and 40) I can conclude that our film will engage a wide audience as nearly all groups of people like watching horrors.
Another reason why people will watch our film is because horrors give a buzz to the audience in the form of a jump scare. Many people are fond of this and seek this feeling of true fear and creepiness. Also, missing people is a big problem that we have in modern society because it's the notion of not knowing where someone is or what could have happened to them.
The disjointed narrative structure of our horror film appeals to the audience as it offers an alternative to stereo typically horror plots. This is shown in our opening sequence in the form of a flash back/forward.
The screenshot above shows the lack of events which are taken place in chronological order which is usually what is shown in a horror movie. This is because before we got to 1:52 we are shown a flash forward of what happens in the film. This would attract the audience to watch our film as this would show a new angle of showing a horror film.
This screenshot represents the creepiness of our film. The fact that the character in the image is unidentifiable as you cannot see their face or any other features leaves lots of enigma which people would want to find out more about.
Examples of our audience from feedback
As a section of question 5 I wanted to talk about the feedback that we received about our film 'Gone'. As a result of this, I decided to create a survey monkey and let people watch our opening sequence and then answer questions which we wanted to find out the answers to.
The results of the questions can be shown in the pie charts below and I deem these not only to be good feedback, but another thing that I can learn from.
The main ages of the respondents were 17/18.
Was the genre easy to identify? 80% of respondents said yes.
A vast majority of people thought that it was easy to identify our film genre which was what we were aiming for so we have achieved this for ourselves.
Did the films show good conventions for the genre? 70% of respondents said yes.
Nearly three-quarters of respondents thought our film used good conventions. This is what makes a good horror film so I'm glad we have fulfilled what we have set out to do.
Would you watch the full-length feature film? 60% of respondents said yes.
Just over half of people said that they would watch our full-length feature film but this is understandable as horror films are not for everyone.
Did you get confused at any point? 60% of respondents said yes.
Just over half of people also said that they were confused at some point when watching our opening sequence but this is also understandable because most films are confusing at the start.
Evaluation 4
Question 4 (Connor Snell): Who would be the audience for your media product?
Age:
The age of our audience which we were aiming for was decided straight away because this would be the most important thing to think about when we filmed our scenes and how the film was displayed to the public. We decided from a very early point that we would make the audience from the age of 15 to around 45. The film certificate for ‘Gone’ is a 15 due to the horror and gore content. We knew through knowledge that anyone below the ages of 15 or above the ages of 45 would not be suitable to watch our opening sequence, let alone the full-length feature film. This is because some scenes would be disturbing and potentially unsettling.
Age links into the narrative and style of ‘Gone’ because some parts of our film would not be appropriate to watch by young children or the elderly. These sorts of scenes would include jump-scares, blood scenes and offensive language. Horror films do not appeal to these age groups because they respond much more sensitively to everything.
Gender:
The gender of our audience was also important to us because we didn't want our film to be sexually dominated. We also knew from knowledge that a large proportion of people that view horror films are stereo typically ‘couples’. This is why, even though there were not any females in the opening sequence which we probably should have done but it was hard as we were a group of 3 boys, we were confident that both genders would watch and enjoy our film.
Gender links into the narrative because in the opening sequence we have only included characters which were boys. This may have warned of females if the film genre had not have been horror but because of the certain genre, the main group that would see our thriller/horror would be 'couples'.
Films with similar target audiences
All three of the below horror films have young children as the main character, just like 'Gone'.
The Omen (1976) is an old film and had a core audience of males and females aged 16-40
Insidious (2010) is a modern horror that has a core audience of males and females aged 15-30
Orphan (2009) is another modern horror that also has a core audience of males and females aged 15-35
Evaluation 3
Question 3 (Jack Beeson): What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
Production Company
We created 2 companies to distribute our film which are "White Box" and "Silver Lining", the two production films we created specialise in low budget films. The other production company we are using if Film 4 which is a already created production company. We have chosen Film 4 for one of our production companies as they are responsible for supporting many films that are created in the UK just like "Gone".
Production Company
We created 2 companies to distribute our film which are "White Box" and "Silver Lining", the two production films we created specialise in low budget films. The other production company we are using if Film 4 which is a already created production company. We have chosen Film 4 for one of our production companies as they are responsible for supporting many films that are created in the UK just like "Gone".
Distributor
When researching what potential distribution company to use to distribute our film there were many implications which would make us decide. Such as what company usually distributes our genre of film or what target audience the distributor usually aims their films at. For our film we were looking at the horror/thriller genre and our target audience will be mainly in between the 15-30 age group. The main goal was to find a distributor which would market our film successfully.
Momentum pictures for "Gone" from beesonjack
Marketing for 'Gone'
With the current trends and the current technology we can use technology to our advantage when we market "Gone". The audience we are aiming our film at which is 15-30, this age group will be a very good group to be able to advertise towards. This group widely evolve their lives around social networking. Using social networking websites such as Twitter and Facebook will help us reach out to our target audience and advertise to them specifically.
We will also be able to add videos on to youtube which is also very popular with our target audience. On here we could upload trailers, footage from behind the scenes or bloopers etc...
DVD and Online
Marketing for 'Gone'
With the current trends and the current technology we can use technology to our advantage when we market "Gone". The audience we are aiming our film at which is 15-30, this age group will be a very good group to be able to advertise towards. This group widely evolve their lives around social networking. Using social networking websites such as Twitter and Facebook will help us reach out to our target audience and advertise to them specifically.
We will also be able to add videos on to youtube which is also very popular with our target audience. On here we could upload trailers, footage from behind the scenes or bloopers etc...
We will also be placing "Gone" posters on different sites to promote and advertise our film. These posters will be placed in appropriate places tailored for our audience.
Our main portrait poster that will be used.
Our poster on a bus stop.
Our poster in a cinema.
The showing of 'Gone'
Cinema
The first screenings of gone will be shown at the cinema. The film will be a certificate 15 and will be shown across UK and Ireland cinemas such as Odeon and Empire etc...
DVD and Online
After the film has been shown in cinema's for numerous weeks the film will then be released on DVD. We are hoping it will also do very well on this platform and will be sold over years to come not just in the first month when it is released. We will also sell the film to be shown online streaming sites such as Netflix and Love film. When it comes to this stage we must take great precaution when it comes to piracy as this may effect us cost wise.
Evaluation 2
Question 2 (Jack Beeson): How does your media product represent particular social groups?
This is a press which Jack made.
Evaluation 1
Question 1 (Tom Wise): In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
Analyse -
Insidious Opening Title
The title of the film which is ''Gone'' is to create enigma for the film similar to what Insidious has done, we used this title as we feel it is simple and very relatable to the film itself. We wanted to create a mysterious title which would make the audience think about why we used it. In the shot we ended on, we watch the boy disappear which relates back to the title as he is literally ''Gone''.
This is the house of the set, which is challenging the park which we used.
The setting and location for ''Gone'' is mostly filmed in a park at night, we used this location as it was quiet and also very compact so we were able to show a lot in such a small area, we tried to keep this horror arguably similar to Evil Dead so that we can create a similar setting however much more mysterious you can see this in the bottom right shot as shows the park, we tried to challenge the real media product by using high key lighting.
For the character in the film we used props and a costume, the main props were the article of the missing boy as well as the makeup we needed to use on the boys face to make him look muddy and dirty. You can see this in use in the top left shot as there is a close up of the characters face with the dirty look. This similar prop is used specifically in Evil Dead with the main character also looking dirty and muddy through out the film.
The Camera Work and editing in the close up with the boy, with the light shot flashing on him on and off as well as the ghosting effect in the editing is challenged in our inspiration film Insidious, we tried to sync the audio to the ghosting effect in editing to make it unique and clean. We feel that using the lighting effect develops several lighting effects in Insidious specifically in the opening titles.
The titles font we used is Coolvetica which looks rather casual for a horror film, we tried to challenge the real media product being our inspiration Insidious which uses some old fashion style font however we feel that our font worked well with the editing and camera work in the film even though it was white and looked fairly casual compared to the genre, and if you look at the stereotypical horror film the font which is used is normally quite old style or fancy.
The story for ''Gone'' is rather typical for a horror film, the opening which sets the film up is fairly understandable. Obviously the opening should only reveal only little of the actual film however we tried to create a enigma from the opening to set a tension, as you can see in the bottom left shot we filmed the end of the opening in a dark corridor as the boy slowly walks towards the camera not revealing his face, this is to keep the audience unknown and continue the enigma.
The genre for our film is Horror and we compared our opening to the real media product which is Insidious, both genres are horror however our opening is set to create enigma and not so much straight into horror which is challenged to Insidious which is typically known for jump scares as well as low key lighting which is a similar to ours. The best example of the same use of lighting is in the middle top shot with the character and the yellow light behind him.
In the opening of our film we have one main character which is James, we introduced him with the news reporter saying that the boy is missing and we then show different shots of the boy in low key lighting to make it look late at night you can see this in the top left shot as you see the main character close up, this is challenging the real media product from Insidious as in the opening we do not really get to see the main character too much so we tried to develop the idea of creating enigma with the audience.
In our opening we were limited to special effects, the main effects came from editing with effects such as 'ghosting' on the close up of the main character as well as the increased lighting in some shots. Obviously we were not able to spend too much on the film since it is a media project however we were able to apply ourselves using the Adobe Premier editing tools as well as common lighting effects when filming. We tried to challenge Insidious by using different effects which created more of a subtle enigma rather than straight up horror.
For the character in the film we used props and a costume, the main props were the article of the missing boy as well as the makeup we needed to use on the boys face to make him look muddy and dirty. You can see this in use in the top left shot as there is a close up of the characters face with the dirty look. This similar prop is used specifically in Evil Dead with the main character also looking dirty and muddy through out the film.
The Camera Work and editing in the close up with the boy, with the light shot flashing on him on and off as well as the ghosting effect in the editing is challenged in our inspiration film Insidious, we tried to sync the audio to the ghosting effect in editing to make it unique and clean. We feel that using the lighting effect develops several lighting effects in Insidious specifically in the opening titles.
The titles font we used is Coolvetica which looks rather casual for a horror film, we tried to challenge the real media product being our inspiration Insidious which uses some old fashion style font however we feel that our font worked well with the editing and camera work in the film even though it was white and looked fairly casual compared to the genre, and if you look at the stereotypical horror film the font which is used is normally quite old style or fancy.
The story for ''Gone'' is rather typical for a horror film, the opening which sets the film up is fairly understandable. Obviously the opening should only reveal only little of the actual film however we tried to create a enigma from the opening to set a tension, as you can see in the bottom left shot we filmed the end of the opening in a dark corridor as the boy slowly walks towards the camera not revealing his face, this is to keep the audience unknown and continue the enigma.
The genre for our film is Horror and we compared our opening to the real media product which is Insidious, both genres are horror however our opening is set to create enigma and not so much straight into horror which is challenged to Insidious which is typically known for jump scares as well as low key lighting which is a similar to ours. The best example of the same use of lighting is in the middle top shot with the character and the yellow light behind him.
In the opening of our film we have one main character which is James, we introduced him with the news reporter saying that the boy is missing and we then show different shots of the boy in low key lighting to make it look late at night you can see this in the top left shot as you see the main character close up, this is challenging the real media product from Insidious as in the opening we do not really get to see the main character too much so we tried to develop the idea of creating enigma with the audience.
In our opening we were limited to special effects, the main effects came from editing with effects such as 'ghosting' on the close up of the main character as well as the increased lighting in some shots. Obviously we were not able to spend too much on the film since it is a media project however we were able to apply ourselves using the Adobe Premier editing tools as well as common lighting effects when filming. We tried to challenge Insidious by using different effects which created more of a subtle enigma rather than straight up horror.
Poster Inspirations
These 2 horror movies (Uninvited and Mama) were both popular but also very well made films that are seen as great templates for sinister horrors.
This poster is similar to ours as the character in the poster is unidentified. This leaves mysterious and creepy enigma that we want as it will attract the audience. I also like how the colours are black and white because it gives a scary feel to the film and we also had this with our film poster.
This film poster is also another inspiration because it has an unidentified figure as the main feature. In our poster we wanted an unidentified character as it leaves a lot of questions and this is a common convention for horror.
BFI Trip
This is a picture of all of the media student on our media trip to the BFI building.
On this trip we learned all about mainstream films and the difference between different production companies and high budget and low budget films. Mainstream film institutions would involve 'The Big 6' which would be the following companies:
- 20th Century Fox
- Warner Bros
- Universal
- Paramount
- MGM
- Disney
- Universal
Titles list for 'Gone'
The following list are all of the titles in order that feature in our opening sequence:
- A Production by Silver Lining - 2 seconds
- A Production by White Box Studios - 3 seconds
- A White Box Film - 3 seconds
- James Brookes - 4 seconds
- Connor Snell - 2 seconds
- Tom Wise - 3 seconds
- Casting by Tom Wise - 4 seconds
- Co producer Tom Wise - 2 seconds
- Music by Marco Beltrami - 5 seconds
- Gone - 2 seconds
- Edited by Tom Wise - 6 seconds
- Production designer Tom Wise - 2 seconds
- Director of Photography Jack Beeson - 2 seconds
- Executive Producers White Box - 2 seconds
- Produced by Big Talk Pictures - 2 seconds
- Screenplay by Jack Beeson - 2 seconds
Shot List
Today in class, we came up with a list of shots that we are planning to take for our opening sequence 'Gone'. We tried to vary the shots including, panning shots, move shots and long shots. We know that these shots will change over the course of making our film 'Gone' because we will find ways of improving our film.
Inspiration - Insidious
Whilst we were thinking of our opening and the shots and titles that we were going to use, we decided to look at a similar opening sequence that was already popular. We looked at Insidious as this would be a good opening sequence to follow as it is everything that defines a horror film. We looked at the titles and different shots and also timings which were quite unexpectedly important. My favourite genre of film to watch is horror and Insidious is one of my favourites so this opening sequence was already sort of an inspiration. I enjoy being scared and this is what I tried to include into our film 'Gone'.
Music Research
We needed to look at some music for our film 'Gone' because all of the good horror films include creepy music that builds up tension and draws the audience in.
The first music we looked at was 'Tea for Three Plus One' by Marco Beltrami. We did this because the film 'The Woman in Black' was a very popular and well made horror movie and we thought that this type of music would definitely attract the audience.
This was another music track which we looked at. We really did like it but we came to the conclusion that this track was to linked in with Insidious.
Audience Research for 'Gone'
Audience Research
Who are you targeting?
At the start of the film we were targeting the age range of 15-40. This is because our film is a horror and contains a substantial amount of gore and horror. The certificate for our film is a 15. We want as many people to like our film as possible so we have included the basic conventions of a horror film so that they know what they can expect.
Who is most likely to see our film?
I think that our film will most likely attract the age group of 15-25. People that love horror films such as Sinister, Evil dead and Insidious will also love our film as they are quite similar. A lot of young people will want to come and see this film as they are the biggest age group that watch horror movies.
Who is your primary audience?
Primary audience - People who enjoy horror films.
Secondary audience - People who enjoy films that have an adrenaline.
Fonts for 'Gone' Research
Font Research
Today we decided to research which font to use for pour titles in our opening sequence 'Gone'. The font type that we found most suitable was the 28 days later creepy font because this fits in with our genre of horror as the letters seem deranged. As we edit we will have to make sure that the font still seems suitable because we did receive comments saying that it might seem a bit too cliche.
Characters and Roles
Myself - I took the role of being the young boys friend who he was playing football in the park with. I was the character who kicked the ball in one of the first shots and was looking around for the young boy in the park. I was also the character who was running down the pathway and I was doing this because I was in shock of something that I saw.
At the start of this whole process, it was me who came up with the story and I wrote it out.
I filmed a lot and put a lot of work into each step of the film.
James - My brother James was the role of the young boy who went missing and mysteriously and in a sinister style walked around the place randomly. We did this to create a scary and creepy feel.
Jack - Jack mainly had the role of filming and directing. Jack had to make some really good shots which we pulled off which put him in uncomfortable positions and conditions.
Tom - Tom mainly had the role of editing. We changed a lot of shots and music which we wanted in our opening so Tom had a lot to edit i not a lot of time.
At the start of this whole process, it was me who came up with the story and I wrote it out.
I filmed a lot and put a lot of work into each step of the film.
James - My brother James was the role of the young boy who went missing and mysteriously and in a sinister style walked around the place randomly. We did this to create a scary and creepy feel.
Jack - Jack mainly had the role of filming and directing. Jack had to make some really good shots which we pulled off which put him in uncomfortable positions and conditions.
Tom - Tom mainly had the role of editing. We changed a lot of shots and music which we wanted in our opening so Tom had a lot to edit i not a lot of time.
Synopsis Planning
Our film involves a young boy who goes missing in a park.
Location-
Our first location was at Shennans Park which is a park opposite of my house. We filmed a lot there, however it was very dark.
Another place which we filmed was in school: We filmed against the walls, on the field, down the corridor and on the playground.
Props-
Our first prop which we thought would be useful in our film was a football. This gave the audience a sign of innocence of the young boy because he was playing around with his friend with a football in a park.
Another main prop which we used in our film 'Gone' was the 'Missing Boy' article. This was very important as it showed the audience a little bit of what the film was going to be about.
We also smeared mud on my brothers face who played the character of the little boy.
Location-
Our first location was at Shennans Park which is a park opposite of my house. We filmed a lot there, however it was very dark.
Another place which we filmed was in school: We filmed against the walls, on the field, down the corridor and on the playground.
Props-
Our first prop which we thought would be useful in our film was a football. This gave the audience a sign of innocence of the young boy because he was playing around with his friend with a football in a park.
Another main prop which we used in our film 'Gone' was the 'Missing Boy' article. This was very important as it showed the audience a little bit of what the film was going to be about.
We also smeared mud on my brothers face who played the character of the little boy.
Institution
Film4
Film4 is the institution that we will be using for our film 'Gone' and is a production company which is British based that is widely known internationally. It is responsible for backing a large number of famous films and this is one of the reasons in why we chose it.
This is the Film4 production logo in which we will be featuring in our opening 'Gone'.
Film Certificate
Film Certificate - 15
We needed to find an appropriate certificate age for our film 'Gone' as it will include a lot of gruesome and sinister horror. Taking this into consideration and also the audience which we are aiming for which is 15-35 we decided that the most appropriate and suitable certificate would be a 15.
Sound and Reporter choices in our film 'Gone'
Missing Boy Report Voiceover
This was the news article/report which we used in our film 'Gone'. It linked in to our film extremely well and it gave the film a sinister effect to the audience. It also allowed the audience to receive an easier understanding of the film. It was extremely specific when we had to cut the voiceover and it was vital in making it right in order for it to flow correctly.
Feedback from First Draft
These are the feedback sheets which we were given because other classes watched our first draft of our film and gave it a mark out of 60. Overall we were happy because it was only our first draft, we still had much more to do and we got reasonably good marks anyway. People said if the genre could be easily identified and also what was good and what was bad.
This was one of our best marks for our first film draft - 50. We were very happy with this feedback as they said that our film was easy to identify the genre. They complimented the whole opening and said that music and the radio voiceover was 'really' good. They also commented saying that it draws people in, meaning a lot of enigma was there. The only thing they said that was critical was that the flashing face was random but we took that as a pinch of salt as no one also correlated with this.
This was also another high score for our first film draft - 49. They said that they liked most of the shots and the music was positively dramatic, however couldn't identify the specific genre as they thought our opening was mystery. They also criticised where our titles were placed but this didn't put us down as we hadn't finished improving our titles so this was just a little push to show us that we did need to change them.
This was one of our lowest scores for our first film draft - 36. They could easily identify our genre which was a good thing but they said that a lot of our shots were too dark and we did agree with this so a step that we took after we received our feedback was to make the shots brighter or to retake the shots which were not easily visible. They did say a lot of good things on the other hand by saying that the film did present an adequate enigma and that the enjoyed our effects and text.
'Missing Boy' Article
'Missing Boy' Article
This is our article which we made which is key for our opening sequence. This is because at the start of the video we see different parts of the article, starting with the image, then the title which says 'Missing Boy' in capitals which gives some help to the audience about whats going on and then it leads on to the text.
Shooting Risk Assessment
This is the risk assessment which we had to follow when we were filming 'Gone'. We had to rate the risk level out of 10 and had to put in control measures to make sure it was safe to film in the area and conditions.
Shooting Schedule
This is our shooting schedule for our film 'Gone'. We did stick to it but the final shooting day had to be arranged because some of the shots that we took were too dark and we had to include different shots.
Gone Storyboard
This is our
storyboard for our film ‘Gone’. We have 15 shots in total and this is the first
one. The first shot will be in a creepy misty park. There will be a boy on his
own who will be walking through the park with his back to the camera. It will
be a long shot. The title will form from the mist which will say who the film
was ‘Directed by’. This shot will last for 17 seconds. The second shot will be
a close up of the side view of the little boys face as he’s walking. This shot
will last for 3 seconds. The third shot will still be the boy walking but a
shot from the side. It will most likely be a tracking shot and the title will
also come from the mist and it will say who the film is ‘Written by’. This shot will last for 3 seconds and is a
tracking shot. The fourth shot will be another close up of the little boys face
but straight on as he’s walking. This shot will last for 3 seconds and is a
close up. The fifth shot will then go back to what the first shot was like,
with the boy’s back to the camera and the title will come out of the mist saying
‘Produced by’. This shot will last for 5 seconds.. The sixth shot will be a
flashback to 3 boys playing football. Each character will have a title above
their heads which will show their actor name. They will make a couple of passes
between each other and then the shot will move on. This shot will last for 5
seconds and is a 180 degree shot. The seventh shot will be of the little boy
kicking the ball football and then you see him apologise to his friends and you
can guess that he kicked the ball too far. This shot will last for 5 seconds
and is a close up. There will be a title saying ‘Director of photography’. The eighth
shot will be of the ball going down the hill and there will be a title saying ‘Production
designer’. This shot will last for 5 seconds and is a side shot. The ninth shot
will be of the boy running down the hill after the ball and there will be a
title saying ‘Edited by’. This shot will last for 5 seconds and is a tracking
shot. The tenth shot will be of the boy at the bottom of the hill, looking
around for the ball. He cannot see it and he turns around and runs and you can
see that he’s scared. There will be a title which will say ‘Cast. This shot
will last for 20 seconds and is a close up to tracking. The eleventh shot will
be over the shoulders of the other two boys and you see them start to walk
towards the hill. There will be a title saying ‘Casting by’. This shot last for
4 seconds and is a long shot. The twelfth shot will be of the boys walking
towards the camera going down the hill. This shot will last for 6 seconds and
is a side shot. There will be a title saying ‘Costume designer’. The thirteenth
shot will be of the 2 boys looking around for the little boy. They do not find
him. You then see a shock on their faces. This shot will last for 10 seconds
and is a side shot. There will be a title saying ‘Music by’. The fourteenth
shot will be of the 2 boys running down the pathway. During this shot, there
will be music and tension building up and then there will be a sudden stop. This
shot will last for 15 seconds and is a close up. The fifteenth shot will go
back to the first shot of the boy walking through the park. There will be a
title saying ‘Gone’ in the fog and then the boy will fade into nothing. This
shot will last for 10 seconds and is a side shot.
Representation
Representation
Representation is the way that people and places are presented to the audience. To make it simpler, the media takes something that is already there and re-presents it to us in the way that they choose.
Stereotypes: These are used so that the audience can instantly understand what is trying to be shown.
Archetypes: This is the ultimate stereotype. For example, a frenchman with a baquette and wine.
Countertypes: A representation that challenges tradition stereotypical associations of groups, people or places.
The two characters above are both French. However, the top character is very stereotypical of someone from France, whereas the below character it would be harder to understand.
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