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

With a universal company such as Sony producing highly demanded films such as Matilda and bringing in $33,459,416 as total domesticn gross, I would love for Sony Pictures to distribute my film.  However, being more realistic, my opening sequence is a low budget independant film and therefore a British company such as Working Title would more likely distribute it.

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

Through the production of 'Suspect' i feel alot more confident in our work than the work completed in our preliminary task.  After realising how much more organised we had to be following the production of our main task, I think we arranged things much better this time around.  We communicated better through this task and as it was a smaller group, found it easier to arrange times of meeting to film, edit and discuss.  By allowing each member of our group to contribute in discussing what they want our opening sequence to look like, i think that the production went a lot smoother than the preliminary, as all members agreed and consequently, recieved the sequence that they desired.  It is important to work closely in a team and share feedback on eachothers opinions and find a way to work together to ensure that all members feel included and I feel that our group worked well at this. 

Titles used in our preliminary task were plain and did not fit the conventions aswell as our main task ones do.

Blogging work was kept much more up to date than the previous task which also helped, as leaving the work load until the last minute can often end in rushing and uncompleted tasks. 

After aiming to use more effects on the editing suite and use more of a variety in shot sizes and angles throughout filming, I feel that we reached these targets.

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

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

Moodboard of Technical Products used

By using the camera, we was issued a large responsiblity to use it correctly and allow no harm to come of it, therefore we was taught the correct way to use it and how to set up on the Tri-pod.  The editing suite was the hardest out of all technologies to learn how to use.  Luckily for myself and other candidates, we were aware of some basic skills needed for using the schools editing suite, however, more time was needed to learn the different available effects.

How did you attract/address your audience?

How we attracted an audience

Screen shot 1 of Suspect

One of the main unique selling points our opening sequence withholds is the positioning of the characters and camera.  It is unique to view the sequence in position of one of the characters, as though the audience are right behind the stalker, the suspence builds as they are positioned to feel very included and present. 

Screen Shot 2 of Suspect

By using real life locations, 'Suspect' becomes easy to relate to for the audience.  Including a real English school and the area around it, viewers feel able to emphasise with the characters as the vast majority would of experienced the very same of walking out of school for many years in their lives, whether it be recent or not.  Sign posts, road markings and cars allow realism be introduced to the film and therefore becomes a unique selling point.

After discussing our target audience, then taking accessibility issues into consideration, we gathered a group of people to view our sequence and then asked for feedback.  All interviewees came from Kings Langley School, and was of different ages.


When it comes to rating our opening sequence, and after analysing the bbfc guidlines (http://www.bbfc.co.uk/classification/guidelines), i dont feel that it would be of a high rating due to violence not actually being shown, only discussed.  The film remains on the laws side as it follows the polices' investigation, rather than continuing with the criminal.  No bad language, sexual scenes or ones that would discriminate against disabled or ethnic groups appear either.

Who would be the audience for your media product?

Attracting a sophisticated audience, i think our opening sequence would attract both viewers of a middle age aswell as late teenage as the characters featured are between 15-16 years old and the young audience could therefore relate to them.  Also, i feel this film raises awareness to teenagers and the importance of being safe at all times, so parents of children would also feel inclined to watch the film.  Any fans of mystery and crime dramas would be attracted to 'Suspect', males beween 24+ would particuarly be intrested in this production. 

A male of age 34, for example, would most probably be intrested in our film.  With a career involving the metropolitan police of London, and withholding a partner of similar age and taste, maybe with a job as a teacher or one that works in the health system, both counterparts of the couple would possibley be intrested in the film as they both work in similar walks of life as the characters that would be presented futher along in the film. 

Potential Audience

Potential Audience

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

Social Groups

L.A Suspect

Our Opening Sequence, 'Suspect'

L.A suspect features over the sholder shots of one character following another, just like our opening sequence did.  L.A suspect is also a crime drama film, so similarites with conventions such as that arose.  The Mise-en-scene of costume represents the teenage age of the girls featured, and conveys them as being vunerable and oblivious to the people around her.  Which suggests to the audience that all teenage girls are careless and uneducated of the dangers of being alone in society.  This introduces peadophilic issues which arise in real life occurances, and is a difficult topic to approach.  Stereotypical interpretations of a male being the kidnapper feature in our sequence, and we reflect a particuarly stereotypical view of it being a school girl that is kidnapped.