In what ways
does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real
media products?
We broke a convention by having an out of shape,
less with less Hollywood facial features, as opposed to a muscular handsome character,
this challenges the conventions as people are used to seeing main characters as
teen heart throbs, or sexual icons, in contrast to an average everyday man.
How does
your media product represent particular social groups?
Our media product represents the society of
teenagers of today, by showing their speech and mannerisms in how they behave,
by themselves and towards one and other, this reflects on the youth culture of
today.
What kind of
media institution might distribute your media product and why?
I think the media intuition that would distribute
my media product because the characters in my product are part of the British
youth, which many programs the BBC broadcasts are based around.
Who would be
the audience for your media product?
As I did my research on audience, it was apparent that
the best audience I could choose was a mixed gender audience, as to keep my
viewer base high and easily relatable. Also I choose to have my audience be of
the youth generation, from around the ages of 16-25, once again this is an
easily targetable audience, finally I decided to have the class my piece is
aimed at be the working class as it is an easily represent able class, as it is
as simple as keeping the characters and themes ‘normal.
How did you
attract/address your audience?
I attracted my audience by keeping the piece very
relatable to just about anybody in my target audience, by having the actors
play, relaxed fairly average roles, in which people will be able to relate to.
What have
you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
I learnt the ins and outs of how to work a video
camera, as in the ins and outs of teh technological side of it, we toyed with
some effects, how to record with specialist sound equipment and being able to
provide narration and voice over’s to a piece of film and I learnt how to edit and
splice video clips together.
Looking back
at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression
from it to the full product?
I learnt about how
different camera angles can affect a scene, how a script and stage directions
influence how a scene can play out towards an audience, whether it be make them
laugh, cry or feel anger.
