Evaluation Notes

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

If you compare our media product to another media product you can see that there are similar ideas used. As a group we've tried to design a product in which focuses on real life issues in which men are represented to be the more dominant type to either 'rape' or 'kill' the other sex in this made up circumstance. The media on a whole has demonstrated these issues into peoples minds, and whenever you hear about real life cases about rape on the news the majority of the time men are shown to have been the culprits. Women on a whole are always demonstrated to be the 'weaker' victim who are always abused and drawn into this subject. In our media product we focus on a man who seems not to care what happens to a young girl and who casually after murdering her gets on with life like nothing has ever happened. This is portrayed in media products all the time as we all know to make something look not obvious you stay calm and act like everythings normal.

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

Our media product represents youths becoming particularly jealous over someone or something, leading onto violation and being out of control of the situation. It's often seen as when someone has an 'obsession' for someone they would go to lengths to try and make them be obsessed or involved aswell. In other media products you see more older/experienced people taking over womens lives and being violent towards them, and by younger people seeing these actions on TV programmes and on the news so they follow others footsteps. Our media shows how it can be done by younger generations too.

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

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

The target audience for our media product would be 15 + just so that all ages of people can recognise the consequences you will face when taking actions like this. I think this is an effective audience to aim our media product at as we havent got state of the art studios and expensive equipment and enough experience to make a top of the range media product, but people our age will engage into what we have designed which is important for us as we want it to be successful in some ways.

5. How did you attract/address your audience?

I attracted my audience by clearly finding out what are the best themes to include in a horror based film. By watching other films also gave me ideas to include in our planning which influenced visulisations in which i thought i could change and mix around to create an effective idea in the filming piece.

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

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

From the preliminary task I have learnt as an individual that progression is a key skill you need to develop whilst performing tasks. From the very start with the shots on paper I have understood that we may of needed to make additoinal changes, therefore thinking about what will be best for the final product was essential from my own ideas and group ideas. Whilst editing we have done a series of changes where if it looks good anyway, what will make it look that little bit better. By going that extra step further into developing ideas weve made good editing and effective footage.