Task Two - How does your media product represent particular social groups?

Chapter Forty-Nine:

Here is a slide show on my representation of the social groups in my thriller.

 

Target Audience Profile - Task Four

Chapter Forty-Five:

Create a profile of who would be the target audience for your thriller.

I have created a profile for a stereotype of my target audience, Her name is Hayley Jenrick, She is 40 years old, works as a dentist and lives in Brighton, she is also engaged. I also have a list of her favourite films and TV shows.

Hayley enjoys dramas, period dramas, psychological thrillers and classics. She would enjoy evangeline because there is a psychological element to the thriller theme and It is a film with lots of internal activity. She will enjoy having to think about the plot.

In her free-time, Hayley has two of her own children to look after but enjoys some time to herself in-between work. She is part of the Brighton Volleyball Club and often goes swimming. She is a big reader and loves thrillers. She also enjoys crime/dramas. Hayley is very mathematical and loves to think, she is good at sudoku and chess. 

 My secondary audience would be older men, between the ages of 45-60. They would have more free time as they may work less or be retired. I have found a page to represent this type of audience.

I think Evanegeline is for the male and female audience as it is not particularly romance based 'female stereotype' or action based 'male stereotype'. 

Genre & Coffee Films - Task Three [Cont]

Chapter Forty-Three

A presentation on the genres and projects COFFEE FILMS has released.

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Link To Coffee Films [HERE]

Coffee Films is a great example of a British Independent Film Company because it started with two people filming on camcorders and has grown into a large successful company.

Coffee Films would distribute Evangeline to film festivals but also try to get cinema release and promote it via Social Networks. To make a larger profit Coffee Films could buy TV licenses and rights to online streaming.

Evaluation Questions

Chapter Forty-One

 Evaluation Questions

What did you do the day before to set up your shoot?

Me and Phoebe wanted to make sure everyone was available so we sent out messages and discovered we wouldn't be able to use one of our actresses. This is when we decided I would take the place of Fran- Evangeline's sister. We also made sure all props and costumes would be in check. Everything here was good. 

How did you feel when you woke up on the morning of the shoot?

I woke up on Friday morning feel a little nervous and apprehensive about the changes we would and have made to our opening sequence. We hoped our location would work as well as we hoped it would. I was also excited to begin filming something I had spent so long preparing.

How prepared were you when you arrived for the shoot?

I felt like I was very prepared as I had remember to bring all the extra props and costume I needed. I had also bought towels and make-up remover for the scene which would involve one of the actors going underwater. But as we changed this it was no longer important. We also changed our drowning idea when arriving at location as it was not a suitable location. Instead we filmed through a keyhole at a bedroom. I worked very well.

How did the studio set look when you arrived?

We had decided not to film ion a studio so we chose a small annex style house instead. We wanted a driveway for the scenes with the getaway car. The bedrooms were perfect because they had large windows dismissing the need for additional light. It was also very naturalistic which is what we wanted.

How did you divide the roles?

We decided to use both brothers to portray the Russian villain. I stepped in as the sister, Eliza portrayed Evangeline perfectly and Hannah helped with the get away scene. Although I was used for one scene I was able to film a lot of the smaller scenes and close ups where I wasn't needed. Phoebe filmed the keyhole scene.

What do you think you did especially well?

I feel like my importance in the prop placing and costume and make-up was helpful. I made sure everyone was wearing the correct clothes and helped with continuity.

What problems arrose?

During one scene, the actor had changed his trousers but this looked alright on screen as he may have changed them in the plot anyway. Also the location was not as planned but It worked because the storyline was so simple. We also had to create a framing device to film the shots of Evangeline's eye but this worked after finding something to frame the lens with.

What part of the shoot was the most successful, why?

I think the best part in our shoot was filming through the keyhole because we could afford to have a shaky recording and it looked great through the keyhole prop. Also it was the longest scene and we got it within a few takes.

Which part of the shoot do you wish had gone better?

It would have been nice to have more time in the latter part of the shoot so maybe we could have involved Hannah more but in the time that we had we handles this very well.

How did you manage your talent?

Due to being in a specific location we had to move actors to and from this shoot. We had a accurate schedule and worked well along side that only needed half the actors at a time. We could have used more time with Young Michael but used Older Michael instead and it worked fine.

What are you looking forward to seeing the most in the edit?

Everything, I can't wait to see how the shots of the eye and the keyhole work together, I also look forward to seeing the shots of Evangeline looking through the keyhole.

How do you feel your team worked?

Me and Phoebe worked incredibly well together. We had an image in mind and made it come together. Also only being two of us we were always busy which I think is important when working in film, If you're not busy you begin to get stressed and want to change ideas.

What have you learned to make the next one better?

I have learnt that location is key. If the location is planned and right anything will look good. I have also learnt that actors must be available and organized.

Are there any changed you might have to make to fit the shoot?

Yes, since our film was no longer shot in a bath, the death and kidnapping of the sister is changed.  Also the original idea of Michael being the brother has changed as he is now a villain.

Filming Evangeline

Alex & Phoebe preparing the kit for shooting.

Alex (Left) & Dmitry Play Michael, A Russian Antagonist.

Cast

Chapter Thirty-Nine:

Actors & Actresses

We have finalised our cast for EVANGELINE.

Evangeline - Eliza Thapa 

Sister - Fran Parisi

Young Michael - Alex L

Older Michael - Dmitry L

Brooke (Friend)- Hannah Nanton 

Slow-motion Scene

Chapter Thirty-Seven:

"Nothing is Impossible- The word its self says 'I'm Possible.'"

Slow Motion

For the shots where Michael is looking after young Evangeline it will be dramatic and tense to add slow motion, this will also add an artistic feature which I think is important for our film. The non-diegetic music will add to the tension.

Designing A Set

Chapter Thirty - Four :

" A film is never really good, unless the camera is the eye of a poet. "

Building A Film Set

For a few shots in my opening sequence I will need to create a set to allow certain angles or shots to be taken.

It could be important to have a bath for the underwater shot.

Thriller Location

Chapter Thirty-Three:

"Leave when ready, not when told."

Location For Evangeline

Evangeline will likely be filmed at CORNHILL MANOR On 
FRIDAY 13TH FEBRUARY
It will also be necessary to film certain shots in the film studio- such as the bath shots, the underwater shot and the keyhole shot.
It may be possible to shoot the car scene in a car park to create a realistic setting.

CORNHILL MANOR

We would like to have the scene shot in the bathroom so it actually looks like a real bathroom. I would like to be able to see a sink and toilet etc. in the shot swell as a bath. It is supposed to look upper class and a real bathroom over a set built one would look much more suitable.

Meeting With Matt + Paul (Two)

Chapter Thirty

'Be young, be pretty and be prepared to burn the whole world to the ground to get what you want.'

Our Second Meeting with Matt and Paul

On Monday we discussed where and how we were going to film the opening sequence again with the feedback team. We got several pieces of advise of how to film the new plot due to what we can and can't do. 80% of the shots in the first bit will be filmed through the keyhole or as if she is looking through the keyhole into the bathroom. We will catch several shots of the mother passing in front od the door and getting into the bath. She will be laying in the bath as she bleeds out. We still plan to film Evangeline running up the stairs, through the hallway, outside the bathroom and looking around for her mother just cutting the outside shot.

The second half of the opening sequence will remain the same, the four kids being followed in the car. They will all get out of the car and we see the stalker get out of his car and follow to teenagers inside. We are made clear it is Evangeline and her brother with two friends by some dialogue.