SHORTCUT - Final product

So this is it!
This is our final media product, SHORTCUT.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odgqv-pozcA

Storyboard

So this is our storyboard for our media product, "SHORTCUT". The whole of the planning for our project was done on this storyboard and we learnt about the usefulness of pre-production.

 

Question 7...

hi, this is a prezi presentation on the lead up to our production, shortcut.

https://prezi.com/dr1t6lmmkoze

Question 6...

I've still not quite had the time to sort out the issue with the links of my prezi presentations so while I try to sort the issue here is my question 6 of my Media evaluation.



http://prezi.com/gn-pxgsnmtof/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy

Question 5...

This is question 5 of my media evaluation with Dane, Kieran and Dan.
How did you attract/address your audience?

Question 4...

Who would be the audience for your media production from JJMurtagh5799

Question 3...

This is my answer to Question 3 of my media evaluation.

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Question 2...

Our media production is about many different social groups. Upon first watch people may think that it is about Teenagers, and the needless danger that they tend to get themselves into. We knew that this would be the case as our title, "SHORTCUT" signifies impatience which is very common among teenagers around our age. However, we initially meant to show the characters in our production as the  mentally ill. We intended to show the way that they can be experiencing pain and other issues whilst trying to hide it from others so no one would notice. If you hear the whispers in our production, this is why we used them. The mentally ill need aid at most times if not all, and using a shortcut was one of the many ways we could try and get our character on his own so that he was vulnerable.
This may be controversial, and I will explain this in question 3.
We chose to represent the mentally ill as it can be quite disturbing for certain audiences and quite often thrillers, especially those with horror connotations, make most feel uncomfortable. It also makes the audience feel quite sympathetic towards the character as they wish they could be there to help.
There is no real well known stereotype of the mentally ill, and this is definitely something we struggled with and found difficult to include in our production.
We are trying to give the audience the message that there is danger around every corner, and even when you think you are fine, you may not be. As well as this, we attempted to highlight the need to aid those with mental issues and how difficult it can be for them as it is something that can be overlooked.
Our use of location is very tight and squeezed. This makes the audience feel trapped and that they have to see what is going on. It also highlights the way that the character is trapped as there is no way that he can get away from his problems. The fence we used is very sharp and can be harmful if care is not take, which happens to be the way we must take care of those with issues such as the one we instilled in our character, which is Schizophrenia.
We also took great care in what colours we used. My character, very much the villain in this piece, only wears black to give the audience the connotations of serious danger and fatality. The fact that the clothing covers my face also enhances this danger and mystery surrounding the thriller opening.

Question 1

This is my media evaluation question 1

Media evaluatio1 from JJMurtagh5799

Risk assessment

This is our risk assessment for the production we have recently completed.
It includes our location for filming and all the potential dangers.

Costumes and equipment

This is a presentation on the components that were used in the composition of our media production.
Just copy the link and take a look!


https://prezi.com/krphwjb_7sfp

Goffman and Propp theories

Goffman's character  theory suggests that there are four main types of broad character in a media text or production;

The protagonist  (leading character)
The Deuteragonist (secondary character)
The bit player (minor character whose specific background the audience is not aware of)
The fool (a character that uses humor to convey messages)

This is complex compared to Propps more simple idea:

The villain (struggles against the hero)
The donor  (prepares the hero or gives the hero some magical object)
The helper (helps the hero in the quest)
The princess (person the hero marries, often sought for during the narrative)
The false hero (perceived as good character in beginning but emerges as evil)
The dispatcher (character who makes the lack known and sends the hero off)

These are all characters that we see in many forms of media today

Character Theory

Character theory  is used to understanding media, such as print or electronic media texts or productions such as films and plays. It is useful for analysing and understanding media in which people take on the role of an actor or social actor. Character theories are popular with academics teaching and researching media and film studies. This is because they assist in the appreciation of the structure of different types of media and the roles of the characters, fictional or otherwise that are portrayed in them. Character theories are often based on stereotypes, and the different characteristics that make them up can either be used for positive or negatives purposes.

Barthes and Strauss theories

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Group feedback

Myself and my group recently watched a host of other media projects in various schools from other pupils.
We were asked to rate these projects and give them a grade, and this is what we came up with during the lesson.

The first video we watched was very good in terms of the location and camera angles used, but could have improved with better editing and use of sound.
What I am trying to get at here is that the sound was happy and was not suitable for a film in the Thriller genre, and the bright light did not produce a negative atmosphere.
After taking this into account I gave the project D as I felt significant improvements could be made.

The second video that we watched was much better, as it had great lighting as well as suitable sound effects and elements, along with great camera shots and mise en scene.

Textual analysis on the movie Se7en

This is the textual analysis on the Movie Se7en. It involves in depth analysis on the Mise-En-Scene, sound and Camera Angle elements used in the extract we have been given.

Textual analysis on se7en from JJMurtagh5799

One Page Pitch

This is a script for the One Page Pitch which we went on to record the next day. This involves our ideas for our project and what roles each of us play in the group. The video to accompany this will be uploaded in due course.

One page pitch from JJMurtagh5799

Audience Theories

These are the different ways which media is received by audiences and how messages are sent through various methods.

Audience theories from JJMurtagh5799

Conventions of a Thriller

This is my research on what I consider to be conventions of a thriller. I had to initially take this away from my blog as it failed to work. Enjoy!

Conventions of a Thriller from JJMurtagh5799