This is our main media production. The opening title sequence - For Family

Evaluation question 7

Evaluation question 7 - Looking back on your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to your full product?

Evaluation question 6 - What have you learnt about technologies from the processes of constructing this product?

Evaluation question 5 - How did you attract/ address your target audience?

Evaluation Question 4 - Who would be the target audience of your media product?

I carried out a survey with people of varied ages and genders in order to find the the sorts of people that would be interested in a film such as mine. This enabled me to work out who my target audience would be. From the data that I collected, I manged to work out the the target audience of my movie would be teens and young adults. Below are the results from my survey.

Evaluation question 3 - What kind of media institution would distribute your product?

This is an interview of me as one of the characters answering evaluation question 2 - How does your media product represent different social groups.

Evaluation question 1 - In what way does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?  

Evaluation Question 1 by Ellis Lucas on Scribd

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

This question is asking me to explain was I have learnt during the creation of my media product.

I could answer this in the style of a director’s commentary with supporting visuals. Within this commentary I could explain the different techniques we used when making our film and also the new things that we have learnt by using these different techniques.  

Evaluation question 6 - What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

In this question I am being asked to explain what different technologies we have used to create our product and what we have learnt about these technologies.

I could answer this question in the format of a Podcast. Within the podcast I will explain the different technologies that we used when filming and editing our media product. Additionally, I would explain what we have learnt about these technologies when using them to create our film. 

Evaluation question 5 - How did you attract/address your audience?

This question is asking me to explain we would entice our target audience to watch our media product.

I could answer this question using a Transcript. In the transcript I would be explaining the different ways in which we would hope to attract and address our audience in order to entice as people as possible to watch our media product.

Evaluation question 4 - Who would be the audience for your media product?

This question is asking to explain the types of social groups or age groups who would want to view our media product.

I could answer this question through an interview with the director. In the interview the director would be asked what he thinks the target audience of our media product would be. This would include things such as age and gender.

Evaluation question 3 - What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

In this question I am being asked to explain what sort of institution or film company would be interested in sell our media product.

I could answer this question by using a vlog. In the vlog I could explain the different sorts of institution which would distribute our product and explain why they would be the sort of organisation to distribute it. I could also give some examples of who wouldn’t distribute out media product and include an explanation why. 

Evaluation Question 2 - How does your media product represent particular social groups?

In this question I am being asked to explain how we are showing/representing the personalities and actions of people who belong to different social groups.

I could answer this question in the form of a cast Q and A. In the Q and A that cast would be asked questions about how the different social groups within the film are represented and also explain which category the characters fall into. 

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

In this question I am being asked to identify how my media product is similar to real media products and also how it is different.

I could go about answering this question in a Power Point format, using pictures of different scenes from my media project each with their own description about what is going on and how it is different or similar to real media products. I could use pictures from other real media products in order to compare them with mine to back up my points. 

Coming down the mountain

This write up will be exploring the way Mise-en-scene, sound, camera work and editing represents disability in this clip.

In the opening scene there are two teenage brothers a bedroom. One of the brothers is a normal teenage boy and his younger brother has down syndrome. In the opening scene, a bird’s eye view shot is used to show the dramatic and clear difference between the two brothers as they share a room. One side of the room (the brother with downs) is really messy, colourful and has toys and cloths everywhere, which shows the childishness of the younger brother, whereas the other side of the room is grey, dark, tidy and boring. This shows that the other brother is much more grown up, which makes him resent his other brother.

Additionally, disability can be represented through the use of the soundtrack. Throughout the scene the soundtrack is up-beat and happy. This gives us some understanding into what the brother with downs mind is like. It shows us that he is still young at mind, which is a stereotypical portrait of a young child with downs. The downs syndrome child is also portrayed as a typical down by the way he speaks and what he says. In the beginning of the clip the younger brother is shown saying ‘I need a poo’ this shows the viewers that he is a stereotypical child with downs as he seems as if he always needs help from others and struggles to do anything on his own. This furthers the idea that the younger brother is a typical down syndrome child. Furthermore, we hear the older of the two brothers say ‘more than a bit selfish’ this shows how the older brother takes advantage of younger brother and his disability. It also implies that the older brother feels as though he is more superior to the younger brother.

Furthermore, the use of is the camera shots and angles can represent disability in a number of ways. The first camera shot I noticed was a high a high angle shot. This is used on the younger brother with downs to show she is in a vulnerable position and is vulnerable throughout his life due to his disability. It also portrays how the older brother is in a better position than the child with downs and looks down on him. Another camera shot I noticed is a medium shot. This is used on both brothers to show that they are stood together. This reinforces the fact that the older brother has to look after the younger one due to his disability. A final shot I noticed was an establishing shot. This is used to show the environment the two brothers live in and how they differentiate from each other.

Finally, disability can be presented in a number of ways through the use of editing. One effect is the use of a montage. This is used to show the family holiday the family go on each year and how they have to go on the same one even though to the older brother’s disapproval due to the younger brothers’ disability.