Final Film Product

This is our final product of our film Illuminati.

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

In frame 1 there is a close up of the name of our title which is 'illuminati'. The title appears and then flashes on screen at the end of the title sequence, it then fades to black and the beginning scene of the film comes on. The font of the title is clear and bold and is also white on a black background which enables it to be clearer for the audience.

In frame 2 there is a high angle shot of our main characters. The high angle shot emphasises the idea of the group being watched which links in with the 'Pyschological' genre that we opted to go for. We have added a black and white special effect on this shot, we did this to make the audience beleive that the scene was in the past which would then follow on to our opening scene which is further on in the future. The high angle shot also establishies the location of the scene which is a school drama studio, this also adds to the realism of the scene as the children and the drama studio link in with eachother.

In frame 3 there is a close up of playings cards and a ouija board and some candles. These are the main props in our title sequences as it all links in with the genre of the film which is 'pyschological'. The candles next on the table light up the ouija bored which builds up the suspense of the scene because it makes the ouija bored glow displaying its importance to the scene.

In frame 4 there is an image displaying the transition of the directors name on the playing card. To do this we placed a blank black square over the playing card. This adds to the continuity of our title sequence and it is also shows a different shot type, which helps to show our variety of shot types that we have used.

In frame 5 there is a close up of one of the names of our main actors. We came up with the idea of using our props to display the names of our actors. We did this by using the letters from the ouija board to spell out the names of our actors, we thought that we would do this because it added to the continuity of the title sequence and the background and font style suited our genre.

In frame 6 there is a long shot of our main actors walking towards school. The shot shows the outfits/props used by the actors which are all teenagers, which are all casual modern clothing. This is stereotypical because teenagers are known to be following the latest trends and fashion so it helps add to the realism of our film.

In frame 7 there is an over the shoulder shot which shows the words 'Im watching'. This links in with the idea of paranormal actvities occuring which helps the film fit in with the horror genre. This shot also relates to the title of our film 'Illuminati' which is seen as being the all seeing eye. The shot also helps to show the wide variety of cinematography that we have used throughout our film.

In frame 8 there is a mid shot of one of the main actors in the film, the image shows a girl being strangled from behind. This gives the audience a hint as to what could happen during the film. It also shows the girl as being a vunerable character which is stereotypical of a young character in horror films.

In frame 9 there is an extreme close up of the bible. There is an added effect to this shot called flash, in this effect red and yellow colours flashed across the screen and then faded to black. The colour red that flashes on the bible connotes danger which will give the audience clues as to why the bible is a key prop throughout the film. This will also give the audience the idea that maybe the bible is going to be a dangerous/harmful part in the film.

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

 

The images above are both of teenagers that are in films. On the left hand side are the actors that we have used in our film Illuminati and on the right hand side are actors Hayden Panettiere and Emma Roberts. The two images represent the social group of teenagers. Both images have many similarities and differences. One of the most noticeable features of both groups is the clothes that they are wearing. This is stereotypical as it shows all of the actors in the images are wearing rather new/fashionable clothes. it is stereotypical of teenagers to follow the latest trends and fashion. Another stereotypical feature that is very noticeable is that all of the characters shown in both images have styled there hair which is a very stereotypical thing for teenagers to do as they will want to appear as fashionable and stylish to everybody.

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

This is our voice over analysis of our film 'Illuminati'. In the video above we have included commentary on different sections of the film which we have explained for our target audience. This was uploaded from youtube to blogger.