Tom Verco - Question 4

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

The audience for our opening Dream State would be 15 year olds and upward mainly because the plot might be confusing and a bit complex for younger viewers. 

We decided to make our target audience 15 and upwards because ages 15 and upwards enjoy thriller films and action, therefore making Dream State perfect for teens. Also because the film has a plot which is complex it is enjoyable for adults and also older generation and they would enjoy this. 

we didn't want to make our film boring as teens have a lot of opinions when it comes to rating films. We didn't want to make it to complex but we didn't want to make it boring therefore having the right amount of action and suspense would keep the audience on their feet and hopefully not fall asleep. 

We didn't want to go for a younger audience as they wouldn't really understand what is going on because of the complex and hard to understand plot therefore not knowing what is going on and losing focus, and they would get board and ruin it for other viewers.  it is also hard to make a thriller without violence and a bit of graphic scenes. Also the film would be boring for older viewers as they would work it out straight away and would not be entertained. 

Tom Verco - Question 5

5. How did you attract/ address your audience?

We attracted our audience through the use of camera work and crated an complex but understandable plot. We also made our piece flow and go from one scene to the next. This is good for the our older audience as they would like the quality of the film as well as the plot of it. Also by creating a lot of suspense throughout the opening it will get our target audience engaged. We tried to keep to the convention of a thriller and not go into the conventions of a comedy. To help us we asked a few people which story they thought would keep their eyes fixed on the screen and not make them want to fall asleep. Hopefully with good actors, camera work and editing it would make the opening a whole lot better to watch. The background music also helped us to create suspense for our audience as it builds and it will make the audience wonders what's going to happen next. Also through the uses of camera angles, acting and editing hopefully it will make the audience feel as if they are there.

Our audience can relate to our main character which helps them get more attached to the character and the story as things like this do happen in reality.

Tom Verco - Question 3

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

I think we would have a large distribution company distribute our product and they would create adverts to get our audience interested and therefore making more people go see it at the cinema. The film would first be shown at the cinema and be shown for as long as possible to maximise the amount of sales and get as mush people off the edge of their seats as possible.

it would then be sold as DVD's and Blurays soft and hard covers, as well as being sold to online distributers such as Amazon prime and Netflix. These companies would pay the distributers and the makers to have their films on their sites.

After a year or few years of the film being released it would then air on Television broadcasters such as ITV and BBC and at some point hopefully be put onto Sky Movies. This could increase sales therefore making more money for the distributers and makers of the film.    

Tom Verco - Question 2

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

We have 3 characters in our opening. The protagonist Carl he is portrayed as a high class working man. This is shown through the way that he dresses and the house that he lives in. The way he dresses shows he is a working class man as he is wearing leather shoes, black jeans and a smart shirt and this is typically what working class men ware. His wealth is also shown by his house as you would expect a working class man to live in a house like he does. Throughout the opening there are not really any close ups of Carl this is because he is not an aggressive person and that's what audiences think when close ups occur so we didn't want the audience to think that if an close up did occur. 

Carl is portrayed as a kind and brave person this is shown when he returns the package to its owner, and he is brave when he gets kidnapped even though he might be shaken up he is still keeping a brave face on and not showing any fear toward the other 2 characters. Bravery and kindness is something that you would expect from a character like carl as he is a police officer. We wanted to portray Carl like a stereotypical police officer to give that felling of suspense as he might have enemies because of who he is. 

    

The other two character are our antagonist and theses characters are portrayed as lower class people and criminals as they are wearing hoodies and hoodies and stereotypically warn by criminals. This then gives the audience the idea that they are criminals and then it is later on proven that they are by what they do to Carl. They are represented through mise en scene and the camera work. You only see the antagonist with a close up and this shows that they are aggressive people. Also the room is dark to show that the characters come from a dark background, this gives the audience and idea on what sort of people they are. 

Evaluation Q3 Samuel Storey Evans

Evaluation Q3

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

We would have our media product distributed by a large distribution company which would first advertise our film to get the public's interest and to entice the most amount of people to go and watch it in the cinema. 

The film would first start out in the cinema's, it would be shown for as long as possible to maximize sales and to improve the viewing experience of the film for as many audience members as possible. The film would then be distributed through hardcovers such as Dvd's/Blu-ray discs, as well as being sold to online distributors such as Netflix/Now-Tv, these companies would pay the distributors and makers of the film to have the film on there sites to be shared with all of there members this would make the film extra money, on top of the money the film would make through DVD sales, the distributors do this to maximize the money in which the film makes.

After about a year the distributors would release the film to be used by Television broadcasters, such as ITV, and Channel 4, the distributors do this because the film is no longer selling many copies and so they dont lose money from allowing broadcasters to show there film, in fact it could increase sales as there could be people who haven't seen the film yet that get an interest for it after watching it on tv and so buy a copy making the distributors and the creators of the film more money. 

In conclusion the distributors job is to market the film and get public interest, they also release it on formats at specific times to maximize the profit the film makes over the course of its life. 

Jordan Spencer Question 4

The target audience for our film 'Dream State' would be, in my eyes, teenage boys, this is because I think that teenage boys or maybe even men in there 20s would be looking for something exciting to watch with a lot of suspense to keep them on edge as appose to something like a romance where they wouldn't feel the same adrenaline rush that they would from a thriller film where they are put on edge with the character. However I think that it could also appeal to women as well of the same age if there was a group of girls because I think they could all go to see a thriller together but I don't think that they would feel the same intensity that a male would while watching the film, this is because men enjoy the intensity and feel of the film so could look for it and really get into it.

Jordan Spencer Question 5

We attracted/ addressed our audience which is men aged 15+ to about 25, by having a supernatural thriller which can add a lot of suspense. because its supernatural I think that adds an unrealistic features which would push away the older audience as they could be looking for something more realistic, however I feel this would attract the younger audience as they don't really mind what the story is or how its told just as long as its exciting and they can be put into the feel of the characters and ride along with the thriller feeling.


We also made the film very suspenseful with the background music and slow pace of the main character Carl; I feel like this was successful because the men will be wanting to feel excited with the film. The slow pace of the opening makes it feel like its building up to something and that will pull the audience in and hopefully excite them to get them pulled into the film and keep them on the edge of their seat. so we attracted the younger male audiences with a feel of suspense and danger which would get them excited and get their adrenenalane running.

Evaluation Q2 Samuel Storey Evans

Evaluation Q2

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

The 3 characters shown in the opening to Dream State belong to 2 different social groups. We have the protagonist Carl who is a working class man, you can tell this from the way he dresses and the house he lives in, for example he dresses smartly, he wears jeans with leather shoes and a shirt typical clothes of the working class average man. He also lives in a nice house that would typically be too expensive for lower class but not nice enough for upper class people. Carl's social class and status are also shown through the way he is portrayed by the camera angles, the camera is never very close to his face this is because his character is not an aggressive character and close ups of people tend to make the audience feel as though that character is aggressive and dangerous, and that's not how we want the audience to view Carl, Carl is kind and brave, he is only aggressive when he absolutely has to be. Also he is mostly shown in a mid shot style this is so the viewers/audience can fully see his attire and can see his mannerisms, to give them a good idea of his social class, and his mental state. 

Carl is portrayed as brave and kind both of these traits are traits you would expect to see from a police officer, like Carl. His kindness is shown through his willingness to return the package immediately after receiving it. His bravery is shown through the way in which he handled being kidnapped, although he was shaken up by the whole thing he showed bravery in the face of danger and stayed much calmer than your average man, showing the audience that he is brave and has most likely dealt with a lot of life threatening situations, which will match his characters profession later on in the film as police officers need these traits. We wanted to portray Carl in this way as we didn't want to make him any different from other stereotypical police officers, as the story of dream state is quite complex, and making the characters back story's too complex would have made the film harder to follow and would have risked losing the viewers attention. 

The other two characters are the antagonists of the story and are represented only through camera work and mise en scene, They are shown to belong to most likely the lower class. This is shown through there clothing and mannerisms for example they both are wearing hoodies, hoodies are stereotypically warn by lower class criminals, and so the audience make this assumption, this assumption is then strongly reinforced by the actions of the two characters as they kidnap and attempt to kill the protagonist. As well as this the camera work is closer to the faces of the antagonists and they are often shown to be in the way of the camera and therefore blocking the audiences view of whats going on, this is to reflect the ignorance and aggression of the two antagonists so the audience knows without a doubt what kind of people the antagonists are. 

Jordan Spencer Question 3

I think the kind of media institution to distribute our product would be a cinema because it is where films are distributed and shown, however over the time of the films release this would change, for example for the first few months it would be shown in cinema because it is a brand new film, and then after about 6 months of release it would be on DVD/ Blu- ray because then it is far from new in cinema and people may be thinking after 6 months of seeing the film that they want to re watch it and the only way to do that would be on DVD or Blu-ray, then after about a year of release i would say that streaming services such as NOW TV, Amazon Video and Netflix would be a way to watch the film because then companies such as these would want to buy it and it wouldn't be as expensive because it has been out for a while so they will have them on there website.

Jordan Spencer Question 2

Our media product (Dream State) our short thriller opening can represent multiple social groups, for example the main character, Carl is a character who is quite particular i see him as a formal adult who does good but can be stern at the same time, however being that he is a policeman he always does right and must be brave, and i think that this is represented through Mise en scene because he wears a shirt and smart trousers, he has smart hair and lives in a nice house, so this kind of character or social group is represented in a friendly, kind way. When it comes to camera techniques he is represented in a way that is quite friendly as there aren't many close ups and are all mid shots which isn't intimidating or seen as threatening to the audience or viewer, this is the same with the pace of the editing because the cuts are quite slow with easy to watch footage, and also the background music is slow and it also brings you to his side a little bit because you feel the build up as he does so it puts you in his shoes and makes you like him.

However the other character 'Victor' could actually be seen as the opposite as Carl, this is because Victor is represented completely different to him. Victor is a man who seeks revenge for what Carl did to his dad, so driven by that i think that he fits in quite a badly represented social group of druggies and criminals, and threatening people, such as Victor, he is shown this way through miss en scene because he wears a hood and talks with a southern London accent, he also looks like he has been in a fight with dirty clothes and a rough looking face. also when Victor comes into the film the first thing he does is put a hood over Carl and kidnaps him, which instantly makes the audience believe that he is a bad guy, and after that all his scenes are quite fast paced when it comes to editing and there is a lot of close ups on him which can be seen as quite intimidating to the viewer so its obvious that he is stereotypically the bad guy.

Power and status also comes into play because you could say that between the two characters Carl and Victor one, socially is more powerful because Carl is socially expectable because he's polite and well mannered and a kind person who people would like, while people like Victor may be looked down up with a lower class and bad morals people could disagree on the way they act so i think that Carl would have more power and a higher status which is clearly shown to the viewers.

Evaluation Q5 Samuel Storey Evans

Evaluation Q5
5. How did you attract/address your audience?
We attracted our audience threw use of comprehensive camera work that created a piece that flowed from one scene to the next, this helped to attract the older market as they believe that it is a quality product and feel as though it will be a good film. As well as this we attracted our audience by creating a compelling story that would both intrigue our audience and hold our audiences attention. We did this by making sure the story was clever and filled with enigmas, this kept to the conventions of the genre of film we were making as well as keeping the audience interested and on the edge of there seats, we asked people what there thoughts on various storyboards in order to know which story would be best to go ahead with an intern which story would hold the viewers attention for the longest period of time whilst entertaining them and transporting them into another world through good editing, good camera work, and good actors, which all helped to make the piece flow. 

As well as this we chose a story that had a some what relatable main character, which helped to attract our target audience as they could get more engrossed and more attached to the story as it would feel like that could happen in real life to them or someone they know. 

                                                                                                                                                     

Evaluation Question 4 Samuel Storey Evans

Evaluation Q4

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

The audience for Dream State would be 15 year olds upwards, this is because the plot would be too complex for younger kids to understand as well as the visuals being potentially too graphic. 

Teens from 15 upwards stereotypically enjoy thriller films and films including action this therefore means that our film/media product is perfect for older teens, as well as this, Dream State has a slightly complicated plot which requires thought and this therefore makes it perfect for adults of all ages, this is because adults stereotypically like films that have complicated plots mixed with action, thus making our film/media product perfect for that demographic of people. 

We have attempted to aim our film at the biggest demographic of people possible so that if it was released more people would watch it and more profit would be made from it. 

However we made sure that we didn't make the product boring in order to hit such a diverse target market, as it would have been easy to either make things to complicated and fill it with too much action, and or to go the other way and make it not complicated enough and not fill it with enough action, one way we ensured that we didn't do this was to have other people of various ages watch the product during the editing phase, and tell us what they thought, this allowed us to improve the product accordingly and not fall into the trap of over or under exaggerating key traits of our product. 

Also we chose not to go for young kids as a part of our demographic, as it is very hard to make a film thrilling without using violence or graphic images, also in order to create an enigma around the plot you have to have a complex plot, that most young kids would not be able to follow and would therefore lose focus during the film, and this in turn wold ruin it for others around them as well as not enjoying the film themselves. Also the film would be made too boring for older viewers as they would be able to figure out the plot easily and would not be entertained by the action as it would have to be made appropriate for younger viewers. 

Example of the type of action scenes that would not be suitable for younger viewers 

In conclusion we have chosen a very large demographic of people but have ensured that we have not made the product so suitable to all that it is boring, we have been sure to choose the ages carefully to ensure they have similar interests and so they would entertained by the same type of content.