Below is a Prezi explaining what i have learnt about technologies used for constructing my product.
Wednesday 25 April 2012
Question 4 & 5 - Reflective evaluation - David Williams
The target audience for my media product would be males from age 18 to 29 because it contains violence which is mostly enjoyed by males and mild horror which can be to explicit for young children to watch.
User ratings
Friday the 13th
The film Friday the 13th (2009) is rated an 18 as it contains lots of gore and violence that are unsuitable from young children. The film is targeted at males age 18-29 as this is the type of audience that has rated the film the most. The film has also has a lot of ratings from people age 30-44 as the film is a remake of an older version which means the film appeals to people who have seen the original.
Halloween
The film Halloween (1978) is rated an 18 because it contains violent scenes and strong horror which could be unsuitable from children. This film is also aimed at males between 18-44 as violence is mostly liked by males. The film is mostly rated by an older target audience because the film was released in 1978 so which was the peak for views.
nightmare on elm street
Nightmare on elm street (1984) is rated an 18 because it contains strong horror and lots a violence. The film is mostly rated by males aged 18-29 and males aged 30-44 because this genre of film most appeals to men as it includes gore. The film is not watched by many women because the slasher genre may not appeal to them.
The texas chainsaw massacre
As we can see from IMDB's user ratings the film 'The texas chainsaw massacre (2003)' appeals mostly to males aged 18-29 again. This is also because the film contains voilence and horror which this target audience love.
Saw VI
Once again the most popular audience for this film is males aged 18-29 because of the violence and gore. A big chunk of users are also males aged 30-44 and only about a tenth of voters are female which shows they are bad audience to target a slasher film at.
From these ratings it is obvious that this sub-genre appeals mostly to men aged 18-29 which is why we have chosen this as our sub -genre as we wish to use similar conventions to these films.
BBFC certificate research
15
No one younger than 15 may see a ‘15’ film in a cinema. No one younger than 15 may rent or buy a ‘15’ rated video work.
The work as a whole must not endorse discriminatory language or behaviour. Drug taking may be shown but the film as a whole must not promote or encourage drug misuse.
horror - Strong threat and menace are permitted unless sadistic or sexualised.
There may be frequent use of strong language and Nudity may be allowed in a sexual context but without strong detail.
Violence - may be strong but should not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury.
18
where the material is in breach of the criminal law, or has been created through the commission of a criminal offence
Any detailed portrayal of violent or dangerous acts, or of illegal drug use, which may cause harm to public health or morals.
I should aim for certificate 18 as my film will contain criminal acts (murder) and will contain strong violent and dangerous acts.
Survey Feedback
The target audince we showed our film to were aged 16-17. The feedback wasn't too positive which shows this isn't the target audience for our film.
Clip specifically designed to reach target audience
This clip is specifically designed for my target audience because it is aggressive and violent which is very popular with males aged 18-29.
The clip is similar to this one from the opening of scream in which the killers knife is shown stabbing the victim from her point of view.
User ratings
Friday the 13th
The film Friday the 13th (2009) is rated an 18 as it contains lots of gore and violence that are unsuitable from young children. The film is targeted at males age 18-29 as this is the type of audience that has rated the film the most. The film has also has a lot of ratings from people age 30-44 as the film is a remake of an older version which means the film appeals to people who have seen the original.
Halloween
The film Halloween (1978) is rated an 18 because it contains violent scenes and strong horror which could be unsuitable from children. This film is also aimed at males between 18-44 as violence is mostly liked by males. The film is mostly rated by an older target audience because the film was released in 1978 so which was the peak for views.
nightmare on elm street
Nightmare on elm street (1984) is rated an 18 because it contains strong horror and lots a violence. The film is mostly rated by males aged 18-29 and males aged 30-44 because this genre of film most appeals to men as it includes gore. The film is not watched by many women because the slasher genre may not appeal to them.
The texas chainsaw massacre
As we can see from IMDB's user ratings the film 'The texas chainsaw massacre (2003)' appeals mostly to males aged 18-29 again. This is also because the film contains voilence and horror which this target audience love.
Saw VI
Once again the most popular audience for this film is males aged 18-29 because of the violence and gore. A big chunk of users are also males aged 30-44 and only about a tenth of voters are female which shows they are bad audience to target a slasher film at.
From these ratings it is obvious that this sub-genre appeals mostly to men aged 18-29 which is why we have chosen this as our sub -genre as we wish to use similar conventions to these films.
BBFC certificate research
15
No one younger than 15 may see a ‘15’ film in a cinema. No one younger than 15 may rent or buy a ‘15’ rated video work.
The work as a whole must not endorse discriminatory language or behaviour. Drug taking may be shown but the film as a whole must not promote or encourage drug misuse.
horror - Strong threat and menace are permitted unless sadistic or sexualised.
There may be frequent use of strong language and Nudity may be allowed in a sexual context but without strong detail.
Violence - may be strong but should not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury.
18
where the material is in breach of the criminal law, or has been created through the commission of a criminal offence
Any detailed portrayal of violent or dangerous acts, or of illegal drug use, which may cause harm to public health or morals.
I should aim for certificate 18 as my film will contain criminal acts (murder) and will contain strong violent and dangerous acts.
Survey Feedback
The target audince we showed our film to were aged 16-17. The feedback wasn't too positive which shows this isn't the target audience for our film.
Clip specifically designed to reach target audience
This clip is specifically designed for my target audience because it is aggressive and violent which is very popular with males aged 18-29.
The clip is similar to this one from the opening of scream in which the killers knife is shown stabbing the victim from her point of view.
Question 7 - Reflective evaluation - David Williams
This is a short video of me talking about the tasks we have carried out over the year.
The preliminary task videos are on my other blog (www.bilborough1337.blogspot.co.uk) as this was the blog i posted on at the time i created the videos.
Question 3 - Reflective evaluation - David Williams
This is my poster for our horror film created on Adobe Photoshop CS4.
Inspirational posters
Release Diary
Name: The Woods
Cinema release date: 21st of October.
DVD release date 5th of January
Production Company: DSS productions
Trailer release: 20th of August
About film: When boredom strikes, two teenagers decide to enter the haunted woods in which a pshyco murder dwells.
Advertising
I will advertise my film on social networking sites such as facebook and twitter and will place posters near locations such as dvd shops, concerts and cinemas to try and catch the target audience attention.
logos
The contrast between the lionsgate logo and my logo are very similar as they both use the colour red to symbolise danger and blood. Both of the logos have used a dark font to stand out amongst the background.
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