Storyline plan

Storyline plan

1.     Flashing newspaper articles introducing the villain and by the content of the articles establishing genre.

2.     Introducing victim in his home getting ready for work.

3.     Victim gets into car.

4.     Camera cuts to villain running away from something in the woods. Mysterious to the audience.

5.     Victims car breaks down after taking a short cut through woods.

6.     Victim sees villain in rear view mirror and starts to panic.

7.     The villain then attacks victim.

8.     Trailer is constantly cutting to scenes of anger and media to build up tension.

The the title is put across the screen in bold.

Film Classification

Logo					Film Classification
		Universal			All ages are permitted to watch,contains nothing unsuitable for children. Films under this category should not upset children under 4. Example: The lion king
		Parental Guidance			All agesare permitted to watch, but the film may contain scenes that are unsuitable for children under 8. Example: School of rock.
		12			Home media only since 2002. 12A-rated films are usually given a 12 certificate for the DVD or VHS version unless extra scenes have been added in which case they will be given a new certificate rating. Nobody under the age of 12 can view this.
		15			Nobody younger than 15 can rent or buy a 15-rated film, or watch a film in the cinema with this rating. This certificate may contain adult themes, hard drugs,  swear words, moderate-strong violence/sex references, non detailed sexual activity. Example: Dodgeball
		18			No one younger than 18 can rent or buy an 18-rated, or watch a film in the cinema with the same certificate. Films of the certificate usually allows hard drug use , there is no limit on swearing and most forms of violence and non detailed sexual activity is allowed. Example: Sin City
		Restricted 18			Only adults are permitted to watch films with the R18 certificate. Real sexual activity is shown and these types of films are available in sex shops. Films that the BBFC do not allow the 18 rating will fall into the R18 category. Example: unknown
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Final evaluation

Howm did your research into genre contribute to your production work?
how did you research into audience contribute to your production work?
how did your research into institiutres and regulation ofn the medias influence your production work|?
what pre production planning techniques did you employ? where they effective and how did the help?
how have you used audience feedback to influence your production work while still in progress?
what digital technologies have you used in the planning , research , construction stages?

Final storyboard of FATE

Target Audience Profile

For our target audience we are aiming at teenagers as a whole target audience no matter how old. This audience is ideal for us because they are relatable and the same age therefore making it easy to portray the narrative to them and establish genre. This also makes it easier for us to make a film that will attract this age audience because we know what they want .

As younger teenagers will always be interested in movies which are aimed and an audience who are a couple of years older  so we are going to target an audience from about 14-25 year olds. Although our film is based upon a horror there is a victim so this may appeal to another audience group along with the mysterious plot which may attract another audience.

We will dress the characters in modern costume so they are relatable and use modern concepts and modern detail within the narrative to make the film as up to date as possible for example playing a recent song on the radio to make the film seem as modern as possible.

Audience Questionnaire

1. Are you male or female?

2. Please indicate your age? 

3. What is your favorite genre?

4.How often do you go to the cinema?

5. Who do you go to the cinema with?
Friends       Boy/girlfriend        Family

6. What is your favorite type of music?
Hip hop   Rock    Classic   Pop   Soul Metal

7.How would you class yourself socially ?
Sports man   Musician  Indie   Emo   Academic

9. Any further information?
We have chosen these specific questions because it allows us to establish key features and characteristics that we need to include in our film in order for it to appeal and attract our target audience.

Reception Theory

Stuart Hall's encoding/decoding model stated that an audience could interpret the same texts in a variety of ways, as each are individually influenced by several factors. (gender, class, age and ethnicity)

An individual may wish to interpret the text straight, e.g. the code which the producers are trying to convey is recognized subconsciously by the audience. However some may interpret the same text in a entirely different way.

Uses and Gratifications

In 1948 Lasswell suggested that audiences use the media for a variety of reasons but each individual has their own personal use for the media. Lasswell theory was that the mass audience chose to interpret the media in four different. They four ways they may interpreted the media was for surveillance, correlation, entertainment and cultural transmission.

·         Blulmer and Katz carried on from this theory and produced their own in 1974, there research showed that individuals may you use the text for the following purposes:

-          Diversion - escape from everyday problems and routine.

-          Personal Relationships - using the media for emotional and other interaction, e.g. substituting soap operas for family life

-          Personal Identity - finding yourself reflected in texts, learning behaviour and values from texts

-          Surveillance - Information which could be useful for living e.g. weather reports, financial news, holiday bargains