Rawad - How did you attract address your audience?

1)We tried to use slow music that would set the pace of the film at the beginning. This slow music would suddenly change and become fast paced that would cause an uneasy feeling to the audience. This uneasy feeling would be followed by a scene that cause the audience to also feel confused. Both these feelings will help prepare the audience for the worst. 2)The use of diegetic sound helps reinforce the feeling of terror for the audience. 3)The use of flashing images help disturb the audience and leave them confused. 4)The use of a ghostly font helps set the mood of the film before it even begins. 5)The location used is known to both the character and the audience, however the irony that a student gets haunted down in his own school creates a sense that anything can happen anywhere. 6)The main scene takes place in a pitch black room where only voices can be heard. This helps reinforce the idea of isolation and evil at the same time. 7)The black costume used by the villain helps create a sense of evil or danger as black is associated with death.
8)Also, we used a couple of P.O.V shots that help place the audience in the same situation as the character.

Shayez - How does your media product represent particular social groups?

Our media product represents teenage boys, as it represents the troubles that a normal teenage boy can get into, even without meaning to. Our main character and Casey Becker from scream, are very much alike, both these characters are normal typical teenage students and they both try to stay out of trouble, they also dress like typical school kids and this can attracts other school kids as they can relate to them.

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

This is the Company Logo I created on Live Type, it links the meaning of the text with the animation which looks more professional. I chose this company name as the word Flashlight can illustrate that we search for great films hidden between the not so great films and our company helps us do that Therefore our company aids us as we look for great films similar to how a flashlight can aid someone in search of something. This is what motivated me into choosing this name.
Our company's aims are:

• To seek hidden talent in our modern time
  
• Have a variety of films concerning genre & taste
• Expand to challenge the top distributors in the UK
  

A Company that might think about distributing my media product would be Lionsgate as they do not stick to distributing to a few types of film genra, they distribute a lot of well perceived films, documentaries (Fahrenheit 9/11) and 3D films (My bloody valentine). A Similir film they have distributed to our own is the Saw collection.

Our Logos are slightly similer with a white and grey theme

Rawad - What have you learned about technologies from the process of constructing the product?

1) I learned how to use the software final cut. This software allowed me to add video transitions and filters that would affect the way the audience react towards the scene. 2)learned how to zoom in and capture close up shots. these were effective in my video because they allowed the audience to get closer to the character and see the emotions that were on his face. 3) i learned how to use livetype to create the credits for the video. these credits were effective as they had a ghostly feeling that suited the mood of the film. 4)learned how to use garageband. this software allowed me to create the soundtrack that would be used for our video. 5) Developed my camera skills by learning how to compose a scene that consisted of a couple of camera angles that helped create a feeling.

Live type

To be able to create our production logo and film titles we had to use Live type. This software allowed us to alter the font, style, effects and size of our credits. The software helped create a sense of professionalism in our credits.

Garage band

When we first began filming, we had in mind a song that we were going to use. unfortunately we then found out that we couldn't use any copyrighted material. we were informed that we had to use a program called Garage Band to create our soundtrack. this software was new to the whole group. As a result, it took us quite a while to understand the basics and get used to it. Finally, we were able to compose our own soundtrack using different beats and bases from Garage Band.

Final Cut

This software is called Final Cut. we used this program to capture and edit out preliminary task and opening sequence. Rawad has had previous experience with this software however, the rest of the group hasn't. As a result the rest of the group had to begin with the basics of using this program. The basics were covered while creating our preliminary task. When it came to creating the final opening sequence, the whole group was familiar with the software and was able to use all the features it provides. These included the use video filters and transitions, audio transitions and video/audio speed control.