Feedback

Feedback is a important requirement when producing a film, it give the cast the analysis the feedback and let the audience make vital contributes which can be beneficial when undergoing the process of making another film, for the task James decided to interview Jack and Ryan ( two collages at school ) and ask them to watch the clip, analysis it and answer a few questions.

1) James : What did you enjoyed/thought was good about the thriller?

Jack : I felt the music helped build up suspense and tension. This was done well as various music stings were used to emphasis key points in the film

Ryan : The character ( The Girl ) has a good costume design and outfit , she was made to look a lot scarier than anticipated, which helps the audience keep engaged in the film.

2) James : What didn't you particularly like in the film?

Ryan & Jack : We both felt as if the costume on the other two remaining character could of been thought through a bit more , at times it come across as tacky and not very organised.

3 ) James : What did you make on the soundtrack?

Ryan & Jack : Overall the sound track was really effective it enabled the film to commence with certain music stings, this created added tension and suspense which we both enjoyed.

4 ) James : Do you think character roles were allocated to the correct people in the clip?

Jack : Yes, I think it is important your film is different and allows the girl to be the villain, it's a change to the norms which keep the audience engaged.

Ryan : I also think it is important especially in a physchological thriller to have the women as a villain, however if you was looking to clash and challenge the stereotypes maybe you could of swapped Pearce and James around.

This was a brief discussion we're we got the chance to ask students a few important questions, below is a photo of an gernal overview of the feedback we received  from other students, on the whole we was extremely satisfied with our result.

Title Name

 The title of your film could be the most crucial part when marketing your thriller and trying to attracts customers to view your film. The name of a film has some significance and could be seen more important than the actually footage in certain aspects. When producing a film marketing is the first step on how to produce a successful movie. As a group we finally decided the given name of our thriller would be identity. 

Identity represents or sum's up various characterises which makes someone recognisable in a group of society. Identity in our thriller symbolises the fact that 'The Girl' has been mislead and is stuck in-between two separate worlds where she is unable to  actively participate or function in the human world. Having the title of our film as 'Identity', the audience sub-consciously recognises their must be certain issue's to do if a person's placement is correct throughout the film. Also it allows the audience to acknowledge what the film may consist of a break it down into a sub-genre and recognise that the film is a physiological thriller. Once again this helps the audience portray an image of what the film may or may not consist of before realise date, added tension is signified by the audience before the actually viewing off the film. As a group these are the reason why we believe the film must have a significant title.   

Evaluation Activity 2 : How does your media product represent particular social groups?

For Evaluation 2 we decided to focus on our protagonist of our film. We come to the conclusion that the nurse acting in the 'Grudge' ( Sarah Michele Gellar ) is very similar to 'The Girl' which in our clip 'Identity'.


 In the grudge the main character is exposed to a mysterious super-natural curse, one that locks her in a powerful rage before clamming her life and spreading to another victim. Although our clip is only two minutes it gives the audience the chance to acknowledge what is happened and come to grips the face that 'The Girl' is possessed and looking out to claim another victim when she finally manages to claim 'Pearce' from the ongoing chase. 

In both clips the protagonist or the films and main threat/villain is of the female gender, this challenges the stereotypically view that women are seen as vulnerable and weak in most horror storyline's. The storyline is similar also with costume choice and mise-en-scene, both character's are pale in the face and have an emotionless attitude. This adds suspense for the audience and helps give the impression they are possessed, death or hovering between certain world.     
Both characters throughout the films are dressed in a white dress, this gives a sense of elegance and purity epically considering they are both females. However once again this challenges the view that white is seen as a sense of hope and dignity. In both clip it sense's danger, pain , and rectifies years of hurt. The group has been inspired from the film grudge and using our own initive, decided to do certain camera shots that symbolise certain parts of the film.

A similar shot used in our thriller clip, we believe simple use of camera like this can keep the audience engaged and keep particular social groups demanding more essential footage/films, this helps the team market films at a more efficient speed.

Location Evaulation

Our new location is a abandoned house in Hutton Mount.  The house has a owner who currently is planning development to the house but needs the council's permission.

Above is a photo of the kitchen. You notice this is a kitchen from the titles, cupboards and fridge, freezer area. This kitchen is torn apart and filled with terror which forms a daunting feel.

The floorboards have been ripped apart. This instantly would make the audience feel frightened and anxious about what to expect in the film.

  

In the hallway we discovered suitcases. These are props that have no effect in the film yet gives the creepy vibe.

This is a picture of a bedroom. Also you can see there is no wall paper, the glass is strattered. This immediately creates a sense of fear for the audience because that is not a ‘normal’ bedroom . The smashed window is an enigma because it causes the viewers to question why and how it got smashed.

We found a room which had old components of a toilet, it had a very creepy feel to it. As you can see again the sink is falling apart which creates the fear within the setting.

When we were viewing the location we noticed the bathroom and straight away the sick is broken and cracked on the floor. We did no damage to the house it was already done. This is good for us to use as the location as it is creepy and dangerous which sets our setting for our film perfect.

Here I have used google maps to show the location of our setting.

Evaluation Activity 5: How did you attract/address your audience?

This is our poster for the thriller film 'Identity', as you can see it is in black and white to give a daunting feel.  The bbfc rating is in the corner to show the audience whether its suitable for a specific age group.

Filming Schedule

Date /Time Of Arrival	Time Of Finishing	Who’s needed	What is being done
26/3/11 8:00	9:45	Anisha, Rachael, Pearce, James	Visiting Highwood Hospital to see if the location is suitable for our thriller.
28/3/11 8:00	9:00	Anisha, Rachael	Going to location to tidy the location ready for filming
2/4/11 9:00	10:00	Anisha, Rachael, Pearce, James	Checking out the new location for our filming and checking if it is safe.
3/4/11 9:00	5:00	Anisha, Rachael, Pearce, James	Starting filming for our thriller getting most shots.