Evaluation: Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

I believe that I have improved in the variety of shots and angles of said shots to improve the quality of my filming and create more and clearer representations with shots and by using more appropriate sound cues. The editing process is certainly a lot easier and also I have improved my skills in this and I am using a wide range of effects like cross-fading and double exposures. I have learnt to use mise en scene to show clues into the back ground of the character. I have improved my sound quality and use new ways to obtain it like recording sounds of hitting a table and breathing etc. The flow of my work has gotten better and I am able to transition between fast and slow paces with fluidity.

Evaluation: Who would be the audience for your media product?

I believe that my thriller would appeal for people between 15 and 60 years old and the age rating would be 15 according to the BBFC. The age rating would definitely rule out any audience under 15.

(http://www.slideshare.net/JoeCFCDavies/who-watches-thrillers) 

From this we can tell that my predicted age range fits the information shown above. I could also tell that from my questionnaire that I did for my peers to fill in, there were a few that liked thrillers. This is why the age range is so wide spread.

Due to the age rating, the lowest age of the consumer would be 15. This is because if I intended to actually make this, the film would have scenes of strong violence and minimal drug use, which is part of what the BBFC states that makes a 15 rating.
Only people in the UK would primarily watch my film due to the distribution company. Maybe a few other English speaking countries may have it pop up now and again. In terms of ethnic groups, there is no particular theme of religion so all could be interested depending on their personal tastes. It wouldn’t particularly be a long movie so people who had a tight schedule might appeal to it as they could watch it quickly before bed or whilst eating dinner. It’s a psychological thriller so it would be for a more mature and heavy thinking audience and would appeal to the adequate thinking. This film is intended (if actually made) to have a plot twist at the end and so this gives it the ability to be re-watchable, as they would be able to watch it to look for clues they missed. People who enjoy things like murder mysteries and other puzzling things will like to give this film a watch. People who are into the gritty, dark, cold coloured sort of movies will also like this movie. The typical grimy “British look” is a very popular convention and the movie stays true to this.

Evaluation: What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

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

What kind of film is my film?

My film has a run down, gritty style to it. My thriller is intended to be a psychological thriller. This gives me enough criteria to find my distributor.

An appropriate distributor

The first film I thought that was like mine was This is England (Shane Meadows, 2008) due to the grimy "British" look and it has at a low budget of 1.5 million (estimated: IMDB). This is England was distributed by optimum releasing, a company created in 1999.

Optimum Releasing has created other British films like Attack the Block (Joe Cornish, 2011). This was also gritty like my film.

"Optimum Releasing has consistently supported emerging filmmaking talent" http://press.optimumreleasing.net/about.php

Quote from the website of Optimum Releasing. This means it's perfect for a film like mine.

Although Optimum Releasing were bought by Studio Canal. Studio Canal still support small film makers.