How does the film use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
When filming the first few scenes (walking through the halls), we used a handheld camera because then it creates a more relatable feeling of reality which is good for a Slice-of-Life film. The way we started challenges the conventions as the ominous music and grayscale tone is found in horror films, but we used it to build up to the reveal of something mundane. In order to keep the light and relaxed atmosphere we used the backing track of Loaded by Primal Scream which has quite a chilled out rhythm.
How does it represent social groups?
Our film represents young males as hard-working, this is suggested by their costumes and the scenery
What kind of institution would distribute your film and why?
Maybe Universal, because they have helped Working Title Films distribute the Cornetto trilogy which our movies camera movements and editing style is based.
Who would the audience be?
The audience would be an audience that enjoys british comedies from an age range of 15-24, suitable for both genders.
How did you attract/address your audience?
We were able to address our audience by having a young, working class male in the every shot.
What have you learnt about technologies from making this film?
We learned about the limitations of the Canon DSLR Camera we used because of a few road blocks we faced while filming. We became very efficient at editing in Final Cut Pro, we learnt how to do some creative transitions and effects, for example the glitch effect at the end. We also learned how to build up tension and create an ominous atmosphere by using filters and music.
What do you think you have learnt looking back at the preliminary task and the progression of the full product?
I have learnt that not all ideas are great as there were some parts that were good in eating but when shown in the full product it looked a bit off, like it didn't fit the atmosphere of the scene, there was a music cut at the start as well which I thick could have been pulled off better.
