Evaluation question 1

Evaluation question 2

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

There are two main social groups that really stand out in our opening sequence and are represented the most clearly.

  Firstly, and most obviously the Polish. As our film is Polish based we tried to recreate as best we could the stereotypes we had found during the research process. Stereo typically, the Polish are quite a serious social group and this is certainly conveyed very clearly in our sequence. In the close up shot below of the main character you can see the angry scare expression on his face. Also if you click on the embedded video and skip to 2:15 you can hear the harshness and anger in the actors voices which enhances the angry serious attitude that represents the Polish group in this film.
  This also leads me on to my next point about how strongly the male group is represented in Poscig. Firstly there are no female actors or characters present in the scene at all. We did this as we felt the high masculine attitude of the film would be the best way to achieve the action genre we were desiring. We also enhanced this by, as I stated earlier, the way we used speech and tone of voice 

to assert male authority within the scene.
   Finally, the use of violence also showed the high levels of masculinity well. From the brandishing and firing of the gun, to the way the 3 pursuers man handle the cyclist after he falls. Once again this not only shows the high paced action genre, but also portrays the men in the film as you would expect action film stars to do so.

Evaluation question 3

Evaluation question 5

Question 5
Due to our film being a polish world cinema film we would have a relatively small target audience such as middle class, cultured media students. Those students would have to be interested in low budget action films to appreciate and enjoy our film. Action films are of one of the most viewed filmed categories so our film being in this genre will perhaps attract some action film lovers. However, action films are stereotypically very high budget with scenes of expensive car chases and ruthless fights scenes. With our film having no budget, it is impossible for us to deliver these types of scenes. We used the limited resources we had available to us in order to attempt to build tension and demonstrate aggression. We wanted to show our audience the boy on the bikes face straight away so that they were aware of his importance in the film. We then used pace to show the significance of the boy being sighted we did this by showing him leisurely cycle up the hill and then after making eye contact using a change of pace to show his urge to escape the men. During the chase scene it was important that we were able to maintain a relatively close distance between the car and the bike to show the chase was fundamental. At the point the boy realises the bike is no longer usable he has to make a fast switch from cycling to running; it was important that this manoeuvre was smooth yet realistic. We then see the chase on foot occur, the reason for the inclusion of the heavy breathing was to highlight the fear within the boy on the bike. The spit was a key element in the film as it showed the disgust and hatred between the two groups. We had the option of faking the spit however we believed it would lose its creditability and realism which is the reason we opted for the real spot. The shot of the bag being taken from the lifeless body was also key as it highlighted to the audience the lack of mercy shown by the men. This allows the audience to question further who they support in the situation.


This is a video of people reviewing our film. The interview includes media students, non-media students and students involved in producing the film. These are the type of people we would be targeting with our film. This makes their reviews and opinions especially important to us. We wanted to do a reasonably high number of interviews whilst keeping them short this was so we could get an overall perspective of our clip. The majority of the people interviewed in this clip had seen Poscig progressing due to them also being media students. We showed each interviewee the clip immediately before their interview just to refresh their memory of our film. Although, some of the people interviewed in this clip below had only been able to see the clip once such as Kathryn, Lily, Dan and Louise

Non-Production team Responses:

1. What was your favourite part of the film?
2. What was your least favourite bit of the film?
3. What would you score our film out of 60?
4. Would you watch the rest of the film?

Production team Responses:

1. What changes have we made from the first draft of the film?
2. How happy are you with the final cut of the film?
3. What would you score your film overall out of 60?

Non-Production Team responses: Questions 1 to 4:

1. The majority of responses were that the best part of the clip was the Slow-Mo on the bike. The shot went from a fast moving car tracking scene to slow-mo shot in which the man on the bike slowly turned his head to face the car. This shot took many takes due to the logistics of having the car bend round the corner at speed, the bike maintaining speed over broken ground and the bike staying in line with the car.

2. There was a mix of two answers to this question. These answers included a slight problem with the accents and the fall of the running man. I believe these to be relatively small problems with our film, our accents are unlikely to be perfect due our low acting ability. For our film to be professionally made we could be using actors with a far higher ability or even polish actors. With regards to the fall or trip we would most likely have to re-film the scene so that the trip appears more realistic to the audience.

3. Our films scores ranged from 48-55 showing that the audience enjoyed our film and thought it was of a high quality. If we were to score around 51 we would be very satisfied with our films results.

4. Every single individual we interviewed said that they would like to watch the rest of the film if they could this is very encouraging for us and demonstrated to us that our film was successful and that the audience liked it.

Production Team Responses: Question 1 to 3:

1. The fundamental thing that arose regarding changes to our film was the inclusion of subtitles and the change of the song for the chase scene. The music is a massive part of our film its really effective and fits with the picture well. When comparing the final cut with the first draft you can see the effective that the change in music has had on the production. We also increased the amount of speech which made it even more important to include subtitles in the film.

2. Every single member of the production team said they were happy and proud of the film. This was the most important thing for us that we were happy with our own work.

3. our production team scored our work: 48,51,50 and 55. Our work was challenging due to the forgien nature which is why our production team believes our work merits this sort of mark.

Evaluation question 6

Question 6
What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?



These were the 4 vital objects we needed for our production.

The bike was vital so that there was a chance of the man on the bike escaping the car. There was too great a distance for it to be possible for the man to on foot. The bike meant it was more realistic for there to be a chance of escape for the man on the bike. The high speed tempo would not have been maintained if it were not for the bike so it was important that the bike could be used otherwise the opening scene would have appeared flat and slow.

We used the tripod throughout the scene with the drive by of the car an example. The tripod allowed us to highlight to the audience the fast pace of car therefore showing the danger that the person found themselves in. Without the tripod the shots would have been considerably shakier, instead of using a tripod for the tracking shot we instead wedged the camera in the corner of the window frame. This allowed us to get a smooth shot without having the clutter of the tripod in the back of the car.

We were using Sony 8.9 Megapixel hand held cameras to film our work. The cameras have shooting and camera modes this allows us to use the cameras for anything realted to the shots in the task.

The bag was also vital as it showed the audience what the man was being chased for. The bag was vital when we saw it being pulled from the dead mans body. It showed the importance of the bag to the clip that the men were willing to kill in order to possess the bag.

Finally, we used Premiere Pro to edit our scene, we found the software relativly easy to use after a certain level of practice. The software allowed us to edit each shot respectivly. It also allowed us to include certain effects into our work such as fade in and outs. Most importantly it allowed us to introduce subtitle and music into our work which was important when producing a polish film for a british audience.

Evaluation question 7

 

Poscig Storyboard

Storyboard Pictures/ Shot list

Here in shot 1 the camera shots we will be using our a medium long shot and it is put at eye level. Shot 2 the camera shots will also be a medium long shot and it is also at eye level.

Here in shot 3 we are going to use an extreme close up and the camera angle is going to be at eye level.

Here in shot 4 we are going to use a close up on the file and the camera angle is at eye level also. Here in shot 5 we are using close ups on each picture and we will beusing a low angle shot.

Shot 6 shows a medium angle shot and