By Mark Da Silva

Introduction

Our as task was to create a media product that appeals to our targeted audience of teenagers. After weeks of planning and filming we have got feedback from our targeted audience. Our genre is teenage comedy. This is because we enjoy movies like American pie and 21 jump street etc. In my group I worked with Jayesh, Krishan and Shyam.

Production timeline
Planning

Filming

Rough cut editing

Final cut improvements

Audience feedback

The Planning include things like the synopsis, script and setting. The Filming includes to fine a day in which the location was free to use. We also had to get a camera that was good enough for filming. Rough cut editing is just putting the clips together that we filmed so we have a rough idea of the final piece. The Audience feedback is playing the rough but to our targeted audience and getting feedback from them. Final cut improvements is just improving our rough cut so it looks good with affects.

Research

Our research consists on opening scenes of similar genres of what we chose. We took surveys from our targeted audience. I had to analyse the opening scene of Anuvahood.

Surveys
Before getting started-

According to our survey, people enjoy comedy films more than drama films.

Surveys
Feedback on An Educated Sentence-

Most of our audiences was male.

People thought our product was funny, entertaining, well-acted, exciting and it has interesting settings.

Comparison

Location - School Clothing - t-shirts, low trousers, trainers and a bag. Character camera follows character.

Location - School Clothing hoodies, badman like clothing, geeky clothing. Character camera focuses on character.

Differences

Takes place in the corridor. Uses tracking shots. Close-ups of his loneliness.

Takes place in class room. Zooms into main character.

Social Groups
Teenagers (mix genders) It is teenage related. Every teen comedy has teenage social groups. The main character is an Asian nerd

Stereotypes of Social Groups

Positive They are students Asian person as a smart person

Negative They do not care about school They get bad grades They bully the lonely person Black person as the dumb person

Poster
Movie title

Production company name

Main character Release data alone with production website address Film age Rating

Comparison

Main characters in the middle Film title big and bold Plain background Audience focuses on main character Product details in small print

Differences

Superbad has two main characters An Educated Sentence has age ratings An Educated Sentence has little small prints

Related films
American Pie Teenage characters Sarcasm and jokes Aimed at teenagers Taken place in school 21 Jump Street Targeted at teenagers It is a comedy Jokes Shaun of The Dead Teenage characters Taken place in suburban areas Superbad Targeted at teenagers Teenage characters

Genre
Why we chose Teen Comedy We enjoy comedy films We have seen many comedy films We had many ideas

Conventions
What we used Voice overs Up beat, fast paced music Camera shots (establishing shots, pan shots, over the shoulder shots) Teen like clothing Technology (mobile phones) Stereotypical views (Asian kid as a smart person) What we didnt use Conversations Editing (shot reverse shots)

Research and Planning

Synopsis

Shot List

Research and Planning

Script

Research and Planning

Props

Media Institutions
The types of media institutions that would distribute our media product would be Warner Bros Universal Studios 20th Century Fox This is because It is teen related Our product is teen comedy

Distribution
I think our media product would be distributed in Britain as well as international because It relates to international audiences It features international teen like behaviour The main character is an Asian nerd The black person is not a smart person

Distributing our Product

Our product would First released in cinemas Advertisements (billboards, fan pages, T.V adverts) Trailers on the internet as well as television

Targeted Audiences
Our targeted audience would be Teenagers Male audience Students

What attracts our audience

It is teen comedy It is taken place in school We have a teaser poster It related to teenagers The main character is a Asian nerd

Mise-en-scene
How Mise-en-scene attracts audiences The badman wears badman like clothes (Jeans, hoodies) The nerd wears smart clothes (Shirt, tie, etc.) It is taken place in school or in a classroom

Technologies
What I have learnt How to use a camera properly How to edit (shot reverse shots, etc.) How to make blog posts

Technologies
Developing the skills I can easily make a blog post I now find it easy to use mac PCs I can edit a clip I can film things easily and properly

Technologies
What I need to improve on Using iMovie with all features Using wordpress with all features

Preliminary Task
Link to our Main Task Final Cut of Final GradeClick Here What we had to do Create a scene for 2 minutes We have to do this before the Main Task

Genre Teen drama/horror

Final Product
Link to our Main Task Final Cut of An Educated Sentence- Click Here