How does your media product represent particular social group?
Our media product would represent the young adult male who could be in college or sixth form. It would mainly appeal to this kind of social group because, from the research I have completed, it is said that this sex are more likely to go to see a thriller because it is seen that males are typically emotionally stronger than females and are brought up to enjoy the action and thrills that this kind of film gives. Susan Burgraff's "snuggle effect" theory could also come into play with the social group that our film represents because the thrills that the film would give is said to give a sense of sexual arousment and so many males of this age would want to go to see it with a female.
What kind of media institution might distribute your product and why?
Our product is not the kind of film that a Hollywood studio would be interested in as it is a low budget film that has a cast of British, teen, unknown actors. Therefore the media instituion that would be most likely to distribute our product would be a Bristish independent company. They would be most interested because of the unique content within the product, this does not mean the story line of the film but the cast, low budget production and the niche audience. They would have to look around to see what films are currently released and see if there are any films around that are similar/would draw in a similar audience. This would mean that the insitution would be able to see if there is any buzz about this kind of film. This would also help with the marketing and advertising because once you know who the target audience is, you are able to home in on the kind of advertising techniques that would appeal to that audience. Because there is no star power within the film the distributor wouldn't be able to use that to their advantage and would have to sell the film from plot alone. Because of the target age of our product, the distributor would probably want to release the film during the school hoildays so that we would be able to bring in the biggest audience possible.
Who would be the audience for your media product?
Our target audience for our media product would mostly be male, young adults and our research told us that this is the typical audience for a "thriller" film and therefore they would be most likely to watch our production. With our research into people such as Susan Burgraff telling us the reasons behind why these films are most popular with a younger male audience, we were able to base our media product around the findings and use them to the best of our advantage.
What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
From the construction of our media product, I have learnt a great deal about the technologies and processes that are used in the general construction of film. I have learnt about the different media institutions and how they distribute films according to what kind of institution they are. For example; a Hollywood company would use a big budget to advertise the film and to distribute it. While an independent British film company would use a small budget and would focus mainly on the niche audiences.
Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to full product?
I feel that I have learnt a great deal more about the film industry as a whole through doing this task. The processes that we went through to complete this product have made a lot more sense to me and I feel confident in what i'm doing. I feel that I have learnt a lot more about the pre-production and research that goes into a thriller film and how a specific genre of film is set out with codes and convention etc.