Evaluation-Question 3

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

A film distributor is a company responsible for the marketing of a film.

The film institution I chose was Columbia pictures. A reason why decided to use this film institution because I decided Columbia pictures best suited my film. Columbia pictures is an American production. The film institution is well known in the film industry. It is owned by Sony entertainment. 

Here are a few of the films Columbia pictures has been a production institute for in 2010.

Evaluation-Question 2

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

 

My main character is a young female. She is represented as being very vulnerable. She is introduced in the opening as being in danger as she is seen as lost in the woods. Her character is not introduced and she speaks no dialogue. This suggests she is lost and her voice will not be herd. The young female character represents females as vulnerable. 


Evaluation-Question 1

Digital Storyboard

This is my digital storyboard. I created this as a plan to help with the film opening. I sketched each shot that I was planning to film for the opening. However I may make some possible changes when going through the filming process. 

Location

LOCATION

The opening of my film includes scenes at two locations. The beginning shots are taken at Alexandra palace. I chose this location because of the view and historical building seemed to be a suitable location to start the opening with an establishing shot of the landscape.

The second location I chose to film the next scene was Cherry Tree woods. The reason for choosing this location was because the dark lighting in he woods and trees was good setting to reflect the horror genre.

Cherry Tree Woods Location

Titles-Mama (2013)

TITLES- Mama (2013)

The universal media intuition is introduced. 

Then starts with typography “once upon a time” typed. 

The beginning of the film starts with 8 minutes of the opening where the setting is introduced and three characters.

TITLES

• Guillermo Del Toro Presents
• A Demico Production
• A film by Andy Muschetti
• Jessica Anastain
• Megan
• Issabel
• Daniel
• Casting by Robin
• Production Designer
• Music By
• Custumes
• Editor
• Director of photography
• Associate Production
• Executive Producer
• Produced by

Film Genre- Horror

Film Genre- Horror

Horror films

-The Conjuring (2012)

-The Women in Black (2012)

-Orphan (2009)

-Mama (2013)

-The Unborn (2009)

What is a Horror?

A horror film is a genre that aims to create a sense of fear and fright for the audience. Therefore thee films rely of frightening the audience. Generally horror movies are set in dark isolated places such as empty houses, woods and abandoned ghost towns. Lighting is always most important in a horror film because this sets different moods.

Conventions of a horror film

• ·         Blood
• ·         Death
• ·         Villain
• ·         Victims
• ·         Haunted houses and isolated settings

After research on film genres I have come to the conclusion to create my film based around the genre horror.  I decided this because horror seems to be more creative and open for lots of ideas.

Reference to similar films- The Women in Black (2012)

REFERENCE TO SIMILAR FILMS

The Women in Black (2012)

Directed by: James Watkins

The woman in black is about a lawyer Arthur Kipps who still grieves the death of his beloved wife Stella on the delivery of their son Joseph four years ago. His employer gives him a last chance to keep his job, and he is assigned to travel to a village of Cryphin Gifford to examine the documentation of the Eel Marsh House that belonged to the recently deceased Mrs. Drablow. Arthur goes to the isolated manor and soon he finds that Eel Marsh House is haunted by the ghost of a woman dressed in black. He also learns that the woman lost her son drowned in the marsh and she seeks revenge, taking the children of the scared locals.

Written by: Susan Hill and Jane Goldman

Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Janet McTeer, Ciaran Hinds 

Reference to similar films- The Conjuring (2013)

REFERENCE TO SIMILAR FILMS

The Conjuring (2013)

Directed by: James Wan

The Conjuring is about a family who move Into a farm house. Soon strange things start to happen. The actress Carolyn contacts paranormal investigators to investigate the terror of the house. A little girl called Annabel had dies in the house this was known as the Annabel case, the women believe the doll which belonged to Annabel was possessed by the spirit of Annabel.      

Written by: Chad Hayes

Stars: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Lili Taylor , Ron Livingston, Hayley McFarland

Reference to similar films- Mama(2013)

REFERENCE TO SIMILAR FILMS

Mama (2013)

Directed by: Andres Muschetti 

The film mama is the story of Annabel and Lucas a young unmarried couple who are challenged with raising Lucas’s two young feral nieces Victoria and Lilly found 5 years after being abandoned in the woods. A terrible tragedy leaves two young girls stranded alone in a desolate cabin in the woods. Five years later the girls are found and having had no human contact in the interim are now wild and feral. Their uncle gains custody and, with his girlfriend, takes the two girls in, not realizing that these children do not come alone.

Written by: Neil Cross, Andres Muschetti, Barbara Muschetti

Stars: Jessica Chastain (Annabel), Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Lucas/Jeffery), Megan Charpenter (Victoria), Isabelle Nelisse (Lilly), Daniel Kash (Dr. Dreyfuss) Javier Botet/ Jane Moffat (Mama