Safina Rashid - AS Media Studies: 2011

Friday, 8 April 2011

2. How does your media product represent particular social groups?

We wanted our film to appeal to different races and ethnicity and so decided to use characters from different cultural backgrounds. In the opening scene though you cannot actually see the characters face which we wanted to leave as a mystery in front of the audience, they are from different backgrounds.

The girl in the scene is mixed-race coming from two backgrounds being half Jamaican and half Pakistani. The boy in the film comes from a Turkish background. We used this as an important factor in the film as this doesn’t exclude anyone from any race and we also wanted to use this to appeal to a wider audience. We did this by using different characters in the films so that they see this and feel included in it and because the film’s location will be London, it attracts different classes as well.

We also don’t want to exclude anyone because of their sexuality which is why we are also appealing to different types of couples. In our film, the only relation we show is between a girl and boy however this isn’t done to exclude or leave anyone out but because to show some sort of love friendship relationship between two people.

We didn’t want to use stereotype cases in the film and so we decided to use a female as a main character in the film with the second main character as a girl as well. This also shows to the audience with the females in particular that we are trying to include as many different factors in making sure that it isn’t stereotyped too much. However bearing this in mind, in the opening scene the boy is seen with more power where she is running from him and where he kills her at the end. This shows the contrast in the opening scene and the rest of the film where the balance of power swaps from the boy to the girl and again at the end when it happens again. This helps keep a balance between the two genders.

Evaluation - Q3

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

As my film is quite small, I would first start off by getting it distributed by a small institution in the U.K as this is where the film would be most relevant to because of the atmosphere and characters in the film. If it becomes successful and becomes wildly popular, it will then move up to a bigger firm. I would also like to distribute it in a small institution in the U.S.A which is because I feel that it will be more popular over there as well because of the storyline and may even become a global success which would boost the ratings of the film and also the production.

The reason to start showing it in the smaller screens is because my film is made from a low budget and will not be able to cover the costs of a bigger institution right at the start. However if it does become a success, I will be then be able to move to the more national screens. This will then give me knowledge on how well the film is doing and whether or not other countries should distribute it as well.

Once this has been done, I will then be able to move to getting the film being put on DVD and getting known stores such as HMV and even getting online stores selling the film. I am using online stores as well because of the increase of users shopping online which has increased rapidly over time.

Evaluation - Q4

4. Who would be the audience for your media product?

My audience for the film will be in particular 18 – 30 year olds however my film will be certified by the BBFC to be a 15. This is because after some research, we found that 18 year olds in particular prefer to watch thriller/horror films and will most likely go to watch it at the cinemas where as some 15 year olds feel that they won’t be able to go to watch it due to studies and other reasons and so hesitate to go. I will also be appealing to both genders as research shows that females are more interested and feel intrigued to watch thriller/horror movies which is due to the films not having the stereo type characters in it anymore with now females playing the lead role and being the ‘hero’ in the end.

The audience that will be appealed to my film will most likely be the ones who take risks in life and not scared to do anything. They will find bloody gruesome stuff with dead bodies around entertaining to them and so will feel the urge to watch my film. The audience will like the suspense that is given to them at the start and would want to carry on ahead with blood shot scenes during the whole film which will satisfy them. Though at first they may dread watching it because of some certain terrifying shots and will try to shy away from looking at the images but will feel completely satisfied once seeing it as they have seen and got the thrills that they wanted from it.

I would want the film to leave a high impact on the audience as they should still be talking about it once they have left the cinema and would want to watch it again many times as a Saturday night at home with popcorn in their hands. Despite knowing that they will get scared and may not be able to sleep at night they still watch it because of the storyline and the end of the film satisfaction which leaves a smile on their face.

My film will be involving young characters so that they appeal to my audience and will also show serious issues such as drugs and alcohol which are a big influence on young people and they way they handle it. Because of these factors being involved in the film, the audience will feel the urge to watch this as they are able to relate this as to being their everyday life. Also this will widen my audience as older and more mature people will want to watch this so that they can gain knowledge on how they think the media uses these issues to either help those people who suffer from these issues or manipulate the situation in ways to benefit them.

Evaluation - Q5

5. How did you attract/address your audience?

One of the key factors in the film making process is whether you are able to attract your target audience. To do this, the film producers have to at every stage review on where they think they are doing this and what they can do to improve. In the film ‘Paranoia’ we wanted to catch the audience’s attention right from the start so that the audience will feel the urge to carry on watching through the whole film. To do this we wanted to create the name of the film so that the audience is intrigued when they first hear about it and know that it is going to be a horror film. We had several ideas for the names of the film but we wanted the name to be short and catchy and so decided to use ‘Paranoia’ as this is also relevant to the film in a more direct way.

We then tried to use different effects which will scare the audience and let them experience a horror movie which is what the audience looks forward to. The effects that we used such as the x-ray which is supposed to be a flashback in the scene is supposed to be the scary and the tense shots in the scene. Originally we wanted the flashback scenes to be in black and white which personally I didn’t think looked good because it was too light and could see the sun in the background. This is when we chose another effect to use which I think suited the scene and looked good and had the scary effect. According to some of the feedback we got, they preferred this effect better than the black and white and says that it looks scary and mysterious which is what the audience wants.

As this is a horror film, to attract the audience we want we have to make sure that there is some sort of action, death or/and blood type of shot to show the genre but to also produce a production which will give the audience a chilling but satisfied feeling towards it. We have tried to create this by building up the tension such as when the girl is running; this makes the audience wonder to why she is running, from whom is she running from and whether or not she will reach her destination. Its subconsciously places these questions in their minds and so they want to carry on watching it. The mystery bit starts to show when the boy’s hand is on the girls shoulder which is where we decided to play the heartbeat sound clip as this really captures the audience’s eye as its shocking to why the boy’s hand is there and where did he come from and so builds up the suspense to something happening. We have to show some sort of horror clip which will show to the audience that its scary but also to show the genre of the film and so we decided that we will get the boy to hit the girl in the end which is shocking but also sort of a cliff-hanger as the audience don’t know whether or not she has survived. We wanted to do this because this would attract the audience more towards the films storyline and they will feel eager to watch ahead which is our purpose and so by leaving the audience puzzled and shocked at the start, it leads them to actually wanting to find out what happens next.

We wanted to capture the audience’s attention from the start of the scene and so decided to play the tense music in the background from the start. We also use camera shots to start the tension by doing a low angle on the floor where you see a leaf turning over which gives the real life effect; though we didn’t initially know that it would happen. Nevertheless its showing to the audience that its chilling and with the x-ray effect at the start it looks really creepy which is what the audience would want to see. During the opening scene, we use different angle shots to keep the audience occupied and interested in the film where as if we used the same shot the whole time it will bore them as they are seeing everything from one angle and so after a while, they will feel bored and won’t want to watch more.

To appeal to our audience, we decided to use young actors/actresses. This is because the purpose of our film reflects back on many young people’s live who have been affected by serious issues such as murder and rape in their childhood and how some try to overcome their sadness in dangerous ways such as using drugs. In our film, though its also involving some fiction characters such as the ghost of the mother, it also involved and goes through how the real life issues such as drugs. This is because in the film, the main character will use different techniques to overcome her sadness which are also use by teenagers today because of serious problems. In this film, we want to show to not on young people but also those who are older and mature the problems which come by taking drugs and by also how they get over their addictions. We wanted to do this as our audience in this time and age are more frequently in contact with drugs and alcohol and so will feel attracted to watch the film and so we try to help them by exploring the issues and giving them a way out through this film.

Evaluation - Q6

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

I think that since the project has started, I have gained a lot more knowledge on the technologies that we have used and have also developed some new skills during this time. With the help of my group member, I have been able to learn how to use the iMac and edit my film which was new for me and quite difficult at the start. However once playing around with the different features that were on there and using some practise shots which we didn’t need, I was able to feel more confident in using the Mac. Before doing this project, I didn’t know much about how films are created apart from the basics however after starting this and having to use the different technologies at different stages, I gained a good understanding on how these work and what their jobs do and felt more confident in using them. I think that this task has reflected back on me in a positive way and will help me in the future as I got to know more about different software’s and for what purposed they are used. Doing this project has been interesting and fun as it’s new to me which motivated me once I got into it.

During this project, I have learnt how films are made. Firstly by recording the shots that are needed which sometime are quite time consuming and to do so properly, a tripod is needed. At first I didn’t know that we could extend and shorten the height of the tripod as I never had to use one before. This was quite helpful for me to know as then I was able to use the different heights in my film. I then learned about how Macs are used and what you are able to do on them. Because of the Mac I was able to edit my film to a high standard and have that professional look in it due this. This helped me understand why Macs are quite expensive and popular within so many people which is due to the fact that the Mac allows you to do so much with the different software’s that it enables you to use and the quality work it produces. After a while, I became more confident on how editing works which is due to us editing all the time frequently for long hours which boosts my motivation so I can do more so that my work is the best of my ability. It was interesting to see our much our film has changed from the start to the end due to how editing we were allowed to do. I think that the main difficulty in editing was when we had to get all the clips consistent with one another as it was extremely hard to get one clips ending at the right time of when one clip was starting but it was quite exciting to learn how to overcome these problems when fiddling about with the different features. It’s quite exciting to see how a film is made especially when you look back at the start when the filming process started. Though professional film makers would have the most expensive and highest quality equipments, I think that with the equipment we used bearing in mind the schools budget on these we have been able to make our film to the best ability it could be and have the sense of professionalism in it.

We also used Garage Band to create the music in the background which was a very exciting and new experience for us. Me and my group member both took turns to play around and create our own music trying to make it a scary background music which would fit in with our film. Though it was interesting, it was difficult as well. This is because at first I didn’t actually know how it works and how you can create the music so that it would suit the atmosphere of the film. We had to go through each sound that are on there so that we know what they sound like and it’s hard to do this as even though some of the genres had names such as ‘dark’ which I thought would be intense and scary sounds but this wasn’t the case and so we had to go through each genre to find the music we wanted. During this stage of the production, I learnt on how to create different types of music using different instruments without having to know the features of the actual instrument.

Also during this project, I have learnt how to use and how a blogger works. This was also a new experience for me as I have never used one before. I think that having a blog as been quite useful in ways such as being able to save my work that I have done so far on to the blog and putting it as draft so that I can add stuff onto it if I want to. The only problems that I had with the blog was that once you post the work you couldn’t move it around and put another post before it. However after some time, I found a way to overcome this problem.

Evaluation - Q7

7. Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

I think that doing the preliminary task beforehand has benefited me. This is because as I haven’t had any past experience with filming, it helped me get used to the equipment such as holding the camera steady and how to move the camera around in a steady pace. It also boosted my confidence on how to use the camera whilst filming and how to use it in the correct manner so that I don’t cause any damage. Before starting this project, I didn’t know how to use the different functions on the camera such as the zoom button but overtime once getting used to moving them and doing some practise shots with the zoom button, I now am able to move the zoom in and out steadily and in the pace that I want which stays the same throughout the whole shot.

In the preliminary task we had to produce a 2-3 minute piece which involves a character going through a door and also interacting with another person and exchanges some dialogue with them. We did this task so that we get used to the filming procedure and also are able to practise some camera shots which we will be using for our main production. The angle shots that we had to do were over the shoulder shot/over shoulder shot reverse, match on action and the 180 degree rule. This task was very beneficial for us as after being able to get used to doing these, we then were able to use these in our production. In the preliminary task, I wasn’t the one who was filming the piece as I was in the filming piece itself but we did some practise shots with each other and I felt that very helpful. In my main task I tried to use the camera angle shots from the practise of the preliminary task which I was able to efficiently from my point of view. Even though we didn’t get our characters to exchange any dialogue in the final piece, we still were able to use the over the shoulder shot and then in reverse when the male character put his hand on the actress. This turned out to look very efficient and it worked well which let the audience see them individually from each other’s point of view making it look professional. In our final production piece, we were also able to use match on action in our piece whilst filming when she runs through the gate. However when we were filming with our original actress and we did the same shot, it didn’t look nice and looked as if it was not a real film. This is because when we filmed with Sabah, when she was running in this shot she stopped at the gate and then we moved inside the park and shot her from the same placed she stopped and got her to start running again. Then when we were editing and put it together, it didn’t fit and you could see her stopping and starting again. However in the preliminary task, we didn’t have this problem and so it never occurred to us that it could go wrong. And so when this problem did occur, it was quite difficult for us to reach a solution to fix this. But then when we looked back at our preliminary task again to see what we did different, we saw that the character didn’t stop and then carry on but she finished it the whole way and then we got her to do the same shot again but from filming from the front angle which kept the flow of the filming constant and it fitted with each other when put together. This is when we decided to do the same for our final piece and got our actress to keep running the whole way through the gate until she was no longer in the camera. We then started filming from inside the park and told her to start running from where she starts running from the start so that it looks consistent with each other. Then when we edited the piece, we were able to cut some pieces out so it looks as if it’s one. Though our preliminary task was a first practise but it’s because of that task that we were able to develop our filming skills so that it’s more of a high quality and looks professional.

In the preliminary task we ended up having to rush the task a bit. This is because, it was our first time filming and as it was 2-3 minute piece we didn’t think that it will take long to do the whole piece. But once we started filming, we found that doing all of it could be time consuming if not done right which then rushed us to complete it when we didn’t have much time left and so wasn’t that good in the end. In our main task whilst filming Sabah’s shots it took us quite some time get these due to many reasons but when we started filming with our final characters, we were able to complete the whole film within 2 hours which we were quite pleased with. I think that after the preliminary task, we thought that we needed plenty of time doing it and then when we filmed with Sabah we felt that we were taking too long to do these simple shots. But once we filmed with our characters, we did leave time in case we go over but we planned it out beforehand and wanted to get the work done in a certain amount of time which we achieved.

I think that overall I have learnt so much and progressed with my work since I first started. This is because when I did the preliminary task I didn’t know what I was doing and didn’t have any experience in this as it was my first time however over time once I got used to it and practised around a little, I found that I was getting quite good with the work I was producing. If I didn’t do the preliminary task and went straight to the main task, I know that the production that I have created would have been less efficient and wouldn’t have been that good because of the constant faults. I have learnt how a film is created and what you have to do to keep the production looking professional otherwise the audience will not be satisfied.

Thursday, 7 April 2011

Main Task - Feedback on Final Production

Feedback for final production

After we had finished the final production, we went back to those people who we got feedback from in the draft so that we can find out whether or not we were able to produce the film after their advice in the way they liked it. This helped us knowing whether we were able to do what we needed to do for our production and whether in the end after making the improvements we were able to complete the production to the highest possible quality that we could achieve.

Sabah Sarwar

Opinion on opening scene

Like I’ve said before I think that the overall final film was very professional and had showed clear evidence that the directors knew what they wanted. As a result of the passion and commitment they had, resulted in them producing a very good film. I prefer the effect that they have used this time round rather than the black and white version they produced.

If you were satisfied (Yes/No)

Yes I was. I would gladly sit in a cinema watching it as I don’t think I will get bored.

Rate out of 10

9/10

Tips that we could use next time

Choose a different ending such as when the boy jumped over as it went too slow.

Sonia Ahmed

Opinion on opening scene

I think personally I liked the first version better because of the black and white effect. I didn’t like the way the credits came because of the constant ‘&’ used in it. I liked the sounds used such as the heartbeats.

If you were satisfied (Yes/No)

Yes I was. If the x-ray thing wasn’t there and left it black and white, then I would go to watch it at the cinema.

Rate out of 10

7/10

Tips that we could use next time

Leave it as a cliff-hanger at the end and put the film name in and that is when the film starts.　

Husaam Hussain

Opinion on opening scene

Overall I think it was a good production for the final draft. The production logo was the improvement from the draft and it has fitted in to the opening scene well. The camera work seemed pretty professional and the background music suited the scene.

If you were satisfied (Yes/No)

Yes I was satisfied if they had changed the colour back to how it was before when it was black and white.

Rate out of 10

7/10

Tips that we could use next time

I think that next they should keep the colour of the flashback scenes in black and white.

Umar Hussain

Opinion on opening scene

Overwhelmingly I sincerely believe the production of this opening scene has been done up to a great standard however I think that the editing for the flashback in the draft was better than the one in this final production.

If you were satisfied (Yes/No)

Yes I was very satisfied and if the changes I wrote were made then it would be perfect.

Rate out of 10

8/ 10

Tips that we could use next time

Use better and more active actors to make it more realistic such as Husaam Hussain and Umar Don Hussain.

Basil Hassan

Opinion on opening scene

I think it worse than the first one. This is because it’s too much effect which makes it unprofessional. Too many effects take the tension away.

If you were satisfied (Yes/No)

Rate out of 10

4/10

Tips that we could use next time

Don’t use too much of the effects.

Shabir Dogar

Opinion on opening scene

I believe the final draft of ‘paranoia’ is excellent, as the opening scene is very interesting; it gets you stuck in, you want to know why this girl is running, what she did. Why she did it. The music used in the background suits the tense scene. The effects such as ‘x-ray’ are good as they catch your attention, you can’t look away. However, once again the font used for credits isn’t the best as it’s hard to read the text.

If you were satisfied (Yes/No)

Yes I am and would really look forward to watching that in the cinema.　

Rate out of 10

10/10　

Tips that we could use next time

I think that everything was really good apart from the opening credits as they could be clearer and bigger.

Choi Tsang

Opinion on opening scene

I liked the x-ray effect because it creates mystery and suspense. I liked the transactions that happen between each clip. I now like the shot of when he puts his hand on her as it creates tension which is because of the x-ray effect. I liked the way that the different camera angles have been used.

If you were satisfied (Yes/No)

Yes I was because of the interesting storyline.

Rate out of 10

8/10

Tips that we could use next time

To make sure there is no people in the background and cut out the natural sounds such as the wind; it ruins it slightly.

Our Opinions

Aabidah Ali – Director

Opinion on opening scene

Overall the final draft of the opening was good. I think that the video effect was a brilliant seeing as it is meant to be a flashback; also the music went well with the scary scenes. Generally I am pleased with the outcome, seeing as we are new at being directors. The experience was frustrating at first but gratifying in the end.

If you were satisfied (Yes/No)

I am happy with the production.

Rate out of 10

8.5/10

Tips that we could use next time

Better equipment maybe and have the actors sign a contract so they are committed to doing the film.

Safina Rashid – Director

Opinion on opening scene

I think that since the draft, the production has improved very well and I think personally the x-ray effect looked better than the black and white as it looked more scary and dark. I think that the opening credits could have been a bit longer. I am in general quite pleased with the end result.

If you were satisfied (Yes/No)

I am quite happy with what the production looks like at the end and would say that I am satisfied with what I have created.

Rate out of 10

8.5/10

Tips that we could use next time

I think that we should next time film the shots during the time as when in the actual film it’s showed so that it matches and we can improve on how we worked the storyline to play out more so that it’s mysterious and not too complicated for the audience to understand.

Main Task - Final Production

Paranoia

Main Task - Editing

Editing

Once I finished with the recording part of the production and was happy with these, I had to start editing the piece together. Before actually starting the editing, it took us some time to find out how to put the shots onto the iMac as I hadn’t used it before and my group member couldn’t remember how she did it in the preliminary task. This took us a while to figure it out because it was quite frustrating especially as no one was around to help us. But once we were able to put it onto the Mac, we then had to decide on which of the clips that we wanted to use so that we could drag it into the editing box. After putting the ones that we needed in the correct order, we decided to cut some clips short as it went quite over the 2minutes and also so that they look good together. We had to cut the clips at the right time such as when Nadia is running through the gate and then cutting the next shot so that it is as the same place where she is which was quite easy to do and once finished looked consistent with each another and gave us our match on action in the scene. The hardest clip to cut was when Nadia is sitting down and Memz is about to hit her with the log and then the next shot is when he slashes the log across the camera. We had to put both these shots in consistent with one another so that they fit nicely together and looks as if done all in one go. We had to get the first shot to stop when the next will start which wasn’t easy to do but I think that after watching the two clips carefully again and again, it helped us to put them together.

We then added the transactions which will be played from one shot to the next which was quite fun to do as we had a chance to experiment with each of them and see which looked the best. We didn’t want to keep them all the same as this would look quite boring in a film and so we wanted to use different ones but had to make sure that they fit in with the atmosphere of the film. We had to let the audience know that we were coming back and forward from a flashback and so used a transaction which showed this like the ripple which gave off that impression. This wasn’t enough though as we also had to change the flashback scenes into black and white so that they know this was in the past. However when we did this for our first draft, we ourselves as the editors didn’t think it looked right as there was too much sun in the background and so didn’t look real but we wanted to let our audience have their opinion on this and so let them see it and give us feedback. Once our audience told us what they thought, we decided to change the color of the flashback scenes again and so again started experimenting with the different colors. In the end we decided to go with the x-ray one which gave that spooky look to it and looked as if it was shot in the dark where it’s supposed to. We also changed the other clips so that it’s brighter in the background showing that it is supposed to be a happy place. We also decided to slow down the movements of some of the clips as they were going too fast and some we fastened it up a little. We did this as some shots we wanted the shots to be carefully watched so that they know what is happening and can see everything is happening such as when she is running through the gate and also when she is just about to get killed and the last clip we fastened it up as its supposed to shock the audience.

We then had to add some sounds in the background. We went through the different music clips and sounds that were on the Mac to see whether or not they would fit in with the film. We used several different of them which suited the mood and atmosphere of the film such as at the end as soon as the girl is killed, we use a police siren suggesting that something bad has happened and the police are involved in this. This helps keep it scary at the same time as well as being effective. We also used two music sounds in the background overlapping with one another which is so that it could be really scary and builds suspense up that something is going to happen. One of the sound clips we used off the Mac and the other is made by me from Garage Band. We did this as we wanted to have our own piece of work so that it is more original and not copied off the internet. We looked at other people’s who have created their own music and used this as a guide to make our own. It was hard getting the music right that I made as it had to be chilling and suspense music at the same time. We wanted to use this sound going through the whole clip even the normal clips as it is supposed to be a background music which is building up to a scary event happening. We also used another sound clip when the boy hit’s the girl so that the audience knows that she has been hit with it and has either died or is seriously injured. This had to be loud as the clip goes fast so that it captures the audience attention and the sound had to go with it so that it scares them and also want to carry on watching the film. The most effective sound clip was the heartbeat sound which is when Memz puts his hand on Nadia and she is scared. This is supposed to be tension building which is effective and also emphasizing that it’s a matter between life and death with the heartbeats beating slowly.

The next stage was putting in the opening credits. This was quite a frustrating task to do though it was easy as we had to make many decisions regarding this matter such as the font, color, when will they come in and how they will come and if we wanted to have each of them coming at the same pace. In our opening scene, we only have two characters in the actual shot but we decided that it will be realistic and seem as an actual film if we added other names in of people of those who would be in the film if we shot the whole film. After we added the actors/actresses names in it, we had to include the other credits such as the directors, writers etc. We did this so that our names are in the production which lets the audience know who created it. As we did some things individually as well, we had to spread these out as well putting them together such as when the producer’s names come up.

Finally we added the production logo so that the audience knows who the film is produced by and which company it is from. We changed some things around so that the production logo fits with our genre such as making the color of blood lighter so that it stands out and emphasizes on blood.

In the end we were pleased with the editing that we had produced however we decided to do some little tweaks in the editing by changing the smaller stuff which is eye catching but still noticeable by the audience such as the lighting in the background and the sound of the music in the background. This was important to do as even the slightest error can put the audience off the film and so we changed the sounds so that one is lower and the other is higher and also we wanted to get the heartbeat sound really loud so that the audience can hear it properly. We also changed some of the lighting so that it seems more darker and the characters are in a bright color so they are more noticeable however still trying to make the background important.

Overall I was quite pleased with the editing at the end. We worked really hard on this stage of the production and took time out to complete this as it was an important stage in the production process. As this was our first attempt doing something like this, we handled it well and were able to complete the work to the best of our ability and I am satisfied with the outcome and think that this has been developed into a skill which I can use later on in the future.

Sunday, 27 March 2011

Main Task - Title of film

Film Name

We decided to call our film name Paranoia. This is because we thought that the name fitted it with the plot of the story. We had several other names which were similar aswell but decided to use this as its short and catchy. We used the colour red as it signifies blood which is what we wanted to get across to our audience. Our film is a horror movie and there will be blooshed init and the colour red shows this. We chose this font because there were not that many choices to choose from but also this one looks scary and gives the sharp knife effect which is good for our movie. We chose to do it on a black background so that it stands out more and it gives the dark look to it.

Main Task - Production Logo

Production Logo

This is our film's production logo which is called 'Sister Productions'. This logo was produced by hand by one of my group members Aabidah Ali who wanted draw this as she wanted to produce something unique and not copy anyone's idea. The logo is a representaion on our chosen genre which is horror as the picture is of a knife going through a heart which is supposed to bring out a scary and terrifying effect. The logo shows blood which is what our film's will be about as our particular studio will only create horror films or horror/thriller combined. This is because we thought of this idea after doing some research up on the different productions and their studios and found that productions such as TroubleMaker Studio only make films within a certain genre. They only make films that are horror or action movies. They do this because of many reasons such as that their logo is made only for these type of films and would not fit in with movies that are comedy or romantic which also leads to the name of the production which is called 'TroubleMaker Studios' wouldn't suit with other types of films but this isn't the case all the time as they could get away with producing comedy films with their production name.

We have also decided that Sister Productions will only produce horror or horror/thriller films. This is because we produced the logo only bearing in mind that it will fit in with out film Paranoia and it does. This kind of logo would not suit if we made romantic films as this shows a knife going through the hear killing that person which people wouldn't approve on in a film about love.

Main Task - Feedback on Draft

Feedback on first draft

After we had finished the first draft, we wanted to know the audience’s opinion on it so that we could improve on it. We did this as we wanted to see where we had gone wrong and whether or not they were completely satisfied with it. It was interesting to see where they thought we had done well and what we could do so that they feel happy thinking that it is good. This would also help us knowing whether or not we are able to complete this to our fullest abilities. We showed this to many people who are in our target audience as it has to fulfil their requirements. 　

Sabah Sarwar

Opinion on the opening scene

Overall, I found that the film that was made by Sister Productions was very good and looked very professional. From the opening scene I could clearly illustrate what the film was about. As well as it being a good production the actors were very good and had showed clear sign of good acting. This was probably due to the fact that the directors were very efficient and knew what they wanted.