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Our film revolves around a revenge story. Instead of showing the back story on why the main character seeks out revenge we decided to throw the audience right into the action. We used the reason behind the main characters parents’ death being a mystery to attract our audience. We made our film into an action thriller because it was the most interesting type to film and edit as there were so many possible continuity errors that could occur. We also chose this type of thriller based on our selected audience.

The conventions of the film differ from real media products as the audience can’t see the protagonists face and could be shown as him hiding a burn, scar or his identity in general. The protagonist also wears all black which connotes death and relates to his emotions/thoughts throughout the film. The main villain wears a gas mask covering his face and hiding him from the audience. This could be to hide a scar or burn like the protagonist (Number 5). The protagonist is named number 5 to create a form of enigma code for the audience. The name was thought of so that the audience could think throughout the film of what his original name was, where he came from, why he doesn't use his real name and if there are others like him.

Social classes are represented differently to other media products and change thriller conventions. The protagonist wears black jeans, black trainers, a black face mask and black hoodie with the hood up over his head. These clothes show the protagonist to be a teenager/young adult. The villain wears black jeans, a black waist coat, white shirt and a gas mask. The clothes he wears represent him as being an adult roughly 25 years old and also as being somewhat more intelligent than the protagonist which is also show through the characters voice and actions. Although the film is mainly aimed at men, girls can also be attracted to the film by the grave yard scene where the protagonist grieves over his parents grave. The shots in this scene can also be described as a two shot because it shows the protagonist crying and the cause of his tears in the same shot.

When choosing a media institution to distribute our film I chose Warner Brothers Studios. This mainly being because of the studios’ popularity, success and that it releases a wide range of action, thriller and comedy films e.g.: Chernobyl Diaries, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Hangover part I,II and III. The institution also has a reputation for the quality of films it releases and the editing used to make the film more realistic and very detailed. Because of Warner Brothers global reorganization since its opening in April 4 1923, the films it releases are greatly watched regardless of who made them just because of the use of the Warner Brothers name when advertising the film.

Our film is aimed at 15-25 year olds because of the content included and story line being too graphic for a younger audience but not graphic enough to be rate 18+. Our film was also aimed more towards a male audience because of it being an action thriller. This also being because men stereo-typically tend to like more action in films rather than a complex or extensive story line.

We attracted our audience by adding fight scenes, having the story about revenge and making the story look very dark and gritty. This was done mainly because our film was aimed at young men who stereo-typically like action and intense story lines The audience could be addressed through internet and social media websites e.g.: Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. This use of the internet can widen our audience and allow the film to be viewed all around the world in what is best described as globalization.

During the process of researching and planning the film to making the final film I've learnt a variety of techniques and methods as to how to create a successful short film using the sixth forms resources and how to distribute the film successfully. During filming we used technologies such as Song Vegas for manipulating and editing the film, a camera to shoot the film and a tripod to change the height of camera shots to create certain affects for the audience or to. During editing we added a black and white filter to add a mellow and gritty affect to some shots. This can be used as an example of German expressionism used in our film to show the gritty violence in the film and the story.

Looking back at my preliminary task I feel that I've learnt a variety of methods as to how to create a successful film using the resources available. How to research similar films to the one I was creating and what films I should gain influence from. How to plan the shooting of a film, who’s going to be in it and where it is going to be shot. During filming I learnt how to use a camera to show meaning in a shot and also how to put across a certain emotion or mood to the audience e.g.; we used a POV shot of the villain standing above the protagonist in a shot reverse shot sequence. These shots were filmed to show a convosation between the two main characters and that the villain is of higher power and more dangerous than the protagonist. When researching similar films I learnt methods of addressing the audience like what audiences of certain ages liked and favored and what men and women looked for in films. Also looking at similar films showed editing methods we could use to increase tension and create a certain atmosphere e.g.: fading out and between shots, quick shots and slow shots. Looking back on creating the film we could have added a female character and made the story line a little bit more complex to attract a female audience, older audience and an overall wider audience. When editing the fight sequence near the end of the film between the protagonist and villain we could of added a slow motion shot to emphasize the damage be exchanged between characters. We could have also added a high and wide shot from the corner of the room after the camera pans across the villain and his accomplice to give the audience a different view of the surroundings and a different perspective of the upcoming event.

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo -

In the opening title sequence for the girl with the dragon tattoo it show various images and short animations in relation to the characters actions or personalities. The sequence is majorly black and white with little use of colour. The main colour used in the sequence and is used to emphasize the heat of the fire shown and is used in contrast to the rest of the clip.

The use of animals in the sequence can be used to describe some of the characters animalistic-like nature. This title sequence influence ours by the way it uses the absence of colour to create a sense of mystery and intrigue the audience.

28 Weeks Later -

The 28 Weeks Later title is made up of mainly red and black. The red background shows the film to be dangerous, gory by the shade of red being similar to blood. The background also has black cracks which could represent that the film will take place in a populated, industrious area. The black hazard sign symbolizes the film being about an infection or some sort of medical emergency. This film title influenced our film because of the way it uses different colours to put across danger/ fear and make it relate to a particular environment.

30 Days Of Night -

The opening title sequence to 30 Days Of Night shows birds eye views of the area where the film is going to take place. This adds a sense of scale and due to the film being set in Antartica, isolation. The shots show information about the city and how it relates to the film title before fading to a black screen with the title. The sudden fade to a black screen can put across the absence of life in the film. This film title sequence influenced our film by showing that birds eye view shots can show a films location and the meaning behind the film by only showing a certain location, e.g.: the use of birds eye view shots in the sequence are used to emphasize isolation.