Profile an Audience

Collective Identities
Metro sexual - Males that take care of their image and whom are well groomed, for example David Beckham. He is a man who is into fashion and wears many of the latest trends, he has also produced products of his own these include underwear, aftershave, and so on.
Hipster - Hipster is a term used to describe a sub-culture within society. These people are described as too cool, rude, smoking, immature etc.
Narcissism - Conceited/self absorbed, they don't possess any feelings for others because they're so obsessed with themselves other people don't matter.
Trustafarian - Trustafarian's are people who are stereotyped to be from a wealthy family and their parents supplying their trust fund. However, they do not act like they're wealthy and instead act like a middle class person.

Geo-demographic profiling:
Coperate Cheiftains:
These type of people are the upper class, living in beautiful houses in the center of London with a great career. There hobbies are very sophisticated.

Production Journey

Tuesday 9th December 2014

 In this lesson I decided to put the photos I taken of the locations in which I filmed my short film. I written about why I chosen these particular locations and what effect it created on my audience and movie itself. Location is very important feature within film as it reveals information not just about the setting but also the characters. Why are the characters situated at a bar? Or at an office? It is giving a wider insight to who the person is, they're at a bar because maybe drinking could be a hobby for them, maybe this is where the person goes to unwind and relax. The office shows where the character work, in this particular setting I wanted to portray a detective atmosphere with paper work shattered on the desk and a security helping out the detective.

Tuesday 6th January 2015

In the lesson today I have focused on completing my blog. One blog that I finished was the connotations and representation of a detective. I did this to show the development of my character and my understanding of the detective and how I've reinforced those values into my production. I have also added transition effects onto my video this makes the production look less disconnected and detached.

Friday 9th January 2015

We were planning on which scene should be added to the production. Also we edited the production by adding titles into the clip. I also tested whether or not the production looked good in black and white or no effect added.

Monday 12th January 2015

In today's lesson I will storyboard extra scenes for the next bit of the film so when filming the next scene there is structure and continuity, also I will make sure that the location is accessible. Also in this listen we will being writing our evaluation.

Tuesday 20th January 2015

Finishing the evaluation and any other uncompleted work.

Risk Assessment

Risk Assessment

Risks -
Obstruction to walkways
Fire or flammable materials    
Audiences/members of the public
First aid and medical requirements
Lighting equipment, stands, cables, wires, sockets
Getting your hands in the door
Tripping over cables
Dropping equipment that could potentially cause harm (e.g. foot, hands)

Those at risk -
Actors
Team
Public

How to prevent the risk -
Make sure all obstructions are aware of and told to those who are at risk
Make sure you've informed participants that they may be a risk with certain objects

Shot types

Denotation and Connotation

Denotation: A long shot
Connotation: This shot introduces the location and character. From the shot it is clear that the most important character is male walking into the shot as he is central in the frame and it's focused on him.

Denotation: A close-up
Connotation: This shot has been used to show the main character face so audiences are aware what he looks like. A light is directed across his face, in many film noir's there is a particular source of light in shots to create a contrast of shadows. In this close-up we wanted to show the characters facial expression which is smug. This reinforces the stereotypes of a detective which is a superior dominant character.

Denotation: Match on Action
Connotation: This was chosen to show the actions within the scene, it also demonstrates certain characteristics of his character. He is being presented as a mature sophisticated person due to his clothing etc. Also whiskey is something that is associated with a older, run down people many call it an 'old man' drink.

Denotation: Over the shoulder shot
Connotation: This over the shoulder shot has been placed at a high angle, it follows the direction of his eye sight allowing viewers to grasp how he is feeling. He is looking down into his glass thinking deeply about his life, this ties into the idea that he is drinking to forget about his pain.


Denotation: This shot is almost an over the shoulder shot however has the bar attender in the background
Connotation: For this show we wanted to capture the two actors directly together. The detective is still focusing his drink while the bar attender is cleaning the surface. It shows the direct conversation and how detective is arrogant when the bar attender asks him a question as he doesn't even look at him.

Denotation: Close-up
Connotation: This show was used to emphasise the woman's distressed facial expression and she comes to the detective in desperation for help. 

Denotation: High-angle shot/ medium shot
Connotation: The high-angle shot has been used to show that the woman in the shot is vulnerable. This links in with the scene as she is explaining how her sister has gone missing. This emphasises the distress she is feeling.

Denotation: Medium-close up
Connotation: For this shot I wanted to show that it was an intense moment.