TV essay

In today's lesson we began our TV essay. We first have to write about the history of TV and programmes such as Byker Grove and Grange Hill. I wrote about how these 2 programmes show similar issues amongst the youth of society, and they use similar storylines that involve things such as sex, drugs, violence, alcohol, gangs etc. Grange Hill in particular was very realistic and tried their best to present the issues as realistic as they were, but the BBC didn't want the show to head in that direction so director Phil Redmond had to tone the issues down and make them more unrealistic and more light hearted.

1/12/16

Today I watched multiple horror, jump scare, thriller kind of films. I did this because seeing other ideas from professionals will hopefully give me new ideas or ideas that I can alter to make it more natural. Films such as the Conjuring and the Shining were good examples of creative ideas that keep viewers waiting and then appear at the most unexpected time. They delay the person/monster being shown for a little while because it makes people panic for longer, then they make the audience feel as if nothing is coming and that's when the monster/person enters the frame with a scream or music that will allow the figure to appear even scarier.

Production idea

Stalker is presented as the boyfriend from the start

Washing hands of blood and washing a knife, audience may believe it is just ketchup or something

Over the shoulder of him looking out the kitchen window with a pitchfork or shovel stuck in the ground

Then follow his journey to the girls house

Put on the supposed dead boys clothes

Stand on watch and put it on

Text asking 'when are you coming'

Then the storyboard sequence minus the boy because he is dead

Text conversation, loved up turns blunt

Fling the doors open and don't close them

Freya opens the door and you walk straight up the stairs and she questions why you arent answering her, then over the shoulder shot, freyas reaction then black screen then scream.

This is a brief production idea where I have just expressed ideas for my final production.

Youngers

In today's lesson we watched Youngers. Youngers is about 2 young males who want to become famous as a rapper and a music producer. One of the boys is intelligent and gets mostly A grades in his GCSE's, his name is Yemi and he is Nigerian. He has strict parents that don't want him to be a music producer. Jay is more of a failure, he only gets one C in his GCSE's and his dad thinks he's a waste of time. Jay is a player and gets caught playing 2 girls. The only thing he is good at is rapping so that's what he strives to do.

Plot

OUR FILM PLOT

The plot for our film is going to start with a boy/man walking in a dark road with a few dimly lit street lights.

He will be texting someone (girl) that he is on his way to meet.

However as we film the actor walking towards us we will see a black figure in the background following him.

That figure will proceed to catch up with the actor and attack/murder/assault him. He will then take his phone and continue texting the person (girl).

She won't have any idea about what has happened so she will welcome this person into her home.

She will leave the door unlocked and request that he just walk in.

Then we will have a shot where we see the man creep up on the girl and no one knows what happens next.

The screen will go black and there

Who is your audience?

Who is mine and Gwion's audience?

Me and Gwion have reviewed and researched into who our potential audience would be, we found that our target audience would be people between the age of 15 and 21. People who enjoy horror films which are a little bit twisted and keep people wondering & on the edge.

Our target audience will be people who enjoyed films such as The Woman in Black & The Shining. This is because our film will be the same genre as this, it is an unexacting horror where you don't know what is going to happen next and it is jumpy and keeps you awaiting the next jump scene.  

We have chosen this target audience because it fits the genre of our film, people enjoy jumpy horrors where you see things before the actor sees them.

Age/interests/views/opinions

Age - The age of our audience will be 15+, but our target audience will be 15-21 year olds.

Interests - They should be interested in solving mysteries, murder cases, figuring out who it is/was & be interested in scary, jump scenes which contain violence and horror.

Views - They would have had a good view on horror/thriller films. A good understanding of what is going on and how the film is developing.

Opinions - Their opinion on jump horror/thriller films will have to be a positive one for them to enjoy the film. If they are negative they won't appreciate the film.