Official Thriller Lemontree Productions

Question 1 -In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? (Conventions of the thriller genre - compare with real films)

Question 2 -How does your media product represent particular social groups? (gender, age, sexuality, ethnicity etc)

Question 3 -What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why? (Studio, TV, Web, DVD)

Question 4 -Who would be the audience for your media product?

Our media product is mainly aimed at teenagers. This is due to the fact that the actual clip only showed teenagers, and it was a "teenage crime situation". The scene was very realistic. Some teenagers may know what it's like to be in either one of those positions, whether it is the person chasing the boy, or the boy being chased. As awful as it is, situations like this are going on all over the world, so a lot of people will be able to relate to the scenario. The fact that there was three hoodies chasing the one boy, is highlighting gang crime. They were purposely asked to wear hoodies to carry out the stereotype of all hoodies being criminals. We thought this would be a good idea because it would get the message across to the audience a lot quicker. As soon as you see the chase, you straight away know that they mean no good because they have their hoods up. From the audience's point of view, you will feel like your watching it from Andrew Maloneys' (the boy who's being chased (me)) point of view. So in conclusion, the extract is mainly aimed at teenagers because it is only involving teenagers. There are no adults in the clip. However, all genres and ages will find the clip interesting.  

Question 5 -How did you attract/address your audience?

Question 6 -What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

I have learnt a great deal about media this past year, the majority of that being the technology side of things. For example things like the actual filming, editing, evaluating my work and the preparation we had to carry out. I think i enjoyed the editing side of things the most, as it is vital to get it right to create that final product. I am now comfortable working with Apple Macs and digital cameras. The filming itself only took a hour and 30 minutes, and the editing took roughly 45 minutes. However the evaluation and preparation took a few weeks altogether. Overall i have enjoyed the experience and i have no doubt it will help me in my future.

Main accessories i have used are digital cameras, apple macs, i also used my iPhone to carry out some tasks on my blog and complete some blog entries. Websites i have used throughout this course are sites such as Sliderocket, Slideshare, Prezi, i have become a lot more comfortable with using YouTube, and also Wordle. All of these websites have been easy to use, quick to sign up to and very straight forward.

All of which have helped my display my answers in different techniques to make it more interesting to look at and to read, as opposed to if they were all in paragraphs. All in all i feel like i have become very comfortable with using these websites and will not hesitate to do so again.

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

Title format

A film by Lemon Tree productions.

Directed by Andrew Maloney, Grace Nwobi, Jade Guest and Leon Lindsay-Ayres.
Main actors - Leon Lindsay-Ayres, Grace Nwobi, Andy Sielele, Joel Odum and Andrew Maloney.
Title of thriller - Ready or not.

Interview

Location Sheet

Production Schedule Location Visit Sheet Programme Title: Lemon Tree production. Writer: Grace Nwobi, Andrew Maloney Producer: Grace Nwobi, Andrew Maloney. Director:Grace Nwobi, Andrew Maloney, Leon Lindsay Ayres, Jade Guest. Date:

Explanation of location: We will be filming at a local alleyway. Access to location via: walk. Name and number of location contact: 07449069353

Health and Safety Issues to note: ●    To make sure that we do not misplace our belongings we will carry it at every time. ●   To make sure that we don't get pick pocketed we will keep our pockets zipped and be well aware of the people in our surroundings. ●  To make sure that we don't lose anybody we wont leave anybody in our group on their own everybody will stay together.

Potential Filming Problems : ●    To make sure we don't trip over whilst filming we will keep aware of where we are walking and the surroundings. Also, we will be aware of the people around us whilst filming.  ●     We will also let the public know that we are filming to avoid any upset or uneeded trouble, and so people know to be aware of filming material eg; wires.       ●      We will also make sure that the camera is safe whilst we filming and the camera will stay          with us at all times so that we do not misplace or lose it.

Additional Notes:  (map of area/weather forecast etc) This is the alleyway where the recording will take place. The weather will be neutral and we plan to record in the afternoon to avoid busy times.

Roles of our thriller

Roles for our thriller.

Andrew - Editing, Ident.

Leon - Actor.

Grace - Actress

Jade- Filmer.

About Our Thriller

Name of the thriller: Ready or not.
Tag line: Get rich or die trying.

Script

Script.

Grace: Hi, where are you?

Andrew: Round the corner

Grace: oh okay, see you soon....... oh hello that was quick.

Leon, Andy and Joel: *shouting* "aye thats him innit"

Leon and Joel: Lets get him. *chasing Andrew*

Leon and Joel: "go straight"

Leon, Joel and Andy: Where you going now boy.....

Props

These are the possible props and costumes that we may use in our thriller.

We only however need a briefcase and a phone.

Ident

Questionnaire Results

These are the answers i received after i handed out my questionnaire online.

ANDREWS STORYBOARD

Shooting Schedule

Shooting Schedule

Day	Scene	Location	Equipment	Costumes	Props	Cast +Crew
1	All Scenes	Local Alleyway .	Camera Microphone Tripod	Casual Wear	Mobile Phones Briefcase	Jade Guest Andrew Maloney Grace Nwobi Leon Lindsay Ayres Andy Sielele Joel Odum

Contingency Plan Name: Lemon Tree Productions Production: Ready or Not

Potential problems and how to overcome these problems: To make sure that we do not get hit by any trains, we will make sure we don’t fall on the track – so we will not get too close to the tracks. To make sure that we don’t get pick pocketed we will keep our pockets zipped and be well aware of the people in our surroundings. To make sure we don’t trip over whilst filming we will keep aware of where we are walking, and the surroundings. Also, we will be aware of the people around us whilst filming. To make sure that we don’t lose anybody, we won’t leave anybody in our group on their own, everybody will stay together. We will also let the public know that we are filming to avoid any upset or unneeded trouble, and so people know to be aware of any filming material e.g. wires.

Mood Board

Costumes and Props

Character Name:	Andrew Maloney.
Costume: Black suit	Props: Briefcase and mobile phone.
Character Name:	Leon Lindsay Ayres.
Costume: Black suit	Props: Mobile phone
Character Name:	Jade Guest.
Costume: Smart casual	Props: Mobile phone
Character Name:	Grace Nwobi.
Costume: Casual wear.	Props: Music player, mobile phone,

Risk Assessment

Risk Assessment

Group Members: Jade Guest, Leon Lindsay, Andrew Maloney, Grace Nwobi                        Location: Local Alleyway/Estate

Hazard	Person(s) at Risk	Likelihood of Hazard 1 – Extremely Unlikely 5 – Extremely Likely	Severity of Hazard Outcomes 1 – Very Low Risk 5 – Very High Risk	Risk Level (Likelihood + Severity) 2	Measures to Take to Manage Risk	Risk Managed? Y/N
Bars in the alleyway	4	1	2	2	Make sure they are not running to fast so they do not hurt themselves.	Yes
Pick pocketed	4	2	3	2	Always make sure that vauables are safe in bags which are zipped and not in ease of reach via open pockets etc	Yes
Tripping Over whilst filming	4	2	2	2	Be careful and sensible whilst filming to take care of the equipment	Yes
Getting Mugged	4	2	3	2	Make sure that we look after each other and be aware of the strangers around us keeping all equipment and valuables safe.	Yes

Shot List

Shot List
Scene	Shot Number	Description
Andrew walking down the high street Andrew walking into the station Grace sitting down Andrew getting on the train  Leon texting Andrew getting off the train Andrew going into coffee shop Andrew meets leon Jade watching behind Andrew leaves Andrew walks underground Jade walks underground Grace walks underground Andrew getting chased Leon is waiting at the end of the alley Jade and Grace chase andrew down the alley Andrew looks at them individually All start running towards andrew, caging him in at the middle of the alley End of clip	1 2  3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19	Handheld – long shot Close up Still shot Tracking shot Back shot Tracking shot Panning shot Still shot Close up Panning shot Long medium and close up (steps) Long medium and close up (steps) Long medium and close up (steps) Handheld / point of view shot Long shot Handheld quick edits Close up of jade grace and leon Crane shot   Fades out black

Treatment

Treatment

Group Roles Cinematography: Leon Mise-en-scene: Grace Sound: Jade Editing: Andrew

Title: Ready or Not Tag Line: Get Rich or Die Trying

Synopsis: Camera follows Andrew running through London on the phone and getting on the tube. Grace can sit on the tube listening to convenient music, then goes into non diegetic music playing in the background.         Then you see Leon’s silhouette from the phonecall ringing Andrew to meet him at the coffee shop.   Andrew and Leon meet up Jade listening in on the conversation in the coffee shop Andrew leaves Leon Jade texts grace to tell her to start following andrew He notices and starts to run Jade appears and also starts to chase Andrew Andrew runs down a side alley and Leon is standing at the bottom of it, blocking the way Andrew turns around to go back, only to find jade and grace are at the other side, also blocking his way What is in the briefcase???

Key Genre Conventions: Handheld camera shots Fast edited shots Diegetic and non diegetic sounds POV shots match on action shots background lighting foreground lighting mysterious silhouettes