Task 5: How Did You Attract/Address Your Audience?

How did you attract your target audience

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Task 6: What Have You Learnt About Technologies From The Process Of Constructing This Product?

Updated Props List

• Government papers.
• Files.
• Laptop.
• Gun.

Updated Costume List

Hacker

• Black jeans.
• Black top.
• Black boots.

Agent

• Grey suite.
• White shirt.
• Black tie.
• Black loafers.

Updated Cast List

Hacker:Lillie Resta.
Height:5'7.
Age:17.
Hair colour:Black.
Eye colour:Brown.

We chose Lillie for the hacker because it subverts the stereo-typical image of a hacker and we thought this would put a original and dynamic twist on the average computer intruder. On the shoot day Lillie acted very maturely and tryed her best to get the best shots possible. The only criticism I have about her would be that her running wasn't very authentic (it looked a bit odd). This was annoying because it made the whole sequence less intense.

Government agent:Will Edgely.
Height:5'9.
Age:17.
Hair colour:Blonde.
Eye colour:Blue.

We chose Will for our government agent because he conforms to the stereo-type of the good-looking agent. He would also attract women to watch this film. On the shoot day he did give us the opportunity to gather some dramatic shots of him although he did mess around a bit at some points, but we got through it. Overall, he did a good job of chasing Lillie and in the fight scene performed very realistically.

Pre-liminary Task Evaluation

For my preliminary task, we were shooting in the film studio because we thought the set layout would be more suitable for our ideas than the other choices of location. This worked really well because I felt it would get us used to filming in the studio, as we will be using the space for our thrillers in January. At the beginning of the task, I was quite intimidated by the set and camera and stayed in the background for a bit. As time went on I got more and more confident with using the camera and directing the actors. We were asked to bubble the camera which is when you have to check that the bubble was inside the circle on the side of them camera. We also learnt about the 180 degree rule and saw what the consequences were of not getting it right. We happened to choose are actors (Lotti and Alex) because they were free in the time we were filming and they both do theatre, so we seized the opportunity. When we gave them the storyboard it took them a couple of takes to learn it but they got there in the end and we tried to work with them in making them feel as comfortable as possible in their roles. It was appreciated that it was really short notice. The storyboard changed a bit and a bit of improvisation was added to make ours more unique, but I think it worked well. We didn’t need many props and just used the ones that were around at the time, (telephone). The lighting was also fairly basic as we didn’t see the need to make use a lot. Overall, I was quite happy with the way the shoot went and I defiantly think I can use the camera with more confidence then I had before.

Storyboarding

Storyboards are basic cartoon versions of what each shot will look like when filmed and edited. In a box for each shot you should draw the action, trying to make as clear as possible for the crew where each character will be in relation to one another, the background and props. The shot type (close up, extreme close up, long shot, mid shot) and any movement (pan, zoom, tilt, track) must be clear to the camera operator.


Storyboarding allows you to get a feel of the action and to work through the important practical details. While you will most certainly depart from the storyboard at some point, constructing one is an essential aspect of the disciplined creativity of moving image production.


Heroes storyboard.