• In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

My media product is derived from the ideas of action films by using kidnap scenes and chase scenes. we also used slow motion shots and low key lighting to create suspense. this effect is used in all action films  as well as the POV shots of running.

• How does your media product represent particular social groups?

The kidnappers, played by me and Daniel represent crime and terror. 
Mr. Mellor plays a business man who is away working a lot of the time however it is still obvious that he is the powerful father and gets his point across when talking to Kelly Mellor.
Kelly Mellor is a stereotypical teenager, wanting to party, carefree about the dangers of the outside world with a strong will power.  

• What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

Our film might be distributed by the British Film Council because we have produced it completely independently, using our own funding or at a film festival such as   Edinburgh International Film Festival in Scotland, or International Festival of Fantastic Films in Manchester or The Big Issue Film Festival in London.
Also with internet being so easily available to the masses digital distribution such as YouTube might be a good place to distribute our film.

• Who would be the audience for your media product?

Our Target audience is 16-18 year olds however we believe that it would appeal to an older audience as well. it is an action thriller with a slight mystery aspect. 

• How did you attract/address your audience?

When Jess and I did the audience research we concluded that the vast majority of people enjoy action films and thriller films and they also visit the cinema quite frequently. We think that the storyline suits our audience.

• What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

I have learnt a lot more about the older version of iMovie that we use, I found this quite difficult as I am used to using a more up to date version. I learnt how to run whilst holding a reasonably steady shot giving the effect of my point of view.  I also believe that the shots which I filmed were appropriately framed and were the right distance.

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