How does your media product represent particular social groups? - Evaluation

In my media product The Briefcase, young adults have connotations of being criminals, alcoholics, and generally unlike-able people because I wanted to mix the emotions of my audiences, as the protagonist has done bad things but he isn't necessary the bad guy and is trying to leave this way of life behind him and is the character that you want to see succeed.

The social economic class that the film has connotations of lower to middle class, because of the protagonist living in a rough bedsit and locations such as the Severn bridge in the North of Bristol, which is the setting of my film. I feel this connotes the location as a bad place, which is intention of the film but in real life it not true.

Final filming day for 'The Briefcase'

I have recently finish all the filming for my foundation film project, this has mostly been re-shooting the end dialogue and title sequence, which my media teachers advised I do to avoid a 'potted film', which is a term used when a film opening gives too much away cant really develop. but i think it went well and got some really good cinematic shots of the severn bridge.

I decided to re-shoot the ending to this location because the previous location was too boring anddidn't really fit with the plot or style of the film, also I filmed some tracking and closed framed shots of the protagonist Simms played by Toby Spence walking across the bridge which will give some greats opportunities to put the opening credits in.

Semiotic critiques

Semiotics is the study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation. In film not only words are used, but through camera angles, mise en scene and lighting. In my foundation film project The Briefcase semiotics have been used to show what kind of place the film is set and to give the audience a better understanding of what the characters are like.

Lighting as played a major part in my film, for example in the opening it is shot in black and white to give a noire style and to show how dull and melancholy the protagonist feels, but when the protagonist Simms has escaped from a gangster, it turns into colour to show that life might be getting better for the protagonist. The use of black and white connotes  that the beginning is in the past.

Film Evaluation

I have recently shown my foundation film to my media class and teacher, and i've got some feedback on what good about my film so far and what improvements to make. I have been considering having a black and white effect on my film to give it more of a noire film style and it also con notates that the scenes in black and white are in the past, this has been used in many films such as Casino Royale, also to cover up the quality of the camera i have used. i am also going to reshoot some dialogue scenes and reshoot the ending of the opening.

My media studies teachers have recommended doing it in black and white and then turn to colour at the end of the opening, in the style of the beginning to Casino Royale, which I think will look good, and they have also said about re shooting the ending of my opening, to a more suitable location, maybe somewhere iconic, like the Severn bridge.

 In the shooting scene in my film I realised that I broke the 180 degree rule, but I had a reason for it. When there is a POV shot through Simms, and look as if the character James is shooting Simms. But I have learnt from my mistakes, and I now know how important the 180 degree rule is. 

Opening to Casino Royale

In the opening of Casino Royale it is black and white, but then turns into colour.