Blog about pitch.

As a group we created a pitch to present to the rest of our media class explaining our research and ideas, and conveying a draft which would collectively come together and create our final preliminary. We had several lessons, and using are time effectively we created a “prezi” presentation which helped to portray our ideas across in a more creative and attractive manner. Although it may have been time consuming, the final “prezi” product was definitely worth it, forming a happier and more interesting environment for the other pupils.
We received a lot of positive comments about our “prezi” including the layout, the theme and the general presentation. We had also set out different headings, grouping the different categories, making it easier for other class mates to understand our ideas, which we also received positive comments about.

But we also received negative comments, which in our eyes are still seen as positive because we can use these to improve, but these included how we had very sparse ideas on what our final preliminary was going to be. We did not have a heading for our final product so our ideas were not grouped, making it difficult for the audience to understand what we were actually trying to achieve with the ideas that we were presenting.

Overall, through the questions we received from the class, we hope to improve on our next pitch and final preliminary as we take their valued criticism on board and we will use it to our advantage.

Thriller film analysis.

In our media lesson today we studied the beginnings of various thriller films in more detail, highlighting thriller factors that effect the audience. We studied two films including, Die Hard 4.0 and The Interpreter.

Die Hard 4.0.

This is a technological thriller which is easily distinguishable from the first scene whereas everything relates to technology. The large use of technology including the computers and headsets suggest a difficult, confusing process. The sounds all have a technological vibe created from the electro/techno effects. This linked with the constant cutaways focusing on technological codes creates a disillusionment for the audience. The diegetic background music has a slow orchestral feel helping to create tension. Contrasting with this is the camera movements focusing on the coding on the computers which are fast paced and used with a hand-held camera. The slow close up tilts of the characters are contrasted in the following shot with the explosion of a house. This creates an enigma for the audience.

A screen shot of the coding from the computer on Die Hard 4.0.

The Interpreter.

The clip that we looked at for this film also followed many thriller conventions and effective techniques ultimately leading to a more impacting experience for the audience. The establishing shot of the location shows the eerie atmosphere with the lack of light. This is then followed with a long shot of an empty corridor with the character walking towards the camera. The non-diegetic sound of her shoes creates an echo emphasising the lack of people. When entering the room she has to use a card to gain entry, showing the importance of her job. The flicker of the light in the next room creates a frightening experience for the audience and they feel the characters emotion when she breathes heavily. The eerie music played in the background creates a sense of mystery and disillusions the audience.

This is a shot of the dark room entered after gaining access from the use of her authorisation card.

Technology thriller story generation.

"Man gets promoted only to find a secret world of crime"


The head of the police force retires after a long career fighting crime. He decides to give his position to a faithful officer, Daniel Craig, who finds out after he's taken the job that this job comes with many hidden features. He logs into the recent managers log of crimes committed in the last 10 years and finds that a man under the name of "Miguel Nunes" is actually an underworld lord of crime and he's been paying off the recent head of the police force in return for privileges. 


The storyline revolves around how the new head of police will not take money from this underworld lord and so tries to present his cause, that this man is a criminal. The whole of the police force are corrupt and connected with "Miguel Nunes" so try to kill Daniel Craig. 


An action thriller from the perspective of Daniel Craig presented to be the protagonist who is in a constant struggle to fight the underworld, physically, outside of the law. He may be seen as the good guy, but he takes this case into is own hands after the lack of contribution from the rest of the police force. 

Nine shot analysis.

The first two shots featured were that of match on action. Shot number 1. is opening a door while shot number 2. is a shot showing the door opening and then the characters coming into the shot. The effect of this is to emphasise the continuity of space and time by matching the action of the preceding shot with the continuation of the action.

In shots 3., 4., 5. And 6. the mise en scene in these shots how this clip is going to be in a typical thriller or horror genre. This is because of the shabby and discoloured walls, the pipes featured on the top of corridors link together to create a creepy atmosphere. In shot 5., 7., 8., and 9. the mise en scene featured in the background are help to create a frightening atmosphere. All the objects scattered around the room are random and intriguing creating an uneasy vibe.

In shots 7. And 8. the characters are featured inside an 180 degree arc so the audience can
understand where the characters are in the scene when they are constantly placed in the same left/right relationship to each other.

Finally, in shot 9. is a shot of the protagonist character in a mid shot. This is one shot of many shots which add to the shot/reverse/shot rule. It makes the characters seem like they are looking at one another. This helps the audience to understand what is happening as all characters are being shown in close proximity with one another in different shots