1) During the run up to making our film many different genres were thought about. The ideas such as comedy and romantic films such as forgetting Sarah marshal which is a romantic comedy were thought about but in the end we chose to do a sort of horror/thriller. We looked at lots of different films during our run up. One example is the matrix. This is a very clever and well thought out opening but it was very complex and it would be hard to replicate a lot of their work. Another is Saw as it is very technical idea but at the same time it has simplicity as well.

2)I think that our media product appeals to both males and females. The film appeals to ages from 14 to 20 and any ethnicity could watch it as it is aimed at all sorts of people. I think that our film would attract working class people rather than upper class. This is because the actors in it are working class so they would be able to see themselves in the situation that our actors are in. We tried to represent general teenagers in our film. It was just an everyday teenager. We showed the everyday person as they were in casual clothes (jeans, top, jacket, and wellington boots) and she was listening to music. The actors were represented in different ways. The girl was just walking along happily listening to music whereas the boy in our movie opening was running and hiding behind trees. The girl looked as if she was just walking round in her own world which is a contrast to the guy who was sneaking around and hiding. In our product the boy looked very suspicious and was stalking the girl which is very stereotypical as a lot of people would expect it to be a guy following a girl. The girl was represented positively in this as she seems very innocent and the guy negatively as he is hiding in the shadows of trees and it is seen that he has a knife.

3) There are many companies that would be willing to distribute my film. For example Dreamworks who have distributed films such as 'House of 1000 Corpses'. Another example to distribute my film would be Dimension Films as this company has also done some of Rob Zombies films. I think these companies would be interested in my film as it has similarities to popular films they have already distributed so they will think it’s a good idea.

4)The way our audience is attracted in out opening scene is with a twist at the end. The Saw films have lots of little twists in them. We know our target audience would like it as it is the unexpected. All you see is the person you expect to be the dead drop the knife and start running. It’s a good twist as it’s unexpected so it draws in the audience as they want to know what happens next in the film. Also the change in music makes people wonder what’s going to happen. The music gets quieter and makes our audience wonder what’s going to happen next. We weren’t always certain about having this twist in our opening but thought it would appeal to our audience as that’s not what they thought would happen. During the filming we did have to make changes to our original plan as the group had more ideas as we went along that were better than our original plan. The changes we made were successful and made our product better than we originally had planned. Our film was called On The Run. We thought this name would be effective as people would want to know who and what our character is running from. Another decision made was that we were going to do a horror film and have a twist. The location chosen was by the easiest place for everyone to get to where it would be quiet and we would not have a lot of audience interference. We thought setting it in a woods would attract the audience as it is a scary environment and woods are used in many horror films.

5) As a result of making this product I am now more aware of the different ways in which the camera works. Also how the different places you put the camera for shots can be more effective within your work. I also understand editing a lot more as the people in my group have shown me different techniques such as adding in music to make the effect we want on our audience more tense and dramatic. Another thing I have learnt is how to blog. I have never blogged before doing media studies and it is a new skill I have. Although I found imovie extremely confusing at the start the continual support of my group helped me to learn new aspects of this product for example cutting down scenes.

6)I have come so far since our Prelim Task. At the beginning of this course I was unaware of how to use a camera, what were the best shots to use and why they were effective. Since doing the prelim my acting skills have also improved as before I was nervous to on camera so was very static. Now I am more confident onscreen and behind the camera. My group has come so far since the prelim. Our team has bonded more and work even better together than we did before as we have gone through the stages of making our film. The best part about my group is we all have more knowledge than each other but in different aspects of making the film. The skills I have developed most doing this prelim is listening and camera work. I now find it easier to listen to other peoples ideas as well as get my points across and I am more confident when working on the filming. If I could choose one thing to improve I would like to improve my editing skills further as I find it really interesting to do. I have furthered my skill with blogging so much. When I first signed up for a blog I couldn’t even understand how to write a comment whereas now I find blogging very simple and easy I understand what I am supposed to do on it. Another thing I have learnt it how hard a group must work to make a film and the effort that has to be put in. it takes a lot of time and effort but the end results worth it.