m Our film is about two friends, the main character

Elizabeth is manipulated by her best friend Caitlyn.

m Caitlyn convinces Elizabeth to kill a younger boy
which all of which is explained in the opening.
However afterwards Elizabeth tries to protect
herself from Caitlyn using voodoo hence the fire
circle.
m If our film were to continue past where we left it, it
would show the eventual murder of Elizabeth by
Caitlyn who does not trust her to keep their secret.
m Our media product fits the thriller genre, we used fast paced
editing to reflect how scared Elizabeth was. However we as a
group felt we did not want to do a conventional thriller so we
challenged this by focusing on defying the common
stereotypes of young girls to give our film a unique edge.
m We used Levi-Strauss binary oppositions on the effects of the
clip the childhood scenes were on the ͞heat wave͟ effect to
give it an over bright effect. The teenage years where they
murdered the boy are set in darker effects to reflect the dark
years and decisions they made.
m Our film represent͛s the vulnerability in children who are
open to manipulation. However as a teenager Elizabeth
becomes rebellious to Caitlyn's control.
m To fit the angry teen stereotype, Elizabeth wears all black
with smudged make up.
m When dressed as younger children both wear pink skirts or
tights to show their youths but the over bright setting makes
the audience uneasy.
m To guide the audience through their age we represent them
through stereotypes but alter them to give them a abnormal
twist, in the teen years both wear normal clothing however
the speeding up of them through the tunnel makes them
appear abnormal.
m Our film represents does not aim to represent a group as
both the friends are misfits meaning they do not fit into any
of the stereotypes placed upon teenagers today and rarely
conform to their norms.
m We would hope an institution like
Lions Gate would publish our film as
it is the most commercially
successful independent film and
television distribution company in
North America.
m Lions Gate recently co-distributed by
the independently produced and
funded Kick Ass, which was rejected
from many institutions because of
the character ͞Hit Girl͟ who defied
all the normal expectations of a
seven year old and was considered a
major risk.
m According to the BBFC guidelines, our media
product would be classified as a 15 due to the
context of child abuse and murder.
m This would make our film available to older
teens and adults and is not as limiting as an 18
certificate.
m Other films also rated a 15 are ͞One Missed
Call͟, ͞Babel͟ and ͞Shutter Island͟.
m Our film is not gender specific and can be
viewed by either gender.
m Our film is targeted at teenagers as the two friends do not age
further than the age of 17/18. However it can appeal to older
audiences as it shows the characters in childhood young teens
old teens/young adults. This makes our product not specific to
teenagers.
m The flashbacks to their younger years show common signifiers

of childhood, the park, toys and swings making the
characters relatable to the audience so the audience can
understand Elizabeth's obsession.
m Before beginning constructing this product I
had no experience with garage band imovie or
mac͛s. I therefore developed my knowledge of
all three significantly. However I think I learnt
most about the use of imovie as I learnt how to
add music, credits, transitions, add effects and
slow or sped up a shot.
rLooking back to our preliminary, the only rule of directing and filming we used was
the 180 degree rule. It was limited by the types of camera movement and angles we
used (wide and over the shoulder) and the one key lighting.
rOur preliminary misses some vital aspects of continuity e.g. the person behind
Georgia as she enters the room and Georgia sitting down. Therefore I feel I have
learnt how to best film a shot and that a variety of shots is better than simple over
the shoulder shots.
rOur preliminary task had few special effects and no credits which I think made our
film look more professional. It also had very basic editing skills as when Georgia
enters the clip jolts where we had to use two different clips, I think looking at our
final clip our editing skills have improved drastically.