Film Opening

My AS Film Opening:

Preliminary Task

Both metaphorically and physically. We start off AS Media with a small project where we must show our camera work and editing skills through the opening of a door. In groups of threes, we're supposed to film a short where a character opens a door and enters a room to have a short conversation with another character, before leaving. The dialogue can be however we want it to be and we can have any range of time filmed. Haven't finished yet, but so far it has been rather enjoyable and interesting to do.

After finishing the filming, somebody joined our group and we had four working on the editing, splitting into groups of twos. so there are two final products; one edited together by the new guy and I, and the other edited by the other two in our group; the actors.

Question 1 - In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

Question 2 - How does your media product represent particular social groups?

Question 3 - What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

Big distribution companies such as Warner Bros. and Universal, which we used in our opening, have distributed many post-apocalyptic films before, and so may distribute this one if it were a bigger production with a more recognisable cast and crew. However, being an independent film, I imagine smaller companies would be more likely to distribute it, such as Vertigo Films and Verve Pictures, two independent distribution companies based in the United Kingdom. If we were to reach out to a distribution company, a small independent British one may be our best option.


We used Universal in our film opening because it fit with the tone and they have distributed many post-apocalyptic films. While it would have been more suitable to use a smaller, independent company, we used Universal due to it being more recognisable and common in other post-apocalyptic films; a convention of post-apocalyptic films, in a way.

Question 4/5 - Who would be your audience and how did you attract/address them?

Question 6 - What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

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Question 7 - Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

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