QUESTION #2-
- How does your product engage with audiences and how would it be distributed as a real media text?
ENGAGING-
- Our film engages with a specific target audience, which are teenagers from the ages 14-18 yrs old. Since our film incorporates a teenage girl: Avery Dawson, struggling as she is facing the extreme consequences and hardships of being accused of murder as well as being sent to prison. Since our film is mostly targeted to teens, we used thriller and mystery techniques to capture the interest within our audience.
-The goal is to have the audience be immersed within the story as they imagine themselves in Avery's position as well as the events that are taking place. It makes the viewer deeply think and realize what they would do if they were put in the same situation, also questioning what would happen next. With the help of several elements like pacing, visual aspect, and effects within our film, it delivers a sense of mystery, anxiety and eeriness, which correlates with our goal to capture the attention of our targeted audience.
DISTRIBUTION-
- A24 doesn't just only help with talent and creativity but it also promotes our film to a younger target audience which captures the attention and interest in younger generations. They use their various marketing and distribution techniques to capture the wanted attention towards our film which makes it a highly reliable source to distribute our production as well as the most suitable within our interests and goals thats can be achieved through A24.
- While making the script for my CCR, I decided to organize myself first and review the questions and see how I would answer them. I will take the answers I have written in my blog and rephrase them a little bit, to fit the "vibe" of my video as well as simplify some of the information since I don't want it to be so boring, instead I want it to be engaging and fun to experience and watch. I want to focus on examples, while using lots of references to support my explanation, as well as how it all ties back to our final production: Static.
- My first CCR will include the first and second question, and the idea is to incorporate in some way our film into my CCR. So i decided to start off with an interrogation scene, having my dad help me as he acts as the police officer (my dad plays Officer Garcia throughout the opening, which is perfect). I would be acting as a "witness" of the murder and i want it to be very dramatic to keep the audience engaged ass well and not get very bored.
SCRIPT-
OFFICER (my dad)- "Hello Ms. Gonzalez. So, you're a witness to what happened with Raven. Her murder, can you walk me through what you know?"
ME- "I saw Avery and Raven together earlier during school, since we had class together. They seemed happy, just talking. But later in the day something happened and everything just became tense. I knew they were having a picnic later as they were gong to celebrate Avery's 18th birthday. But i got curious and decided to go to the same park, but i sat far. A few hours in i went to the bathroom but suddenly i heard a scream, and... when i came out i- i saw Raven's body on the floor and Avery was there, kneeling over her with blood on her hands."
OFFICER- (skeptical)- "And what do you think truly happened?"
ME- (hesitates) "well i think Avery was being set up. She would never hurt Raven, yes they may have their ups and downs but they never throw hands, like ever."
OFFICER- "Hmm, okay then, thank you for your honesty. Now, you mentioned you all had class together, whaat exactly did you girls do there?"
ME- "Well, the class we were all together in is called Media studies and we were actually working on a project about film Openings... and honestly, now that i think about it my film kind of represents both Raven and Avery in a way."
OFFICER- "How so?"
ME- "Well the film opening i'm working on is called Static and it s a psychological thriller. Now, let's just say Avery and Raven are the characters in my production. Avery s accused of murdering her best friend: Raven. And throughout the film we explore themes of perception versus reality, as well as the struggle of being a teenager along with insanity. It also explores lots of genre conventions."
ME- Oh my god. Did my film just predict current events..?! I think i might be psychic. Cool!"
OFFCER- (officer raises his eyebrow giving a face of "seriously"?/ big side eye)
ME- (look at him and immediately squabble) "No, not cool, definitely not cool... yeah."
OFFICER- "Anyways, how does your film even play a part with genre conventions? "
ME- "We used traditional mystery and horror elements to build tension and eeriness within our film. If you've ever watched Vertigo or Se7en, then it's that level of suspense! Not only that but we also use various techniques into the atmosphere like tight close ups and fast paced cuts to draw the attention to the audience watching. Including representation as well as representing teens was quit a topic within this film!"
OFFICER- "And how did you accomplish representation, as well as portraying teens?"
ME- "We challenged stereotypes! More specifically, teen stereotypes. Let me dig deeper here, Avery's not rebellious or extroverted at all; she's complex, dealing with her own struggles. We wanted to show that introverted teens, especially girls, have their own qualities and complexities. Avery's introverted, and it's actually kinda creepy how quiet she is."
OFFICER- "Interesting... How do you see your film connecting with audiences?"
Me- "It's for teens! so we use thriller elements to immerse them. As they feel the tension rising from the film they themselves start to question what's real. The goal is to have the audience be immersed within the story as they imagine themselves in Avery's position as well as the events that are taking place. With the help of several elements like pacing, visual aspect, and effects within our film, it delivers a sense of mystery, anxiety and eeriness, which correlates with our goal to capture the attention of our targeted audience."
OFFICER- "Well thats- "
ME- "OH! and we also have a great distribution plan! We are planning to distribute on A24, which is an independent entertainment company that focuses on creative freedom! We chose this company because it offers and accepts interests in smaller producers and directors which help us with our upcoming film. They use their various marketing and distribution techniques to capture the wanted attention towards our film which makes it a highly reliable source to distribute our production as well as the most suitable within our interests and goals thats can be achieved through A24!"
OFFICER- (flabbergasted) "Well alright then, thank you for your time Ms. Gonzalez, you may wait outside until I receive any further news."
ME- "Thank you Officer! Oh an, please look into what i've said about Avery."
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