Evaluation Question 2

How Does Your Media Product Represent Particular Social Groups?

Within our film there are only two characters. These characters are both white males, which shows a lack of representation for gender and different ethnic groups. However this was not a deliberate choice to do this, it was simply a case of the actors that were available to us for scheduled filming where both white males. Class is not particularly represent in this film, however it does suggest that they could possibly be of the middle to upper classes, due to the fact that one of the characters is wearing suit trousers and a shirt and the other is dressed in a full suit and tie outfit. These costume design choices were not however intended to represent class as such, for example the purpose of the white shirt was that it would easily show up our fake blood but seeing as the other characters is dressed in a suit it could suggested that he is a sophisticated, wealthy murderer but the narrative of the story does little to really show this.

 

Below is a mood board which is a collection of inspiration and prop uses from our film.  

The Pitch Vlog

This is a video log of myself, giving the pitch for the narrative of our film.

Soundtrack- The Original Version

This is the soundtrack that was used for our opening title sequence. You may notice, if you've seen the film already, that the music here seems distinctly dissimilar to the actual soundtrack on the video. This is because this piece of music has not been reversed, which gives off the slow and dark sound your hear in the film.   The only instrument in this piece is an electric guitar being played with minor distortion. The buzz from the amplifier can also be heard but this gives a greater effect in the reversed version of the soundtrack. This piece (non-reversed) is based off of The Last of Us soundtrack song titled home. A discussion of that song can be found on this blog.

Analysis of Second Day Filming

 

Music Inspiration- Marilyn Manson and The Color Morale

The first song I have chosen to analyse is a song called Fill;Avoid by a band called The Color Morale. The sound of this song is almost but not quite identical to our own soundtrack for the opening sequence. Supporting a deep, mysterious electronic tone it instantly becomes haunting and captivating, digging into the soul. It also oddly enough sounds like something was recorded and then played in reverse like our own soundtrack however this cannot be said definitely. However midway through the film, there is a sudden switch, to which the electronic sounds dither away and are replaced with a slow piano progression, that is lighter and more happy, relieving the listener of the dark tones the song has before. The lyrics are also sung gently but with long notes at times.

 

 

 

The second song that inspired me was the more upbeat, gothic rock song Sweet Dreams (Are made of this) by Marilyn Manson. The song starts off with a ominous riff from the guitar and then the bass kicks in to add an extra depth and layer to the song. Then all of the instruments come together to play a loud and pounding pre-verse. The lyrics are sometimes whispered and lightly sung, but Manson's unique style means he switches between shouts at the more energetic moments to really get the listener going. This song is similar to some of the soundtrack themes found on the Resident Evil films. The style may not have fitted in perhaps as well as Fill;Avoid, due to the fact that the film is a lot slower paced than the song, however I feel it still would have been fairly dark.

Epic Game Music Inspiration: The Last of Us - Home

This a song titled Home, from the soundtrack of the video game, The Last of Us. This song is so, so haunting that it was an instant inspiration for me the first time I heard it. The song opens up by utilising slow deep strings to create a long and ghostly atmosphere. This carries on for about 40 seconds, in order to really drive home the ominous atmosphere created by the music. The sound of the electric guitar coming forward is light at first, but then goes much the same way as the deep bass strings, giving off a slightly unnerving final note. There is then the accompaniment of acoustic guitar that plays a gentle rhythm and lightens the mood slightly. The electric guitar comes in again over the acoustic rhythm adding depth and layers to the song. The electric guitar again briefly stops and moves more to the foreground letting the acoustic sounds breathe some life, before the electric guitar now partnered with a piano both come in for a soaring and spine tingling finale. This song forms a highly spooky and surreal atmosphere for three minutes which both haunts and scares the listener. Comparing this to the Leaving Earth song for Mass Effect 3, we can definitely say that this song is moodier and very dark, but with light tones to not make it too overbearing and depressing.

Production Company Logos

The logos down below are generally Horror themed logos or are related to other kinds of well known films. Whilst we have not been able to create an actual digital sequence we have taken colours, sounds or logo designs from these logos and put them together to help create our own logos.

This is a horror movie companies (Dragonsoldier Pictures) logo sequence.




 Below is the Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures logo openings.



This is the Jerry Bruckheimer Intro logo sequence. This is also the inspiration for our Musketeer Entertainment Video.