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Friday 12 December 2014

The Pitch

This is the video of our pitch to Spalding-Welch.

Below is our one page pitch in which we used as well as notes.

Friday 5 December 2014

Audience theories.

Today, I have learnt about a number of audience theories. I made a Glog using Glogster to present this.
 
Audience Theories

Thursday 4 December 2014

Location Scouting

Today we went to the location that we are recording our thriller opening. It was an old car park that seems abandoned and overgrown. As it is quite desolate, we thought it was a great place to film our thriller.






We took some shots around the area to get a feel for the area and the types of shots that would be effective. Here we have Max and Andreas in shot, Max clearly not happy at Andreas as he is walking off.


We also found a puddle, in which we got a reflection of Max in. This is a concept we are thinking about using in our thriller, and was helpful to see it was a possibility.


As per usual when we work together, some funny shots were taken; a group photo of us at the site trying to look serious, (some trying more than others), and me and Max looking at a type of plant common around the area.

Tuesday 2 December 2014

Disabled people representation

Today, I am looking at how disabled people are represented in the media.

In 'Disability on Screen', disabled people in the media have helped people understand disabled people further and how to interact with them. However, it wasn't until 1992 that a disabled actor was used in a British TV show; who understands their disability more than an able person. In todays day and age, able-bodied actors are much more represented, but the disabled fight to tell their stories.

In 'Women, old and disabled under-represented', it is said that the most popular TV shows do not include disabled people in them with a somewhat important role. It also says that only 2.5% of people in British TV shows are disabled; showing their lack of representation and minority. Representatives from these channels have said that they cannot capture all elements of society within their programs.

In 'Ricky Gervais and disabled actors', it talks about the lack of representation of disabled people in the media; the ones that are in the media are often crippled or a burden. This makes them look much weaker than some may be. It also comments on the fact that able people are used for advertisements and modelling, and how it is unfair.

In 'Media Representation of Disabled People', it says that the media is very critical of the disabled group of people, and often discriminates them. As the media represents our thoughts and opinions on groups of people, it makes us thing that the disabled are vulnerable and haven't the capacity to function on their own.

Overall, disabled people are underestimated, and are often over exaggerated in their problems. They appear to only work well with a carer, and cannot be represented anywhere in the media in a positive fashion.

This can be represented in our film in negative way as the killer has a disability; counter-typing the stereotypical disabled person representation of being weak and helpless. This also leads to little amounts of people believing the witness that the disabled was a murderer; representing that disabled are over-protected. However, it is also out of the disabled persons' control due to the disability.