Why do you think dramas are so popular?

I think that dramas are popular because of the broad audience appeal it can possibly have, depending on the sub-genre. I feel that dramas are able to convey gripping story lines in TV series' that are able to captivate audiences to continue watching, this is true for series such as Mr. Selfridge (UK) and Breaking Bad (US) where their audience is so strong due to good plot and characters.

Drama is generally very broad for audiences and they manage to capture various ages and genders and countries usually, this is different to comedy for example where the comedy make be specific to a particular country such as Angry Boys which is specific to Australian and potentially British humour however for american humour for example they likely wouldn't understand. Another example with age would be The Inbetweeners which would only really aimed at teenagers and young adults and thus more elderly people may not find the humour as funny.

The sub genres are extremely wide, for example crime is incorporated in both Dexter and also the UK show of Midsummer Murders but it varies to historical action dramas such as The Musketeers.

List of shows from rating sheet

The musketeers is a show that was featured on the ratings sheet, it is a TV series that is aired on BBC and it is a drama show, containing a sub-genre of historical action and it is still on its first season as it began airing on the 19th of January 2014.

Eastenders is a drama show that has been going for what seems like forever. It doesn't really have a sub-genre of various elements such as crime and action but it is a soap therefore it changes between episodes. It is a TV series that has been airing since 1985 and there has been approximately over 5000 episodes to date.

Another drama show series is Death in Paradise that has been running since 2011 and continues to date on it's third series. It has a sub-genre of mystery and crime and has been airing on BBC one. It has had very good audience and critic feedback.

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Planning the Evaluation Responses

The following are the seven evaluation questions and I will discuss how I will attempt to tackle each question with my initial ideas and use of different technologies and resources.

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

I think that this question would be best answered in a 'directors commentary' to the camera style, referring to my influences when I was creating and directing our thriller opening for An Eye for an Eye. I will include clips from videos where I can taken influence from or to show relevant conventions in Thriller movies, see below for an example of the video clip (Disconnect) that I will download and include in my commentary to further show and introduce a cleaner and better way to show influences. 



Click here for an example of a directors commentary on YouTube and something I wish to replicate in a similar way but with just myself and added clips.

2. How does your media product represent particular social groups?

For this question I wish to use a different form of media, such as Padlet and this is another form of media where I can use Text, Images, embed videos and extras on a virtual board:

This will be useful as I will mostly use test however I can also embed YouTube videos to the site and thus it becomes more interactive and I think this will work well because of mostly my description and response will come through text but I can back up my points through use of images and video.

3. What kind of media institutions might distribute your media product and why?

In order to answer this question I believed that using a Podcast and uploading it to YouTube or SoundCloud would work well because I did not require the need for images, simply a typed up script to follow, I would discuss about Independent and Mainstream films, discussing that my film would be likely to be funded and distributed by an independent film institution. You can see below, examples of (not relevant) podcasts:

BBC Podcasts:

iTunes:

4. Who would be the audience for your media product?

I think that this one would be best addressed using Prezzi as it will allow me to create a dynamic presentation showing and introducing various elements such as videos showing clips from previous films that have a clear audience, maybe even introduce the BFI YearBook as it contains a section on audiences and refer back to Thriller conventions.

http://www.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/downloads/bfi-statistical-yearbook-2013.pdf

5. How did you attract/address your audience?

In order to address this question I aim to use Word or Pages, however make it look visually appealing by using a template and base it more on a poster, below shows the potential that Pages has to work with and I hope to use a template like this:

The Pages app will work well because I can incorporate both text and good imagery to back up the text and will work to show audiences because I believe that stills will work well as opposed to clips from the films. Once completed, I plan to upload it to SlideShare and it will then be interactive and dynamic. 

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

For this question I believed that the most effective way to present it would be with both images, clips and possibly audio files, therefore I thought that using Spicy Nodes would be effective as it works well as a mind-map but you can still include plenty of detail in my text.

7. Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the main task?

The next and final way that I hope to present my work will be through the use of Microsoft PowerPoint and uploading it to Author Stream. Powerpoint allows me to also include photos and videos, along with making the document look classy and still present my progression. I can have a separate slide for each progression, showing how I advanced from our preliminary task and how we advanced as a group.

'Student Speak'

1.  The problems with media companies owning too much stuff

2.  The importance of using all avenues and working together with companies to make a film and het it ‘out there’

3.  The technologies that have been introduced recently at the levels of production, distribution, marketing and exchange

4.  How important is it for institutions and audiences to have fast access to easily available hardware and content

5.  The importance of using lots of different technological avenues for institutions and audiences

6.  The problems with American companies targeting British audiences with their films

7.  How what you like and consume shows us how audiences behave in general.

Key Terms - Defined

Key Terms - Definitions

Audience: the group of spectators at a public event; listeners or viewers collectively, as in attendance at a theatre or concert: The audience was respectful of the speaker's opinion.

Institutions: an organization, establishment, foundation, society, or the like, devoted to the promotion of a particular cause or program, especially one of a public, educational, or charitable character: This college is the best institution of its kind.

Production: the act of producing; creation; manufacture or; something that is produced; a product.

Distribution: The act of moving the product and sharing to the customer or target audience through use of companies

Marketing: the total of activities involved in the transfer of goods from the producer or seller to the consumer or buyer, including advertising, shipping, storing, and selling.

Exhibition: a public display, as of the work of artists or artisans, the products of farms or factories, the skills of performers, or objects of general interest.

Consumption: This is where the public consumes items; in which case they use take something from the movie, culturally.

Horizontal integration: horizontal integration is a strategy where a company creates or acquires production units for outputs which are alike - either complementary or competitive. One example would be when a company acquires competitors in the same industry doing the same stage of production.

Vertical integration: the integration within one company of individual businesses working separately in related phases of the production and sale of a product.

Conglomerate: a corporation consisting of a number of subsidiary companies or divisions in a variety of unrelated industries, usually as a result of merger or acquisition. 

Multinational: When a company is based in multiple countries

Cross media ownership: the ownership of multiple business or companies by one person or organisation 

Convergence: when two companies or organisations come together.

Synergy: When two companies combine together however still remain independent.

Digital Technology: The modern technology, opposed to analogue. Heavily featured in media with things such as Digital cameras and computers. Distributed to cinemas now in a digital format.

                                                                                                                   

The absolute final cut (Third Final Cut) for 'An eye for an eye'