About Me

Name: Halim El-Rhafffouli
Candidate Number: 1432

Question 7

Here is my answer to question 7 in the form of a Prezi with voice-over, Looking back at the preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

http://prezi.com/eviuxvbscr30/untitled-prezi/?kw=view-eviuxvbscr30&rc=ref-28829847

Question 6

Here is a Glogster link for Question 6, What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product? http://jafool.edu.glogster.com/media-24-06-8652

Question 5

Here is my link to a voice-over Prezi presentation for Question 5, how did you attract/address your audience?
http://prezi.com/ylvd0gj_m9yb/untitled-prezi/?kw=view-ylvd0gj_m9yb&rc=ref-28829847

Question 4 (b)

Here embeded is the second Voki I have made representative of the other section of our audience.

                                                          

Question 4 (a)

Here is a mood board I made to represent our audience and a Voki representative of a section of our audience, Who would be the audience for your media product ?

  

Question 3

Here is another link, to question 3 "What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?"

http://prezi.com/n1qsncdgsb37/untitled-prezi/?kw=view-n1qsncdgsb37&rc=ref-28829847

Question 2

Here is a link to my Prezi presentation for: Question 2, "How does your media product represent particular social groups?"

http://prezi.com/o7q_n0j37yka/untitled-prezi/?kw=view-o7q_n0j37yka&rc=ref-28829847

Question 1

Here is a link to my answer to question 1,"In what ways does your meadia product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?"

 http://prezi.com/qa0pdkr82zja/untitled-prezi/?kw=view-qa0pdkr82zja&rc=ref-28829847

Evaluation

In my evaluation I will be answering seven questions, where I will be showing my skill in the use of digital technology, understanding of my media product and the issues that surround it and my progress from my preliminary task to now.

Vindictive poster

Here is a rough idea of what the Vindictive poster would look like; it is based on a scene from the film where the protagonist is dreaming.

Vindictive final edit - after having considered audience and group feedback.

Rough edit audience feedback

Here is audience feedback received from fellow pupils after having watched our rough edit. They provided us with useful information on what our strengths were (concerning the film opening) and what needed to be improved upon which we would later implement into completing our final edit for our Thriller film opening.

Thriller Film Opening - Rough edit

Here is the rough edit version of our Thriller film opening, completed after the first week of editing using the Final Cut software, a very useful, professional and user friendly software with features which could be used for any genre or form of filmed media. Although, sometimes the abundance of functions available can be a bit overwhelming, causing the editing process to slow down slightly.

Vindictive (Edited) Script

The edited version of the script; with character names and the removal of the Office Scenes (Scenes 2 and 3) from the film opening, however breaking down the necessary information from the scenes in the form of voice over/phone call conversations which play during the first scene.
This was a decision made because we believed that three locations and the extent of dialogue we had would not be appropriate in creating the sense of mystery we hoped to create and may have perhaps caused it to resemble a trailer. Furthermore, we also agreed that compressing the information we wanted in the form of phone calls over the first scene would seem more professional and creative than what we had originally planed.

Another change made was to open the final scene with the protagonist exiting a garage opposite the estate we discovered when looking around it, rather than walking on a pavement somewhere more distant and a fade into him walking towards the estate when he is nearer. This was done not only because it is time effective but also as it would be more piratical for the character, therefore suits the characteristics of a highly skilled and intelligent ex-agent. Furthermore, this also creates the illusion that he had arrived on a vehicle, which also suits the age and mobile lifestyle the character would have.

Vindictive Edied Scrip

Production Company Logo and name ideas

Production Company Logo and name ideas

Character Profiles

 

Vindictive's protagonist Michael Faytes, played by Ryan Dowley is a talented and highly capable young ex-MI6 agent who left after his wife, whom he secretly marries at the early age of 21 passed away in an alleged terrorist bombing. He believes it was his responsibility as an agent to have somehow prevented her death and the incident and therefore drowns in guilt and anger.

Blinded by rage and a thirst for vengeance he is determined to capture those responsible for his pain and make them pay and fails to see signs that all is not as it seems. His anger leads him to danger and his skill out of it.

As the film progresses Michael begins to stumble upon confusing clues which cause him to trust even his closest less and less, as the plot takes twists and turns and he approaches the shocking truth. 

The mysterious figure which knocks Michael out at the end of the film opening, is later revealed to be Philip Congman (here played by Yasser Ibrahim), Michael's close friend and experienced mentor from MI6, one who he believed was doing him favours, when he was in fact deceiving him with false information in fear of Michael discovering the truth behind the purpose of the so called Al-Sabaat terrorist attack; set up by the agency, an operation lead by Philip.

 

Omar Adam (Halim El-Rhaffouli; Left image above), a British born agent of Lebanese origin and James Ali (Martin Al-Ashouti; Right image above) also British of Egyptian decent; called in to preserve the truth behind their operation by appearing as one of the members of the amateur terrorist group, The Al-Sabaat, hence the overt, stereotypical portrayal of terrorists as being of Arab decent and wearing traditional Arabian clothing to deceive the blinded by rage, Michael Faytes.

Shooting on-site

Here are some pictures of our group at work during the filming task of the project. An overall enjoyable experiance but at times fustrating as it took us some time to practice filming and we struggled to agree upon final decisions for the shots, angles and movements that will be used.

 

  

Location 2

An abandoned estate where scene two takes place. We discovered this estate when searching for a location near the school area (Chelsea) that would be appropriate for creating a sense of notoriety we believed the scene should for the audience. After speaking to workers on a small section of the site we were permitted a limited amount of time to film what we wanted.

 

Image1: shows the view from which the audience and the antagonist witness the gun trade.

 Image2: Where the scene begins, as Ryan exits the building's open garage located behind the spooky estate.

Image3: Where Ryan is filmed from multi-angles walking after having crossed from the garage towards

the estate premisses.

Location 1

For the first scene (the Graveyard Scene) we ideally found a cemetery located in Chelsea, very near to our school and fairly near to all our homes.

Image1: Where the video opens with the protagonist, Ryan walking down the path

as credits begin to appear.

Image2: Where Ryan is seen walking through and down the stairs, after turning

as credits continue.

 

Image3: Ryan is viewed walking down towards his diseased wife's grave.

Image4: Ryan's wife's grave, where he kneels out of respect and despair to place flowers on the grave;

There is a close-up of him doing this as his name appears in the credits.

Anamatic

Here is an anamatic presentation we made, using images from our storyboard and final cut to edit, to create an idea of what the film opening would look like .