Creative Critical Reflection Question 2

✦ Creative Critical Reflection Question 2 ✦

Question 2 -How does your product engage with audiences and how would it be distributed as a real media text?-

In addressing this question, there are two areas to be considered: engagement with the audience and distribution practices apparent within my film opening.

The first step in outlining the audience engagement is identifying the target audience of my film opening. The research on the target audience of my opening is detailed within one of my previous blog postings. This is what I will utilize for reference in answering this question. My opening naturally resonates with the pre- existing advocates for the thriller genre, although with the addition of the retro setting- having it set in the 1950s- the audience is widened, appealing to fans of classic cinema as well. 

Past identification of the target audience, analyzing the ways in which my film opening engages the audience is required. The use of dramatic irony, in the way that the audience is provided more information than the central character Darlene, accentuates the suspenseful elements present. The audience is able to recognize the conman's deception while Darlene remains unaware demonstrated through the visual element of the wanted poster where by Darlene walks past, unattentively. The use of this within my film opening brings a deepened audience connection as the audience becomes invested.  

The second part of this question involves how my film would realistically be distributed. Due to my film being new and independent, it would not be released widely in theatres. Realistically, a more practical approach in distribution would be through platforms such as YouTube and Vimeo, which allow for the posting of these projects and would make accessible to audiences. In addition, another threshold for releasing this project would be through smaller streaming services that release amateur films. Another intriguing option for distribution is a smaller, independent theatre that releases smaller films. This would provide the classic cinematic experience while maintaining realistic in distribution practices for this smaller film. 

Here is my script for the question 1 & 2 of the Creative Critical Reflection, it will be in a podcast form. 

As far as the podcast format goes, I will record it within a video rather than audio in order to elevate the engagement. I will utilize a microphone that I own. It looks similar to this: