Saturday, 16 March 2013

Post 24: Evaluation Questions & Tasks Question 1

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

1. The production companies name is featured in the opening credits, this is conventional as in real media products they often have the production companies name at the beginning of the film.
2. This shot shows the main character, Sophie, interacting with her best friend; this is conventional as it shows the audience the main character, their importance and also how they act towards others.
3. This shot shows an example of one of the many fades within our short film; this is conventional in short films as fades are used to help move from one scene to the other.
4. This shot shows the main character interacting with the antagonist, this is conventional as in real media products they establish the bad guy and how the protagonist interacts with them.
5. This shot shows the relationship between the protagonist and antagonist develop during a montage, this allows the audience to see the time scale of the grooming. This is not conventional in most films as you don't often have such a strong storyline with the main character being seduced by the villain.
6. Shows the same as number 5.
7. This shot shows how close Sophie and Alan's relationship is through the use of body language. This is conventional as body language helps to make the dialogue more realistic as well as suggest something because of how close they are.
8. This shot shows a close up of the characters movements, this is conventional in films as they often have cutaways to point out key points within the film.


9. Once again a close up showing the characters movements suggesting the relationship between the main actors. As well as pointing out the key points within the film.
10. This shot features the main character Alan, it is a medium close up to show his facial expression. This is conventional as medium close ups are often used in films for the audience to see the characters reaction.
11. A calm quiet medium shot that gets interrupted by a critical turning point in the film. Alan proceeds to get arrested which is the build-up to the end scene. This is conventional as there are usually large build ups in real media products to create tension for the audience.
12. Shows the same as number 11 however is a closer shot.


13. This shot reveals the policeman waiting for Alan outside his door. This shot is conventional as films often introduce new characters to the audience through a different shot not always including the main character.
14. A close up of Alan being handcuffed, this is a key shot to the audience as it shows the use of an important prop. This is conventional as real media products cut away to a close up of an important subject matter.
15. Medium close up of Alan being put into the police car and being escorted to the station, this is conventional as the police car helps make the police more realistic for the audience which often happens in films as dramas often try to stay as true to the truth as possible.
16. The final shot is of Alan being interviewed; this is where we leave the film on a cliff hanger which is conventional in real media products as it leaves the audience confused, interested and wanting more.

Poster
1.   This shows a bold, dominating title of the film. This is a convention seen in many other real media products as when advertising one of the first things distributors want the audience to see is the name of what they are trying to promote.
2.   This slogan is enticing and makes the audience think about the film a lot more. Again this is a convention of real media products as many films have small slogans on their posters.
3.   This is the additional information such as the production company and who else is involved. For the third time this is another real media product convention as it is nearly always seen at the bottom of most film posters.

Review
1. Bold, eye catching title of the film.
2. Large pictures taken from the film of the main characters.
3. Tag line to entice the reader and make them wonder what the film is about.
4. Basic information about the film.
5. An overall verdict on whether the film is worth seeing or not.
6. Description of what is happening in the picture.
7. The production company which is unconventional to have in a review unless it with the information about the film.

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