Thursday 7 April 2011

in what way does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

Screen Shot One - This shows the main title for our film. We wanted the film title to be big and bold so it would stand out and people would know it was an action movie. We also wanted it to be explosive I think we achieved this. I think the sound of the gunshot helped set the scene for the rest of the movie. i think that the title has lots of connotations, gangster being one of them. we had decided to take the first title from our title sequence but it didnt fit in we the film so we had to re think them.
Screen Shot Two - This screen shot is of setting and location. We decided to shoot in leatherhead town centre as it looks normal and it has lots of alleyways that we could run down. As the character run down the alleyway away from the busy high street it opens up to a car park where the characters do some free running. I think it sets the scene well as the audience are taken away from the norm to an action packed chase scene.


Screen Shot Three - The frame here demonstrates the use of costumes and props. We decided that the assassins were going to wear suits as it looks more professional and many action films have assassins wearing suits. We used props like guns to set the scene and make the film seem more realistic and dramatic


Screen Shot Four - The fourth shot shows camera work and editing. The shot we used is called a shot reverse shot which emphasizes conversation or dialogue. We used tracking shots, high angle shots, low angle shots, long shots, mid shots, close ups, shot reverse shots and many more to make the film  look more professional and realistic. We increased the pace of editing in the chase scene to emphasise the action. The use of editing I think is quite effective as we used many slide transitions to make the film run smoothly from one scene to the next.


Screen Shot Five - This frame shows us the title font and style. We had titles fade in and out in the bottom right hand corner of the screen. So they weren’t as noticeable as the title of our film. We wanted the audience to notice the titles so we wanted the titles to slip in around the action, so the audience were aware of the titles but not distracted from the action on screen. The title font colour is white to make them clearly visible but not too distracting.


Screen Shot Six - This shows us the story and how the opening sets it up. The scene is set in a room with not much lighting connoting that it is a mysterious, scary place. It also has an authoritative figure, three people in suits and an envelope each sitting around a table. This could connote many things but the body language, the props and the setting suggests the story seem dramatic and like something thrilling could happen soon. The scene could suggest a briefing of some kind as the character have 3 letters in front of them which look a bit suspicious


Screen Shot Seven - Frame seven suggests the genre of our film. We see a person being chased down an alley way which could suggest an action film. It also helps that we can see the intense body movements, the seriousness of the characters as this adds to the action movie feel. They will get this impression because chase scenes are fast paced, explosive, thrilling and everything about them suggests the action genre.
Screen Shot Eight - This shows us how the characters are introduced. Here we have a mid shot of 'The Boss' with a serious expression as he talks on the phone. We can see that 'The Boss' is automatically portrayed as a very determined and quite scary character. 'The Boss' is shown as a very intelligent guy he is wearing a suit and tie, with glasses on that suggests he is in the know and is very important.


Screen Shot Nine - This frame shows us the use of special effects. We created a production company for our film. It is a panther roar behind the picture as the title fades in and out. The slide transitions show the panther clawing its way onto screen. We thought if we used a fearsome animal for our company name it might suggest an action film. This can be compared to some of the James Bond films that have the MGM production company trademark that plays before it.

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