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

I have picked 9 frames to show how our media product used, develop and challenge forms and conventions of real media. 

Frame 1

The shot we used  was a close up on the characters feet. The close up of the characters feet continues until the 3^rd shot, where the audience can see her full body, and the 5^th shot where they can see her face fully. The purpose of this was to keep the main characters identity hidden for a while to create suspense, which links to the genre The lightening of this frame is dark although it’s high key. The first scene is set in the girls bedroom to show that she’s the main character. We chose to use productions as our first credit as we found this was common for a lot of films. 

Frame 2

The second frame shows the production company; the font colour used was red to indicate the genre. The lightning is high key and the character’s identity is still remained unknown, which would create suspense. 

Frame 3

The next frame is still set in the characters house, just in a different room. This shot is the first time the audience can view the main character properly.  The character is dressed a t shirt to show they are a normal person yet the t shirt is dark so it doesn't contrast to the genre where characters are usually dressed in dark colours. The credit in this title shows the person who is playing this character. We have detected a continuity error with this area as the outside window is dark, yet the rest of our opening in light and we didn't have enough time to re film this part.

Frame 4

 The next frame shows the main character brushing her teeth, showing that she’s ready to go out soon. The shot used in a close up of the sink and toothbrush to show that she’s in the bathroom. The credit shows another name, which shows there is another character in this sequence which hasn't been shown. . The shot used is a straight cut, just to keep the scene realistic and it seemed most appropriate. This frame contains high key lighting, to keep the idea of the scene being realistic.

Frame 5

This frame shows the main character walking downstairs whilst grabbing her coat and bag, showing that she is leaving the house. The character is still in the house, but just a different room. The lighting is still high key, yet is lightening is very dark which links to the genre.The credits shown in this frame are 'edited by'.

Frame 6
 

The next frame introduces to a different character and a different setting. The new character is shown to be outside. The second character is holding document, whilst wearing black gloves. The reason we used this clothing was to show the audience that the second character is a criminal. The second character identity is not revealed, which is done to create suspense and question of who this second character is.  The shot used is a close up on the documents. 

 

Frame 7

The next frame shows the second character walking round the car, trying not to be spotted. The lightening is very bright, which contrasts to our genre since the lightening is usually dark. Due to changing our idea a few times, we found it difficult to film when it was more darker. The second character is wearing a black jacket with their hood up. The dark clothing of the second character suggests the opening is a thriller/crime since it’s very common within the genre.

Frame 8
 

This frames shows the title of the film. The colour on the font at the start was white, which quickly flashed to red, which suggests the opening is a thriller/crime since the colour is associated with blood, alert and danger. The font is 'chiller' which gives it a slightly edgy effects. The reason we chose this font is that it was similar to other thriller/crime films. 

Frame 9

The last frame shows the directors. We placed this credit at the end since it's commonly used, possible because it gives the credit a more powerful effect. The credit is placed slight off centre or 'rule of thirds' just so the screen didn't look uninteresting.