In what ways does your media product use,develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? (i.e of film openings)

These are my nine screen grabs of our final piece that I have chosen to evaluate and write about how they are typical or not of opening sequences of the same genre.

Frame 1- Title of Film: This screen grab of our Title of the film is quite similar to other thrillers I have looked at and analysed. It is quite simple but very bold as the white font on the black background compliments each other and makes the title very vibrant. Most thrillers have a title that creates an impact on the audience. The title of our film "Homicide" uses the convention of a real media products because 'homicide' is a synonym of assasination where The Assassination is a real film.

Frame 2- Setting/Location: I chose this screenshot as there is a lot of background in the image, which shows the setting and the location. I think the setting and location we have used is quite typical for an thriller. The location we used for our film is a local council estate which we thought was perfect for what we imagined and expressing the mood we were trying to convey. Just behind Kate there is a park which we also used in our film so the location we chose was quite fortunate as everything we needed was around the same area. Our media product challenges the forms and conventions of a thriller film because our location is unique.

Frame 3- Costumes and Props: I have used this image as it has our only prop in the image. Our costume and props are appropriate for the thriller genre and are able to help set the scene. We did not want to use many props as we thought they would be a distraction so to add realism in the interview scene we used a piece of paper because not only did Harry not learn his lines but it is an extra effect that works as a prop and fits with the context of the scene. Harry is dresed smartly which is idealy suited to hs character as he is interviewing shelby's character.

Frame 4- Camera Work and Editing: I have chosen this shot from our opening sequence which is a medium shot of Shelby. The camera work and editing helped us develop the forms and conventions of a real media project. We found the interview scene challenging to match up with the 180 degree rule and reverse cutting. The one thing we did not include which could of got us extra marks is some over the shoulder shots.

Frame 5- Title Font and Style: I have used this screen shot because it shows the title font and the style we have used. Like the title of the film it is very bold and uses contrasting colours to make it stand out. The sophisticated and realistic font style we used portrays the conventions of a real media product.
  

Frame 6- Story and how the opening sets it up: The plot of our film is a flashback of a murder. Kate the murderer is in denial in the next scene and believes she has done nothing wrong. This is use of a real media product because it is a stereotypical interpretation of the thriller/murder mystery genre.
This shot shows the murder happening and could be interpreted as a match on action shot. Also because it shows characters, costume, setting and the characters in a compromising position, it conveys an idea of what the film may be about and the type of genre that it belongs to.

Frame 7- Genre and how the opening suggests it: The opening of the film suggests the genre because of the distributor Universal pictures. Universal recently released a crime thriller film called ' 4.3.2.1 ' By Noel Clarke. This might give the audience a hint into the genre. I think we achieved the genre but we could have made the narrative clearer.

Frame 8- Special Effects: The only special effect we used in our film was the title animation which was an effect already on Adobe Premiere Elements.   1 - starts off as normal text 2 - spins from side to side 3- transitions to number 4 where the effect introduces the next scene this challenges the traditional conventions of a real media product because it is rarely used.

Frame 9- How characters are introduced: Our main character Kate is introduced by a mid-shot of her bottom half. This creates mystery as the audience are eager to find out who she is. This develops the form of a our media product.