Evaluation Question 1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
Conventions of film openings: Title sequence, narrative titles, ident/logo, establishing shots, the genre is set up, protagonist(s) are introduced, music/sound.
Film openings set up the rest of the scene and introduce the characters.
Title sequences must follow a strict order similarly to real film openings as we are trying to keep our opening sequence to our film as professional and realistic as possible.
Most films follow the order of: distribution company, production company, starring actors, film title, featuring actors, casting director, costume designer, music by, edited by, production designer, director of photographer, executive producers, written by, directed by.
We have followed the conventions of title sequence to maintain a realistic look to our opening sequence, this will attract people to watch it if it looks similar to existing films.
Click below for a photo collage of our title credits
A photo collage of our title credits
Conventional themes portrayed in our opening sequence included themes of partying, both characters attending school (common of a teen film), the girly girl and the more nerdy girl. These themes are relatable for our target audience as teenage girls will have experienced or have witnessed these things.
Ways we have used camera work, editing, mise en scene and sound to follow the conventions of real media products:
Camera work: We used a variety of shot types, shot angles and shot movement in order to maintain an interest to convey different types of emotion. Making sure we have good shots that are in focus will allow us to insure a professional look to our opening sequence. We used many close up shots to show the emotion of the character, this lets the audience to emphasize with the characters and relate to their situation.
Editing: We have followed the conventions of films by using match cuts and continuity editing. Our opening sequence is quite fast paced allowing all the action to happen and to keep up with the lives of teenagers as they're always busy either studying or having fun.
Mise en scene: Both characters are dressed appropriately for their stereotype, the party girl in a little black dress and the nerdy girl in pyjamas. After, they both get changed into school uniform, this conforms to the conventions of a teen drama as most teen films are set in school or around school environment.
Sound: Sound is important in our opening sequence to establish a fun and upbeat feel to our opening sequence, it engages with the audience. We used two main pieces of music, a classic song and a house music track. The classic 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun' relates to many girls and is well known to many people, and 'Ready For Your Love' is a new innovative track that would be known by many teenagers of today.
The editing, mise en scene, sound and camera work we have used is typical of a teen film, we did this to keep to the conventions that are already made and conform to stereotypes.
The storyline and themes developed in our opening sequence are typical of a teen drama as many teen dramas are set around the school environment and the daily struggles (whether it be partying or studying) of teenagers, showing the reality of teenagers in the 21st century.
The name for our film Double Trouble, and use of titles reinforce the generic identity of our opening sequence as all the titles in our opening sequence are pink, which is a connotation of feminine attributes and conveys a fun, girly theme to our teen drama/chick flick.
We have stuck to many of the conventions within the narrative, themes, characters and film style.
Conventions of film openings: Title sequence, narrative titles, ident/logo, establishing shots, the genre is set up, protagonist(s) are introduced, music/sound.
Film openings set up the rest of the scene and introduce the characters.
Title sequences must follow a strict order similarly to real film openings as we are trying to keep our opening sequence to our film as professional and realistic as possible.
Most films follow the order of: distribution company, production company, starring actors, film title, featuring actors, casting director, costume designer, music by, edited by, production designer, director of photographer, executive producers, written by, directed by.
We have followed the conventions of title sequence to maintain a realistic look to our opening sequence, this will attract people to watch it if it looks similar to existing films.
Click below for a photo collage of our title credits
A photo collage of our title credits
Conventional themes portrayed in our opening sequence included themes of partying, both characters attending school (common of a teen film), the girly girl and the more nerdy girl. These themes are relatable for our target audience as teenage girls will have experienced or have witnessed these things.
Ways we have used camera work, editing, mise en scene and sound to follow the conventions of real media products:
Camera work: We used a variety of shot types, shot angles and shot movement in order to maintain an interest to convey different types of emotion. Making sure we have good shots that are in focus will allow us to insure a professional look to our opening sequence. We used many close up shots to show the emotion of the character, this lets the audience to emphasize with the characters and relate to their situation.
Editing: We have followed the conventions of films by using match cuts and continuity editing. Our opening sequence is quite fast paced allowing all the action to happen and to keep up with the lives of teenagers as they're always busy either studying or having fun.
Mise en scene: Both characters are dressed appropriately for their stereotype, the party girl in a little black dress and the nerdy girl in pyjamas. After, they both get changed into school uniform, this conforms to the conventions of a teen drama as most teen films are set in school or around school environment.
Sound: Sound is important in our opening sequence to establish a fun and upbeat feel to our opening sequence, it engages with the audience. We used two main pieces of music, a classic song and a house music track. The classic 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun' relates to many girls and is well known to many people, and 'Ready For Your Love' is a new innovative track that would be known by many teenagers of today.
The editing, mise en scene, sound and camera work we have used is typical of a teen film, we did this to keep to the conventions that are already made and conform to stereotypes.
The storyline and themes developed in our opening sequence are typical of a teen drama as many teen dramas are set around the school environment and the daily struggles (whether it be partying or studying) of teenagers, showing the reality of teenagers in the 21st century.
The name for our film Double Trouble, and use of titles reinforce the generic identity of our opening sequence as all the titles in our opening sequence are pink, which is a connotation of feminine attributes and conveys a fun, girly theme to our teen drama/chick flick.
We have stuck to many of the conventions within the narrative, themes, characters and film style.
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