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- 1. Media Evaluation: Question 1 In what ways does your product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? Title font and style The title of the filmis showninthe 3rd image inthe grid.I showedmyfilmtitle againstablackscreen ina white handwrittenstylefontasI used a write oneffectforhow the title appearedonscreen.I positionedthe title toappearina place that shouldmeanthatthe title can be understoodasalone the title doesn’tmake sense.ItisplacedjustafterTom whoisplayingthe maincharacter quitshis jobafterbeingshoutedatby hissupervisorthusleadingtohimstormingoutof the pub. Thisiswhen to title appearsonscreen,thiswill create asmall aspectof mysteryaspeople will wonderwhatis meantby ‘YourI can’ and especiallyinthe contextof the film.Sodirectlyafterthis,the shotof Tom scrollingdownhisInstagramfeedandfindingthe image saying ‘YourIcan is more importantthan your IQ’whichisthe whole ideaof the storyline andalsoclearingupthe meaningbehindthe title. Location/Setting My locationshotisthe 2nd screenshotof the gridandis the initial shotof myfilmopening asitisthe one whichwill setthe scene forthe firstsequence of shots.The firstsequence of shotswere filmed at the restaurantshowninthe screenshot,thiswastosetup the story line of the whole filmsoI neededtodoa shot whichwouldshowwhere itwastakingplace.Thisiscommonwithmanyother 1. 2. . 1. 3 . 1. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
- 2. filmsinthe same genre of my film,theywilluse apanningshoteitherverticallyorhorizontallyto showwhere the firstscenesare beingsetthisisbecause itshowsthe audience wheretheyare at before the restof the filmcontinues. Camerawork and Editing The final screenshotonthe grid,number9, showsthe final shotof my filmopeningwhere the main character isskatingoff intothe distance afterdecidingtotravel upto London.Thiswouldprobably be my favourite shotasit startedas zoomedintomain character andas he getsfurtherawaythe camera slowlyzoomsoutexposingthe view fromthe hillwhere IwasIwas shootingfromwhich couldsee overthe top of Poulner. Thiswasmyfavourite shotasit was a visible attractive shotandI alsofeltlike itsummeduphowthe restof the filmwouldplayout.Iwasinitiallygoingtoallow this shotto slowlyzoomoutsmoothlywithnoeditinghoweverbecause of time constraintsitmeantI had to cut itdown.I decidedthe bestwaytodo it wouldbe tohave it so ithad a stuttereffect soI wouldcutout a sectionsothe camera wouldbe zoomingoutsmoothlythenall of asuddenthe camera andskater wouldjumpfurtherahead.Iwashappyto give thisshotthiskindof lookbecause it isusedinotherfilmswiththe same genre forwhenthe maincharactersin those filmsare walking intothe distance beginningtheir‘journey’or‘adventure’asitgivesasense of time passingwiththe shotsfadinginand out withthe character gettingfurtherandfurtheraway. How characters are introduced The 4th shot inthe grid demonstrateshow the charactersgetintroducedtothe audience,there isno specificstill orclose upof eachcharacters face theyare justintroducedintothe filmbythe actor’s namesappearingonscreen.Thisisdone byusinga write on effectwhichslowlywritesthe actor’s name overthe top of the scene toshowwhose playingthem.This meansthattheirnamesare appearingslowlygivingthe audience enoughtime toreadthe writingonthe screen.This isalso commonin otherfilmsof thisgenre forhow theyintroduce the actorsnamesas it isalmostlike they are writingadiaryabout whotheyare and suggeststhe ideaof themthencarryingonwritinga diary of eventsabouttheirjourneywhichisvaguelycorrectwithmine ashe makesavideodocument abouthim onhistravels. Story and how the opening sets it up The story isquite clearlylaidoutthroughoutthe filmopeningasitslowlybuildsthrougheachstage of the character makinghischoicesto leave hisjobandto make hisway up to London.Inthe 7th screenshotof the gridisthe pointinmyfilmopeningwhere Ifeel itshowsaveryobvioushintof whatthe actor isplanningondoing.The shotis of himflickingthoughanA-Zpocketmap of London whichhe thengoeson to putin the bag that he is packing.Thisisto clearup any potential issues withthe audience notknowingwhatishappeninginthe storylineasthisisa veryobvioushint. These kindof subtle yetveryobviouscluestohow the storyisgoingto pan outare frequentlyused inotherfilmsof the same genre as it isa way to show the audience whatisgoingto happenwithout takinganythingawayfromthe current scene orfrom the restof the whole storywhichiswhythey don’tshow exactlywhere theyare goingorexactlywhattheyare doing.
- 3. Genre and how the opening suggests it The genre of the filmonlyreallyshowsthroughtowardsthe endof myfilmopeningasthe beginning iswhere I am settingthe scene of the backgroundof the maincharacter. Thisis conventionalwith manyother filmsof the same genresastheyalwaysstartof slow as theyneedtoshow the back groundof the character and alsoshowthe current situationof themforthe restof the filmtomake any sense before theyeventhinkabouttryingtoshow the genre of anadventure/documentaryfilm. Thisis whatI had to do withmyfilmopeninghowever Ionlyhad2minutes30secondsto show itin meaningthe backgroundsectionisslightlyrushed. The genre reallystartstocome throughwhenthe maincharacter beginspackinghisbagas you begintosense thathe is leavinghome andgoingona spontaneousjourney.Thispartshowsthe adventure genre of the filmopening, the documentary genre isshowninmy filmopeningwhen the mainactorpicksup hisownpointand shootcamera and beginstalkingintoitfilminghimself explainingwhathe isplanningondoingandtellingushe will filmanddocumentthe journeyhimself. The title of the film The title of the filmismeantto representthe whole meaningbehindthe filmandthe ideologythat the generationandage groupthat I am targetingare slowlystartingtorealise andbelieve in. The whole ideathatyourIQ isbecominglessandlessimportantinthe worldwe live innow is becoming a more andmore popularthoughtwiththe target audience of myfilmsoitwill be more personal for them.Alsothe fontstyle thatisusedfor the title isa kindof handwrittenstyle that isn’tmuch regimentedandisquite freelywrittenfontthatalsorepresentsthe ideabehindthe filmtitle.This theme of havinga title thathas a clearand slightlyhidden meaningis usedforotherfilmsinthis genre that targetthe same type of age group like inthe ‘Intothe Wild’.The title ‘Intothe Wild’ providesthe meaningtothe whole of the filmasthe whole storyisof himmakingjourneytoliving out intothe literal wild.Buthe alsomade hisjourneyoutof the normal wayof thinkingandliving that everyone doesanddoinghisownwaythatisunknowntothe waymost people thinkandso couldbe classedas ‘wild’. Costumes and props: The costumesand propsthat I usedwere all verysimplistic,asshowninthe 8th image, astheyare in mostother filmsof thisgenre asthe filmsare all quite simple andare meanttobe relatable tothe audience. Inthissense Ihadtry to keepeverythingthatIused relatable itemsthatthe audience couldalsoobtainor wouldown.The costumeswere alsoeasytodo as the maincharacter wouldbe able to justuse wearthe clotheshe wouldusuallywearashe isin the same age range as the character and alsothe age range that the filmistargetedat.This isnormal for thisgenre of movie because all charactersinthemare verysimplisticandare portrayedasaverage people sothere isno needforextravagantcostume design.The propsmainlyconsistedof extraclothing,askateboardand some camera gear,thisisall verysimplisticandeasilyrelatableforthe audience asthe majorityof the age range whowouldbe interestedinthistype of filmwouldbe interestedinthe same kindof things.
- 4. Special Effects: The onlyspecial effectthatIusedinmy filmopeningare showninthe 4th image of the grid,the only effectIusedwasfor howI showedthe creditsonthe screen.I useda write oneffectforall the creditsandtitleswhichIcreatedusingthe software Adobe AfterEffects.Ididthissothe textwas slightlydifferentandsoitdidn’tjustappearon screenlike mosttitle andcreditsdo.The effectalso fitsinwiththe style of my filmasit’sas if he’swritingthemonscreenas if to make a diaryentry aboutwhat’shappeningwhichhe isina way butjustfilmingitinstead.Inall otherfilmsof asimilar genre there isverylittle specialeffectsastheyare alwaysveryrealisticanddon’trequire CGI.The film‘Intothe Wild’doesn’tuse anyspecial effectsapartfromthe write on effectaswell.