Evalution 1
- 1. IN WHAT WAYS DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE, DEVELOP OR CHALLENGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL MEDIA PRODUCTS? Evaluation question one
- 2. W H AT C O D E S A N D C O N V E N T I O N S D I D YO U U S E I N YO U R S H O RT F I L M ? Narrative – For our narrative we didn’t include any flashbacks or shorts of a clock moving as we wanted to take a subtler approach. Showing the dog constantly moving shows how time is going by but we didn’t interrupt our film by cutting to shots of a clock or a flashback. Genre – We decided to choose a family oriented genre so that everyone could enjoy our film. We didn’t want to do a typical thriller/horror student film so we looked at movies such as finding nemo and we related with the lovable main character so that’s what made us decided on our final choice. We thought it would be an interesting experience to do someone loveable and lighthearted. Music – Because our movie has no interruptions and is just one smooth run we decided to use the same piece of music all the way through. It’s quite a sad piano piece as it reflects how the dog feels trying to get home to his owner.
- 3. Mise en scene – The house we used was just a typical run if the mill family home to show the dog came from just another normal family. We put typical house hold objects around the house to pose as obstacles for the dog to overcome on his journey. Voiceover – We toyed with the idea of a voiceover at the end when the dog is found but in the end we decided not to as it ruined the feel of the film and anything we recorded sounded fake and false.
- 4. H OW D I D YO U U S E T H E S H O R T F I L M RU L E S ? Characters – With our own character being a plastic toy it was quite hard to get the audience to relate too, but we chose the cutest toy we had in hope the audience would go for the adorable factor. Camerawork – With our film being all pictures it was quite easy to do. We got different angled photos and close-ups as well as mid shots. I enjoyed playing around with the angles as at some points we needed to circle the dog so we could film him going forward. Narrative – We didn’t really have a problem with narrative as it’s quite simple and straight forward. The only problem we did have was some viewers didn’t know how the dog got in the bin or that he’d even been thrown away.
- 5. H OW D I D YO U F O L L OW T H E C O N V E N T I O N S O F F I L M P O S T E R S A N D D O U B L E PA G E SPREADS? Last year I created a music magazine so I think that really helped with the double page spread as I kind of knew where I was going with it. Poster – Looking at existing posters it was clear I should just use one main image on my poster. The titles were all eye catching, so that showed that I needed a big bold title to attract my audience. A rating needed to be added and reviews from magazines. I also included that it had won awards so more people would be likely to view it. Double page spread – From looking at other double page spreads I learnt that I needed more than one image in the spread. A variety would help the readers get a better grasp of the film and give them a sneak peak. My text was fairly small so I could fit more on the page but it wasn’t to small. At the end I included when it would be showing so readers would know and maybe go see it.
- 6. F R O N T PA G E Using one big image made my poster look like a Pixar movie poster which I wanted to do. The bold titles attract the eye. I included who produced and edited it at the bottom like on the last poster.
- 7. D O U B L E PA G E I took inspiration from this interview with Kirsten Dunst. I used similar questions to the ones asked here but my own take on them. I originally planned to do a layout like this with one big image and one small one but when it came down to it, it didn’t look right so I just stuck to two small images. I used a big title in mine as well as a quirky tagline.