Evaluation Question One

1. Question One:In what ways does your media product use, develop
challenge forms and conventions of real media
products?
GEORGE JOHNSON

2. Our film, ‘Do Not Pass Go’, tells the story of a young, up-and-
coming criminal by the name of Jacob, played by me, struggling
to adapt to his new illicit lifestyle, and thus facing the wrath of
two of his experienced (and much more successful) lawbreaking
colleagues, Louie and Mitchell who act as his ‘mentors’.
Immediately, Jacob is portrayed as vastly inexperienced, yet still
extremely confident, displayed within the ‘upbeat’ non-diegetic
music playing concurrently with his ‘strutting’ towards the store,
and when the character looks at the shop he is about to rob and
slicks back his hair. This unnecessary cockiness blows up in
Jacob’s face as he proves unsuccessful in the robbery, alluding
to the comedic overtones of the film.
This initial scene establishes the movie as a crime-comedy, as
the protagonist engages in an [failed] stick-up, conventions of a
typical crime-comedy film are the used within the preceding 3
minute sequence. -Give me all your fucking money!
-Fuck off mate

3. The credits used did not distract from any significant
action occurring on screen, but rather only the initial
sequence of events, preceding the opening titles. The
credits solely give the information of those involved within
the acting and production of the film.
Our genre is clearly established due to the use of swearing
for comedic effect as well as the cuts used. Immediately
after requesting a cashier to hand over the money in the
register, the clerk refuses and tells Jacob to “fuck off,
[mate]” in order to display her discontent and Jacob’s
inability as a criminal. This is immediately followed by the
title sequence, connected by a sound bridge, in which the
names of the characters are shown in different bright
colours, to signal their individuality. These bright colours,
reflect the colour schemes of other such comedy films
such as ‘The Mask’ and to a certain extent, ‘The Italian Job’.

4. We used a conventional feature of a comedy film due to
our use of slapstick, in which Jacob, is hit by a door
opened by newly introduced character, Louie, causing a
nosebleed to occur. This style of comedy was used in
many comedic films within the turn of the 20th Century
and is prominent within many films such as ‘The Naked
Gun’, and more recently, ‘The Pink Panther’.
A low-angle, POV, reaction shot immediately succeeded
the impact to show Louie’s belief that he was not in the
wrong regarding the incident, which in turn is immediately
followed with a close-up on Jacob’s face as he lay
bloodied on the floor, whilst the two other characters
present seem not to care all that much, in an amusing
series of events.
Many props present within a typical crime film are present
within this scene as Louie places a roll of assorted £20 and
£10 notes onto the table, focused on by a medium close
up; aswell as a knife and ~£2,000 in £20. These props
confirm the film as one of a crime genre.