Evaluation - Question 1

1. EVALUATION – QUESTION 1
In what ways does your product use, develop
or challenge forms and conventions of real
media products?
Harrison Radcliffe

2. Harrison Radcliffe
This is my opening shot. In this shot
there is clearly a well dressed man
passed out. And it is obvious that he
passed out from drinking nearly a
whole bottle of rum. It is quite
common to see the main character
of an action film being a heavy
drinker, to “drown their sorrows” as
such. Films such as Hancock have
the main character being an
alcoholic. It shows the audience that
the character might be troubled,
lonely, depressed or that he needs
to escape reality.
However Hancock is more of a
superhero action film and my film
does not have any supernatural flair
involved. My film will be more
similar to films like James Bond and
Transporter with the main character
being a well dressed male whom is
never 10 minutes from a car chase
or a gun fight.
Will Smith in Hancock with a
substantial number of empty
bottles of spirits

3. Harrison Radcliffe
These are two more screenshots from my
film opening and they show a bloodied
hand of a person in a bath tub.
Violence and gore is a common
occurrence in action films but there is
usually a fight before. In my film opening
there is a sense of mystery as to who the
dead person is and how they died.
The above picture is a screenshot from
Casino Royale’s opening scene. This scene
is in black and white, to show it is a
flashback, and mainly consists of a brutal
fight between James Bond (Daniel Craig)
and another person. Later on in the scene,
Bond partially drowns the man in a sink. I
used this comparison because both scenes
have someone dying in a bathroom.

4. Harrison Radcliffe
My third screenshot is of Ephesian
wearing a black suit with a white
shirt and a black tie. Having the main
character in a suit is common in action
films as it makes the character look more
important and dominant.
My fourth and final screenshot is of
Ephesians car. Nowadays action films
aren't action films unless they have a car
chase involving fast and expensive sports
cars. The more ostentatious the car is the
more powerful the driver will seem.
In both Transporter 3 and
Quantum of Solace, the main
characters are in suits. Jason
Statham is in an almost
identical suit to my character.
The James Bond films are
renown for having luxury sport
cars. They are usually Aston
Martins as they are the
quintessential British sports car.