Through My Eyes was filmed, edited, directed, produced, and acted entirely by one person, challenging conventions that high-quality films require large production crews. It develops the tradition of sole protagonist survival films and uses a documentary-style video log format. While independent films are often thought to be of low quality, Through My Eyes defies this expectation through high-quality props like an authentic combat shirt and realistic airsoft weapons. It also follows the popular convention of retrospective narration by the main character.

1. Evaluation for THROUGH MY EYES
In what ways does your media product
use, develop or challenge forms and
conventions of real media products?

2. Solo-filming
• Whereas films are usually produced with a minimum of 2-3
people, THROUGH MY EYES was filmed edited, acted, directed
and produced all by one person, challenging real life media to
rethink how many people it actually takes to create a film.
• It however, develops the tradition of survival films having one
sole main character and no alternate points of view, it also
develops it in the sense that it was filmed almost like a
documentary would in a video-log style format.
• The conventions it defies is that independent and films made
by a single person are doomed to be low quality and badly
scripted and filmed.

3. Defies media norms
• It is generally accepted that even independent and small
budget films have at least some form of a budget whereas
THROUGH MY EYES was filmed only with things I already
owned and so no money was spent on it whatsoever. By doing
so it has defied the need for money for it to be a good film,
this is even more so the cas ein survival films as despite what
they may seem, there are numerous crew members and
resources to assist in filming them.
• Defies the idea that popular and high quality actors are
needed for a film to be understandable and enjoyable as
many viewers only watch films if their favourite actor/s are
featured or something they know well e.g Spider-Man.

4. Uses forms and conventions of real
media products
• The film uses only the highest quality props and
also the most authentic, the combat shirt worn in
the film is one that is a genuine U.S Air Force
issue combat shirt that was worn in conflict.
• The airsoft gun used is a 1:1 replica of a real
M16A3.
• It also features the popular convention that the
main character in the film also narrates the film in
a retrospective/flashback-like way.