The document discusses the opening sequence for a student film project. It follows conventions of film openings seen in movies like Skyfall by using establishing shots, close-ups, and different camera angles. The opening sequence introduces a teenage boy character who is lazy and always late for school. Through the untidy setting, young lead actor, and guitar music, the opening represents and targets teenage audiences. It challenges conventions slightly by depicting the mundane daily routine of a teenager in an intriguing way.

1. Evaluation
Question
QUESTION 1

2. How does your product use or
challenge conventions and how
does it represent social groups or
issue?

3. I used a number of generic forms and conventions related to our genere biography , comedy and mystery
and I was inspired by a variety of films used in my opening sequence. Media codes and conventions are
incredibly important for media practitioners and media audiences. They are important as they allow
media practitioners to give audiences what they want and expect. It is important to follow codes and
conventions as audiences like familiarity and be able to predict what is ‘coming next’, thus enabling the
joy of getting it right or the surprise factor when those predictions are not fulfilled. However it is accepted
and essential to sometimes change and challenge conventions, to intrigue and excite the target
audience.
Film Openings
To begin the project, I research film opening example ; skyfall in order to gain a good understanding of the
conventions to create an operative and precise media product. Following this research it became clear to
me what these conventions were and how I was going to apply then to my own production.
One of the main conventions that I discussed in my group was the type of footage and shot types I was
going to use in my opening sequence. This is so the film can be promoted while it is still in production or to
create a back story.
To ensure the film opening was very good I followed the conventions of real current films that are running
as closely as possible so it fit with the convention and that our target audience will not be confused
meaning that our fim opening product fully serve its purpose. Research was also conducted into the
mystery , comedy genre, including a investigation of killers, location, costume and props as well as titles.
My intention was to create a 2 minutes opening sequence that created enigma and a sense of mystery..

4. My media product represent the teenage group. You can see in the video and from all the props and
stuff you’ll get o know that what kind of group have I targeted. Social group were represented in a
variety of ways, using a combination of editing, mise en scene, sound and camera shots and angles.
In my opening sequence I have casted a teenage boy who lives alone and is very lazy. He has to wake
up for school in the morning and takes a lot of time, closes his alarm and sleeps again. He takes so much
time doing all this that makes him late for school and he misses it. It is his everyday routine.
I have used a very untidy room for my shooting in which there are clothes all around , there is a lot of stuff
lying around , the room isn’t clean and this gives the audience an idea about the film and what’re they
going to watch.
I have casted a young boy as my main cast which shows and gives a clear idea that it is targeting the
youth.
I have used a variety of different camera shots/ angles, however I feel that the most successful shots were
where the young boy dominated the screen, as the audience were able to connect with the boy's
character . I also used some shaky shots. The shots I used included
• Establishing Shot
• Mid shot
• Low angle shot
• High angle shot
• Close up
• Extreme close up
• Full shot

5. Screenshots of the camera angle and techniques used in my video.
High angle shot Close up

6. There was slow background music till the end. I used a guitar tune as my
background music which targets the teenagers and they like that kind of
music. I tried to target a group of teenagers.