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In this document, the author discusses how their film trailer challenges conventions of the genre in three main ways: 1. By including recitation from the Quran, which is not typically used in movie trailers. This makes the trailer unique and more relevant to the film's subject matter. 2. By including characters from different ethnic backgrounds, like Africa and Iran, challenging conventions of representation. 3. By placing the movie title and release date at the end of the trailer, like most trailers, but arguing this challenges conventions by making this crucial information the last thing audiences see.
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AS Media Studies: Evaluation Question 1
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Critical Reflection question 1
This document discusses conventions used in film openings and how the filmmaker's opening incorporates and challenges some of those conventions. It summarizes that the opening follows conventions by including production and distribution company logos and placing the titles after in a conventional order. However, it challenges conventions by not portraying the female protagonist as stereotypically "dumb" or "helpless" and by keeping the antagonist's identity hidden throughout most of the film. Inspiration was drawn from the films "Hush" and "The Call" in aspects of the plot and titles design. Jump scares were included as a horror genre convention.
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Evaluation Question 1
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The document discusses how the filmmaker chose conventions from similar psychological thriller films to inform various elements of their own film, such as the title "Broken", setting films in isolated areas to create tension, using period-appropriate costumes and camerawork for realism, and including a young main character for audiences to relate to and feel tension. Research of films like "Along Came a Spider", "Panic Room", and "Changeling" influenced choices around narrative, use of special effects, and creating a disorienting experience for the audience as expected of the genre.
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This document discusses conventions in film openings and how the filmmaker's opening follows or challenges certain conventions. It summarizes:
1) The opening follows some conventions like including production and distribution company logos and placing the titles after the logos in a conventional order from film title to director.
2) It introduces the main character with a close-up to establish who she is visually, a common convention.
3) The music choice of a creepy instrumental track creates a haunting atmosphere without being the main focus, again following convention.
4) The opening was inspired by the films "Hush" and "The Call" in its portrayal of a woman alone in her kitchen and its title design
Critical Analysis Question 1
This document discusses conventions in film openings and how the filmmaker's opening follows or challenges certain conventions. It summarizes:
1) The opening follows some conventions like including production and distribution company idents in order, and using standard title formatting and order.
2) It introduces the main character with a close-up, and uses creepy instrumental music to set a haunting atmosphere without being the focus.
3) The document discusses inspirations from the films "Hush" and "The Call" and how they informed certain elements of the opening.
4) It acknowledges the female victim convention in horror but aims to challenge stereotypes of female victims being portrayed as "dumb" or "help
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2) It introduces the main character through a close-up, conventionally creating mystery about specific details.
3) The music choice of a creepy instrumental track helps set a haunting atmosphere without being the main focus.
4) The opening was inspired by the films "Hush" and "The Call" in its character preparation scene and title design/font respectively.
5) However, it
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Evaluation post 1
1) The document discusses how the media product's opening sequence uses conventions of the horror genre through elements like camera work, costumes, settings, and effects.
2) Key conventions used include a masked figure holding a knife, scenes in a dark wooded setting, a film grain filter to convey a sense of past events, and slow motion/fast motion effects.
3) The title of the media product, "Dead Dreaming," contains the noun "dead" which is a common convention for horror titles, and aims to represent the story's themes of not knowing if the main character is alive or dead.
Question 1 media studies evaluation mark final
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This document discusses conventions in film openings and how the filmmaker's opening follows or challenges certain conventions. It summarizes:
1) The opening follows some conventions like including production and distribution company logos and placing the titles after the logos in a conventional order from film title to director.
2) It introduces the main character with a close-up to establish who she is visually, a common convention.
3) The music choice of a creepy instrumental track creates a haunting atmosphere without being the main focus, again following convention.
4) The opening was inspired by the films "Hush" and "The Call" in its portrayal of a woman alone in her kitchen and its title design
Critical Analysis Question 1
This document discusses conventions in film openings and how the filmmaker's opening follows or challenges certain conventions. It summarizes:
1) The opening follows some conventions like including production and distribution company idents in order, and using standard title formatting and order.
2) It introduces the main character with a close-up, and uses creepy instrumental music to set a haunting atmosphere without being the focus.
3) The document discusses inspirations from the films "Hush" and "The Call" and how they informed certain elements of the opening.
4) It acknowledges the female victim convention in horror but aims to challenge stereotypes of female victims being portrayed as "dumb" or "help
Critical question 1
This document discusses conventions in film openings and how the filmmaker's opening follows or challenges certain conventions. It summarizes:
1) The opening follows some conventions like including production and distribution company logos and placing the titles after the logos in a conventional order from film title to director.
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3) The music choice of a creepy instrumental track helps set a haunting atmosphere without being the main focus.
4) The opening was inspired by the films "Hush" and "The Call" in its character preparation scene and title design/font respectively.
5) However, it
Film pitch
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The document discusses how the media product represents social groups through its characters, locations, and props. The main protagonist is dressed similarly to typical film noir characters to imply an aggressive nature. The femme fatale is presented as a victim rather than a manipulator. Scenes take place in a dark, isolated park to show vulnerability. Props like an alcohol bottle represent certain social groups. Jazz music and voiceovers are used for their film noir conventions. The target audience includes those who enjoy thrillers and follow trends.
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Homework 3 -Jordan Tayla
This document provides test shots and descriptions of planned shots and props for a student horror film trailer. It includes shots of isolated outdoor locations like a long path and graveyard that could be used when the main character is being chased. Indoor locations like a house and shed are also presented as places the unknown male character could spy from. Props like a rope and white van are introduced that will be used when the male kidnaps the girl. Finally, descriptions of the two main characters - a 13-year-old girl and a disturbed older male - are given to set up the central conflict of the story.
Evaluation post 1
1) The document discusses how the media product's opening sequence uses conventions of the horror genre through elements like camera work, costumes, settings, and effects.
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Evaluation 1
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
Costume and props
The document describes the costumes and props for two characters, Max and Riley, in an upcoming film. Max will wear a red and black t-shirt, light blue jeans, black bomber jacket, and grey trainers to look like a normal person but potentially have a dark twist. Riley will wear all black clothing including a long sleeve top, jeans, and long jacket to portray a dark personality from the beginning. A gun is selected as the murder weapon prop to match the film's genre. Candles and an iPad will be used for homey details in dialogue scenes set in a living room.
How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts?
The document discusses how the student effectively linked their main short film product with two ancillary texts - a film poster and review. Through analyzing other films, posters, and reviews, the student learned conventions to incorporate like similar color schemes, fonts, and imagery. For the poster, review, and film, the student used a dark color palette with white text and the same font. The review featured a screenshot from the film. The film title sequence and a scene matched elements used in the poster and review. In conclusion, the student believes they successfully created synergy between the products to complement each other.
Question 1
The characters in the film were conventional protagonists and antagonists in horror films, with the protagonist being weak and wary while the antagonist seemed dominant and in control. However, the story plans to reveal that they are the same character. The roles are unconventional in that the male takes on the antagonist role usually portrayed by females, which research found made for a scarier horror film.
Initial film poster ideas
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This document provides test shots and planning details for a student horror film trailer. It includes 14 shots of various locations that will be used, such as a long isolated path where the main character runs away, a graveyard, and an old shed. Props like a white van, rope, and office chair are also presented. The two main characters are introduced: a 13-year-old girl and an unhinged older male who has been spying on her. The shots and characters are said to be conventional for the horror genre to create fear and suspense for the audience.
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The document summarizes a movie trailer created by the author for a film about a teenage Muslim girl struggling with her identity and values. The trailer:
- Used intertitles based on research of other similar genre trailers to provide context and build interest.
- Included non-diegetic recitation from the Quran to make the trailer unique and tie it more closely to the religious themes of the film.
- Placed the movie title and release date at the end to leave a lasting impression on viewers.
The author aimed to develop trailer conventions while challenging norms by incorporating religious audio not typically used.
Assignment 11 draft 4
The document discusses conventions used in thriller films. It provides examples of conventions like false endings, innocent victims, escaped convicts, and villains/victims. False endings purpose is to keep audiences thinking with a cliffhanger. Innocent victims make audiences feel sympathy and shock when the victim kills the villain. Escaped convicts show how smart and cunning they are in planning their escape. Villains/victims keep the villain a mystery while showing victims get hurt to disturb audiences.
Question 1 maz
This document discusses how the media product, a thriller, uses and develops conventions of the thriller genre. It analyzes elements like cinematography, editing, sound, characters, themes, and theories. Overall, the thriller follows many conventions through techniques like suspenseful music, quick cuts, a vulnerable young female protagonist, and themes of identity and isolation. However, it also challenges some conventions through unique elements like using a comforting doll and ambiguous transitions between scenes. The goal was to both engage audiences with familiar conventions but also develop the genre in new ways.
Pitch Presentation
The document provides details about an opening sequence for a drama film. It will be around 3 minutes and introduce the main character, a 17-year-old girl training to be a runner. Her overbearing mother pushes her into running despite her lack of interest. This causes her social and family life to suffer as she can no longer see friends. The pressure leads to an eating disorder and eventual suicide. The sequence will be filmed in the girl's bedroom, bathroom, and along running routes, using a Nikon camera on a shoulder mount and tripod. Potential issues include scheduling all participants and locations, and ensuring believable acting.
AS Media - Evaluation Question 1
- The document discusses how the author's thriller film follows conventions of the genre. It examines the editing, characters, lighting, sound, and locations used in the film and compares them to conventions found in research of other thriller films. Key conventions the author's film follows include fast-paced editing, a vulnerable female protagonist, low key lighting, suspenseful non-diegetic sound, and an isolated location to build mystery. The film aims to create tension and engage the audience through these established thriller conventions.
Question 1
The document discusses the film Lilith and how it follows horror film conventions while also testing some conventions:
1) The trailer builds the storyline and connection with characters while minimizing blood and gore as requested by the target audience.
2) The promotional poster features the villain making eye contact with the viewer, as is conventional, but tests conventions by using overlapping images to represent the possessed character.
3) Elements of the film's website, such as its color scheme, music, and social media links, similarly follow horror film conventions while easing navigation for viewers' comfort.
4) Scenes testing conventions include daylight kills outside the house to make danger feel more real and possible anywhere.
Pitch presentation
The document is a pitch presentation for a teen film created by a group of students. It summarizes the genre as a teen movie focusing on a group of four diverse female friends. It describes the characters, including "the slut," "the punk," "the nerd," and "the ghetto girl." It outlines the opening scene and provides details on the locations, costumes, props, and target teenage audience. It includes research on audience expectations and concludes with notes on the film title, distribution partner, and challenges in creating the pitch.
Pitch presentation
The document is a pitch presentation for a teen film created by a group. It summarizes the genre as teen, explains why they chose teen over horror, and outlines the storyline about four different girls receiving a text from the same boy. It then provides details on characters, costumes, locations, props, target audience, and production schedule. The group experienced difficulties coming up with a title and narrative and completing the production schedule.
Pitch presentation
The document is a pitch presentation for a teen film created by a group. It summarizes the genre as teen, explains why they chose teen over horror, and outlines the storyline about four different girls receiving a text from the same boy. It then provides details on characters, costumes, locations, props, target audience, and production schedule. The group experienced difficulties coming up with a title and narrative and completing the production schedule.
Activity one
In what way does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
Question 1)
This document discusses how the media product uses and challenges conventions of thriller films. It uses conventions like flashbacks, gloomy music, and a darkly dressed villain. However, it challenges conventions by using natural bright lighting to make the audience feel unsafe during daylight, dressing the protagonist in both light and dark colors to make her ambiguous, and having a strong female lead rather than the typical male protagonist. The document also discusses how it uses editing, sound, camera work, characters, color, lighting, and themes found in thriller films while putting its own spin on some elements.
Unit 4 short film pitch 2.0
The document outlines a short film pitch that explores the effects of loneliness, depression, and disconnection on teenagers. It focuses on a teenager who is isolated by his friends after cheating with his best friend's girlfriend. The plot follows the protagonist as he retreats into loneliness and finds online companionship. Eventually, he reconnects with friends. The film aims to show both the dangers of isolation and power of human connection. It has a low budget and will film in the director's house, using friends and family as the cast and crew.
Evaluation 1
The document discusses how the creator of a short horror film used and challenged conventions of the genre in their film. They began by researching conventions like starting with equilibrium that is disrupted, using isolated woodland settings, portraying sympathetic protagonists and mysterious antagonists. While most horror films use low lighting, the creator challenged this by basing the film more in daylight. Screenshots compare scenes and characters to established horror films. The creator also compared their film poster and review to real examples, finding similarities in conventions like taglines, lighting and inclusion of key information. Further, they placed their mock magazine cover and review in real-world contexts to test if they seemed authentic.
Film idea presentation
Keeley McManus is developing a horror film and magazine to promote it. The film follows a woman who moves into a new home and hears strange noises, with increasingly sinister events occurring. Jennifer Lawrence and Rebecca De Mornay may star as the protagonist and villain. It will be filmed using techniques from Paranormal Activity and Rec, including handheld camera work. The target audience is late teens and young adults. A local magazine called Local Buzz will help promote the low-budget film and other local arts.
7. evaluation (1)
The document summarizes a student's personal project evaluating the production process of a horror film trailer. In the research section, the student analyzed horror films for ideas on lighting, setting, and style. Planning helped structure the trailer, but the student struggled to complete a third idea on time and was only able to finish a DVD cover and poster instead of the intended trailer. Peer feedback noted stretched characters on the cover and unused spaces that could have included more details. The student agreed more filling out of spaces was needed but disagreed more details could have been added to their explanations.
Evalutation Question 1
The document discusses how the media product uses and develops conventions of the thriller genre. It examines conventions used in the production's filming and editing, such as fast-paced editing to create tension, the use of a vulnerable female protagonist, low-key lighting for an eerie atmosphere, and non-diegetic sound to build suspense. Research on films like American Psycho 2 and I Spit on Your Grave informed conventions applied, such as lighting, characters, and narratives featuring victimized female leads seeking justice. The production challenges conventions by obscuring the protagonist's identity and using point-of-view shots and surveillance footage aesthetics.
FMP - Planning
The document provides details on the planning, production, and post-production process for India-Rain Harrison's short film about mental health. It includes information on the locations, cast, crew, equipment used, timeline, storyboards, and notes from filming over several weeks. The film aims to raise awareness of mental health issues like anxiety and depression through telling a story that evokes emotion in viewers.
Evaluation question 1
1. The document discusses the opening sequence's use of characterization, setting, genre, and narrative structure to develop conventions of the horror genre.
2. For characterization, a child was used as the main character to make the story more confusing and petrifying, playing with the subversion of children as innocent.
3. For setting, a house was used because audiences can relate to it and feel unsafe in their own homes, with the bathroom used as the murder scene to induce unease when showering.
4. For genre, editing, camera work, sound design, colors, and props were used to establish it as horror and build tension, suspense, and fear through typical conventions.
Creative Critical Reflection
This document provides a creative critical reflection of a student film titled "Till My Last Breath". It discusses how the film uses conventions of the romantic drama genre, represents modern relationships and stereotypes of youth. It also discusses how the film would engage audiences and be distributed, focusing on the niche teenage female market. The student describes how the project helped develop their production skills in using different camera angles, cuts and integrating sounds. Software, hardware and online tools were used to shoot, edit and transfer materials for the project.
7. evaluation (1)
The document provides an evaluation of a personal project to create a horror film DVD cover, poster, and trailer. It summarizes the key stages of research, planning, production, and peer feedback. For the research, the student looked at similar horror films for inspiration but could have provided more analysis. Planning helped structure the project but it took a long time to finalize the third idea. Time management was an issue as the student was unable to complete the film trailer. Peer feedback noted that the characters on the DVD cover looked stretched and there were gaps that could have been filled.
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Question 3
The feedback received on the trailer included comments that it showed a different and realistic portrayal of life as a Muslim girl, though the filming quality could be improved. While the genre was initially unclear, viewers felt drawn in by the use of titles to experience the feelings of the main character. From this feedback, the creator learned that the trailer stood out for its unique approach while also identifying areas for improvement, such as clarity of the genre, if filming another trailer.
Question 4
The student used various media technologies for their production including a camera kit with camera, figrig, and tripod to film their trailer. They struggled to learn Final Cut Express HD for editing but eventually learned the main features. They used Adobe Photoshop CS3 which they found very difficult and confusing for creating their magazine and poster. They had to teach themselves how to use the Mac computers.
Question 2
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The document discusses key concepts in narrative structure in films, including:
1. Todorov's three stages of narrative (stable equilibrium, disruption of equilibrium, and reordered equilibrium).
2. Syd Field's concept of three-act structure for scripts, with the second act focused on confrontation and all subplots resolved in the third act.
3. The roles of the narrator, characters (including oppositional characters), and archetypes like the hero, mentor, and shapeshifter in driving the narrative forward.
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The document discusses the concepts of "transparent exports" and "hybrid programming" in global media. Transparent exports refer to programs whose format and content do not change when exported to another country, supporting the idea of a global cultural melting pot. Hybrid programs localize some content even if the format is foreign, showing how global and local influences can intermingle while reflecting cultural and ideological differences between nations. Students are assigned an activity to find examples of these different types of programs through internet research.
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- McLuhan predicted the process of globalization driven by an increasingly media-mediated society, even before technologies like cable TV, the internet, and mobile phones.
- Globalization in media can be defined as a process where geographic constraints on social and cultural arrangements recede and people become more aware of this, according to Waters (1995).
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Question 1
- 1. Evaluation Question 1 – In What Ways Does Your Media Product Use, Develop Or Challenge Forms And Conventions?
- 2. Movie Trailer • My trailer is about a teenage girl who is confused and is going through troubles in deciding what path she should follow. She is a Muslim girl and knows what is wrong and knows what is right but doesn’t have the courage to do what she knows.
- 3. Question 1 In my trailer I used non-diagetic sound, I used recitation from the Quran, which is not usually used in trailers. I chose to use this to make my trailer different from others and to make the trailer more related with what my movie is about. • My trailer was based on a lot of research from other related movie trailer with similar genres. I used inter-titles to show the audience a bit more about the movie and to grow their interest. The movie trailers that I watched used inter- titles therefore it interested me to use them them too.
- 4. Question 1 In my film trailer I have challenged a mixture of ethnic backgrounds because I have mixed different people in my movie trailer from different countries. I have characters who are from Africa and from Iran. The main actress of the movie is from Iran. • I personally felt that my trailer was challenged a lot because the trailer wasn’t same to other trailers that I have seen. I also think that the conventions are similar to other movies with the same genre.
- 5. Question 1 • The movie title and the release date I put at the end of the trailer. I felt to do this because it will stay in the audiences mind because it’s the last thing that they will see. Most of the other trailers that I had studied did the same thing, therefore this a convention of a teen drama. The location for the film was taken in a park and in her bedroom. The park reflects on the idea that she is socialising and hanging with her mates. In her room the mood changes, the lighting is dull. I challenged the conventions by making the main protagonist read from the Quran.