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This document discusses how the film Requiem For A Dream inspired the remaking of a student film called Ecstasy. Requiem For A Dream successfully portrayed the negative effects of drug use in a way that was not cheap or obvious. The director of Requiem For A Dream used unique lighting, sound effects, and snapshot filming style to depict drug use differently than everyday life. Emulating this film's style helped the students show drug use in a more suspenseful way for their remake of Ecstasy, which also aims to portray the negative effects of drugs in a horror-like manner similar to Requiem For A Dream.
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This document discusses how the film Requiem For A Dream inspired the remaking of the film Ecstasy. It notes that both films have the theme of showing the negative side effects of drug use and addiction. The director found Requiem For A Dream successfully portrayed drug use in a suspenseful way through lighting, sound effects, and shots that made it feel different from everyday life. Taking inspiration from this allowed them to widen their shots and styles to achieve their goal of showing the negative effects of drugs in a horror-like way similar to Requiem For A Dream.
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The document provides an analysis of a 2 minute 30 second media product created by the student. It summarizes the key techniques used in the opening sequence including flashbacks showing death scenes, changing lighting, and unsettling editing with quick flashes and loud bangs during flashbacks. It also discusses the target audience as adults aged 18-30 who enjoy thrillers and psychological films. Skills learned during the project included planning, camera work, editing techniques like sound design, and creating a dark mysterious atmosphere through mise-en-scene and lighting.
Evaluation Question One
The document discusses the conventions used in the media product's horror film genre trailer, magazine cover, and poster. It summarizes that the media product uses conventions like an isolated vulnerable female protagonist, themes of good vs evil and dream vs reality. However, it challenges the dark setting convention by keeping settings bright to represent the protagonist's mind. The trailer conventions used include titles, key moments, a voiceover, and out of sequence shots to create suspense. The document analyzes how the media product both adheres to and challenges genre conventions.
Evaluation question 1
The media product challenges conventions of real music videos in its genre in the following ways:
1. It creates "star iconography" by representing the artist as having two sides and a dysfunctional mentality due to drug use through opposing concepts and imagery of a mask and skull.
2. It does not include voyeurism which is rarely used in real music videos of this genre, in order to depict the artist as intoxicated and paranoid.
3. As lyrics are less important than electronica sound, it includes visuals synchronized to music to involve the audience, rather than visual lyrics.
Film opening evaluation
The document provides an analysis of a 2 minute 30 second film opening created for a media studies assignment. It summarizes the techniques used, including flashbacks without narrative context to hint the main character is not who he appears. It discusses the target audience as adults aged 18-30 interested in thrillers and psychological drama. Distribution through Twisted Pictures is chosen for its experience with disturbing content similar to what is depicted.
In what ways does your media product use
The document discusses how the media product (a film trailer, magazine cover, and poster) uses conventions of real media.
It analyzes the typical codes and conventions used in each type of media, such as using a positive opening scene in the trailer, masthead and cover lines on the magazine, and including the film title and release date on the poster.
The document also discusses how audience feedback was invaluable during the production process, as it helped shape decisions around the genre, trailer synopsis, magazine cover design, and ensured the promotional materials would appeal to and attract audiences.
Media
This document discusses how the media product challenges and develops conventions of horror films. It presents several conventions that were challenged, such as killing a male character instead of the usual female victim. It also challenged revealing the killer's identity to generate suspense. Some conventions were followed, like using ominous music, fast-paced editing, and a variety of shots to set the scene and keep the audience engaged. Overall, the goal was to empower young female viewers while still capturing elements typical of the horror genre.
Media evaluation
1. The document analyzes and summarizes a student media project creating a horror film opening sequence. It incorporated conventions of mystery and slow story building common to horror films.
2. The sequence was mostly focused on male characters and had stereotypical portrayals of gender. It was aimed at teenagers based on the appeal of the zombie horror subgenre.
3. Students believe the sequence would be suitable for Channel 4 after 9PM due to similarities to other zombie films and appeal to a broad audience. They gained experience with camera and editing software.
How effective is the combination of your main
The combination of the film and ancillary texts is effective overall. The poster, radio trailer, and viral marketing website all utilize similar themes of mystery, tension, and the camera's narrative device to synergize with the film and each other. Research was conducted on film poster and radio trailer influences to guide the design. Testing found the poster and radio trailer successfully conveyed the intended thrilling and mysterious tones. The ancillary texts reference elements from the film to promote it while maintaining a consistent style and identity.
How effective is the combination of your main
The document discusses the effectiveness of combining a film product with ancillary marketing texts. It describes the film's narrative involving a camera that makes objects disappear. It also discusses the influences for the film's style. The project aim was to create mystery and tension through a mysterious narrative structure and camera device. Ancillary texts like a poster, radio spot, and viral website were created to synergize with the film's themes of entrapment, cameras, and mystery. Research was done on effective marketing techniques. Overall feedback found the combination of the film and ancillary texts effectively captured the intended mysterious and thrilling tones.
Question 1
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