Tuesday 10 March 2009

In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? (i.e. of film openings)

1) Location
I chose this shot for location because it is the first shot in the scene, It fades into this shot with the title Long Road Presents riding through it.
This shot is a good setting shot. you instantly know that this is set in the woods and maybe throughout.
2)Lighting
This one only shows lighting a little bit. but shows it all the same
This shows at the top the sun beaming down, as i did this in the middle of the day in the light, i didn't need any extra lighting.
3)Movement
There are a number of moving shots throughout my sequence, this one in particular is the first movement in the scene which shows the dead body. which enhances the suspense as it pans upwards to reveal who those feet belong too.
4)Visual Effect
This shot is red. showing the effect of the heartbeat. I added this to hint that the character is still alive, but if you notice the gaps between the beats extend symbolising that this person is dying. the screen also expands, showing the movement of the heart.
5) Typography
I didn't really want a fancy font in mine, so i kept it as one of the normals, I can't actually remember its name, but as i was looking through other films i could clearly see they didn't worry too much and just used a nice EASY TO READ font. Which i was used
This image i personally think captures the movement of the text also.
6)Costume
Because it's supposed to be about a Young Protagonist. I asked my Actor to wear a hoodie and jeans, this is because this look fits with the stereotype of a "Typical" teenager, and that is how i wanted my character to look.
7)Narrative
I used the shot I Am Dead for this because it is the title of the film, and shows that it integrates with the rest of the narrative well
8)Framing
I personally really like this shot, mainly because of the branch in the way, focusing beyond the body to see different things, and just to split up the shots so Therese not so much of the same thing within the opening sequence.
9)Transitions
The transitions mainly for this sequence is just fades in and out, and are quite hard to capture in a shot, but luckily used this cross effect transitions just to split it up, i think it worked well getting between shots.

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