My Holiday Essay

Evaluation ~Question 1~

      In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? (i.e. of film openings)
I made this shot of 'Illuminations Productions' on 'LiveType' and used a special effect to make each letter flash and therefore stand out and seem to illuminate, which links with the company name. The background has been kept very simple and white to emphasise the flashing title. The music also  begins during this shot which is an up-beat pop-rock soundtrack which is typical of the Chick Flick genre.

                                                            

      The shot now changes to an 'In Car Shot'.  The camera is from the driver’s POV however the audience do not know who the driver is yet. The car is driving a long a straight which creates a verisimilitude as people can relate to the everyday car driving situation. The production company name then appears, saying 'An Illuminations Productions Film'. It is displayed in a handwritten, girly font which once more, reflects the Chick Flick genre. As the car drives forwards  the audience can see a school sign for St Mary School, and the audience can relate to this typical English independent school.  The impression they get is that this is a rather posh area which is quite typical of a Chick Flicks such as 'Wild Child'.  Another convention I followed is starting a film with a journey arriving at its destination which shows a new start.

    This shot shows the car which we just saw the interior of driving into the school which the audience also just saw.   The audience also get the first shot of the driver which appears to be a young girl wearing sun glasses (Ray Ban). Designer label which is really expensive and representative of the high end product these privileged teenagers can afford. Once more, the title credit 'In Association With JEP Studios'  is in a girly swirly font reminiscent                          of 'A Cinderella Story'.

    This shot is now an animation of the Director, Producer and Screenwriter. This is typical of Chick Flicks too. The use of scraps of paper could reflect the school setting, as well as using school type fonts. The background is baby blue which is the same as the car previously shown.

   This shot shows the car driving down a really long, grand front drive (Typical of British Private Schools). This shows the whole car and therefore shows that it is a typical first car for girls of that age, and something that the audience can relate to. The title credits still appear, this time showing the actors starring in the production.

     

    This shot returns to inside the car, and once more gives the POV of the driver, there is still a mystery as to who this is though. The audience get a first view of the grand school building through the windscreen of the car which reflects the audiences expectations of such a school.



    This shot, once more, shows the side of the car driving into the entrance, the car highly contrasts with the green background, which may even foreshadow the upcoming contrasts with the other students. The titles appear again to show another actors name. The audience gets a quick peek at the driver, who seems to be a young girl. However they do not know exactly who yet.

    This shot is back from the drivers view. I did this so that the audience can get a really clear  view of the school landscape and how it is a very old, grand place. As the car drives around the audience can see even more of the location, and gets the idea that maybe the driver is a student.


   This shot, furthermore emphasises the car to the audience,and how it seems to be driving around a roundabout at the front of the school. I panned the camera so that a really clear view of the car is provided, with a final look at a green field behind, with a few girls in smart uniform walking around.

Another Attempt :(

Lets hope that FinalCut can fix our issue…

Todays Findings

WE GREEN SCREENED!
(but it didn't quite work…)

Next time we will do it on paper and see if it makes a difference if we use my camera...