Evaluation Question 1

Question 1

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

Our media opening consists of many different codes and conventions. These include:

• Creepy Voice over
• Low key lighting
• Gun
• Victim
• Psychopath

We used the creepy voice over because it shows that our main character is insane and feels pressured to killing the girl. It also suggests that he has no one else. This is typical in a Thriller film. The low key lighting when he loads his gun gives it a intense feel and makes the viewer realise he is dangerous.Low key makes it look creepy and twisted. The setting we used (Outside) looks old and Erie which is typical in a thriller. The kitchen scene is mainly black and white. This is because the white shows the innocence of the girl but the occasional black item shows that it has been tampered with and slowly being tainted. The super imposed editing in the kitchen scene gives a fast paced feeling and multiple points of interest. Shot 6 shows the aggressive nature of the psychopathic.

Our final opening

This is our final media film opening for Laugh Your Last Breath. Through two other rough cuts we managed to create this one. It is a lot better then either of the rough cuts as it involves better editing and better quality.

Props

We only used one key prop while filming our opening. This was a BB gun which has been made to look as realistic as possible. We used this in order to make our opening as real as possible in order to make our audience shocked and make it feel more serious. It may also make them feel like the victim and make them feel more sympathy towards them as they might also feel threatened.

Main product working outline

Title/working title	Laugh your last breath
Plot/outline summary	A psychopath wants to get revenge on a girl who has harmed him in the past.
Opening sequence outline/summary	The psychopath breaks into the girls house and waits for her arrival. He prepares himself and she eventually comes home. The end of the scene he points the gun to her head and we hear a gunshot as the title rolls in.
Characters (consider genre, role, image etc)	Victim (Eva) Psychopath (John)
Mise en scene Setting: Locations: Costumes: Props: Lighting (what mood are you trying to create? etc)	3 different rooms. ·         living room ·         kitchen ·         bedroom Victims home John: Dark clothing. Hoodie and jeans Eva: Dark clothing. Jeans, black leather jacket Gun, shot glasses, punching bag, dartboard, keys Bright, vibrant One shot candle light. Dim glow. Shows the alcohol darkening his thoughts.

Storyboard

This is our storyboard which we created in order to help us work out camera angles and shot lengths. It helped us to organise filming.

Improved opening

This was going to be our final cut however we have decided to edit it further. We have been given further feedback to help us improve and to help us get the very best grade we can.

Sweeney Todd Opening

This is the opening for the the film Sweeney Todd 'The demon barber of fleet street' It is created using animation but with computer technology it looks incredibly realistic  making it sick and twisted. The font looks sharp and violent and I like this idea for our opening. That's why I studied this opening.