EVALUATION

Q1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

In almost all film openings you will see credits that show the film title, Production Company and actors. You often see the production logo and distributor generally within or before the titles and in most cases the genre is usually established, which could be by the music or by other elements. Many film openings are usually between 2-3mins long however in some cases this may change depending on whether the film is a major blockbuster; this could be up to 5mins long. During the opening stages, the key characters are introduced in which most cases the antagonist and protagonist are recognised. All of these factors are known as ‘The conventions of a film opening’.

Within the conventions of a film opening, you also have the conventions of a title sequence. A title sequence is the method by which cinematic films or television programs present their key credit productions and cast members. If you remember in my earlier posts, I described a title sequence as being a hierarchy that follows the order of who is more important than who.

-        Ident/ logo of production and distribution companies 

-        Production company title

-     Name

-        Cast

-        Casting by

-        Costume designer

-        Music by

-        Editor

-        Production designer

-        Director of photography

-        Executive producers

-        Writers

-        Director

Below shows my conventions compared to a real media product