Evaluation

Question One:

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


The typical conventions of film openings are as follows:

Title of the film

Establishing of the Director and Main Cast

Institutional logos (for production and distribution company)

Panning shot (usually) of location to establish where the film is set.

Key characters are shown. Throughout the opening of the film main characters get a lot of screen time to establish them as that. 

Music. (Sets the mood and the tone of the film so the audience can identify the genre of the film.

Normally, the storylines of films go as followed (in order):

• Introduction of Protagonist
• Introduction of Antagonist
• Introduction of Protagonist's love interest (if there is one)
• Introduction of other important characters
• Story is first calm (the equilibrium), then problem appears to create a 'storm' and build suspense for the story
• Then the problem gets bigger until the storyline reaches its climax
• Protagonist usually solves problem, gets love interest to fall in love, and the story returns to its state of equilibrium.

However, the storyline conventions are not needed because we only created a thriller opening.




I will be using the Taking of Pelham 123 (1974) as an example to compare how my media project uses, challenges and develops conventions of a real media project.

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

As you can see, it follows the conventions of the opening titles perfectly. First, showing the title of the film, then the actors, then the music producers and costume designers and such. then the most important are saved until the last, like the producer, director and so on.

'Inside'

Like the Taking of Pelham One Two Three, it follows the conventions of the opening titles perfectly. Showing the Director and Producer last with the actors and so on being shown after the title of the film. It challenges the conventions of media products by placing the opening credits during the setting shots, which is not like the Taking of Pelham One Two Three.