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

Conventions:

What is a convention?

A Convention is a type of theme which all teen movies or specific genres movies tend to have . For example , a teen movie , which i have done , has locations such as schools and homes which represents the idea of the specific target audience .

How does convention relate to our opening scene :

 


When looking at my own opening scene , i realised that such thing as camerawork , editing , mise-en-scene and sound also revealed the conventions of a teen movie as it was specific to our sub-genre of Drama swell .

Camerawork:
When looking at my own scene , as a group before filming our opening scene we discussed the shots we thought would be acceptable to show the emotions and different traits me being the main protagonist , Shannon , we used such shots like POV, Close up , Extreme close Up and high and low angles which is used in teen movie convention as they reveal the emotions and attitudes of characters .

Editing

Using editing such as giving the protagonist more screen time is a convention as it reveals the idea of the one character who runs goes through and experiences most of the themes . in this case of our opening scene the theme of bullying .

Also , the use of continuity editing which made the time span of our opening seem fluid allowed us to represent an day to day action.

Mise-en-scene 

The conventions of a teen movie were shown through the use of props such as : 
School bag
Book
Lipstick and Mirror

Also the use of the conventional black and white uniform represents the idea of teenagers , these costumes and props also show binary opposition which is conventional in other teen movies , in this the contrasts between the Protagonist who has the school bags and the bullies who use makeup.

Sound 

Sound in the sub-genre of Drama  is conventional as it matches the tension and action within the film , in this case to keep the idea of a teen and urban landscape using music that the audience were familiar with such an mix between classic and Hiphop instrumental showed the conventions of teenagers who are familiar with the newest trends  .


Comparison between our film and real films :

Comparing our film to a real film Fish Tank which was one of our inspiration , we realised that we followed a conventional orders of titles which is similar to Fish Tank by using the distribution company , production company then the title of the movie , however we decided to use the title of our opening scene later on in the opening scene . Also , the use of close ups and more screen time to the protagonist follows conventions if a teen drama as it reveals the emotions of the characters also , it portrays the narrative and themes of what the rest of the film .
Overall , we think that as a group we followed the convention to a certain extent through our use of cinematography and miss en scene . However , as a group we also challenged the conventions by developing them for a british teen audience .