Evaluation 1

EVALUATION ACTIVITY 1

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

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The images shown display 9 different frames or shot of my opening film.

Top: This is second shot of the opening film. This shot is used as an establishing shot, to show the viewer the subsequent scene’s setting. An example of this shot being used can be related to the short film “Take This Lollipop”. Showing the low-key lighting allows the viewer to gain a sense of the tension and shady ambience in the film. Setting it in an old garage was perfect for the low-key lighting that we needed. One of the props, a flickering light, is turned on by the character. Besides the light, the television was able to reflect its light onto the character, giving it a ghostly feel.
Second Level – Left: This shot was made in Adobe After Effects using several effects to digitise and obscure the text. The reason this was done, is to keep continuity in the film by adding a spine-tingling title at the end of the film. As the film is based around “Facebook”, it keeps continuity with technology. An example of this being used can be referred to the video game “Battlefield 3”.
Second Level – Right: This shot was once again made in Adobe After Effects, and is placed within the first few seconds of the opening titles. As the video starts of slow, with eerie music, a slow ghost-like text was needed to add to the verisimilitude.
Third Level – Left: Using a close-up wide-angle shot, we show the character typing on their keyboard. To add to the verisimilitude, we gave the character muddy/grubby hands. Therefore this meant the user would have a certain opinion over the character which connects with stereotypes.
Third Level – Right: This wide-angle shot shows the character driving off manically. As this is how the opening film ends, the viewer is left in suspense as to what is happening. The only information that has been given to them is that the character has a map of where the girl is currently at.
Fourth Level: This image displays a tracking shot from a high-angle. In doing this, we were able to portray a CCTV like shot, whereby the character is being tracked. When the character enters the car, we used editing to seamlessly change shot to behind the vehicle, where they have entered and drive off.
Fifth Level: This was shot from a high angle position using a ladder that we had found. This shot shows the character from above, and watches them collect the map and subsequently leave with the car keys and wrench.
Sixth Level: Much like the Third Level – Right shot, in that it is from the same position but the camera is facing in more of an upright position. Showing the character looking at a girl’s photograph on “Facebook”.
Seventh Level: This image shows one of the shots from the “Facebook” scene, where the character is viewing a girl’s images. By use of special effects, we were able to add the character faintly to the screen, as a way of showing their reflection on the screen. This is also used in the short film “Take This Lollipop”.