Our short film is called Delusion.
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
a)
- Camerawork
- Sound
- Mise en scene
- Editing/post production
- Use of genre conventions
- Narrative organisation and the short film format
- Characterisation
- Themes and issues
We had to research lots of short films, in order to get an idea of what they're like. Although most of them weren't the same genre (so therefore didn't carry many of the same conventions), they were still useful to analyse.
Camerawork
- includes the camera movement (tracking in/ out, panning, zooming, etc.), angles (low, high, etc.), shot distance (e.g. close up), position/ framing, composition and depth of field.
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Short Film 'The Black Hole' from PHOTOPLAY FILMS on Vimeo.
In 'Black Hole', the reactions of the character is an important aspect. To emphasise this, they have included many CUs. We thought this was a good idea, and would also be vital to use in our film.
In this particular shot from our short film, we wanted to show how happy and excited the couple are feeling, also that they are feeling powerful and in control of their lives. We also wanted to show the importance of the object they're looking at.
This method is also used in 'Focus', which was the same genre of our short film. I was also inspired by the amount of angles used in 'Focus', so we decided to also incorporate this idea into our short film. Angles create meaning by making someone seem less or more powerful (in order to convey their emotions). It can also emphasise the importance of an object.
In 'Tyler', they used panning to follow the three main characters as they are walking. We thought this was a good idea in order to make the audience feel as though they are interacting with the characters. When Wesley and Claire are walking out of the shop, we used panning so we could follow them (to show how happy they are).
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