Evaluation Activity 1, what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

1. The Title Of The Film - I used this as the title to my film as it reflects the period the film goes on for.it also puts a time limit on it which connotes a horror film as its like someone only has 7 days until something bad is going to happen. I also added a sound effect over the title saying the title to make it more scary and mysterious.


2. Setting & Location - I used various locations in the film, but the idea was to get stereotypical location of where someone might hide a body. For example with the boot of a car parked in the middle of no where and digging in a field by some trees.


3. Costumes & Props - Whilst using stereotypical locations i decided to use props in the same way. For example using an axe which could be a weapon whilst digging where a body could be put. Also a hand axe being put in the back of the boot.


4. Camerawork & Editing - I tried to use a various amount and different angles of camera shots. For Example the shot of the boot closing with the camera inside the boot looking out, i used this shot as it was a bit different and the more shots used the more interesting it looks.


5. Tile Font & Style - I used titles that went well with my black background by have them white and bold. the font is blocked but i used this as it looks creepy in black and white for a stereotypical horror film.


6. Story And How The Opening Sets It Up - The story i used was that there is a mad man on the loose who is a mass murderer. He has killed people and placed each of the bodies in stereotypical places to hide bodies. the opening sets it up by skipping ahead of time by it being on the news. the film would then start after the news report by saying 7 days ago.


7. Genre And How The Opening Suggest It - The genre is obviously horror. the opening scene suggest it is a stereotypical horror film because of the music and he realisation that people have been killed after seeing all the weapons and the locations of a stereotypical place to put a dead body. it also is shown to Be a stereotypical horror film by making it mysterious by trying to hide the face of the character, this then hides his identity.


8. How Characters Are Introduced - There is only one character in the opening scene. This is the main character as he is the murderer, but he isn't properly introduced as he is a mysterious person as the audience doesn't get the full view of the his face and his identity is hidden. he is seen to be a mass murderer and looks like he know what he is doing. as you see what he is doing and the police and news reporters know about it but have no idea who it is.


9. Special Effects - The special effects i used was to fit the genre and to fit in with the music, for example on the quick flash shots of the weapons i added a distorted effect to blur it out and make it even more mysterious. also on the first scene when the character is digging the music level increases and changes so i added a effect to go with the music. i also tried the best i could by using the banging beats in the music to Link it with the car when the character was always doing something in time with it. i also used fades and other effect throughout the whole title sequence and opening scene.