In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? Ev1

Above are 9 screenshots from our film, Baby on Board that show a use of different camera angles, iconography and editing. I shall explain each of my choices in detail.

 

This shot shows a long shot of the main character, played by Courtney, walking past a door. We chose this shot as it shows a typical school setting, with neutral colours of brown and black to contrast with the green of Courtney's jacket and the bright red of her hair. This makes her seem to stand out, showing that she is the main focus of the film. We chose to choose a paper effect on this title to show that the film is set in a school setting, a typical feature of teen angst movies.

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 Once Courtney is off the screen, the camera zooms into this door and the CRC Productions logo appears. The main character walks past the door to connote missed opportunities, or that things have changed from the normal, as she doesn't use the most convenient door to her. We used this as a typical convention of teen angst films as they normally give credit to people important to the creation of the film. In this case, the production company is the most important creator, as they are legally and financially responsible for the film.




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This is a two shot of Courtney, the main character and the teacher. They are sat at quite a distance apart, and there is an empty seat between her and the girl next to her. This shows that people of all ages are judging he, finding her disgusting and repulsive. The christmas decorations represent a passing of time between the opening scene and the party sequence. The word learn is above Courtney's head, connoting that people can learn from the character's mistakes. The classroom is cluttered to show the cluttered lives of teenagers. The writing is in two shades of pink to show girliness, aiming the film towards the target audience.




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This shot shows the title logo of our film on the classroom whiteboard. The whiteboard displays clearly a classroom setting, with daily tasks and a smartboard next to it. This is iconography to the target audience as they would instantly recognize that this is a classroom setting. The whiteboard next to the smart board also shows that the film goes by old school ideals such as using the original whiteboard rather than the new technology. This connotes that the film and the school follow the idea that pregnancy and sex should not occur until after marriage, showing why the people in the school are judging Courtney's character so much.
 


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This shot shows part of the long shot pan around the classroom. At this point, the camera freezes and an arrow appears above Chloe's head while the voiceover explains her character. This shows that she is the character being spoken about, making this clearer to the audience. The arrow is in pink, again targeting the set audience as well as being a generic convention of teen angst films.





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The transition we used to change from the classroom scene to the flashback party sequence was a heart that appeared as if being drawn. then wipes across the screen.This effect shows a feeling of love as the heart is a connotative icon of this emotion. The wipe shows a transition from Courtney's face where she looks sad to a previous emotion of happiness. Danny's character is the first to appear after the wipe, showing his dominance and that he is in Courtney's mind as the first memory of the party.



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This high angle shot of the party shows that Courtney's character is in a weak and vulnerable position. Danny is shown walking towards Courtney from a block, showing that he is of a higher level of power to her. He is seen as dominant and above her.


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This is an extreme close up of Danny taking Courtney's hand. We chose to use this shot as it shows that he has power over her as he is leading the movements. Courtney is wearing bracelets to show that she is very feminine and cares about her appearance and therefore what he thinks of her. She doesn't pull away from him to show that they are in a mutual relationship and she cares about him.


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The final shot is a closeup of Ellen's face. She is looking shocked as Danny has just taken her best friend away from her. Ellen's character throughout the film is a spiteful, hateful girl who doesn't want to be friends with Courtney's character, only ever wanted to be with Danny's. This shot shows this as she looks angry and shocked at the same time. She has blonde hair and is pretty to fit with the teen angst stereotype of the nasty best friend. This also fits the stereotype created in films such as Mean Girls and A Cinderella Story.