9 Frame Analysis
IN WHAT WAYS DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE, DEVELOP AND CHALLENGE FORMS AND COVENTIONS OF REAL MEDIA PRODUCTS?
The title of the film:
The title of our film is 'Another Day' The title appears at the end of the film as at the beginning everything needs to be explained which is done by the main characters voice over.
Setting/Location:
For our opening scene, we took various shots to create the idea of 'morning after' which links into our title of 'Another Day.' Our film is based around a party which was held on the previous day by one of our main characters. We begin the film by showing people tapping their oysters and rush hour with a busy train. We also have shots of the surroundings such as the park, the town hall and houses around the area. By doing this gives the impression that it's the beginning of a new day highlighting the start of a new week. We felt that it was good to show the new week starting as it shows that as our main characters our recovering from a crazy party, other people are going to work, going to school etc
Costume and Props:
Many of the props we used were for our house scene. We needed it to look like the morning after a party so we had cups, bottles and decorations lying around the house to show this. As for costume, for our 'nerd' character Ned Flames he is made to wear braces, glasses and a shirt to show his dorky character. There are also various books around him to highlight his character and show his brainy/nerdy nature. This juxtaposes the messy surroundings with his preppy look (glasses and notepad/pen) showing he is not interested in the party the night before and just his school work.
Camerawork/Editing:
We took a range of different shots and edited to reflect our genre. This consisted of slow pan shots, shot reverse shots, and over the shoulder. As our genre is RomCom by using a slow pan shot it reflects the pace and atmosphere of the film as it is supposed to be romantic and slow allowing the audience to 'bask in the moment'. The program we used to edit was iMovie. It allowed us to use many different transitions to cut to the next shot helping the continuity of our film. It was very easy to use and allowed us to edit smoothly and effectively.
Title font and style:
The title font we decided to choose is 'American typewriter.' This is done purposely to show that it is an american style theme done in a British way. Teen/RomComs are normally based around American culture which is what we wanted to subvert and put a British twist on. This is also done to help portray our genre 'Teen Rom Com' which appeals to our target audience as they are young and quirky.
Story and how the opening sets it up:
The opening starts with a range of different shots of the morning that links to the storyline which is about the aftermath of a party the night before. The opening suggests this as the slow transitions between each shot reflect the Rom Com genre showing that it is meant to be romantic and happy.
Genre & how the opening suggests it:
Our genre being a 'Teen Rom Com'. The opening suggests this since as the audience are introduced to a house after a party the night before. The transition from establishing shots to the feet appearing at the top of the stairs helps to imply the character has just left the bedroom after having sex as we then see her kissing our main character on the cheek.
How characters are introduced:
Their are 3 key characters in our opening scene. The first character we are introduced to is the girl who we see walking down the stairs. As she is walking down she kisses our main character on the cheek Rick Flame. From this we get the impression that they are a couple but as the clip continues we realise that she was just a fling from the party. We are then introduced to second main character 'Ned Flames' using a transition to a new scene and a panning shot. At first we do not see the character but hear 'moaning and groaning' which implies that the character is having sex but as the pan continues we she that he is purely watching TV. By doing this the audience then get an understanding of his character and the type of person he is.
Special effects:
As special effects we used fade out transitions to show the different shots changing smoothly. As our genre is a Rom Com the transitions couldn't have been cut harshly as it wouldn't reflect our genre. Many Rom Coms transitions flow effectively to highlight the idea of love and happiness. Also, the fade out transitions help to set the mood of the establishing shots as they highlight the new day. However, we did discover some problems when using certain transitions. Some of the transitions didn't work very well with some of the clips that we had because they were too jarring and clunky and this didn't reflect our Rom Com genre. They would more likely fit a gangster film for example.
