In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge

forms and conventions of real media products?

Florian Messerer

• Costumes

• camera work and editing

• font and style

• story/narritive

• genre and suggestions of it

• characters

• special FX

Contents:

CostumesIn my media product, I decided to use the

genre of Film Noir. Traditional film noir

clothing consists mostly of elegant and smart

clothing. I have copied this in my movie

openning.

Camera work & editing

I have used traditional methods of editing and

camera work. Using various different

shots, including close up, POI, low angle, etc, i was able to copy the style of

traditional film noir movies

Story Narrative• I started my movie at a late stage.

Meaning that the audience does not know what has happened before, and does not have any basic information. This i have done to create mystery and suspense, to hook the viewer. This again has been done by various film noir directors, and was used frequently. This also applies to Todorov's theory

Font & Style I have used an old and

bold font. This is exactly like seen in

various film noir movies. I thought this

element would be essential to copy the

style. Not only this, but it will also enable the viewer to catch more

information, as it stands out.

Genre and suggestions• I have chosen the film noir

genre. If i were to redo this project, i might change a few things to improve the final outcome. These things would include the following; better camera, better conditions, better acting. Although i am very satisfied with the final outcome, the things listed are very hard to change, since we have limited resources, and have to learn to deal with them. Like a director does.

Characters• The characters that I have

used in my movie are not perfect for the genre. This is because A, they are too young, and B because they have no previous drama experience. This is because again i have limited resources. Overall i was very satisfied with the choice i made though.

Special FX• I have added a few

special sound effects in my movie. For example the opening of the iron gate, or the fights. This is very important for the movie, since sound is always something that is essential for every movie, and are very hard to capture with the resources provided.