In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge form and conventions of real media products?
In terms of real media conventions, our media product both uses and develops generic ideas of an action / drama film. Our film, 'The Assignment', uses stereotypical ideas such as the use of guns, a stereotypical suit and an ambiguous title.
To start, the title shows the stereotypical ideas behind the action films, this is shown through the generic one word titles 'The assignment' which is very much alike to other action films actually around, such as 'The Hitman' or 'The A Team'. Also through the way the title appears on screen, the title appears very suddenly, whilst hearing a gun shot and other sudden diegetic sounds, creating tension and using generic action conventions.
Similarly, our film uses the stereotypical convention of action by having the use of guns In the film. We use the generic symbol of a pistol and the sound of gunshots (typical conventions you'd find in a dramatic action film). This is the sort of scenes and sounds you'd see in any action film with a chase scene or a fight scene (the basis for this film) for example a James Bond, Taken or The Bourne Series. Another convention we used was a stereotypical briefcase (shown in the screenshots), this is a normal thing you would see in a film of this genre and it would often be carrying money / weapons etc. By using these conventions, we gave our audience a clear symbol of what the films was going to be like, even before they'd watched more of it. It also allows the film to build tension through use of props of the conventions.
Another use of props we used was the wall-mounted board of photos and maps that a generic hit man would use; this can be seen in the back of the shot when our protagonist goes to find the shot (shown in the screenshot below). This is coupled by the generic black suit with a red tie that our protagonist is wearing (another convention of an action film -the suits). These two factors together build the ideal of our main characters, creating an idea of what he will be like before we've even met him. The use of the suit and the backboard can be directly compared to films such as 'The Hitman' (photo below) as well as other famous action films such as James Bond, who is always wears suits.
- This photo shows the similarities between a film character and our created character who appear in the same genre of film.
Furthermore, we use a camera shot in the style of a CCTV camera, adding to the verisimilitude of the piece as it makes audience want to believe it's really happened. This is a convention of an action film as quite often films use shots like CCTV style or a hand-held camera to make the audience more tense as they believe its happening. An example of this, although its not an action film, would be Paranormal Activity or The Blare Witch Project, shown through the use of handheld cameras and CCTV style shots. These films show how drama and tension can be emitted through use of shots and we have used them in our film to try to portray this.
Similarly, our film uses the stereotypical convention of action by having the use of guns In the film. We use the generic symbol of a pistol and the sound of gunshots (typical conventions you'd find in a dramatic action film). This is the sort of scenes and sounds you'd see in any action film with a chase scene or a fight scene (the basis for this film) for example a James Bond, Taken or The Bourne Series. Another convention we used was a stereotypical briefcase (shown in the screenshots), this is a normal thing you would see in a film of this genre and it would often be carrying money / weapons etc. By using these conventions, we gave our audience a clear symbol of what the films was going to be like, even before they'd watched more of it. It also allows the film to build tension through use of props of the conventions.Another use of props we used was the wall-mounted board of photos and maps that a generic hit man would use; this can be seen in the back of the shot when our protagonist goes to find the shot (shown in the screenshot below). This is coupled by the generic black suit with a red tie that our protagonist is wearing (another convention of an action film -the suits). These two factors together build the ideal of our main characters, creating an idea of what he will be like before we've even met him. The use of the suit and the backboard can be directly compared to films such as 'The Hitman' (photo below) as well as other famous action films such as James Bond, who is always wears suits. - This photo shows the similarities between a film character and our created character who appear in the same genre of film.
Furthermore, we use a camera shot in the style of a CCTV camera, adding to the verisimilitude of the piece as it makes audience want to believe it's really happened. This is a convention of an action film as quite often films use shots like CCTV style or a hand-held camera to make the audience more tense as they believe its happening. An example of this, although its not an action film, would be Paranormal Activity or The Blare Witch Project, shown through the use of handheld cameras and CCTV style shots. These films show how drama and tension can be emitted through use of shots and we have used them in our film to try to portray this.
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