Evaluation Question 1!

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

First, lets go through the basic:

Here's a little fun clip which gives the definition of conventions (which I made myself of course , with the help of GoAnimate =D):

What is Conventions? (PART 1) by essiem97 on GoAnimate


Now here are some examples:

Coventions (Part 2) by essiem97 on GoAnimate





Conventions can also be seen within the title sequence (bet you didn't know that)!
It is very important that they do follow a strict order. This is because: 

• It's an order that's been used in many other films since the early 1980s!
• The title sequence is used to introduce the MAJOR stars and crew of the film

HERE IS MY EXAMPLE OF A TITLE SEQUENCE
The following is a step by step title sequence of "Can You Keep A Secret?" which was done on TimeToast:




The most memorable bit of my film opening is probably the last little bit of the shovel coming down onto the camera. The whole burying idea was inspired by the film Crossroads, when the three friends were burying their time capsule:

With the help of some pictures.... CROSSROADS:

CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET?

 
Despite sharing the same elements of three friends and burying something, the mise en scene of these scenes are extremely different:

• "Can You Keep A Secret?" had a more gloomy dark atmosphere.
• Not much dialogue in "Can You Keep A Secret?" then there was in "Crossroads".
• "Can You Keep A Secret?" and "Crossroads" both hold three main characters. 
• The lighting in "Can You Keep A Secret?" is darker than it is in the "Crossroad" scene (again giving the gloomy effect).
• The characters clothing are very different; "Can You Keep A Secret?" are wearing more modern pieces of clothing.
• The camera angle in "Can You Keep A Secret?" is unusual as the characters are looking down whereas in "Crossroads" it is a wide shot of the three friends.