1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms
and conventions of real media products?
When we decided on our two-minute opening sequence being a
supernatural horror, we then devised a storyline as a group. We decided on involving
the mystery of a death within a friendship, as this opens up opportunities to
develop answers to this later on in the film. At the end of the two minutes,
the return of dead Piper is seen through the reflection in the window, which
relates to the genre of supernatural horror.
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The credits appear at the beginning of the two
minutes when there is little action/movement as this means the audience is not
distracted later on when more significant events happen (for example: when
Piper appears at the window of the kitchen)
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The structure of the two minutes of the film is
in linear order, however the flashback which is situated in the middle of the
opening sequel is non-linear as it is a shot from the past. At the end of the
opening sequel, the title sequence appears and the remaining film would
continue on in a linear sequence.
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– This particular shot is the
closest relation to the genre of supernatural horror in our opening sequel as
the eerie glow around Piper makes her look like a spirit returning to haunt her
friends. The reason is still unknown at this point.
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The shots of the three blurred close-up faces in the
flashback scene has a fast, unsteady pace to it which creates
a sense of tension, panic and confusion for the audience.
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As a group, we decided to have constant eerie
music playing softly in the background of the opening sequel; raising tension and
effectiveness of shots dramatically. The use of the sudden thumping sound
effect as the bottle stops and points in the direction of the dead spirit is
appropriate as it frightens the audience.
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As the credits appear on screen at the beginning
of the opening sequel, they are in a black, harsh-edged font which is dark,
serious and mysterious.
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