In our product, the structure of sequences follows the conventional ways of an opening sequence. We wanted to keep along the same lines as other romantic comedies, as the audience will then be able to recognise the genre and identify easily with the characters and the plot. Some things we kept the same were the introduction of characters. One way we did this, was by having a voice over for the character of Arthur, as this was an interesting and different way, and goes against the conventions. This therefore challenges the conventions of Romantic comedies. This would therefore capture the younger audience, as it is a more up-to-date way of using technology. We also created enigmas for the rest of the film and grabs the audience with a thrilling plot. If these were not included, the audience wouldn't want to watch the rest of the film. To get this information about what the audience likes, dislikes and needs, we studied other films of the same genre and copying these into our film.
In our product, we wanted to achieve a light hearted and obviously teen based opening sequence. We achieved this by use of Mise-en-scene. For example, the clothing. This was obvious to the audience the age range of the film. and the time period too. This also gave the audience incite into the characters. For example, Arthur numerously wore a long black coat, hiding his identity behind clothing. Also Alfie shows his layed back attitude by wearing light coloured shirts with the sleeves rolled up. These micro elements add to the overall style of presentation. You can also find the music shows the time period and the genre; this is a rocky, upbeat and happy song from unsigned bands, and this can show an early sign to the audience these elements, and set them ready for the rest of the film. Another micro element that is seen is the setting, this automatically shows that the film is based around school, and therefore shows the main target audience. From other media films we looked at, we had seen how these micro and macro elements can help show the audience the genre and time period by these factors, so we took this into account when getting ready.
When in the editing suite, we chose to use a small red font for the production name, to make the name stand out against a black background. This was to create a dramatic effect for the production, and this dramatic effect gets the audience ready for the film, and shows them that the film will have this affect on them too. However, we used a white outlined lettering to show the names of the actors and actresses, as this doesn't draw the attention away from the film too much, as they were conventionally shown while the actors were talking and acting.
We decided as a group to do a teen Rom-com with a twist, as we found not many films with this type of story line with the genre. We also chose this genre, as our group is surrounded by the target audience and this would thus make it easier to find additional information about what they need and what they want, and we can get this information first hand. Also, as we ourselves are the same age as the target audience, we know already what our age want, therefore making it easier to attract the audience. Our film goes against conventional genres slightly, as we are confronting a delicate subject about homosexuality, and this is rarely seen in films.
Through our pre-production, we had many ideas about what enigmas would grab the attention of the target audience, and this was quite easy to do once we had decided on the plot of our film. We challenged the forms by creating enigmas around the confusion of the main character's homosexuality, in a way that the audience laughs at the situation, but not to the extent that the audience find his homosexuality an issue; this was not what we wanted. We have also done additional research and seen from films how they have Incorporated enigmas, by what the characers say, and the situations they put themselves in, and we Incorporated this into our script and production.
We tried to introduce the main characters first, so the audience would know the antagonist character, and this is conventional, as this happens in all films. We did this by having the main character, Arthur, do a voice over telling the audience his name, and saying his school too. This is not the conventional way to introduce characters, however we felt that we needed this edge to help capture our target audience. This too was used to introduce the other main characters, Emily and Alfie, through Arthur's voice over. Another way we introduced the characters, was through edited lettering on the screen, informing the audience the actors name.
In our production, we tried to use a variety of camera angles, but keeping them natural, as we want to make the film believable and relatable. We tried to use a wide range of shots too, to show that our film was action packed. We used mostly conventional shots, like medium long and long shots. We used other camera shots such as panning, as this makes a change for the audience, to keep them interested. We also used a conventional establishing shot. These also help show we have learned from films we have studied about conventions of an opening sequence, as they have all included these shots and angles, and we have also learned how different shots can connote different meanings. For example, a lower shot onto a person shows their insignificance and makes the audience see them as a lower status, whereas a high angle shot up to a character can show they have more importance and have a higher status. We did not use this in our project, as we wanted to show everyone as equals, so we used level shots of the characters and had shots with everyone in it, to show they all have the same importance and status.
We tried to have a variety of sounds in our production, as this shows the audience that time and money would have been spent on our film, and it would be worth them seeing. We have used the conventional sounds in our product, such as a sound track at the beginning. This gives an inclination as to the type of film it will be. We also included a voice over to help inform the audience a little bit of extra information. This is quite subversive, as not many films have a voice over that are Romantic Comedies, so we decided to include this to add an edge to it, and this would also bring the . We also used a sound track over the top of our opening sequence, as this is conventional, and helps the audience know what kind of genre the film would be.
In our production, we used some special effects like fading. This can either mean a difference in time or a change or location, and this helps the audience keep up with whats happening with the story. These are conventional, and are widely used for these reasons, and is the easiest way to do so. Fading was also used when the names of the actors came up, as this eases it in, and makes it less distracting than if it had used hard cuts to pop up. These were easily done on the edit suite, as we have had practice before hand, with our preliminary task, so are familiar with the basics of the edit suite. We also had to speed up one of the shots panning across school, as we felt the original was too slow, and a waste of time.
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