OCR G324 Advanced production

Laura Renshaw Candidate number - 4742Aquinas College - 33435

EVALUATION Q1: HOW DOES YOUR PRODUCT USE, DEVELOP AND CHALLENGE CONVENTIONS OF REAL MEDIA TEXTS?

SOAP OPERA CONVENTIONS

Soap operas

start off with an

establishing shot

so the audience

know the

characters

location and

position

This is then

followed by over

the shoulder

shots, big close

ups and medium

close ups.

Then is ends

with a reaction

from the

characters.

This was done to make the audience feel that they were in the room with the characters

We brought

the camera

down to the

characters

level

The heads of

both characters

appear in the

top half so we

feel on the

same level as

them

We filmed the

fight scene with

a hand help

camera to make

the audience

feel like they

were part of the

action.

This helps to create tension and suspense.

The eye lines

are in the

same place

The medium close up helps us engage and connect with the character and we feel his fear.

The dark

clothing wore

by the

character

helps to

create mise

en scene

This clothing was chose as this would be what a stereotypical drug dealer may wear

This create a shifty looking character

The long

dark ally

way also

creates mise

en scene

This helps to set the scene and the

audience get an idea of

whats about to happen.

We used a vignette

effect on the video

This was because it was light outside

and we wanted to create dull lighting and dull mood

This tells the

audience to

feel worried or

concerned.

We challenged the

conventions and

used black and

white. This is not

usually a

convention of soap

operas

This was done so the audience

knew it was a flash back.

It also allowed

the audience

to establish a

connection

between the

two

characters

Title cards were used to

tell the narrative and make it even

clearer.

We used a parallel

narrative where

the clips shift from

one individuals

story and then in

our case these

stories meet.

This means the audiences know before the characters and will be nervous for when they meet

This is when the

two stories

meet

This is effective as the audience have seen the two characters before and will understand why it is bad that they have met

The song we used was Clarion call by Delphic

•We took away the lyrics and just had the instrumental

•This was done as we felt the music was strong enough on its own

•The music starts of quiet and becomes in louder quite quickly when Ash walks in on Frankie and Jamie.

•This build up tension and tells the audience to expect something to happen.