Evaluation 1- Hannah Walker (7172)

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

Here are our nine frames, from left to right you can see:

- Our production logo
-An establishing shot of the victim's hand
-Close up of the victim's hand
-Shot of family photograph
-Medium shot of protagonist
-Medium mirror shot of protagonist
-Close up shot after protagonist shutting the door
-Shot of protagonist walking down the stairs.
-Medium shot of protagonist shutting the door.

Shot one:

Shot one is our production logo. Our production logo, includes the name of our production company, "Shadow Productions", it also is on a black background, which from our research we found that most successful production companies have their logos on a black background.

Shot two:

Our second shot is an establishing shot of part of the victim's hand. We thought this was effective because, not the whole hand. This creates a sense of curiosity for the audience and this is complimented by the fact that the shot is blurred. Shot two also includes a date which is not actually in our final version, we decided to take this date away as it clashes with credits and we found that our audience was not able to acknowledge the date at the start.

Shot three:

Shot three is a shot of the victim's hand and shows a progression from shot two. It also shows more of the victim's hand covered in blood. I think this was effective because while it shows the audience what they want to see it also builds suspense.

Shot four:

Shot four is a shot of the family photograph. We used this shot for a sense of symbolism. The picture is of a mother, father, son and daughter with the father and daughter in the closest proxemics. This was to represent the protagonists relationship with her father which would be later uncovered if the film was made into a full-length film.

Shot five:

Shot five is a medium shot of the protagonist which was achieved through a panning shot. This shot shows a clear image of our protagonist, and is quite simple but allows her to be introduced to the audience clearly. It also allows the audience to see her make up, and conform to the stereotype of women caring about their appearance and the bold, red lipstick makes a statement.

Shot six:

Shot six is another medium shot of our protagonist in the mirror. This is another example of our protagonist conforming to the stereotype of all women caring too much about their appearance as our protagonist spends a while getting ready in the mirror.

Shot seven:

Shot seven is a close of up our protagonist shutting the door. This shot was a prime and effective piece of continuity editing, which created verisimilitude, which was vital in order for our thriller to look professional.

Shot eight: 

Shot eight is a shot of the setting and the protagonist coming down the stairs. This shot is quite light, but the colours of setting which include, whites and greys help to create a mysterious atmosphere. The protagonists legs walking down the stairs is another example of continuity editing. 

Shot nine:

Shot nine is a shot of our protagonist leaving her house. The shot shows how she has opened the door and is closing it to leave. It shows her in a khaki puffer jacket suggesting she is going out somewhere such as to work. It also shows the contrast between the outside light and the light inside her house. This foreshadows what has happened to her father as it is much darker inside, connoting to a sinister atmosphere.