IN WHAT WAY DOES YOUR PRODUCT USE, DEVELOP OR CHALLENGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL MEDIA PRODUCTS:?

By Michael Wells

Side by side comparisonMy Film

Texas Chainsaw 3D

Frame by frameThe first two frames represents the introduction of the characters and the setting and location, this shows the audience where the majority of the film is set as an establishing shot to set up the rest of the film. This is similar to main stream horror films as a lot of the beginning frames in “Texas chainsaw 3D” as they set up the scene and the characters in the same way, as per usual media conventions of a horror film where we get to know the characters of the film and we have a set and location within the first couple of minutes of the film

In the third frame we see the representation of props and costumes, where we can see a guy cleaning blood of an axe in a close up, this also plays by your average conventions of a horror film as you can see in frame four of Texas chainsaw 3D, this sort of convention is used to show the audience what the main prop is in the film such as an axe or the chainsaw which is usually shown in a close up.

Frame four represents the special effects that I used to try and add to the atmosphere of the film and to make it seem more realistic, this is common of horror films as it hypes the audience, this is a very common convention of horror films as it helps the audience believe in the super natural as a way of striking fear into the audience, I did this by using a ghosting effect to simulate the blurred vision of someone who has been knocked out, this the same as in frame eight in the chainsaw massacre collection.Frame one, two and six shows how the story is set up by introducing the

characters and how one of them get separated this opens up a range of possibility's and we know that something is going to happen which sets up the story

Frame by frameFrame seven represent the editing and camera work used in the film as I used a cut shot to show the bag falling on the group for added effect this is a convention for most film as they use camera work and editing to make the film flow and for it to run smoothly, it can also help with making this scarier this is similar to frame 9 on the Texas chainsaw pics.

Frame eight and nine represent the title of the film which is one of the most common conventions of all films, this is the same as frame 7 in Texas chainsaw.

Frame two shows how the characters are introduced as two walkers in the forest, this could be a similar convention to quite a few horror films as it shows people who are vulnerable being in a place that they would consider scary and unfamiliar.

Frame nine shows the style and font that I used for my title and that I used for my intro for my actors, I used this font as I thought that it looked great and it was wide so that it could fit well on the trees.

I think that frame one and two shows the genre and I think that this frame shows this by the fact that I darkened the screen and that they seem vulnerable in a scary area such as a forest where no people are about this is a regular convention of horror films as in Texas Chainsaw 3d the beginning doesn’t have any other characters other than the main ones.