question one
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In what ways does your media product
use, develop or challenge forms and
conventions of real media products?
Question One.
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USES:My short film does a lot to conform to the conventions of its influences.
Firstly, most of the technical features apply themselves to the conventions of the ‘Crime comedy genre’ such as the mise-en-scene. The settings in which I created were an art gallery and a police interrogation room, this is typical of the genre as themes of theft and law enforcement often plays a large part in
films of this form. Furthermore, I casted and costumed my characters in a way which reflects typical character types. The two ‘criminals’ and two police
offers were selected mainly due to their appearances. It applies itself to the conventions of short film in its simple twist where the cleaner ends up
stealing the artwork. This isn’t dissimilar other productions like ‘Happy Sushi’
and ‘How They Get There’ as it provides comical and lighthearted closure.
Characters
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USES:My editing and cinematography is fairly conventional throughout; action
matches and shot-reverse-shots are common so to maintain a fluent narrative progression. I did include a ‘slide’ transition however which is a popular convention of British crime comedy used both in Lock Stock and
Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch. The use fairly art house editing (such as slides and zooms) similarly conform to this auteur style. The inclusion of a
voice over flashback in my short film also is typical of the genre.
Editing and cinematography
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ChallengesIn many senses, my film challenges the typical characteristics of
Short Films. My inclusion of five key characters is unusual of this format as character development in less than five minutes is
extremely difficult. I did this as Crime-comedy often stars a range of characters. Furthermore, my film being dialogue heavy is unique as
short films often have little or no dialogue which is seen in award winning short: Strangers, among many others. This helped develop
my characters though and ultimately makes its more appealing for a wider audience.
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DevelopsI would consider my soundtrack a development of the genre. Funk/Jazz
music produced by the likes of Gordon Grant and Billy Cobham used to be a popular convention of British crime television like the ‘Sweeney’ in the
1970s. I used this in my own production to give the film a nostalgic touch, in turn making the production post-modern. This is rare of the genre today whilst also being different to its original use as shows like ‘The Sweeney’ were never supposed to be funny making my film unique to the modern
genre.