EVALUATION 1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

Shot 1:

this first series of shots establishes the location of the business man, it allows the character to inhabit a world, It shows the wealth; the Mercedes on the drive, the big house on a suburban estate.Tthe match-on-action smoothly transitions to the inside of the house and introduces the first character we meet. He gets a paper delivered to his door everyday, which could show a form of wealth; as it it showing that he can afford it. Also he is being lazy - which links to the business man attitude, and the arrogance we are trying to portray through the character.

Shot 2:

These mid-close up shots show the two characters looking into the mirrors. This symbolises the differences between them, by using similar movements/angles. It exaggerates the differences between their lives. These were slightly challenging to film; because of the risk of the camera/Filmer being in the shot (in the reflection) however we managed to overcome this by using the appropriate angles to miss us out.

Shot 3:

These range of low angle/mid shots of the cross cut routine, show the contrast between both characters lives. As well as the angles, the contrast of colours also represents the power and status of the characters. The dark blue and dull colours of the public toilet shows the difficulty and the struggle he is suffering. The clean white shirt and bright colours show the wealth of the business man.

Shot 4:

This worm-eye view shot of the business man coming down the stairs establishes power, thanks to the use of proxemics. The bright light and the colours in the shot help to exaggerate a divine power.

Shot 5:

This is another use of reflections in our film, it shows the business mans vanity and also another view of the car this mid-shot, allows you to see his tie, before he goes to work a key factor in helping to distinguish the day in which he goes to give money to the vagrant.

Shot 6:

After reading our feedback about our first take of the film we understood that the passage of time was not clear enough so therefore we added on screen text saying each day of the week, this highlighted the time passing, but also the repetition of the routine and the constant ignoring from the business man.

Shot 7:

the audience don't know who he going to ring this creates tension, but when you see the phone ring out and go to answer phone it creates sympathy for the tramp who has saved up money to call home, or to a friends and he is ignored. this use use of Barthes enigma code will make the audience carry on watching to see what happens their is also contrast between the square phone box, square buttons contrasted with the circular items in the family phone scene also adds contrast visually this paired with the contrast in colour used throughout, dark dull colours for the tramp, and more golden warm colours for the richer side of the cross cut.

Shot 8:

this birds eye shot adds another angle into our film but allows the viewing audience to see the business man just wasting his coffee when the the vagrant is desperate for every penny out on the street. which is the following shot of Caitlin's' cameo of dropping the coins in the vagrants hat.

Shot 9:

this point of view shot shows how the business man ignores him, and how he watches him walk past just to be disappointed everyday because it only it is a low angled midclose up it and cant see his face shows the business man to be of higher social status.

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