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

The structure in our opening sequence had to create tension like many other drama films we have seen such as ‘Adulthood’. Our film’s opening basically had three different sequences. The first was the dream Sean had, showing an insight into what happens at the end of the film. We used a viarity of shot sizes and camera angles to enhance the dream. For example the low angle shot looking at the antagonist. We see Sean doing sit-ups, getting out the shower and walking downstairs to see Deano. This helps introduce the character to the audience. We soon learn he takes good care of himself by watching him do press ups and getting out the shower. The last sequence is when the two are walking to the drug deal. In total the three different sequences tells us something about the film. It could be said our opening sequence challenges real media products. This is because each sequence is quick and sharp and does not drag on.We tried to make the style and colour of the font used very professional but also so it fitted in with the type of film we were making. From getting feedback we were told the style of the titles reminded them of ‘The Football Factory’. This was good for us as the film we wanted to create was the same genre as ‘The Football Factory’. We kept the colour of the titles very neutral. We did this by making the writing colour white with a black background. The style of writing we made very basic as well which helped it fit in with the genre of film we actually chose.The genre we choose could defiantly challenge real media products as the genre of Drama is a very realistic representation which we could easily show when filming. The setting we choose for the drug deal was a rural quite tunnel which we hoped would look very realistic for our genre. After viewing the filming again while editing we were very happy with the choice made to do that part of the opening scene there.

The introduction of characters was made instantly and like many films we have seen prior to our filming is a technique many directors use. From the offset we our instantly shown the two main characters, Sean and Deano. As the opening sequence carries on we soon see they are best friends which confuse the viewers to what the opening scene was about. We believe this is our hook in the opening scene and will make an audience want to carry on watching. Many films use a technique to hook views and make them want to watch on and we feel this has been done in our opening sequence.

Our camera angles used varies throughout the opening two minutes. In the first scene in the garage we done a lot of low angle shots of Deano to show his dominance he had of Sean. While on others we had long shots to show the action and the scene. Overall the shots made were quick helping show what type of genre our film was. After watching a few opening sequences from films in the same genre you can see we have done the right thing with making most of the shots hardcuts.

We edited the sound to make it fit in with every different scene. We did this by overlapping and fading in and out the sounds when editing. After discussion, we soon decided to have music over the whole of the opening scene. Looking at real media products they have music over the whole of the opening. In a scene our films opening challenges these as the music we chose fitted in with our genre.

Our editing we made mainly improved the shots and sound. Editing the shots made them hardcuts which showed the genre of our film. While editing the sound gave it a sense of a thuggish film. I would say we defiantly challenge real media products with our quick shots. It defiantly gives out the impression the genre is a drama.

The clothes our characters wore represented thugs in modern day. Both of the character wore rough looking clothes to represent them as being thugs and up to no good. It also helped make our opening scene realistic.

I would say our film is very unconventional in terms of 'Thugs'. This is because stereotype thugs would usually be seen as having skinheads. However in our film this is not the the case. Both of our characters have hair and this is very unconventional to other films in our genre such as 'This is England'. Our drug deal was also unconventional with no car being used. This was different to many deals happening in this sort of genre as you saw the two thugs walking to do the deal. Films such as 'Reservoir Dogs' included characters who were allot older age wise. Our film showed teenager thugs which helps it feel more of a modern British drama.

Our film could be linked with the 1992 film 'Reservoir Dogs'. This is because the end of the film is shown at the begining. Just like our film 'Thug Britain' someone is tyed up to a chair with another character in full control over him. In 'Reservoir Dogs' we see the ear scene which is very much similar to our opening scene in the garage. This links in with our film showing 'Thug Britain' has the same conventions as other big hit films.