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

1. The title of the film-As a group we first started to develop the plot for our film and afterwards began to think of a title which would be appropriate for both the genre and the plot. The film focuses on a man who targets young women who have in the past rejected his romantic advances. The title then became 'REJECTED'. Being one word it is rather ambiguous and being the word which sums up the main antagonist made it the perfect choice.
2. Setting/Location-The setting and location was for our group the most important aspect of our entire film. We wanted a setting that was familiar to everybody somewhere considered safe and secure. So we decided to film in a house not an abandoned or haunted house just a regular house. Apart from the fact we wanted people to sympathise with the protagonist and be able to relate to her we chose this location because it made perfect sense together with the plot.
3. Costumes and Props-The opening scene contained no costumes or props other than the mobile used to make the ringing of the house phone which was broken on the day. This was because props and costumes weren't needed the characters being portrayed were regular individuals who already in terms of prosthetics matched there characters and the house already contained everything needed for the film. The title sequence however contained many props and costumes such as gloves, knives, rope and a candle. This was because the title sequence followed the antagonist during his planned attack which of course is not a regular occurrence and the items used were not readily available.
4. Camerawrok and editing-We used many different shot types and edits throughout the course of our film. In the title sequence it is supposed to look like the antagonists perspective so we used lots of POV shots we also used close ups and extreme close up to emphasise on important aspects. Like most films the opening scene was more like a fly on the wall type of filming although we used different shot types and angles we wanted to make it look as natural as possible we did however change this rule on certain scenes such as when the phone drops out of the victims hand. During editing I introduced mainly different types of cuts which work well in various parts such as when the tape is ripped and the scene tares away with it.
5. Title font and style-The font used throughout the title sequence is a distorted style. We wanted it to look edgy and in a way scary. I think it also reflects the mental state of the films antagonist he himself is edgy and obviously and quite obviously abnormal.
6. Story and how the opening sets it up-Due to our plot we had a limited amount of choices on how to start the film ultimately we decided to start it quite naturally. This was because we did not want to jump straight into a gruesome murder which has became very cliche over the past years. However the horror aspect comes in the form of a phone call and the antagonist is never seen.
7. Genre and how the opening suggests it-The opening suggest the genre effectively the protagonist is left alone in her home at night and receives a disturbing phone call from someone claiming he can see he every move. In a way it w=may be viewed as stereotypical however due to our plot there was little we could have done without becoming cliche.
8. How the characters are introduced-The antagonist is introduced throughout the title sequence although he's face is never seen making his identity more ambiguous. The protagonist is introduced immediately as the film starts along with her friend who is a minor character. The protagonist and antagonist are first introduced to each other during a phone call.
9. Special effects-Other than edits such as fades and cuts we did not feel the need to introduce special effects.