Convention Use/Develop/Challenge Description & Purpose Examples from FILM (name of film with still shot)

Isolation USE- we will use isolation a convention in our opening sequence, to show that the girl is isolated, that is how she feels.

A girl who is very depressed, she is always by herself, isolated from others. Not very friendly, and she always hides something.

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Sadness DEVELOP- To show that the girl is very sad, when she remembers about what happened, she starts crying. We can develop this by using a close up shot of her face, to show emotion of sadness.

A close up shot of the woman’s face, to show the emotions.

If only

Tragedy Trying to jump of a bridge. To build enigma.

When the girl feels depressed, she is trying to jump off the bridge, but her friends save her.

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ConventionsPart C

Andreea Cristea

Part D

Anna AzevedoHunger PointFilm:

Genre:

• The scene of the diary shows how anorexia nervosa can make the person a slave of the illness

• This is a good idea to put in our opening sequence because the diary portrays the girls obsession on getting slim

• Drama

Effect/ Why inspired?

Still Shot:

• Over the shoulder

• Mid shot

• Close up shot

Part D

Anna AzevedoRequiem for a DreamFilm:

Genre:

• This scene use an over the head shot showing how slim people get when there are addict of something in this case the girl on the bath a addict to drug.

• It inspired us because we’re thinking to use a over head shot at the end scene (Putney Bridge) when she is seating down portraying that she is smaller than her illness

• Drama

Effect/ Why inspired?

Still Shot:

• Over the head

• Close up shot

• Close up shot

Part D

Anna AzevedoFilm:

Genre:

Effect/ Why inspired?

Still Shot:

Fish Tank

• Long shot

• Close up shot

• Close up shot

• Drama

• The first still shot have an association with our opening sequence. In the scene the main character will be walking by her self near a bridge showing her loneliness

• It inspired us because this film illustrate the main conventions that will be use in our opening sequence which is isolation and loneliness