Media Studies Coursework:

The Holy Demon

Opening Sequence Evaluation

Question 1:In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge

forms and conventions of real media products?Mise-En-Scene

In terms of costumes, I have followed the general convention within films of the superhero genre by having the main protagonist, the Holy Demon (who is a superhero), wear a costume that hides his true identity. However, unlike the costumes of particular superhero characters from films of the same genre, like The Incredibles (2004), Batman (1989) and the Superman film franchise that consist of only portions of their bodies being covered, I have had my character, the Holy Demon, wear a full costume so that it would be a lot more understandable why his identity would be unknown to other characters, which is a convention that has previously been done so in the films of the Spider-Man/The Amazing Spider-Man franchise and Iron Man (2008). It would also maintain the realistic atmosphere which I am aiming to create throughout the opening sequence, rather than a fantasy comic book-like atmosphere. • Location – London• Low Key Lighting• High Key Lighting• Props• Colour

Cinematography• Establishing Shots• Handheld Shots• Panning/Tracking Shots• High angle and low angle shots, and over-the-shoulder shots

Editing:• Close Up – Capturing nervous facial expression of bank robber 1• Eye-Line Match• Visual Effects• Length of Clips – • Pace – • Shot/Reverse Shot –• Match On Action• Jump Cut

Sound:• Sound Effects• Soundtrack• Synchronous Sound• Voiceover and Sound Effects• Ambient Sound• Soundtrack

Question 2:How does your media product present particular social groups?

Superheroes• Props• Setting• Costume• High Key Lighting• Low Key Lighting• Colour• Body Language

Criminals• Costume• Props• Location• Facial Expression• Body Language

Question 3:What kind of media institution would distribute your product and

why?Once the producers have completed the post-production process of the product, it would later be processed through the distribution stages, which would mostly be as expensive as the production and post-production stages. This is because the companies would generally pay about a third of their budget on advertising (e.g. billboards, posters, competitions, magazine front covers, viral marketing, TV spots and trailers) and interviews with the cast and crew on chat shows and news corporations.