- In what ways does your media product use, develop and challenge forms and conventions of real media texts?
Interestingly, the costume for Anderson’s mother subverts the
forms and conventions of real media texts. Evidently, her
costume consists of a woollen hat and a black coat. The costume
challenges conventional costumes in film as it is extremely
simplistic. I wanted the costume to represent the simplistic
lifestyle that Anderson yearns for during his flashbacks.
Also, the garden location challenges the conventions of the
neo-noir, science-fiction genre. I used this location as its
optimistic connotations juxtapose and heighten the dreariness
of the futuristic city.
Additionally, I challenged the conventions of lighting. Typically,
neo-noir, science-fiction films use low-key lighting to
demonstrate which characters are the film’s antagonists.
However, for shots of the government worker (an antagonist in
‘Blood Feud’), I used natural lighting. I intended to use natural
lighting to depict the idea that the government’s control of the
city is the ‘natural’ order in the dystopian future.
Moreover, I used unusual camera positioning in order to
challenge the forms and conventions of real media texts. For
example, I included a point-of-view shot, from the Leader
perspective, of the Leader’s notes. Indeed this could be seen as
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rejection of the form of real media texts as audiences rarely see the film’s events from the antagonist’s point-of-view. I introduced this camera position so my trailer would include the postmodern idea of pluralism – if the audience want to interpret the film in a different way to the preferred reading, such as feeling compassion for the Leader, then this would be entirely up to the individual’s understanding of my film.
In the trailer for ‘Blood Feud’, I subverted the conventional use of sound in film trailers. Notably, I did not use diegetic dialogue as I applied a voiceover to explain the film’s narrative to my audience. Inspired by the blunt and short dialogue in 'Mad Max: Fury Road' (2015), I wanted there to be a complete lack of dialogue in my trailer in order to reflect the breakdown of society that is explored in my film’s narrative.
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