In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? (ie of film openings)

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1.  The top photo shows the start of our film with the title being shown. We used a bold black font for our title as we thought it was an effective way to grab the audince's attention. We needed a big bold title to get the audience interested and to get them to watch on. We used an effect on the title so that it didn't just appear on screen, we got it to appear letter by letter. We thought this looked effective because it gave the film a more realistic feel. The title being in black also gave it a good effect, having it in black gave it a feel of importance and had a smart presentation just how things are like in real action films.

2. The top photo can also be analysed for the setting of our film. The screenshot shows where most of the film takes place. We filmed in the highlands up in Scotland in half term and we thought the surroundings were very helpful in building tension and suspense. Having a mysterious sort of location, keeps the audience on the edge of their seats. We used the location to full potential, the windy roads around the loch proved perfect for one of the shots we were going for and also having little traffic and other vehicles around gave it a slightly mysterious sort of feel.

3. Costumes were very important in our film and we thought that they played an effective role in creating an action styled film. You see in your everyday sort of action films that the key characters are dressed up smartly, such as Daniel Craig in James Bond or Will Smith in Men in Black. We wanted to have this kind of film, so we thought that dressing up in smart clothing would give the film a more realistic feel and would also look as if the characters have authority aswell. The costumes for the characters can be seen in the second photo from the top. We had little props for our film, but we used an old briefcase and we also used a mobile phone. These two props are usually associated with action films, and they both play a key part in the opening two minutes of our film. The photo showing the mobile above, also shows the caller to be 'unknown'. This is also a stereotypical sort of thing that happens in action films. Often people come across mysterious callers in action films.

5. The title of our film is called 'Despatched' as shown in the top photo above.We thought that this title was appropriate as it links in with the actual storyline. It gives the film an exciting feel to it, as the name suggests something that has to be taken somewhere. We thought this was an effective title for our action film as it backs up what the story is about and also gives it an attention grabbing effect, so the audience want to watch to see what is going to happen.

6. The story of the film is introduced right from the beginning, the location is the first thing that the audience can see as the camera zooms out, we see the car in the first shot aswell and this gives a hint to the audience that maybe the it will play a part in the film. Me and Oli tried to keep the opening two minutes as secretive and mysterious as we possibly could as we didn't want to give much away about what would happen later on in the film. I thought that we left the film on a good cliffhanger at the end of our two minutes, as the camera stopped shooting just after i had knocked on the door. Me and Oli actually hadn't planned what would happen after our opening two minutes so we don't really know where it would lead to, we just concentrated on our opening.

7. The  genre of our film was an action film and Me and Oli believe that the opening two minutes show the audience quite clearly. The first camera shot when it zooms out and reveals the car gives the audience a hint about what type of film it will actually be, and when the characters are introduced wearing smart clothing this also gives a clear idea about the genre of the film. The type of storyline also backs up the genre that we were going for, from quite a early stage in the two minutes you realise that there is something important being transported and this all adds up and gives clear indication about the genre of the film. The camera shots also contribute to the genre of the film, we have fast cut shots nearer the end, and there are multiple shots of a car speeding past which is stereotypically seen in an action film. There are also stereotypical props used in the film aswell such as the mobile phone with 'unknown' on screen, shown in one of the photos up at the top and also a black briefcase.

8. The characters are introduced very early in the first two minutes of the film. Both of the characters are seen in the second shot of the film and it is clear that they are in an action film, shown through the costumes and props. This is the only shot that the two characters are shown at the same time and we thought it would be effective for the characters to be revealed early on in the film so the audience can familiarize themselves with the characters.