QUESTION 1

In what ways does your media product Use, Develop or Challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

The genre of which my film is based around is comedy. The film include typical aspects of the genre such as

•    Eccentric characters
•     Realistic settings
•    Personality difference in characters

An Example of eccentric characters in real media products is “Queen Latifah” who played the character Francine in Brown Sugar. She is portrayed to the audience as extrovert which is shown through the wedding scene. The character “Albert Brennaman” is also an example of Eccentric character in the movie  HITCH.

The main themes explored in my film are Success, Hope and Fame. Fame is hinted in the opening sequence by the rap battle which occurs at the park. Hope and Success are explored later on in the film. The film follows coded and conventions of a comedy by using realistic settings. E.G.

1.     The house shown right at the beginning of the film

2.   The alley way of which the audience are introduce to other characters in the film

3.The park where the battle takes place

Another code and convention demonstrated in my film is the personality differences within characters. The character Don Mo behavior is portrayed differently from the rest as although sharing the same dreams as them, seem to be aware of their illusion. This is shown through his body language and facial expression during the dance performed by the characters. Similarly, Rush Hour also demonstrates personality difference as the character “James Carter” seems to be ignorant compared to Inspector Lee in RUSH HOUR 1.

The Film challenges codes and conventions of a comedy by having morals presented in the film where by the audience learn to never give up instead of being a typical comedy which evolves around solving a dramatic problem. This challenge the narrative as the story-line is different from your usual ones of comedy for example dumb and dumber is clearly only for entertainment purposes.

The film develops certain codes and conventions such as sound as the use of sounds are creatively used throughout the film. E.g. The close up of the character turning up the dial with a different music playing instead of the non diagetic sound which was being used for the first 20 seconds of the opening sequence.