Evaluation Activity 1

VOICE OVER SCRIPT

In many different ways my film develops and challenges forms and conventions of a real media product. To begin with, I think that my title does follow typical drama conventions with the title ‘Nine Lives’ as it is short yet effective and relates to my movie well. It is representing the suicidal attempts that my character has done, resulting her to be in the position she is in during the opening sequence of my film.

The location of my film is another convention that has been followed, as in a typical drama there is always a location that is significant to a climax of a film. The film that I was inspired by, ‘It’s A Kinda Funny Story’, also had a similar aspect to their opening, as the character was filmed cycling to his location, which was on top of a bridge. These shots I have cut from their opening are very similar to shots I have filmed in my movie. I have some examples of some of the clips I included in my film here. I have also included an establishing shot of the mental hospital, which, whilst my character is speaking over the top, is a location she has previously been.

The costumes and props used, such as the hospital gown and makeup used on the actors were obeying typical forms and conventions of a drama film through the emotions and storylines following them. On my main character Beth, she wore a hospital gown representing her mental health and also has bruises on her neck and a scar on her wrists from previous suicide attempts resulting her in the outfit she is wearing. The actor playing Beth’s brother, Max, also had make up on his face and neck showing his beaten bruises. Other smaller props consisted of drugs and alcohol, which are defiantly following drama forms and conventions.

The special effects and editing I used in my film are a cross between drama and action conventions. Been inspired by the film Bourne Ultimatum, explored in a previous post, I decided to create a similar effect to make sure that my audience would understand that this section of my film is flashbacks of the character, also similar to Bourne Ultimatum. Using After Effects, I created the flashback effect and Final Cut Pro I duplicated the edited clip and overlayed both versions together to represent the confused mind of my character, still following typical drama conventions.