Evaluation Activity 1 - nine frames.

TITLE: Although we didn't include the title of the film in the actual two minute clip, we did include it as a title for the you tube video, this was mainly because we wanted to cut down on time and be able to include as much time as we can of the film. the title was mainly influenced by the fact that our story is about a drug deal, and the word Addiction was best suited towards this fact. this has conformed to the conventions of an action film because it introduces the screenplay well and the company beforehand.

STORY: Lewis Hall is a combat addicted ex-soldier who goes after drug gang for kicks and Andrew McGregor who is just a junkie buying weed off one of the main drug suppliers Filthy Frank. At the start of the film Lewis Hall is spying on the drug deal waiting for an opportunity to intercept the drug deal. This works well with the conventions of action films because it is sudden and fast paced, where like some action films are quite fast paced at the beginning to throw the audience into the scene.

Characters Introduced: We introduced our characters mainly at the beginning of the short film, and this was mainly because we wanted to quickly get the audience to understand what is happening, as the protagonist, Lewis hall is introduced right at the beginning, it is seen that he is spying on a man, who is later then introduced talking to another antagonist. This conforms with action films because when most characters are introduced they are usually walking around, especially in Drug themed movies/ Crime movies.

 SETTINGS: We set this film at a scout hut in Oxshott, our main reason for this was because it was quite secluded, and we could rent out the area for the day and be able to hold one of ieuan's bb guns without people wanting to call the police on us thinking we are holding a real gun. The place had lots of trees around it so it allowed for some good lighting which we could use to our advantage. The setting conforms with the conventions of a action/crime film because it is secluded and is quite synonymous with a area which drug dealers would be in.

CAMERA WORK: for our camera work and editing, we had mainly relied on the tripod to help us film and keep the camera stabilized throughout our filming. also, we had tried many different shot types and experimented with mixing up shots in order to create a chain of events which could gradually work together and form a clip. also, the editing process was quite vigorous because we had to ensure that the music was fitting, as well as cutting and editing each clip, as well as shortening and lengthening the shots using various tools on adobe premier elements. Our camera shots conform with action and crime film style camera shots because they are relatively quick and sudden, and most are shot reverse shot from the fighters if there is a fight scene.

SPECIAL EFFECTS: because we filmed an action film, we had generally thought that our initial plan was to avoid so much special effects, however we did decide to add certain sound effects to enhance the fight scene, because it ensured that the ''hits'' would have an actual impact ( through the viewer's eyes ) and so that was the only special effect we really used, apart from the introduction where it fades from our logo to the start on the opening two minutes. This conforms with the conventions of action films because most action films and crime films have very little effects, for example. there is an occasional gun shot but in action/ crime films is very rare and only happens at least twice at a gun fight around the plot. also, because the fight scenes make up most of action films, this means that very little effects are needed, there may be an occasional blood splatter or saliva being thrown across the room because they got knocked out, but we decided to try to avoid all of this as we wanted to keep it simple as much as we could.

Genre and how the opening suggests it.

Our film is a action/crime film, and because of this we needed to acquire music which helps influence things such as chase scenes and fight scenes, which are in almost all action films. The opening suggests that this film is an action/ crime theme because the intro is very quick and sudden, and the music is quite loud, and there is no real introduction to the characters because of the tense moment which the audience is suddenly thrown into, where Lewis Hall is spying on Filthy Frank. This conforms with the stereotypes of action films because the opening of our film enforces a feeling that you are suddenly thrown into the fray.

COSTUMES AND PROPS:  Our costumes were relatively simple, this is because the characters were in the drug industry, and they wouldn't be wearing any fancy clothing, also, the character  Lewis Hall is an ex military man, so he would be acting as ''undercover'', which means that his clothing would be similar to the drug dealers, but at the same time dividing himself from the crowd. Our only prop was a BB gun, which was seen at several parts of the film. This conforms with the conventions of action films because the costumes and props in crime films are relatively simple, and in some films, most of the characters just wear normal everyday clothing, or are either undercover cops, and in our case for filming we stuck to that idea as it was better for us.

TITLE FONT AND STYLE:  For our opening two minutes, we didn't include a title, this was mainly because we wanted to quickly introduce the characters, however, we did place a title on the YouTube video. This conforms with the conventions to action films because most of the time they are suddenly thrown into the scene.