Evaluation Question 1: In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? - My Film

I have now analysed nine shots from my opening sequence that are similar to those i have previously compared from existing dance films

1. This shot shows the title name of our film. Our name relates to the dance genre as it is called "Live 2 Dance". This shows a clear reference to the dance film. It is also similar to existing dance films as a lot of films from this genre use the word dance in the title, so we are sticking to typical conventions.

2. Shot two shows the colour of the font in our opening sequence. The font is black and red as this is a typical  font colour used in a lot of dance films. We have stuck to these conventions as we have also used red font for our "Live 2 Dance".

3. The style of the font used for our names is a kind of handwritten type font. This is a typical font used in the dance genre as it looks like people have just written it 'from the streets'. We decided to stick to this convention and use the handwriting styled font.

4. Typical settings used for dance films are parks and out door spaces. We have stuck to this typical idea by filming some of our footage outside as shown in picture 4 when the character is dancing outside a building.

5. Picture 5 shows a screen grab from our opening sequence. It shows we have stuck to the typical costume of the characters as they are all wearing baggy shorts, shirts and vests. These clothes are seen in most dance films and is a common convention which is why we have stuck to it and used these costumes.

6. Colour adjustment is used in picture six from Live 2 Dance. The colour has been changed to black and white. This is a common convention in some dance films and I decided to stick to this as I thought it was quite effective and looked professional as a dance film.

7.  In our opening, we used red lighting and spot lights to create a dance show feel. This is common in dance films as they are used in the final battle or show scenes. I decided to use these lights to stick to typical conventions and also to create the effect of a real dance show.

8. Transitions are a common convention used in most dance films as they allow the different footage to fit together and look professional. We also used transitions in Live 2 Dance and picture 8 shows a shot where the final dance scene fades to white for the ending. This is used a lot as it looks neat and an effective way of ending scenes. 

9. In a dance genre film, obviously there is some dancing. Picture 9 shows the characters in our film dancing. This supports the dance genre as there is actually some dancing happening.