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In my media short film, I intentionally used a wide range of conventions, they are used to help give the film a good flow, for example, at the start you can see the use of match and action when the guy comes through the door it cuts to another shot to portray the action of his hand on the door handle and him entering the room.  This creates a sense of continuity as well as creates a “visual bridge” drawing the viewer’s attention away from cutting or continuity problems.

 

Throughout the filming I made sure to follow the 180-degree rule to keep the same right-left relationship between the actors. I did this by staying on only one side of the participants, because if I were to film on one side of the characters and then change to filming on the opposite side, this would cause them to switch positions. The 180° rule allows the audience to have a sense of location in a scene in terms of what may be shown off-screen in some shots. Another convention I included in my film was the shot-reverse shot, which often works together with the 180° rule, to help retain the continuity by not distorting the audience’s perception of the character’s location in a shot. In order to make the film look more professional I worked with different camera shots and angles. By using different shots and angles this means that I could change how the audience may feel about the main subject.

 

My film can represent age as it is about an adolescent who is associated in the drug world. Class and status may also be represented here because of how drugs are viewed in today’s society and how they are associated with criminals. 

 

By showing the use of drugs in my film, it shows that they are being used by teenagers and are becoming more popular. For example when one of the characters said, “So I hear you’re the one who’s been dealing drugs to the town”, its saying that they have been spread across a local area and seem to be popular. Also another way I’ve made drugs look bad is at the end when there’s a chase. The way the criminal runs off suggests that he knows he is in the wrong and that’s what a typical teenager is like. The way the music gradually gets louder at this point is quite intense for the viewer and can give strong thoughts on how the character was in the wrong.

 

This film is for 15+ due to the involvement of drugs and explicit language. It is not suitable for younger viewers because the themes are too adult. I would say that my film is not based around a specific gender, although males may prefer it because, typically, these themes are common in media targeted at their demographic, particularly in video games.

 

I attracted my audience by using actors that were the same age as my target audience, to make my film somewhat relatable. The audience will find it easier to put themselves in the shoes of the characters. Another creative choice I made was to include music in which I believe my target audience would enjoy and be drawn to. Also by using an unusual and catchy title, “nocaine train”; its play on words, which will appeal to my target audience as teenagers, are renowned for their use of unusual slang.