Shot 2 – This shot shows the principal character, Faye, meeting with her friends. This scene follows the conventions of the drama genre, which is quite a broad genre and is therefore difficult to name the specific components. They usually reflect reality, which is what we have tried to achieve in this scene, through the representation of the characters. They are all wearing clothing suited to their age range: jeans, leggings, jumpers, hoodies, converse, dolly shoes etc. All are casual and reflective of the fact that they are teenagers meeting up.
Shot 3 –This is a long shot of Faye rehearsing for her audition. We decided to do this because it not only distances her form the audience but also because we could capture her refection in the mirror as well. Following this frame, we have also included montage shots of her rehearsal. The subgenre of our film would be a dance film and these both follow conventions as in films such as ‘Step Up’ they use these techniques. The mirror is also symbolic for the fact that Faye lives in a very different world to the rest of us and demonstrates her isolation.
Shot 4 – I have chosen this screen shot because I feel that it closely follows conventions of a dance film. This is because this is a classic dance movement that many people, both dancers and non-dancers, would recognise.
Shot 5 – This screen shots shows a match on action shot of Faye having just fallen to the floor after rehearsing a move. This follows conventions of the subgenre of a dance film: it reflects verisimilitude because the match on action gives the sense that the movement is continuing on and flowing.
Shot 6 – This shot shows a close up of Faye’s hand opening the door to go into her audition. This very much follows conventions of a drama genre as, typically, the narrative creates suspense and makes the audience want to watch on. This shot does this because it limits what is shown in the frame and therefore reveals very little about what is going on.
Shot 7 – This frame shows a shot of Faye dancing with the backs of the judges in the foreground. The long shot of Faye is conventional of a dance film as they often show the principal character dancing from this distance so that it is possible to see the full movement of what they are doing. The fact that the judges can be seen in the shot challenges conventions. We decided to do this because, as they are so close to the audience, it creates a sense of the nervousness that Faye must feel doing her audition.
Shot 8 – This shot is in the scene where Faye’s mother tries to convince her that going to university is a better and much more sensible option than going to Dance College. This follows the conventions of a drama genre because this is a real issue that our target audience would be able to relate to as they are going to university age. Many people may even be able to relate to the fact that their parents will be trying to convince them that to do to university, regardless of what they actually want to do.
Shot 9 – The narrative of a drama usually tends to emphasise on the plot and what happens next, which arouses curiosity about the story line. At the end, we have created suspense by leaving the film on a cliff-hanger where the final shot is a medium shot of the protagonist’s face showing her smiling slightly as she opens a letter. We do not learn the outcome and what the letter says. This is a convention of the drama genre, yet is possibly more related to TV dramas such as ‘Eastenders’ or ‘Hollyoaks’ which always leave their viewers in suspense at the end of each episode and wanting to watch more. In this way, we have challenged conventions.
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