LO2: Applying codes and conventions of your chosen genre

 Following codes and conventions

When creating my short film the genre for it is automotive entertainment comedy motorsport motoring. This means I will have to follow the foundation of what an audience would expect to see if they were watching another product of this genre such as Top Gear. However, what I have to keep in mind is also making my short film different to how other films and series within the genre was made to avoid copyright. To do this, I will add new content that might not have been seen within the genres content, along with having limitations to the cars that we will be given, due to not being funded by The BBC or having anybody with links to such luxury brands such as Ferrari, Lamborghini or Bugatti. 

Examples of shot types used within other films and series

From the Tv series Top Gear multiple camera shots were used when they displayed a car to their audience. For example the shot type here for this classic Ferrari is a wide medium shot, as we can clearly see the main focus image is the Ferrari as the primary audience for Top Gear would be more interested in seeing the car rather than the background which is why some of the background is cut off.   

How will I use this in my film 

For example, the image here is somewhat similar to the image taken in TopGear, as I have used a classic car and had the photo taken outside. However, the image is raw and unedited compared to the TopGear where as we can tell the image has been edited with lighting and saturation. 

Edited example

For example, with editing the Morgan, we can clearly see that the saturation on the car makes it look brand new, along with less brightness on the grass and more detail being focused on the car. However, this is only on Photoshop whereas others would expand on the edit, to make it look more appealing to their audience. The way they would show of these edits is by doing a quick edit that previews a still image of the car before transitioning back to the recording of the show where the actors then show of the car live with minimal editing done. 

Why is brightness important in the film?

When editing my show when it reaches post-production my main focus will be on lighting and contrast. This is because in a show where cars are being shown, you would want to make the car shine when the camera is in focus of it, as the audience will be more stunned by its appearance, and could cause other car enthusiasts to share the content around of this car being presented. 

Comparisons with other motoring magazines 

From the set of photos here from the final edit of the film. The way it compares to the likes of Top Gear is not only the same colour car from the photo above, but constantly changing angles and distances from the Ford, allows the audience to stay interested with the short film, along with being able to see all the features this car has. However, another way I followed the conventions of motorsport entertainment was the location of where most of our film was shot. To try and fit this we had tires all around the set to try and set a more motorsport feeling to it, rather than having some brick wall around the area or a fence.  

During filming I made sure my film fit all of the codes and conventions for motorsport entertainment, by including scenes within the film of the car actually being driven. This then expands on the quality and entertainment, as our audience will also get a chance to see the car itself be driven. However, it also links to the quality of seeing the details of the cars interior for the majority of the film, along with getting both verbal and visual performance of how the car itself works.