CCR Research Question #1

 Week 6! 

The final Blog for this week will be research for the first CCR question. My approaches on how to answer question #1. 

Question #1:

How Does your product use or challenge conventions and how does it represent social groups or issues? 

Conventions:

Our film Static uses the traditional conventions of mystery and psychological horror. Within our establishing shot developed the mysterious and eerie elements within the introduction to our production. From using previous blogs and prior research on horror, mystery, and psychological horror films set up the exact framework towards sticking toward the necessary conventions of these genres. Our goal was never to challenge or go beyond the standard conventions of this framework. To instead use certain pieces that highlight this genre the best and incorporate them within our framework within our story. 

For example discussed in a previous post of mine where I discussed the Film Vertigo by Hitchcock. Notable for its uncomfortable shots and tension it displays in the opening credit scene within the film. As reference we used the techniques and tone within the piece and incorporated similar and same technique within our footage for our own production. Without copying the techniques and display of Hitchcock's work, we kept it as inspiration towards our storyboard and shooting process of how within technique and visually to stay and display these conventions. 

Representation: 

When it comes to the representation within our film we challenge the normal social groups of teenage representation. Typically within media teenagers are perceived as mis-fits, rebellious and misunderstood. Static challenges these stereotypical conventions of social representation of teenagers through our main character Avery. Unlike most Avery is reserved and seen as introverted teen girl, who isn't into makeup, fashion, or social media. Socially spends most of her free time at home and with her best friend raven.

 Typically today's media portrays most teens socially revolving around alcohol, drugs, parties and illegal/ Dare devil like activities. Static challenges this in a non stereotypical way of introducing a introverted teen girl that is tied to this unexpected and graphic murder of her best friend. Avery as our highlight not only as introverted teen but female and challenges as well the gender normality's in media.  Therefore, this challenges the traditional views of teenager's portrayed within media.