Evaluation 1- In what way does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

1st frame- Special effects
This special effect is an additive dissolve. We decided to use this transition as it creates a build up from the guests arriving to them actually partying. There is a flash of white as it fades into the party scene which will have an impact on the audience as it is quite sudden. The dissolve into the party scene is a conventional form as a stereotype of teenagers is that they like to party with their friends.

2nd frame- Introducing characters
We decided to introduce the characters in our film by using a montage. This montage is a selfie of all the characters at the party. A montage is a conventional form of teen angst films as they are quite frequently used. One teen angst film that uses a montage is Easy A. However, we are developing this as the montage in Easy A is of the settings used in the film whereas in our film, the montage is of the characters.

3rd frame- Costumes
This frame shows the costumes that the Triple L's are wearing. The Triple L's costumes in the school scene are casual, every day clothing however, the Mean Girls in Mean Girls wear skirts and dresses to school; this is more appropriate to the climate they are living in.  Therefore, our teen angst film challenges the convention of the 'mean girls' costumes and clothing.

4th frame- Editing
This frame shows some of the editing in our film. We decided to use the conventional split screen in this part of our film as you can see both groups of people walking towards each other which creates suspense for what happens next. A four way split screen is used in Mean Girls when the Mean Girls and the misfit are on the phone to each other. We have developed this convention as we use a two way split screen and Mean Girls use a four way split screen.

5th frame- Props
The fifth frame is of the phone we used for the alarm. We chose to use a phone instead of a clock for the alarm because a mobile phone is conventional in teen angst films. However, we have developed the idea of using phones as phones are typically used in teen angst films for messaging people or going on social media. In the teen angst film, The DUFF, a group of friends use their phones to delete each other off social media during an argument that they are having. Therefore, we have developed the convention of the use of mobile phones within teen angst films. Also the teenagers are holding alcohol bottle as they are going to a party.

6th frame- Genre
This image shows the guests arriving at the party and also shows the teen angst genre. This is because there are a group of friends in the shot. In several teen angst films there are groups of friends, whether they are the 'popular group' or the misfits. Also, the friends are holding alcohol bottles as they are arriving at a party. Easy A, Mean Girls, Clueless and many more teen angst films have party scenes in them which shows that our film is of the same genre. These three things, parties, alcohol and friendship groups, follow and use the conventions of teen angst films.

7th frame- Camera work
This camera angle is a high angle shot. Using this angle really shows the hierarchy of The Triple L's and shows that we followed the convention of teen angst films by having a 'main mean girl' and her two friends; like in Mean Girls.

8th frame- Title
This frame shows how we decided to present our title and how we followed the conventions of existing teen angst titles. The font we used is called Goudy Stout. We chose this font as it is bold, large, bubble writing; similar to the title in Juno. We decided to make it pink as this colour is conventional in teen angst films and appears a lot in other teen angst film titles, such as Mean Girls. Also, our title, OMG, follows further conventions of teen angst films as it is an acronym and acronyms are used in other teen angst film titles such as The DUFF and GBF. Each letter of OMG appears in unison with each Triple L saying their word. This makes our title even more dramatic which shows the genre even further as teen angst films are filled with drama.

9th frame- Setting
This frame shows one of the three main settings in our film. We did not challenge the conventions of teen angst settings in any way. We decided to use the settings of the school, the party and the bedroom. This is because many teen angst films, including LOL, The DUFF, Mean Girl and Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging include all three of the settings we included. We used these settings as these are the places typical teenagers spend most of their time.