I Am Legend

Conventions;
-Exposing of story (cure for cancer)
-Enigma established (what happened to the city in which will smith is in)
-Different aspect ratio (from TV to widescreen)
-Runs audio without footage (news story)
-Establishing shot, setting location (America + city + yellow cab = New York)
-Amplifies Enigma (why is the city overgrown, where are the people, why has this happened, etc)
-Creating diageses (world of fictional place)
-Hook (why is Will Smith still alive)
-Tension building (silence when about to shoot antelope)
-Synchronous music (suggestion of sound)
-Silence amplifies contrast (antelope shooting)
-Realistic Aesthetic (trying to recreate actual experiences; news story)

Non-Conventions;
-Takes a while to expose the story
-No non-digetic sound track
-Nothing to interrupt audience attention

Me + Media

I've been a media student for two years, in my first year I established what side of media I prefered, which is planning and directing. Thinking of an idea and building from it is my favourite part of making a production, be it a music video, documentary, or animation. I've come to realise that working alone is most suited to me, as I often conflict with other idea's and personalities in a group. I normally have a clear vision of what I want.  This may seem small minded, but I still collect opinions of others about my work, and take it on board. In GCSE I got an A*, my favourite part of the course was creating our music video, which made me want to make more and more.
I'm looking forward to partaking in the Media A Level, and hope it helps me in my perhaps naive dream of becoming a director. Being a film obsessor has contributed to this aspiration.