Creative Critical Reflection #1
In our film we used and challenged many conventions in the film industry. In our film, Santa was put into a formal place of work for a comedic convention of setting since Santa is thought to be in a fantasy land. The elves in the film represent the workers who feel exploited by Santa, the boss. Taking a more lighthearted view on the exploitation of labor, we decided that a Christmas theme would deliver the message in the most humorous manner. Camera Shots We used unique camera shots that are not traditionally used, such as long takes with zoom ins and a lot of hand held shots with quick movements. Our goal was to make it look like someone was recording the meeting, again challenging conventions. We mostly used mid-shots and close-ups. Editing For the titles we stayed consistent in font, text size, and text color. When editing, I tried to place the text in places that had a contrasting background. I chose the font Curlz MT because I thought it looked good with our holiday them...
