Evaluation

What were the aims/purposes of the script and key frames?

The aim of my script and key frames was to explore my macro from the essay on the representation of Masculinity in the contemporary western, I had analysed and compared the two films; True Grit (2010) and 3:10 to Yuma (2007). My script and key frames are done as a modern version of a western exploring my thesis of how having a masculine image is important to survive in the west, I portray this through props, angles, blocking and shot types.

what codes and convention identified in the textual analysis essay were used in the script and key frames?

In my textual analysis essay I stated that two masculine people can come into conflict and that one or both parties can have their masculine image broken to show their weakness, this can be seen in both films True Grit and 3:10 to Yuma. I used this in my key frames and script by placing John and Fox opposite each other to show that they are in conflict, and when the masculine image of fox breaks to show his weakness, on my seventh key frame I used a high angle over the shoulder shot of John to show Fox on the floor bloodied and having fear. I have chosen to do it this way as Johns body appears to be larger whilst Fox's is more minuscule in comparison, This key frame is similar to a shot from 3:10 to Yuma where Ben and Dan have fought for dominance and Ben ends up being on top whilst strangling Dan.
Another convention that I have used is that of props that I have chosen to include, which is a revolver. I used a revolver as a choice for John's weapon because I wanted to pay homage to the classic western as it is also a phallic object that represents masculinity, but I have used a more modern model as the film is set in the present. Another convention I have used to pay homage is the set of which I have shot my key frames; a field. I had done this due to the characters being in conflict and having a fight, I wanted to represent how their natural image of masculinity is, because Fox had submitted to John's dominance.

How was the location report used in construction of the key frames?

I had used the field at my school for the key frames, I had looked into other public fields but it was either that there were going to be other people from the public walking in the background, which I did not want, or that it was too much of a journey for my actors to go to the desired location. The field was a good choice because even though my idea was a modern version of a western, I wanted to use a location which was conventional to the classic western. I had then applied the Clyde effect to my pictures from Instaeditor to give a more western look.

How successful was the script and key frames in achieving its aims?

I believe that my script and and key frames achieve the goals of being artifacts I have created to show the representation of masculinity in a contemporary western. I have applied the themes and conventions that I have analysed in my textual analysis essay and have portrayed them to great effect in both my script and key frames. I though feel that costume could have been better in my key frames as I was not too sure on the costumes in a modern western, so I had Fox dressed in a suit which made him different and individualized from John and Blake. Blake and John were dressed similar to show their similarities in personality and character, but I was not confident in having them wear suit trousers and smart shoes, so jackets were added to differentiate them from the costume of Fox as also to represent how they also have small differences.