Convergence

Heyday Films

 Who?

 Heyday Films is a British film production company founded in 1997 by producer David Heyman in London. Its first feature film production was Ravenous, directed by Antonia Bird. It is most notable for producing the Harry Potter film series, based on the novels by J. K. 

What have they made?
Warner bros distribute most of their films.

 Ravenous (1999)
 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Threshold (2005)
 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
 I Am Legend (2007)
 The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008)
 Is Anybody There? (2008) Yes Man (2008)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010)
 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011)
Page Eight (2011)
 Gravity (2013)
We're The Millers (2013)
The Thirteenth Tale (2013)
Turks & Caicos (2014)
Salting the Battlefield (2014)
Selma (2014)
(in co-production, logo not shown) Paddington (2015)
Testament of Youth (2015)
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
The Light Between Oceans (TBA)


What makes them distinctive?

Due to their success of the Harry Potter franchise, they made a lot of profit and therefore have gained the audience's trust

What genres do they focus on?
Action
Drama
Sci Fi

Evaluation

In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

In the opening sequence of horror genre that I'm doing, relates to other real media products. Nightmare on elmstreet is an example of a movie which my opening sequence shares similarities. Asides from the fact that they are both horror, they both use the concept of revenge. Revenge is achieved through murder, which is included in our opening sequence. Another similar factor is the use of hidden identity. Although Freddy Krueger's face is meant to be burnt in nightmare on elm street, his identity is still hidden through his face. A mask has been used in my opening sequence as a convention of horror and has also been used to hide the identity of the killer. 

In the opening sequence we have included a nightmare about revenge, which is another similarity to this movie. Firstly, the title to my opening sequence is malevolence which means revenge, and this immedienetly suggests to the audience that the genre will either be a thriller or horror. Due to the setting being in a dark empty place, further on connotes emptiness and foreshadows that there will be a problem taking place. After seeing the killer and the mask, confirms that there will be something horrific and unexpected taking place. After seeing blood, which connotes death, pain, knives and danger, these are connotations which fits into my opening sequence. 

The Film Process