Saturday, 29 January 2011

Question 1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

FILM TEASER TRAILER

Followed formal conventions of a teaser trailer
• Rating card used at head of trailer
• Title slates hinting on narrative
• Shots of different events in movie in chronological order
• Release date and title of movie exposed at end
• Music used on beat of title slates, similar to The Social Network
• Used close ups to introduce main characters
• Different locations of film
• No continuity

Challenged formal conventions of a teaser trailer
• Build up of fast editing wasn't used, in tone of movies genre and narrative
• No voice over or dialogue used, because of limited access to resources
• No change of music - one soundtrack used that develops tone

Followed generic conventions of a teen family drama teaser trailer
• Shots of different emotions throughout film
• Slow paced music and shots used throughout
• Showing teenagers in school and doing makeup
• No negative representation of teenagers



FILM POSTER

Followed formal conventions of a film poster
• Release date
• Title of film
• Main actors names
• Billing block
• Images of main actors
• Tagline of film

Challenged formal conventions of a film poster
• Used more than one picture of main actor to show the importance of their role and the idea of the scrapbook - scrapbook design similar to Terms Of Endearment


• Images of snapshots used to make it look like a teenagers scrapbook not professional images, however quality of images are high.


FILM MAGAZINE

Followed formal conventions of a film magazine
• Masthead on top of page
• Well developed magazine masthead is used in background to main image however my product will be newly published so only some letters are in background
• Tagline of magazine
• Main cover line linked to main image on page
• Website link for magazine
• Actors in character role, looking into camera, at audience
• 3-4 font styles and colours used looks professional

Challenged formal conventions of a Film Magazine
• Price and barcode not used as it will be a free magazine for The Guardian newspaper readers, as my audience wouldn't pay for a film magazine
• More than one person in frame, showing importance of both characters
• Mostly middle aged male audience for film magazines-Main cover line is conventionally of male interest however mine is of young female interest
• Using the 'K' in 'FLICK' slightly slanted to intrigue the 'fun' readers of the magazine



ALL PRODUCTS
• Followed formal and generic conventions to link products to make it recognisable to audience
• Using same sartorial codes and typography in all products

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