In what ways does

your media product

use, develop, or

challenge forms and

conventions of real

media products?

Media products

Following or challenging

conventions?

Typical Conventions

that we followed

Challenging conventions

Poster

We had the

image in black

and white which

is challenging

conventions. Magazine

We challenged

conventions by the way the

masthead

is structured and

the image was

taken outside not in a studio.

Teaser Trailer

Music that contrasts the

mood slightly

confusing the

audience to

make it more jumpy.

Media product relevance

Our products are relevant to professional media products

because they follow typical conventions and in some cases

also challenge conventions. Our magazine follows many conventions but the masthead is unconventional. The contrast

of the different soundtracks across our teaser trailer creates a

more confusing atmosphere for the audience so they don't

know when to be scared. The poster follows conventions

except the image is black and white but this fits the theme of the film more as it needs to be more dark and mysterious.

Professional products need to create a massive effect on the

target audience for it to be successful. We can prove that our

teaser trailer is causing a stir because we have 37 hits on our new You Tube upload.

Interview questions

1) How did you decide on the genre?

We decided on the genre by doing audience questionnaires

to collect peoples votes of the most popular genre and their

specific tastes. We selected a variety people in the age category of our target audience to find out the best

possible genre. In fact the highest voted was comedy but

after discussion we felt this genre would be very hard to

create an amazing teaser trailer for that would be professional

enough for the standard of our audience. So we decided on a thriller which we felt we could accomplish well enough to be

a great product.

2) What made you pick these actors and actresses?

We decided on these two specific actor and actress

as they both promote drama and have acted a lot

before and we felt their personality and skills stood

out enough and were perfect for our roles. They are

both down-to-earth and keen to listen and learn. We

felt we could rely on them both and they would be

nice to work with.

3) Who is the target audience?

The target audience are citizens aged from 15-25yrs

because we feel that the film would capture their

interest, through the complex emotional roller

coaster of the storyline and the ambitious characters

in the film. Thriller is a popular genre, and in our

questionnaire was chosen as second most favourite

genre. It can suit both genders because the film has

two sides to it. The scary aspects of the film can

sometimes acquire a specific taste, but we feel they

would be mad to miss out on this one!

4) How does the music challenge or follow conventions?

The music in our teaser trailer both challenges and follows conventions. For example we have a slow and

creepy soundtrack right from the beginning which creates the

right atmosphere and tension that the audience should feel. But

as we go through the film, some slight upbeat soundtracks were

used to create a contrast between the tense atmosphere, to a more light and slightly humorous atmosphere so that the

audience will feel slightly confused about what is happening

next. This is challenging conventions because it should get the

audience hooked and confused so that they want to watch

more! We have other sounds for the part where character "Gabby" is stalking her 'boyfriend' this then makes the audience

realise she is the evil one and something will happen as the

tension is building.

5) What ambitions did you have that you couldn't follow

through with?

Some ambitions that we had but couldn't follow

through with, was to make the trailer scarier. We

didn't do this because this would make the target

audience a lot smaller, but we are still happy with

the final outcome.