2. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and
conventions of real media products?
3. 1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of
real media products?
Horror/Thriller movie
Set in the woods
ISOLATION
2 Sisters
REALISTIC TO SOCIETY- connects to the viewer
Age rating of 15
Not too violent but enough to be unsuitable for a
younger audience.
Tagline
“He stopped following God and followed you instead.”
(Belief in God- strong, powerful and persistent)
A typical teaser trailer
would be 1 minute 30
seconds. ‘Stalked’ is
1.19
4. 1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of TRAILER
real media products?
LOCATION
C&C: An isolated
location. (Highgate
woods)
-Also seen in Cabin Directed by
in the woods, Blair Daniel Myrick
Witch Project. 1999
High and low
angles
C&C: Vulnerability
of a character in a
low angle. High
angles usually are
seen from the
villains’
perspective.
Signifiers
C&C: Movies often
have a specific object/
weapon which is seen
frequently in the
trailer/movie which is
repeatedly used.
-Sense of foreboding
-Our trailer had a
knife.
Also seen in ‘Nightmare
on Elm Street’ (Directed
by Samuel Bayer
2010)‘Freddy Krueger’s
blade hands
5. 1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of TRAILER
real media products?
Character Stereotypes
2 teenage girls. Both the protagonists.
Can be seen in movies such as ‘The
Uninvited’ (2 sisters) (Directed by
Charles Guard 2009)
C&C: Typical teenager. Wears clothes
such as jeans, t-shirts. No stereotype
intended.
The more ‘everyday’ the character
seems the more related it is to
audiences; as it highlights a possibility of
it happening in everyday life-
emphasizing the scare factor.
C&C: The villain, faceless and
unidentifiable. Identity kept hidden,
sometimes exposed in the end. Apparel
is all black, making it easier to
camouflage with the surroundings and
untraceable.
Like ‘Jason X’ (Directed by James Isaac
2001)
6. 1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of TRAILER
real media products?
Music Fast Cuts
Fade to black
Non diegetic sounds- C&C: Fast cuts
to speed up the
•Children’s rhyme pace of scaring
sung in a spooky the audience.
voice. (0.40) Fade to black-
• Also seen in ‘Woman emphasizes the
In Black’ suspense.
James Watkins (2012)
•The first track in sync
with the flashbacks-
( deep thuds in sound)
A typical teaser
Diegetic sounds- trailer would be 1
minute 30
•The screaming of the seconds. ‘Stalked’
girls (0.55) is 1.19
•Breathing/Panting
• No speech- builds up
suspense
C&C:
•‘REC 2’ (Directed by
Jaume Balagueró
2010) Scream
appears at the end.
The build up of silence
throughout the trailer.
7. 1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of TRAILER
real media products?
Victims unaware/oblivious of the villains’
presence.
‘The Strangers’ (Directed by
Bryan Bertino 2008)
Villain making a trademark out of
his weapon. Signifier to the
audience.
‘Nightmare on Elm Street’
(Directed by Samuel Bayer 2010)
Carvings or messages from
the past now appearing in the
present day to help emphasize
previous killings etc.
‘The Haunting in Connecticut’
(Directed by Peter Cornwell 2009)
8. 1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of WEBSITE
real media products?
Social media buttons
such as Facebook,
Twitter and YouTube
Buttons
Trailer on the
C&C: Viewers can
homepage
navigate around and
explore any bonus
features to do with the
movie- such as actors or
character profiles.
Dateline
Billing box
9. 1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of POSTER
real media products?
Tagline
C&C: A tag line is
used as signifier to
help a viewer know
what the movie
consists of. A tag line
is usually short and
straight to the point,
(usually in a matter-
of-fact tone.)
Film title Directed by Nick
C&C: Text in white- Murphy 2011
bold, simple color. (The
color white does not
clash with any other
colors.) Making it easier
to work on the colors of
the poster.
Dateline
C&C: Releasing a movie on a
specific date, such as
Halloween or Friday 13th to help
emphasize the scare factor.
(Makes it exciting for audiences
to see it then too)
10. 1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of POSTER
real media products?
Actor credits
C&C: When on
billboards, viewers are
interested in knowing
what actor is in the
movie.
THE IMAGE
•C&C: Only one person
visible in the shot.
•Face is unseen or
attempted to kept hidden.
•The image sets out to
make the environment of
the picture seem larger than
the person in the picture-
emphasizing isolation.
Billing box
C&C: To see who has
directed it, and which
company the movie is
associated with.
11. How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts?
12. 2. How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts?
• Website is a bit different as the website is designed
to have animations, (fog) on therefore the font has
a scar effect.
• Color schemes- Black and white, minimalistic.
White font, more visible and simple. No clash.
• BRANDING- Image has been kept the same, to
maintain advertisement and branding.
• Billing box
• Date line- Released on Halloween
• Actors credits in capitals
BRANDING:
Actor names- Bold capitals
Billing box- ‘Steel tongs’ font
Color white: No clash with the
image itself.
Color scheme: Black & White
15. 3. What have you learned from your audience feedback?
Asked Year 12 Media students
-Media students have a more
analysed insight on what the media
and its codes and conventions
-Limitations: Sometimes the
feedback was vague. ‘Yes’ or ‘No’
answers were given.
-I asked strangers- 15-30 for a new
perspective. Also seen in my
voxpop. Would do that again,
except let them see my trailer
-Changes: Given questionnaires to
a wider range of people rather than
media students.
Re-film some scenes. Think/plan the
story line in more depth
Good – People understood the plot
16. 3. What have you learned from your audience feedback?
Change of font-
More visible and
bold
Dateline
‘Friday 13th’ (2009) also
released on the 13th Subtle colour. More
Branding: sense of mysterious- soft
foreboding. More colours, not giving too
interesting to go see. much away.
17. How do you use new media technologies in the construction and research, planning
and evaluation stages?
18.
19. 4. How did you use new media technologies in the construction and research, planning and RESEARCH
evaluation stages?
20. 4. How did you use new media technologies in the construction and research, planning and PLANNING
evaluation stages?
21. 4. How did you use new media technologies in the construction and research, planning and CONSTRUCTION
evaluation stages?
22. 4. How did you use new media technologies in the construction and research, planning and CONSTRUCTION
evaluation stages?
23. 4. How did you use new media technologies in the construction and research, planning and CONSTRUCTION
evaluation stages?
