The document discusses how the media product fits with and challenges conventions of horror genre. It fits conventions through using stock characters like the geek and jock, themes of revenge and bullying, and shot types like panning and close-ups. It challenges conventions by not using typical horror music or voiceover throughout, revealing the killer's identity instead of hiding it with a mask, and showing the killer's backstory to generate sympathy for the character.

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

2. Our media product fits with some of the horror conventions such as: Stock characters The geek The jock These are common stock characters are used in the horror conventions

3. Our media product fits with some of the horror conventions such as: Themes Seeking revenge Wanting to be accepted Murder Obsession Bullying

4. Our media product fits with some of the horror conventions such as: Long panning shot Shot types Panning shot Crane shot: High angled Close up shot Fast mid shots

5. Many different settings used

6. Motifs and symbols As like in many horror trailers or films there are recurring objects or key symbols that are shown throughout. We decided to do the same thing so that the audience would realise when someone is going to be killed or tortured.

7. Challenging forms and conventions

8. We didn’t use horror genre music throughout the whole trailer. No use of a voice over Music/Sound effects Sentences used as a narrator We used a hip hop genre of music that is played throughout our trailer. This was chosen so that our target audience could relate to it and to go against the conventions. We used some sound effects but over background music

9. We show the audience some of the killers background, so that they feel some sympathy for that character The protagonist/killer We didn’t use any masks to hide the killers identity. We decided to go against the conventions of horror trailers and show who our killer was. This was done so that the audience ask questions and wonder what happens to the other characters (victims) in the film