2. In what ways does your media product use, develop op
challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
• I particularly think my trailer challenges forms and conventions of real media products.
I think this as generally, Rom-Com’s have a voice over, narrating their trailer. Where as
mine doesn’t. I particularly didn’t add a voice over on top of my trailer as I thought it
worked well with the sound and editing enough to need one.
• As I didn’t have a voice over, sound was a very important factor towards my trailer. I
also thought that I had a very strong narrative throughout my trailer, so that a voice
over would just clash with it and ruin it slightly.
• I cut my trailer into two. I wanted the first half of the trailer to be where the main
actress gets her heart broken, as conventionally as I could, by phone. So the second
half would be where her ‘boyfriend’ tries to win her back, but fails. That’s why I have
called it the ‘Man Hater’. I think my ideas have developed well throughout the trailer,
as you can see where my ideas collaborate and come together.
3. How effective is the combination
of your main product and
ancillary texts?
Film
poster
• I particularly think that the combination of my
magazine cover, movie poster and trailer work
well together to connote my genre of a Rom-
Com.
• I think this because I have used the traditional
and conventional colours of black, white and
red within my movie poster and trailer.
• I also think that I have done this effectively
and well by specifically telling the actress what
to where, how to have her hair and how to have
her makeup. I wanted her makeup in the poster
Magazine
to be bold and vibrant. As well as her hair being cover
down, looking sharp.
• However, in the magazine cover I wanted the
actress to wear less makeup, so it is simple, yet
fresh. I also wanted the model to put her hair
up in a bun, as it looks more elegant.
4. What have you learned from your audience feedback?
• To get audience feedback, I created a questionnaire for approximately 32 pupils, within
the age range of 12-15. I did this, with the specific age range, as if my trailer was
produced, it would have a 12a-15 certification.
• The questionnaire consisted of questions such as; ‘What do you think I could improve
on?’ and ‘What did you enjoy most?’. I received positive feedback and things that I
could improve on that would boost my ideas significantly.
• Feedback such as; “I really enjoyed the male character within the trailer as I
thought he was funny”. – Hannah Innoles. As my genre was a Rom-Com, I wanted
to add some comical, yet everyday comments into the script, such as ‘How you doing?’
and ‘What you sayin?” as I thought this would appeal to the audience more, as that is
typically how teenagers talk.
• “The trailer is brilliant! Although, a voice over, instead of the writing pages and
lots of sound would work better”. – Jenny Albinus. I totally agree with the feedback
that I received. I particularly think that if I had the time to work on my trailer again, I
would put a voice over on top to narrate the story.
5. How did you use new media technologies in the construction
and research, planning and evaluation stages?
• Whilst creating my media products, I have used a wide range of new media
technologies. For example; I-Movie, Photoshop, EBlogger and Slideshare. As well as
the use of the Canon video camera and the Canon digital camera.
• I-Movie was something completely new that I have never used before, so learning to
use it was an interesting experience. I had also never used a video camera before, so
that was something I had to work on too. Although, I have used Photoshop many a
time so that was no struggle to get the poster and magazine cover done. I particularly
thought that EBlogger was difficult to use as it didn’t want to upload my products a
lot of the time. However, I managed to get that working which I then, learned to
adore.
