My media product uses, develops, and challenges conventions of real magazines, posters, and trailers in the following ways: 1. For the magazine, I included a barcode and used different fonts/layout than the reference magazine, making it look more like a real product. 2. For the poster, I included more text/colors around the image compared to the reference poster, and chose a landscape orientation to better fit the picture. 3. For the trailer, I developed conventions like establishing shots and scenes of party preparation similarly to the reference trailer, but also challenged conventions with different cinematography.

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

2. Use (Magazine)
Both mastheads fill the full
length of the page and go
straight across the top of
the magazine.This usually
common as it is an
important part of the
product.
The cover lines on both
these magazines are
placed on the right hand
side and are both in
alternate colours.
I have used a masked person as the model
for my magazine just like the
entertainment magazine has done with
the scream mask.This is so that we are
informed of the film straight away
Both of these magazines have the same
colour scheme of red black and white, this
connotes horror and is used often with the
genre as it inform the audience straight
away.
The film titles which are being promoted by
the magazine both appear on the left or
right hand side of both magazines, this is
because it is not the main title but still
important.

3. Develop (Magazine)
My magazine has more
text content such as
the cover lines, this
makes it look busier
than the entertainment
magazine.
Although both magazines have the same colour schemes, the fonts are different as my
masthead is not as simple as one on the entertainment magazine. Also the fonts on the
entertainment magazine are the same throughout whereas my magazine has various fonts.
On my magazine I
have placed a tagline
at the top and the
bottom of the page,
similarly the other
magazine which has
one at the top which
does not have a box
around it.

4. Challenge (Magazine)
My magazine has a
barcode on he front
which makes it look
more like a real
magazine unlike the
other magazine.
On my magazine I have used shapes such as the circle on the right and the rectangle along
the bottom to put my text in, where as the other magazine is very limited to this. I feel that
this gives my magazine some structure however the entertainment magazine still looks good.
The photo which I have used
for my magazine is different
because it is taken on the
side, I felt that this would
show off more of the mask.

5. Use (Poster)
Both Posters have
the model as the
main subject
standing in the
centre of the poster,
they are also hiding
their identities.
The writing along the top of
the poster on both pieces of
work is white along with the
credits on the bottom of the
page, this is mainly so it would
stand out against the black
Both film titles are at the bottom
of the poster and are both in the
colour red, this is to make it stand
out against the rest of the text.
Both of the models on the poster are holding an object
in their hand, this is on the left hand side in both cases
and these objects play a reasonable part in both the
films.

6. Develop (Poster)
I have put my film tagline in the centre of my
poster meaning you would see it straight
away whereas the other poster has it placed
at the top, however in the same case we can
se it straight away as we read top to bottom.
On the Friday the
13th poster there is
no text around the
image, only at the
very top and
bottom, whereas I
have text on
around my photo.
Both posters
feature a mask
which play the
villain in the film
being promoted.
The colour schemes on both these products
are similar however I have more colour on
mine due to the image which makes it look
different to the other product.

7. Challenge (Poster)
On my poster you
can see the
background more
clearly and can
make out where it is
whereas the other
poster has a very
dull background
showing mystery.
Like the magazine my poster has
more text and fonts making is look
busier, unlike the Friday the 13th
poster which is empty in comparison.
My magazine gives
more information
to a viewer, e.g. the
actors are listed at
the top of my
magazine, the other
magazine does not.
I chose a landscape
layout for my poster as
the picture I wanted
fitted better this way
and it would have been
clearer than portrait.

8. Use (Trailer)
Both of the production titles at the beginning of the trailer are similar as the logos are
both red with a black background.
There is an establishing shot used in both trailers to inform the viewers of the location,
these again both happen at the beginning of the trailer.
This shot in both trailers features at the end just after all of the tension has built up, the
same shot has been used but the knife is in different positions.

9. Develop (Trailer)
In this part of the Prom Night film there are similar mid shots where the guests start to
turn up to the party.
Again, the same thing is happening in this part of both trailers.A high angle shot was used in
our trailer as well as the Prom Night trailer but our shot moves back into an over the
shoulder shot.
Also at the begging there is a scene in both our trailer and the Prom Night trailer where a
girl is having their hair done, this shows the preparation of the party and the part of the
trailer which is calm.The only thing that is different is the cinematography.

10. Challenge (Trailer)
We can see that in this part of both trailers the main character has become a victim and is
on the floor, this is also towards the end in both videos.
Here we can see that the police are involved by showing, a shot of a video and a shot of a
police station.This tells the audience that the crime is a serious matter.
Again these shots are similar because a hand is either coming into the shot of pointing into
the shot where a victim is endangered.