1. Evaluation Question 1:“In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?” Sophie Rippin
2. The trailer itself uses the forms and conventions of real media products by... Analysing existing professional media products looking at music, actors, plot, editing.
3. Music The lyrics often related to the storyline, featuring well-known songs. Click the picture to play Alphabeat – The Spell Click the picture to play Caesars Palace – Jerk it Out Click the picture to play George Michael - Faith Click the picture to play Hall and Oates – You Make my Dreams Come True
4. Actors The actors are well-known and recognisable for being in other films from a similar genre.
5. Plot Unrealistic and predictable. How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvhBt_XvHNYJust Friends – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtTbq3_lPz0
6. Editing Fast-paced cuts to keep it interesting. Bridget Jones’ Diary – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQdy98B1nf0
7. Our own product... We tried to keep as close to these conventions as possible, using the names of the cast in our trailer as if they were famous.
9. We looked at amateur teaser trailers which gave us a realistic idea of what we’d be able to achieve. http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=a2+media+rom-com+trailer&aq=f
10. Like Happy Gilmore’s use of a voice-over, we used title screens to help tell the story. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa0hSPPW1so
11. We had some issues with copyrighted music, however managed to find a cover track of a well-known song.
12. Our poster uses forms and conventions of real media products such as... Clearly states the actors’ names. Features the main characters standing back to back. Romantic background image. Incorporates different colours in the large title. Details of the film production.
13. Image of the two main characters. Large, bold and clear title featuring different colours. Romantic background image. Details to advertise the film. Clearly states the actors’ names.
14. Our magazine cover uses the forms and conventions of real media products by... Bold large title of magazine – but well-known so can be covered by picture. Image of main character in film. Title of film stands out in centre of page. Red, white, blue and black theme, typical of a magazine cover.
15. Magazine title stands out. Follows a black, red and white theme. Large image of main character. Film’s title is large and clear. Other feature articles.
