The document analyzes a short film that explores themes of gender conflict through a structured narrative and visual storytelling techniques. The film adheres to conventions of short films with its length and plot twist, using mise-en-scène and sound to enhance its themes. It also discusses the creation of a poster and radio trailer that follow industry standards, including essential elements like the tagline and music recognition.

1. In what ways does your media
product use, develop or challenge
forms and conventions of real media
products?
My research into the short film genre, and the related radio trailers and
posters, highlighted the following codes and conventions
•film length (around 5 minutes),
•small number of characters
•and a plot twist.

3. My film is 4 minutes long and its narrative
structure is tight.
The opening scene sets out the theme - the
battle between the sexes - with the boy
asserting to his conspiratorial male friend,
‘It's always the girls who cheat', followed by
his series of dates which forms the plot. This
is the first hint that the boy isn't all he
seems.

5. The film's short length means that the plot
is tightly structured and follows Todorov's
model with 5 stages of narrative:
equilibrium, disequilibrium, recognition,
attempt to repair equilibrium and new
equilibrium.

7. In my film: Equilibrium: the boys believe that
relationships fail not because what men do but because
of what girls do.
Disequilibrium: the protagonist goes on several dates all
with different women.
Recognition of disorder: when the girls all receive the
same text.
Attempt to repair disorder: the girls confront the
protagonist through the Facebook expose.
New equilibrium: the protagonist is forced to reassess
his vision of the world once the girls have put him in his
place.

9. The twist comes in the gym scene
which shows the audience that all
the girls know each other and have
all been dating the same boy, this is
where they come up with their
revenge.

11. It can also be said Levi-strauss's theory
agrees with my film.
In my film there is the battle of the sexes
in that the man starts off by asserting that
its women who cant be trusted and that
they always cheat on their partners.
A new type of conflict emerges as the
woman unite against a common enemy,
their former boyfriend to unmask and
shame him.
The balance of power has changed at the
end and a new equilibrium forged.

13. An important aspect throughout my film
was the mise-en-scene. For example, the
opening scene is filmed at a pub with 2
pints. I chose my camera angles very
carefully, I leave the camera flat on them. I
place my 2 characters opposite each other
and I leave the camera on them for a long
time. This signals to the audience the
significance of this scene as the
exposition. The pub setting is a relatable
place for my target audience.

15. The following date scenes are set in
places to which my audience can
relate. For example, the second
date is set in an indian restaurant.
This shows that although the boy is
on his second date within 2 days he
is still trying hard to get the girl. This
scene helps the audience see that
the boy is comfortable just moving
from one girl to another, the boy
stays the same, just the girl and the
setting changes.

17. The sound I use when the title of my
film appears is crucial to the film. It
is an upbeat tune which creates
a sense of childishness and a lack
of care. The music is also played at
the end of the film after the boy says
'theres always tomorrow'. The music
here links the ending back to
the beginning and shows how the
boy still wants to carry on doing
what he wants to.

19. My poster also follows the codes
and conventions of short film
posters. It has the institutional
information at the bottom. It also
includes the tag line of the short
film. My research highlighted that
these were the key aspects in
short film posters.

20. My radio trailer also follows the
correct codes and conventions. It
features aspects of speech from the
short film. It tells the audience of the
tag line. As well as this, it contains
music recognisable from the short
film and when and where it can be
seen. From my research, these are
the most important aspects present in
all film radio trailers.