The document discusses how the media product follows conventions of real media products in several ways: 1) It places the movie title at the top of the page like real movie posters to attract audience attention. 2) It uses similar font sizes and styles for the title as real products for clarity. 3) It positions the main image and additional articles/text similarly to layouts in real magazines. The document also notes one way it does not follow a convention by using longer scene shots rather than short snippets, based on audience research and genre examples. Overall it aims to replicate conventions of professional real media to create an effective product.

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

4.  As it is shown here that I have followed one of the conventions that has been used by the real
media product producer. I took this idea on board when I researched into similar products and I
took ideas of what I would try to use in my media product. I believe that it is useful to show
somewhere in the trailer what the movie is going to be called so that the audience know what
they are watching. Also, it is also useful for he audience to know if the producers have made
other movies and if the other movie was interesting to watch then the audience may like to watch
this movie trailer/movie. I have tweaked my text as I want the ‘Just Leave’ in bright red colours so
that it would stand out from the black background and that the font that has been used on the
text is clear so that it is clear enough for the audience to read what is available on the page. I
have made ‘Outraged’ bigger than the other text so the audience can clearly identify what the
trailer is called. I have also met another convention of a real media product as the background
behind the text is black and this is done effectively as the background outlines evilness and it
works with the colour of the text. I did this as my storyline outlines evilness and my text colour is
white and red as it stands out better than any other colour.

5.  As it is shown here that I have followed a convention that has been used by a real media
institution. I took this idea on board when I looked at this when I was researching into similar
products. I tried this idea with my characters and happily enough it worked. I did this by a still
shot as this actually worked with the ‘Bend it like Beckham’ scene that was used in the trailer and
I feel that it was not necessary to use the pan effect on this shot. The only thing I changed was,
in ‘Bend it like Beckham’ the character falls on the floor in which it causes tension between the
two team and I did not want this and this is why my character stays on his feet in which it flows
onto the next shot. When ‘Bend it like Beckham’ have produced this scene, they have chosen to
include other characters in the background, I have also done this as it adds the effect to the
scene as I wanted to make it to an effective surrounding to make it look professional.

6.  I did not follow the conventions of a real media product as I did not feel that it was
effective enough for it to work on my trailer. The convention that I did not follow was
the short snapshots within the trailer as I tried this effect on my trailer but I feel that
the idea that I had in mind worked better with my storyline and sound. I also took into
consideration of my research and planning into similar media products as when I was
researching, I looked at many different trailers and most of the trailers were not short
and snappy scenes. Also I produced a questionnaire for my fellow students to fill out
whether or not the short and snappy scenes within the trailer were better than the
longer scenes were better for my trailer. I concluded the results and it resulted that
my fellow students preferred the longer scenes were better for my trailer and this is
the idea I had in mind. Furthermore, I looked at the trailers that was the same genre
that I was going to be producing a trailer on and it was shown that they had longer
scene shots that was shown to the audience and this is what I wanted to happen in
my trailer.

7.  As it is shown that I have followed the convention of real media product. I
did this as a real media product is made by professionals so I would take
inspiration from this so that my trailer can be half as good as a professional
trailer. I followed the convention of the effect of the use of dip to black
between each scene of the trailer. I used this effect as it is very effective
between the use of scenes as there is no straight cut between the scenes. It
also leads it nicely into the next scene. With the use of dip to black it
slows the trailer down a little which is effective in the use of a longer shot
time of the scene. It worked really well when I researched into the similar
products and so I tried it on my trailer and it works really well with my
scenes.

9. This shows that the
conventions of the real
media product is the same
as to my media product. As
it is shown that the title of
the magazine is big and
long in which it stretches
across the page. Also the
font that has been used on
this magazine is thin and
long in which it is similar to
my media product and I feel
that it is better when it is like
this as the bold writing takes
up to much space on the
magazine. Also some of the
main image covers part of
the letters of the title in
which was effective as the
main image of a magazine
is meant to be big so that it
attracts the audience to
read the magazine.

10. This shows that the conventions of the real media product is the same as to my media
product. As it is shown that the articles are placed in the same manner as a real media
product. I took this inspiration on board when I looked into similar products and I saw
this when I came across it. I like this idea as the articles are placed and aligned to the
left in which the layout of the magazine is effective. I also liked the way that the main
articles are much larger than the others. Also the article on the left hand side of the page
is effective in the way that it is placed as it does not cover the main attraction point on
his face. This is why I originally took this idea on board as the layout of the articles on
the page was very effective as it works well around the main image.

11. As it is shown from the above is that my media product is similar to the real media product. This
shows that I have followed the conventions of a real media product as the size of the image that
has been used on real media product is the same size as my image on my product. I feel that
the size of the image is effective as it will attract the audience and the way that the real media
producers have laid out the page is similar into what I have produced. The only aspect that is
different is the way that I have directed my character to do in the image but this does not effect
the convention as it is situated in the same place on the page.

12. This shows that the conventions of the real media product is the same as to my media
product. As it is shown that the article at the bottom of the page is situated in the same place
on the page as it is mainly placed towards the bottom of the page so that it does not cover any
of the main image and this is what both products have followed. Also the colours that have
been used on the text outstand from the background in which it is effective so that the
audience can make out as to what it says. This is a convention that the real media producers
follow into making a successful magazine. Also the main article is big on the real media
product and my media product. This is another convention that the real media producers
follow into making a successful magazine. Also the article underneath the main article is
smaller on both products as it is not as important as the main article is to the audience.

14. As it is shown above that the title of the movie is situated at the top of the page. The reason I
placed the movie title at the top of the page is that it will attract the audience into knowing what the
movie is named, this may the reason as to why the real media product has done the same. Also the
font that has been used on this poster for the title looks similar to my font that has been used, this is
convention that all media product producers follow as the font has to be clear and effective in which
my media product and the real media product is. Also the size of both titles are similar as they both
film the top of the page in which it has to as titles are always big on the page for the audience to
see this.

15. As it is shown from this is that I have followed the conventions of a real media product. This is
done by the placement of the main image on the front cover of the page, I took inspiration from the
real media product poster as I liked the way that the character was situated in the poster. I also
had the idea to add bullying words around him in which this image and the way that it was going to
be placed on the page would have been effective. The only thing that I did not follow is that the
size of the image on the real media product is bigger in which I already decided when I looked at
this poster was that I was not going to be making my image that big. Also the producers of the real
media product have placed a quote at the top of the page, I liked this idea and took this on board
and incorporated this into my media product but I did not follow the convention of the way that it is
situated on the page as I aligned my quote to the left.

16. How did you use media
technologies in the
construction and research,
planning and evaluation
stages?

17.  Adobe Premier Pro Software
 Adobe Photo Shop Software
 Memory Sticks and Memory Cards
 Prezi
 Slideshare
 Camera – Fujifilm
 Computer and Laptop

18.  Without Adobe Premier Pro Software I would not have been able to
produce my trailer effectively. Premiere Pro has also allowed me to
edit my trailer to a good standard. When I used Adobe Premier Pro
it allowed me to use editing techniques such as Dip to Black in
which it has allowed my trailer to flow better as this is what I had
found out when I researched into similar products. This was not all
good as throughout the use of Adobe Premier Pro, we had many
technical difficulties towards the start of the project and the editing
of my trailer as my computer continually crashed and some of my
projects did not open.
 Personally, I feel that Adobe Premier Pro was an effective program
and that it was easy to use and Adobe Premier Pro allowed me to
use the tools to create an effective trailer.

19.  Adobe Photoshop has been effective in allowing me to create my
poster and magazine as a part of the ancillary task. My ancillary
task was to create a poster and magazine in relation to my trailer.
Adobe Photoshop was easy for me to use as I have been using this
software for many years now, this allowed me to use the tools that I
am aware of. The tools that I used were blurring, erasing, lasso
tools, cropping and air brush tools to gain the desired poster or
magazine effect I wanted.
 I faced no technical difficulties with this program in which it allowed
me to finish my magazine and poster in quick and easy time. If I
was going to do my magazine and poster again then I would use a
different variety of colours and designs.

20.  I used a standard Memory Stick to carry my work over to another
machine as when I witnessed technical difficulties with my machine,
I transferred my work on my memory stick so that I could carry on
with my work. My memory stick was essential as it allowed me to
not lose my shots and my trailer. When we first began to create my
trailer, we specifically used standard computers in our school class
room. Despite this, we were fortunate to be able to use Apple Mac
computers and this meant I had to back files up so we were then
able to complete my trailer on the Apple Mac computers.
 I did not face any overall problems with the use of a memory stick.

21.  Slideshare is an internet based programme in which it has allowed
me to publish my work that has been produced on PowerPoint onto
my blog. I have had only one issue and that is when I have
uploaded my Slideshare onto Wordpress, it cannot be shown to me
as the school network does not allow me to read what has been
produced on PowerPoint.
 The program is quick and easy to access and upload onto
Wordpress, I am also know how to use this program effectively as I
used this program in AS media.

22.  I used the Fujifilm camera which was provided by the school. I used
this camera as I was recording my footage within my school time in
which I used this camera to record my footage with and to take my
magazine and poster images for this project. In general, the Fujifilm
camera was very easy to use and the footage that was taken by this
camera was effective and in a good condition.
 I had no major problems in the use of the camera and I had already
used this camera for my AS media project.

23.  I have used both computer and laptops to create and present my
work within research, construction, ancillary and evaluation stages.
The laptop has allowed me to do work in my own time out of school
hours. The computer was essential for my project as my work is
computer based. Using the computer and laptop, it has allowed me
to be more independent and more interactive and without use the
computer and my laptop then I would not be able to produce any
work for my A2 media coursework.
 I had only one issue with the school computer as I could not access
my Adobe Premiere Pro files in which we were allowed to access
the Apple Mac computers to finish our project.

24. What have you learned
from your audience
feedback?

25.  Once I completed my trailer, I wanted to receive
some feedback on my trailer from my peers. To
find out the information that I wanted, I created a
questionnaire in which it allowed me to find out the
positive and negative aspects of my trailer and the
improvements that I would make if I were to do
this project again.

26.  The feedback has allowed me to find out the positive aspects of my
trailer. Some of my positive aspects of my trailer is that from my 5
questionnaires that they would be interested into watching the full
movie as they wanted to know what happens in the end and that the
storyline drags you in to watch the movie. Also the feedback that I
had was that the storyline was clear and that the first two characters
are in love and that the other characters get involved an ruin the life
of one particular character. A question that was asked in the
questionnaire was whether the sound worked well with my scenes
and that my feedback responded well as they said that the two
sound clips that have been used in my trailer have worked well
together because one is up beat and the other is sad and that the
sad music shows depression within my scenes and the choice of
artist was chosen very well.

27.  It also shown from my feedback that the language that was used in
my trailer was appropriate for the audience to listen to and that one
questionnaire came back and that it shown that it also suited the
characters as they were very fluent. Also another positive aspect is
that the feedback from the questionnaire is that they all knew what
genre the trailer was and it is Romance. Another positive about my
trailer is that the location of my trailer suited my genre as many
questionnaire believed it was the right location for the genre as the
storyline was about a school so it was just right for the location to be
in a school. From my feedback it is shown that the ages of my
characters suited the storyline of my trailer.

28.  What do you like about the trailer?
Questionnaire 1:
 The way that the emotions switch throughout the trailer.
Questionnaire 2:
 The storyline works well with the characters and the characters did well with the
acting and a good trailer overall
Questionnaire 3:
 The storyline is very clever and the way that it has been constructed is very effective.
Questionnaire 4:
 The sound that was used in the trailer and some of the camera shots that was used.
Questionnaire 5:
 The way that the director used his surroundings for the storyline of the trailer.

29.  It also shown from my feedback that one questionnaire had came
back and they did not understand the football scene and that it did
not work well with the rest of the trailer. Also there were question
marks raised on a couple of questionnaires as it was not clear to
them what genre was the trailer. Some of the questionnaires stated
that I should refer back to my text within my trailer to edit it to sound
much more interesting to the audience. Some people responded
and said that they did not like that some scenes were 3-5 seconds
long and they prefer 1-3 seconds.

30.  What do you think can be improved if the project was to be
done again?
Questionnaire 1:
 Some of the focus in the scenes and the last text made no text so I would
advise you to change that.
Questionnaire 2:
 Make the writing stand out more.
Questionnaire 3:
 Improve the quote at the beginning of the trailer.
Questionnaire 4:
 Consider to change the sound at the start of the trailer.
Questionnaire 5:
 Make the sound last until the end of the trailer.

31. How effective is
the combination
of your main
product and
ancillary texts?

32.  The combination of film trailers, posters and magazines all are used
as advertising techniques. Therefore it was important for me to
create my media products so that they were successful in
advertising my film trailer ‘Outraged’. My main task was to create a
trailer and the ancillary task in which it included the creation of a
poster and magazine that in relation to my trailer ‘Outraged’. To
ensure that the trailer, poster and magazine were related, I did this
by making a storyline behind my magazine and poster in which it
related this to my trailer.