1. R&P- 20 MARKS
ANCILLARY TASKS- 20 MARKS
TRAILER-40 MARKS
EVALUATION-20 MARKS
RESEARCH AND PLANNING GIVES YOU THE MOST
MARKS-EXAMINER SEES IT AS BEING VERY IMPORTANT
TO THE DEVELOPENT OF YOUR PRODUCTION
2. QUESTION 1
• IN WHAT WAYS DO YOUR MEDIA PRODUCTS USE,
DEVELOP OR CHALLENGE FORMS & CONVENTIONS OF
REAL MEDIA PRODUCTS?
• VOICETHREAD
• COMPARE WITH PROFESSIONAL EXAMPLES THAT HAVE
INFLUENCED YOU= PHOTOGRPAHY, LAYOUT DESIGN,
COLOUR SCHEMES, LIGHTING, PROPS, COSTUME AND
LANGUAGE
• CASE STUDY FILMS
• CURRENT TRENDS IN POSTERS AND MAGS
• DETAIL HOW YOU CONFORM AND SUBVERT
CONVENTIONS
3. Poster Response
BACKGROUND
• Arguably my poster challenges the form and conventions of other real
media products by being influenced by SCARFACE and AMERICAN
GANGSTER. This is shown through the use of binary opposites which are
presented on my poster and both real media products as the spilt black
and white background could symbolize the contrast between the moral
dichotomy of good vs evil. Possibly implying that the poster has religious
connotations of decision to choice between good or evil, relating to Leon’s
decision of choosing between loyalty to Vladmir (his new companion) or
loyalty to his deceased lover, by getting justice for her death arranged by
Vladmir. This is also reinforced by the tagline, ‘LOYALTY IS THE ENEMY’
being that loyalty is Leon’s enemy. With Seb Stewart playing Vladmir as
the main image of my poster could also connote his decision to choose
evil against good by being the drug lord.
4. Continued response
• As well as the binary opposites, skylines are also dominant within gangster
genre posters, once again relating to AMERICAN GANAGSTER and
SCARFACE. However these only differ to my poster because they are
skylines based in America and mine is based in London. Although skylines
within gangster genre posters allows the audience to gather a clear
understanding of the location, it could also connote the movement of the
drug lords and his men by representing a skyline of the city in which they
are based.
TITLE
• The title ‘EXPIRED’ arguably has connotations for the expiring of Leon’s
time investigating into the crimes committed by Vladmir or the expiring of
Leon’s decision to choose between his loyalty to Vladmir or the loyalty and
justice of Lauren. Overall the expiring connotes to the lack of time and
decision making that Leon has.
5. Continued Response
USE OF COLOUR
• Black and white are not the only colours that convey the genre and
narrative of the poster but red which is the colour of blood, could have
connotations of danger, power, passion and determination. Which are
themes that can be associated with the trailer. Red is also very eye-
catching which will attract my audience to my poster, intriguing them to
find out more about the production. Scarface also influenced this decision
by also having a red masthead.
CREDITS
• The credits located below my poster are clear conventions of film posters
across all genres, however within the real media products that I’ve looked
at AMERICAN GANGSTER especially does not contain any credits on the
poster both rather just features, the names of the two main actors
