The document discusses ways in which a media product uses, develops, or challenges conventions of real media. It describes using techniques like multiple storylines, close-ups, point-of-view shots, and costumes to mimic the forms and conventions of soap operas. Natural lighting and phone usage make the soap feel realistic and relatable to audiences. Various shots like low angles and two shots are used to convey emotion, mystery, and character relationships. The target audience is 16+ years old and storylines aim to relate to them. In under 3 sentences, the document discusses how a student media project utilizes conventional soap opera techniques, realistic elements, and relatable storylines to engage its intended teenage audience.

1. The Grove
 Matthew Tildesley
 Candidate Number: 4891
 Aquinas College: 33435

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

3. Camera as On a set, not on a
the fourth location.
wall.
Casual clothes
(costume) creates
realism.
Big close up to
show emotions.
¾ storylines in
Soap forms trailers and
storylines : Keeps
POV over
shoulder shots :
and the viewers
involves the conventions interested and
allows the multiple
audience, makes
them feel like they to be spread across
are there, multiple episodes.
experiencing the Multiple main characters :
characters Allows for multiple parallel
emotions. narratives and convergence.
Keeps the audience
interested.

4. Various different
storylines are used to
make the trailer more
interesting.
There are 7 total

5. • I started my trailer with
the main storyline scene
to instantly grab the
audiences attention, the
car crash but I decided to
show the events
following up to it.
• As the trailer continues,
we continued to get
outrageous images of
death and conflict
between the characters
•My trailer was slow and
steady but also was not
to slow to give
everything away.

6. We used natural lighting to give our
soap a natural look.
The natural lighting also helped
make the soap look realistic.
We did however use the night effect
when editing this was to make the
scene look as though it is dark and
creates a negative atmosphere.

7. Use of not having the
characters face in shot creates
the mystery of a ‘who done it
scenario?’
Low angle shot of the phone adds
emphasis to the importance of it.
Low Angle shots create the effect of
the audience watching the person.
Mostly used to show weakness or
peering over someone's shoulder.

8. Arm over the shoulder shows
comforting nature of the
character.
The clothing and hair show the
characters stereotype and gives
them identity
Use of costumes and props
emphasise characters stereotypical
appearance and style.
Two Shot establishes connections
between two characters usual used to
show characters that are in
relationships.
This shot shows how the
characters are connected but that
there is something going on
between them with the expression
of the actors

9. We also decided to use phones
as a way to express and relate to
the intended audience as the
audience will usually have
access to this technology.
Phones were a great way to
show how the soap reflects
everyday life as it is available
to everyone.
The use of having a close
up of the phone adds
tension as sometimes
cause we can not see who
is holding the phone or
whose it is.

10. We used this shot from a
Eastenders episode as it was
effective to show the
character in the car as if we
were stood right next to
them empathising the crash

11. I decided to use the song
‘Broken’ by Seether featuring
Amy Lee as the tone of the song
fitted my trailer but also the use
of having the male and female
singer added impact to the
trailer due to the main
storylines of love.

12.  Instead of having the soap for adults we
decided to aim it at a younger audience from
the ages of 16+
 We also picked storylines that mainly relate to
the auidence.