The document evaluates how the media product uses conventions of real media products. It discusses how the product starts in the past, includes two settings of rural and urban, incorporates a voiceover, and utilizes the theme of a family death. Audience feedback on questionnaires showed preferences for elements like a rollercoaster of themes and not consisting of stereotypical characters. The evaluation also covers how the opening relates to the teen romance genre, represents social groups, and creates intrigue through the use of music and technologies.

2. Evaluation By Chelsea Lennox-Gordon, Charlotte Grainger, Ellie Inger and Kate Rogers

3. The ways in which our media product uses, challenges or develops forms and conventions of real media products:

4. Firstly, our media product commences in the past and tells the story of the main character. Example: A Cinderella Story Our Media Product: Changing Places

5. 13 out of the 20 people from our target audience given our questionnaire responded to this question with the answer that they would prefer the film to start in the past 7 out of the 20 people from our target audience given our questionnaire responded to this question with the answer that they would prefer the film to start in the present

6. Secondly, in our media product we included two settings- A rural and urban setting. Example: Mean Girls -Katy moves from Africa into an American High School Our Media Product: Changing Places -Our main character moves from the Countryside to the City

7. 11 out of 20 people expect to see a high school setting in teen romance films 3 out of 20 people expect to see a beaches/outdoor area setting in teen romance films 1 out of 20 people expect to see a workplace setting in teen romance films 5 out of 20 people expect to see a party setting in teen romance films

8. Thirdly, we incorporated a voiceover into our media product which was essential in informing the audience about the main characters An extract from the voiceover in our Media Product: Changing Places

9. Fourthly, we utilized the idea of the theme of death of a family member.

10. Love throughout- 6 out of 20 people prefer the theme of love to be displayed throughout the film Rollercoaster of themes e.g. heartbreak- 14 out of 20 people prefer a rollercoaster of themes to be displayed throughout the film

12. How our opening relates to other openings from the teen romance genre : Our opening manages to… Effectively Introduce key characters- During our research of teen romance openings we recognized that a common feature of introducing the key characters was by using a voiceover. Effectively Introduce Key Themes- The voiceover at the start of the film helps to introduce the key themes.

13. How our media product represents particular social groups

14. Setting Gestures

15. Yes- 9 out of 20 people would prefer the film to consist of stereotypical characters No- 11 out of 20 people would prefer the film to not consist of stereotypical characters

16. Things we may have changed in order to make the change in the characters life more significant

17. What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

19. Our target audience Question 2 - Are you male or female? 4 out of 20 people who filled out our questionnaire were male 16 out of 20 people who filled out our questionnaire were female

20. Our target audience Our target audience was aim at females between 15-20

21. How our opening creates enigma

22. How the music we used engaged the audience

23. What we learnt about technologies used to create our opening.

24. Preliminary Task

25. Editing Colour effects to suit time period Clip trimmer Stabilizing them Recording the voiceovers Cropping shots Adding transitions Adjusting the lighting Example of a transition being used between two scenes

26. Here is the main character walking out of the front door then walking away towards the car. .