This document discusses the repertoire of elements used in media products, including stock narratives, settings, characters, and iconography. It analyzes some common elements seen in films like car chases and quick pacing, and notes which elements will and will not be used in the student's own film. The film will feature a stock narrative of a rookie firefighter, set in Cincinnati, Ohio, with stock characters of firefighters depicting a normal work day. Iconography that will be included are sirens and firefighter uniforms. The document considers examples of how various elements have been implemented in other films.

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

2. • In our film the stock narrative was a rookie
fire fighter who wanted to do something
that his father done which was to become
a fire fighter. The stock setting is a city of
Cincinnati Ohio. Stock characters are fire
fighters showing the viewers a normal day
at work. Iconographies for fire-fighters are
sirens, fire fighter clothes in which they get
into when there at work and it is an
emergency.

3. Repertoire of elements
• Next slide is a repertoire of elements
where it has info for each stage eg stock
narrative , stock setting , stock characters
and iconography. In each of these it tells
us what characters are included , where it
is set in, what the whole film is about and
what sort of equipment is used to make
this film.

4. Stock Narrative: Stock Setting:
• Murder: This is an element that we will not be • Cities: This is an element that we will not be
undertaking-Explosions: This is an element undertaking, however when researching we
that we will not be undertaking found that New York City was an iconic city
• Car Chase: This is an element that we will used in World Trade Center
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researching we found that the film Taxi used • House: This is an element that we will be
an cliche car chase using, for example in the scene of the main
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0316732/ character George waking up in his home
• Quick Pace of Events: This is an element that • Street: This is an element that we will not be
we will be using, for example in the scene of undertaking
the main character George cooking eggs
(breakfast) quickly

5. Stock Characters: Iconography:
•Business Men: This is an element that we will •Guns: This is an element that we will not be
not be undertaking-Firemen: This is an element undertaking-Briefcases: This is an element that
that we will be using, for example the main we will not be undertaking
characters job is a Fireman •Sirens: This is an element that we will be using,
•Washed Up Policemen: This is an element that for example in one of the last scenes in which the
we will not be undertaking fire bell/siren goes off to indicate that a fire has
•Depressed Woman: This is an element that we occurred. This is true in the film Under Siege as
will be using, for example the main character there are Policemen involved which use sirens
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ways •Suits: This is an element that we will not be
•Gangsters: This is an element that we will not undertaking
be undertaking, however when researching we •Sunglasses: This is an element that we will not
found that the film The Godfather used a variety be undertaking
of components to make the gangster society
obvious to the audience
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