The document discusses how a film product could use or challenge conventions and represent social groups or issues. It notes some potential conventions for a coming-of-age war film involving a British family, such as depicting the father fitting stereotypes or using stereotypical groups of men. It suggests introducing characters early and questioning if stereotypes are overused could challenge conventions. Representing the effects of war and the father's absence on the family and getting audiences emotionally invested in characters are discussed as ways to represent social issues.

1. How does your product use or
challenge conventions and How
does it represent social groups
or issues ?
By Harry Scupham

2. PART 1
How does your product use or
challenge conventions

3. CONVENCTIONS
- A stereotypical British family with a farther gone to war.
- The look of the dad fits with other serotypes.
- The coming of age style film.
“They have established traditional ways of combining different elements and styles to create a product”
(These very from genre to genre)
MEDIA FORMS =

4. CHALLENGING
CONVENTIONS
- Introduced to our
characters as soon
as possible.
- Stereotypes and are
they used to much.

5. SMALL
BUDGET
CHARCTER
DRIVEN

6. OUR SOUNDTRACK
Sufjan Stevens

7. SIMILAR IDEAS
- Easy watch.
- Shows effects of the
war on a family.
- You get different
perspectives on war.
- You get emotional
attached to the
characters early in the
film.
- Patriotic film.
- Shows a stereotypical
group of men.
- Coming of age style
film.
- Audience gets
emotionally invested to
character.

8. PART 2
How does it represent social groups or issues?

9. Missing a farther Figure
What effect can this have on the main character ?
SOCIAL ISSUES