1. Conventions support
(assign 29)

2. What are conventions?
• Expected features/elements
• The features or elements that are associated with a particular genre
• Conventions can be:
• Plot
• Character types
• Representation of characters
• Settings
• Editing
• Camera work
• Narrative structure
• Anything MES

3. The evaluation question
• In what ways does your media product use,
develop or challenge forms and conventions of
real media products.
• In other words:
• How does your OTS use/develop/challenge forms
and conventions in comparison to real OTS’?
• How does your OTS’ forms and conventions
compare to that of real OTS’?

4. List conventions in your subgenre
Convention Film example

5. Use/develop/challenge
USE DEVELOP CHALLENGE
Following expectations
Being stereotypical
EXAMPLE:
Final girl as survivor who is
virginal/well mannered
(scream)
Doing things a bit different
but still somewhat
expected
EXAMPLE:
Final girl is well mannered
but not a virgin
(cabin in the woods)
Counter stereotypical
Going against stereotypes
EXAMPLE:
Final girl turns into savage
killer
(hostel)
Example: final girl + plot

6. Your conventions
Convention Use/develop or challenge? Film example
(be specific of what
happens)