NAME: HOLLIE WARD CANDIDATE NUMBER: 4924 AQUINAS COLLEGE: 33435

OCRG324ADVANCED PRODUCT

OCRG324

BRIEF.

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

2) How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts?

3) What have you learnt from audience feedback?

4) How did you use media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?

QUESTIONS.

QUESTION ONE.IN WHAT WAY DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE, DEVELOP OR CHALLENGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL MEDIA PRODUCTS?

IN WHAT WAY DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE, DEVELOP OR CHALLENGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL MEDIA PRODUCTS?

CONVENTIONS OF EXISTING SOAP OPERA MAGAZINE.

ANCHOR.THE TEXT THAT IS THE BIGGEST SIZE (BESIDES HEADER) ON THE PAGE IS RELATING TO THE ARTICAL ABOUT THE STAR. WE KNOW THIS BECAUSE IT USES HER NAME.

STAR.THE STAR ON THE COVER IS FILLS THE PAGE AND HER EYES ARE IN THE TOP 3RD OF THE PAGE WHICH INSTANTLY ATTRACTS THE READER AND DRAWS YOU IN.

HEADER.THE LETTERS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WORD FABULOUS ARE COVERED BY THE STARS HEAD, BUT WE STILL KNOW WHAT IT SAYS.

COLOUR SCHEME.THE STAR ON THE COVER IS FILLS THE PAGE AND HER EYES ARE IN THE TOP 3RD OF THE PAGE WHICH INSTANTLY ATTRACTS THE READER AND DRAWS YOU IN.

IN WHAT WAY DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE, DEVELOP OR CHALLENGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL MEDIA PRODUCTS?

MY SOAP OPERA MAGAZINE.

IN WHAT WAY DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE, DEVELOP OR CHALLENGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL MEDIA PRODUCTS?

EXISTING SOAP OPERA BILLBOARD.

IN WHAT WAY DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE, DEVELOP OR CHALLENGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL MEDIA PRODUCTS?

MY SOAP OPERA BILLBOARD.

IN WHAT WAY DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE, DEVELOP OR CHALLENGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL MEDIA PRODUCTS?

SOAPS MY TRAILER COMPARES TO.

IN WHAT WAY DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE, DEVELOP OR CHALLENGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL MEDIA PRODUCTS?

MY TRAILER:

I USED A VARIATION OF SHOT TYPES RANGING FROM OVER THE SHOULDER TO CLOSE UP SHOTS OF THE CHARACTERS.

THE PACE OF THE MUSIC I USED SPEEDS UP TO REFLECT THE CHARACTERS EMOTIONS.

I CHOSE A LOCATION THAT THE DEMOGRAPHIC AUDIENCE COULD RELATE TO, E.G. A RESTAURANT, A HOUSE.

THE COSTUME WE HAVE CHOSEN FOR THE CHARACTERS SHOW THEM TO BE QUITE GLAMOUROUS CHARACTERS FOR EXAMPLE THE GIRLS ALL WEAR SHOES WITH HEELS. WE ALSO HAVE COLOURS THAT ARE INDIVIDUAL TO EACH CHARACTER AS THESE COLOURS REPRESENT AN ASPECT OF THEIR PERSONALITIES E.G. GREEN FOR JEALOUSY, WHITE FOR INNOCENCE ETC.

DEVELOP

IN WHAT WAY DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE, DEVELOP OR CHALLENGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL MEDIA PRODUCTS?

MY TRAILER CONSISTS OF TWO MAIN STORYLINES IN ORDER TO CREATE AN AUDIENCE INTEREST BUT NOT COMPLICATE THINGS:

STORYLINE ONE

STORYLINE TWO

• Does the combination of sound and images tell the audience how to feel?

The song I chose to use on my trailer is Guilt by Nero.

We felt this song suited our trailer as it helped convey the emotions we wanted to put across.

IN WHAT WAY DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE, DEVELOP OR CHALLENGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL MEDIA PRODUCTS?

DEVELOP

DEVELOP• Does the combination of sound and images tell the audience how to feel?

GUILT LYRICS

Sometimes I don’t know where we're goingSometimes I feel you should be crawling back to meTime is ticking by without us knowing

Before you know it, it will be too late to seeYou keep on talking but it makes no sense at allYou try to fake it but you’re breaking every rule

Right from the start you've always made me feel a foolThe guilt you hide will come between us after allYou keep on talking but it makes no sense at allSense at all (9x)

IN WHAT WAY DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE, DEVELOP OR CHALLENGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL MEDIA PRODUCTS?

• Does the combination of sound and images tell the audience how to feel?

GUILT: THE NAME OF THE SONGS REFLECT THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE MAJORITY OF CHARACTERS IN TRAILER ARE BASED ON LIE WHICH CREATES TENSION AND GUILT.

Sometimes I don’t know where we're going: DESCRIBES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SAPHIRE AND THOMAS’ RELATIONSHIP BECAUSE OF THEIR ARGUEMENTS.

You try to fake it but you’re breaking every rule: THIS RELATES TO SAPHIRE AND THOMAS’S UNHAPPY RELATIONSHIP BUT ALSO HOW PRESTON IS CHEATING ON PANDORA AND BREAKING HER TRUST.

The guilt you hide will come between us after all: THIS IS REFERING TO THE BREAK DOWN OF PANDORA AND PRESTONS RELATIONSHIP WHEN SHE FINDS OUT ABOUT HIS INFIDELITY.

IN WHAT WAY DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE, DEVELOP OR CHALLENGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL MEDIA PRODUCTS?

USEDoes the editing connote the emotions shown in the trailer?

We begin the trailer with slow paced filming and shot types so the audience can establish the storyline and the relationships between the characters.

Once this has been established and the tension builds up in the trailer as we get closer to a dramatic ending with each emotion from the beginning being intensified the editing changes from slow to fast paced.

IN WHAT WAY DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE, DEVELOP OR CHALLENGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL MEDIA PRODUCTS?

DEVELOPDo the edits matching the beat of the music?

IN WHAT WAY DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE, DEVELOP OR CHALLENGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL MEDIA PRODUCTS?

WE EDITED THE CLIP TO ENSURE THAT THE SLAM OF THE CAR DOOR MATCHED THE BEATS OF THE MUSIC, THIS IS A DEVELOPED IDEA FROM SOAPS SUCH AS EASTENDERS WHICH WOULD NOT USE MUSIC IN THIS WAY.

WE ALSO EDITED THE MUSIC SO THAT ON THE MAJORITY OF OUR SCENE CHANGES IT CHANGES ON A PARTICULAR BEAT OR CHANGE IN THE MUSIC .

USEDo the lighting, props, locations and costumes reinforce audience expectations about your programme?

IN WHAT WAY DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE, DEVELOP OR CHALLENGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL MEDIA PRODUCTS?

I USED LIGHTING TO CREATE A MYSTERIOUS MOOD AS WE WANT THE AUDIENCE TO BE INTERESTED IN FINDING OUT WHO THE SECRET SENDER OF THE TEXT IS. THE DARK LIGHTING HELPS TO CONVEY THIS AS WE OFTEN SEE DARKNESS AS A CONNENTATION FOR MYSTERY AND DANGER.

USEWhat messages do your costumes and locations send to the audience about the class and status of the characters?

IN WHAT WAY DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE, DEVELOP OR CHALLENGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL MEDIA PRODUCTS?

THE CHARACTERS HAIR AND MAKE UP WAS GLAMOUROUS TO SHOW THE CLASS OF THE CHARACTER.

THE CHARACTERS CLOTHING WAS SMART AND CLASSY TO SHOW HER STATUS.

WE ALSO GAVE THE CHARACTERS INDIVIUAL COLOURS TO REFLECT THEIR PERSONALITIES.

DEVELOPNon-diagetic sound- does the sound track add extra meaning? Are sound effects used appropriately?

IN WHAT WAY DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE, DEVELOP OR CHALLENGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL MEDIA PRODUCTS?

WE USED A NON-DIAGETIC SOUND OF A CLAP TO MAKE THE SOUND OF THE SLAP ACROSS PANDORA’S FACE WE DID THIS BY HAVING AN OFFSCREEN ACTOR CLAPPING AS THE “FAKE SLAP” TOOK PLACE. THIS ADDED DRAMATIC EFFECT TO THIS SCENE AND MAKES IT FEEL MORE REALISTIC TO THE AUDIENCE.

IN WHAT WAY DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE, DEVELOP OR CHALLENGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL MEDIA PRODUCTS?

USE:SIMILARITIES BETWEEN MY TRAILER AND OTHER REAL MEDIA PRODUCTS:

MADE IN CHELSEA: THE EDGE (MY TRAILER):

THE TWO SOAPS ARE SIMILAR IN THE WAY THE ACTORS ARE SHOWING AN AFFECTION TOWARDS EACH OTHER. THIS SUGGESTS SOME KIND OF ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CHARACTERS. ANOTHER SIMILARITY IS THAT IN BOTH TRAILERS THE CHARACTERS ARE WELL PRESENTED AND DRESS WELL WHICH SUGGESTS CLASS/MONEY.

IN WHAT WAY DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE, DEVELOP OR CHALLENGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL MEDIA PRODUCTS?

DEVELOP.DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MY TRAILER AND OTHER REAL MEDIA PRODUCTS:

MADE IN CHELSEA: THE EDGE (MY TRAILER):

THE TWO SOAPS ARE DIFFERENT IN THE WAY THE ACTORS ARE INTIMATE WITH EACH OTHER. THE CHARACTERS IN MADE IN CHELSEA ARE HAPPY AND LOOK LIKE THEY ARE CONNECTED WHEREAS IN THE CLIP FROM THE EDGE THE CHARACTERS LOOK UNCONNECTED AND DISTANT FROM EACH OTHER.

IN WHAT WAY DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE, DEVELOP OR CHALLENGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL MEDIA PRODUCTS?

CHALLENGING REAL MEDIA PRODUCTS:

WE CHALLENGED CONVENTIONS OF PROGRAMMES LIKE MADE IN CHELSEA AS ALTHOUGH THEY DO HAVE A COSTUME FOR THE CHARACTERS, WE TAKE THIS ONE STEP FURTHER AND HAVE GIVEN THEM A COLOUR EACH SO THEY ARE INDENTIFIED WITH THE COLOUR THAT EMOTION REPRESENTS E.G. RED = LUST, DANGER ETC.