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

When produciing my media products, i knew it was important to keep the the conventions of Japanese Horror films. From my product research, i was able to establish these conventions.

The conventions of a film poster include:

· Image of main character(s)

· Golden triangle/rule of thirds

· Institution info.

· Credits.

· Tag line.

· Release date.

many of the my posters i'd researched followed the 'rule of thirds', and having a character centre of the poster with a fairly plain background. from examples above and from research, many posters use a long shot with the character either central to the poster, or in the background. this creates an aery atmosphere and gives a feeling of loneliness and isolation.

The conventions of a teaser trailer include:

· Fast pace – quick shots

· Short duration time (generally no more 1.30)

· Soundtrack/use of voice over rather than dialogue

· Wide shots to establish setting

· Release date

· Intriguing/hides information

· Title slates

· Intro to character/setting, etc.

· Institution info.

· Tagline

from product research, i discovered the use of red font as a continuous theme through out. Red itself connoting blood, death and murder, all important themes of Japanese Horror. i utilized this convention by inputting a single title slate towards the end of my trailer with the film title written in red.




From product research i noticed a pattern of long shots particularly down corridors. these are used to create a sense of isolation and loneliness of a character. i used the long shot in all 3 tasks, but particularly in my poster to emphasize the remoteness, and give a feel of intimidation towards the audience as the dark lighting surrounds the character, closing in on her almost.

the long of shot of a girl is an inconic image in Japanese Horror, so i felt it was necessary to use some myself. although, i challenged this image slightly, by having the victim in long shots to show her isolation, rather than of the horror character. this was a conscious decision to make the horror character seem closer and more harrowing towards the victim rather than at a distance.

The conventions of a magazine cover include:

· Masthead

· Puff

· Date/Price

· Barcode

· Main cover line

In all magazines, the mast head is placed at the top, occasionally with the main image overlapping. The price and bar code is located in the bottom right of the cover, with the issue number above or underneath the title. The stories within the magazine are located around the outside of the centre image to surround the image, creating a focus and drawing the reader into the magazine. Similar to this Empire magazine, the light around the center image to create a focus on the front.

when first creating our magazine, I'd researched both mainstream and independent film magazines. for the design and layout of the magazine, i wanted to use a very conventional and classic layout. the general appearance of my magazine, i wanted to look mainstream, but due to the nature and genre of my film i knew it was more suited to an independent film magazine. such as Movie Mag. if i was to do this magazine again, i would have a clearly defined in the design whether it was a mainstream magazine or an independent magazine.