Friday, 15 February 2013

Evaluation Question 1

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

First of all you need to let the moderator know which genre you were working within and show that in your initial research you looked at some real media products. To evidence this you must post your deconstructions, add some youtube links, and talk about what the conventions of that genre were. You need to make it visual so try going to wordle and type in words related to your genre.

You have now established the genre and the conventions and have evidenced some of your pre-planning. Next you need to post your product next to a real piece of media and evaluate how well it uses forms and conventions of that genre.

Music mag students: Post your front cover next to a real front cover; your contents page next to a real contents page and so on. Use media terminology such as mast head, rule of thirds, font, cover lines, lure, and so on.

Video students: Post screen shots of your opening titles next to real opening titles and then your opening frames next to real opening frames. Use media terminology talking about font, camera angles, movement,transitions, colour, lighting, music and so on.

Finally you could post a picture of your product 'in situ' amongst other real media products. Music mag students, place your front cover in next to some music mags in Smiths and take a picture, thus highlighting how similar looks to real media products. Video students, post your film on youtube and screen shot (appropriate) feedback from your audience.

If you feel you have developed or challenged forms and conventions you can address that in the question but by in large you have all used forms and conventions.

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