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Sunday, 6 March 2011

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










One way in which my media project follows the conventions of real films is in the way in which the titles are set out. We first have the production company followed by people behind the scenes such as costume designers, then we have the main characters, main title and then the producers and directors. But, my media product challenges conventions of a real film because we do not have certain stereotypical things that you tend to see in an action film such as explosions and shoot outs, this is because we do not have this kind equipment and funding at our desposal so in terms of special effects the film is very basic. Another convention that my media project follows is the stereotypical storyline of a action film; where Sam is just an ordinary person going to work but he then stumbles upon something he should of which lands him and people around him in danger, as a result Sam gets chased by the bad guys but gets away; then, his girlfriend gets kidnapped and that introduces a damsil in distress (another stereotype of an action film), Sam then has to rescue her because in the group of bad guys one is a crooked ppolice officer meaning if he goes to the police the crooked officer will make sure nothing is taken further. This makes Sam have to take on the hero role making it hero vs villains which is another convention of a real action film.

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