Essay plan

how has your understanding of real media conventions developed over your a-level media studies?

Essay Structure

Intro explaining what conventions are and how they are important in producing a quality media product, what are macro and micro elements

thriller: what are the thriller conventions, how are they evident in the thriller product,

opening sequence: conventions of crime caper, was it successful

music video: Genres and Genre conventions in the music industry, the Indie genre, the conventions of the indie genre, how we used them in our video

conclude saying whether i thought the conventions worked.

Post-it film

Post it video by Harriet, Rosie and Katie

Essay plan

Intro- Why we use conventions ... explain the importance of micro elements and how this helps the audience to see the conventions of...

Talk about the different conventions for....

• thriller
  
• opening sequence
• music video

then expand on them ex: challenging conventions

summary of what we have learnt about conventions..

Essay Plan

ESSAY PLAN

WHAT DECISIONS HAVE YOU MADE DURING POST-PRODUCTION STAGES OF YOUR WORK AND HOW THESE EFFECTED YOUR PROJECTS

INTRO
sound/visual relationship in our product
the use of final cut to enhance production
sountracks
cuts/filters/transitions
order of footage

THRILLER

filters- make an odd sense of danger
quick/sharp transition types on Final Cut- displays a sense of tension as well as panic
cut irrelevant clips
parallel editing to show two narratives

MUSIC VIDEO

green screen
synchronised the music with the shots
timed the shots so they fitted with the music
lip syncing

essay plans

"how has your understanding of real media conventions developed over your A-level studies?"

intro

• conventions are a set of elements that identify a specific genre
• study them to help understand and identify genre within real media texts
• helps to create more authentic work
• learn to understand conventions so can apply them to own work

thriller conventions

• identity - amnesia, double identity
• protagonist has a fatal flaw
• sense of confusion

explain each convention and how you used it in your own work

music video conventions (rock/indie)

• performance based - lots of footage of band/close ups of singer
• surreal elements
• crowds

explain each and how you complied to or challenged the convention

conclusion

explain how you think your skills have developed in general.

"what decisions have you made during post production stages of your work and how have these affected your projects?"

intro

explain post production and what it can consist of

• link between visuals / sound
• soundtracks
• cuts/filters/transitions
• order of footage

thriller

• B/W filter
• long shots at beginning/faster cuts as action progresses
• soundtrack speeds up and slows down with action
• jump cuts to disorientate

music video

• dim filters over some footage/enhanced color over other
• order of footage - cutting between two scenes
• lip syncing

Plan for essay- Question 1, Lucy

1. How has your understanding of real media conventions developed over your A-level media studies?


Intro- A full understanding of the conventions of real media products is very important to the quality of your media end product. It allows the product to be more authentic and give it a real edge.

Structure-
Thriller:
Genre conventions: We were shown how to use these conventions to the best of our ability and what we needed to include in order to make it fir into that genre.
Micro-elements: We learned how to use the micro elements within our product to ensure the authenticity of our thriller project.
The sequence centers around a crime e.g. break in: Our sequence is centered around a woman character who enters the house however suspence is created when we see the male character enter the room again.

Opening Sequence-
We expanded our knowledge of the micro-elements and we also


Music Video-
We learnt how to lip synch and how to apply the skills to our own project