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BALL, ALEXANDERCANDIDATE NO.
CENTRE NUMBER: 33435
A2 Media Coursework Evaluation
Q1: How did you USE, DEVELOP or challenge codes and conventions of real
media products?Q2: How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts? Q3:What have you learned from your audience feedback? Q4: How did you use media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?
Q1: How did you USE, DEVELOP or CHALLENGE codes and conventions of real
media products?
Q1
Planning:
Soap opera codes and conventions
Casual and everyday clothing to create realism
The camera acts as a 4th wall
Everyday storylines so that viewers can relate to the characters problems
A lot of the storylines are in trailers to keep viewers interested
Big close ups to show emotions
Over the shoulder shots to make viewers feel as if they are actually listening to conversations
On a set not at a specific location
The majority of soaps have at least 5 storylines
Soap Opera
Q1
Soap Realism codes and conventions
Working class people
Storylines that people can relate to
Thee is no non diegetic sound, apart form the theme tune
Everyday situations and relationships
Everyday clothing and props
Multi stranded narratives
Camera and Lighting very simplistic to create realism
Episodes are usually half an hour long with around 3 breaks in-between
Planning: Soap Realism Q1
Uploading
I used Blogger to upload all of my planning documents and my trailers and
ancillary products.
http://alexanderb1.blogspot.co.uk/
Q1
Comparing shot types Q1
Point of View shot
Framing shot
Camera as 4th wall
Close up
Comparing my trailer with existing trailers
Here I am demonstrating that I have used camerawork that exists in a realism soap.
Point of View shot/ Over the Shoulder shot
These sort of shots portray the emotions of the characters really well and also makes you feel as if you are listening in on the conversation.
Q1
Shot Reverse
Shot
Comparing my trailer with existing trailers
Shot Reverse
Shot
These shots are used to see the characters emotions as they are having a conversation.
Q1
Comparing my trailer with existing trailers
High Angle Shot
Low Angle Shot
Close up
Q1
Both of the posters have action shots as the background.
Comparing my poster with existing posters
Both of the posters have the ITV1 logo
Both of the posters have the times of when it will be shown
The lighting in both posters is the same as they are both natural
Q1
Very little text on the poster
The colour scheme is the same
Comparing my poster with existing posters Q1
The ITV1 logo is much bigger on the Emmerdale posterThe number of stars on the page is different
Comparing my front cover with existing front cover’s
Similarities• Both of these front covers
have 3 colours
• All of the spacing between features are the same.
• They both have similar sub headings
•They both have a button on the left hand side displaying information
• The masthead font is similar
• There is an image in the bottom right of the front cover
•There is a website and the date at the top of the page under the masthead
Q1
•Mastheads are different
Comparing my front cover with existing front cover’s
Differences
• The bar is displayed at the bottom of the page instead of the top
• The barcode is on the opposite side
• My front cover has 2 stars instead of one
•The feature image is displayed further up the page.
Q1
How does my soap use codes and conventions?
Camera as a 4th wall
Natural lighting keeps it realistic and creates a gritty feel
Q1
How does my soap use codes and conventions?
Eastenders has a very wide target audience of around 13 – 60 year olds.
Q1
I decided that I wanted to choose ITV1 for my institution, like Emmerdale and Coronation Street. I researched many Emmerdale trailers to see what
conventions I needed to include.
How does my soap use codes and conventions?Q1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peggAWRZ0_4
Developing soap conventions
Ugly betty develops soap conventions because it is a soap/drama hybrid. They have added an extra sub
genre.
Example of developing soaps.
Developing means to add something new in to an existing soap.
Q1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q74l7yfsJ1Y
Challenging soap conventions
This Made in Chelsea trailer challenges codes
and conventions because it actively goes against what the audience are expecting to see. In other words you wouldn't expect to see a
merry go round in a Made in Chelsea trailer. This
keeps the audience interested.
Example of developing soaps.
Q1
Why I didn’t develop and challenge conventions
I chose not to do develop and challenge conventions
as I wanted to make a more serious soap and I wanted to keep it more traditional instead of putting a spin on it.
I felt this would make it look more professional. It also wouldn't have suited
my sub genre as I was doing social realism.
The location where we were filming was just right for my trailer, so it fitted
the sub genre really well.
Q1
DEVELOP CHALLENGE
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