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

TRAILER

In this Inbetweeners trailer, at the end they have used the E4 logo to establish were the programme is shown. We have used the same in our trailer but also developed that by using the logo throughout the trailer in the corner of the screen as well as at the end of the trailer.

We have followed the conventions here by establishing the time and date ‘Wired’ is to be shown, this is essential for a trailer as it must be clear were and when the audience can watch the programme.

. From our research we discovered that most trailers include a montage of different clips to show as much content as possible to entice the audience to watch the programme and also give the audience a taster as to what to expect. We have included a small montage of clips of all characters in their ‘character roles’ therefore we have followed the conventions of a TV trailer.

(Just a few clips from or montage)

. Also, we have included voiceovers like many trailers do. We have included a voiceover a the start to introduce the trailer, but also at the end saying when and were the programme will start. Many of the trailers we researched has a voice over at the end, therefore we have followed the conventions of a trailer.

In Most cases, we have followed the typical conventions of a TV trailer, simply because we know that style of format works and is successful and to ensure it looks realistic it was best to follow the conventions.

POSTER

On the promotion posters for the real media products, all have included the essential date, start time and logo of the channel they are showing the programme on, therefore we thought it was vital to do the same in order to follow the conventions of a promotion poster.

Promotion posters have a strong image, taking up most of the space, like the Big Brother poster, they all have similar style of dress and its very atmospheric being a ‘funeral’ theme. In ours we have coordinated it so everyone was wearing similar clothing and using the same props (boards) to fit the police line up theme. Also, like the misfits poster, each character is represented individually and we have followed a similar pattern.

A large heading is part of the promotion poster conventions as it must be clear what the programme is called, therefore this should stand out, we have again followed this convention by having ‘Wired’ clear and visible. Additionally, the title is usually more likely to be placed in the corner of the poster, giving room for the central image.

Magazine Cover

We have followed a similar style when it came to the magazine name and how it was presented. We used red and white colours as they stood out well on the cover. We also put the website underneath like ‘What’s on TV’ did as we wanted to follow the typical conventions of a TV magazine to make it realistic.

We put the price on the cover but in a way so it would stand out, in our research, we found most TV magazines used this style to present the price.

For a realistic look, used a barcode in the bottom corner, following conventions.

Here, we have followed the typical format of a TV magazine using boxes that stand out, to present the stories, putting them in the corners to leave room for the central image. Also we have designed ‘New’ using yellow and red to stand out like ‘TV choice’ did because its bold and eye catching.

Included a competition.

We used a quote on the front, from the people who the interview is about.

Had our own, tagline/slogan.