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

2. Conventions of magazine front covers.
Price in star
bubble, bold
Date font.
Large masthead,
top left hand
side of page Cover stars are
Very basic colour looking out at
scheme for reader to engage
background and them.
masthead.
Large capitalised
clear font- easy
Characters to read
referred to by
first name Bold colourful
borders around
extra features.
Anchoring Barcode
subheading “England”

3. My front cover.
“North” Price in clear
Large bold font
masthead, top
left hand side of
page
Date
Cover stars are
Very basic colour looking out at
scheme for reader to engage
background and them.
masthead.
Large capitalised
clear font- easy
to read
Characters
referred to by
first name Bold colourful
borders around
extra features.
Anchoring Barcode
subheading

4. Conventions of existing e4 billboards.
Social themes
clearly
represented/
personalities
clearly
represented
Clear e4 logo
Large clear Main characters
picture

5. Conventions of existing e4 billboards.
Anchoring text
Personalities
clearly
represented
Large clear Main characters
Clear e4 logo
picture

6. Soap forms and conventions.
Multiple main characters.
Allows for parallel narratives and A lot of big close up’s to show reaction shots and
convergences. Often smaller story lines facial expressions of characters
alongside a larger one. Keeps audience
interested.
Natural lighting Camera shots used to
used to create involve the audiences,
realism such as over the
Soap Opera conventions. shoulder shot to create
a 3rd person narrative
POV involves the audience, making or camera as fourth
them feel they are wall.
there, experiences the action and
the characters emotions Multiple story lines allows the multiple narratives
to be spread across each episode which keeps the
viewers interested.
Conflict and Natural make-up, characters look good
disequilibrium in but not made up, they are realistically
each episode aspiration

7. Conventions of existing trailers.
The close ups show clearly
the characters emotions
and their facial
experiences.
Use of various shots, ranging
from close-ups to long shots
of characters. Also
establishing shots of social
grounds. Over the
shoulder, point of view and
high and low angle shots.
Long shots allow the
audience to see all the
mise-en-scene helping to
set up the scene
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho69_sCk
wyI skins trailer shots taken from.

8. Conventions of trailers.
Blurring of scenes to Pace of the soundtrack
create a sense of reflects the characters
ambiguity. emotions.
Fading to white to
Use of locations which the represent flash
target audience can relate backs/flash forwarding.
to. Involve the audience.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho69_sCk
wyI

9. Conventions of existing e4 billboards.
Blurring. Makes the audience wonder
what might have happened next, wants to
see it clearer. Also using an extreme close
shows the importance of object.
Long shot. Shows the park mise-en-
scene, place teenagers might hang out or
use as a cut through. Shows the idea that
these two characters weren’t suppose to
meet up.
Big close up of characters face clearly
shows the audience her facial
expressions, allowing audience to be
involved and to guess at what will happen
next.
Establishing shot of the Bamford arms,
shows the social class of the characters in
the soap by seeing a clear image of their
social ground.

10. Story lines portrayed.
Several story lines are portrayed in my trailer. This is to follow the
conventions of a soap opera trailer but also make the trailer more
interesting and enigmatic
A Drugs. A is a screen shot
from Skins.
A Teen pregnancy. A is a
screen shot from
Hollyoaks.
Young brides. A is a
screen shot from
Hollyoaks.
‘CCTV’. A is a screen shot
from Hollyoaks.

11. Editing in my trailer
The beginning of the trailer starts with the music at a slower pace
and the scenes shown in mainly slow motion. This is to introduce
the plot lines and the characters carefully. The main characters
Mason is introduced with medium close up slow zoomed into a big
close up. This is to make it clear to the characters that this
character is important, it also allows characters to clearly see his
facial expressions and understand his stereotype.
As the trailer continues the music gets faster in pace. This is to
reflect the heightening storylines between the characters. The
conflict between the 3 male characters is shown more and short
cuts are used to show the build up to the violent fight scene. Big
close ups of characters are used through out the trailer to portray
the characters feelings by clearly showing their facial expressions.

12. Lighting/sound
Natural lighting used throughout the
trailer to create a sense of realism.
Shots filmed on location to continue the
realism we wanted to portray.
I used a non-diegetic soundtrack to
heighten the shown feelings and
emotions of the characters .
The song is a passion pit remix which
think works well in my trailer as the beat
speeds up as the characters clashing
lives are shown more. It is also a dance
song that could be heard at a party and
reflects the teenage lives of the
characters.

13. Similarities, differences and subverting media in
my trailer compared to existing products.
Big close up of Bree. Bamford Big close up of Kelly. Misfits
Similarities Differences Subvert
Big close up of No dialogue in .
Shows characters
characters. Misfits. expressions of
Shows facial Slight High angle in worry when saying
expressions clearly . Bamford whereas ‘It’s Johnny’.
eye level in misfits. Audience
understands
emotions felt.

14. Similarities, differences and subverting media in
my trailer compared to existing products.
Over the shoulder. Bamford Over shoulder shot. Misfits
Similarities Differences Subvert
Audience can see
.
Over the shoulder Can clearly see the working class
shot of character Mason is the bar mise-en-scene
Johnny in big close character talking to between characters
up. Johnny in Bamford. in Bamford, the
target audience can
relate to this social
ground.

15. Similarities, differences and subverting media in
my trailer compared to existing products.
2 shot medium close up. Bamford 2 shot medium close up. Hollyoaks
Similarities Differences Subvert
2 shot of characters. Can’t see Kate’s Audience can see
Can see mise-en- facial expression in only Sasha’s ( the
scene in both Bamford. Characters blackmailer) face in
scenes are working take up differing Bamford allowing
class lives. space in shots. the audience to see
Sasha as Kate
would.

16. Similarities, differences and subverting media in
my trailer compared to existing products.
2 shot medium close up. Bamford 2 shot medium close up. Hollyoaks
Similarities Differences Subvert
2 shot of characters. Can’t see Kate’s Audience can see
Can see mise-en- facial expression in only Sasha’s ( the
scene in both Bamford. Characters blackmailer) face in
scenes are working take up differing Bamford allowing
class lives. space in shots. the audience to see
Sasha as Kate
would.

17. Similarities, differences and subverting media in
my trailer compared to existing products.
Title card. Bamford Title card. Skins
Similarities Differences Subvert
Clear e4 logo and Skin’s follows theme Fading to white in
sharing font and of trailer. Bamford is previous scene
colour scheme. a completely challenges
Shows name of different shot. conventions of
soap/TV series Bamford title card continuing on to the
shows time of show. title card.