Codes and coventions

1. Investigating Creative Media Products
Product Name Genre Codes and conventions
FIFA (Football) Sport Often contains competitive
football action between two
people,
Call Of Duty War/Shooting Often contains shooting,
military clothing, buildings,
lots of characters,
GTA 5 Action/Adventure Often contains shooting,
cars, building, sexual themes
WWE Sport Often contains physical
action from two to 6 people.
Gaming

2. Investigating Creative Media Products
Print/Publishing
Product Name Genre Codes and conventions
Match Of The Day Sport (Magazine) Bold cover with bright colours,
shots of footballers, contents page,
Q&A’s, football gossip and transfer
rumours/done deals.
The Sun Newspaper (Tabloid) Bold text, pictures, basic language,
lifestyle stories, celebrity stories,
sport stories, holiday offers,
different journalists.
The Guardian Newspaper (Broadsheet) Formal language, limited amount
of pictures, a lot of text, appeals to
older people, different journalists,
numerous stories.
The Empire Film/television (Magazine) A big and bold picture on front
cover, little text, contents page,
advertisements, different
journalists.

3. Investigating Creative Media ProductsMultimedia/Internet
Product Name Genre Codes and conventions
Twitter Social Networking Website Home page with user profile, able
to share content, links to
websites, able to interact with
people using tweets or DM.
hashtag.
Facebook Social Networking website User profile, group chats, interact
with other people, able to play
games, links to websites, adverts
are targeted to your specific
interest.
Youtube Social Video Website User profile, like people’s videos,
subscribers, comment section,
different genre of videos, ability
to share content.
Instagram Social Networking Website
(pictures)
User profile with followers and
following, comments on people’s
pictures, send DM’s to people, like
people’s pictures, search bar
(users), hashtag.