Evaluation...

We watched Lost In Zombie land and compared it to our thriller and music video projects.

We chose 3 main similarities:

They had a tight and importance to keep in time, when they shot their film, so did we, as we were allowed 2 weeks to do ours.

Another one was we both used Final Cut to edit our films. And we also layered clips to create more interesting and complecated edited shots.

We also used make-up and had to create it and decide on how it will look and which is the best way to do it. They had the same problems and though they had a bigger budget they had to research and find out what works best, just like us.

Essay Plans

Question 1 - How has your understanding of real media conventions developed over your a level media studies

conventions used - lip syncing, continuity editing, light filters, fade editing, thriller and romantic comedy related props, 180 degree shot - generic of music video, thriller and opening sequence.

thriller -

• protagonist fallibility, has an achilles heel.
• narractive centers around a crime.
• protagonist will seem in peril.
• The antagonist ensnares the protagonist in an increasingly complex web, until the protagonist feels isolated and helpless.
• The narrative presents ordinary situations in which extraordinary things happen.
• Micro elements combine in a build up of suspense.

• Themes of identity are common: mistaken identity, doubling/doppelgangers, amnesia.

Opening Sequence-

• centered around romantic ideals such as true love.
• revolves around a couple, who meet, argue, fall out, fall in love.
• the protagonists believe that they do not like each other.
  
• comic friction between the pair.
• love sometime comes for the protagonists with different people.
• sudden realization that the characters are "perfect" for one and other.
  
• love may be impossible for the protagonist

Music Video -

• artist being shown singing as well as band members
• no showing of artist or band for the duration of the video
• lyrics influencing the environment
• the beat of the music changes the pace of the music
• constant change of location and costume, not always
• highlighting specific words in the video

move on to write: how did I use each individual convention in my video, or no use it. When i used the specific convention, how did i use it and what did i learn from it.

Question 2 - what decisions have you made during post-production stages of your work and how have these affected your projects.

post production stages - putting in filters, sound editing, visual editing, cutting, editing, uploading to youtube, evaluation of thriller, opening sequence and music video.

decisions made - make references to specific decisions made about each process of post-production. things done during editing, things included in evaluation, etc

write one paragraph on the decision in question, your reasons for it and its implications. summarise in conclusion

13T1 How has your understanding of real media conventions developed over your A level media studies?

Introduction:
What are real media conventions?
why do we use them?
They help to create authentic media texts.

Paragraph 1: Thriller Opening
convention examples...
Antagonist - psychopath, shown by sped up footage and hazy images to demonstrate his unstable mind.
Theme of mystery and ambiguity - shown by a montage of clips creating confusion as to what the plot is.
Theme of Voyeurism - objectification of women.

Paragraph 2

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