Real Media Conventions and Examples

EXAMPLES:

Seven

• Shadows created an atmostphere
• Colourisation
• Soundtrack created tension
• There are unexpected twists and turns
• There was no face shown

The Kooks - She moves in her own way

• Matched lyrics to visuals
• used a variety of shots
• Voyerism was used
• Editing was matched to the music
• The gernre conventions were used
• They used a performance/narrative based music video
• They used a guitar to match the sound.

HOW DID I USE REAL MEDIA CONVENTIONS WITHIN MY PRODUCTS?

For my music video I followed these Music Video Conventions: from Andrew Goodwin

• Matching the lyrics to visuals
• Used the genre characteristics of acoustic soul type music.
• I also used voyeurism in a variety of shots.

I challenged these conventions:

• Instead of using lots of close ups I used many long and mid shots as this is what I thought was necessary for my genre.

I also used some of Pete Fraser's conventions these included:

• Matching my editing to suit the genre and pace of music.
• I also used the image of a guitar to emphasise the guitar part within my music.

To create my Thriller Openning also followed many conventions. These mainly came from Saul Bass. He said that a thriller opening should 'settle them down and create a sense of anticipation.. hit the ground running' (complexity within simplicity).

I used these conventions:

• I created a build up of tension
• I also created a atmosphere of anticipation, fear and confusion.
• I used a dark shadowy atmosphere for parts of my flashback scenes.
• I delayed showing the face of my significant character until right at the end.
• I used a thrilling soundtrack!
• I had a morally ambiguous character.
• I used flashbacks
• I had unexpected twists and turns

I didn't however use these conventions:

• I didn't have a hero(ine)
• I also didn't have a red herring
• I also didn't involve a murder within my opening.