Using conventions from real media texts essay plan.

DISTINCT

In your experience how has your understanding of conventions developed through creating your product?

Main paragraphs

• start by writing about the concept of genre. what is it? why is it important?
• Talk about the importance of genres for both audience and institution
• what research have you done into real media texts? what did you find our?  From this research what are the conventions of the genre. for example examples from real films. how have you been influenced by producers/ directors. 
• what enigma codes did you include?
• How have you used these conventions in your own thriller

• Have you challenged the conventions of the genre? How?
• is your work generic or postmodern or both?

• Then consider the music video- what research did you do ? what are the conventions of these two forms?
• How have you used these conventions in your music video, advert and digipak?
• Have you challenged the convention? if so how? 
• To what extent have you used digital technology in your research into the conventions of the thriller/ music video/ digipak? 
• which digipak, websites influenced you?

Conclusion 

• how has the consideration of technology allowed you to develop other skills?
• what have you learnt about using = conventions from real media texts?

1a overview

Question 1a
Describe and evaluate the skill development over the course of production work from our film opening and music video.

1. digital technology 
2. research and planning 
3. post production 
4. using conventions from real media texts 
5. creativity (-will never come up on its own) 

Show progress over time- from AS to A level; start to end 

Be reflective and self critical. 

how has the progress made your work better?

specific examples from your work e.g. how many cutes, what edits ect. 

reference real media examples. 

Section A overview

Section A
Theoretical evaluation of production.

·         2 compulsory questions  worth 25 marks each = 50 marks in total

• Examination 
• 2 hours
• 1 hour each section 
• Candidates are required to answer 2 questions in section a
• 30 minuets each question section A

Question 1a
Describe and evaluate the skill development over the course of production work from our film opening and music video.

1. digital technology 
2. research and planning 
3. post production 
4. using conventions from real media texts 
5. creativity (-will never come up on its own) 

Show progress over time- from AS to A level; start to end 

Be reflective and self critical. 

how has the progress made your work better?

specific examples from your work e.g. how many cutes, what edits ect. 

reference real media examples. 

Explain how your post production skills have developed over time and how this has contributed to your media  production out comes.

plan: 

editing moving image

printwork- used creative packages such as photoshop 

website 

use of presentational tools for evaluation