Conventions support

Conventions support

(assign 29)

What are conventions?

• Expected features/elements

• The features or elements that are associated with a particular genre

• Conventions can be:• Plot • Character types• Representation of characters• Settings • Editing• Camera work • Narrative structure • Anything MES

The evaluation question

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

• In other words:• How does your OTS use/develop/challenge forms

and conventions in comparison to real OTS’?

• How does your OTS’ forms and conventions compare to that of real OTS’?

List conventions in your subgenre

Convention Film example

Use/develop/challenge

USE DEVELOP CHALLENGE

Following expectationsBeing stereotypical

EXAMPLE:Final girl as survivor who is virginal/well mannered (scream)

Doing things a bit different but still somewhatexpected

EXAMPLE:Final girl is well mannered but not a virgin(cabin in the woods)

Counter stereotypicalGoing against stereotypes

EXAMPLE:Final girl turns into savage killer(hostel)

Example: final girl + plot

Your conventions

Convention Use/develop or challenge? Film example (be specific of what happens)