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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)