This is the evaluation to my A2 Media Studies coursework.

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2. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? Magazine One of the conventions of film magazines is that they have a masthead across the top I used this convention in my magazine by creating my own unique masthead on Photoshop. I also followed the conventions of how text is placed and presented on Film Magazine front covers. I recognised that variations in the font size is important and made sure my magazine did this. I also reversed out some of the text using a contrasting colour. I came up with an idea for a sales technique, to make 3 covers and advertise it as three covers to collect which theoretically should provoke more sales. This is challenging usual conventional ways to provoke more sales

3. Poster I followed the conventions of the order of text and where things are placed, slogan at the top film name at the bottom along with the date of release. I have noticed from studying film posters that the date of release is more vague eg. Summer 2009 or march 2010. I decided to do this also by just stating december 2009. I followed the convention of having a slogan featuring on my poster, ‘don’t get disconnected.’ this slogan is reflective of what the picture is which should make the poster itself more memorable. The majority of posters I have seen and analysed have had people from the film on it however I have challenged this as I had an object, a disconnected phone, this is used as iconography aiming to symbolise the theme Left Behind.

6. Audience Feedback Rafael Gough – I first saw the poster which captured me and made me intrigued to see the Teaser Trailer. I thought the editing and enhancing of the original image of the phone was outstanding. I also like the fast paced editing in the Teaser Trailer. Leanne Houghton – The Poster and the Magazine front cover looked very realistic and professional. The teaser trailer was also realistic and managed to follow the conventions very well however I did find that the distorting of the clips was a bit overpowering at times. Ellis Williams – I love the way that all products linked I thought that the themes in the teaser trailer where also presented very well in the poster. It also seems as though Owen took great care when creating the magazine as it needed to link to the film but also have its own brand as well, Owen got it spot on.