1) In what ways does your media product use, develop or

challenge forms and conventions of real media

products?

Genre ResearchI chose to research the drama genre so I can see what key conventions are included that make a drama film what it is. I found that the common codes and conventions included:• Real life situations with real life characters• Real life settings• Real life stories that audiences can relate to• A character’s journey/development• Dramatic storyline that moves the audience emotionally• Realistic struggles, difficulty and pain• Narrative usually ends happily• Sub-genres like: Comedy, Tragedy, Melodrama, Music, Teen etc.

Genre ResearchFrom researching this I was able to justify my film opening as a drama film, and associate the narrative and characters with those that are common in the drama genre. For example, Danny (my protagonist) is practising for an audition at ‘Rockstone University’, and is determined to succeed in the music industry. This shows the character’s personal journey which is a key convention in the drama genre.

School of Rock Title Sequence

To further my genre research, I looked at the opening of ‘School of Rock’ and it’s title sequence, as it is a similar film to my own. I found that all through the beginning of this film that the genre is easily communicated and introduces the different sorts of people who are in the ‘rock’ industry. This was demonstrated predominantly by the use of mise-en-scene, therefore in my film opening I will be using a lot of mise-en-scene to show the genre clearly.

Have I done anything different that challenges the genre?

My film is a Music Drama, which is different to the typical drama film as most of melodramatic or Comedy Dramas for example. There is not a lot of Music Drama films in the industry so therefore it is a gap in the market which I chose to represent.