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Using Conventions Handout - Updated February 2012

The document provides instructions for a class assignment analyzing students' use of conventions from real media in their previous video and print work. Students are asked to: 1) List conventions of thrillers, music videos, and ancillary products. 2) Identify examples from their past work where they used conventions from real media texts. 3) Write paragraphs discussing their use of two selected conventions and how effective it was. 4) Partner up and discuss ideas for improving their work.

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Using Conventions Handout - Updated February 2012

The document provides instructions for a class assignment analyzing students' use of conventions from real media in their previous video and print work. Students are asked to: 1) List conventions of thrillers, music videos, and ancillary products. 2) Identify examples from their past work where they used conventions from real media texts. 3) Write paragraphs discussing their use of two selected conventions and how effective it was. 4) Partner up and discuss ideas for improving their work.

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Using conventions from real media

Each of your media production tasks had a specific set of conventions


whether it was the thriller, the pop video or the ancillary tasks. In
each case you researched real media to establish conventions and
guidelines to aid you in the production of your own work.
For this topic you need to consider how your understanding of
these real media has developed over the last two years.
Task 1
In pairs begin by making a note of the conventions of thriller
openings, pop videos and of the print work you created for the
ancillary element of the A2 work.
We will feedback to the whole class so you create a substantial list.
Ensure you add any conventions you did not think of to your lists.
Conventions of thrillers:

Conventions of Music Videos:

Conventions of ancillary products:

Task 2
Using Vimeo (username: [email protected] password:
student) go back to your previous video work and find three
examples from both pieces where you have used conventions from
real media texts:
Convention

Example of how youve used


it within your production work
(remember that you can challenge,
follow or vary existing conventions)

Thriller production:
Convention 1:

Convention 2:

Convention 3:

Music Video:
Convention 1:

Convention 2:

Convention 3:

Ancillary work:
Convention 1:

Convention 2:

Task 3
Pick 2 of these conventions and write your notes up into a paragraph,
using the space below, on each of them, discussing how you used
them within your own work.
Remember to be specific and detailed.
Try to evaluate how effective your use of these conventions was
in your work. What did you use and did it work?
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Task 4
Swap your paragraphs with your partner and discuss the ideas you
both put forward.
How can you improve your work?

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