Parris - Evaluation Question 1 (Final Draft)

Our magazine

Our media magazine uses the conventions of a real product by placing a coverline above the magazine title.  This is used to help grab the audience’s attention as it would initially be one of the first coverlines read.

Placing the majority of the coverlines including the main coverline on the right hand side of the front page is one of the conventions we had used. This is because they are easy to read and enables the audience to distinguish which coverline is the main one.

Creating the sticker was the convention we definitely wanted to use. This is because it is a technique used to persuade the audience into buying the magazine. Making the number ‘5’ the largest figure within the sticker shows the audience what they could gain if they were to buy the magazine.

Placing more coverlines near the rear of the magazine gives the audience more to read. This could potentially help bribe the audience to buy the magazine as it has given them quite an insight as to what is in the magazine itself.

Placing the barcode at the bottom corner of the front page is also one of the conventions we used. This is because it does not distract the audience from the main image or coverlines.

  

Our Poster

When creating out poster, we didn’t use many convention as we wanted out poster to seem out of the ordinary.  One of the few conventions used was to place the trailer’s catch line above the main image. This is used to give the audience an idea of what the film could be about.

Another convention used was to use the main characters face as the main image. Depending on the characters facial expression, it could help the audience determine what that character may be doing/have done in the film.

Another convention used was to make the credits a long and thin font. This is because the majority of the audience does not spend their time reading their credits as they have more interest in the film being advertised on the poster.

Our Trailer

In the making of our trailer, we decided to use 5 main conventions. The first convention was to show the audience where the surrounding will be and what could possibly happen in the scene.

Another convention was to show what is the cause of the storyline and how people started to turn into zombies.

Another convention was the colours used. We decided to change the colour of how the audience would view our trailer. This is because the majority of zombie teaser trailers do not show the actual colours of the scenery.

One convention was to have the main character in the trailer look at the camera. This was used to enhance the fear of the audience by making them feel they are apart of the film.

The last convention used was by showing the audience the date and film title in different shots. This was used to help make the audience eager to watch the rest of the trailer as they would have to wait until the end of the trailer to find out more.