Evaluation- question 1

In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

The trailer we have made uses, develops and challenges the forms and conventions of real media products through the synopsis of the story it advertises, the editing, the sound, the mise en scene and the actors. The story combines a modern day setting with a Victorian one, which is indicated in the trailer. The concept of a flashback is used in many real media products, such as Atonement, which we researched in order to be knowledgeable in how to create a successful blend of modern and old, even if just for a trailer. Our chosen actor, Sarah, is incredibly modern looking; she has bright blue hair, various facial and ear piercings and wears bright clothing, combined with the period, Victorian aspect, the idea is unusual and different to the flashback idea in Atonement because of this. However, we believe that combining the contemporary and the period drama together, works well; we picked Sarah exactly for the reason she is so modern looking, to create such a contrast. Despite being set primarily in modern times, the editing and music we used conforms to an entirely period drama type trailer, as the editing is slow and consists of mainly fade effects and the music I made is a piano piece, as would be expected in a period drama trailer. We also believes this challenges the norm, by having entirely old fashioned music and slow editing all the way through, even with the modern aspects.