Form:
The form of a media text is it's shape and structure and combination of the ,micro' elements.
- For example: dialogue,sounds effects, editing and ambience are used to shape a radio drama.
- For example: soap opera, documentary, historical
Style:
The style of a text is the way the text uses the form.
- For example: Supernatural on City TV has a particular aesthetic that makes it unique within the genere TV drama, makes it style entirely different from Holby City.
Convention:
Conventoin are usually discribed as the ingredients of a particular form of genre.
- For example: When making news broadcosts rules of engagement have to be observent.
Videogames promotion share a range of conventions with Hollywood film franchises.
Charity adverst use harsh and striking images.
Scary Movie
What category/genre is it ?
The Scary Movie is one of my favourits. It's a brilliant horror comedy. It has a horror and comedy mix genre. The masthead of the magazine with red sans-serif font but on the T-shirt the text with serif font. The black background makes it dark, mysterious and horror but the people in the background are not very serious, not like in a normal horror movie.
What codes and conventions does it follow or disobey ?
The Scary Movie's front cover follows most of the ordinary conventions of the film posters. The image and the title is in the center of the film poster like all other film posters. The title is with big stand out, bold and red sans-serif font. The image stand out, bold and colorful on a darker background as well.
What categories and conventions do I need to consider and use when making my own media text ?
1. Stand out and bold title and image(s) on a darker or brighter background
2. Advertisments, extra promotions, extra articles and more images on the cover
3. Quotes and images from the film
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