1. IN WHAT WAYS DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT
USE, DEVELOP OR CHALLENGE FORMS AND
CONVENTIONS OF REAL MEDIA PRODUCTS?
By Shannon Edgington

2. FORMS AND CONVENTIONS USED SIMILAR TO
REAL MEDIA PRODUCTS
 Use of real footage
 Natural environments
 Diegetic and Non- Diegetic sound
 Title scene
 Anchorage Text

3. WHY AND HOW I USED THESE FORMS AND
CONVENTIONS
Using all real footage within the documentary shows how I have developed and challenged
real media products as they show real life and this gives us a sense of realism. Using the
anchorage text and titles at the end with the ‘coming up’ part gives us a sense of mystery and
really can pull the audience in this is creating enigma theory from Barthes.
Using Diegetic sound shows a sense of realism and develops into the audience believing it is a
real documentary. Using the voiceover and non diegetic sound which can create drama and a
atmosphere.
Using natural environments for the dancers to dance in creates a sense of realism also as you
believe they are normal people trying to make it in the world of dance.
Overall I believe that our documentary has challenged and developed forms of real media
products as they use the shots and type of editing that company's would use to create a fly on
the wall documentary like ours is.