The conventions of real media

“the conventions of each genre shift, new genres and sub-genres emerge and others are 'discontinued' (Chandler)

a) Have you stuck closely to genre conventions in your production work? Yes, i felt that when making the production work my projects would be much better if i stuck closely to the genre conventions. It also made it easier for me as i had an idea of what i would be including in my projects.
b) Have you created a hybrid piece? No i did not create a hybrid piece. When making my thriller film it turned out to be a sun genre which was a psychological thriller.
c) Have you used intertextual references? I did not use intertextual refereneces in either of my projects as i thought if i did this i may confuse the audience.

'one could... argue that no set of necessary and sufficient conditions can mark off genres from other sorts of groupings in ways that all experts or ordinary film-goers would find acceptable' (Bordwell 1989, 147).

a) Do you think it is hard to agree on a set of ‘rules’ to follow when making a product? I do not think it is hard to agree on a set of rules as when the rules are set they are there to help make a project. I found it helpful that i had rules there.
b) How far have you followed any set of ‘rules’? I followed the rules but when it came to the creativity i added onto the rules to help my project be better.
c) To what extent did you break ‘rules’? I did not brake any rules just added to some as i thought it may make my projects better.
d) Did you make any rules of your own? No.

Conventions give the producers a framework to work with- a set of guidelines (McQuail)

a) Was it helpful to work within a set of guidelines? I think it was helpful to work in a set of guidelines as it made it easier when planning. It also made it more understandable for me as i knew what should be included and what shouldn't.
b) Did you feel more secure knowing what the guidelines were? I did feel more secure knowing what the guidelines were.
c) Were you happier breaking the conventions once you knew what they were? I did not brake any conventions when it came to making my projects.

“Sometimes, working within constraints produces the most interesting work” (Branston and Strafford)

a) Do you think you produced better work because you stuck to the conventions of the genre? Yes i do, i felt this because it made it easier for me to understand what conventions went with what genre. I think if i didn't stick to the conventions it would have made it a lot harder for me, and my projects could have turned out badly.
b) Would you have produced more creative work if you had not known what the guidelines were? I think i would have created more work if i knew what the guidelines were because it would have made my projects more interesting.