Evaluation Task 1: In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

The setting of my film is typical of a romantic comedy, as the opening follows a teenage girl’s morning routine, so is set in her bedroom and bathroom. The main colours of the bedroom are baby blue and white, which connote innocence and youth, the stereotypical characteristics of a female main character in a romantic comedy. This challenges a conventional romantic comedy, however, as it only introduces the main character, and not the sub main character, her love interest.

The title of media product uses the conventions of a romantic comedy as the well known phrase ‘Right Person, Wrong Time' suggests a traditional romantic film with a tragic twist, engaging a traditional audience in the film. Furthermore, the use of the word "person" suggests another key character, two key characters being a convention of romantic comedies. This is good as I was not able to introduce both characters, but it is still clear that my film is of this genre. Furthermore, my title uses the conventions of a romantic comedy as the font is in feminine italic and bold, vibrant pink, which appeals to the female target audience. It also clearly stands out against the white background of the shower curtain, so that it is clear to my audience that it is the title, as this is a clear development of a conventional romantic comedy because it suggests a notable amount about the storyline.


My costume and props strongly develop the conventions of a romantic comedy as the character’s costume is first baby blue pyjamas, then a pink tartan shirt. These colours are feminine, which presents the main female character as stereotypically effete. The props I have used, two mirrors, hair straighteners and makeup also do this, presenting her as an appearance conscious teenager, much like characters that other romantic comedies feature. Also, the use of my character and her significant other as her phone lockscreen suggests a dramatic and romantic storyline.

Also, when filming, I used close ups and mid shots on the character to show her profile and body when introducing her, as appearance is, again, important in romantic comedies. I used a tracking shot when filming my embedded credits, which also showed my key character's dressing table and the makeup on it, presenting her as image conscious and feminine, a typical character in romantic comedies, using that convention.

I have not used any special effects other than to add credits, which develops the conventions of a romantic comedy because the film is realistic even if it is fictitious, so that the target audience can relate and escape. I edited my film by adding transitions such as fade, which are commonly used in romantic films as they are simple and subtle, as opposed to a swipe transition, which could be used in a comedy.

The overall story of my film uses the conventions well as it is from a high school girl's perspective, appealing to my teenage-young adult female target audience. It revolves around two key characters, a male and female in a heterosexual relationship, typical of a conventional romantic comedy. There would be elements of drama in my film, suggested by the word "wrong" in my title, which has negative connotations.

My film introduces my character as a positive, as she enthusiastically turns off her alarm, which uses the conventions of a romantic comedy as it sets the upbeat, cheerful mood of the film. She also answers her phone to her love interest in the last scene, happily talking to him and calling him "babe", again clearly showing that this is a conventional romantic comedy - however, this challenges the conventions of the genre as she is not introduced as single but in a relationship, although the title, which suggests drama, explains why this is.

Overall, my opening two minutes develop the conventions of a romantic comedy (mostly romantic as there is a lack of humour, although this is typically included when dialogue begins, which is at the very end of my clip), only challenging them due to the introduction of just one character, but other than that, the mood and setting especially are typical of a conventional film of that genre.