When exploring the conventions of documentaries as a media stereotype there were many variations on the theme. I thought about what I would expect from a documentary, and how I could use or subvert that convention, coming out with an aspect which was similar to the normal, but different, thus fulfilling the definition of being creative.
I think that some aspects of my main piece, the documentary extract, do subvert conventions of present-day documentaries. For example, not being able to see the presenter. Another way that I feel I have challenged conventions in my main piece is by including parts of voice-over with no accompanying video. However I do feel that some of the interviewing angles could have been revised to reflect a more creative approach, but not wanting to impair the ability of the documentary to portray information.
In terms of my radio promotion, I think that some conventions are changed, whereas others are imported from other media formats, combining challenging expectations with postmodern traits. The line that I finished my promotion on 'Coming soon to a screen near you' is normally heard on film promotions. By importing that style to a radio promotion, I have not only subverted conventions, but at the same time challenged the conventional narrative structure.
As for my tv listings magazine pages, they do not conform to the standard expectation of a magazine article, with all the text being situated on one page, and on the other page a large image with pictures representing various aspects of Louis Goulet. The conventions of television listings magazines are a combination of other magazine conventions in themselves. For example the Radio Times, which involves many articles but contrasts them with a large picture every now and again at the bottom of the page.
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