Evaluation - Q1

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

Our media product uses a variety of different conventions to convey the idea of mystery and thrill. Film conventions are displayed in numerous different ways. For example, the genre romance uses the four micro features in a way that links to the film genre itself because it lets the audience understand what type of film it is and also allows them to feel a different experience to other genres. The conventions in action films are portrayed in a much faster phase camera movement, quicker cuts, and upbeat music in contrast to a romantic film. Title sequence conventions can be shown in various ways such as the film ‘knowing’ is a thriller that has a blank screen title sequence whereas, ‘Rambo I’ uses a narrative opening.

                                                      

 Narrative                                                                                                                Blank screen 

In our film opening we developed forms and conventions by using different types of elements that create the genre, thriller. We produced this through mise-en-scene, camera, editing, and sound. Also, we followed the conventions of titles by using the important ones that are viewed in an opening to a real media product. Also, we followed the order that is used in real media.

We used a lot of shots when showing the body being dragged because the cuts become faster phased which creates the tension that we want the audience to experience.

We showed the conventions of a thriller as here the opening builds up from scenery and gets closer to the scene where we see a killer and dead person. The reason for this is because in the real media, films often tend to build up the story which keeps the audience interested.

The music in out opening conveys the idea that this movie will be a thriller because of the slow-phased sounds and instruments. Moreover, we followed the conventions by using this type of music because it builds up the story and keeps the audience engaged with the story. Furthermore, the music is playing while the scenery is shown but once the first shot of where the killer in next to the victim the instruments start playing which emphasises the part that have the suspense and tension.