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Q1. In what ways does your media product use,
develop or challenge forms and conventions of
real media products?
Nikitha Manthena
Use of conventions
Most thrillers are seen to have guns and shooting to give the viewers a thrill whilst watching it. You see the dead body and hear another gunshot, the audience is supposed thinks someone else has been killed, it therefore uses generic conventions.
Development of conventions
When you watch our opening you wouldn’t suspect it to be a thriller, therefore our film builds a story for there to be a gory scene to make it a thriller. As the entire opening revolves around the shooting scene, hence shows development.
Challenges of conventions
No one actually dies, in reality there is no blood, because it was all just a dream. This challenges the convention as none of that happened which plays around with audience to make them think its real, until they find out it was a dream and nothing happened.
The Usual Suspects My thriller opening
Darker setting
Conversation between the shooter and protagonist.
Lighter setting
No conversation between the shooter and protagonist.
Builds suspense of shooter
Heartbeat and flat line as background soundtrack
Musical background soundtrack
All characters wearing formal clothing
Shooter wearing formal clothing only, victim wearing informal clothing.
Gun shot
Hidden identity
Non diegetic sound
Low angle shot
Shooter wears dark clothing
We compared our thriller to another thriller called “The Usual Suspects”, and found the similarities and differences.
Thriller Conventions
Most thrillers have guns to thrill the audience. Which is the main prop in spy thrillers.
Dead bodies are key. They create the fear and worry and is often used in spy thrillers.
Thrillers usually use twists and turns such as dreams to make the film more interesting.
Opening Sequence conventions
Saroop is knocking on Alessia’s door asking to come in which shows power as he needs permission.
Everyone is up on their feet congratulating her. Which shows power because she will be their boss someday.
The lady is the bad guy, therefore this convention is subverted as it is normally a man.