Evaluation task 1: In what ways does your media product use, develop or

challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

Overall, we took inspiration from a number of places, however we took heavy

inspiration from Breaking Bad, directed by Vince

Gilligan who used POV shots to great effect. For example, our shot from inside the bag is inspired by a specific shot

in the series.

I think that the shots work well as it gives the audience something different to view, and not just normal conventional use of camera. It also works as it shows an innovative use of the camera.

We took a scene from Die Hard where a villain arrives, only to find that the man that he is looking for

isn’t actually there. The conventions used in Die Hard

inspired the idea that we had for there to be a near miss in our

thriller.

I think that the shot and overall idea works well in our thrillers as it builds suspense as we think that the man is about to be caught.

The opening title sequence to Delicatessen (1991), is a great

example of using a dark, claustrophobic convention. It also compares well to our shot in side

of the roof.

Shot of the inside of a pipe in Delicatessen.

Shot inside the roof, above the ceiling tiles in One Step Ahead, my opening title sequence.

Both of the these shots foreshadow a certain darkness and mystery in the piece’s which again works well to create building suspense.

I used the opening title sequence of ‘The Stepfather’ to influence the shot from my thriller as seen below. I liked the way that it showed great organization, which is what I wanted ours to show.