IN WHAT WAYS DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE, DEVELOP OR CHALLENGE

FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL MEDIA PRODUCTS?

Thriller conventions - characters - costumes/props - locations/setting - visual & audio style - credit sequence, font choice & title - use of enigmas - plot twists - build up of suspense - creating tension

characters Our thriller opening uses the typical character role of the

antagonist, that would most commonly be seen in “real world” thriller openings. This is shown through the use of a male character being the bad guy (antagonist).

On the other hand we have produced something that is different to the typical thriller openings, as the two main protagonists are females, whereas it would usually be a role taken up by a male.

Another way we have tried something different is through the ages of the main characters, for example in a typical thriller opening the protagonists and antagonists are usually a males in their middle age (30s-50s). But in our opening the antagonists and protagonists are younger.

At the same our thriller opening still compares to the typical opening as it shows that the younger generation are more into taking risks and action.

Costumes/props One of the ways our opening follows the typical thriller

opening is through the use of costumes/props. For the example the antagonist wearing dark colours.

Our use of props also follows the typical thriller theme. For example the use of and earpiece , hard.-drive and briefcase.

Location/setting One way our opening is similar to real life thriller openings is

through the use of our urban location. On the other hand we have tried to do something different in the

sense that we decided to film in the evening, as we felt there would be a better effect if the lights of the buildings where shown if the dark background.

Visual & audio style Through our visual style we have created a theme of danger, which is

commonly associated with the thriller genre. We have done this the use of the red interior in the opening scene at the restaurant.

We also used typical audio style that would be found in “real media products”. An example of this would be during the scene where the antagonist was being hunted down by the two protagonists, we used a fast pace action track, which would be typically found in a action thriller.

Credit sequence, font choice & title

Our font choice for our credit sequence and title is typical of a thriller opening, as it is in big, bold and white writing which allows it to stand out.

Plot twists/enigmas Our use of plot twist and enigma would typically be found in a action

thriller. For example our enigmas would be something along the lines of (why is he laughing when they've take the briefcase?), (where did the hard-drive disappear to?) or ( is there a double agent?).

In our opening our plot twist would be that after getting the brief case from the antagonist, they open it to discover that it is empty.

Build up of suspense/creating tension

One technique that we have used that would be common in typical thriller openings to create tension (build up suspense) would be our use of slow motion. For example In the scene where the two protagonists are chasing down the agonist, this helps create tension as it makes the audience anticipate what would happen next.

Another technique we have used is by putting the audience in the antagonists point of view looking up at one of the protagonists, which also makes the audience anticipate what will happen next.