Evaluation question one

1. Evaluation Question One In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

2. Thrillers are made up of many different conventions including a protagonist in the mercy of the antagonist, black and white shots, montage of shots, shadows, tension music, quick cuts, low key lighting and changes in the angle of shots. I have tried to incorporate all of these within my thriller opening sequence. To include black and white shots I took photos and inserted them into my sequence to create stills. I edited the images into black and white before they were placed into my sequence. Including the stills not only helped to show the theme of a thriller clearly through my work but the stills also helped to create tension within the opening sequence as it created variation throughout the length of the clip.

3. The whole of my clip is classed as montage of shots although; I wanted to take the convention of a montage even further within my sequence. In order to build tension and suspense within my clip, I aimed to use a montage of short video clips and stills. The mini montage within my sequence spells out the word murder. The montage was a success as the swift moving clips and fast cuts builds excitement, tension and intrigue. Creating the mini montage within my sequence also allowed me to include the convention of fast cuts. Including the fast cuts added to the thriller feel of my sequence as well as the

4. To create shadows within my work I used the convention of low key lighting. By doing this I was able to include two of the thriller conventions very easily within my sequence. To create the low key lighting I filmed my shots within a dark room, lit only by a single spot light. Using this technique allowed me to create low key lighting as well as shadowing. The shadowing was created through the use of the spotlight, aimed onto the character featured within my clip. Using these conventions helped me create a more effective and atmospheric feel to my thriller opening sequence.

5. Another convention of thriller movies is the tension music usually included throughout the films. To try and recreate this convention within my work I used a non-diegetic backing track throughout the length of my sequence. The track started slow and gradually became louder and faster as the clip progressed. I created this effect in order to build tension and excitement for the audience watching my sequence. Although the track was effective and worked well, I believe I could have improved my work even further by adding aspects of ambient sound within my clip. Adding ambient sound as well as a backing track would have made my sequence more atmospheric as well as realistic.

6. The final way in which I wanted my clip to follow the codes and conventions of a thriller movie was through camera angles. To follow the convention of a thriller, I constantly changed the angles of my shots. I used various different filming techniques including over the shoulder shots, close ups and extreme close up shots. For every new shot, a different angle was used. I believe that this was a success as changing the angles not only allowed my clip to follow the convention but it also added variation and created intrigue towards the sequence.

Evaluation question one

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