Evaluation Activity 1 - In What Ways Does Your Media Product Use, Develop Or Challenge Forms & Conventions Of Real Media Products?

The conventions that we have included into our opening sequence gives the audience an idea that the film may be a thriller. For example in our opening, the fading in and out of a black background shows that the film may be a psychological thriller and something may be going in whilst the image fades out to black. This creates mischief and some sort of uncertainty in the viewer’s mind, which keeps them glued to their seat. The title of the film 'The Interrogation' gives the audience an idea of what the film might be about, this follows the codes and conventions of a thriller for example 'Kill Bill', the main characters role is to kill Bill. Therefore the title 'The Interrogation' lets the audience know that some form of interrogation is going to take place within my film. The title font and style develops the codes and conventions of a thriller in the sense that the font and style of the text is not formal but it's a street type and artistic font which represents some sort of deviance. This could also be found in the 'Kill Bill' title sequence which is also a thriller.

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In terms of following the codes and conventions of a thriller in relation to props, we included a weapon (gun) which shows the audience that there will be some violence included within our film.

We also followed the codes and conventions of a thriller by adding non-digetic fast paced music in the background, the music created tension and we thought it was better for us to increase the volume of the music everytime the screen faded to black. This once again creates anxiety and confusion in the viewer's minds which keeps them stuck to the seat.

The film that inspired us was Kill Bill, particularly the camera shots. The camera shots is vital in our film, because it shows the power dynamics between characters. 

Using an over shoulder shot created tension and anxiety. It also gives the audience a sense of mystery of who the kidnapper is.

Using an low angle shot helped to show the power dynamics between the kidnapper and the person being held hostage. This also made it possible for the viewer's to see things from the hostages point of view. 

The setting of our film develops the codes and conventions of a thriller in the sense that the location is unknown, which therefore creates a sense of confusion and anxiety amongst our audience.