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.