In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

Firstly, our media uses the typical convensions of a thriller by making the audience ask lots of questions. This is achieved by the use of mise-en-scene, where the costumes of the main character are bright and cheerful, which contrasts the costume of the stalker, which is all in black and wearing a hoodie, a way of hiding their true identity and making the audience ask; who are they? This is also achieved by lighting, most of the lighting is dark and low key, creating shadows and the sense of forboding for the audience. We also used cinimatography, as long shots/establishing shots were used so the audience could take in the setting, which was especially effective when the main character was walking/running down an alleyway, as alleyways usually connote danger and I wanted this to be clear to the audience.

Also, long shots of the main character allowed us to see all of her costume, of which was in bright pink colours, and showing that nothing about her was being hidden from the audience, making her automatically trusting from the beginning. This then contrasted the stalker who was only shown in close ups, so that their identity was hidden and obscurred and making them untrustworthy to the audience and also made them ask questions about their identity.

I also developed convensions of a thriller, particularly that of Memento. In this film, information was slowly revealed to the audience through the use of flash backs and i thought this was a really effective way of enticing the audience. I developed this idea by showing information slowly to the audience by the use of dreams of the main character, which is shown right at the end of my opening.

However, the use of editing that i used in my media challenged the convensions of a thriller, firstly, because some of my scenes (usually the scenes of the stalker) were in black and white, or with a blurred effect, where as the scenes of the main character (Lucy) were normal. Most thrillers would usually never use both kinds of effects or, if the did, they would only use it spiratically. However, i decided that i wanted to use this as it created a clear divide between the protagonist and the antagonist. This was important to achieve because the story it shown through the main character and, if she is shown to fear this mysterious stalker, then so will the audience, creating the sense of tension that i was aiming for.