In what ways does your media product use,

develop or challenge the codes and

conventions of real media products?

Evaluation task 5

NarrativeThe narrative of my opening sequence, I believe follows the codes and

conventions of thriller genre. The reason for this being because our narrative focuses on a psychotic break down of an individual leading to the murder of an individual. This is a typical story line of the thriller film genre.

Another theme included in my thriller opening is the main plotline which focuses on a murder mystery that must be solved. This is a key convention of the murder mystery thriller genre. This focuses on both crime and murder. This again is a convention of the thriller genre. This focuses on both crime and murder. This again is a convention of the thriller genre. Included in this narrative is the character of the protagonist and the antagonist – again a typical of the thriller genre.

Characters

The characters that participate in my opening sequence fit the codes and conventions of thriller film. The antagonist of our opening sequence keeps their identity hidden through the use of mise-en-scene. This is a typical convention of the thriller genre. This is done so the audience are left questioning who the antagonist is and whether or not they have met them yet.

The main character of the film is MS. Murphy, the character of the mother, it’s the conventions of thriller genre. This is because she seeks to find the truth in order to reach justice. This is a protagonist feature of the thriller genre as they are seen to be ‘heroic’.

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slide…However, the character of the mother is also seen to be the murderer of her daughter through the use of props/mise-en-scene (a bracelet). This challenges the codes and conventions of a thriller film as the ‘antagonist’ is really the ‘protagonist’. However this leaves the audience asking questions, which is a convention of the thriller genre. This connotes that the mother must be psychotic must be a psychotic breakdown. This is a convention of this thriller genre, as there is a psychological mind game which is occurring or has occurred.

The character of the police officer follows the codes and convention of the thriller genre. This is because of the crime, murder etc. feature of the thriller genre. The police officer helps convey to the audience that something chaotic/bad has happened. This reveals to the audience that crime has happened within this narrative.

SettingDuring my opening sequence I and my group have

followed the codes and conventions of the thriller genre. Firstly, where my thriller film is set , is on an abandoned street. This setting is included in the ‘CCTV’ where the character ‘Katie is last seen’. This is seen to be an abandoned street as no one else is around, apart from the killer. This will make the audience feel tense as the character Katie playing the deceased believes she is alone.

Sound

Throughout my opening sequence me and my group used a variety of different sounds. The majority being a differentiation in music to enhance the moods of characters resulting in the audience feeling different moods. This assisted my group and I to set the right atmosphere for our thriller opening. We used the sound of a piano playing over the police officer addressing the mother of the deceased explaining that the murder investigation has been closed. This helped create the sad emotion for our character which presented her feelings. We also used music which creates suspense and tension. We included this music in the scene of the deceased being followed. This leaves the audience on the edge of their seats, as they are unable to feel relaxed as the music builds up tension. This is a typical convention of the thriller genre.

Props

I have reinforced the conventions of the thriller genre by using the case study investigation information. This allowed my group and I to create a scene which look realistic.

We also used a real police officers hat within our scene. This was done to ensure the police officer character looks like a real police officer.