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

2. The theories
 We needed to analyse the theories to understand if our film subverts
or adheres to stereotypical thrillers or films of a similar nature.
 The first we looked at wasTodorovs’Theory, which states that every
films has a disturbed equilibrium and is resolved by the end of the
film. Our film supports this to an extent as the murder disturbs the
equilibrium, and the matter is resolved by the end of the film.
However, further disturbances take place before the equilibrium is
returned to normal.

3. The Theories
 The next theory we looked at was Chandlers’ theory.This theory
looked at the way genres are communicated. It looks at characters,
themes, narratives, settings, iconography and film techniques.
 We adhere some elements, such as characters.The antagonist is
mysterious, and more about them is revealed towards the end.The
protagonist is trying to find justice for what has happened.
Antagonists from ‘The Strangers’.Antagonist from ‘Undefined Reality’.

4. The Theories
 We also adhere the iconography such as the fence in the
background, giving the victim the feeling of being trapped.The
setting was adhered to as it was abandoned and out of the way.
 We also adhere film techniques such as high angles of the murderers
to make him seem more powerful.We also have a dark setting that
makes the scene more tense.

5. The Hybrid
 Our thriller film can classed as a hybrid with the horror genre.This
can be seen through use of creating tension, using jump scares and
red herrings.We have the victim murdered, which has a small
window of lost tension, but then is quickly risen as the killer notices
the witness in the bushes.