AS Media Studies

2. REMINDER OF CONVENTIONS:
General conventions:
Thriller conventions:

3. WAYS OUR MEDIA PRODUCT USES CONVENTIONS:
Our media product uses the
convention that is used in all
films which is titles. For titles,
names of cast and crew are
used and we applied this to
our product during editing.
Theme: Our opening
sequences sets a theme by
the use of mise en scene,
camera movement, sound
and editing. The theme that is
set reflects a thriller as events
build up and someone is
sacrificed at the end of the
scene.
Narrative + characters work
alongside theme as the genre is
established by what the
characters do and who they are.
Therefore, our media product uses
a narrative as the events shown
build up.
Our opening also uses
this (left) for an
establishing shot
which immediately
represents narrative
and theme.
However, we also
challenge the use of
an establishing shot.

4. WAYS OUR MEDIA PRODUCT DEVELOPS CONVENTIONS:
The main way in which our product develops conventions is
the development of our production logo, ‘Abandoned
Productions’.
Normally, films use well known production logos such as
Warner Brothers, to show who has produced the film.
However, we have developed thriller conventions as
sometimes films use production logos relating to the film
genre, which is what we have done.
We thought that developing our own logo showed a deeper
understanding of thriller conventions.
Our opening sequence also develops thriller conventions in the sense that
many thrillers use a series of shot as a montage to set the scene. Included with
this is the fact that shots are fast paced and we have developed both these
aspects while creating our film.

5. WAYS OUR MEDIA PRODUCT CHALLENGES
CONVENTIONS:
Our media product uses this as the
establishing shot, however, the
convention is challenged because
usually establishing shots are
relatively long shots and are also
held for a while but our
establishing shot quickly fades into
other shots.
Our opening sequence also
challenges conventions in the
sense that often the protagonist
is established in relation to the
antagonist or, at the least, the
audience gets a sense of who
the characters are.
Our characters are shown just
enough to gather by elements
such as mise en scene, that
they are emo/goths that isolate
themselves socially.
However, we do not establish as
to whether the characters are
good or evil yet, especially the
character who is sacrificed,
which challenges the
convention.

6. SUMMARY:
USES CONVENTIONS:
• TITLES: CAST AND CREW
• THEME: GENRE
• NARRATIVE AND CHARACTERS
• ESTABLISHING SHOT
DEVELOPS CONVENTIONS:
• PRODUCTION LOGO
• MONTAGE AND FAST PACED
SHOTS
CHALLENGES CONVENTIONS:
• GENERIC ESTABLISHING SHOT
• WHO THE CHARACTERS ARE:
ANTAGONISTS OR
PROTAGONISTS