The film uses costumes, props, and lighting to develop conventions of crime thriller and forensic drama genres. Mis en scene elements like forensic suits and police tape create the illusion of investigating real crimes. Stylistic choices were informed by studying the British TV show "The Bill" as a model. While following conventions like keeping the killer's face hidden, the film also challenges norms with minimal dialogue and montage in its opening scene.

1. In what ways does your media production use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media production? Peter Gatling Evaluation

2. Mis en Scene played a vital role in the product of our film Suit, shirt and tie add to the appearance that Rhys is a detective Forensic suits borrowed from the science lab creates the appearance of forensic detectives Police crime tape borrowed from the drama department create the illusion of a real crime scene We felt that the Mis en scene had to play such a large part in our film as without these costumes and props it would be difficult to follow the conventions of films in the crime thriller genre Camo trousers, boots and white shirt give Grant the appearance that he is from the army

3. Comparisons to the usual convections…. We used style models from TV shows like ‘The Bill’ to gain an understanding of the conversions commonly used in crime thrillers. Also as ‘The Bill’ is class A British this also allowed us to keep our film to a class A British standard Close up’s of props connote the importance of it to the audience Forensic costumes set the scene for the audience The Bill Our film Hammer The Bill Our film Hammer

4. Lighting… We followed the conventions of typical crime-thriller by keeping the killers face covered so that the audience can emphasise with the police and not only enjoy the film but also try and come to their own conclusions. However we also challenged these conventions by having very little dialog in the opening and having a montage of short cuts that connote what is happening at the crime scene, this is supported with non-daigetic sound We added a sunburst effect to the video to enhance the effect of the street lights on the killer. This also adds to the suspense of the scene & mystery of the character