1. Evaluation: Question one
Question 1: In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge
forms and conventions of real media products?
There were many ways in which I had used real media products to develop and challenge
my own thriller opening. Doing this has helped me have a deeper understanding of how
certain things work in the media business, it has also helped me in general with making my
thriller opening the best it could be. Within the process I have used different types of
platforms, inspirations and conducted a lot of research that I felt could help me with my
thriller opening.
One professional media product that I had used throughout the production process was
researching different types of thriller music, from professional to non-professional films, it
helped me develop a wider range of knowledge on thrillers and what worked and what didn’t
work in regards of making a thriller to attract your audience. Knowing this I had looked into a
various amount of music connecting to thriller openings however, I felt that I could adapt and
apply only two openings to my own thriller opening regarding my target audience, as my
audience members were 16+. I felt that something with excitement and adventure would be
perfect to keep them glued to the screen (“Intruders”) subsequently; I felt that having a
steady beat throughout (Music from media students) would cause tension levels to sub-
consciously rise. When referring to older audience members I felt like they wouldn’t enjoy
obvious tension changes because they would lose interest and have more experience in
watching thrillers. Therefore I feel like my media project has challenged most real media
products, as I have catered for my target audience perfectly by merging two types of thriller
music’s together. I have done this by using research of different types of thriller music and
developed a deeper understanding by applying it to my own thriller, which meant my music
challenges all other real thrillers.
Also I have used a various amount of media platforms to develop a deeper understanding of
my target audience. Using these media platforms I gained feedback and ways to improve my
thriller opening, I had uploaded the rough cut in a variety of places such as: YouTube and
Facebook and I had uploaded the music specifically onto sound cloud. After getting the
feedback I had taken advantage of what my target audience was wanting and had made
many changes to make it more applicable to them. That is how I have used and developed
a convention to benefit my thriller opening. As well as this I have used the different forms of
media such as serial dramas and thrillers movies to develop a storyline (this can be seen as
the inspiration) this being the case it has helped me challenge real media products as I had
fused all the best mystery together to create a fantastic storyline.
Through research and analysis it helped develop and increase my knowledge further, I had
conducted research of the different types of production logos that would help interest my
target audience. Doing this it developed my thriller opening as it made it more unique. Also I
had analysed a selection of TV dramas and movie openings to gain ideas and help improve
my analysis skills. Doing research and analysis enabled me to increase the likeability of my
thriller, meaning it challenges real media products.
Lastly the uniqueness of our thriller film, e.g. the young girls’ character wore an old
fashioned dress whilst the young male had a more youthful dress sense, showing the
differences in characters. This challenges most thriller movies as they only focus on one era,
but by our thriller film looking like it was set in different eras it gives it that edge, therefore
challenging other real media products.
2. Evaluation: Question one
Question 1: In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge
forms and conventions of real media products?
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This collage has a selection of shots from real thriller openings that have inspired me
throughout the media project, the photos in the collage consist of the most effective shots
that I feel are relevant and can cause an effect on the audience.
1. The first shot I felt was effective as the colour of the titles are white and the font
size is small I found this peculiar as white usually connotes purity and innocence.
However, this completely juxtaposes what thrillers represent as thrillers are
usually are symbolised with dark colours and tones of red. By the titles being
white it gives a different impression which leads the audience on a different
journey, meaning that when the dark and sinister scenes appear it will be more of
a shock to the audience.
2. This shot was a Gripping shot as the title missing had an in shot fade which I
found effective as the colours contrasted each other meaning the title had stood
out. Also all of the titles within thriller opening were white, however when reaching
the end the colour of the titles turned to black. This connotes that the overall story
line is dark and mysterious.
3. The third shot from the thriller opening of the missing shows flashing transitions
into different shots, this implies that what happens is very quick and could be
regretted. Also the colours (yellow/orange/white) remind me of someone covering
their eyes with their hands and ever so slightly being able to see the light. This
suggests that within this thriller someone gets kidnapped or restricted of view.
4. The fourth shot is from the thriller mayday, it is a close up of a young girl, this shot
shows the innocence of the girl possesses this is an example of showing a
stereotypical social group of gender. The girl is portrayed as being helpless and
dazed, which suggests that she is the main character.
