Real media research

1. Media Research- Teen Thriller
lBY SOPHIE JONES

2. TWILIGHT- Breaking Dawn Part 2

3. Genre Conventions
The films opens with the words ‘Summit entertainment’ with
the mountain logo in the back. This shows who the production
owners are and the titles and credits come shortly after. An over
head tracking shot is being used at this point as the camera moves
quickly above the forest. This builds tension as it leaves the audience
feeling tense as they are wondering where they are going. It is
essential to build tension at the very start of a thriller film as it grips
the audiences attention making them want to carry on watching the
film.

4. Genre conventions
An establishing shot is used as the film title appears on the
screen. This shows a landscape of hills, trees and the sunset. The
setting looks quite dark and mysterious which appeals to teens and
makes it more like a thriller. The title of the film fades on in front of
the long shot and then turns from red to white. The colour red
could signify death or love which are two popular themes in
thrillers.

5. Genre Conventions
An extreme close up shot of an eye is then shown. This
makes the film seem a bit weird and unusual. This is done to
grab the target audience attention (teens). The fact that the eye
is red is very unusual too as eyes are usually green, brown or
blue. This could have been done to represent danger which is
also a key theme in thrillers.

6. Genre Conventions
The extreme close up then suddenly changes and
zooms out to show both eyes (a close up shot). It’s clear
that the person being shown is a young pretty girl so the
audience automatically assume that she will be a main
character in this film. The fact that she is young may grip
the target audiences attention as they are teenagers
aswell.

7. Genre Conventions
Shallow focus is then used when the close up of the
hand is shown. All the attention is on the hand as the trees
in the background have been totally blurred out. This has
been done to attract attention to the ring on the finger.
Once again, this leaves the audience wanting to know the
story behind this all and it makes the film seem mysterious
(like most thrillers do).

8. Genre Conventions
A close up shot is then used to show the characters
relationship with eachother. The audience assumes that
these people are together and in love. They are young so
teenagers would be able to relate to this. As there is a man
and a woman, this could be stereotypical to thrillers as its
usually the woman getting in trouble and the man then
saving her.

9. Genre Conventions
In this over shoulder shot, the characters look
concerned about something which may mean there is a
problem that needs to be sorted out. There always seems to
be a problem in thrillers and the main characters are the
ones who are mostly involved and seem to get hurt.

10. Genre Conventions
In this over the shoulder shot, it shows the reflection of the
two main characters. This confuses the audience and builds
tension. The audience want to know whats going on as it's
weird that we can see the back of the characters as well as their
reflection in the mirror. It makes the opening seem more
mysterious which grabs attention and causes the audience to
carry on watching it.

11. Genre Conventions
In this over-head tracking shot of a forest with many
trees, the audience feels as if they are flying over it in a
helicopter. This builds tension because it makes the
audience wonder where they are going. This is conventional
to thrillers because it keeps the audience guessing as to
what is going to happen. This could link with the theme of
the film as it's supernatural.

12. WARM BODIES

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Opening/Genre Conventions
The film opens with the 'Summit Entertainment' logo
and the titles then appear on the screen afterwards. This
shows the production company's that were involved with
making the film. It gives the audience a bit of information
about the film. The background behind the logos look very
mysterious and creepy which is stereotypical for thriller
films.

14. lOpening/Genre Conventions
lDuring the opening sequence, the title of the film appears
on the screen. The fact that it is in a bright orange colour, it
stand out to the audience more. Also, its in a strange font
which may signify how the film is a bit unusual and weird. It
fades in the screen with a magic type of dust then fades
out again as it's squashed. This could signify drops of
blood which can be linked to thriller films as there is often
violence and fights.

15. Genre/opening conventions
This shot shows the first close up of the character and is shown straight after This attracts the audience's attention as they can tell that something is not

16. Genre conventions
Then, there is a mid-long shot of an older aged man also looking very dull holding By now, the voiceover has already told the audience that all these people

17. Genre conventions
The camera then cuts to a short scene with an old man and it's clear to the Also, the man is holding a mop just like the previous screenshot which shows This is a genre convention in thrillers as the editing techniques used (continuity

18. Genre conventions
In this shot, many different images appear on the screen each one fading into The word on the screen is in a big bold black font which stands out and attracts Also, the fact that they are all behind the main character could suggest that they

19. Genre conventions
This is a point of view shot showing weird skeleton creatures looking straight

20. Genre conventions
Shot reverse is then used between the main character and two young children.
They do not say anything but just look at eachother straight in their eyes which creates a

21. Opening/Genre conventions
This opening sequence ends with an establishing/ high angle shot of an airport By showing a plane, the audience assume that the main character is going

22. ADULTHOOD

23. Opening conventions
The opening sequence starts by showing that the film is a 'UK film' which

24. Genre conventions
A mid-long shot is then used to show a gang of teenagers standing in a group.

25. Genre conventions
This close up shot shows two teenagers smoking and it appears to be night

26. Genre conventions
A close up shot is used again in this scene which shows a man in a car who's

27. Genre conventions
In this shot, we see two teenage boys and one of them is holding a The background looks dark and rough which makes the audience feel

28. Genre conventions
There is then a tracking shot which follows a teenager and a police man.
The fact that a police man is in the scene suggest that the teenager is in trouble

29. Genre conventions
In this mid-long shot, the main character appears to be facing away from the This could be because he doesn't want to get caught for something that he

30. Genre conventions
This shot shows a group of black teenagers on the bus. People on the bus They all look as if they're going somewhere to do something bad which is

31. Genre conventions
This mid-long shot shows one of the main characters by the door of someones

32. lOLYMPUS HAS FALLEN

33. Opening/ Genre conventions
An over-head tracking shot is then used showing a forest with many tree's that

34. Opening/ Genre conventions
This films opens with the Millennium logo and the titles which There is a black background which makes the lighter coloured

35. Opening/ Genre conventions
There is a fade in of the titles before all of the action starts. Once again,

36. Genre conventions
Next, there is an establishing shot of a street. A large cabin is shown with However, as the cabin is the only thing lit up, it makes it seem mysterious

37. Genre conventions
Then, a birds eye view shot of two men fighting in a boxing ring is shown. Boxing

38. Genre conventions
This shot shows a car that has just crashed and it's the first main action A worms eye view shot of the limo is used to create a sense of fear and

39. Genre conventions
A mid-long shot is then used to show the presidents facial expression. We can The audience doesn't know what he is looking at but can tell that it's not good.

40. Opening/Genre conventions
The very last shot of action that is shown in the opening sequence is a birds