This document analyzes how a media thriller product uses conventions of the genre. It discusses how the library setting subverts expectations by providing an exciting thriller in a typically quiet place. It explores having either the victim fight her way out or a hero rescue her. It describes keeping the antagonist's identity hidden until the climax to build suspense. It examines themes of innocence, surprise, helplessness and danger used to create a theme of abduction and escape. It lists common questions audiences have to generate mystery. It analyzes visual techniques like dissolves that transition time and shaky camera to build confusion and fear while keeping the antagonist hidden. Iconography of a clock and escaped newspaper also advance the plot.

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

2. Thriller Conventions

3. Setting
The library is a strange setting for a thriller.
This is because the normal idea about a
library is that quite and not a lot happens.
This is why our thriller is a real twist
because it is set in a quite/dull setting
however something exciting and thriller is
happening inside. From the first view, it
doesn't look like a library, it is only when
she gets inside that we see the books.

4. Protagonist
There are ways that the story could
play out: First, the girl, who is a victim,
after being kidnapped could fight her
way out and return by her own
struggle.
OR
Second, there could be a hero that
goes after her and rescues her from
the dark figure. I think that this is more
likely because the personality that the
girl built for herself wasn't a fighting
spirit but more that she was too
scared and wanted to run.

5. Antagonist
Our thriller hides the identity of our
antagonist for a long time until the
end when he strikes. This fits to the
theme of a thriller because it is the
antagonist that creates strong
suspense and holds onto that until the
climax when the antagonist cannot go
any further because the protagonist
wins the day. We have kept the
conventions of a typical evil character.
Faceless, dark and suspicious.

6. Themes
The missing poster gives the theme of
the victim being captured. Someone
who is attacked and needs to be
rescued.
•Innocence
•Surprise
• Helplessness
are all the themes that you might
expect to see in a thriller and we have
used these and developed them.
The escaped paper focuses on the
theme that someone dangerous is
roaming loose. It doesn't give anymore
information therefore the audience
does not know who has escaped or
what they look like.
•Danger on the loose
• ominous presence in the background
All help towards creating a theme of
abduction and escape.

7. Enigma
As the audience the questions you
would ask are:
-Why did he come after her?
-Who is he and where has he taken
her?
-Is he a serial killer/ kidnapper?
-Will she come back and become the
protagonist?
-Is there another actor that will make
an appearance as the protagonist?
In other thrillers, these questions
would be similar as the mystery would
make the audience question them.

8. Visual Style
The dissolved picture transferring into
each other shows a long period of time
has passed by. This is a quick transition
without having to show her falling
asleep.
There is a shakey handicam moment
when she looks at the door which
helps connote a sense of confusion
and fear.
The blurred hand keeps the
antagonist’s identity hidden leaving it
a mystery to the audience. This is a
good hook because it leaves the
audience wanted to find out more.

9. Iconography
The grand father clock ticking down
time representing the last few minutes
that the girl might be alive for.
The newspaper saying escaped, telling
the audience that there is a killer on
the loose. The word escaped but with
no photo.

10. Iconography
The grand father clock ticking down
time representing the last few minutes
that the girl might be alive for.
The newspaper saying escaped, telling
the audience that there is a killer on
the loose. The word escaped but with
no photo.