This document discusses how the film 8thWonderProductionz challenged conventions of thriller movies in its camera shots, angles, sound, mise-en-scene, narrative, and challenges to the genre. It utilized similar shot types as thrillers like medium close-ups for conversations but also experimented, using slow meaningful music instead of high tension music. It featured costumes and locations to portray its gang-based story and Black lead character, challenging the typical middle-aged white male lead found in London thrillers.

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2. Camera Shots
• When it comes to camera shots our film was quite like
actual thriller movies. This is because we used a range of
shots such as medium close up, close up , full shot etc.
• In real thriller films they usually use medium close ups when
it comes to conversations. This is so you can see facial
expressions and so that the audience can closely engage
in the conversation. In our movie we have also used
medium close ups when it comes to conversations for the
same reasons why a real thriller movie would use them.

3. Camera Angles
• In a real thriller movie, there will be a demonstration of high
angle shots and low angle shots. This is to help show hierarchy
from different characters and allows the audience to clearly
see who is a main character in the movie.
• In our movie we have used a high angle shot when Jay is
talking to the boss Major. This is to show that Jay is inferior
compared to Major and also to show that he is young and
vulnerable.

4. Sound
• In our thriller opening we have challenged the norm of thriller
movies. Usually in thriller movies they use music with high
tension that put the audience on edge.
• However, in our thriller movie we used slow meaningful music
to help emphasize the decisions Jay has to make and also the
struggle he is going through.

5. Mise – En – Scene
• In a lot of thriller movies you will see the use of props, different
sets and costumes. In our movie we have used costumes such
as tracksuits and hoodies to help portray the fact that Major is
a gang member.
• We have also used props such as flour to symbolize cocaine to
attract our target audience. We have also used the streets of
London as our set to attract our target audience because that
is where are target audience is based.

6. Narrative(plot)
• Usually in thriller movies, there is a equilibrium at the start of the
movie, a problem and then the rest of the movie is solving the
problem and trying to get back to how things were. This is
know as the Todorov theory.
• However in our thriller movie we had a equilibrium and a
problem and the struggle between what is good and bad. So
in this case our movie is not like usual thriller movies.

7. Challenges to genre
• There were several ways in which our movie challenged the
norm of thriller movies. One way we have done this is by
having a Black main character instead of a middle aged
white man in London. This is one of the ways he wave
attracted our target audience because the main character is
the same as the target audience.
• Another way we have challenged the genre is by not having
a murder/death on our movie. Usually in thriller movies there is
a murder/death to put the audience on edge, however we
have not done this.