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1. ALL IN
H O W D O E S Y O U R P R O D U C T U S E O R C H A L L E N G E C O N V E N T I O N S A N D H O W D O E S
I T R E P R E S E N T S O C I A L G R O U P S O R I S S U E S .

2. A mystery
thriller genre
 Our project targets a range of
different genres particularly
focusing on darkness and
mystery. We did this by applying
to other films in this genre and
used a stereotypical protagonist
who for us is a rich, powerful
boss man/gangsta who is trusted
and believed as he would have a
successful business cover up.
 We also share themes and ideas that
have been successfully used in other
films e.g. A poker game that has been
successfully used in other films like
casino royal.

3. A film from a similar genre that
had an influence over our
themes...
 Casino royal is one of the films that gave us lots of
influence for our project.
 Like ours it uses the main plot/focus of the film
 There is lots at stake in the poker
 Binary opposition between characters

4. Similar
conventions
o This poker scene contains lots of long held shots
which capture the character's facial expressions
o This creates a slow pace which holds the tension
for longer
o Uses wide shots to capture the atmosphere and
setting
o Uses slow tracking shots

5. Also seen in
our project...
Long held focused shots on
poker players
Slow pace
Mysterious /dark non diegetic
background music
Bright lighting with dark
background

6. Another example ...
Enemy of the state – Will Smith playing ordinary lawyer
living normal lifestyle and gets tangled in corrupt
government business
Everyman hero
Compares to ordinary characters in our project who
come from normal lifestyles
Both containing protagonist corrupted villain

7. The maze runner
 Shares a similar themes of being a game
 Introduction of characters being taken as hostage
 Being watched
 Sense of confusion
 Death as a consequence

8. What have we
challenged?
• Steven didn’t get enough
camera time
• Protagonist doesn’t fit
the stereotype
• Little evidence of death
(no blood)

9. Some examples of contrasting films...

10. Social groups and
issues that occur...
o Easy to tell issues are present from the first shot
o Binary opposition evident between hostages and
rich boss man and bodyguards
o Juxtaposition between hostages and clean setting

11. Camera
 Close up shots
 Wide shots
 Focused shots
 Mid shots
 High angled shots

12. EDITING
Slow paced
Elliptical editing
Cross cut
Eyeline match

13. Sound
 Non-diegetic background
music
Parallel sound
Synchronised sound

14. Mise en
scene
o Bright and dark lighting
contrast
o Costume design
o Neat and tidy table
contrasting with the dirty
hostages
o Also seen in squid game

15. Binary
opposition
 A term defined by Strauss
 Where signs are contrasted with
opposite meanings to make them
more powerful
 This is seen in ours in 2 ways
 One by being the clear opposition
between the hostages in the game
all desperately trying to win so they
can survive
 Another way being the opposition
between the rich boss man and the
hostages (good and evil)

16. Stereotypes
 All of the hostages represent typical
stereotypes of people you'll come across
in films.
 For example Steven plays a regular
businessman who lives a very normal
life
 This is similar to the character Will
Farrel plays in "Stranger than fiction"
 We also see this with Susannah as she
plays the stereotype of a young, hard
working and independent
business woman like Pam from the
American office

17. That’s all! THANKS FOR WATCHING