The document discusses how the film "Absolution" both conforms to and challenges conventions of the thriller genre. It conforms by using elements like an opening scene depicting a hanging and a female protagonist seeking revenge, similar to recent thrillers. However, it challenges conventions by having a female in the leading role, which was less common historically but is becoming more normal. Overall, the piece aims to conform to modern thriller conventions to appeal to audiences.

1. In what ways does your product use, develop or challenge forms and
conventions of real media products?
I believe that my Film ‘Absolution’ mainly conforms towards the convention of the thriller
genre however in places challenges it. For the conforms I bring attention to a recently
released trailer for the new series of ‘DareDevil’ which was released after my piece was
made and it uses the same idea of the church and voice over, which is direct evidence to my
piece conforming to the most update thrillers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQzRs6UCbuI
The thriller genre is defined as ‘uses suspense, tension, and excitement as its main
elements. Thrillers heavily stimulate the viewer's moods, giving them a high level of
anticipation, ultra-heightened expectation, uncertainty, surprise, anxiety and terror. Films of
this genre tend to be adrenaline-rushing, gritty, rousing and fast-paced. In the opening of
my piece we open with a shot of a person hanging
which is in black and white, suggesting that this
action has already or is going to happen this is used in
many thriller pieces as a way to hook the audience in
to think about what has happened here. This is
followed by an establishing shot of a young woman
on her knees in a church with the voice over “forgive
me father for I have sinned” this gives the audience
an immediate idea who the main character is and builds on the intrigue of what she has
done Another part where I believe I conform is the
setting up of things to come, like most thrillers I left
the main antagonist out of the picture for now only
mentioning them with pronouns in the line “Then
they will burn with me” this like the flash back I used
as a chance to build a more emotional drive for the
audience to draw them in
. The protagonist in the tradition Thriller is usually on the task of finding revenge or to
overcome an evil. For my character I decided to conform to this with having the protagonist
as a person who has lost the one she loves and now seeks revenge for this action. However I
decided to use a female as my protagonist following in the steps of such films such as Hanna
(2011), Columbiana (2011) and “Le Femme Nikita” (1990) where they play a strong,
independent character who has little need for a male counterpart, in a way this could be
seen as challenging the convection as in the majority of thriller films use a male as the lead
role.
In the movies mentioned above all the female protagonist’s play the role of a killing
machine built for one purpose. This seemed in the older films of the genre rather under

2. played with little movies containing a strong female protagonist however in recent times it
is becoming more of the norm. In this aspect I followed this as it seemed like a chance to
attract a larger audience.
On a whole I believe that my piece majorly conforms to the modern Thriller as
demonstrated in this essay, furthermore I feel that it would suit quiet well to the current
market of films.