The document analyzes how the student's media product uses or challenges conventions of real thriller films. It compares scenes and shots from the student's work to popular films like The Sixth Sense, Home Alone, Scream, and The Grudge. Specific techniques discussed include the use of isolation and lack of other characters to build tension, lighting during day instead of night, and a simple white title on black background similar to other films. Overall, the student examines their work through close comparison to established thriller conventions.

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

2. Hiding under the table
The Sixth Sense
Home alone
The character from the sixth sense and home
alone are both children who are scared and are
hiding under tables, similarly Isabella is hiding
under a table from a ‘monster’ in fear.

3. Unconscious shots
Hollyoaks Esther Bloom
Coronation Street's Sally Webster
Neighbours
Mason hopes
My thriller action shot bellow
The shot from my
thriller sequence
has captured
different aspects
from the pictures
above, the camera
is on the same
level as the floor
and I am lying in
the same position
as the woman in
the black shirt. The
actors in these
photos have got
fake blood on there
faces, we were
going to apply fake
blood but then we
thought it would
ruin the shot as it
may have been just
a little to much

4. Closing into the scene
The build up of a Sense of
Isolation the audience is
already subconsciously
appreciating that any problems
will be hightoned because there
is no one around to help.
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2. 3.
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5. 6.
I AM LEDGEND

5. Loneliness
Vs.
There is no one to be seen in both of the bellow, there is complete
isolation. In my opening sequence there is no action with humans
until the very end , this creates tension because if someone is now
in trouble then there is no one around to help them.

6. Lighting
Our thriller sequence isn't like a typical thriller, in a way that our thriller was shot during broad
day light . We didn’t need the darkness to create a mysterious eerie feeling, we used
establishing shots of woods, lakes, and lanes to create an on edge feeling. Most thrillers
have to have dark lighting as it has connotations of murder and unexpected actions.
My thriller Rear windows
Rear windows doesn’t have any
mysterious shots of woods as it was set in
the city and you can see in the picture
above the difference there is shooting in
day light and a darker light.

7. Lighting
Scream
Scream was
also shot
inside a
house but
was shot
during the
night, there
are many
aspects very
similar to my
opening title
thriller such
as she is in
the house
alone just like
the two girls.
In both the thrillers
there is something left
either cooking or
boiling. This adds to
the tension.
Pop corn cooking
My thriller
A shot of the outside the house at night
We have put the blinds down
in the kitchen to try and make
the room seem darker

8. Jump scareMy thriller
The grudge
The suspense in the grudge sequence builds for much longer than in my thriller as the director has
decided to follow the character showing the expressions on her face and he is subconsciously
hinting to us that she isn’t alone. In the thriller I created it has the same out come as the grudge, a
jump scare, but to create the suspense we have used many establishing shots.
It isn't clear in this photo
But she is being dragged
up the cupboard.

9. TITLES
The title we chose is very similar
to those on the left hand side. We
chose to keep a simple black
background and white text, this
was because as you can see on
the right hand side the top to
pictures have a different colour
back ground and it just distracts
the audiences eyes from the
name of the film. The simpler the
text the better as it stands out
more. We chose white text over
red because red has connotations
of death, violence and blood, this
may either give away the fact it’s
a very detailed horror movie and
prevent people from watching.

10. TITLES
The title we chose is very similar
to those on the left hand side. We
chose to keep a simple black
background and white text, this
was because as you can see on
the right hand side the top to
pictures have a different colour
back ground and it just distracts
the audiences eyes from the
name of the film. The simpler the
text the better as it stands out
more. We chose white text over
red because red has connotations
of death, violence and blood, this
may either give away the fact it’s
a very detailed horror movie and
prevent people from watching.