The document discusses the conventions used in the author's media product thriller and how it compares to real Hollywood blockbuster thrillers. The author's thriller employs common thriller conventions like a mysterious character, cliffhangers, enigmas, and fast-paced action. However, its plot and acting are weaker than a blockbuster due to limitations of being a student production with a low budget. It also takes longer to build tension compared to blockbusters. Nonetheless, it shares similarities with blockbusters like having tension between characters and a secret organization pursuing the protagonist, as well as using cliffhangers, macguffins, and enigmas.

1. In What way does your Media product use,
develop or challenge forms and conventions
of real media products?

2. product use, develop or
challenge forms and conventions
of real media products
There are many conventions to a Thriller when producing it to
keep the viewers on there feet
-Macguffin -A false hero
-Weapons guns, ect -a naïve character
-Protagonist on the run - A False hero
An enigma, red herring, cliff hanger -A curious Character
-Suspense and shock elements -Hero mostly wins
-A mysterious character - Flash backs
-Fast paced action
High tech equipment
Fast cars

3. Conventions in our
Thriller
Fact paced Vulnerable character
Weapons Cliff hanger (24 hours before hand)
Mysterious Environment
Enigmas
Cliff hangers
A mysterious character
An enigma
A protagonist

4. Differnces between our Thriller
and a Block buster
Our plot wasn’t as strong as it would be in a
Hollywood blockbuster
Characters at the start of our Thriller show a lack
in the Acting business so would be weaker then
it would be done professionally
Are thrillers are very paced at the beginning as
other thrillers would build into the fast action
A lack in money meant we could not afford high
quality which meant we could only use a
standard camera

5. Similarities between our thriller
and a Blockbuster
In our Thriller and in many other Thrillers there
are a lot of tension between the two characters
Half way during the thriller its fast paced.
There is a Secret organisation that wants
something from the protagonist
Both films would have had cliff hangers,
mcguffins and enigmas
Both films would have a reason why that certain
event happened within the thriller