The document discusses how the media product conforms to and challenges conventions of supernatural horror genres. It conforms through aspects like camera work, sound design, lighting, set design, characters, and fast-paced editing during scary reveals. However, it challenges conventions by using simpler shots than POVs, having an isolated outdoor location rather than a home, and featuring a male rather than female protagonist.

1. Q1. In what ways does your media
product use, develop or challenge
forms and conventions of real media
products?

2. • For our opening production, we used inspiration
from various horror sequences such as:
‘The Ring’
‘Insidious’
These two films were within the sub-genre of
supernatural horror which we wished to replicate.

3. Our opening production intended to conform the
conventions of supernatural horror and we
attempted this is numerous ways:
The camera work used in our
opening conforms the sub-
genre in that we included
numerous low angle shots to
restrict view of what is
happening as well as imply
dominance to people and
objects such as the caravan.
However we challenged
numerous favourable and
conventional camera work
such as POVs as we felt that
our sequence would create
more suspense with
reasonably simpler shots.

4. • Our non-diegetic sound used throughout our opening
sequence is conventional; we included amplified sound to
anchor the suspense being created visually which attempts
to shock our audience through chilling and discomforting
noises.
• Diegetic sound is equally used to create a sense of tension.
For example, we have included detailed sounds such as the
crackling of the candle lighting. As a result a sense of
realism is also formed.
Our opening production intended to conform the
conventions of supernatural horror and we
attempted this is numerous ways:

5. Our location is very conventional to the horror, as the plot of land
we filmed on gave a sense of isolation and seclusion creating
enigma, however it is reasonably less relevant to our sub-genre
as typically the location for supernatural horrors are the
protagonists home as it attempts to cause the audience to feel
terrified in a place which is meant to comfort them and provide
security (Movies such as Paranormal Activity and Insidious are
prime examples). Therefore our opening challenges the dominant
ideology of supernatural horror locations. However our
protagonists refuge is portrayed as safe as the character falls
asleep and his rest suggests comfort.
Our opening production intended to conform the
conventions of supernatural horror and we
attempted this is numerous ways:

6. The mise-en-scene
such as lighting is an
aspect in our opening
which conforms to the
supernatural genre; our
lighting is low key and
the source for some of
our shots in particular
come from candle light
creating tension, and
reinforcing fear to the
audience.
Another aspect to mise-en-scene
which constructs our narrative
conventionally includes our set
design and props. For instance, our
book which included numerous
sinister drawing and cuttings of
newspaper articles related to
‘murders’. The audience then
understand that it is likely that the
serial murderer is going to strike
again on the homeless boy.
Our opening production intended to conform the
conventions of supernatural horror and we
attempted this is numerous ways:

7.  Our characters in some respects conforms the conventions
of supernatural, for example our antagonist is a young
possessed female, which is common to the genre for
instance films such as The Grudge and The Exorcism.
However our protagonist is homeless with the dominant
ideology of vulnerability, stereotypically the victim in this sub-
genre is a young female, therefore our male stock character
is reasonably unconventional.
Our opening production intended to conform the
conventions of supernatural horror and we
attempted this is numerous ways:

8.  The editing style we used was again a way in which we conform to
the conventions of supernatural horror. The editing style is very
conventional as the cutting rate is fast paced on occasions from when
we wanted to scare our audience after tension has been built, for
example the reveal of the antagonist at the end of the sequence.
During this scene the suspense is built through fast paced montage
editing sound as the antagonist is revealed.
 This is an iconic way to end an opening sequence within supernatural
horror as it establishes the form of the rest of the narrative.
Our opening production intended to conform the
conventions of supernatural horror and we
attempted this is numerous ways:
How we applied our
editing style.