In what ways does your media project use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
The Title of the film/Font/Style
We decided to use a curly, old-fashioned style of font for our title. This will connote mystery and intrigue, as a thriller film should. For the other title, we decided to use a font that will give the impression of seriousness and importance, as our film is a psychological/crime thriller. Red is the colour we used, because red connotes danger and fear. It also is very attention grabbing, important for keeping an audience engaged. The name of the film is 'Guess Who?'. We believe this leaves a lot of questions to be asked. The fact that it is a question in itself is very thriller like, as that is a main purpose of a thriller; to make the audience ask question...
Setting/Location
We filmed all outdoors in urban street areas and alleyways. Thriller tend to use setting such as these so that the audience can relate to these areas. They also have a psychological effect on the watcher, in the sense that they may live or travel in these areas, and after having watched the thriller, they may become paranoid of their safety. We used alleyways because they are isolated, quiet places in which anything could happen there without anyway noticing. The shot on the left/frame 2 is an establishing shot. I believe this frame may be attractive to the audience as it shows conventions to engage the audience in the film. The lighting and editing we used conveys coldness, as we wanted to let the audience know that it is cold and windy. Thrillers usually use cold weather settings and low key lighting to create tension, mystery, solemness and generally a negative mood.
Costumes and Props
One prop we used is a map. This will help the audience understand that the character featured in the opening is searching for something or someone. Maps are usually used in thrillers for this purpose, and it provide a nice transition onto the next scene too. Costume-wise, we decided to use a dark coat to imply that the character is a criminal, as this is the colour a stereotypical criminal would wear. Plus, we decided to use a big coat too, so that we could show that it is cold outside, which could suggest that it is unsafe.
Camerawork, Editing and Special Effects
We used various camera shots, as we believe that this is necessary to keep the audience engaged and prevent them from becoming bored. We used shots such as match on action, mid shots, close ups, long shots, among many others. Match on action shows continuation, and helps the audience to follow what is happening on screen. Plus it creates suspense, which is why thrillers use them. Long Shots help to establish a shot, so that the audience get an idea of what is happening or is about to happen. We have also used a heavy amount of editing effects, such as the CCTV effect. This helps to establish the film as a crime thriller. Another effect we have incorporated is tinting and brightness altering, so that we can give it a dark look which most thrillers typically have.
Story and how the opening sets it up
The opening gives enough information to the audience without giving too much away. From the opening, the audience would be able to tell that the featured character may be looking for someone or lots of different people. The shot to the left/frame 6 shows that he may be choosing his next 'victim'... it may also connote that its at random who he goes for. However, there are many questions that can still be asked, such as who is he looking for?, why is he looking for them?, is he even the antagonist?. It is important for a thriller not to give too much away in the opening as it may potentially water down the suspense and psychological impact of the film.
Genre and how the opening suggests it
One thing that shows that it is typical of a thriller film is that the antagonists face is not revealed in the opening scene. This intrigues the audience, making them want to see who it is doing all of this. Also the newspaper shot to the left and in frame 7; these help to add mystery to the atmosphere, and it makes the audience wonder, who is this mysterious figure?, and why is he kidnapping all these people? It is important to keep the audience guessing in a thriller.
How character is introduced
The character in the opening is introduced right from the beginning. When he comes in, a the music changes into a deep intense sound, which connotes that some sort of danger has arrived. Music in thrillers are used to create atmosphere, or imply something about a character. It is another method of keeping the audience engaged.
One prop we used is a map. This will help the audience understand that the character featured in the opening is searching for something or someone. Maps are usually used in thrillers for this purpose, and it provide a nice transition onto the next scene too. Costume-wise, we decided to use a dark coat to imply that the character is a criminal, as this is the colour a stereotypical criminal would wear. Plus, we decided to use a big coat too, so that we could show that it is cold outside, which could suggest that it is unsafe.
We used various camera shots, as we believe that this is necessary to keep the audience engaged and prevent them from becoming bored. We used shots such as match on action, mid shots, close ups, long shots, among many others. Match on action shows continuation, and helps the audience to follow what is happening on screen. Plus it creates suspense, which is why thrillers use them. Long Shots help to establish a shot, so that the audience get an idea of what is happening or is about to happen. We have also used a heavy amount of editing effects, such as the CCTV effect. This helps to establish the film as a crime thriller. Another effect we have incorporated is tinting and brightness altering, so that we can give it a dark look which most thrillers typically have.
The opening gives enough information to the audience without giving too much away. From the opening, the audience would be able to tell that the featured character may be looking for someone or lots of different people. The shot to the left/frame 6 shows that he may be choosing his next 'victim'... it may also connote that its at random who he goes for. However, there are many questions that can still be asked, such as who is he looking for?, why is he looking for them?, is he even the antagonist?. It is important for a thriller not to give too much away in the opening as it may potentially water down the suspense and psychological impact of the film.
Genre and how the opening suggests it One thing that shows that it is typical of a thriller film is that the antagonists face is not revealed in the opening scene. This intrigues the audience, making them want to see who it is doing all of this. Also the newspaper shot to the left and in frame 7; these help to add mystery to the atmosphere, and it makes the audience wonder, who is this mysterious figure?, and why is he kidnapping all these people? It is important to keep the audience guessing in a thriller.
How character is introduced The character in the opening is introduced right from the beginning. When he comes in, a the music changes into a deep intense sound, which connotes that some sort of danger has arrived. Music in thrillers are used to create atmosphere, or imply something about a character. It is another method of keeping the audience engaged.
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