Evaluation question 1

In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and

conventions of real media products? (i.e. of film openings)

Screen shot 1 The beginning of our opening sequence starts with a close up of a characters legs entering a dark room. This creates mystery of who he is and where is he going.

The titles that were used in this scene is blended into the concrete floor. With a very bold font, this goes well with our sequence as it is a thriller and they are hard and fast paced films.

From what we can see of the character, they are wearing all black which can show that they are a very dark and careless person. Being a thriller this could mean that the character could turn violent or do something very careless.

When we was filming this shot we made sure that there was very little light coming into the room and you couldn't’t see anything except the characters legs. This enphasises the character and also creates mystery as to who he is.

Screen shot 2

The beginning of our opening sequence is not where a typical thriller would be as they are usually in a city. However because it is a abandoned dark room it still gives it a mysterious feel.

The title on this shot is blended into the wall and made to look like it is stood up on the table this is so you can still see what is going on. However is has been animated to make it look more professional.

The lighting and colour of this shot is similar to the first one as it is trying to emphasise the mysterious character and run down room of which he operation from.

We decided to have a midshot of the table where you can only the torso of the character keeping his face out of the scenes to create the enigma codes.

Screen shot 3

We chose not to put a title on this scene as we didn’t want to risk the viewer getting distracted. As it plays a very big part of building up the sequence.

It is common in thrillers to not show the villains face. Either at all or at the very end this is because it keeps the audience guessing and creates enigma codes. We chose not to show the face because he is a dark character meaning that it becomes tense when he put the bomb in the bag and his identity remains hidden.

The foley sound in this shot is the male zipping up the bag. This is supported with a classical soundtrack which is used in a lot of thrillers. Together they work well and crated enigma codes such as ‘what is he going to do with the bomb‘

Lighting staying very low key with a little ray of light beaming on the bomb. This gives the audience a clue as to what is going to happen and tells them that the character is very dangerous.

Screen shot 4

A close up of the villains face (still hidden). Used by many thriller films close up show that the character is very dominant and is going to be involved in the conflict as they are powerful.

This shot was used to not only show the characters power but to also keep the audience interested as they are looking at the person that is going to do something devastating but they don’t quite know who it is.

The sound track then stops when he is looking at the screen this makes the scene tense and supports the character being mysterious and eerie. As he is looking straight at you is also suggests that he not scared of confrontation.

The male is still wearing all black suggesting that he is secretive and is hiding something.

Screen shot 5

In this shot is shows the character travelling by train towards London. As big cities are where thrillers are based this fits in with the genre. And also shows the area he is going to place the bomb.

The POV shot of the character travelling to London suggests that he just a normal person. And hasn’t got any higher authority than anyone else just a plan of destroying something big.

The foley sounds that were used in this shot was the train going along the tracks and conversations in the background as it is rush hour and the train is busy.

The location that he is travelling through looks quite run down and dirty, suggesting he lives on the outskirts of London and is heading there for a bigger impact.

Screen shot 6

We used a establishing shot to show the area of London where the male character is planning his attack. This is a good area fore him as it is a very crowded place.

We shot this as a POV at an high angle to represent the power he has over London. The dark lighting to the right of the shot where the terrorist is standing represents his dark persona that is spreading over London, it also foreshadows the horror of the upcoming events.

The title is blended into the sky on this clip to not only make it look more professional but so it doesn’t take to much attention away from the shot.

Screen shot 7

The shard represents the power and wealth that is associated with London, this is shown through the phallic imagery of the building, as masculinity provides power. Which is what the terrorist wants to destabilize.

The title animated to go up the building was used to emphasize how powerful the building really is. However is was also blended into the sky to not only look more professional but to not take to much attention away from the shard.

This is a suitable location for our thriller as most thrillers are based in big cities, where it is very busy.

Screen shot 8

This is a medium shot of the male character walking towards the shard. Still in black with his identity still hidden. This creates enigma codes such as who is that male attacking the building.

The soundtrack this point start to slow down with a sound of a clock becoming louder as he gets closer. This creates suspense and tension for the audience as they know what is about to happen.

The title in this shot is blended into the ground because thrillers are usually associated with being hard and fast paced so this font and placement supports that.

Screen shot 9

The final POV shot of him walking towards the building indicates that there is about to be some conflict.

The soundtrack is hardly playing this point with the clock ticking even harder and faster. By doing this it builds tension and prepares the audience for what is about to happen.

The lighting is very dark as the character walks towards the shard doors. This shows that he is a careless person and attacking it because of a personal issue.

Going back through our opening sequence it has it similarities with all the others as it is set in a big city and the villains identity remains hidden through the whole of it. This will keep the audience interested and keen to watch the whole film.