Evaluation Task 1

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

 

 

 

Top left: This is an image of the bell that rings which is the alarm for the man in to tent to warn him that there is something outside. As our film is a thriller, it was important to add tension and an element of the unknown. A bell is seen as quite a random object and is hardly threatened. This will force the audience into anxiety and animosity.

Top central: This look on our actors face shows that he is concerned and worried about what could be outside the tent. This means that the viewers sympathise with the worried man and feel as if they were in his position. Meaning they were scared for him, this keeps the audience watching as they hope nothing bad will happen to him.

Top right: This is a shot of the tent with the strings attached, but it is wide enough to be able to see that the tent is inside rather than out. This is clearly abnormal. This abnormality intrigues the audience and could also generate the idea that there was something mentally wrong with the actor, as most people would just be sleeping inside.

Middle left: This is where we incorporated the titles into the sequence. We did this by running the writing along the string, meaning the viewers would automatically be drawn to following it. For this part we noticed we used a similar idea to Kyle Cooper in Spiderman 3 which was encouraging considering the work he has achieved.

Centre: This shot is potentially the most exciting because not only does it help to explain the relevance of the bell. Also, the axe is the focus in this shot and weapons are fundamental to have in thrillers as they build tension and worry the audience and make them wonder what's going to happen next.

Middle right: In a thriller, the viewer also becomes anxious if the main character looks concerned and this is the case with this one. It also could come to their attention that he is wearing an odd selection of apparel, this raises questions about the mans mental health.

Bottom left: This shot is used to build tension as our actor is walking slowly towards the door with an axe in hand. This slow movement shows that he is scared about what could be on the other side, this fear is also represented with the axe, as he might be forced to resorting to violence to protect himself.

Bottom central: This is possibly the most relevant part of the opening title sequence and is when the audience first know that something is trying to intimidate and approach the character. The way his hand slowly approaches the door shows that he knows there is potential danger and he knows something is out to get him.

Bottom right: This is a shot of the rubbish outside the tent. Not only does this strike the audience as incredibly odd but also shows he has potentially been living there for a long time, the fact that he hasn't had the courage to leave this horrible way of living when it seems like there is a perfectly nice house outside the tent shows that is genuinely scared for his life.