Evaluation- Question One

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

In my opening sequence I have used many conventions of real media products in a variety of different ways. The use of eerie music and the typical build up to the start of the film is seen quite clearly. Also, the use of shots of different eerie places that look abandoned help to develop the forms and conventions of the media products and the close ups of these show the typical thriller genre. The music I have used is quiet and builds up to allow an atmosphere to be created and to effect the way the audience watching it; they want to focus on what is about to come. Furthermore, with the music I used two different pieces because the film is starting to move on at that point which many thrillers tend to do. It challenges the conventions of media products by using many different shots that vary from one to the other quickly and at the beginning of films.

Above shows some shots from se7en which prove the conventions and forms of real media products with the use of such extreme close ups and close ups of different objects; giving clues to the rest of the film which many thrillers do. Also, the use of the titles placed everywhere across the screen over the objects to show the titles in a different, interesting and clear way that doesn't distract too much from the close ups behind it.