The conventions of a thriller are:
- Leaving audience in suspense by using music
- Mystery by using shadowing
- Titling on a black background
- Non-diegetic music played on top
- Framing shots using close ups
The lighting has been developed from the chiaroscuro in Double Indemnity, we adapted it by making it more vibrant as it's a modernised thriller. 
Over the shoulder shot with the character in shadow creates a mysterious atmosphere and isolates the other character. This is a very common shot in thrillers, my example is from Batman.
Using appropriate costumes and props to create an image of a modern teenage stereotypical gang.
2.) How does your media product represent particular social groups?
- Uses adaptations of the stereotypical image of a group of teenagers, known for their rowdy behaviour and trouble making.
- Both male and female characters are used, with them being from working class families - this was shown by both their costume and the language they were using.
- This also added a more negative representation of them.
- We wanted to represent them like this because we wanted Duncan Barnes to look more like the victim and to focus any suspicion on the group of teenagers.
- The main character, Duncan Barnes was portrayed as a middle aged man from a more middle-class background.
- He was casually dressed but still seemed quite well presented.
- We represented him in this way due to the fact we wanted him to look like your normal middle-aged man and not cause any suspicion of him at first, we wanted this to be later revealed mainly by the use of props.
3.) What kind of media institution might distribute you media product and why?
4.) Who would be the audience for your media product?
- Target audience for our thriller would be 18-35 year olds
- Consists very strong language throughout
- Compared it to what certificate the film Harry Brown was given as it was a big influence on our thriller.
- Included violence
- Included strong language
- Used actors of a similar age
- Included a gang
- Used stereotypical clothing associated with gangs and the 'chav' image.
- Used modern slang words that people out of the age catagory would struggle to understand
6.) What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
- We used a HD Sony camera with a HDD.
- We learnt that before filming making sure the white balance was at a correct setting as to avoid bad saturation.
- We also learnt how to attach a camera to a tripod in order to produce a more stable image and pan.
- We had a slight problem when recording as the camera battery ran out halfway through recording but we managed to re-record things the next day when the battery had been charged.
- We added a CCTV filter to make a more realistic image as well as a green coloured filter to mimic CCTV footage
- By increasing the pace it gives the impression that the character is stressed
- The lighting in the opening titles is chiaroscuro which gives a sense of mystery and tension
- A camera snap effect was used to intensify the realism of the film
- I personally struggled with some of the use of Final Cut Pro but I managed to ask both members of my group and the technicians to help me.
7.) Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learned in the progression from it to the full product?
- Improved camera skills to do more complex shots such as the over the shoulder shot
- Improved lighting skills adding more detail to the images with shadowing
- Higher focus on characters clothing, precisely picking what each person wore to fit their character type
- Improvement in editing knowledge by learning how to use specific filters to give a specific effect
- Clearer focus on story giving better insight as to what is going on
- More advanced titling method as had to link it to thriller theme
- Improvement using match on action by making more precise cuts when editing
- Took more time in finding a suitable location as in the preliminary we were given the location
- We had to re-record over sound as we realised it didn't pick up well during the filming process
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