There are various ways my media product uses conventions of real media products. Within our product we are mainly influenced by the film Brick, however we have used some other conventions from thriller films such as Memento and Wallander. We begin to develop these conventions by viewing how the setting and location is revealed in other media products and how we can embody it with our individual flair
2. This shot is from Memento, the use of the close up shot of the blood splattered across the wall adds despair towards the audience, and we begin to believe someone has been brutally murdered. As a group we chose to create this shot but with our own personal touch in image 1. We thought if we put blood on the tree an audience may believe this is a conventional method of a thriller. In the opening sequence of Memento the prime give away towards the suggestion of a murder investigation is for the reason that we see a large amount of blood dripping down a wall so we wanted to recreate this with the tree to advance the storyline.
3. This shot has been taken from the opening sequence of Brick, We primarily grasp close up shots; yet with this shot we see a pair of hands holding a note. As a viewer we may feel tense towards this for the reason that we cannot see the character holding the images but only his hand. This then cause confusion for us so we want to continue to watch the film to piece together the information we have observed. This makes us question why the note is there and what it symbolises.
4. This shot has been taken from Wallander, the establishing shot at the start of the opening sequence is almost perfect, the camera tracks along the water and land which shows the landscape of setting of the film. In my group had decided to recreate this shot which is number 7. Although we did not have birds eye shot of the park due to our equipment we mainly focused on the green colours and the dim background lighting. The tracking shot immediately sets the mood of the film and gives an unnerving effect which makes an audience think something unpredictable is going to happen.
5. This shot has been taken from my opening sequence; the use of the close up shot makes it tougher for a viewer to recreate the setting as it gives us a smaller frame of what is happening in the film. As an audience we feel annoyed at this shot as we do not know who the hand belongs too and we notice a distinctive bracelet. As a group we mimicked this shot from Brick which is show in image 6. The director’s decision on the constant close up shots leaves us in integrity of why it has been constructed in this way and what is going to unfold in the story.
6. Whilst looking closely at the costumes and props in Brick. We see a blue bracelet on the female who is laying on the floor dead, the bracelet could be a symbol of peace and calm. Therefore we considered this idea by using a distinctive silver bracelet in image 5 which could symbolise how the character was a bit of a dare devil and enjoyed extreme accessories. This is then challenged by the audience they may believe that the bracelet may have been bought as a gift from the friend who spots her.
8. This shot was taken from Brick once again. The shots in Brick seem slowly placed to add negative tension for its audience to construct a story. In the shot we are drawn into a lady laying on the floor therefore we had agreed to make a shot like that but within the same setting of our thriller opening. Since we just see her pastel and muted legs we believe we believe something major has happened to her as she is not alive. Linked with our thriller we chose to go against Brick by using more stylish and party looking shoes which matched our character personality. As an audience we feel disturbed at the shot, we believe she has trailed through mud in order to escape from someone.
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