1. Question 1: In what ways
does your media product
use, develop or challenge
forms and conventions of
real media products?
2. Conventions of opening sequences
• An opening sequence is suppose to set the ‘mood’ for the film, for
example if it is a comedy then it should be light and make the audience
feel happy.
• An opening sequence should also introduce the main characters to the
audience.
• An opening sequence should introduce the title of the movie and the
producers, directors, etc.
• An opening sequence should make the audience want to watch the rest
of the film.
• An opening sequence should allow the audience to guess the aims of the
film and try to figure out what is going to happen, this is more
depending on the genre, for example a mystery or thriller is more likely
to be giving hints or open with a mystery.
3. How I’ve used these conventions?
• The title of my movie (UNKOWN) is made very clear and sums up
the movie because she is getting harassed and she doesn’t know
who. I think it is important for your title to sum up the movie
because it will help the audience decide whether it is a film they
would like to watch.
• I think I have set the ‘mood’ for the audience, this is because of the
soundtrack I’ve used is building tension throughout the opening
and the fact that the main character looks so scared and distressed
this will make the audience feel uneasy.
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4. How I’ve challenge these
conventions?
• I think my opening sequence challenges the conventions of opening
sequences because it shows the person who is harassing the girl
right at the end, even though the audience cant tell the gender or
anything it still shows them whereas usually they don’t give hints
until later on in the film. I think it was a good idea to show the
stranger right at the beginning because then the audience
becomes more involved because they’ve seen the person and the
girl still hasn’t.
