Our opening uses as well as challenges the conventions of thriller and horror. Blood is the main theme of horror and the whole of our opening is based around it. It suggests that a murder has happened which is a major convention of both genres. At first we used this music http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0LwGL8QMCA We chose it because it created the sense that she was feeling negative about what she had done, and that she couldn't stop thinking about it. But it didn't fit in with the conventions that we were trying to create; it wasn't sinister/scary enough which is why, after searching all over youtube, we found and used this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCXUOZ-RLUw. Had we chosen the first music there would be no clear genre that our film would fit into which would have made distribution very difficult because audiences would not know what they're getting.
I think the location, a bathroom, is very good in terms of our genre and it makes sense to have it there given the activity that she is doing; cleaning. We removed any colourful products and paintings to create a more negative scene. The plan was to film at night time and therefore have low-key lighting which is a convention of thriller. However, there were issues with when the location would be available. This meant we had to settle with just editing the lighting to create a negative feel, which I think still looks good in terms of our genre.
The camera angles and style of shooting also relates to the conventions of horror/thriller films. For example, in our video the close-ups and the plastic sheet which we used to film though were designed to disorientate the audience. This worked very well.
Thriller films are often about leaving the audience in the dark about the plot, so disorientating them is therefore using a convention of this genre. We chose to have a young woman as the main character because the audience can sympathise with the events that have happened to her if she's young and therefore presumably less responsible for her actions. The fact that she's female also challenges the conventions of thriller films makes the film more intriguing. However, in practical terms it was simpler for the part to be played by one of our group members. Shaiane is good at drama and I think she played the part very well.
It is through the use of a female protagonist that we challenge the conventions of thrillers in terms of genre. Usually the woman is the victim but in ours she is clearly the murderer. This will be discussed further in question 2.
I think the location, a bathroom, is very good in terms of our genre and it makes sense to have it there given the activity that she is doing; cleaning. We removed any colourful products and paintings to create a more negative scene. The plan was to film at night time and therefore have low-key lighting which is a convention of thriller. However, there were issues with when the location would be available. This meant we had to settle with just editing the lighting to create a negative feel, which I think still looks good in terms of our genre.
The camera angles and style of shooting also relates to the conventions of horror/thriller films. For example, in our video the close-ups and the plastic sheet which we used to film though were designed to disorientate the audience. This worked very well.
Thriller films are often about leaving the audience in the dark about the plot, so disorientating them is therefore using a convention of this genre. We chose to have a young woman as the main character because the audience can sympathise with the events that have happened to her if she's young and therefore presumably less responsible for her actions. The fact that she's female also challenges the conventions of thriller films makes the film more intriguing. However, in practical terms it was simpler for the part to be played by one of our group members. Shaiane is good at drama and I think she played the part very well.
It is through the use of a female protagonist that we challenge the conventions of thrillers in terms of genre. Usually the woman is the victim but in ours she is clearly the murderer. This will be discussed further in question 2.
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