Evaluation question 1

1. in what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

Our film has challenged the stereotypical characters in a thriller film, the characters that have challenged the stereotypes are:

The main antagonist is a female which isn’t normal to see in thriller films, female characters in thriller films are usually used as prizes in the propp narrative theory, but we have made her look like she was a damsel in distress.

The mentor, usually the mentor isn’t a person of a different ethnic background, it is usually a person that is older that provides their own experiences as wisdom for the protagonist and also the person is white especially in Hollywood films.

The main protagonist, this character in thrillers is usually a built up man who has been through vigorous training and traumatic experiences, whereas in our film the main protagonist is a just an average Joe.

Our film has also stuck to some stereotypes of characters this has been shown through the main protagonist having henchmen surrounding him.

And also one of the henchmen is also a person of a different ethnic background which is usually seen in thrillers for example Russian hit man.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Our film has also challenged the conventions of having guns and explosions in a thriller film, we haven’t been able to use them due to our surroundings, but we have tried to use violence for example the punch scene with the main protagonist and one of the three blockers.



In editing we have conformed to the conventions of a thriller film as we have used quick editing techniques we have also used dark lighting where possible. We have also used many of the shots that are usually present in a thriller film.