Question 1: In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

conventions of the thriller genre by bayley Siddall

Crimson requiem incorporated a lot of typical thriller conventions while not being conventional at all with the story line, so with this we created something slightly out of the ordinary but without having to lose or skip out on any crucial conventions.

So with this in mind we used a lot of low key lighting to create a dingy and mysterious look which therefore helped achieve and eerie feel to the thriller. Interestingly, to achieve this feeling we actually filmed in very well lit areas but after the colour correction had taken place and we alerted the saturations etc. It then made the scenes look a lot darker than they was originally shot, but this is exactly how we intended the shots should look.

One of the most influential points in our thriller and my personal favorite is the jump cut montage another big feature in thrillers which incorporates a multitude of different settings and events, due to the atypical storyline. This feature helps lay out the story and gives the audience something to entertain themselves with due to the mystery of the plot.

The protagonist in our thriller film is shown from many different shots, to firstly be able to set the scene when the film begins, in a low lit room waking up but its interesting because that shot and the one following the red is amplified indicating something bad is going to happen or has happened and in this case its already happened due to the plot. But this is not the only key feature when it comes to the protagonist, in fact the antagonist is seen to be weak and oblivious to what is going on in her surroundings. We see them cuddled up together on a sofa in a lovely calm surrounding with bright colours, leading the audience into false hope for the situation at hand. But we do see a lot of gruesome fighting between them both, mostly coming from the protagonist. Once again this supports normal thriller conventions and helped us create the on edge feeling for the audience.

Finally one of the key parts that sets us slightly apart from other thriller films is the baking tracks used,  as they create a comical affect with the upbeat and unusual tempo with them. Although I believe this slightly takes away from it being a hard hitting thriller, non the less it still helps the audience understand the storyline better. The music helps despite being slightly comical to create a strange feeling for the audience showing something isn’t quite right. Ultimately, helping with out overall feeling of Crimson requiem.