Shayez - In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

We have decided as a group to create a supernatural horror opening sequence, the opening had first started off slow by showing the ordinary life of a teenage boy, this attracts the audience into watching more and more. The mis en scene for the opening sequence is very typical for a teenage school boy, shoulder bag, headphones, jacket. However , on the other hand the villains costume was all black and dark, this reflects upon the villains character.

The setting of the opening sequence was also typical, however the school was empty, this creates a more eerie feeling which startles the audience.
The lighting effect we used near the end of the opening sequence brings a more intense and powerful, immense effect which startles the audience, which follows our goal of the opening sequence.

We had followed a few conventions of a supernatural movie that we have adhered to, such as:

1.Having fast edits in action scenes to build up adrenaline.

2. There is also a villain and a victim.

3. There is an isolated setting which is dark and Gothic, with a limited amount of lighting.

4. Screams which again raises tension
5. There is a twist in the end which puzzles the audience.

6. There is blood and gore and also suggested violence.

7. There are psychological issues that the protagonist experiences.

8. Insanity of the protagonist, when he goes head to head with a villain.

Here we see the camera tracking the main character as he travels through the hall, this scene has been inspired by a similar shot taken from the movie "The Shining" which can be seen by clicking HERE.