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

Title font and style

Psycho – Opening of the film The Hunt – Opening

In

Psycho the film company used is A Paramount Release, the background is displayed in black and white enhancing the white and bold font. The purpose of having a black and white theme gives it an antiquated look. Furthermore, In The Hunt we were inspired by the style and colours of the background, therefore we used the colours to present the company in black and white because the colours are more affective as it enhance the motions of the pattern. Also the cloudy appearance in the back of both film company gives it a mystic semblance.

Camerawork and editing

Psycho – Opening of the film The Hunt – Opening

The camera technique used for Psycho and The hunt are similar as the angle zoom is used in each shot to focus on the subject or area. This is a steady and stable shot which gives a sense of voyeurism as it makes the audience feel as if they or someone is spying on the characters. Also in The Hunt the camera angle causes tension for the audience as it creates a sense of suspicion in their minds due to focus being on the character.

Setting/Location

The Roommate – opening The Hunt -

The setting in the thriller The Roommate is in a college in the US, a college is a location that gives a sense of joy as there is socialising, work, freedom and independence. Therefore in our opening of a thriller we preferred using a school as a location, as it explores the characters personality. Also in a school there are many students which makes it difficult to know the suspect.

Costumes and Props

The Roommate The Hunt

According to the location of a college it is obvious that the characters have casual clothing, as it is set as a normal casual day, this indicates that the character isn’t possessive about their appearance, also the casual dressing is to emphasis on their daily routine. Moreover, in a school there are libraries which have countless books, study tables and computers.

How characters are introduced

The Hunt

In the start of the opening we decided to portray parts of the character to show the significance of the her, also showing single parts of her it displays that she is independent and is the main character.

Special FX

In our opening we used filter to fix the brightness of the lighting, as we needed it to be slightly dimmer to make the atmosphere dull. We also used transition - fade in at the end of the video to make the title appear overwhelming and dramatic for the audience.