I find that my media product develops as well as challenges some of the typical conventions. First of all the title of my film opening does obey the conventions of a typical thriller, with the title “The Devil Inside Him”, my title gives a clear indication of what the film could entail, and gives away the basic plot, similar to films such as ‘The Nightmare on Elm Street’ and the ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’.
Again to ensure that my film was relevant to the thriller conventions I created a font that could be applied suitably. In Adobe After Effects I was able to create a warped, flickering font, that sort of resembled the beating of a pulse. I got my inspiration from the film ‘Se7en’, as you can see from the image no. 9 my font is similar to that of image no. 3 from Se7en. I believe that after conducting my research that a elegant, and tidy font wouldn’t have been in keeping with the genre of the film.
I did rebel against the typical conventions of a thriller in one way, because in most films the film title, appears with the first 30 seconds of the opening sequence, however I chose to place my title at the very end of the opening sequence. Personally I though it made a larger impact if the audience had to wait for the films Identity to be exposed, therefore creating intrigue and suspense.
Dissimilar to Se7en I have incorporated a character, were as the audience is only susceptible to the characters hand, throughout the opening of Se7en.
Without showing my characters i feel that the opening to my film wouldn’t have been as exciting, it also wouldn’t have applied to the key attribute of the thriller genre, because the audience wouldn’t have been hooked or intrigued to watch more. I believe that the first 5 minutes of a film are the most important. If a film isn’t interesting then the viewers won’t want to watch more. However if the opening is thrilling and creates suspense then the viewers are likely to continue watching and I believe that my film has the qualities to ensure high view figures.
Another feature of my film that I believe agrees with the typical thriller conventions is that I have left black spaces for my titles. Similar to that in Se7en. I feel that the negative space around the titles allows time for the audience to take in each of the characters and other roles.
Throughout my film I used many effects, which in turn added to my film opening, and also encouraged my film to move deeper into the thriller genre. by working in Adobe After Effects and Final Cut Pro, I was able to create unique effects like the triple and in some places quadruple layering have really boosted my films intensity. These effects really require the audience to concentrate and I feel that this factor really stimulates intrigue, and a desire to watch.
