Evaluation: Question 1

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

The chase scene

 The chase scene in our film is more of a traditional chase scene other than today's typical car chases including fast exotic cars. We took inspiration from chase scenes in films including James bond when he is on foot. However we tried to keep the scene relatively basic due to various limitations including our budget. Due to this we attempted to make the scene more exciting by highlighting the sense of danger throughout. To do this we carefully choose the location as a run down alley including barb wire to further add the dangerous look of the scene. We also used subtle clips to do this shown below;

We also added a first person segment to increase the excitement of the clip and engage the audience, immersing them into the world of the film.

As well as that we introduced a cliffhanger at the end of the opening scene, increasing the tension and suspense of the film as well as increasing the chances of the viewer continuing to watch the rest. This idea is used in many films today and is proven to be a valuable technique.

We looked at many cliffhangers for inspiration including the Italian job to get an idea on how we wanted to present our cliffhanger. The cliffhanger at the end of the Italian job was hugely successful and produced one of Michael Caine's most known quotes.

The use of the McGuffin was popularized by Alfred Hitchcock and it provides purpose to the story. In the film we wanted to make sure that the story had a purpose enabling the audience to fully engage with the film. We did this through the use of the "Black Bag". We made sure to make it mysterious so we never reveal the contents of the bag, yet it is noticeably important to the viewer as they see a man being killed over the object. This leaves the viewer constantly guessing and wondering inciting them to continue watching the film.