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

Our media product uses a range of generic conventions, we incorporated many such as the use of enigma through the killer wearing a  mask, the use of a young blonde teenage girl and low-key lighting. An example of a real media product that uses such conventions as the ones we used would be the "Scream" films. In all of the "Scream" films the killer wears a mask which adds to the sense of enigma surrounding the film which creates tension. 

The masked killer in our thriller opening sequence is never revealed since it is, after all, an opening sequence. This builds suspense and engages the audience to watch the rest of the film. The female victim in our production was blonde which is a common convention in the thriller genre, she was abducted by the masked villain and killed in the end of our sequence, similar to the "Scream" films where many young blonde females are killed throughout the number of films. 

Through the uses of all the conventions incorporated into our finished product we have created suspense and tension while keeping the audience of the edge of their seats and keeping them engaged in the conventional yet interesting narrative. Although we made sure to follow and develop common forms and conventions of the thriller genre, we considered attempting to challenge some conventions but we decided it was in the best interest our opening scene's quality not to. We thought our agreed screenplay would be sufficient without challenging any conventions.