Evaluation Task 1

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

Stranger than FictionThe scene, where our character prepares for work and changes his clothing, may be compared to the sequence in Stranger than fiction. In this movie film-makers emphasised on the character making a tie, therefore in our thriller we also have a similar shot. There is a big difference in lighting, but the reason for this is in the genre of both films.

House M.D.

In the kitchen our character takes his pills to feel better after the previous night out. In series House M.D. the doctor is actually addicted to his pills like our detective is addicted to alcohol. Therefore, here are the shots which show the similarity between their actions.

Falling DownThe opening title sequence of this film includes a car-scene, which links with the final part of our thriller. The idea which is pointed out, is that both characters travel towards destination.

MonkOur thriller and the series are both about detectives, and while we as a group were thinking about making our opening title sequence, we looked at it. It also starts out with the main character leaving home for work.

In our thriller we also tried to present the personality of the detective and the way he gets ready for work. These shots are pretty similar as they show the last part of the opening title sequence when the character leaves his house.

Se7enEven though, Se7en is also about detectives investigating their case, I focused on the environment and locations in this film. From these shots, it is obvious that the furniture in our character’s home looks quite similar to the one in Se7en.