Essay Question 3: In what ways does your media product USE, DEVELOP or CHALLENGE forms and conventions of real thrillers?

Our movie is based around the sub-genre horror/thriller, and we include many elements that make this a horror movie. Suspense is the most important keeping the audience in the dark and them not knowing what will happen next is so important for this not movie not to be a fail. Music is the main factors that will help set the atmosphere and signify the horror movie. By using the tempo and volume of the music will help use create fear of the unknown and will make the audience suspect that something is going to happen. Close ups and extreme close ups will enhance their emotions and mainly it will help create suspense and mystery. The other theme is blood/murder, the whole movie is based on a mythical story which is based around Bloody Mary. She is the main character and her name signifies blood and murder. Friendship is also another theme within the movie, the opening sequence just outlines there friendship and how close they are, but throughout the movie there friendship is tested and will show whether they will survive the creature Bloody Mary.
In our opening sequence we would like to keep it simple but interesting and should draw in the audience. Bloody Mary is a character who won't be visible to anyone from the begining, but there will be clues of supernatural events taking place, but the friendship group take nothing of it.