To fully present my thriller genre I had to research on the effective genre conventions such as creating an effective plot and editing/ filming in the production stages. I watched thriller films - such as 'The Last House on the Left' which indirectly influenced my film - in the sense of the character's isolation. My media product was different - I didn't want to create the stereotypical film opening - where nowadays the whole plot is killed by some masked fool in a murder rampage. Slowly, yet effectively I was able to depict the thriller genre through the tension building with music etc. Watching films, reading about them online and watching other AS students work was helpful for me to create the genre to my full potential - with common thriller genre conventions and themes such as eerie music/ sound effects and editing (slow) to build suspense and tension. I made sure that the whole story plot wasn't given away considering it is just a film opening - to leave the audience asking further questions as to what is going on. I contradicted the typical thriller conventions of the dark/ dull and gloomy scene with the white - almost clinical and bright use of colour and high key lighting. This was however still effective and created suspense/ tension portraying the thriller genre effectively.
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