Mulki Raage Cayduruus: Evaluation Question 1- In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

The Tile of the film:
'Locked In' reflects the narrative of the opening as it represents the issue of being confined in a place were the protagonist and her companions a forced to survive in inadequate conditions. The antagonist is a psychopathic experimenter which is conventional of thrillers.

The reprise stamp font is used to conform to generic conventions such as a mysterious atmosphere, distress and suspenseful moments.The use of white         against black suggests the tainting of innocence. The title was placed right at the end which is an unconventional of an opening sequence. By doing this it confused some people as the thought it made the opening look like a trailer.




Setting/location:
As a group we choose to keep the setting ambiguous so that it follows the generic convention throughout the opening sequence and to help stimulate the atmosphere felt in an experimenters surroundings. From my product research; Se7en used a lot of ambiguity through extreme close-up's shots which would
not give the audience to much knowledge about the antagonist.

Camera and framing:
The first location uses a variety of shots to acknowledge who the protagonist is which is assisted by tracking shot, mid-shots and close-ups. Our framing is mostly conventional except towards the end as we start to use more mid-shots for the audience to familiarize themselves with the characters and to create a clinical feeling. However to keep the identity of the experimenter hidden we choose to use just close-ups.



Editing:
Cross-cutting was the main editing technique used between the experimenter and the participants. This creates a sense of distress on the audience as we know that the editing is used to suggest a link between the two scenarios. This link could be something the experimenter has planned which the participants are not aware of however the audience are.







Props:

The advert at the beginning of the film is an idea drawn from 'The Experiment'. It helped suggest to the audience what the plot could involve. Also the use of the white lab coat and latex gloves helped inform the audience of the experimenter profession.

Characters and sound:

Each of the characters has specific voice over description to inform the audience of each character persona such as "all talk and no action, but hooded up and ready to rock" to describe Nathan.