Question 1: Challenging Conventions

Fahrin Sultana

Flashbacks We decided to create a different effect by the flashbacks. In many films when there is a flashback you just see it appearing and happening on the screen. As an audience we clearly know we are watching a film because of the amount of dialogue we hear or by the other effects in the film we can tell e.g. music. We felt that we would challenge conventions in films by making it look extra bright because the audience have seen so little so they need to be aware that this is a clear flashback. Of course by the time the voiceover happen people would be aware of what is happening as they both run against each other however we really wanted to make it our own by doing so. I haven’t seen films that are thrillers that have necessarily done so

TitlesWe deliberately decided to adapt the use of titles of the film

Taken in our own. I think its very important that the title really matches what we see or at least implies what is going to happen. We also wanted to work on something that was

simple and straight to the point. We initially wanted something complex however we felt that keeping basic would convey a much more effective meaning rather than something

meaningless.

CostumeI adapted the style of what the men wore in the film _____ because I felt suits really does say a lot about someone’s working attitude. It shows a keen eye in appearance. I wanted the main actor in the film to wear a shirt and tie because I felt this gives a good impression. We wanted to get across the idea that this man was a hard working man with a family and the smart wear gives this impression across easily.