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

2. Here is our repertoire of elements for the thriller genre,
created when planning the film
Stock characters Stock narrative
Hero, Villain, Henchmen, ‘Women in Revenge, Retiring hero’s last
distress’, Donor, Police men, Victim, journey/mission, Hero going to
Hero’s sidekick, save his true love, Kidnapping,
Serial murder/crime,
Heist/robbery
Stock setting Iconography
Busy city, Abandoned Guns, Suits, Sunglasses, Money,
Factories/warehouse, Mansion/Large Weapons, Fast cars, Gadgets,
house, Suburban streets, Police/FBI uniform
Aeroplanes/Boats etc.

3. How we used and developed the conventions
We followed the conventions
very closely, in order to create
a film that fans of the thriller
genre would definitely enjoy.
We iconography such as
weapons and suits, with
money, cars and police
uniform to be also used later in
the film. We knew that a key We developed the idea of the fast car
element of the thriller genre is as a major plot line in our story. Often
suspense and action, so we used as a prop for the main character
decided to use a gun in our to accentuate their masculinity or
film. We used the narratives of money, we instead used it as the main
kidnap, murder, revenge and character’s downfall, as it is with his
‘hero going to save his true flashy car that he runs down an
love’, filmed in settings such innocent civilian and kills him,
as suburbs and later large triggering his downfall
houses and busy cities.

4. How we challenged the conventions
We challenged the conventions of the character of the hero in our
film. In the opening sequence of our film there is a long take, showing
photos of the protagonist, showing him as a family man, and winning
the audience over to his side as a ‘good guy’. Because of this, later in
the film when the man encounters problems, and would usually be
seen as the ‘villain’, he is actually portrayed as the ‘victim’ and the
‘hero’, due to the audiences cemented relationship with him from the
start. We also challenged the idea of the hero going on his ‘last
mission’, as although it is his last and only mission, to save his wife, it
has come about as a consequence of a bad deed he has committed
(running a man over and paying to have the body covered up) and
not because of a long career in crime-fighting, an idea often
presented in the thriller genre.

5. I Melt With You - Comparison
Before we made our film, I studied an existing psychological thriller titled I Melt
With You, in order to analyse the key settings, narratives, characters and
iconography that helped to make it a successful film of this genre.
To see my analysis, visit the production blog - http://salesianas2012a2.wordpress.com/
There were many similarities between All In
Good Time and I Melt With You. The main
one being the suspense-filled openings.
Our film builds tension from the start,
leading up to the revealing-the-kidnapper
scene, and this was influenced by I Melt
With You’s suspense filled opening scenes.
Other similarities include the use of fast
cars, sunglasses, violence and the
audience being intended to empathise with
a guilty character.