This is the final edit of our media product ‘Unhinged’.

As a group, we worked hard to follow the common codes and conventions of the thriller genre in order to produce a title sequence for a thriller film.

Camera – Throughout the title sequence, we used a variety of shot types and camera angles commonly seen in thriller films and title sequences such as tracking shots, close ups and low angle shots. Low key lighting was used when filming these shots to give it an eerie and mysterious feel.

Sound – To accompany our footage, we had a soundtrack originally composed for use in our title sequence. This soundtrack featured distorted and eerie sounds used to create tension and emphasise the eerie and mysterious feel. We looked at the title sequence of the film Se7en for inspiration when talking to our music producer. As well as this, in the second half of our title sequence, we used foley sound to make the sound of the drill used by the antagonist louder and of a high quality.

Mise en scene – We focused on the setting, props and costumes when it came to the mise en scene of our media product. Both settings that featured in our title sequence followed the common codes and conventions of thriller and helped to portray the eerie and mysterious feel we wanted to feature in our media product. As well as this, both characters wore costumes that reflected their characters well. The main character of our media product wore a ripped, bloody white t shirt that suggested that who he was running from had hurt him and wanted to kill him. The antagonist of our media product wore a dark boiler suit and gloves suggesting that he was dressed for a dirty and manual job. The props used by the antagonist were shown as the antagonised caresses them in a creepy and disturbing way. This was done to convey to the audience the mental state of the antagonist.

Editing – During post production editing, a black and white effect was added to our footage to give it a mysterious and eerie feel and help establish the genre of the title sequence. In addition to this, we sped up and slowed down certain shots to help create tension for the audience watching our media product.Finally, foley sound was added to the second half of the title sequence to increase the quality of the sound and create a sense of fear within the audience.