In order for my media product to resemble a realistic film I have tried to adhere to the conventions of the action/adventure films I have seen. In a certain number of areas, however, I did try to defy these conventions to engage my audience more and make it my own.

CharactersThe characters I used lent themselves to both supporting and defying the conventions of an action/adventure. The main disobedience to the norm was that my robber was female; in all of the films I studied I found that females were present in the film but were not the central character. The fact that I had one lead character rather than a cluster of different characters lent itself to the conventions. In the movies I studied there was predominantly a singular lead character (like Johnny English Reborn and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) and even in the Avengers Assemble, where there are a number of main characters, we learn over the course of the film that there are stronger characters.

Lighting The main example where, in the opening of my film, I followed conventions was the lighting. In both Johnny English Reborn and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy the producers kept the lighting low to connote a mysterious and perhaps a dangerous environment. This is something I shadowed in my own media product. I developed the lighting conventions also by contrasting the light and dark in the robbers lair and the news-report scene. This showed the good and evil side of the film.

CameraworkClose ups were a common feature in all 3 of my deconstructed films as they help illuminate on key aspects of the character or plot. This was evidently clear in Johnny English Reborn when crucial information was divulged to the audience about his past. They also help build the illusion of criminality as you can only see specific items - nothing more, nothing less. I challenged the conventions in camerawork because I used both moving image and photographs to create a difference. This made it more engaging.

Mise-en-sceneIn my scene to adhere to conventions I, like the Johnny English Reborn, showed clips of evidence and information relating to my main character. This gave the audience a bit of history to her crimes. I challenged the normal conventions as I showed the robbers lair. This gave some of the secrets away but left the audience needing more which kept them engaged.