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The opening scene outlines the main facts of the story, it shows Bethany's boyfriend getting the letter threatening him and then both Bethany and her boyfriend getting interviewed about the letters that he has been getting. It shows that Bethany is being followed by someone who is then revealed to be the detective.
The plot line of our opening story is developing real media conventions as it is a story that you might have heard of before, however rather than the person that is stalking the victim being of a similar age, it is someone who is older and developing the story further it is a detective which is unheard of.
This leads to the audience being left hanging as to why the detective is obsessed with Bethany and what he might do... will he really kill Bethany's boyfriend? It also gives some clues as to who the stalker is because of the coat that he wears.

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The special effects within the opening scene such as layering challenged the conventions of real media products because it is not used very often, however when it is used it is used to hint something or to hide something about a character, and therefore by linking both characters through the use of layer we were following the conventions of real media products that have used special effects in order to hint something to the audience about the relationship of two characters.

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The title of the film uses real media product conventions  because it is simple and to the point, it gives away some of the plot of the movie through the fact that it suggests an animalistic nature, almost as if the girl would be the stalkers prey. This makes the audience wonder what the movie is about.
It also has connotations of chasing someone, almost as if it were a game rather than a crime of passion

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The font of the titles develops the genre conventions because of how simple it is , however although most movies use this and the use of the font in our opening scene is good in a way because it juxtaposes the complicated theme of the opening scene and movie, some title fonts in movies are related to the theme of the movie itself.
The colour of the font juxtaposes the dark theme of the opening scene, and the dark settings of that are shown in the opening scene, this is following the conventions of real media products such as the 2007 film Captivity which also uses white font.
The font of the titles also challenged the conventions within the opening scene because it doesn't really represent the theme of the movie and doesn't really give the audience a hit as to what thriller sub-genre the movie is in.

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Within editing we used the enigma code through the addition of the dialogue being separated from the video clip of the police man who got a letter from someone threatening to kill him asking for the police and then the detective asking questions, and what he says - "I will do ANYTHING I can to keep YOU  safe" - raises some suspicions as to what his real intentions are.
The fact that we took out the sound of the clips challenges the conventions of sound as one would expect the conversations that are on screen to be heard.
The music that we used fits in with the conventions of real media products as it fits with what it being shown on screen and it builds the suspense that we want the audience to feel.
We also added colour isolation to the pink and red colours of the clothes that the girl is wearing.
The red of the shoes has connotations of danger and passion which links to the theme of the movie itself that the detective is stalking her. The pink has connotations of sweet and delicate and the colour of universal  love of oneself and of others, which may mean that the girl loves everyone around her and doesn't take them for granted and also highlights her vulnerability.

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The 180 degree turned challenged the conventions of real media as they the movies that I've seen within the same sub-genre that we chose don't use that kind of shots, however I liked which helped to add an effect of suspense and movement into the opening scene which added a heightened feeling of something being wrong. We carried out the panning by placing the tripod that we were using on a chair and moving the chair in a half circle motion  around the table so that we would get various different angles in one shot and therefore get a sense of constant movement, almost as if the case was making the detective's head spin around.
Another shot that I think challenged the conventions of our genre was the panning across the room where the stalker had his shrine to Bethany, which focused on him, I think this would not have been done in a real film because there's the risk of his face being shown at some point in the shot.

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The dark alley way where the girl walks down, and the stalker starts following her was an appropriate location because it looks like a place where not many people walk past and so somewhere in which a man with a hood following a girl wouldn't be suspicious.
The place in which the detective interviews the girl and the guy is also appropriate because it looks like the place where someone would be interviewed in a police station.

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House at the End of the Street - which is another real media product that uses and develops the conventions to create a sense of danger and suspense throughout the whole film.

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House at the End of the Street - which is another real media product that uses and develops the conventions to create a sense of danger and suspense throughout the whole film.

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Costumes and props
However it is not done in  this movie, the identity of the guy is revealed quite early on in the movie but there are dark secrets that he has that he keeps to himself which are revealed as the movie progresses. However costumes are used to express what has been going on in the basement, such as "Carrie Ann's" hospital gown and long hair that is messy, which covers her hair making her look crazy.
Characters
Ryan Jacobson is forced to become Carrie Ann (his sister) after her death due to his parents blaming him. To get revenge he kills both his parents and throughout his life every girl he becomes obsessed with and reminds him of his sister, he kidnaps and holds them captive in the basement while the girls are all falling in love with him.
Title font, style and colour
The font of the titles is simple and easy to read like the one we chose for our opening scene, it has a glow around it which makes it stand out even more and the yellow colour helps for the audience to still be able to read it when it is put against the dark backgrounds. The fact that some of the letters change to be handwritten letters it makes the film seem stranger that it is and it hints to the plot of the story
Camerawork
The camerawork that is used in the movie is different from the camerawork that we used in our opening scene because it shows the face of Ryan Jacobson and the type of shots that are used are similar to the ones that you would see if you were watching a movie that follows somebody's everyday life.
Name of the film
The name of the film hints that the movie is about a house that is at the end of the street of where someone lives and suggests that the neighbour might have some secrets up his sleeve that no one knows about.
Editing
The editing techniques that are used highlight the suspense that the movie has as well as highlighting the action that takes place, just as "Carrie Ann" is first shown it cuts to black as she starts to move towards the girl which leaves the audience hanging and makes them think about what is happening to the other girl who is in the same room as "Carrie Ann"

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Captivity - which is another film in our chosen genre uses the conventions of real media products to create a sense of danger throughout the film

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Captivity - which is another film in our chosen genre uses the conventions of real media products to create a sense of danger throughout the film

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Costumes and Props
In this movie the identity of the kidnapper is kept secret in a similar way to our opening scene, he wears dark clothes and a hoodie that he always puts up, his identity is also hidden through the use of camera angles.
Characters
A man and a woman wake up to find themselves held captive by a total stranger who invaded their lives without them knowing.
Title font, style and  colour
The font of the titles is simple and easy to read and the colour of the font also juxtaposes the dark theme of the movie.
Camerawork
We followed the camerawork convention when it came to hiding the identity of the stalker at first by setting the camera at an angle in which the face of the stalker couldn't be seen similar to the way in which it is done within the movie Captivity
Editing
We stuck to conventions of editing effects that could be used in thriller movies, an example of one effect that was added in the movie Captivity is the exposure effect which adds a sense of secrecy and lack of knowledge which makes the audience feel unsafe, and in a similar way we used layering within our opening scene to evoke emotions such as a rush of movement and energy
Name of the Film
The name of the movie evokes a sense of danger and makes the audience feel trapped, it is a straight up title which sets out the plot of the story and makes the audience think that it's a story of someone who was held captive.
Setting/Location
We stuck to the convention that is used in this movie of dark settings that evoke a sense of danger and suspense, like the one that is shown here and in comparison to the dark alley that looks dangerous and someone standing there looking suspicious.

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We used the conventions of real media products by incorporating dark clothing into the costumes of each character which helped to blend in with the interrogation scene and made the characters seem more interesting and added suspense into the movie, however we also incorporated lighter and brighter colours that are also used in House at the End of the Street when Jennifer Lawrence's character is using a whiter top.
The detective is in his suit fits the convention of characters like him in thriller movies because it makes him look smart and grown up, compared to the suspicious man.
The young teenage girl is portrayed to express her personality through the way she dresses and her hair which develops the idea of teenagers wanting to find a way to highlight who they are to others mainly because they themselves don't really know who they really are, it is almost as if she is rebelling to show who she really is, rather than a good girl she is a bad girl, who still hasn't been caught.
We used real media product's and followed the convention of hiding the identity of the stalker using a coat helps to hide his face which therefore keeps his identity hidden for most of the opening scene, up until the end when he's in his lair hanging up the pictures of the girl that he's stalking
The props that are used such as the case file and the pictures of the girl to highlight the fact that she's being stalked would be typical for a movie like this in its genre.

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We used the conventions of real media products when it came to characters in the movie, they are the types of characters you would see in a movie like this, a pretty girl who is being stalked by a man who THINKS he's in LOVE with her, when in fact he just doesn't seem to notice that he's been drawn into believing that if he does what society does as well he will fit in with those around him. Which is why he is sending love letters to the small town girl who everybody loves. The girl is portrayed as being vulnerable as she can't do much about the situation she's in and the suspicious guy who is stalking her, wanting her all for himself.