2. Use - To distinguish our film as a thriller, we ensured that we included the conventions of a thriller for example: blood, suspense and tension, binary opposition (good vs. evil – man vs. woman and villain vs. victim) a isolated eerie locations (we used a dark alley), weapons ( we used a knife), and high tension music. We also tried to keep the identity of our murderer ambiguous, by only using extreme close ups of the murderers facial features (his eyes.) This again draws on the conventions of Thrillers as it creates a greater suspense and a possible plot twist to the murderers identity. Develop - We developed Claude Levi-Strauss’s theory on binary oppositions by including a villain and a victim. This is typical of many Thrillers as it helps and ensure the audiences understanding of the film and genre. Which also helps to engage themselves into the narrative by supporting a particular character. Also, we included Roland Barthes’ theory on action and enigma codes. He believed that to create suspense in narrative, there must be unanswered questions which will compel the viewer to anticipate action, which our film demonstrates. Challenge - We challenged the forms and conventions of a Thriller in our media product, as we implied the horror scenes. Although we see the knife we do not see the actual rape scene or the girl being murdered. This adds to the tension of the film.

5. I believe that if our film was rated by the BBFC they would give it a rating of 15. This is due to the fact that there is only violence and language is appropriate to the certificate rating and the horror is implied. This gives us the freedom to give more detail of the storyline rather than just focusing on gruesome, violence and gore than are typical of many 18 certificate films. Furthermore, by having our film at a certificate rating of 15 our film can viewed by a wider audience than if it was given an certificate rating of 18.