I chose 'To Kill A Mockingbird' to use to compare the conventions of this movie to our own media product. I believe we have incoperated conventions from this film into ours as well as differences.
The movie starts of with an establishing shot of the girls' hand over the box and of many other props such as, pens, paper, pearls and so on. We have included an establishing shot, to introduce the viewer to the female protagonist 'Ruby's' room and to introduce them to the type of woman she is. From just the props we're able to tell that she is a very feminine lady who takes care of herself, and her looks. this is shown through her make up. The key prop is also present which is the passport, and gives it that suspenseful unusual feel of 'why is there a passport among all those other things?'.
The title sequence text of this movie is similar to ours in the sense that is plain and simple yet, fits in very well. The text doesn't take over much space of the movie and is fitted in at the right time to make sure the audience does not lose interest. This is the same thing we were going for; the idea of using plain text to catch the readers eyes but not to overpower the moving pictures.
The movie starts of with an establishing shot of the girls' hand over the box and of many other props such as, pens, paper, pearls and so on. We have included an establishing shot, to introduce the viewer to the female protagonist 'Ruby's' room and to introduce them to the type of woman she is. From just the props we're able to tell that she is a very feminine lady who takes care of herself, and her looks. this is shown through her make up. The key prop is also present which is the passport, and gives it that suspenseful unusual feel of 'why is there a passport among all those other things?'.
The title sequence text of this movie is similar to ours in the sense that is plain and simple yet, fits in very well. The text doesn't take over much space of the movie and is fitted in at the right time to make sure the audience does not lose interest. This is the same thing we were going for; the idea of using plain text to catch the readers eyes but not to overpower the moving pictures. 
The title over the black background and over the action is present in both our sequences, and this of course makes the title stand out while keeping it in movement with the rest of the pictures.
The match cut of the hand onto the prop is shown in both these sequences and this why I find this film to inspirational. We used a various amount of match cuts and close ups, without the need to see the person's face until the end. Again suspense is created and we feel the need to know who its is and what important role do they plauy in teh film.
The close up of the lips signify that the protagonist is a sexy female. This applies the same for the close up of the eye, which i have not included in these 9 stills. They all depict hidden identity and illustrates that this character is indeed the main character. In this sense we have hidden the protagonists face until the end to convey the hidden identity theme.
I love where we have placed the title. And the low angle shot of the shoes, i believe is framed perfectly. 'To Kill A MockingBird' there is not many use of specific low angle shots and I guess that is the difference between ours and that film. This low angle connotes her superiority as she is high in her profession. It also shows that she is am intimidating woman.
OVERALL I THINK WE HAVE USED MANY CONVENTIONAL ASPECTS OF MOVIES AND HAVE INCORPORATED IT INTO OURS. OUR MOST CONVENTIONAL, I THINK IS OUR TITLE SEQUENCE AS WE PLACED THE TITLES OVER THE MOVING PICTURES AND USED PLAIN SIMPLE TEXT, WHICH STILL GIVES OFF THAT THRILLER FEEL THROUGHOUT.
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