How does your product use or challenge conventions and how does it represent social groups or issues? In terms of a social issue, our film raises awareness of family dysfunction and abuse. During our film, we try to convey the sense of fear that many victims of abuse face through our use of cinematography and sound design. We tried to challenge many traditional cinematic conventions by presenting what is going on in an unfiltered way, that makes it clear to the viewer that some sort of abuse is being experienced by our protagonist. Usually seen in psychological thriller films are high and low-angled shots, which our film showcases in a multitude of ways, as our main character (Noah) hears his father coming home, and as he goes into the closet to hide from him. In terms of social representation, we tried to showcase an LGBTQ person, since we often overlook them in discussions about domestic abuse. Not only did we show that but also, how the ...
