1. Setting/Location 

In 'The Purge:Anarchy', there is the use of wide shots and establishing shots which pan out to reveal more of the location. This could be used to emphasise the fact that the two characters are alone and have nowhere to go, creating an eerie atmosphere for the audience.
We incorporated these shots into out film, 'The Masked Ones', to give the audience a sense of location being woodland and to emphasise the large amount of woodland, showing they audience that our character also has nowhere to run or escape.

2. Titles

We subverted the horror conventions of titles used in 'The Purge:Anarchy'. In our film, 'The Masked Ones', our titles cut into shots of the woods and out titles appeared in red on a black background to depict blood.
However, in 'The Purge:Anarchy', the titles appear at the end of the film and are shown over images which relate to the film. For example, on title appears over a CCTV footage of someone being brutally killed in The Purge.

3. Story Set-up

When it come to showing the audience the story line to our film, we subverted the horror conventions. This is because we showed the story line through the use of an over the shoulder shot of our victim walking through the woods unaware of someone watching her. This could predict that our victim would end up being followed or stalked.
However, in 'The Purge:Anarchy', there is a graphic which the audience can read, stating "America:2023. Unemployment is below 5%, crime is virtually non-existent while fewer and fewer people live below the poverty line. All thanks to the Purge. The audience can tell from this that the purge is a major and key even in decreasing crime rates and poverty. However, at this point they do not know how the purged has played a part in this.

4. Costumes and props

The use of costumes and props played a significant role in our film when conveying the horror genre. In 'The Purge:Anarchy', the use of masks is there to create mystery as to who is attacking them making the crime they are committing not personal. We incorporated this into our film by keeping our attackers identity hidden,
'The Purge;Anarchy' also included a lot of weapons such as machetes which is common in the horror genre. Therefore, we used a wooden baseball bat which one of our killers carried when following the victim.

5. Genre

In 'The Purge:Anarchy', the horror genre is shown through the medium close ups of the characters faces, showing their fear and desperation to be safe. We incorporated this in our film by using mid-shot of our victim screaming to also show her fear.

6. Editing and effects

Our film opening follows similar horror conventions to the film 'The Purge: Anarchy' when it comes to editing and effects. In 'The Purge' there is a wide shot of a man who is surrounded by a group of people holding weapons, ready to kill him. The shot, which zooms in on the group and the man has been slowed down for greater effect. It makes the scene longer, meaning people are watching the man being circled like prey for longer, making the audience feel sympathetic for him. This is further reinforced by the blurring of the outer edges of the shot, making the focus point the man. Our horror film opening followed similar conventions by slowing down our victim's fall so it is clearer to the audience but also to create a sense of anticipation and anxiety that the masked men are close to catching her.

7. Camerawork

Just like 'The Purge: Anarchy', we followed the horror conventions and used similar camerawork. Complementary to the influential horror film, I used a point of view shot which was tilted up to be looking at the masked men. This showed the audience that our victim was on the ground looking up to the killers. It could also give the audience a sense of being trapped and overpowered.

8. Music, sound and dialogue

When we constructed our film and added sound, we followed the horror conventions by including a musical sting, which is commonly used as a jump scare. In both 'The Purge: Anarchy' and our film opening there was a musical sting when the main title of the film appeared, which was done to further gain the audience's attention and accentuate it. Both the musical stings are eerie sounds, which could make the audience feel tense and uneasy. Throughout our film opening we chose not to have any dialogue, just like 'The Purge', but instead chose to have creepy music playing. This was used to further reinforce the idea of being alone in an isolated woodland area and the fear of being followed. However, we did add non-diegetic sounds, which were recorded separately and included in post-production. This included a scream and a branch snapping. This was done to make the sounds louder and unmissable to the audience.

9. Characterisation/representation

In 'The Purge: Anarchy' the two main characters that are first introduced are a boy and girl who are dressed in normal, everyday clothes who are having a conversation about how they're going to tell their family that they have split up. The normality of the characters is something that the audience would be able to relate to and make the audience feel for empathy for them, being similar to people watching. On the other hand, we subverted that convention by introducing our killers who are seen lurking in a bush wearing masks, with one masked man holding a baseball bat above his should. This is so they appear threatening to the audience.