How did you attract/address your audience?

We wanted to attract our audience by using some typical thriller conventions. We used a convention of quick cuts that almost intensify through out the clip of film to signify the path of witch the victims were going to take; this was to create a tension build up toward to the end of the video. These fast cuts can also create a sense of mystery as they are so fast you could not see the villains face. This enticed the audience to carry on watching. We also carried on to use camera angles that signify power over characters, such as this one

And this shows the power of when they enter the place where the villain is placed; the power has changed to a mysterious character

This would of intrigued the audience, and subconsciously keep them aware that something is different.

We conveyed the villain as a person who hid almost in the corners, the shadows to signify his psychological dysfunction. This is why we framed him in the side of the shot to signify mystery; this would keep the audience aware of the character.

 

still of george close up

The main elements we focused on, that were conventional were tension and mystery, we used these most within our shots due to our questionnaire results showing that is what is wanted in the thriller opening, these were all built towards the end to create a final climax of tension. What we did unconventionally to draw in the audience to watch the next scene was leave it on a cliff hanger, so the audience would have some thing to look forward to.

We felt that music would add to the audience’s cinematic experience and create more tension than if the movie just had diagetic sound in, we made our music build up towards the end where most tension is needed, this would make the audience feel un easy and know some thing is going to happen, yet the opening.  We rated our 15 along the guidelines of the BBFC, this was our target audience. We didn’t use any language or much violence or it would of had to be an 18.