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MEDIA EVALUATION Q1

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What sub-genres appeal to the target audience?

Typical props in a thriller

Our ident

Storyboard

 This is the actual story board:

 

Story board testing against the target audience

After creating our story board, we gave it to people that fitted with our targeted audience and asked them what they thought. This is the feedback they gave:

·         They didn’t approve with the idea of filming in a built up location. They said that the opening would fit more with the thriller genre if it was in a small isolated location. We have chosen to film in this sort of location because it will appeal more to our audience.

·         They agreed with the use of the table prop in the middle of the room. They said that this would make the character on screen look more mysterious and will create tension as the video goes on. We have decided as a group that this will be definitely be in our thriller and will be one of the most obvious props.

·         They said that another effective prop for our thriller was the lamp on the table. The lamp will light up what’s on the table. Such as the photographs, notebook and gun but will keep the face of the killer hidden. This will make the thrilling nature of the video more effective.

·         The storyboard testers also said that our thriller plot fits well with its genre. They said that it will be successful in keeping the audience on edge and will build tension throughout the 2 minutes.

Questionnaire evaluation

Target audience: 20-35 males who enjoy watching films.

1.    In a thriller, is fast paced or slow paced music more effective in creating a tense atmosphere?

Slow paced – 2

Fast paced - 4

Both – 2

-We asked this question to see which style of music is more effective when making people feel tenser. We’ve found out that most people think that fast paced is more effective, so we will include some fast paced music to increase tension.

 

2.    How do you usually hear about new films?

TV – 6

Newspaper – 1

Internet – 1

Social media – 1

-These results show us the best way to publically release a film. We have found out that people hear about new films mostly from the TV and adverts.

 

3.    What is your favourite film opening and why?

The Departed – makes it look interesting

Gravity – exciting

Rush – wets appetite

We’re the Millers – funny

White House Down – intense atmosphere

Anchorman – funny

Pacific Rim – exciting music

The Great Gatsby – Soundtrack

-The results that we have collected from asking this question lets us see what people determine to be a good opening, so we can draw from famous openings and include some of it in our own.

 

4.    What props would you expect to see in a thriller?

Weapons – 5

Crucifix and holy water – 1

None answers – 2

-We have learnt from this question that people expect to see weapons in an opening to a thriller. We will include a weapon of some kind to our video. We will look at famous thriller openings to see how different weapons are used and compare it to what we can do.

 

5.    What is the worst thriller you have seen and why?

Paranormal Activity - 4

Mama

Ghost rider

None answer – 1

- After collecting the answers to this question, we have a wider knowledge of what conventions and themes we should not use in our thriller. The results tell us that a thriller opening similar to Ghost Rider or paranormal activity will not appeal to our audience. We will not create an opening like this.

 

6.    What grabs your attention in a Crime thriller and why?

Good plot

Suspense

Death

Music – suspenseful

Thrilling events

An unknown killer

-We learnt from these answers what will help to grab the audience’s attention in our thriller opening. We found out that suspenseful music will grab the viewer’s attention and will make the thriller more effective. We will also make sure that our thriller opening has an effective plot that will keep that audience engaged.

 

7.    Do your personal interests affect the types of films you watch and why?

Yes – 6

Why? Suspense

No – 2

-After collecting these answers, we found that linking the thriller to people’s interests would make it more interesting.

 

8.    What is your favourite poster for a film and why?

The Departed – 2

Pulp Fiction

Die Hard

Friday 13^th

Star Wars

No answer – 2

-By asking this question we have learned what kinds of things people like when viewing a film poster.

 

9.    What characters appeal to you in a Crime Thriller and why?

The hero

Helpless victim – 2

Vulnerable female

Interesting characters

The killer

Psychopaths

-From asking this question we aimed to learn what people wanted to see in a thriller. We learned that people like a stereotypical hero and helpless victim. We will include a psychopathic killer and helpless victim in our film as a result of this question.

 

10. For a setting, would you prefer:

An isolated building-8                An open area-0         An urban setting-0

 

 

 

 

-We learned that people prefer watching thrillers set in an isolated building. We are setting our crime thriller in an isolated barn as a result of this.

 

Michael Montgomery and James Girard's preliminary task

Shot list

Soundtrack

Inception soundtrack:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cT8hilib_6Q&list=PL001A57588A6E955F

This soundtrack from Inception is effective in creating an atmosphere for the audience. This soundtrack fits with the gripping nature of the film and helps ads to the tense atmosphere of the film. When the bass drops in the soundtrack, it creates a sudden drop in pace during the film and has a large increase of tension.

Jaws soundtrack:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9QTSyLwd4w

The jaws soundtrack is very good at creating tension at a particular point in the film. The soundtrack is used in the film when the shark (Jaws) approaches it’s pray. The song helps to build tension as the pace gains speed. This makes the nature of the film more and more gripping throughout the course of the film.

The dark knight rises soundtrack:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbJmpKcNrLQ

This soundtrack is affective in creating a tense atmosphere that continues through the entire film. This helps to keep the tense atmosphere within the movie and keeps the audience on the edge of their seats throughout the film. This helps the thriller appeal to the audience as they are attracted by a tense and gripping nature.

Lighting Prezi - By Michael Montgomery, Andy Cartwright and James Girard

Actors

The actors that feature in our film opening will have different characteristics for the different roles. For the killer we wanted a tall & muscular male, it wouldn’t matter what he looked like because we would conceal his identity and not let the audience know who he was. We wanted him to be tall & muscular because they give the impression of power and dominance and also emphasise them, also using the camera effectively would help do this too.

For the victim we wanted a small & skinny male, again it wouldn’t matter what he looked like because we plan to cover it in fake blood, but as long as it showing that he’s quite inferior and doesn’t really have control over the situation, we would also use effective camerawork to show this. These characteristics are stereotypical because the bad guy always over-powers the victim and wants to inflict pain or suffering into their lives because of a past event. The victim isn’t really stereotypical because he doesn’t have any strengths, he gets beaten and hurt badly by the killer and can do anything to save himself. We got these ideas from several thrillers like Seven and Momento because it uses the stereotypes well and it has a good use of actors.