Tuesday, 26 November 2019
Thursday, 21 November 2019
Focus Group Questions Video
https://youtu.be/wECqxME5r7E
1. What do you like about the idea?
Our target audience like the idea and this is what they think of it; "It is very different to toher ideas they have heard of, it sounded like it would be scary. We are left on a cliffhanger."
I chose to ask the question to similar ages of my target audience.
2. What age audience do you think it is targeted at?
15+, late teens. I think they thought this because of the idea i was telling them about. They seemed it would be aged in late teens, and would be age rated as a 15+ film.
3. What themes shall we include to attract the audience?
Themes relevant to the target audience e.g. social media apps, snapchat instagram. A song that is popular in thehtriller would gain more attenion. Also clothing that is trending and the target audience are likely to wear and be attracted to.
4. What other themes shall we include that would keep our audience watching?
My group recommended adding more jumpscares, cliffhangers, create more suspense, maybe add some romance to make it realistic. "The beauty of cliff-hangers is that it creates more suspense"
5. Do you think their are any age restrictions?
To keep it realistic, there shouldn't be any blurred swearing as the teenagers in todays society sweaer and talk about violence and sexual content.
6. What is a thriller?
"A thriller is a genre of a film that makes you scared and fearful."
I told my group my thriller trailer is a sub-genre with horror and explained why.
7. What do you like about the idea?
I asked if my target audience would be interested in watrching it because they are the same age as my target audience. They said "it sounds really ineteresting. People would be ineterested to watch it because they can relate to what the target audience go through. "you need to associate it with us...if im watching something i would like to see similar thimngs that are going on in my life so i can think what would i do in that situation"
8. What can i do to improve my idea?
They said i should add more storyline, to explain why the antagonist is following the protagonist, i argued that the reason the they dont know is spo that they can come to wqatch the film and find out.
"You could give a reason but it isnt the reason but its leading onto the reason"
1. What do you like about the idea?
Our target audience like the idea and this is what they think of it; "It is very different to toher ideas they have heard of, it sounded like it would be scary. We are left on a cliffhanger."
I chose to ask the question to similar ages of my target audience.
2. What age audience do you think it is targeted at?
15+, late teens. I think they thought this because of the idea i was telling them about. They seemed it would be aged in late teens, and would be age rated as a 15+ film.
3. What themes shall we include to attract the audience?
Themes relevant to the target audience e.g. social media apps, snapchat instagram. A song that is popular in thehtriller would gain more attenion. Also clothing that is trending and the target audience are likely to wear and be attracted to.
4. What other themes shall we include that would keep our audience watching?
My group recommended adding more jumpscares, cliffhangers, create more suspense, maybe add some romance to make it realistic. "The beauty of cliff-hangers is that it creates more suspense"
5. Do you think their are any age restrictions?
To keep it realistic, there shouldn't be any blurred swearing as the teenagers in todays society sweaer and talk about violence and sexual content.
6. What is a thriller?
"A thriller is a genre of a film that makes you scared and fearful."
I told my group my thriller trailer is a sub-genre with horror and explained why.
7. What do you like about the idea?
I asked if my target audience would be interested in watrching it because they are the same age as my target audience. They said "it sounds really ineteresting. People would be ineterested to watch it because they can relate to what the target audience go through. "you need to associate it with us...if im watching something i would like to see similar thimngs that are going on in my life so i can think what would i do in that situation"
8. What can i do to improve my idea?
They said i should add more storyline, to explain why the antagonist is following the protagonist, i argued that the reason the they dont know is spo that they can come to wqatch the film and find out.
"You could give a reason but it isnt the reason but its leading onto the reason"
Tuesday, 19 November 2019
Potential Client Questions
1. Why is the antagonist after the protagonist?
2. Why is the antagonist dressed in all black?
3. What happens when the ashlie is kidnapped?
4. What does the antagonist want to do to Ashlie?
5. Who is the protagonist on the phone to?
6. What type of plot twist are you going to include?
7. Are you going to include background music in your opening sequence?
8. What is the title of your opening sequence?
9. What type of mystery are you going to include?
10.What type of cliff hanger are you going to include?
2. Why is the antagonist dressed in all black?
3. What happens when the ashlie is kidnapped?
4. What does the antagonist want to do to Ashlie?
5. Who is the protagonist on the phone to?
6. What type of plot twist are you going to include?
7. Are you going to include background music in your opening sequence?
8. What is the title of your opening sequence?
9. What type of mystery are you going to include?
10.What type of cliff hanger are you going to include?
Monday, 18 November 2019
Thursday, 14 November 2019
Response to brief and past experience
Explanation of demographics:
What information do you have
about your audience?
They are aged between 16-24
years old.
What might you include in
your thriller to ensure it appeals to them?
I may include music that is
popular, or have a trending clothing item everyone in my target audience would
be interested in.
What advantages are there to
making a thriller for this audience?
This audience are more likely
to go out to the cinema to watch this film, and also this age group use social
media a lot, so they would promote the film on to their social media’s helping
to sell the product.
What challenges do you
foresee in making a thriller for this audience?
I will have to find a
relevant theme or story-line for my trailer to get the audience attention.
Conventions:
What are the key thriller
& opening sequence conventions you will have to include in your work?
I will include dramatic
music, to keep the audience on edge, and jump scares. Dim lighting would also show
that something is about to happen.
How might you include each
convention?
I could cut the scene in a
way that the next scene would be very sudden and dramatic which could freak out
the audience.
Industry requirements:
What institution is your
thriller opening being produced for?
Thriller Chiller Film
Festival
What information can you find
out about this film institution?
They are based in the USA.
What are the advantages and
disadvantages of working with this institution?
An advantage is that it is
based in the USA so it could help globalise the product.
A disadvantage is that the
audience group may be difficult to impress.
Considering your audience
what regulator issues must you consider?
They must meet the standards
of BBC and have no issues with the regulatory bodies.
What institutional
information must your text include?
It must talk about the age
group and where the institution is based.
Medium:
What medium are you working
in?
I am working in the film
medium.
What type of text are you
producing within that medium?
The text I will be producing
in that medium will be the opening thriller scene of the film.
What genre will your type of
text fit into best?
The genre my text will fit
best into is thriller/horror.
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