Target Audience Profile Interview

To get a better understanding of people who'd like to watch the film, I'll be asking questions to both males and females to get an opinion of both genders because my descriptions may be too single sided and completely biased so by gaining the insight of others it will allow me to make the right decisions when creating my film.

The questions I'll ask and why:

1: What's your common interest when watching a thriller movie?

Reasoning: the reasoning behind this question is to gain a general opinion on what people like to see. Like any director this information is very important as it allows me to gain a proper insight into what makes the audience tick, not everyone likes a mysterious movie which they have to think about, a common example being like saw, where the objective of the audience is to have as much fun as possible while being filled with the excitement of the 'captive' being trapped in one of Jigsaws sick puzzles.

2: When watching a thriller movie, what's the most interesting point in the film?

Reasoning: This allows me to make correct pace when adjusting my opening, we don't want the audience to become highly interested in the beginning then become highly bored towards the end. This would make the pacing horrible and non enjoyable which is not wanted when you want the audience to watch a film for a long period of time.

3: Do you prefer having more action than mystery or vice versa?

Reasoning: This is to gain the general view of the males and females as gaining the average from their results will make the survey more easier to put in statistics. If possible if the person being questioned also adds their personnel insight in, it allows us to see the audiences way of thinking.

Costumes And Props

Costume: Child

 

In our opening sequence, our aim is to have a combination of two different pieces of footage. One of which will be showing a boy before he went missing and the other will be showing a person who seems to be involved in his disappearance. My idea will be to have the young boy in very casual clothes such as jeans and preferably a white top. The reasoning for this choice in his clothing is because its generally what a young person would wear on a day out with their friends (linking to the age of the boy) and the white top is to represent innocents for the child (shows how he has done nothing wrong and makes the boy seem more like a victim the less wrong doing he has done).

 

Costume: Male Protagonist (Suspect)

 

The person who seems to be behind the child's disappearance will be wearing smart clothing such as shoes, a smart shirt (possibly casual) and smart trousers as well as an apron (bearing in mind the sleeves on the shirt will be rolled up, top buttons undone and the apron will have blood on it.) The reasoning behind this kind of costume choice is to show two sides to the suspect. In public this person is seen as a respectable person who wears fine clothes and may have a good job that pays well but secretly in his spare time (shown by his smart cloths being relaxed) he may just be a murderer/ abducts people.

 

 

 

Props: Child

 

Some props that the child will have may be a bag of some sort which contains all his personal belongs that a young man may carry (phone, wallet, aftershave etc.) Another prop that could be used could be the child's shoe. in one of the shots, his shoe could be placed somewhere (not too obvious) to show that something has happened to the child or that the suspect may have a link to the case. Another prop which I'm undecided on would be a piece of jewellery like a chain. This could be what the child would wear like a part of is costume that has some meaning to it or could have a big link to the case (in one clip the boy might be wearing it, but in the next the man could have it on) that in itself could add mystery within the opening sequence (how did it get from the boy to the man?)

 

 

 

Props: Male Protagonist (suspect)

 

The male could be wearing glasses to show precision in his work or whatever he is doing (e.g. disposing of the body) or/and he could be wearing a mask to hide his identity from the viewer (cannot give to much away up front or no one is going to want to watch the show!). Another set of props that would be effective would be a set of knives. This would make the viewers question what the suspect is up to (could he be cutting up the body?) A final main prop for the suspect would be the chain (discussed in previous paragraph).

 

Props: On The set 

 

in order to create a good theme/ atmosphere whilst filming, my group must ensure that the set has the appropriate location choice and props to go with its surroundings. some props I am hoping to obtain for the filming , would be; table (which the suspect will be standing behind and we will not be able to see what's on the table), a cover to go over the table (bloody and tattered), a board containing pictures and pieces of string as well as a map to add mystery like I old detective movies). and finally lights  (we want the set to be dark and the lights will then focus on key thins such as the table and the board).