How did you attract/address your audience?

Filed under by Emma Phillips on 06:59

We aimed to attract our audience in many ways, by complying with the typical conventions, such as dark editing along with a disturbing atmosphere- reflected by not only the setting/location but the plot itself, which was interesting and kept the audience guessing the narrative throughout. The instrumental music we added during editing helps to create a very tense atmosphere, with sudden crescendo’s and presto/allegro’s adding to the dramatic effect that thriller’s are most famous for.




We took into account, when addressing our audience during the filming, the results of our questionnaire as it is important to ensure our audience gain what they wish from our thriller in order to make sure it is a success. For instance, many participants stated that they would not show a thriller to anyone under 15 years old; due to the often violence or gory features they share. It is easy to see also from the results that the most commonly liked aspect of a thriller was the aspect of crime associated with the main story line, as well as the thriller starting on a flashback. We decided to incorporate both these factors into our thriller in order to gain its overall popularity and success as a BBFC rated 15 film. Throughout the filming process, we had to make sure that each scene was suitable, and if not, re-plan the given scene and re-film it. We also, to fit with the BBFC guidelines, did not show the rape scene, but instead implied it; this added to the overall sub-genre experience of a psychological thriller.

Audience feedback is very important to us when evaluating our media product, and therefore we decided to create a video illustrating peoples view on the thriller itself; stating what they liked about it, what they would change and what they wish to see more of. By doing this, we were able to identify directly with the audience, as well as having our thriller compared to many professional versions. Possible ideas of changes or extra shots may be given, helping us to understand what we could do to improve.

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The opening credits also help this affect, with slow pans both vertically and horizontally along with the simple font and gloomy effects on the shots- more than anything we wanted our audience to feel the same fear that our victim felt; growing worries, tension and suspense, as well as the inevitability of the portrayed outcome.






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