During the process of researching thriller films and their marketing, I decided to each analyse 4 thriller film posters in detail to gain a better understanding of mise en scene used in thriller film posters. This will help us when creating our own film poster for our production as we will know how to make sure that our film and its poster fits into the thriller genre.
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In our lesson we looked out the Hypodermic needle theory. This relates to our production because our target audience all get similar reactions from watching our production which shows there is no individual difference.
The video below explains the theory in couple of minutes, allowing people to understand the concept clearer. Below is our location at Windsor car park which we are going to film out thriller production. We intially chose the car park because the film 'The Call' which had a scene in the car park with a scene which was to a similar storyline to the one we wanted to do. The dark and empty building suits well with our storyline, creating the perfect crime thriller setting. The car park is an arechetype for a thriller location, however it is used in some thriller films as the location is classes as a quiet, unknown place. The darkness and emptiness within features all sorts of places to hide or to shoot a thriller scene in. For example in the film 'P2' which is shot in car park majority of the scenes are filmed on the rooftop and stair cases leading to various levels. Typical Thriller locations: Films such as Deliver a devil to us, saw, Triangle, Blair witch project are examples of some films which are held in typical locations. · Forest · Haunted House · Island · Boat · Town · Mental Asylum · Hospital · Church · Childs bedroom The video above is from the movie ‘Blair Witch Project’ which is held in a forest. I went on doing research on various typical thriller locations which have been in films. I looked at different sub-genres with locations that have been used more than once and are seen in majority of films. The car park is an ac for a thriller location, however it is used in some thriller films as the location is classes as a quiet, unknown place. The darkness and emptiness within features all sorts of places to hide or to shoot a thriller scene in. For example in the film 'P2' which is shot in car park majority of the scenes are filmed on the rooftop and stair cases leading to various levels. ![]() The BBFC decides the classification of a film through looking "at issues such as discrimination, drugs, horror, imitable behaviour, language, nudity, sex, sexual violence, theme and violence when making decisions. They also consider context, the tone and impact of a work (eg how it makes the audience feel) and even the release format (for example, as DVDs are watched in the home, there is a higher risk of underage viewing)." Thriller films typically have classifications of 12A, 12, 15, or 18, as many themes used in thrillers are not appropriate for younger audiences. This research has helped us in deciding that our target audience is going to be teenagers and young adults. Below I have created a audience profile spider diagram through primary research. The reason for creating an audience profile is to give an idea of the type of audience we are targeting at. Secondary audience: For different thriller genres, the audience directors would be aiming at those in group C to E. Likewise focusing on the demographic group E the audience would have to start from age 12 and older since majority of thrillers are certificated ‘12’. An example of a thriller film rated ‘12’ is The other featuring Nicole Kidman. Thrillers can be certified from 12-18. An example of a ‘15’ certificated thriller is ‘The Purge’ which under the genre of crime thriller containing strong violence and strong language. Whereas an ’18’ certificated film such as ‘Taken’ contains very strong violence, sexual scenes and sexual violence. In some cases thrillers can be ghastly which can change the whole aim of an audience. For example ‘The Usual Suspects’ which is rated ‘R18’ specifically for those 18 and over since it contains extremely violent and disturbing scenes which could scare the younger teenagers (Group E) |
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