Our production will be a psychological thriller/horror, like other films of this genre we will be focusing as much on the plot as the characters. This means that the story will not be simple and straight forward, the audience will have no clear ending that they might expect, for examples in the usual films the 'good guy' always wins. Thrillers do not work this way, it is uncertain if our character will survive or even figure out the mystery. The audience are never given the full picture, some information given could have nothing to do with the story but used just to confuse the audience and to raise many questions as to what is yet to come. This means that the audience will have to keep track of what is going on, meaning they will have to think about what they believe is the truth and what the end will be so that when the story is concluded we are able to shock the audience because thrillers often have a twist which is unexpected because you were never told the truth.
The opening sequence of our movie is about someone who is abducted and kept in a secluded place away from the outside world by someone who has been watching this persons every move. The mystery is there to hook the viewer and create a story but also to simply thrill the viewers it also brings up questions as to why the character is in that place? How did she get there? What is the motive? Does she die or survive?. Because this is a psychological thriller/horror we can play with reality which can scare the audience and make them aware of what happens in the real world. Overall we want the audience to be able to understand what is going on otherwise the deep twisting story is useless. This means that all ages from 15 and above or 18 and above can watch this film and hopefully understand the story.
Our film will appeal to the target audience because it contains all the factors that are needed for the psychological thriller genre, however it includes elements of horror, action and thriller as well as a few other milnor sub-genres. From the opening of our film we will include the main elements of the psychological thriller genre. The opening two minutes are designed to “make you think” when watching the film, keeping them interested and not pushing them over the edge and stopping them from watching on.
In the BFI handbook 2005 we've discovered that 41.5% of the regular cinema going audience in britain is aged 15-34. Psychological thriller fits this audience because they are the main audience who watch the film and appreciate what is given also they are able to tolerate the thrills and fear.
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