The Target Audience

For our thriller film, the target audience will be 15 to mid-twenties. This is mainly because we have used young characters in the film and people around this age tend to be quite interested in thriller and horror films. The target audience will consist of both males and females as it is not aimed mostly at one gender.
They will have to enjoy watching thriller films and like the idea of not knowing whats going to happen. They will also obviously enjoy the thrill that this type of genre gives them. Existing films that they are likely to like would be The Crazies, Shutter Island, Law Abiding Citizen and Sorority Row etc. These are all other films within the thriller genre.
The guidelines for the classification 15 will contain no discriminatory behaviour, can contain drug-taking without encouraging it, a strong threat unless sadistic or sexualised, dangerous behaviour should not be done in too much detail so it cannot be copied, frequent use of strong language is allowed, nudity is accepted without going into too much detail within a sexual reference, sexual activity is also accepted as long as it doesn't go into too much detail, the theme doesn't really matter as long as it is acceptable for 15 year old's and violence can be used as long as it doesn't dwell on pain or injuries.

Analysis of Casino Royale Poster

The poster for Casino Royale shows the Daniel Craig who plays the role of James Bond, he is a well known actor therefore it automatically looks more appealing to the viewer. He is in the forefront of the poster showing that he is the main character. However, in the background there is a lady standing in an elegant dress. This suggests that she'll have something to do with the storyline, probably a main part of the story.

Daniel Craig is carrying a gun, which suggests that it is of the thriller genre. He's also wearing a suit suggesting that he is an important character.

The title is lined up to say '007' which is automatically connected to the James Bond films. The 7 is made into a gun so it follows the main aspects of the thriller genre.

Both characters are dressed in dark colours and no bright colours are used which again follows the thriller genre.

Analysis of a Thriller Poster

Gothika Film Poster Analysis:


The poster for the film Gothika features a close up of Halle Berry. She's wearing barely any make up and looks quite disturbed. She has the words 'Not alone' scratched into her arm, and the colours used are all quite dark colours like grey and dark blues. This immediately lets the audience know the kind of genre the film is, which is a thriller. As if it was another genre like comedy, it'd be quite a bright and lively poster.

Comparing this poster with the Catwoman poster, Halle Berry is portrayed in a completely different way. In the Catwoman poster, she is wearing quite revealing clothes and has a lot of make up on, whereas in the Gothika poster barely any of her body is in the picture and she is wearing an ordinary vest top with hardly any make up on. Therefore, they are selling the film without focusing on Halle Berry but more on the storyline.

The font used is similar to the words written on her arm, which look like they have been scratched into her skin. This again shows the genre of the film to the audience. There is also a small bit of writing next to the picture which says 'because someone is dead doesn't mean they're gone'. This gets the audience interested but makes them aware of what it is about.

Thriller Film

The filming for our thriller film will take place on 22nd and 23rd February.

22nd February:
Abi will pick the camera up at 3.20 on the Monday of filming. The filming will take place at my house (Jazz's in Newmarket), we decided this because my house has a few showers to choose from so we can decide that when we get to mine. No health and safety considerations will need to be taken as it isn't being filmed in a public place.
No lighting will need to be brought a long a sit doesn't necessarily matter whether it's light or dark because we're filming inside. The actors will be Abi and Mark, however we'll all obviously need to be there. Abi will play the sister hat has been affected by the brutal murder of her brother, and Mark will be the brother that was murdered. No script will need to be learnt because it doesn't really have any dialogue in it. Ryan will most likely be doing the filming and I will probably direct the film.
I will be in charge of keeping the family photographs, and Mark will be in charge of the fake blood and towels. These will be the only props really needed.
The weather won't really disrupt filming as it's all inside therefore the weather can't stop us from filming. The filming that we will do on the Monday will be the scenes of the old family photographs and newspaper headlines and articles. The shots used will pretty much be close ups of the articles and photographs. No sound will need to be captured on this day as we will use garageband to have music covering this part.

Analysis of 'The silence of the Lambs'

We chose to analyse the thriller, The Silence Of The Lambs. The clip we are looking at involves the first meeting between agent Clarice Starling and the infamous Dr. Hannibal Lecter.

Micro Elements:
Establishing Shot- The scene opens with an establishing shot looking down a corridor surrounded by withered prison cells, giving an eery sense to the location- as you cannot see in the cells, only past them. The shot also includes a lot of shadows this immediately makes it clear to the audience the genre and atmosphere of a thriller film.











Close Up Shots - The camera continually flicks between showing the location, and Clarice Starling. The close up allows you to see her nervous expression as she passes every cell. The audience then see inside the individual cells giving them an idea of what kind of character Dr. Hannibal will be, as we see other charaters in the prison cells before the audience meet him. This again creates an uncomfortable and nervous atmosphere- giving the audience a sense of Clarice's fear.


Over the Shoulder Shot- When both Dr. Hannibal and Clarice engage in conversation, a combination of over the shoulder and close up shots are used. At the beginning of the conversation we see over the shoulder of both characters. The use of seeing over both characters shoulders seems to be an attempt for the nervous Clarice to hold her stance of power against Dr. Hannibal. However after an intense close up on Hannibal Lectre, Clarice is then invited to sit down - losing her stance of power as a low angle shot of the Dr. and a high angle shot of Clarice is then used. It almost creates the sense of a stand off between the two characters.

Mise En Scene - Throughout the scene, you can clearly see its set within a prison, surrounded by creepy characters in other shadowed cells, an eery staircase at the bottom of the corridor and a cold, gloomy undecorated location. The deprived location creates an uncomfortable, on edge atmosphere for the audience as they know its not a relaxed atmosphere for the characters. The Dr. is also wearing a prison suit, again making the scene look more believeable that they are in a prison. Whilst the agent wears formal clothing and carries credentials, which is typical of someone in that career.

Camera movements- An effective use of camera movements is when we are introduced to Dr. Hannibal. A Point of View shot combined with a tracking shot is used, slowly edging round the corner of the cell wall to reveal the character standing with a serious glare. This creates a good effect for the audience, as it will create a great deal of suspension, making them almost want to look round the wall themselves. Throughout the rest of the scene there is very little camera movement as Clarice is seated and the Dr. stands. We see a medium shot of Clarice sitting down as she speaks, but a close up of Dr. Hannibal's face- suggesting to the audience he is in the position of power. The angle also creates shadows over his eyes creating an evil, masked emotion to his personality, whilst all of the female agent is revealed, making her look more vulnerable.

Sound- There isn't a great deal of non-diegetic sound within the clip, as a lot of silence is used. However before the meeting of the characters the diegetic sound is shadowed out by an eery, suspense-building piece of music. To the audience this builds up to the meeting of the characters. However when they meet, diegetic dialogue is used, with a great deal of silence adding to the suspense and uncomfort of the conversation.

Lighting- As already mentioned, non diegetic lighting is used to create a lot of shadows within the scene, again, adding to the eery atmosphere, giving the audience a sense that there is a lot of unknown. However the diegetic lighting that is present is very dull and dark- creating an almost green effect, lowering the mood of the meeting.