Research & Planning: Progression Podcast

Here is a podcast I produced to show you my work so far which includes my chase sequence, genre research and interviews. 

Research & Planning: Questionnaire Results

Questionnaire Results
After getting our target audience to complete our questionnaire these are the results:

1. Are you: Male or Female?
5 Males  5 Females.

2. How old are you?
All 17-19

3.What character age range would appeal to you?
1 3-5
6 17-19
3 25-30

4. Would you prefer a more ambiguous character or unambiguous?
7 Ambiguous
3 Unambiguous

If unambiguous, what type?
Masked Mysterious
Person with something distinctive like a tattoo or scar
Person

5. What colours do you associate with Thrillers?
9 Black
5 White
8 Red
2 Grey
2 Blue
1 Dark Purple 
1 Pink
1 Purple
1 Glitter

6. Would you prefer a more enclosed area or an open busy environment?
5 Enclosed
Examples
Attic
Church
2xHouse
Warehouse

5 Open
Examples
3xWoods
Forest
Flowery Field

7. Would you prefer mood music to make it more dramatic or diegetic sounds?
6 Mixed
3 Mood Music
1 Diegetic

8. Would you prefer slow or fast paced editing?
7 Fast
3 Slow

9. Would you prefer a handheld camera or stable?
7 Handheld
3 Stable

Research & Planning: Questionnaire

Questionnaire: Questions

Here are the questions we created for our questionnaire:

1.Are you: Male or Female?

 Male_  Female_

2.How old are you? 

 17-19  20-24  24+

In a thriller trailer: 

3.What character age range would appeal to you?

3-5  17-19  25-30  40-60  Mixed 

4.Would you prefer a more ambiguous (Unclear) character or unambiguous? e.g. In Scream, we know the murderer is behind the mask 

Ambiguous_  Unambiguous (obvious)_

If unambiguous, what type? e.g. mask or person 

5.What colours do you associate with thrillers? Write 3

6.Would you prefer a more enclosed area e.g. a house or an open, busy environment e.g. a city? 

Enclosed_  example__

Open_  example__ 

7.Would you prefer mood music to make it more dramatic or diegetic sounds?

Mood_  Music_  Diegetic_  Mixed_

8.Would you prefer slow or fast paced editing?

Fast_  Slow_

9.Would you prefer a handheld camera or stable?

Handheld_  Stable_

Research & Planning: Good & Bad Trailers

The Blair Witch Project would be considered a good trailer as it includes factors that we would easily be able to recreate as they use hand-held cameras, relatively common settings and a small cast.



American Psycho would be a difficult trailer to recreate as it uses a variety of characters and we also don't have the equipment available to create the more graphic areas, such as the axe-throw.  They also use high quality cameras that create an effect our handhelds cameras can't match.

Research & Planning: What is a Teaser Trailer/Trailer?

What is a Teaser Trailer/Trailer

A teaser trailer should consist of a combination of various factors which are:

• A Montage: A grouping of various clips that include areas from the equilibrium, the disruption and various peaks that occur throughout the narrative.  However, the new equilibrium shouldn't be included in the trailer as the main problem should only be revealed to the audience.
• Voice Over / Titles: Depending on the genre of the film being advertised, voice overs and titles are an effective way to sell a film.  Genres such as comedies use voice overs as they can provide a humorous feel.  Whereas other genres, such as horror, rely on titles to build up tension and project their theme.
• Production Company: Before any of the film content is shown, the production company is revealed to the audience.  This is a good selling feature as people prefer productions by particular companies and know to expect on whether they'll enjoy the film or not this is backed up with the age certificate being included with it or just before.
• Title of the film: This normally occurs at the end of the trailer to show their audience what to look out for.
• Release Date: This also occurs at the end of the film along with websites and areas their audience can visit.

Research & Planning: Top 10 Thriller Films

Here are the top 10 most popular thriller films on the IMDB website,  this will help me pick a theme for my film and get some general ideas on what to include in my trailer.

Research & Planning: Target Audience Prezi

Target Audience on Prezi

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Target Audience on Prezi

Here is a Prezi presentation of what I expect my target audience to be like so I can tailor my trailer to their needs