Evaluation 5: How did you attract your audience?

We chose to include stereotypical teenage clothes in our film to
relate to the audience of a similar age group.

I attracted the audience for my film opening in several ways. One of the main ways I did this was through our choice of age of the characters. Before choosing the actor of our film, we thought about whether we wanted to include any older actors and if so, what effect this would have on the film. Therefore, after discussing, we came to the conclusion that it would be best to have characters of a similar age as this fitted best with the stereotypical naivety that is found in characters within films of the horror/thriller genre. Not only therefore would it fit with the conventions and therefore the expectations of our audience, but it would also allow them to relate to the lifestyle and personalities that are portrayed within the film. Furthermore, we also chose that the characters would wear just normal, casual clothes of a steretypical middle class teenager to prevent the audience from distancing themselves from the characters and therefore add to the reality of the film.

Additionally, in terms of camera shots, there are many ways in which we attracted the audience in our film. For example, it is noticable in the film that we chsoe many shots, such as the low-angle shot of Greg when he is going up the stairs, in order to make the film seem more attractive. Shots such as the low-angle were chosen by us in order to create tension and suspense, and therefore connote danger to the audience. the shots were also chosen with the factor of lighting being very much in mind. For example, the low-angle shot with Greg was not only chsoen to create tension, but also was chosen to reveal little of the light to the audience, and therefore to connote that there is something hidden behind the darkenss. To use another example, the mid-shot of Greg walking towards the bathroom was chosen to also reveal notmuch of the content of the bathroom. Therefore, we attracted the audience through the theme of mystery that was formed through the elements of the lighting and camerawork.