How did you attract/address your audience?
We attracted our audience different techniques and using various codes and conventions. We made our sequence follow the typical conventions of a thriller so our product could look professional, and the audience would be able to tell the difference between our opening sequence and any other films opening sequence. We also had to make sure we appealed to our target audience which was the 16-25 age range.
We researched thrillers that are currently at the movies now and we also asked our friends which thriller movies they enjoy most. From our research we saw that there was a movie that was popular amongst both genders and our target audience. ‘Scream 4’ (2011) was a horror mystery thriller genre, so we decided to have black and white shots of weapons like knifes, blades and scissors covered in blood that would attract and appeal to the audience. From the feedback from our friends many of them said that they enjoyed movies such as ‘The Grudge’ (2004) and ‘Saw (2004)’. So from this result as editor I decided to add so small scene to that similar of ‘The Grudge’, this is from 1:38 – 1:51 of the sequence below.
During the production of our sequence when we were going along we changed many things, as our vision of the opening sequence that we had in mind had not been met. Our original plan was meant to be simple but we decided to make it slightly more complicated and intense as this would appeal more to the audience. I researched generally just some movies so I could have a little bit of inspiration in doing something to improve the sequence. After watching a clip from the movie ‘Saving Private Ryan (1998)’ it gave me an idea on what to change in the sequence. I decided to make the sequence as a flashback and I made the last clip the first clip, so it would be the protagonist recalling the events that happened earlier that day. I also made the sequence shorter as a whole, so it could cut straight to the point as some bits dragged on too much which would lose the audiences interest. Overall, adding and reshaping the whole piece would make a big difference as it would create more enigmas, suspense and tension to the audience.
During the production of our sequence when we were going along we changed many things, as our vision of the opening sequence that we had in mind had not been met. Our original plan was meant to be simple but we decided to make it slightly more complicated and intense as this would appeal more to the audience. I researched generally just some movies so I could have a little bit of inspiration in doing something to improve the sequence. After watching a clip from the movie ‘Saving Private Ryan (1998)’ it gave me an idea on what to change in the sequence. I decided to make the sequence as a flashback and I made the last clip the first clip, so it would be the protagonist recalling the events that happened earlier that day. I also made the sequence shorter as a whole, so it could cut straight to the point as some bits dragged on too much which would lose the audiences interest. Overall, adding and reshaping the whole piece would make a big difference as it would create more enigmas, suspense and tension to the audience.
Below is an annotated version of our opening sequence ‘The Teacher’, which gives further detail in how we managed to attract our audience.
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