2. 1) HOW DID YOU DECIDE ON THE GENRE?
We decided on the genre by doing audience questionnaires to
collect peoples votes of the most popular genre and their
specific tastes. We selected a variety people in the
age category of our target audience to find out the best
possible genre. In fact the highest voted was comedy but
after discussion we felt this genre would be very hard to
create an amazing teaser trailer for that would be
professional enough for the standard of our audience. So
we decided on a thriller which we felt we could accomplish
well enough to be a great product.
3. 2) WHAT MADE YOU PICK THESE ACTORS AND ACTRESSES?
We decided on these two specific actor and actress as they
both promote drama and have acted a lot before and we
felt their personality and skills stood out enough and
were perfect for our roles. They are both down-to-earth
and keen to listen and learn. We felt we could rely on
them both and they would be nice to work with.
4. 3) WHO IS THE TARGET AUDIENCE?
The target audience are citizens aged from 15-25yrs because
we feel that the film would capture their interest most
through the complex emotional roller coaster of the storyline
and the ambitious characters in the film. This being a thriller
is a popular genre that have chosen as second most
favourite. It can suit both genders because the film has two
sides to it. The scary aspects of the film can sometimes
acquire a specific taste but we feel it is gripping enough they
would be mad to miss out on this one!
5. 4) HOW DOES THE MUSIC CHALLENGE OR FOLLOW CONVENTIONS?
The music in our teaser trailer both challenges and follows
conventions. For example we have a slow and
creepy soundtrack right from the beginning which creates the
right atmosphere and tension that the audience should feel. But
as we go through the film some slight upbeat soundtracks were
used to create a contrast between the tense atmosphere, to a
more light and slightly humorous atmosphere so that the
audience will feel slightly confused about what is happening next.
This is challenging conventions because it should get the
audience hooked and confused so that they want to watch more!
We have other sounds for the part where character "Gabby" is
stalking her 'boyfriend' this then makes the audience realise she
is the evil one and something will happen as the tension is
building.
6. 5) WHAT AMBITIONS DID YOU HAVE THAT YOU COULDN'T FOLLOW THROUGH WITH?
Ambitions that we had that we couldn't follow through with
was to make the trailer slightly more scary and to make it
mess with the audiences minds more. We did not want
to make this happen if we could not support it to the
correct standards and did not feel like the video wasn't
strong enough but we are still happy with the final
outcome.
