2. Genre Conventions
My movie is an action/thriller movie so there are a lot of
conventions.
There will be some fast paced music in some scenes to
build up the viewers excitement and tense music in other
parts so that the viewer will be scared and worried.
There will be fighting scenes to show the genre
conventions of an action movie.
Low lighting to make it hard for the viewer to know what’s
going on which will build tension for the viewer.
There will be a lot of close up shots on the characters so
you can clearly see their emotions and what they’re
feeling.
There will be a love interest which will also make the
movie more appealing to some other people.
The main character is a woman with a mental disability
which goes against most action movie conventions.
3. Panic Room
Terrorists attack the main character Niomi’s
city and patrol the street. Niomi hides in a
panic room in her house and is later joined
by Harry, Katherine and Katherine’s dad
John. Niomi and Harry fall in love. Katherine
gets jealous and attacks her and drags her
out to the street. Terrorists take Niomi to their
base and she’s forced to work. Weeks later,
she finds Katherine and John dead and runs
away with alive Harry. He turns out to be a
spy and kills her.
4. Key Characters
I used Alex Pettyfer for the role of Harry
because he has been in action/thriller
movies before, for example ‘I am number
four’ so he will have experience and will play
the character well. I used Emelia Clarke as
Niomi because she has been in the TV
show ‘game of thrones’ which has
conventions of both action and thriller. They
will know how to portray the characters well.
They’re both famous so they will attract
more viewers.
I used Donald Sutherland as John because
he has played a character in an action
movie so he will be able to act in this movie
well as he has experience for it. Nina
Dobrev plays Katherine because she’s
acted as a main role in a thriller TV show so
she will know how to portray her character.
They’re both very famous so will bring
viewers.
5. Director
I chose Gary Ross to direct my movie because he has
directed ‘the hunger games’ which is an action movie so he
will know how to show the conventions easily. He’s also
quite famous as ‘the hunger games’ is a very popular film
and he also directed the film ‘big’ which has Tom Hanks as
the main character who is very famous.
6. Target Audience
My target audience is people over the age of 15 and
people that enjoy thriller and action movies. I chose
this target audience because my movie contains the
codes and conventions used in most other films of the
same genre. It might not be appropriate for people
under the age of 15 because it contains violence.
7. Location
I would set my movie in New York. I would do it here
because my move is based in a large city that has
been taken over, so doing it somewhere like New York
would make sense.
8. Comparison
People would want to watch my movie because it has
an action and a thriller crossover so a lot of people that
enjoy movies like that would appeal to them. It also
contains a lot of famous actors and actresses so it
would also attract attention on social networks and
from people who like the actors.
9. Budget
My movie would be high budget as there will be
special effects that need to be used. For example, gun
shots etc. I would also need money so that the actors
could be paid. There would be advertising as well so
that the movie would get people looking forward to it
and being in the cinema.
10. Release
I would release my movie in these cinemas:
I would put them in these cinemas because this is
where most of the big movies are played, so many
people would see my poster and then go and watch it.
