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 The research and analysis I carried out on thrillers
influenced me greatly in my production process, thanks
to the questionnaires I found out the most sought out and
popular thriller conventions and stereotypes. My
questionnaires also showed me what the audience was
expecting in thrillers, which was plot twists, explosions,
weapons and murder - my iconography especially then
helped me to challenge the ideologies which the
audience have.
 I carried this out by keeping my characters mise en scene
opposite to what they suggest, for example having my
antagonist in smart, tailored clothes which symbolises hard-
work and financial security. In addition the Art Of The Title
opening sequences research gave me incredibly valuable
knowledge by playing a huge part in how I designed and
created my own opening sequence – especially Se7en,
who’s opening I took on as a template and then built on by
using the same lightning, and the idea of contrasting the
white credits against a bleak background.
 I could see my film being a Warp distribution as my film has all the attributes of an
independent film company, this means having a very dark and twisted storyline and
relying more on the creative side of the film rather than the special effects that I
didn’t need. A film I would compare the distribution methods with is ‘A Field In
England’, this is because I couldn’t use push media on my potential audience when it
comes to star quality and wouldn’t have the funds to market so widely, therefore by
distributing on all platforms I could use push media this way in order to make my film
accessible for my niche audience.
 By doing this my niche audience wouldn’t need to stream my media product
illegally or resort to using piracy, which means higher levels of revenue from my
film. In addition, this would give me pre-release rights to the film and therefore
wouldn’t have control taken off my production by the parenting company.
Also, my film isn’t the ‘big screen’ type that would show off CGI, 3D and
iMax, which means a big budget wouldn’t be required. Furthermore, because
the conglomerates are losing more control over their distribution and
audience, I think it would be advantageous to me and my film being a Warp X
production because it is the independent companies who are gradually regaining
control of distribution methods – therefore I think my film would be a fine
addition to legal streaming websites such as ‘Netflix’ and ‘NOWTV’ and other
digital platforms.
 Also by having Warp as a distributor it means I can use websites such as bleep.com
to distribute my film on, and I also get the credit from being part of a British
independent film company. However, I would have to rely on below the line
advertising which relies on good reviews and word of mouth to spread the buzz of
my thriller. Also events similar to the Toronto Film festival could be a good venue
to use in order to advertise and market, as well as the viewers and revenue it
would bring in if my film was shown there, because if my product was well
received the critics there then it would not only spread a positive buzz, but will
also attract private investors who may want to share some financial stability which
I could use for marketing and distribution purposes.

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Who would be the audience for your media product? How did you attract/address your audience

  • 1. Who would be the audience for your media product? How did you attract/address your audience? What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
  • 2.  The research and analysis I carried out on thrillers influenced me greatly in my production process, thanks to the questionnaires I found out the most sought out and popular thriller conventions and stereotypes. My questionnaires also showed me what the audience was expecting in thrillers, which was plot twists, explosions, weapons and murder - my iconography especially then helped me to challenge the ideologies which the audience have.  I carried this out by keeping my characters mise en scene opposite to what they suggest, for example having my antagonist in smart, tailored clothes which symbolises hard- work and financial security. In addition the Art Of The Title opening sequences research gave me incredibly valuable knowledge by playing a huge part in how I designed and created my own opening sequence – especially Se7en, who’s opening I took on as a template and then built on by using the same lightning, and the idea of contrasting the white credits against a bleak background.
  • 3.
  • 4.
  • 5.
  • 6.  I could see my film being a Warp distribution as my film has all the attributes of an independent film company, this means having a very dark and twisted storyline and relying more on the creative side of the film rather than the special effects that I didn’t need. A film I would compare the distribution methods with is ‘A Field In England’, this is because I couldn’t use push media on my potential audience when it comes to star quality and wouldn’t have the funds to market so widely, therefore by distributing on all platforms I could use push media this way in order to make my film accessible for my niche audience.  By doing this my niche audience wouldn’t need to stream my media product illegally or resort to using piracy, which means higher levels of revenue from my film. In addition, this would give me pre-release rights to the film and therefore wouldn’t have control taken off my production by the parenting company. Also, my film isn’t the ‘big screen’ type that would show off CGI, 3D and iMax, which means a big budget wouldn’t be required. Furthermore, because the conglomerates are losing more control over their distribution and audience, I think it would be advantageous to me and my film being a Warp X production because it is the independent companies who are gradually regaining control of distribution methods – therefore I think my film would be a fine addition to legal streaming websites such as ‘Netflix’ and ‘NOWTV’ and other digital platforms.
  • 7.  Also by having Warp as a distributor it means I can use websites such as bleep.com to distribute my film on, and I also get the credit from being part of a British independent film company. However, I would have to rely on below the line advertising which relies on good reviews and word of mouth to spread the buzz of my thriller. Also events similar to the Toronto Film festival could be a good venue to use in order to advertise and market, as well as the viewers and revenue it would bring in if my film was shown there, because if my product was well received the critics there then it would not only spread a positive buzz, but will also attract private investors who may want to share some financial stability which I could use for marketing and distribution purposes.