1. Evaluation Question
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By Olivia McSweeney

2. Genre Conventions
• My film opening sequence contains mystery as both the
identity of the pursuer and the victim’s fate is unknown which
entices the audience as it leaves them with unanswered
questions and therefore want to know what happens next.
• The use of chase sequence also creates a suspenseful
atmosphere for the audience as they are unaware of what
precisely is going to happen to the victim but the outcome is
greatly hinted through the use of cross-cutting.

3. Use of music
• The music used in my film opening is eerie, this helps to create
a suspenseful atmosphere as it foreshadows that something
bad is about to happen and therefore keeps the audience
attentive.
• The music doesn’t contain any lyrics and therefore does not
distract the audience away from the events taking place in the
sequence. Its only purpose is to give insight into events taking
place and to build tension.
• This is a fairly typical use of music for its genre (Supernatural
Thriller)

4. Similarities to other films
• My film features a chase sequence in its opening which is
fairly typical of films in its genre.
• The film also jumps straight into a tense and suspenseful
scene (victim is chased by a unknown source) which is a
technique used in quite a few films of its genre to immediately
grip its audience (as opposed to gradually building the
tension).

5. Unique selling point
• A unique selling point about my film is that although
supernatural thriller films are generally quite conventional, my
film’s target audience is primarily teenagers/young adults .
• The main characters will be between the ages of 15-18 and
the film include themes of which that age group will relate to
e.g. school. This will make the film more appealing to the
target audience as this will make it more relatable.