1. The person playing the protagonist in our
thriller opening (Sam Conway) fits the
criteria for the character characteristics we
had previously researched and determined.
A young caucasian male around the age of
21, dark brown/ black hair, Dark stubble/
beard, slim muscular build, combed back
on trend hairstyle.
Possibly challenging a
stereotype of young
white men being the
heroic figures in movies.
Does not speak throughout
the opening
Maintains air of
mystery
The protagonist in Chronicle wears a black shirt,
maroon tie and grey overcoat, which is smart.
Our protagonist puts on a suit, later on in our
opening, this could perhaps conform to the
stereotype that a lot of smart and sophisticated
people are criminals.
Both characters are late teens,
early twenties which could
perhaps infer that this is an age
to be successful
The fact that both characters are
committing bad acts could also
infer that this is an age of
criminality, perhaps then
challenging this stereotype of
being good and successful.
The social group represented is young
males and females, between the ages
of 17- 28 of any class or race. The
protagonist being a male, would may
interest the men, while the idea of him
being good looking may interest the
females. Although this movie may
appeal to older people, our research
tells us that this would appeal to people
of this age range, because these are the
people with the most time and money
to watch movies and enjoy them.
Males are not represented in a dominant way
in our opening as the protagonist is presented
as a young man going out for the night, with
nothing else being revealed.
Had the opening not been left on a cliff hanger, the
plot may have been revealed and the male protagonist
may have been presented as dominant, but our choice
idea to leave people guessing is more thrilling and
more effective in my opinion.
As the opening does not reveal the
protagonist in a ‘bad light’, it may be more
appealing to both genders as females wont
be put off by a movie which could oppress
women in a sense.
