The document is a response from a filmmaker describing how they attracted their audience and addressed feedback on their thriller film. Specifically: 1) The filmmaker used realistic sound design and effects over music to immerse the audience. 2) Visual elements like a dropped bracelet and phone calls were used to connect the audience to the characters. 3) Uncertain editing was used to confuse the audience and keep them engaged in the story. 4) Feedback was overall positive about the filmmaking skills but some found the ending unclear about the character in the bath.

1. Question 5
How did you
attract/address
your audience?
By Alice Childerhouse-Boulter

2. When I was editing my film I tried to make it as realistic and relatable as
possible, I did this through the soundtrack, editing, and effects. I didn't use any
music in my thriller, instead I used the sound of Lyndsey being dragged as this
felt more effective as it puts the audience in the situation and the sound surround
them. I used diagetic sound of a phone ringing when there were shots of Robin
in the toilet to create a sense of Robin being overwhelmed with the thought of
Lyndsey being killed.
In these two shots Lyndsey is
being dragged through the snow,
and Robin in the bathroom
running his hands through his
hair.
I think these shots really show how
connected the two characters are
connected and allows the audience
to relate to having that kind of
relationship with someone.

3. The mise-en-scene I used in my thriller was all quite simple as I didn't want to
rely on objects to make the opening interesting and instead focused more on
the characters and locations. I used a bracelet that falls off Lyndsey as she is
being dragged through the snow so that when Robin finds it the audience can
identify with his character. The bracelet represents Lyndsey as a character and
may give the audience a clue as to what kind of person she is, as well as
connecting with our young target audience as its a fashionable accessory
within this age group. I also used a phone that Robin calls Lyndsey on to link
the two characters and show that they have a close relationship, it also relates
to our audience as most people have a mobile phone. It may also add to the
audiences fear as it can be very worrying when someone doesn't answer their
phone, so this attracts our audience as they can relate to that feeling.
When I was editing my film I used lots of fades and dissolves in-between shots
to establish a sense of uncertainty as to what was reality and fantasy. This may
confuse our audience but also grab their attention as they will want to know
more about the story and to find out what's going on.

4. I asked several people to fill out a
questionnaire of what they thought of my
film, the results are as follows.
Age and gender Q1 – Was the Q2 - Did the Q3 – How do Q4 – How do Q5 – Is the Q6 – Would the
film easy to sequence hold you rate the you rate the production opening inspire
understand? your attention? camera work standard of clearly the you to watch
and editing? mise-en-scene, opening to a the rest of the
colour, figure, thriller film? film?
lighting and
objects?
16, female 4/5 5/5 4/5 5/5 4/5 Yes
Participant 1
32, male 5/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 Yes
Participant 2
36, female 5/5 5/5 5/5 4/5 5/5 Yes
Participant 3
17, male 4/5 4/5 5/5 4/5 5/5 Yes
Participant 4
16, male 3/5 3/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 Undecided
Participant 5
16, female 3/5 5/5 5/5 4/5 5/5 Yes
Participant 6
16, male 3/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 Yes
Participant 7
16, male 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 5/5 Yes
Participant 8

5. Age and Q7 – Can you Q8 – Were Q9 – Was there Q10 – What Q11 – Does the Q12 – Rate the
gender suggest there any any part you were it’s best soundtrack overall
anything that aspects that found features? effectively production out
could improve you found confusing or reflect and of 10
the appeal? offensive? hard to enhance the (1=low,
i.e. understand? mood and 10=high)
representation action?
of race, gender,
age, culture
16, female N/A N/A N/A Camera work, Yes 9/10
Participant 1 soundtrack and
cliff-hanger
32, male No No No Camera work, Yes 9/10
Participant 2 good use of
angles
particularly
shots of girl in
snow
36, female No N/A No Camera work, Yes – very bare, 10/10
Participant 3 editing, and like the footage
cliff-hanger
17, male N/A N/A N/A Action, cliff- Yes, effective 8/10
Participant 4 hanger use of diegetic
sound
16, male Move the title N/A N/A Lighting, action No soundtrack 7/10
Participant 5 as its too dark and editing
against the
boys black coat
16, female No No Wasn’t sure Editing Good use of 9/10
Participant 6 why the girl diegetic sound
was in the bath

6. Age and Q7 – Can you Q8 – Were Q9 – Was there Q10 – What Q11 – Does the Q12 – Rate the
gender suggest there any any part you were it’s best soundtrack overall
anything that aspects that found features? effectively production out
could improve you found confusing or reflect and of 10
the appeal? offensive? hard to enhance the (1=low,
i.e. understand? mood and 10=high)
representation action?
of race, gender,
age, culture
16, male No No When the girl Everything Yes, good use 10/10
Participant 7 was in the bath of sound
16, male No No No The realism Yes 10/10
Participant 8
I think this feedback is relatively positive apart from a few comments mostly
about the ending when Lyndsey is found in the bath. The people I
interviewed didn’t understand why she went from being outside to being in
the bath. I had to explain that Lyndsey being in the abth was Robins
imagination as his conscience is constantly being haunted by the idea of
Lyndsey being killed. If I was to go back and remake my film I would make
sure to have some more shots of Lyndsey being in various places to suggest
that it’s Robin’s mind playing tricks on him as opposed to her really being
there.