How did you attract/address your audience?

1. Q5) How did you attract/address
your audience?

2. • There are 3 opening credits in our opening sequences with very simple yet suspenseful music. The
credits are all kept consistent otherwise it will not be as effective as it will take away the attention
of the audience from the events that occur in the opening sequence. The only way we can
distinguish the credits is through the different types of music used. The opening credits have a
simple drumbeat-like sound as most opening credits have these in their films such as the Dark
Knight which I believe to be effective as it gives a suspenseful edge which is key in order to retain
interests in films such as these. The music then changes as our hero flies into action. It is now
replaced by fast paced which has a cocky feel to it. This matches quite nicely to the active scenes in
our films as the music moves with the pace. This is similar to the final fight scene of the film Never
Back Down as rock music, which is quite aggressive at times and very fast paced, is used. This
matches the fight very well as it adds to the suspense. The credits flash in and out as it adds to the
tension and also doesn’t take any attention away from the events of the film. This is why they are
kept quite simple. The same music then slows down as Shamus and AJ escape which creates
tension and also helps to flow with our final piece of music in the opening sequence. The music
also reflects the importance of their escape. The final credit is our title of the film where the music
is replaced by a more serious sound to emphasize the name of the film which just so happens to be
the main theme. This could possibly reflect the change in the character’s attitudes as the events to
come are considered to be quite serious.

3. • There is variety of shots that have integrated well in the opening sequence. It begins with a close-
up of a machine gun which suggests action from the outset. There is then a medium close-up of our
hero reloading the gun which gives the audience a first-hand look at how experienced Shamus is
with these situations. Although the props such as the guns are quite toy-like, I feel it adds to the
impression of a day dream which may possibly put off the audience but also add to the shock
realization of the fakery of the setting. The camera then performs a tracking shot which shows the
setting as well as one of our extras. This is quite similar to the surprise attack in Rambo where he
quite viciously kills the enemy and steals their weapons to carry on killing more villains. Shamus
then leaves his heavy big gun behind in order to make his surprise attack more effective which then
results in him having to take the dead bandits gun as he is now in pursuit of saving his friend/ love
interest. The lighting is quite every-day. However this changes once Shamus moves into a different
setting where a tracking shot reveals AJ and the bandit/teacher which the builds suspense as the
audience are possibly eager to know what happens next. This is where most of our effects have
been used as we needed a flash to make the gunshot believable as well as blood to show how
severe the gunshot was on the bandit/teacher. As the two escape, the music lowers and you hear
the hero’s name being called out which both characters react to. This hints at the fact that the two
characters are quite supportive of each other. There is then a clever of display of match-on action
as when Shamus turns around, he ends up in a classroom with the same characters but all playing
different roles within a different setting.

4. • In an action/ thriller genre, there is usually a psychological aspect
within which the main character has undergone a tragic incident
which still affects him in a way .e.g. when Shamus dreams about
following in his parents footsteps as spies and killing those who
wrong him. Another aspect of an action/thriller is the very common
theme of a damsel in distress. AJ obviously lacks the skills to save
herself and presently in a dangerous situation. This is similar to
Taken, when her father mercilessly kills many in order to save his
daughter. The action component is present through the presence of
violence such as when Shamus kills the extra and the visual
emphasis on the gun such as in the Matrix when they prepare to
save Morpheus. This is quite common in action films and the target
audience should be familiarised with this.