Age: 16-25 year old's because the lead actors in my thriller opening are 16-17 and the younger audiences will be able to relate to these characters.
Gender: either.
The audience prefer psychological thrillers according to my questionaire and I think most audiences prefer thrillers to be mainstream because a lot of audiences go to the movies because their favourite actor is starring in the movie which I discovered through quotes from people's thoughts about movies.
Expectations from a thriller: From the questionaire audiences are looking for a psychological genre, located somewhere totally unknown to them, and they want the thriller character to remain a mystery until the end. The audiences want the soundtrack to be instrumental, and most of them agreed that the plot was the main aspect of a thriller. The audiences also didn't mind which time period it was set in as long as all the aspects of a thriller were within the film. From the quotes I looked at from different movies some audiences are attracted to the movies because of the actor in the movie, or because of the high quality advert which could always be misleading the audience.
From the questionnaire I did people wanted the killer to be a mystery until the end and a movie which this audience might particularly like would be The Uninvited where the audience think they have guessed who the murderer or wrong doer is but when they reach the end of the movie it is revealed that the audience is wrong and they are left in shock when they leave the cinema. In The Uninvited the main character Anna returns home from a mental institution after trying to commit suicide after her mother's death and when she returns home she sees that her mother's nurse is now her stepmother. Anna and her sister believe that the stepmother killed their own mother and the sisters try to find clues about their mother's death which leads to the truth of what really happened the night of her mother's death. The movie starts to be quite predictable, but then the ending shocks the audience and everything the audience had worked out is wrong and the real truth is revealed. The movie is a psychological thriller which is what the audience wanted from the questionaire, and the killer is also revealed right at the end which is another thing the audience said they liked.
The audience said in the questionaire that they wanted the killer to remain a secret until the end of the film/opening and I will apply this to my own thriller opening. The audience believe they know what is going to happen, and who the killer is but then at the end it is revealed that the victim is in fact the murderer. The plot of opening is the main aspect, even though the girl in the opening is an important factor because she looks small, innocent and you wouldn't think she would kill anybody but it turns out she is the killer. I will provide stereotypical costumes for each of my characters so the girl will be wearing everyday clothes which the audience will relate to, and the boy/"stalker" will wear all black with his hood up so his identity remains hidden.
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Monday, 1 February 2010
Monday, 18 January 2010
Collecting quotes from audiences about relevant thriller films
I have been researching audiences reviews on films which I have linked to my own thriller opening.
SIN CITY:
'think my favorite character is Deadly Little Miho..the only thing more terrifying than someone threatening you till you collapse is someone who doesn't say a word. then, you have no idea what they're thinking and knowing nothing is always scarier than knowing at least something...even if it is a lie...frank miller just kills me' - this reviewer is focusing more on the character aspect of the movie, but also how the actor portrays this certain character.
'Brittany Murphy (1977-2009) R.I.P' – audiences focus on the actors in the mainstream movies, and when something happens in their personal lives the audiences get involved.
'the actor line up is freakin all-star haha, i mean really? come on. insaane' - shows that they are viewing the movie for the actors line up.
Focusing on the song in the movie, a lot of quotes about the trailer's song so they are attracted to the movie because of the song on the trailer heightening it's suspense not what the trailer is showing you.
'best movie! great cast, superior dialogs, excellent camera work, brilliant story' 'Sin City is unique and will be remembered for a long time. It is so atmospheric and beautiful at the same time.' 'This movie was amazing. The plot, the character development, the gore and the brilliant use of colour.' - this quote shows that the reviewers enjoyed different aspects to the mainstream movie.
PSYCHO:
'‘Psycho’ is the original great horror movie. It’s the ultimate spine-tingler, the definitive creep-show, the perfect chiller.' - this reviewer is telling readers that it is the ultimate thriller, but doesn't go into detail about why it is a great thriller but the readers want to see it because they want to see if this review is correct.
'From master of mystery Alfred Hitchcock, ‘Psycho’ is the sort of film that’s simply impossible to forget about.' - this reviewer is focusing on the director of the movie, and the status this director has which is really high in the movie world.
'This isn’t a gory film, and what few instances of violence take place with relatively little actual on-screen violence. In fact, it contains just three big shocks, with the rest of the 110-minute running time devoted to setting scenes, building suspense and playing with our minds. But those three shocks comfortably better practically anything from the modern day canon of horror fair – Hitchcock sees to that nicely.' - this reviewer reveals what sort of movie Psycho is, and the reviewer doesn't like horror movies which Psycho isn't, and Psycho builds up suspense well and sets the scene well too.
HEAT:
'Heat is a masterful cops and robbers tale that shows both sides of the law in exquisite detail. Strong performances by Pacino and DeNiro (the scene of them sitting across the table from each other is possibly 5 of the most memorable minutes in film history). Excellent cinematography and perhaps the best gunfight (if not, one of the most intense) since Hard Boiled. More than worth the 3 or so hours.' - this reviewer points out two extremely famous actors who always bring a strong performance to a movie, so they are attracted to the movie because of the cast but then goes on to say that the movie has good cinematography, and one of the best gunfight scenes which indicates this movie is high budget.
'The human side of the characters is perfectly explored, especially concerning De Niro's character (Neil). His personal conflicts are as strong as his determination and skills as a gangster. This is the magic of this film and only two fantastic actors like Pacino and De Niro could represent it so totally. Congratulations to Val Kilmer that shined and performed exceptionally well under the huge shadow of Pacino and De Niro. A must see !' - this reviewer is also attracted to the two actors in the movie, Pacino and De Niro, and doesn't really discuss conventions of a thriller but does discuss the ways in which the actors portray the characters.
''Heat,' a film of epic proportions on a common placed scale, provides all the essentials of a great crime drama and then some. With a fascinating storyline, involving characters, and Mann's sometimes poetic, sometimes gritty directing, 'Heat' is arguably one of the best crime dramas.' - this reviewer doesn't mention the actors De Niro and Pacino but does mention the characters, but also says that the storyline is appealing which shows that this reviewer thinks that the storyline is the biggest aspect of a movie.
SIN CITY:
'think my favorite character is Deadly Little Miho..the only thing more terrifying than someone threatening you till you collapse is someone who doesn't say a word. then, you have no idea what they're thinking and knowing nothing is always scarier than knowing at least something...even if it is a lie...frank miller just kills me' - this reviewer is focusing more on the character aspect of the movie, but also how the actor portrays this certain character.
'Brittany Murphy (1977-2009) R.I.P' – audiences focus on the actors in the mainstream movies, and when something happens in their personal lives the audiences get involved.
'the actor line up is freakin all-star haha, i mean really? come on. insaane' - shows that they are viewing the movie for the actors line up.
Focusing on the song in the movie, a lot of quotes about the trailer's song so they are attracted to the movie because of the song on the trailer heightening it's suspense not what the trailer is showing you.
'best movie! great cast, superior dialogs, excellent camera work, brilliant story' 'Sin City is unique and will be remembered for a long time. It is so atmospheric and beautiful at the same time.' 'This movie was amazing. The plot, the character development, the gore and the brilliant use of colour.' - this quote shows that the reviewers enjoyed different aspects to the mainstream movie.
PSYCHO:
'‘Psycho’ is the original great horror movie. It’s the ultimate spine-tingler, the definitive creep-show, the perfect chiller.' - this reviewer is telling readers that it is the ultimate thriller, but doesn't go into detail about why it is a great thriller but the readers want to see it because they want to see if this review is correct.
'From master of mystery Alfred Hitchcock, ‘Psycho’ is the sort of film that’s simply impossible to forget about.' - this reviewer is focusing on the director of the movie, and the status this director has which is really high in the movie world.
'This isn’t a gory film, and what few instances of violence take place with relatively little actual on-screen violence. In fact, it contains just three big shocks, with the rest of the 110-minute running time devoted to setting scenes, building suspense and playing with our minds. But those three shocks comfortably better practically anything from the modern day canon of horror fair – Hitchcock sees to that nicely.' - this reviewer reveals what sort of movie Psycho is, and the reviewer doesn't like horror movies which Psycho isn't, and Psycho builds up suspense well and sets the scene well too.
HEAT:
'Heat is a masterful cops and robbers tale that shows both sides of the law in exquisite detail. Strong performances by Pacino and DeNiro (the scene of them sitting across the table from each other is possibly 5 of the most memorable minutes in film history). Excellent cinematography and perhaps the best gunfight (if not, one of the most intense) since Hard Boiled. More than worth the 3 or so hours.' - this reviewer points out two extremely famous actors who always bring a strong performance to a movie, so they are attracted to the movie because of the cast but then goes on to say that the movie has good cinematography, and one of the best gunfight scenes which indicates this movie is high budget.
'The human side of the characters is perfectly explored, especially concerning De Niro's character (Neil). His personal conflicts are as strong as his determination and skills as a gangster. This is the magic of this film and only two fantastic actors like Pacino and De Niro could represent it so totally. Congratulations to Val Kilmer that shined and performed exceptionally well under the huge shadow of Pacino and De Niro. A must see !' - this reviewer is also attracted to the two actors in the movie, Pacino and De Niro, and doesn't really discuss conventions of a thriller but does discuss the ways in which the actors portray the characters.
''Heat,' a film of epic proportions on a common placed scale, provides all the essentials of a great crime drama and then some. With a fascinating storyline, involving characters, and Mann's sometimes poetic, sometimes gritty directing, 'Heat' is arguably one of the best crime dramas.' - this reviewer doesn't mention the actors De Niro and Pacino but does mention the characters, but also says that the storyline is appealing which shows that this reviewer thinks that the storyline is the biggest aspect of a movie.
Monday, 11 January 2010
Audience Research Questionaire
1. When watching a thriller where do you prefer the location to be? :
a) A place you recognize (The city, the country etc) - 2
b) Somewhere exotic (Rainforest, desert etc) - 2
c) Somewhere unknown to you (Different planet etc) - 5
2. What do you prefer the soundtrack to be? :
a) Instrumental - 8
b) Soundtrack you recognize -1
c) None
d) Other: - written soundtrack
3. What sub-genre do you prefer a thriller to be? :
a) Action - 2
b) Crime - 1
c) Psychological - 6
d) Drama
e) Spy - 1
f) Other
4. What aspect of a thriller do you think is most important? :
a) Characters - 3
b) Plot - 6
c) Costumes
d) Location - 1
e) Other
5. How should the killer in the movie be presented? :
a) Obvious (You know it's the killer when the movie opens) - 2
b) A mystery (You are unsure of the killer until the ending) - 7
6. What time period do you prefer a thriller to be set in? :
a) Future
b) Past - 1
c) Present - 1
d) Doesn't matter - as long as all the thriller aspects are within the film - 7
The audience who answered my questionaire preferred the location to be somewhere unknown to them, like a different planet or somewhere fictional. Audiences preferred the soundtrack to be instrumental, instead of a soundtrack they recognize. Audiences preferred the genre to be psychological and that the plot is the most important aspect of a thriller. Audiences preferred the killer in a thriller to remain a mystery until the end of the movie. Audiences said that it didn't matter what time period the thriller was set in as long as all the thriller aspects were within the film.
The thriller questionaire will help with my thriller because it has given me an idea on what audiences prefer in a thriller. I won't consider all of the answers when going to plan my thriller because I have my own ideas, but I will take on board what audiences like especially the music because before I didn't know what sort of music to use but from this questionaire I have an idea of what audiences will like.
a) A place you recognize (The city, the country etc) - 2
b) Somewhere exotic (Rainforest, desert etc) - 2
c) Somewhere unknown to you (Different planet etc) - 5
2. What do you prefer the soundtrack to be? :
a) Instrumental - 8
b) Soundtrack you recognize -1
c) None
d) Other: - written soundtrack
3. What sub-genre do you prefer a thriller to be? :
a) Action - 2
b) Crime - 1
c) Psychological - 6
d) Drama
e) Spy - 1
f) Other
4. What aspect of a thriller do you think is most important? :
a) Characters - 3
b) Plot - 6
c) Costumes
d) Location - 1
e) Other
5. How should the killer in the movie be presented? :
a) Obvious (You know it's the killer when the movie opens) - 2
b) A mystery (You are unsure of the killer until the ending) - 7
6. What time period do you prefer a thriller to be set in? :
a) Future
b) Past - 1
c) Present - 1
d) Doesn't matter - as long as all the thriller aspects are within the film - 7
The audience who answered my questionaire preferred the location to be somewhere unknown to them, like a different planet or somewhere fictional. Audiences preferred the soundtrack to be instrumental, instead of a soundtrack they recognize. Audiences preferred the genre to be psychological and that the plot is the most important aspect of a thriller. Audiences preferred the killer in a thriller to remain a mystery until the end of the movie. Audiences said that it didn't matter what time period the thriller was set in as long as all the thriller aspects were within the film.
The thriller questionaire will help with my thriller because it has given me an idea on what audiences prefer in a thriller. I won't consider all of the answers when going to plan my thriller because I have my own ideas, but I will take on board what audiences like especially the music because before I didn't know what sort of music to use but from this questionaire I have an idea of what audiences will like.
Monday, 5 October 2009
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