Evaluation introduction

My brief was to create a 2 minute long opening sequence to a thriller that combined all of the different micro elements to insure it is successfully conventional to the thriller genre, as well as making our characters relatable and build relationships with our audience.

I worked in a group of three including me, Meghan Stone and Kerry Boyne. Within the production our the thriller there were many different roles. These included the director who looks after the overall running of the production and gives direction; the actors who are the people who are in the thriller opening sequence representing our characters; the director of photography who was in charge of the camera; the MES co-ordinator who was in charge of everything seen on set such as costumes, hair and make up, lighting, iconography, facial expressions and positioning of characters; a screen play writer who creates the narrative and may slightly adapt it when filming if things are not working; the editor who is in charge of putting all of the different frames together and making the sequence flow they can add sound, speed up scenes or slow them down; producer who is in charge of finding filming locations and making sure they are appropriate. 

Within the group we allocated out the roles so that we all had more of a focus, this lead to each role being properly fulfilled.

My responsibilities include the director of photography, I was chosen for this role as I had the most experience with a camera due to me filming the preliminary task and doing GCSE photography, this meant that I understood how to use the cameras better then others in my group. 

Furthermore, I was responsible for being the director as because I had the camera I had a good view what the sequence looked like overall, making it easier to change things and see what was working well. 

My final role was being the MES co-ordinator, this I is because most of the conventional representation of characters and iconography was my idea which meant I had a good understanding of where everything should have been and looked. Such as the antagonists mask.

Meghan's responsibilities included being the producer as she had wide knowledge of various locations we could use to film our sequence, which made it easier when deciding where to film frames. 

Secondly, as she watches many thriller films she was sound producer because she knew what was conventional. 

Lastly, she acted as our antagonist for half of the sequence due to our other antagonist being unavailable. 

Kerry's roles included being the screen play writer, as we agreed that most our narrative sprung from her ideas which meant she held a strong understanding of what should be happening. 

Her next role was the editor, this is because she edited our preliminary task which meant she had a much better understanding on final cut pro x because she had used it before.

From my roles as director of photography, director and MES co-ordinator I have learnt that it is really important to be properly organised when creating a thriller opening and how to organise people to insure maximum productivity. I have also learnt that when filming, it takes quite a few shots to achieve the desired outcome, therefore it took quite a bit longer then we thought. I also learned some management skills, as at some points thing were not getting done and time would be wasted by people talking therefore I took charge at some points. 

I think the overall we did worked quite well as a group however I think that communication could have been better so that the whole group was involved in each step. At points poor communication by some members meant that not everybody was as included in all of the stages as they would have had like to have been, and filming was done without them evening being aware or told.  But in the end, we managed to agree on all of the frames used and sound and editing used in the sequence. And worked well together on set, bouncing ideas from one another and trialling different things. Additionally, when showing our finished sequence to our target audience, the feedback received was all positive, showing that would thriller was successful and this would not have happened if we didn't work well together. 

I personally think that our thriller opening sequence was very successful as it included conventional micro elements that helped to build up tension, suspense, surprise and shock. This also helped us to engage our audience and for them to build a relationship with the characters. Cinematography, such as close ups of the victims face when we first see her, panning shots of the house at the begin of the sequence and over the shoulder shots where we are looking over the shoulder of the killer chasing the victim further helped the success of the thriller by engaging the audience and helping to tell our narrative. Sound also helped the success of the sequence for example the diegetic sound of breathing from the victim when she is running through the forest and the non-diegetic sound of the door creaking when the victim is escaping from the house. These both help the audience to follow the narrative, which creates more suspense. The final element that I think made our sequence massively successful was the relatable representations of characters which lead to the audience putting themselves in the shoes of our victim when they first see her tied up in the antagonists house as the feel sorry for her. Also the feel anger at the antagonist as he is killing an innocent girl, which creates tension.

Evalution - Question 7

Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full task?
My preliminary task was to film and produce a short sequence of a conversation. I got given a few shots that i had to include; such as an over the shoulder shot and panning shot.
The purpose of producing a preliminary task is to get to grips with the tripod and camera and the features on it such as zooming in and out and watching back film. Also this meant when I began to film my thriller sequence any problems I may have encountered I should have seen in the preliminary task and know how to overcome them. Furthermore, I had never used a tripod before so it was useful to see how to achieve different shots and angles such as a high angled shot. Also I learnt how far or close I needed to be from the sequence subject to fit it all in frame. 

I learnt quite a few things while filming my preliminary task. For example; I learned that a lot of room is needed on set to achieve shots such as a long shot/panning so that everything desired can be fit in the frame. However, I over come this by deeply considering the location of my thriller before filming; ensuring there would be enough room to film. I also learned that sounds are picked up easily on the camera, therefore everybody on set had to be quite so that they was not recorded on the camera. One of the most important things that my preliminary task has taught me is that actors should not look into the camera lens as it looks unrealistic. So before filming my thriller I told all of my actors not to look into the camera. I learnt how to do an over the shoulder shot well, to do this i had to place the camera behind an actor and focus on something in front of the actor.

I acquired many skills while doing my preliminary task. Firstly, it showed me how to set up my tripod stand and attach the camera securely. This saved time when it came to filming my thriller sequence as I didn't have to mess around setting up the camera.  Additionally, I have learnt that to fit everything desired in frame the tripod has to have quite a bit of room. Therefore when i was filming my thriller i had fitted my tripod well so that i achieved my desired shots. 

Evaluation - question 6

Evaluation - Question 5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PqbWHifckA

How did you attract/address your target audience?

I attracted/addressed my target audience by researching into the thriller genre and my target audience. Primary research is important to me because it gave me gave me current and up to date information regarding the needs and wants of my target audience and what they enjoy, that is specific to what I want to find out.

I created a questionnaire of roughly 40 people to find out their views and opinions on thrillers and conventions. I asked a range of questions to find out specific information in what they think makes a successful thriller. Such as “do you find a female victim more vulnerable” to which 92% of people asked said yes, therefore I considered this and had a female victim in my thriller. Also I asked if “do you think a chase scene creates suspense” to this 72% of people answered yes, this really helped me as I wasn’t sure whether including a chase scene was a good idea but from this it confirmed that it was. This primary research allowed us to quickly find out views and opinions from a range of people. Firstly, I designed my questionnaire and carefully chose questions to include that would get the best information possible. Then I went and asked the questions to random people (some were filmed as voxpops to show more detailed answers). Once all of the information had been gathered I put the questions into graphs and this allowed me to see what was most popular and what I should include. Finally, I created a blog on my primary research discussing what I found out and what inspirations were taken. From this research I took away that my audience find female victims more vulnerable. Therefore I have decided that my victim will be female as it will cause the most tension. Also I have decided to include a chase scene as over half of the people sad that it helps to build up suspense. I saw that only a few people that I asked like thrillers due to there being lots of gore therefore I have decided that this is not a feature I will focus on.

Some other primary research that I carried out was analysing a variety of thrillers, will carefully focusing on different micro elements each time.  For example, while researching into thriller conventions I focused on the thriller film The Shining. This is a very successful thriller; therefore I carefully looked at what key conventions were incorporated into it. Two of the main inspiration that’s I got for this thriller is to have a male antagonist and an isolated setting. This is because these will both help to build up tension.

Primary and secondary research has helped me to see what content should be included in my thriller to make it as successful as possible. Also it has shown me what my target audience expect to see and what would be most effective. Allowing me to mould and develop my sequence to what I believe will make it most successful.I attracted/addressed my target audience by researching into the thriller genre and my target audience. Primary research is important to me because it gave me gave me current and up to date information regarding the needs and wants of my target audience and what they enjoy, that is specific to what I want to find out.

I created a questionnaire of roughly 40 people to find out their views and opinions on thrillers and conventions. I asked a range of questions to find out specific information in what they think makes a successful thriller. Such as “do you find a female victim more vulnerable” to which 92% of people asked said yes, therefore I considered this and had a female victim in my thriller. Also I asked if “do you think a chase scene creates suspense” to this 72% of people answered yes, this really helped me as I wasn’t sure whether including a chase scene was a good idea but from this it confirmed that it was. This primary research allowed us to quickly find out views and opinions from a range of people. Firstly, I designed my questionnaire and carefully chose questions to include that would get the best information possible. Then I went and asked the questions to random people (some were filmed as voxpops to show more detailed answers). Once all of the information had been gathered I put the questions into graphs and this allowed me to see what was most popular and what I should include. Finally, I created a blog on my primary research discussing what I found out and what inspirations were taken. From this research I took away that my audience find female victims more vulnerable. Therefore I have decided that my victim will be female as it will cause the most tension. Also I have decided to include a chase scene as over half of the people sad that it helps to build up suspense. I saw that only a few people that I asked like thrillers due to there being lots of gore therefore I have decided that this is not a feature I will focus on.

Some other primary research that I carried out was analysing a variety of thrillers, will carefully focusing on different micro elements each time.  For example, while researching into thriller conventions I focused on the thriller film The Shining. This is a very successful thriller; therefore I carefully looked at what key conventions were incorporated into it. Two of the main inspiration that’s I got for this thriller is to have a male antagonist and an isolated setting. This is because these will both help to build up tension.

Primary and secondary research has helped me to see what content should be included in my thriller to make it as successful as possible. Also it has shown me what my target audience expect to see and what would be most effective. Allowing me to mould and develop my sequence to what I believe will make it most successful.

Evaluation - Question 3

Evaluation - Question 4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdt7B-g67d8

Who would be the target audience for your media product?

A target audience is who a product/service is aimed at, this is important because it helps to structure the features and content allowed in it. Therefore, deciding on a target audience has massively helped to shape and structure my thriller. This is because there are certain things that are not suitable for younger people; therefore I had to choose an appropriate target audience. Choosing a target audience would also allow me to decide what BBFC age classification my film would have. Different aged people have different content that appeals to them, I saw this when I conducted my survey and produced my results as the older people I asked tend to say that they enjoyed a gory/horror thriller, which is a common sub-genre in many older thrillers. Whereas the younger people I asked said they enjoyed a psychological thriller which is the sub-genre I chose for my sequence.

I decided that my target audience would be 15 years old plus. I came to this decision by closely anaylsising the BBFC age classifications and seeing what content was allowed in each classification. Also I reviewed the survey I conducted and saw what things people wanted and expected me to include in my thriller sequence. Additionally, I knew what sort of features I wanted to include and the allowed me to see what classification and age group would enjoy my thriller most. Because I am a similar age to my desired target audience I could see that the content and features that I wanted to include would be suitable for me and would cause tension and suspense.

The main reason that my thriller would appeal to my target audience is that they would be a similar age to our female victim, a female victim is a key thriller convention.  This means they would be able to relate to her and put themselves in her shoes. This would increase the tension within the sequence. As a result my thriller would be more successful as they would be more engaged with her emotions. 

Also the low key lighting used throughout would engage them and causes suspense because everything on the screen is not always clear, which mirrors our narrative as the outcome for the girl is not always clear. An example of low key lighting used in my thriller would be at 1:45 when the killer is walking towards the camera and it is a close up shot of his face/mask. 
 The target audience will further be able to relate to the teenage girl victim as most people would have been somewhere where they feel completely alone, which means they will be able to relate to how the girl would feel and the house being in an isolated setting. This builds the suspense as they know that there is nobody around to help the girl. They will be able to compare what they were feeling to what the victim must be feeling.

Also because of the hidden identity of the killer, which is a thriller convention, the victim never knows whether it is a personal attack or general, which allows the audience to relate to situations they have been in, as they are of a similar age. Also this convention will keep the audience engage in the sequence as they will be guessing who the killer is.



I used many close ups of the victim so that the audience can follow her emotion in the sequence and it also allows the audience to see that she feels scared throughout, which builds tension as it shows that she feels danger all the way until the end of the sequence.


Also the micro elements such as, sound and editing helped to keep the audience engaged. At the start of the sequence the house is introduced along with a eery soundtrack in the background, this shows the audience the house is quite a dangerous place. Which engages them straight away into the sequence, so that can find out why the eery music is layered with the house. At the very end of the sequence we use silence to add tension. The victim falls over and the screen goes black, and there is just silence. Which adds tension as the audience are waiting for something to happen. It also makes them want to find out what is happening next so they keep watching. 
At 0:54 slow editing is used when the girl is escaping from the house, this makes the audience feel on edge because they want her to get out of the house, it also appeals to them as they will feel like they will be going on a journey with the victim. 

Evaluation - Question 2

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

In my thriller opening sequence I had two main characters. My first main character is a female victim. I wanted her to be represented as your stereotypical teenage girl as this would make her a relatable character for our target audience as they would be a similar age and share similarities. Such as life experiences and what there focus is at the age e.g. boys and make-up. This allowed me to build up tension and make the audience feel sympathetic towards her as they would imagine themselves in her situation. I achieved this stereotypical look by the costume and hair and make-up. She was wearing a white dress, the white represented her innocence and we chose a dress as this is what we would expect a girl of this age to enjoy wearing. Also she had some basic make up on which is common of teenage girls and we would expect them to be wearing make-up. Her hair was long and dark, however it was slightly messed up to show the struggle that would have occurred when she got captured. Throughout we use high angles and cowering body language to show her vulnerability and innocence. Which is evident in my thriller at 0:46 when we see the victim with tape over her mouth and her eyes open.  This will make the audience feel empathy towards her as she is clearly weak and vulnerable. Also her facial expressions will appear sacred and lost, as this will help the audience to follow the sequence and what emotions the victim is feeling. We see this especially as 0:55 when the victim is escaping from the killers house and looks scared as she is making her way out. 

My next character was a male antagonist, I wanted him to appear dominating, over powering and psychotic, as this would give him a clear advantage over the victim which would make the audience feel uneasy. He wore dark clothing and a white mask, the dark clothing was to represent his dark/evilness and the white mask is used to conceal his identity. I can this these through out the thriller when the antagonist is in shot.  Furthermore, the whiteness of the mask represents his innocence from when he was a child and was abused by his mother.  The hidden identity of the killer would keep the audience engaged in the sequence as they would want to know who the killer was, this would mean they are more likely to jump and be sacred by the film. Throughout he used bold body language and we used low angles to show this, which shows the audience his power as a character. We see this especially at 1:08 when the antagonist walks powerfully out of the bushes. And again at 1:45 when the antagonist is walking towards the camera, with a dominant nature. Our killer would mostly appeal to our target audience due to them wanting to find out the man behind the mask however, his psychotic traits such as all of the photos if young girls on his walls would engage the audience due to his unpredictability.
I have represented gender stereotypically in my thriller opening sequence. it is commonly thought that men are stronger then women physically and mentally, this can be seen in my sequence as the male killer is very dominating and over powers the female victim. Additionally, men are stereotypically thought to be more aggressive and violent and this can be seen in my thriller sequence as the male antagonist has tied up the victim and chases her and kills her. It is commonly thought that women are portrayed to be a 'damsel in distress' and this can be shown in my sequence as the girl needs saving and is in trouble. Therefore i have followed these stereotypes within my thriller. This allowed women to build relationship with the female victim as they will stereotypically share the vulnerable characteristics and this will make her relatable to them. It also allowed men to build a relationship with the victim as they will have female friends that they are reminded of when watching the film. Also they will build a relationship with the antagonist as they will share similar characteristic traits to him. 

Evaluation - Question 1

In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

Our media product that we have created uses the conventions from real media products. Conventions are elements that are common within different films of the same genre and patterns that can be seen in different films from the same category. Before attempting to create our media product we had to research into the conventions that our audience are expecting to see within the thriller sequence. From this we have found a plethora of things that are expected. Shock, suspense, tension and surprise are the main elements that make thriller films recognisable; these for elements are created by micro-elements. I have found that a knife is the most conventional weapon used within the thriller genre. It is conventional as it shows power to the person who is holding it which would create suspense. Following this, I have also found a male antagonist/killer and female protagonist/victim are common within the genre. Another convention is an isolated setting as no one is around to save the victim, or hear them scream. Which leads onto my next common feature of a thriller sequence and that is screaming. Enigma is another convention and this is commonly created by the use of a masked killer as it engages the audience. Also within a thriller we can expect to see a chase scene, fighting/struggling. Blood is also used frequently in thriller films as it has connotations of death/anger. An editing technique that is commonly used within thrillers is timing of shots as it builds up tension. These editing techniques can be recognised in most thrillers- for example in Halloween. A masked is used to conceal the identity of the killer; the camera is placed as if looking through the eye holes in the mask. Through this we see a female victim is killed, which is one of the conventions mentioned before. She is killed with a knife which is conventional murder weapon used.  Or in the very successful thriller scream, the killers are all masked to conceal their identity which creates suspense and they normally use a knife to kill victims.

After thoroughly analysing the conventions in successful thrillers, we incorporated many of these in our thriller sequence. As soon as our thriller starts at 0:03

we can see the use of an isolated setting. We showed this through the use of a panning shot, which pans across from a house to a forest surrounding it. Which shows there is no one around to help the victim who is introduced later in the film. This creates suspense and tension as the audience is made aware from the start that there is no one else around. At 0:47 another convention is seen, this is female victim. As soon as she is first seen straight away a high angled shot is used to show her vulnerability, which makes the audience fear for her life which creates suspense. At 1:11 we see our third convention which is a masked antagonist. This increases the sense of enigma in the sequence through the hidden identity of the killer. We are reminded continuously after 1:11 that the identity of the killer is hidden as we can see clearly the mask, while the killer is chasing the victim. At 1:55 we see our

final convention which is screaming, this shows the audience the victim is in danger, simultaneously to this we see the killer dragging the victim back which implies the fate of the victim to the audience.

Our thriller sequence defines the thriller genre and would be easily identified as a thriller due to our character representations and special micro elements we have included. We used editing to show our sequence is from the thriller genre, specifically by the use of a jump cut/reaction shot when there is a sudden focus on the killer turning around when he hears the girl escaping and the door slam. This would make the audience jump as tension would have been built up leading up to this. This would be commonly identified in the thriller genre as it keeps the audience engaged and in suspense. Also keeps the trying to guess what happens next. Furthermore, my group and I included sound, in-particular non-diegetic sound of screaming, as it shows the audience that the victim has been captured which creates more understanding for the audience. And it also makes the victim more relatable to the audience as she is showing her emotions of fear and being scared by screaming. It also helps to engage the audience and they would want to know why the victim is screaming, which creates tension as they don’t know if she has been killed or not. Along with the screaming sound we used cinematography, specifically an eye level angle to show the girl lying on the forest floor with the killer behind her. This creates suspense as it shows the killer to be more powerful than her and it also engages the audience with the scene as they will be able to see the whole situation and see all of the emotion displayed the victim. We also use panning to show one of our conventions which is an isolated setting. This is typical of the thriller genre as it shows the audience what is around the house and that there is no people around to help. This makes the sequence recognisable as a thriller because it creates tension because it shows nobody is around to help the victim.  Finally, we used MES to help with our character representations to make the sequence recognisable as a thriller. We wanted our victim to be portrayed as a stereotypical teenage girl, we achieved this by the costume and hair and make-up. She was wearing a white dress, the white represented her innocence and we chose a dress as this is what we would expect a girl of this age to enjoy wearing. Also she had some basic make up on which is common of teenage girls and we would expect them to be wearing makeup. Her hair was long and dark, however it was slightly messed up to show the struggle that would have occurred when she got captured. When the girl is in the killer house tied up and when she is escaping we have quite bright lighting to show that she feel exposed and that there is not many places to hide. Also throughout we use high angles and cowering body language to show her vulnerability and innocence. This will make the audience feel empathy towards her as she is clearly weak and vulnerable. We wanted our killer to be portrayed as dominating and over powering; these are common traits of killers is thrillers. He wore dark clothing and a mask, the dark clothing was to represent his dark/evilness and the mask is used to conceal his identity. Through he used bold body language and we used low angles to show this, which shows the audience his power as a character. These two character representations are common within thrillers as the dominant killer implies an unfair advantage to the vulnerable and weaker victim. 

My thriller compares to Halloween as the both include the similar conventions such as a female victim and male antagonist, who is masked. Also both use a house as a location as it is very relatable to the audience as it is a location everyone will recognise as its a realistic location. However, Halloween does not include a chase scene and the victim gets killed in the house, whereas there is a chase scene in my thriller sequence and the victim gets killed in the forest. I made sure that I imitated the generic conventions used in Halloween such as low key lighting, as it makes it look like a real thriller film. I noticed the success of Halloween I decided to use this to inspire my thriller sequence. 

Final group thriller

Westhatch high school 

Center number: 16807

Jessica Mccullagh - 9353

I also worked along side:

Meghan Stone - 9373

Kerry Boyne - 9311

Thriller rough cut- Miss Georgiou

It is important for our group to get feedback from our audience as it will allow us to see if our thriller opening sequence is effective and show suspense, tension, surprise and shock. It will also let us see the positive and negatives of our opening sequence, which will mean when we do our final cut we will be able to change our sequence to make it more appealing to the audience. Furthermore, our sequence can be seen by a plethora of people meaning we will get a range of different views and opinions on our opening sequence, meaning we will be able to identify and develop our sequence to what we think more suitable.  We collected this audience feedback from our target audience by a few different methods. Firstly, we done a screening of our sequence to our class and teacher. They watched the sequence through once and then the class told us what they thought was effective and done well and then what we needed to improve on. After this the teacher gave a summary of their thoughts on our sequence. We then showed our clip to a focus group of our targeted audience and they gave their opinions on the clip. Also we uploaded our clip onto youtube, and made it available for anyone to see, feedback was given to us by people viewing, commenting and liking the sequence. 

    This feedback is beneficial to my group and I because it shows us what parts of our production we have to go back and work on and also what parts are effective. It also gives us a different range of opinions as us and our teachers have seen the sequence quite a few times therefore have gotten use to seeing it so it has all become similar to us. This feedback will help the film industry as we will innovate our clip to make it the best that it can be meaning they will have the best product to sell. 

The positive feedback that we got as a group was that the low key lighting that was used frequently through out is conventional to the thriller genre as it creates enigma that the killer is using the low lighting to hide in the darkness. Fortunately, it wasn't to dark that you couldn't see what the actors were doing. We layered filters on top to create this low key lighting effect as well as thinking about what time in the day we was going to film.When adding the filters we made sure that they were all the same opacity so there was a flow to make it look like it was all filmed on the same day.

The second piece of positive feedback that my group and I received was that we had a very interesting narrative as well as being complex enough to make the audience want to watch more. They really liked the idea that it finished on a slight cliff hanger so that they were left in suspense. We stuck closely to our story board which meant that all of our planning and research was effective.

The third positive piece of feedback we received was about our transitions which are effects that we put in whilst in the editing stage. They are used to make the sequence flow from one frame to the next. The feedback showed us that they thought the transitions helped guide the narrative and keep the engaged.

The first piece of constructive feedback we got was to change the ending because although they liked the suspense of not knowing what was going to happen to the victim it also is quite confusing as we have not clearly shown that the victim has been killed. As we inserted black screens after each of the last few frames to try to increase the suspense however because they are fairly long it loses the audiences engagement.

Another piece of constructive feedback we go was to change the font size of the opening scene narration as sometimes it is too big and sometimes covers too much of the screen.

The final piece of feedback was the font should be placed in a certain style on the screen because a lot appeared in a certain place and then the odd one in another so we should either create a pattern or stick to one side of the screen.

The changes that we have decided to make to our thriller sequence are based on the comments we have received. We are going to make sure that all the font is the same and that it is the same size. We are also going to create a pattern for the text to follow as it appears on the screen, making sure it doesn't cover anything important. Also we are going to re-film the ending so that our killers face isn't showing and so that its filmed on an actual camera not a phone so that the screen sizes match. Also we will reduce the gap between them in order to maintain the audiences interest. 

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Production roles - Miss Miller

Before filming we had to allocate production role to the members in our group. We done this because every person would then be able to focus there attention on specific parts of the production process which will allow the areas to be watched in detail, this will result in everyone making there areas the best that they could be. The roles would include a producer, this person is in charge of the location of the filming. Also we have the director, who is in charge of changing and adapting original ideas to make the sequence run smoothly and they also position the characters. Then we have the actors, who act out the narrative to show the storyline of the sequence. Following this, we have the dieter of photography, this person is in charge of the camera and enforcing the shots and camera angles that we chose to have in our sequence. Next we had the music producers who is in charge of what music/sound is layered over the different frames. Then we have a screenplay writer, who is in charge of the narrative and deciding if it needs changing or adapting. We also have the MES co-ordinator who's is in charge if the hair/make up and iconography in the sequence. Finally we have the editor who is in charge of putting the sequence together and making it run smoothly.

In our group we decided who was going to do the roles by looking at the strengths and weaknesses of each person so that everybody was allocated roles that best suit them. 


 I am  responsible for being the director of photography, we chose me for this role because i was the one who filmed our sequence for the preliminary task and isn't one of the actors. I is also responsible for being the director as the other members of the group are actors so i can give an over view of how everything looks and how it is coming out on the camera. My final role is the mise-en-scene co-ordinator because I'm not an actor so will be able to see everyones costumes clearly and did photography at school so knows what type of materials and colours look best on camera. The tasks that I have done within these roles are to make sure that the camera is charged and works, made sure that the correct things are seen on the camera and telling the actors where to stand so that the camera captures them well.

Kerry is responsible for being the screen play writer because a lot of her individual storyboard was included in the group storyboard and she has a clear understanding of what she wants the narrative to include as  she has helped create a narrative for an opening sequence before because my friend had to do it for his media at gcse level. She is also responsible for editing because i was the person who edited our preliminary task due to the other group members not being in and she found it fairly simple so have a better knowledge of how to edit on the mac computers and because she has the same computer at home so She is more familiar to it. The tasks she has done so far with these responsibilities is to adapt the story board slightly so that the antagonist looks more threatening, start editing the opening sequence by making the opacity of the picture darker so it imitated the low key lighting we wanted and making sure that the credits don't cover the min parts of the sequence.

Meghan is responsible for being the producer as she has a wide knowledge of our local area because she has lived here the longest so knows where different locations that we can use are. She is also responsible for the actors because she knows the character roles well so will know who is best suited and can help advise them on what they need to do to make the sequence more successful and realistic. Her final role is the music producer because she has seen many thriller films and when we were creating our group storyboard she was able to describe certain sounds from films that she had previously seen that would be effective to use in our sequence. So far Meghan has changed the location of filming so that we could all get to it easier and said who would be best suited for the acting roles.

Opening scene narration - Miss miller

Our opening sequence will start with a establishing/long shot of the house.  We will layer natural/low key lighting over this. And there will be an eerie whistling sound of the wind, which is a non-diegetic sound. We will then begin to zoom into the house, then use a straight cut to change into zooming down a hall way of the house. We will see conventional iconography on the walls such as a knife and blood. Again low key lighting will be used, however we will have brighter lights of the main iconography. None of our characters will be seen yet. We aim to use contrapuntal sound of this frame of creepy but happy music. A wipe editing technique will be used to go to the next frame which is a point of view, going towards a door as if they are the antagonist going into the door. A non-diegetic sound will be used for this and that sound will be the creaking of a door. A dissolve shot will be used to go into the next frame which is a stedicam shot of the sideboard in the house. The iconography seen will be a broken picture of the killer and his mother when they was younger with blood on it. Non-diegetic sound will be layered over this of child hood music and playing sounds. A spot light will be on this photo to highlight it from the rest of the frame.
Following this, a jump cut will be used switch to a long shot of the antagonist, in a room in his house, looking at polaroid photos of presents and previous victims on the wall. We are going to layer low key lighting over this frame. One of our characters, the antagonist, is going to be in this shot. He will be wearing all black and dark clothing with gloves on. Mumbled speech is going to be layered over this frame which is a off screen sound. Furthermore, we will use a linking shot to go to an over the shoulder shot of the antagonist looking at the  images and circling the last photo. This will be in the same room as the previous frame. The screeching of the pen will be heard in this shot, which is a non-diegetic sound. Another linking shot will be used as the camera begins to zoom into the photo of the current victim. Obviously, the photo is the iconography that is seen in this frame is the photo. The danger for the victim will be show be low-key lighting being layered over this frame. A whoosh noise of non-diegetic sound will be used over this frame. A jump cut will quickly change the frame to a close up of the victims face and this will slowly begin to zoom out to reveal more of the victims circumstances. It will go from the photo of her to her in real life. The iconography used will be duck tape over the victims mouth. Harsh lighting will be used above the head of the victim, looking down onto her. Our victim character will be seen in this frame. We decided that we was going to use no sound over this, complete silence. A dissolve editing technique will then be used to go to the next frame.
Which will be a long shot to show the room and surroundings of the victim, it is also going to reveal blood/previous victims clothing/photos, which is going to show the audience that the killer has killed before. We decided to use bright harsh lighting to expose the victim, the lighting will be similar to that in an operating room. Also we will use an on-screen sound of breathing over this frame. To follow this the long shot will remain the same to show the victim escaping from the rope she was tied with. The same iconography will be seen as in the frame before as it is going to be in the same room. And the lighting will remain bright and harsh. Then it will fade into a long shot of the girl tiptoeing out of the killers house. No iconography will be seen in this shot. Also the lighting will be low key as the girl is trying not to get caught. We will use a non-diegetic sound of a floor creaking in this frame. We will then use linking of a section to go into another long shot of the girl opening the door in the abandoned house so that she can escape. The lighting will remain low key.
Then we will use a mid shot of the antagonist just after he has realised that the victim has escaped, he will be wearing a mask and dark/black clothing. In the background the polaroid iconography will be seen. To show the darkness of the situation will are going to layer low key lighting over this frame. The sound will go from silence to a high pitch screeching noise to show the panic rising of the antagonist. We will then use a jump cut to go to the next frame. We are going to use panning to show the victim running out of the house and through the forest, as this will show her situation. We are going to layer low key lighting over the frame. The music that we are going to layer over this frame is going to be face and slow pace to represent the victim and the antagonist. Similarly to this we are going to use a straight cut to show the antagonist walking quickly through the forest. No iconography is going to be seen in this frame, apart from the antagonist himself who will be wearing dark clothing and a white mask. We are going to continue the fast and slow pace music in the frame. Another straight cut in going to be used to change to a point of view/handheld to show the scene from the victims perspective. From this shot we will see what the victim would be seeing and too add to the effect of this frame we are going to layer heavy breathing and footsteps as the sound in this frame as this would be the sound that they would hear.
Similarly to the following frame we will the switch to a point of view/handheld from the antagonists perspective, which will show the victim running in front of him. This frame will be set in the forest. Natural and low key lighting is going to be used in this frame. And we will be hear the footsteps and heart beat of the antagonist, which will be considerably slower then the victims. A straight cut will then be used to switch to a long shot of the victim falling over a stump in the forest. The lighting will be low key and dark in this shot to show the danger for the victim. We will hear a gasp and screaming in this shot. A reaction shot will then be used to switch then frame to a close up of the girls face showing her reaction to falling over in the forest. The lighting will remain low key and dark. Also the sounds will remain similar of heavy breathing, gasping and crying. Following this a jump cut is going to be used to switch to a mid shot/ over the shoulder shot of the girl getting dragged backwards in the forest. The lighting will remain dark and low key as like in the frames before. No iconography is going to be seen in the frame. Both of our actors will be seen in the frame the victim and the antagonist, however not all of the antagonist. We will only hear a scream from the antagonist.
Our final frame is going to be similar to the first frame which is a long shot of the killers house, it will start zoomed in and slowly zoom out. No iconography will be seen in the frame. We will have natural low key lighting. The sound that we will layer over this frame is going to be an eerie whistling of the wind.

Risk assessment- Miss Georgiou

It is important that we consider all possible risks when filming our opening sequence to ensure the safety of us and the surrounding public. Therefore while writing up our risk assessment we covered any possible risks for us and the public. The risk assessment has also given us some guidelines of what will be appropriate to do when filming and what is to dangerous to do. The risks if not identified could lead to injury of our actors and the public. As a result it is vital we consider everything that could go wrong. An example of a hazard that we considered is that is going to becoming dark very quickly and as a result of this our actors could fall and hurt themselves or run into things which would result in injury. The prevention that we decided on for this hazard it to become familiar with our surroundings before it gets back and then when it is dark be extra cautious of tour surroundings.  

Filming schedule- Miss Georgiou

The purpose of the filming schedule is to make sure that our group is organised, and that we know exactly what and when we are going to film. Also it is important because it gives us guidelines to follow therefore we would have a good idea of how long it is going to take us to film and what is going to be filmed when. As a result of this we can insure that we have all of the iconography we need which will make us more organised. Additionally, we will know where we are going for the location, that will stop any arguments that could delay  our filming. We will also have guidelines of what shots types we are going to use, as a result we will have a good idea of what each frame should look like.
We also wrote what costume/hair/make up we want to use, this is ensure that whoever is in charge of this will no what the the scene should look like. Which will make our filming run smoother.
By doing the filming schedule we also have a list of the different iconography and equipment we are planning to use and as a result of this we can make sure that we have everything we need.

Unfortunately, the first date that we planned to filmed did not go to plan, as Kerry forgot to collect the camera from our teacher. Therefore we could not start our filming. Also kerry was ill as well on the day we planned to filmed, therefore we have altered this day to the following wednesday.

Individual story board - Miss Miller

Everybody in my group made an individual story board, by doing this we was able to all follow the same story line but use different shots and effects to create tension and suspense. By doing this story board we are able to plan out our ideas which will give us a clearer vision when filming. Altogether in my story board I have 20 different frames. After everybody in my group has created an individual story board we will combine all of our ideas to create a group one in order to collaborate all of our ideas and create the best possible sequence. My story board includes an introduction to the scene and the characters. It also shows the victim escaping and a chase scene in the forest.


My first frame was an establishing shot of the isolated house that the victim is trapped in. I have decided to do this as my first shot because it introduces the scene to the audience and allows them to see the setting is isolated, which will build up tension. I was inspired to do this shot as in the film Halloween as it uses an establishing shot to introduce the scene like I want to. I wanted to use low key lighting in this frame as it will suggest to the audience that dark occurrences happen inside the house, it also suggests that the antagonist is trouble and a dark person which will increase the tension within the frame. I also wanted to play eerie music as because this is the first frame that people will hear, therefore the audience will be given the impression that this eerie theme will continue through out the sequence. Overall, this frame is going to introduce the sequence and show the main location.

One frame that includes lots of different elements is frame 4, this is going to be a close up/zooming in of the polaroid photo of the current victim. This photo will be on the wall in the room where the killer is seen. I have decided to use low key lighting for this frame as it will show the girls fate as dark, which would be up tension as the audience would be given the impression that the girl is going to be killed. The iconography the will be used in the frame will be the polaroid photo. To add to the tension I have decided to play eerie music that builds up to show the audience that something bad is going to happen to the girl, thus building up tension. At the end of the frame it will fade into another similar frame. The purpose of this frame is to introduce the current victim, I would expect the audience to build up tension when this frame appears as the will question where the girl currently is and if she is safe.

Frame 9 is a panning shot of the girl running into the forest after she has escaped from the house. I decided to use a panning shot for this frame as I think it will show that the victim has got a long way to run, which could make the audience fear for her safety. The lighting in the frame is going to be low key and the only actor that is going to be seen will be the victim. I think the low key lighting will show the forest as a dangerous place which will increase the tension as the girl is running into it. I want to use diegetic sound for this frame, the sounds that I aim to use are foot steps and crunching of the leaves while the girl is running, also heavy breathing. The audience will  be able to relate to this as their breathing would have increased from watching the clip. Overall this frame will show the victim escaping into the forest.

Frame 15 is going to be an over the shoulder shot of the victim getting dragged back by the killer, this is one of the limited frames where the victim and the killer are seen in the same frame. As result of this the tension will be at its maximum, as it would have been built up through the escape and chase scene. The location of this frame is going to be the forest which the chase scene took place. The lighting is going to be low key, this is because I wanted the lighting in the forest to remain the same through out to make the sequence appear more professional. I am going to use contrapuntal sound of happy music when the girl Is getting dragged back as it will add to the tension. In the frame I want the tension to be at it's maximum as the audience won't no what is going to happen to the killer. As all they will be able to see is the girl getting dragged.

To conclude, I made an individual story board so that I can visualise my groups narrative, which will make it easier when filming as we will no what out frames should look like. By watching thriller sequences while researching I have adopted some techniques used in these to help me build up maximum suspense.

Group story boards - Miss Miller

At first we all done individual story boards of our own ideas for the sequence, however after this we combined all  of our ideas so that we could create a group story board. We have created a group story board so that we can have a clear idea when filming of what different thriller conventions and shots are going to be in each shot. Also it will make it quicker to film as we will be able to see what different shots are needed to be filmed in the different locations, therefore we will be able to plan what we are going to do. From doing our group story board we have been able to discuss and evaluate all of our individual story boards and look at what features of each we like in the all. Therefore we have combined them all to create a story board we all agree on and all think will help to create the most suspense and tension.

We have created the story board to plan  out exactly what is going to happen in each shot. Altogether we have 21 different shots that we are going to included in our sequence, however i think this could expand slightly when we begin to film as we will realise that the sequence doesn't flow as well as we thought. We have elements in a group story board from each of our individual boards and elements that we came up with when doing the story boards as a group.

Our first shot is a long/establishing shot of the house, this will allow the audience to see the location and see that there is nothing around, so is quite isolated. This will set the scene for the sequence. This first frame was taken from my individual story board, i was inspired to use this shot when i watched the thriller film Halloween. The film used a establishing shot to introduce the scene and show that it was based in an ordinary neighbourhood, which adds to the enigma of the sequence. For this first frame we said that we was going to play a non-diegetic sound of eerie whistling of the wind, which will add to the suspense of the frame. A summary of the next 3 frames on the story board page is the camera showing around the killers house, we will use three different camera shots to show this. These are zooming in, point of view and steadicam. The location will remain the same through out three other frames, which is the killers house. The iconography that will be seen is a cross on the door, a knife hanging up clothing on the wall and there will also be a picture of the killer and his mother smashed up on the floor. These three frames were inspired by Meghan's story board, she had seen the conventional iconography in most of the thriller films that we watched while doing our research therefore thought it would be vital to include.

Frame five includes a long shot of the antagonist looking at polaroid photos of his current and previous victims. We decided this frame is going to last for 3 seconds. The location of this frame is a room in the killers house. The iconography we have decided to use are the polaroid photos of the wall, this was an idea that we all come up with together as we thought it would show the killer psychotic nature. We opted for low key lighting over this frame as it will emphasise the dangerous personality of the killer and will show him as an unstable person. The unstable personality will be increased as the sound we have chosen to use is an off screen sound of mumbled talking. This will let the audience relate as this is a common sound for people to hear but the mumbling will make the speech sound unstable. For the next three shots there will still be a focus of the polaroid photos and the victims. We will have an over the should mid shot of the killer looking at the photos, which will the being to zoom in at the current victims photos. We will then with to the actual victims face, using a close up and zooming out. For  frames 6 and 7 we will have low key lighting but for frame 8 we will have bright lighting to highlight the innocence and vulnerability of the girl. Additionally we will use non-diegetic sounds for frames 6 and 7 but for frame 8 we will use silence to show the realness of the scene. The editing techniques that we are going to use are a linking shot, a jump cut and dissolve.

Frame 11 is a long shot of the victim escaping from the killers house. We decided to use a long shot for this frame as it allows the audience to be aware of everything that is happening, which will add to the tension as they will be able to see that the killer hasn't noticed she is trying to escape yet and as a result of this there heart beat would increase as there hopeful for her escape. We also have decided that we are going to have low key lighting as it will show that the victim is trying to hide and the low key lighting will help her to do this.

The next set of frames is the build up and chase scene through the forest of the victim getting caught. We use shots such as panning and handheld to create suspense and tension as the audience will be able to see the antagonist catching up with the victim. These frames will be filmed in the forest therefore we will uses noises such a leaves crunching. We will layer heavy breathing on top of the frame as we think it will increase intensity and this will make it relatable for the audience as their heart rate will be increasing like the victims.

The last fours frames are the most intense of the sequence as this is the climax of the sequence. We can see the antagonist has nearly caught up with the victim so it is like a waiting game for her to get caught. As before these four frames will be filmed in the forest. We decided to use a long shot of the girl falling over to show the audience the whole situation which will make the frame appear real. Then we are going to use a close up of the victims faces to show her emotion, this will increase the intensity. Following this we will use a jump cut to show the victim being dragged backwards, this will maximise the tension within the scene as the frames will change dramatically quickly.

Planning opening credits- Miss Georgiou

Opening credits are used within films to tell the audience about the film and it creation. It tells them the film title and who is starring in it. Additionally, it introduces the style of the film by using particular fonts, texts sizes and colours. It also shows the different job roles within the film and who does them.

 We looked at the opening sequence to seven so that we could see the style adopted by the film, also what colours are used, what thriller conventions are used in the sequence and the order in which the writing appears. By doing this we gained inspiration and a professional view of how the credits should look.

Firstly we focused on the colours that we used in the opening sequence. There was mainly a sepia filtered across the scene which gave it a eery feel.  The main colours used where black and white. The  black could represent the antagonist, which conveys death and mystery. This supports the theme of the film. The white could represent the innocence of the victim, which is conventional to the genre. Therefore the black and white will symbolise the relationship between the characters.

The second feature of the Seven opening credits that we focused on was the style adopted. The font style used represented child like hand writing, this could reflect that the killer has a child like mentality, as we no the killer is not a child it suggest them as quite psychotic. Which can be supported as we see hands cutting up photos and highlighting, this implies possessiveness, this is a common feature of someone psychotic. Through out the opening credits there is flickering and flashes of light, this show the sequence as unstable and unbalanced and gives the audience an idea of what the film is going to be like. This will create suspense as it will build up there is enigma straight away. Parts of the film are shown in the credits and some parts and sped up and some slowed down, this shows the film will have lots of shock and surprise that will keep the audience always unaware of what is going to happen next.

The third feature that we looked at was the use of thriller conventions through out the credits. Thriller conventions are important in the credits as it shows the audience the genre of the film and it is how the genre is recognised. The is lots of enigma through the credits as parts of the film are shown and peoples hands are shown but we cant see who they belong to and no clues are given about what is going to happen in the film. Also the fact that we can only see sharp objects and other weapons instead of why they are being used also builds suspense. The unbalanced effect of the credits is also conventional to the thriller genre as is shows the instability of the killer.

The final feature that we looked at in the seven opening credits is the order of the words. This is one of the thing we focused on because we wanted to mirror this order in our credits to make them appear more professional. The order is as follows:

1. Company name

2. Directors name (the directors name is put before actors if they are more well known then the actors)

3. Actors names

4. Title (normally in a bigger font to make it stand out)

5. Rest of actors

6. Casting

7. Music

8. Sound

9. Costumes

10. Editors

11. Director of photography (camera)

12. Producers

13. Written

14. Producers again

After watching the Seven opening credits it helped me to develop my idea of what i wanted my credits to look like. And I have seen some features of their credits that i would like to mirror. Firstly, i wanted my credits to not be too over the top and wanted clear, bold and easy to read writing. And I wanted black and white only as I think the other colours can make the credits look quite unprofessional. Individually in my group we all went onto a software called final cut pro X, and we all made what we thought were good opening credits. We done this individually first instead of as a group so that we could compare them all and look and the positives and negatives of them. One major thing the had to be considered when I was doing my individual opening credits was the actual font style and writing. As mentioned before I wanted bold and easy to read writing so that once it is layered over our sequence the audience will still be able to see it. I choose quite a small font at first as the audience still need to be able to see the sequence behind, however the more important credits such as the title, main actors and directors names I put into a bigger font so they stood out more. I picked a theme where the letters in the words fall onto the screen and fall out of the screen individually, I think this was a good theme as it shows the unsuitability of the sequence and characters in it.

My opening credits                                                                                                                         

I think that the strengths of my work is that it is very conventional to the thriller genre as the writing is bold and clear therefore it will be easy to see over any background we out in. Also the writing is slightly off centre so is portrays the film is unstable. Also the black and white colour i have used as this gives the credits a professional look. I also like that the writing appears gradually in an irregular pattern to show what the film is going to be like. One thing that i would alter in my credits is the size of the font as the text might take up a bit to much of the screen.

Meghan's opening credits

 The strengths of Meghan's opening credits work is that part way through the writing glow red which has connotations of blood showing the audience what might occur in our film. Also, i like the core colours of black and white because like mine they show the contrast and are simple to look at and understand. However, if i was to suggest improvements i would make the writing larger as it may be hard to see over the opening sequence and i would change the font because its very basic and doesn't have many connotations such as it looking like a child's wrote it or that the film will be a thriller because it doesn't look creepy. I don't personally think we should use these credits because they need a lot of work but if the other members of my group think we should then i will suggest the improvements so that they are more effective at portraying what our film will be about.

Kerry's opening credits
The strengths of Kerry's opening credits are that the writing is bold therefore it is clear to read. Also the black and white colours that she has used for the font and background are conventional to the thriller genre as they imply evil VS innocence. I think that the glow behind the writing is ok as it could suggest there will be lots of enigma in the sequence however it could also make the sequence appear unprofessional. Another weakness of these opening credits is that the writing appears as one block so it doesn't connote that the audience will be scared by what appears gradually in the film and there are no aspects of red which have connotations of danger and blood.

As  group we have decided we are going to use my opening credits as they look the most professional and are the most conventional to the thriller genre. The irregular appearance of the words on the screen connote an irregular pattern in the film, which could increase the suspense. Although i may have chosen a more basic theme then the other people in my group, it looks better as the text will be clear for the audience to read. Also the other two opening credits would have both needed altering and changing as they was not very conventional, whereas mine needed the less altering. Like in sevens opening credits we have decided that we will mirror the order of the text that they use and make the text appear all around the screen, depending on what is in the background so that everything can be seen. The credits will remain on the screen for 1-4 seconds and will show the production rolls within the sequence. The credits will say:
Signal cinema presents (the company name)
Targeted. (name of the film)
We are then going to list the actors names - Kerry Boyne, Eddie Woodley (who was in the sequence)
Casted by Holly Herbert (who choose who was in the sequence)
Music and sound by Sarah Smith ( choose what sound and music is going to be used and layered in the sequence)
Costumes by Meghan Stone (decided what the actors wore and looked like)
Edited by Jessica Mccullagh (put the different frames within the sequence together)
Director of photography Annabelle Winters (filmed the sequence)
Written by Ed Davis (chose the story line of the sequence)
Directed by Jonathan Craig (was in charge of the overall running and appearance of the sequence)

Planning sound - Miss Miller

Sound is important in thriller film as it helps to build up tension and suspense within the audience. Generally, when the sound increases pace there is danger for the films victim, and when the sound goes silent it resembles a victim being killed and their life ending. Additionally, it is used to create a response from the audience and engage them in what they are watching. The sounds create an understanding for the audience and creates more meaning about the characters and their emotions. There are different types of sound in films, diegetic sound is sound which is part of the film for example diologue or music and this can be on or off the screen. Non-diegetic sound is sound which is not part of the scene for example a soundtrack or sound effects. There is also on-screen sound which is where you can hear sound and see where it is coming from. Opposite to this there is off-screen sound which is sound that you can hear but you cannot see where it is coming from. However this sound, makes sense to the film. Furthermore, there is parallel sound which is sound that you hear in a film that is expected. And there is contrapuntal sound, which is sound that doesn't match what is in
the scene. All of these help thriller films to achieve its over all goal of creating tension and suspense for the audience.

The first sound that my group and I have decide we want to use is diegetic sound. The diegetic sounds that we have dicided we are going to are screaming, heavy breathing and footsteps, which are all going to be included in the chase scene through the forest. These are common sounds that people hear in everyday life, however due to the seriousness of the situation is will show panic from the victim and that she is scared. As mentioned before these every day sounds will make the opening sequence more relatable to the audience and will help them to build up a relationship with the victim. Also because the tension would have built up within the audience from watching the sequence, their heart beat will also be quite fast, again making it more relatable. These sounds are conventional sounds to the thriller gener as they are used to show the fear from the victim, which builds up the tension and suspense.

The next sound we are going to use is off screen sound. Off screen sound is sound that matches the content of the scene but is not visiable within the camera shot. We will use this when the floor bloards are creeking as the girl is trying to escape and the audience will hear a door shuting when there is a focus on the killer and he realises that the girl has escaped. The creeking floor boards will show that the victim is trying to not get caught and that she is in fear of getting caught. The door shuting will show that the girl has successfully got out of the house but it also will show the realsiation of the killer that the girl got out. It is the start of chain of events that lead to the death of the victim, from this point the heart rates and tension levels within the audience will continue to rise. This helps to build a relationship as the audience dont no if the girl is going to fully escape from the killer and not get caught, which creates fear for the victims life. Our aim with this sound is to increase the tension of the sequence by creating a sense of enigma as to whether the victim will survive or not. This is conventional to the thriller genre as it shows the audience what is going on and makes the scene clear, which creates suspense as they find out what is happening before or at the same time as the victim.

Following this the next sound that we are going to use is non-diegetic. We are going to edit in the non-diegetic sound effect of a heart beat, during the chase scene in the forest. We are going to use this sound technique to portray the vicitms fear and panic. It also shows that they are exhausted as well as frightened, from running. This would build up the panic and she might slow down making herself easier for the killer to catch up to. We are going to enusre that the audience will build up a relationship with the victim through this sound effect as a heart beat is a very common sound that everybody is well associated with. The audiences heart be would be copying the one layered over the sequnece through the suspense built up. This will allow the audience to compare and put themselves into the situation of the vicitm making it more relateable. They will also be able to understand the emotions that the victim is feeling and this will cause them to feel symapthetic towards them. This is conventional to the thriller genre as enigma of whether the killer is going to catch up to the vicitm or not creates tension and suspense.

The last sound technique that my group and I have planned to use is contrapuntal sound. Contrapuntal sound is sound that does not match the content of the sequnece. We have decided to use contrapuntal sound when the girl is getting dragged back by the killer as we have decided that we are going to layer happy/positive music over this. The music and the content will juxtapose eachother, as although the music is postive, the girl is getting dragged back to her death. The happy music could symblise the happiness of the killer that he has recapted the victm and overpowered her. This would make the audeince feel anger and resentment towards the killer as they would be confused at how someone could be happy they have recaputred someone. It also shows little hope for another escape of the victim as the killer is dictating the action in the sceen and his emotions are also dictating the sound being used and the music is going to be quite over powering. This is conventional to the thriller genre as it creates an unnatural feel to the scene and implys uncertainty, which helps to build up the suspense.