Question 5

How did you attract and address your audience

Cinematography
The framing and deep focus shots alongside the steadicam helped suggest that a person is watching her. The cut aways presented to look for a place to print the titles were used to create clues as to the genre and storyline. Take for instance, the bared wire shot creates a sense of danger and threat.

We used the voyeur shots to make Helen look vulnerable.These shots concealed who was following her, this allowed the audience to feel disconnected to the storyline as there is so much they dont know but will eventually discover. By shooting in a variety of places such as behind the trees, behind the chair, the audience are unaware of where and who the monster is, as the shots focus on what the monster (the stalker) can see rather than the monster itself.

We chose a forest to create the feeling of mystery and suspense. This addresses the audience by using familiar themes to existenting thriller conventions. Helen's costume, a suit reveals a normalistic lifestyle, this shows she is an ordinary woman with a job, this presents her as an innocent victim, as a normal woman would not be continuously followed on her normal day.Her suit is black, this could be used to counter argue the purity of her vulnerability; is she as innocent as the audience think she is?
Sound
The sound creates a uncomfortable feeling for the audience, which turns a passive audience into an  interactive one. As the repetitiveness of the notes played in the score create a creepy atmosphere, hinting that something is not right. The repetitiveness of the score makes the moves look more delibreate suggesting that the stalker preplannned these movements, that the stalker knew Helens daily routine. The climax in the sound shows that something makes this day different from all the other times the stalker has followed her.

Success?

 


After just 1 day of posting our video online we gained 30 views! We posted our video on Youtube.com because this site is dominated by teenage viewers. By putting our video on this site and gaining so many viewers in a short space of time, this shows how our media product has succeeded in attracting our target audience. 


The comments and the likes show that our media product is already appealing to our target audience even before the announcement of the other characters.The comments show approval of our movie requesting to see more, suggeting that they liked these few minutes so much they were intrigued to see what happens next. Another comment present on our page, shows that our conventions pulled through in creating mystery, as the comment labels our product as 'very mysterious' This suggested that the few minutes shown was enjoyed.

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