Audience Profile

script (basic)

oppening
 
victim: damn! wheres my phone, cant believe i forgot it again
 

phonecall

victim: dad, i think theres someone following me in college

dad: are you sure?

victim: pretty sure i can hear them coming now

dad: come home now, they could be dangerous

victim: ... ... ...

dad: son, son

middle

victim: get away you psychopath

posible taglines

To promote my film i thought about inventing a tag line which i can use in the trailer, website and on my poster when i produce it , it needs to be short a snappy so that it sticks in the minds of the audience below are some possibilities:

1. never turn back
never cross your path

2. overtime is cancelled

3. times running out !

The first tag line is probably to long to read in a film trailer but it has a good idea behind it and it relates to the opening scene. I think the second tag line is very good because it is short, flows wells and links to the title "after hours" because when people stay late they are usually doing overtime or extra work. Times running out seems a bit common or normal to use because of the number of other films that use this sort of phrase,so i will most probably use the second one.

risk assessment

Hazards	Who is at risk	Controls	Severity of injury	Chance of injury	Risk	Control measures
Trip over wires/other objects	Camera operator, cast	Move all unnecessary objects out of the way	Medium	Low	Low	Check multiple times for trip hazards
Trip hazards because of low lighting	cast	make sure there is enough light	high	Low	Low	Check cast can see where to go
Camera risk when walking	Camera operator	Make sure operator is comfortable with the walking pace whilst holding the camera	Medium-high	Low	Low	Make sure they are holding camera securely

questionaire for target audience (audience profile)

This questionnaire will help me to produce my audience profile  because it will tell me more about why my target audience go to see thriller films  and what they watch the for it will improve my understanding of my audience whilst providing me with both demographic and psychographic data.


1.when you watch a thriller film what would you expect to see?

violence         
horror
danger
other

2.would you watch a thriller film?

yes
no

3.have you watched any thriller films recently?

yes
no

4.what would you go to see a thriller film for?

action
suspense
danger
horror
other

5.where do you like to watch thriller films?

at cinema
at home
at a friends house
other

6.how do you find out about new films?

TV
Internet
radio
social networks
other

costume

 

These are images of my character in the costume to make it feel realistic he is just wearing his regular everyday clothes as would the character in the film.

However i used the long black coat to make him look a bit more professional as he would be leaving a workplace environment.

This also adds to the dark feel of the film helping to follow the conventions of a horror film.

main characters

These will be the main charcaters featuring in the film

the victim (protagonist)












the masked killer (antagonist)

and the victims parent via phone call (flat character)

props needed

props that need to be gathered for production

knife- this will be the killers weapon
bag- this is a part of the charcters costume
phone- an integral part of the storyline but it will also be used in the clip
mask- to hide the killers identity
gloves- a part of the killers costume

synopsis

A young student is walking home from college one night but discovers he has left his phone behind, turning back he will soon discover what happens after hours.

Throughout the film I will take a large number of shots so that I can achieve smooth editing and get a fast editing sequence going , this will raise the suspense and tension in the audience making them feel like they are in danger themselves which is typical of a standard thriller film. I am sticking to the conventions as much as I can such as dramatic dark shadowing lighting so that it creates a creepy atmosphere,  the sounds I am going to use will be very natural bangs and clatters which will be spontaneous so that the audience does not expect them coming. The costumes will just be average clothes so that it feels realistic. Apart from the killer who will have black clothes and a white mask this is similar to masks worn by other villains.as this is a trailer I will leave it with a cliff-hanger to make the audience want to see the film, while it is important that I don’t give too much of the plot away.

 

initial idea of film

My idea for the trailer is based around a chase between a killer and a victim.It will be called after hours, to build up suspense i will use lots of shots and fast cuts to lead up to a final shot of the victim in panic. There will be 3 cuts to words containing the director, the tagline and the name and date.

Audience identification

The typical audience for a thriller film are aged around 15 years and over this is because the films can contain explicit content with themes relating to death, violence and psychological damage. Many psychological thrillers are targeted at 18+ because they can be very disturbing and real for younger viewers however this is not applicable to all audiences.

Examples of modern film trailers

trailer for the released film sinister

                                                              Director: Scott Derrickson
                                                                
                                                                 Genre: horror/thriller

Writers:

Scott Derrickson (screenplay), C. Robert Cargill

Stars:

Ethan Hawke, Juliet Rylance and James Ransone

 

Synopsis: A true-crime writer finds a cache of 8mm "snuff" films that suggest the murder he is currently researching is the work of a serial killer whose career dates back to the 1960s.

This cinematography of this trailer is using a lot of quick cuts and fade transitions which create a real feel of suspense and terror i find this to be quite common in the horror/thriller sub genre because of the dangerous effect it creates. the trailer is  using dramatic low lighting to enhance the feeling of tension and drama which is essential in a thriller film as the audience wants to be thrilled. as the trailer progresses the editing gets faster and faster building on the suspense getting the audiences adrenaline going making them eager to find out what happens to the chracters therefore wanting to watch the film.

trailer of the upcoming release of the hobbit

Director: Peter Jackson

 

Genre: scifi/fantasy 

Writers:

Fran Walsh (screenplay), Philippa Boyens (screenplay)

Stars:

Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen and Richard Armitage

 

Synopsis: A curious Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, journeys to the Lonely Mountain with a vigorous group of Dwarves to reclaim a treasure stolen from them by the dragon Smaug.

 

 this trailer as like the trailer for sinister also uses fast editing techniques and fade transitions which shows me that horror and scifi are similiar genres but have different themes with different norms and values. this film also uses a lot of moving camera shots which gives the feeling of atmosphere and location, tis films frame rate is double the normal frame rate which means the eyes are having to deal with more information at once this means the audience will get a more faster and thrilling feeling when watching the trailer.

 

trailer for james bond skyfall 2012

Director: Sam Mendes

Genre: action

  Writers:

 Neal Purvis, Robert Wade

 

Stars:

 Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem and Naomie Harris

 

Synopsis: Bond's loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.