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Abandoned Area to make the viewer feel isolated and alone. Have a view seconds of suspense, and have loud sound effects to startle the viewer who is watching when they don't expect it. Dark and gloomy colour pallet to set the mood of the area.  Preferably set at night so the viewer has a fear of what lurks in the dark. Music picks up tensisity as something approaches to make the viewer feel frightful of what's going to come up. Scares when the user isn't expecting it to thrill the viewer and scare them. Setting Examples:

 Explanation of Demographics  It's aimed towards a target audience of 16-24 year olds. In my thriller, I will try to have fast-paced thrilling action scenes to appeal to my audience. The reason why I would like to have this in my film as according to my research, a younger audience would like more action and intense scenes that would draw them to the edge of seat whilst watching it. What I foresee whilst creating my film for this audience is maintaining a low budget. As I am going to am going to have a lot of intense scenes, they will require the purchase of more props to suit the atmosphere of the scene, and I would like to have more special effects in the short movie to make it more thrilling- however, with the implementation of this it will cost more money for me to produce. Conventions Has a central message to the audience. Genre of the product reflected in the text/colour/font/images. Information abut the product. The release date. Persuasive/Eye Catching/Unique Crea...

 UK- British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) provide specific ratings based on aspects of the film, whether they are appropriate or not. US- MPAA- film regulator in the US. It has a slightly different rating system. 

  Trainspotting The opening sequence starts off skipping straight into action and into the point. It starts off with our two main character running away from two officers, from this the audience can gather that the characters have done something bad. The main character has a monologue listing all of the things he could of had, such as a "a career, job, family, etc.", suggesting that the main character when the   opening starts has gone down a bad path. Set in a rural location, characters have scruffier attire suggesting that they are from a lower class. The narrative presents a character on a misguided path, trying desperately to get off of this path but fails falling back onto it. The countless attempts of the failure of this character may be humorous to some, making the film a 'black comedy'. What do the characters do for a living? 1.) Renton is a drug addict who tries to mend his ways by moving to London and starting life afresh. He is however pulled back into the ...

 Themes A theme is a key idea or issue highlighted/explored when watching a media text. They are explored through the situations faced by the characters or  their actions . They are also highlighted through key points in the story and setting .  What are common themes of a Thriller? Fear Control Sexuality and Sex Romance Violence Espionage Deception Crime Investigation Suspense Paranoia Escape Entrapment Conspiracy Terrorism Politics Religion Revenge Death Perception of Reality   Subterfuge Power Discovery   Gone Girl Trailer Isolation Mystery Deception Betrayal  Murder Murder-Mystery Fear Confusion Violence  Lies Truth Death Disappearance The Key Theme of the invisible man is: Fear, Isolation,Mystery and Freedom. The Trailer shows a woman escaping from an abusive relationship but however the boyfriend (Aidran) finds a way to get his revenge and come back invisible and kill her. When Aidran appears on the screen unexpectedly, it creates shock...

 Narrative Theory Character Driven Propp-Character Rolls Propp's Approach to Narrative Vladmir Propp studied hundreds of Russain folk and fairytales before deciding that all narratives have a common structure. He observed that narratives are shaped and directed by certain types of characters and specific kinds of actions. He believed that there are 31 possible stages or functions in any narrative. These may not all appear in a single story, but nevertheless always appear in the same sequence. A function is an event in the story. A tale may skip functions but it cannot shuffle their unvarying order. Vladmir Propp: Russain 1895-1970. He analyzed the basic plot components of Russian folk to identify their simplest narrative elements. Propp's approach to narrative Prop believed that there are seven roles which any character may assume in the story: Villain - Struggles with hero Donor - Prepares and/or provides hero with magical agent Helper - Assists, rescues, solves and/pr transfi...

 Mise En Scene Shows image of little girls running down before the clip of the empty swings and this builds a sense of mystery. Signifies that they may of disappeared.  Objects belong to people but there aren't any people creating a sense of mystery. Camera The opening scene includes a lot of fast moving camera shots making the viewer feel disorientated.  This wide-shot view of the house makes it appear significant, signifying this is the place where the mysteries  Sound Hass eerie with a mix of breath whisper like- low pitched singing; makes it sounds ghost- like and disturbing. You can occasionally people screaming over it, this creates a more frightening atmosphere because it sounds as though people are helpless. Editing What would of been a normal photo of a baby is altered by the use of colour, the baby's eyes look as though they've been burnt out making it look evil and the bars of the cot appear to be a trap. Negative colours makes it look like a mad worl...