Adrift - My Final Cut

Evaluation Task 7: What have I Learned?

Evaluation Task 6: What Have You Learnt About Technologies From The Process Of Constructing Your Product?

Here is my finished thriller with annotations.

Evaluation Task 5: How Did You Attract/Address Your Audiences?

What pleasures can your target audience gain from the opening sequence?

My target audience would probably be interested in seeing which role the father plays in the family, as my thriller starts of with the kids being really loud and don't really notice him much.

What type of film is it?

It's hard to tell exactly what type of thriller my thriller is but I would say a dramatic-thriller as the thrilling comes mostly from the drama and issues the father has with his kids and visitors. Unlike your typical thriller which might be thrilling because there's action or someone is almost getting killed.

Why does the setting of your thriller appeal to your target audience and why?

The setting in my thriller appeals to my target audience due to it possibly being relatable to a certain extent. My target audience is males and females from the ages of 25 to 40, many if not most humans start parenthood in this age range and in my thriller there are two parents. Also if any teens watch this they might find it relatable that there father is over protective.

Comments on the narrative in the opening sequence?

The narrative in the opening sequence is simply that these kids don't really notice their father nor do they care if he is there, meanwhile they don't realize how angry he is and how he is ready to explode at any second.

Which social groups are you appealing to and why?

I'm appealing to the parents in the age range of 25 to 40. Secondly I am also appealing to the teens aged 15 to 18.

How did you use music in your thriller to attract/address your audience?

I did not use much music in my thriller, I simply used two sound effects. The first that just built the tension for when the father goes crazy and the second for when the final title appears. Instead of using music for the first part of the thriller we duplicated the kids audio and moved it around so it sounds like they are gradually getting louder.

If you had the budget, which actors, co-director and institution would you have chosen to make the film with you?

If I had the budget I would probably choose a very successful male actor in his 40s to play the father, possibly someone like Bradley Cooper or George Clooney. I wouldn't need any other actors that are amazing as the other roles aren't big. As the co-director I'd like someone like Vince Gilligan, he created and directed breaking bad and better call Saul. Two tv shows that I really enjoy because of the great story and directing. I wouldn't need a very big budget for my film so working with vertigo would be more than great, if I worked with a wealthier and bigger film company such as Warner bros I would probably not change much in my thriller.

What editing techniques did you use?

We firstly placed together the footage we wanted to use, we then cut the clips so it feels more fluid. We then added the titles, we firstly put them in the first couple of shots in the thriller and then decided against it as it took away from the anger that the father had. So we ended up putting a few titles before the sequence and our thriller name at the end. Once we finished completely with the picture we started on the sound. We didn't add any music but we edited the kids sounds and added two sound effects. Both to build the tension near the end of the thriller.

Evaluation Task 4: Who would be the audience for your media product?

I think that our film would be aiming to have an audience of 18 to 25 years old, possibly even 16 and 17 year old as it won't have much blood in it. As compared to on my last post, I find that our film will have similarities to Dexter, therefore I decided to take a look at the demographics for it on IMDB.

As seen on the demographic, even ages below 18 and more than 45 like Dexter, this shows how much of a wide audience this show and probably thrillers have in general.  

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Update

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The ideal audience for my thriller is males or females in the age range of 25 to 40. I think this because this age range had more people saying they liked thrillers. Here is my second attempt at finding my target audience, this time I interviewed 25-40 year olds instead of 16-25. Also I interviewed people in Guildford, UK instead of in Nyon, Switzerland.

After having had these interviews I discovered that thrillers probably aren't the most popular genre for this age range but most people did like thrillers and told us their favorite thriller sub-genres. Across most age ranges it appears that action and comedy are the most popular genres.