My opening sequence consists of 3 main characters. These are; the main male, the young female and the killer. We didn't want to have too many characters as we wanted out narrative to be focused, and not have several back stories, and so decided on these characters.
The young male is portrayed as being manly through his body language and dialogue which will make him seem macho and grown up, making the audience believe that he will not be the victim. This character will appeal to the audience because of this, as they will believe he is going to protect the other character. Gender is represented in a subverted way, which is uncommon in thrillers, the victim is stereotypically always a female. By presenting him in everyday, young clothes such as jeans and a hoody, it shows his youth, meaning anyone who is a parent or has young friends etc will be able to relate to him.
The young female will confuse the audience. They will begin thinking that she is the victim and that she's weak. She is used to help create an enigma which is conventional to thrillers as it leaves the audience unsure of what has happened and so they question it and continue to watch to see what happens. We dressed her in jeans and a hoody as this is a normal example of everyday clothing for a teenager.
The killer is the main enigma in my thriller opening as his identity is kept hidden, which is very conventional to the thriller genre as it makes the audience eager to know who the killer is which keeps them engaged with the clip. The audience should react to the killer in a negative way. He/she should make them feel uncomfortable and should be responsible for creating all of the bad emotions the audience feel.
Your analysis of question 2 shows a minimal understanding of the way in which your thriller represents social groups as you have briefly discussed the way in which your characters are represented.
ReplyDeleteYou need to discuss social groups, gender and explain how they appeal to your audience.