Question 5How did you attract / address your audience?

Ben Trant

The tensionWhat we did Reason why Effect on audience

Used tense music Music is a very powerful tool and can change the mood of the film as-well as the emotions of the audience is used well.

The audience will be emotionally hooked and have their heart beating

Slow motion Reducing the speed of footage draws more attention to the shot. We wanted to prolong the build up to the murder scene.

The audience see and feel the emotions whilst also bringing more attention to the dubbed walkie talkie audio.

Low angled shot We wanted to show the power and authority the policeman whilst also delaying showing the body.

Shows the audience how important the character is and builds up further suspense and anticipation to see the body.

Implication of dangerWhat we did Reason why Effect on audience

Props(Gun and bulet)

We wanted to have our policeman have his gun out to show the audience this was a very dangerous moment in the film.

The audience will be trying to piece together clues and will be trying to guess what will happen next.

Audio(Weapons have been used, shots

fired)

We felt it was important to imply danger by both mise-en-scene and audio. The power of hearing but not seeing was something we really wanted to exploit.

There is a real increase in tempo with the audio however the slow motion makes it very tense and increases anticipation to see the murder scene.

Black and white Horror films traditionally use black and white to signify danger and death, we wanted to use the B/W effect to draw attention to the body and show the

Adds a rustic bit of tension to the footage and makes the mood feel very cold and on edge. Without the colour being drained, it lowers the feeling for the character and makes death seem real.

Keeping them guessingWhat we did Reason why Effect on audience

Sound bridges We wanted the audience to be thinking right from the off about the story and what is happening. We didn’t want to give everything away at once in order to maintain audience attention.

The audience have no idea who is speaking in the first scene and start to guess who the character is. The audio reveals some of the story but leaves a lot unexplained making the rest of the video gripping.

Delaying characters and shots

Transitions, slow mo

The longer the audience is waiting, the more time they have to think.

They are trying to work out who some people are and leaves some characters as slightly mysterious.

Unpredictable story(Second call out)

We felt it was important to have the audience guessing about the story but not be able to predict the plot. We wanted to build up and keep the audience guessing so had the murder scene as the second call out.

Shows the audience how important the character is and builds up further suspense and anticipation to see the body.