How did you attract/address your audience? Draft Question 5

Here you can see we have put the name of the film directly in the centre, we have done this so that it is obvious to the audience. As you can see behind the title we have used the special effect of fog, we have used this to crate an eery and spooky atmosphere. It also leaves the audience wanting to know what is hidden behind the fog. This has been used to draw in the audience and to create a spooky and mysterious effect. We have made the background black to resemble the nighttime and so that the transition into the next scene works perfectly, as the next scene is filmed in pitch black.

The next image is a shot of our protagonist character, this is the first time the audience see the main character in the film (but they don't actually know its the main character yet), from this shot all they can see is the outline and clothes of his body but none of his facial features. A light is used directly behind him to create a shadow and to create an eery and spooky atmosphere. The fact that the light shines directly onto our protagonist character creates a sense of intrigue, which is an important code and convention for Horror movies.

In this scene we used a panning shot from left to right to show the man walking down the street.  All you can see is the mans legs and feet.  The fact that nothing else is shown to the audience furthermore provides a sense of mystery and intrigue towards this man.

Here we have an establishing shot of the mans house? Who knows, the audience are left asking questions to whether this is where the film is going to be set. It also makes the audience wonder what this man is up too and where he has been?

Again, all thats shown in this clip is the mans legs and feet, nothing else is being revealed, the storyline is left unclear at this moment in time. Although the audience may be left asking why a man of his age has a wooden base with trees and fairly lights wrapped around them; can this man really be the killer? Is this his families home?

From this shot you can see the good use of dark lighting mixed in with the rich coloured walls, this al creates a dark atmosphere and sets the scene really well. The object on the table really sticks out in this shot, emphasising the mystery of this man, it also leaves the audience asking questions like who could he be and why would he have this?

We felt that this was a good way to attract our audience as it displayed normal cooking stuff but in a deadly way. The knife was used to look menacing and to provide a sense of danger and the pepper was shaped like a heart and represented the colour of blood, this is also where we decided to put our titles.

The image below is another shot in which we wanted to include a title, we used the effect of a candle blowing out and a close up shot of the smoke, we used this to create a variety of shots and to keep the audience interested. As you can see the lighting stays dark throughout the opening sequences.

This next shot makes the audience feel as if the man is walking towards them - makes the audience feel intimidated? We used a low angle shot up at the man to show his power and status, he looks threatening.

The next shot sets the location of this scene, a large cellar packed with many boxes, does the audience notice the girl to the left with a white bag over head?

The next shot is an over the shoulder shot shows us the girls point of view, the audience are left asking questions as to who this man is, is he a 'kidnapper', 'peodophile' or 'serial killer'? The audience are left asking questions as to why this girl is locked up and what this man is going to do with her.

We end the opening scene on a black screen, this leaves the audience wanting to know more and leaves the final piece on a cliffhanger.