Audience interviews evaluation

Audience evaluation:

Throughout our time filming and producing research towards our opening we made sure we used conventions which the audience would expect within our psycho-thriller genre. We asked different people what they would expect to see within our opening.

Some of their answers were:

- Dark/low lighting

-Crime and murder

- props such as knives and guns

- mysterious and tense music

-suspense

From this audience feedback we made sure these answers we included within our opening. We used dark and low lighting in the scenes which showed Joseph at the hospital walking out and to the car to then drive to the Casino. We did this as night time adds to the tension of a potential murder and disorientates the audiences senses. Crime is shown when Joseph gets out photos of Sara our victim and places them on this desk. This is the first initial stage of showing Joseph's murderous side, which then features a overlapped flash back of Sara running away from him. Murder is a on going theme as after the photos which show death within the film, joseph is then carrying a knife in the middle of town, which first is illegal and secondly links to violence and potential death.  

We made sure we used the right sort of props which would be seen within our genre, we included a knife, rope and bible which commonly feature within a psycho-thriller and add to our ongoing themes. I thought that a knife was a better prop to use instead of a gun, this is because it takes a more physical act to commit a murder with a knife and is more horrific. 

We used garage band to create our music and used different beats and sounds to create mysterious/tense sounds, this then allowed us to fade in and out sounds and change the music at different scenes to also reflex the characters emotions. 

We made sure that we took on the audiences feedback because it needs to appeal to our target audience and we needed advice and tips from those who will potentially be watching it and in the big film industry would make us hits.

Rhianna Henson-Smith

Marketing Technique

One of the most hard question when you are making a film is: Who is your target audience?


In our case we are shooting a psychological thriller that for conventions can be quite violent. In our opening scene there aren't particular violent moments, but anyway our target audience must be older than 15, some content could be too much for a young boy or girl.
If we think to a gender we can say that both man and woman could be interested.




The audience of this film expect mostly tension suspense and a main character who has a sort of mental issue, in our opening you can find everything, the main themes of psychological thriller are treated, such as Reality-> the film is located in a real situation where a doctor is seriously disturbed, Perception-> in the film Dr demian thinks to be in charge to purify the world from those girl who don't treat their bodies as a temple (Corinthians 6:19 in the bible), Mind-> Dr Demian again is the one whose mind is different from the other, Purpose-> to be in charge to purify the world, Identity-> Dr Demian is confused and for keep the bad thought away starts to abuse of drugs and alcohol, Death-> there are picture of murder scene in the film.

Shots from cinema listings

 Top films on in cinemas right now

The top 12 that are listed are:

1) Interstellar ~ Drama genre directed by Christopher Nolan
Space epic 'Interstellar' takes place on a troubled Earth, where dwindling food supplies are forcing humankind to consider the possibilities available to them beyond Earth's boundaries.
2) The Hunger Games Mockingjay part 1~ Action genre directed by Francis Lawrence.
Things are heating up in 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1' as Katniss Everdeen gets swept up in the revolution against the Capitol.
3) The Limitation Game~ Drama genre directed by Morten Tyldum
Biographical drama 'The Imitation Game' centres on the English mathematician and cryptographer who helped crack the Nazi's Enigma code during World War II.
4) Nativity~ Comedy genre directed by Debbie Lsitt
This Christmas the pupils of St Bernadette's and their much-loved, madcap teacher Mr Poppy (Marc Wootton) are back for their biggest adventure yet involving fantastic flashmobs, excitable elves, Christmas carols and of course Archie the donkey!
5) The Hobbit The battle of the Five Armies~ Action, Adventure, fantasy directed by Peter Jackson
The conclusion of the trilogy, 'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies' sees Thorin and Bilbo reclaiming the dwarves' homeland - but also accidentally unleashing Smaug upon Lake-town.
6) Mr Turner~ Drama genre directed by Mike Leigh
'Mr. Turner' examines the last 25 years of the great if eccentric landscape painter J.M.W. Turner (Timothy Spall), one of the most important figures in British art history.
7) Gone Girl~ Drama, Thriller directed by David Fincher.
Suspenseful mystery 'Gone Girl' follows the investigation into the disappearance of missing Amy Dunne as dark truths about her seemingly perfect life emerge.
8) The Drop~ Drama directed by Michael R Roskam
Set in the seedy criminal underworld of Brooklyn, 'The Drop' centres on Bob, a barman whose pub doubles as a 'drop point' for local gangsters exchanging money.
9) Fury~ Drama directed by David Ayer
Set during the dying days of the Second World War, 'Fury' follows a team of Allied soldiers who venture behind enemy lines into the heart of Nazi territory on a final charge
10) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles~ Action, Adventure, Animated, Comedy directed by Jonathan Liebesman
Everyone's favourite gang of reptilian martial arts masters are back fighting crime on the streets of New York in 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'.
11) Night Crawler~ Thriller genre directed by Dan Gilroy
Jake Gyllenhaal stars in 'Nightcrawler', playing a driven young man who finds a home in the nocturnal world of freelance crime journalism in Los Angeles.
12) Ouija~ Horror, Thriller directed by Stiles White
In 'Ouija', a group of teenagers try to use a spirit board to contact their friend, who died in a car accident. They are forced to confront their worst fears after they accidentally awaken its dark powers.

Audience:

Out of the 12 top films the majority of them are drama genre that the audience has appealed to. Each film varies in their plot with none of them having similarities to the other. The thriller genre that we are looking at takes form in the film "Gone Girl", the poster for the film features a long shot of a man standing alone. This makes the audience think about why he is alone, the title 'gone' applies someone has disappeared or has gone missing and 'girl' is a mystery of how the man and the 'girl' are related. The man in the audiences eyes could be a brother, friend, murderer to the 'girl' and makes the viewer want to know what is going to happen in the story. One main convention within the thriller genre is to create a sense of mystery and suspense without trying to give to much away, for example the character in the poster is not shown as he is facing the opposite direction. The poster is dark and looks like it is nearly night time, making the audience wonder why the character is standing in what appears to look like a field, could he be searching for something or hiding something? The film is directed by David Fincher, who is famous for his thriller genres and conventions, this means that the viewer is expecting a certain style of film and expects it to be mysterious and psychological at times.
From looking up what is the top cinema listings we can interpret what types of films appeal most to audiences and such as "Gone girl" we can get ideas on posters and background/fonts for our own film Doctor 6:19.

Rhianna Henson-Smith

 

Our pitch and audience feedback

Audience Expectations of a Psycho-Thriller

Certificate ratings for audience

Rhianna Henson-Smith

Audience for the thriller genre

Psycho thrillers - this generally involves a psychologically disturbed character and gets the audience into their head to show how messed up the film is due to this particular character. Silence of the lambs is a great example as the film messes with the audiences head giving you an insight to how hannibal thinks, linking to our doctor and his mind state within ours.

A thriller genre: Consists of keeping the audience tense and suspenseful. It also uses excitement to link in with the suspense and tention as another main feature within thriller films. The most common sub-genre of thrillers are psycho thrillers, these particular thrillers consist of a psychologically diturbered murderer and a good hearted main character fighting against this mental foe.

Main goal:  To keep the audience anticipating in order to be able to play with there minds and constantly suprise them when they are least expecting it. The anxiety created by this keep the audience glued to their seat constantly trying to guess the plot.

The target audience: Of thriller based films as well as depending on the sub-genre are normally thrill seekers that wish to constantly think ahead of the story. People that like to follow the plot and try to guess what will happen are a perfect audience for thrillers as it gives the director new ideas. When this kind of audience are constantly predicting the outcome of the plot it allows the director to go completely against any ideas the audience may have and suprise them in ways they would not have thought of.
- For example - In leon the deaths of characters throws the audience into another direction. Generally children and main characters are not killed off, however a small child is killed in the first half of the film and the main character is killed off at the end. This type of thriller strays away from stereotypical plots also leading the audience away whilst watching.
This therefore rules out the younger generation as a potential target audience as they would need to be able to keep up and understand the plot of the film as well as the twist and turns that feature within the genre.

Online research: From doing online research I found that the typical age range that thriller films are popular with is 55+ years. I have already evaluated certificate ratings for our film and have decided that it was a 18 rating, this therefore allows only people over 18 to watch our film. As our film features a doctor and is quite a modern and clever spin, I believe our audience would mostly be males aged 25+. 

Rhianna Henson-Smith

Certificate Ratings

What does the 15 symbol mean?

No-one under 15 is allowed to see a 15 film at the cinema or buy/rent a 15 rated video. 15 rated works are not suitable for children under 15 years of age.

Are there any limits on what sort of theme a work can have at 15?

No theme is prohibited, provided the treatment is appropriate for 15 year olds.

What might I see in a 15 rated film or video?

Any of the following:

•   strong violence
•  frequent strong language (e.g. 'f***').
•   portrayals of sexual activity
•   strong verbal references to sex
•   sexual nudity
•   brief scenes of sexual violence or verbal references to sexual violence
•   discriminatory language or behaviour
•   drug taking

How much strong language is allowed in a 15?

There could potentially be a great deal. At 15 there is no upper limit on the number of uses of strong language (e.g. ‘f***’).
Occasionally there may be uses of the strongest terms (e.g. 'c***'), depending on the manner in which they are used, who is using the language, its frequency and any special contextual justification. However, continued or aggressive use will not normally be passed 15.

What about discriminatory or offensive terms?

There may be racist, homophobic or other discriminatory language, and the work could explore themes relating to this.
However, at 15 the work as a whole must not endorse discriminatory language or behaviour.

How much sex and nudity is allowed at 15?

At 15 sexual activity can be portrayed, but usually without strong detail. Some sex scenes can be quite long at this category.
Though nudity may be allowed in a sexual context there will usually be no strong detail. There are no constraints on nudity in a non-sexual or educational context.
There can be strong references to sex and sexual behaviour, but especially strong or crude references are unlikely to be acceptable unless justified by context.

Sex and sex references are treated the same irrespective of sexuality

Can there be strong violence?

Yes, at 15 violence may be strong. It should not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury, however, and the strongest gory images are unlikely to be acceptable.
Strong sadistic violence is also unlikely to be acceptable.

What about sexual violence?

There may be detailed verbal references to sexual violence (for example descriptions of rape or sexual assault in a courtroom scene or in victim testimony) but any portrayal depiction of sexual violence must be discreet and justified by context.

What about horror works?

At 15 there can be strong threat and horror as long as there is no sustained focus on sadistic or sexualised threat.

Can you see drugs in a 15 rated film or video?

At 15 drug taking may be shown but the work as a whole must not promote or encourage drug misuse (for example, through instructional detail).
The misuse of easily accessible and highly dangerous substances like aerosols or solvents is unlikely to be acceptable at 15.

What about dangerous behaviour or things teens might copy?

We consider the risk of potential harm to impressionable teenagers. For example, dangerous behaviour such as hanging, suicide and self-harming should not dwell on detail which could be copied.
Whether the depiction of easily accessible weapons is acceptable will depend on factors such as realism, context and setting.

How can I find out more about a specific 15 film?

Please check the BBFCinsight for the film or video you are thinking of watching. You may find BBFCinsight on this website or on our free App as well as on film posters, DVD and Blu-ray packaging, and on some listings. You will also find it attached to some film and video content which is available to download. It provides comprehensive information on exactly why a film or video has been given a particular category. All the issues are discussed in detail and parents in particular can use this information to make informed decisions when choosing viewing material for their children.

Doctor 6:19 Facebook Page

Doctor 6:19 Facebook Page

 

We decided to make a Facebook page today for our film to promote it to our audience and make them aware of what we are up to. The page will be regularly updated with new posts of information about the up coming film opening and pictures to let people know how we are progressing. Other films use social media to promote themselves as especially in the generation of today it is a widely used form of communication and can target themselves to big audiences. We hope to have more people visiting our page and liking us so we can get feed back on any parts of our progress.
Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/Doctorsixnineteen

By Rhianna Henson-Smith

Gone Girl official website and facebook page

Gone Girl

Plot:

Director: David Fincher

This film unearths the secrets at the heart of a modern marriage. On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne reports that his beautiful wife, Amy, has gone missing. Under pressure from the police and a growing media frenzy, Nick's portrait of a blissful union begins to more »crumble. Soon his lies, deceits and strange behaviour have everyone asking the same dark question: Did Nick Dunne kill his wife?

   This is the film Gone Girls official website, where the film is portrayed as a 'live news' article on tv showing a girl who has disappears. It is a good idea for every movie to have a website so it can promote the film and attract audiences. People can buy tickets through the website to see the film and see what cinemas it will feature in.

This is their official facebook page which shows their trailer on the left hand corner and features pictures/snap shots form the film. This is a good way of advertising a new movie as social media sites can attract many different audiences and promote the film, where people can also read reviews on what others who have seen it thought.

 

By Rhianna Henson-Smith

Gone Girl Poster

Gone Girl talks about a missing person and all the story that develop after her disappearance; the poster let us see a little bit the plot, indeed Ben Afflek is in the middle of the picture and the bottom part of it is blurred and it is connected with the missing of his wife in the film. we can also notice is attitude that is scared, stressed, yes for the missing of his wife but also because he is put under a big pressure by the mass media, this influence his already bad character, making him always more stressed and stressed.

Concluding the font used is really basic and hide in part from the clouds, this

accentuates even more the film's plot which is full of intrigue and twist.

                            
Sara Campeggi

Gone Girl (Trailer)

This is the trailer to a thriller film called Gone Girl; where on the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne reports that his wife, Amy, has gone missing. Under pressure from the police and a growing media frenzy, Nick's portrait of a blissful union begins to crumble. Soon his lies, deceits and strange behaviour have everyone asking the same dark question: Did Nick Dunne kill his wife?


               


From this trailer, we learn the title of the film, when it'll be released and it also hints what the story line might be like. For example, there are a lot of voice-over's used (each discussing murder), this leads us to believe that the film will be a crime-thriller. The trailer also uses flashbacks to try and give a bit of story to the film, without giving the plot away. For example, there are flashbacks of a couple, however in one flashback the couple are arguing. This is important as it leads the audience to think they could be the main disruption of the film. (We know that there will be disruption, as the music in the trailer is calming, whereas the images in the trailer are violent.) From this trailer we know that there will be a missing girl (hence the title and the thumbnail showing a missing poster), however the trailer is already telling the audience who probably did it (as the suspect is shown to be her husband), we know this as we repeatedly hear/ see him being accused.

By Maddy Fox

Audience Research

To find out what films are the current best-selling films, we went online to our closest cinema (The Odeon) and searched for what was currently on. The results shown to us explained that the top five films were as shown below:

By Maddy Fox