George Kilby Question 5 Draft

Our film contains a lot of quick cut editing and fast paced transitions, especially in the ally sequence where there is a transition roughly every 2 seconds, which helps to excite the audience. To enthral such a young audience they must be kept entertained and interested throughout the piece. Therefore using these transitions to help quicken the pace of the passage increases tension for the audience and they begin to get sucked into the storyline. To keep such a young demographic entertained there must be a piece of action every several minutes opposed to an older target audience where there can be a lot more focus left on emotion and standard situations relatable to real life.

Another way to make sure the audience maintains their interest in the film via the high tension levels is to use clever sound techniques. For example in this frame of the film just as the door slams s hut the music kicks into action with a loud bang to mirror the action of the door. This technique is called Mickey Mousing. As the scene continues and the character gets closer and closer to the destination the music builds getting louder and faster paced, this helps give the audience that adrenaline rush and keeps them deep in suspense about what could happen next.

Any film has to be up to date with modern affairs. In the news recently there have been a lot of child abductions and it is a real life threat that a lot of people worry about and have fears of. So writing a story line based on modern affairs is relatable for most people. Also the fact that the story line is a game of strategy in keeps the audience interested and playing along with the characters and guessing what might happen next. It’s almost like a game within a film where the audience are given clues throughout to keep them guessing and their minds busy.

Also the costume of the actor and the age of the character match well to reach out to our audience. He is just a simple middle class boy around the age of 18. He is unemployed and hasn’t got anywhere to go or anywhere to be. His life is pretty unexciting and in the current economic climate a lot of people that age are stuck in the same rut as our character. Audiences like to find characters relatable and see that their lives are not that different to our own. The scene where it is set is very normal. There is no fantasy or farfetched high-tech special effects. We aimed to create a situation that anyone sat in the audience could find themselves in. This makes it ever more real and scary to the public.