Results From Questionnaire 2

As comedy is shown to

the most popular we may

consider doing a film

trailer for a spoof film;

this therefore has the

potential to fit with many

genres and therefore

attract a larger audience.

This supports that one of the

audience’s favourite media

consumptions is film and

TV, which ensures that

enough people in the

audience will want to watch

our film trailer!

Results From Questionnaire 2

These results again

confirm that the

majority of

participants from

the questionnaire

(who were in our

target age group)

watch TV and

films. This shows

them as media

consumers of film

(what we’re

interested in)

meaning we know

they will be

interested in

watching our

trailer.

It’s good

Paranormal

activity has

come up a

few times, as

I did for an

intertext

which means

we know

people like

the techniques

used in the

film. Also The

Shinning,

something we

can research

into, as this

seems a

popular

choice.

Results From Questionnaire (3)

So overall audience’s dislike it

when horror or thriller films have

gore which looks unreal or

unnecessary. They also dislike

when the parts of the narrative are

unconventional (long build ups,

unclear endings). So this gives us

something to consider while

filming.

This shows us that this audience like horror

and thriller films that involve a lot of suspense

and excitement. But also the idea of

entertainment from uses and gratification

theory (a chance to get away from everyday

life). So we can focus on these in our narrative

to ensure that the audience are attracted to the

film.

This response was predicted and a

conventional idea that intertexts have

shown (The Amityville Horror and The

Awakening). The other characters’

results also help us decide on which

characters to use, as teens, males and

villains were also popular.

Results From Questionnaire (3)

As this shows a very high percentage prefer the second

idea, we will plan our narrative more to this; but may

still link the other idea into the second.

Mainly the participants in the questionnaire like this

idea because it’s different from films they’ve seen in

the past; this is important because it gives us the

potential to create something that’s unconventional but

that’s still going to be popular.

Results From Questionnaire (1)

As Pie Charts

percentage of male

23%

percentage of

female

77%

0% 0%

Gender

under 10

0%

10 to 13

0%

14 to 16

54%

17 to 20

23%

21 to 25

0%

26 to 29

0%

30+

23%

Age Group

Employed

62%

Not employed

38%

Employment

definatley

85%

most of the

time

15%

sometimes

0%rarely

0%

not

at

all

0%

Interested In The Media?

horror

0%

thriller

46%

horror/thriller

23%

neither

31%

Horror Or Thriller?

Results From Questionnaire (2)

As Pie Charts

comedy

20%horror

2%

thriller

11%

documentry

7%action

4%

crime

4%

fantasy

11%

drama

18%

historical

4%

musicals

9%

science

fiction

6%

war

2% western

2%

Genre Tastes

TV

21%

books

15%

films

18%

internet

18%

radio

5%

newspaper

3%

music

15%

magazine

5% other

0%

Types Of Media Consumed

under 2

0%

2 to 4

28%

5 to 7

27%

8 to 10

27%

above 10

18%

Hours Speant Watching TV

(weekly)

none

0%

under 2

37%

3 to 5

27%

6 to 8

36%

9

to

12

0% above 12

0%

Films Watched (monthly)

Pandora'

s box

10%

killer's

point of

view

90%

0% 0%

Our Trailer Ideas

children

32%

teenagers

12%adults

4%

older

people

4%

villains

20%

heroes

8%

male

12%

female

8%

Types Of Characters That Make

Horror Or Thriller Filme Effective

Audience Theories For Our Trailer

Uses and Gratifications Our trailer would create social interaction and integration because it’s from the killer’s point of

view, which is unusual for a horror/thriller film and would therefore provide the audience with

something to discus. It would provide entertainment from the suspense and other feelings of

uncertainty that would come from the narrative. Also because our audience is teenagers we will

make sure there are some teenage characters for the audience to personally identify with; this

then attracts them more to the film, making them want to watch the whole thing.

Hypodermic SyringeWe, as the producers will ‘inject’ ideologies into the audience in terms of how real we make our

trailer (moral panic) and the suspense, thrill and excitement involved.

Audience Theories For Our Trailer

Two-Step Flow The audience’s views may be influenced by other people, such as friends, family and

stars, people who we look up to and admire. On the other hand people who are critics can also

have an influence on people’s opinion's; for example if there was a bad review about a

film, someone might not want to see it because they think it’s rubbish, like the critic. So it

depends on those people’s opinions whether you decide to see a film, if they’re good then you

are more likely to see it.

Polysemic Readings: Preferred: That the audience will find the trailer full of excitement and enigma, that they want

to watch to whole film. that it’s good because it’s different to other films and goes against

conventions but is still effective.

Oppositional: That the audience will find the trailer boring and not very scary, perhaps

because it’s too unrealistic and doesn’t look professional enough.

Audience Profile

• Gender: Male and female

• Age: 15-21

• Education: Minimum of GCSEs, preferably A levels or further education

• Occupation: Unemployed or part-time work

• Income: Low, £200 maximum per month

• Media Interests: Watches 5-8 hours of TV per week and 3-6 films per month

• Demographics: E, students, casual workers and unemployed

• Psychographics: Most likely to be strugglers, mainstreamers and explorers

• Nationality: In particular western civilizations, British, American…

• Religion: Agnostic

• Marital Status: Single or short term relationships.

• Hobbies and Interests: Particularly media such as TV, music and internet; other

interests such as gaming and magazines (rather then books).

Planning My TextGenre: Horror/Thriller

First Ideas

• A horror/thriller film trailer based on the lines of Pandora's box or a

special object, which links to demonic possession of a character.

The main character being an innocent girl; a conventional character

for horror/thriller films.

This was the least popular option from the survey, but we may include

some parts of this idea.

OR…

• Or a horror/thriller film trailer in the killer's point of view, his

perspective of why they are a killer, you see everything the way

they see it. The killer would be the hero and the villain; the victim

of possession. This is unconventional of horror/thriller films and so

makes this idea new and more exciting for the audience.

Narrative Ideas

1. Innocent girl walking her dog, her dog wonders into the church yard.

2. The dog disappears around a corner, she hears a creaking inside the

church that makes her investigate inside.

3. A shadow/ cloaked figure moves down the side of the wall and

disappears.

4. Girl calls out but no answer.

5. Shadow/figure possesses her (use cuts to black, like in Cloverfield film

trailer).

6. Starts going mad (shown in black and white and using mirror effects)

and is unaware of this state. She can’t remember when she’s normal.

7. She starts killing her family (not necessarily shown in trailer).

8. Starts to realise (using flashbacks), she sets up a hand held camera to

record what’s happening.

9. Seeks help to fight demon (from friend/sister).

10. Realises she can’t and kills herself (left as a mystery: if it was her or

the demon inside her).

Title Ideas

• In Her Eyes

• Through Her Eyes

• Point Of View

• Perspective

• Nightmares (final title)

We need a title that gives away the idea of a killer’s point of view; so these title

ideas portray this. It’s also unconventional to do this in a horror film and will

therefore attract more of an audience. On the other hand the title ‘Nightmares’

suggests some of it is real and some is not; this can be worked out during the

trailer by the audience and perhaps attracting them more as they want to work it

out.

Final font:

Characters

1. Girl (the main character) - The Villain and the hero, the victim of

possession (name: Madeleine Blackwell).

Actress: Anna Self, studies drama at GSCE, 14 years old, fits in with

the normal image, innocent; these factors are conventional of

thriller/horror films.

2. Sister/friend- Amy Blackwell, acts as the helper/friend (props

theory), is killed by Madeleine.

Actress: me, actually sister of Anna, as I'm playing her sister in the

trailer it will look more realistic.

3. Extras- people in the background, around Cabot Circus and school.

Actors

Anna Self- Madeleine

Zoe Self- Amy

Locations/Settings

• Church (In Burnett)- where demon possesses Madeleine. A setting

the audience can relate to and is an iconic location associated with

fear.

• Ellie’s house (big and in rural area)- where family deaths occur (not

necessarily shown), Madeleine and Amy’s home.

• Surrounding woods- where she could wake up from a killing, with

blood down her front, or a chase.

• An urban setting, Bristol Cabot Circus (somewhere with

houses, roads and people)- normality, to make it relatable and real.

More interesting as there’s a wider range of settings.

• School- scene where Madeleine is with friends, goes crazy.

Locations

Wellsway School

Cabot Circus, Bristol

Locations

Our local woods

Ellie’s

house

Costumes And Props

Costumes

• Simple, everyday wear (jeans and T-shirts), relevant for context.

Makes it look real and believable which our research has shown

to be important to horror/thriller, also conventional.

Props

• The dog is one of the main props, it allows the audience to relate

to the characters, making it seem more realistic.

Final Narrative

After chasing her dog into a church she should never have gone

into, Madeleine Blackwell’s life takes a turn for the strange. She

starts having blackouts and terrifying, vivid nightmares that may not

be nightmares at all.

Madeleine is lured into a church after her dog disappears, it’s the

place where the mysterious shadow will possess her. As her frenzies

begin, she has no memory of what happens when they finish. She

ends up destroying her family and friends. Her sister keeps her

secret, but when things get out of hand it ends up destroying her too.

Her closest friend attempts to help as she begins to develop a memory

of what’s happening in her states of madness. But when the penny

drops she realises she can’t fight it any more and she takes her own

life… or did the demon inside her?

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