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Considering my Target Audience for my Film Opening
AudienceConsideration Theelementofconsideration
AudienceEngagement ThisisoneofafewthingsIwanttomainlyconsideronwhenfilmingandproducingmyfilmopening,beingabletoengagetheaudience.IplanonengagingtheaudiencebyusingthevariousamountofskillsIhavelearntbeforetheprojecthadstarted,forexample,thedifferentlightingtechniques,useofmise-en-scene,codesandconventionsandtheuseofcamerashots.Usingthesedifferentskillsthroughoutmyfilmopeningwillengagetheaudienceandwillconnectthemandallowthemtounderstandthemaincharacterandwhatheisgoingthrough.OneexampleofhowIwilluselightingtechniquestoengagetheaudienceiswhenthemaincharacterisstrandedinthedesert.Iwilladdatintoforangetoreallyemphasizeontheheat/weatherthemaincharacterisfacingandthisengagestheaudiencebyinformingthemonthelocationthecharacterisatandgivesthemarealisticidea.
AudienceExpectations ThesoundtrackIwillchosetobeinthebackgroundofmyfilmopeningshouldindicatewhattypeofgenremyfilmopeningis.Thesoundtrackwillbemysteriousandwilladdtensiontothesituationsandjourneythemaincharacterisin,however,Iwillchoseasoundtrackthatwon’ttaketoomuchattentionawayfromthestorylineasIreallywanttolettheaudiencetohaveachancetoconnectwiththecharacterandunderstandtheemotionsheisfeeling.TheTVprogram‘sevens’inspiresmytitlesequenceasitincludessimplicityaswellasmystery,whichbuildupexcitementfortheaudience,andthisissomethingIwanttodosimilartoinmytitlesequence.Doingthisinmytitlesequenceinformstheaudienceonwhattoexpectinthefilmsequence.Thetitlesequencewillshowthelocationwherethemaincharacterlivesandwhatheissurroundedby,andIwilldothisbyusingdifferentcamerashotssuchas,establishingandwideshots.Fromtheseshotstheaudiencewillcomeupwithanumerousamountoftheirownideasonwhattheymightthinkwhatthefilmopeningisabout.
AudienceIdentification AudienceIdentificationistheywayinwhichaudiencesfeelthemselvesconnectedtoaparticularmediatext,inthattheyfeelitdirectlyexpressestheirattitudeorlifestyle.ThedifferentshotsofthemaincharactershowinghisfacialexpressionsandthemysterioussoundtrackalonginthebackgroundisonewayofhowIwillencouragetheaudiencefeelconnected.ImadesurethatmyideaofthefilmopeningisrealisticandsomethingtheaudiencecanbelieveinandthisiswhyIthinkmyfilmopeningwillbesuccessfulinunitingtheaudience’sfeelingswiththecharacters.
AudienceResearch IplanoncompletingmyaudienceresearchbydoingasimplequestionnaireonwhattheythinkofmyideaandhowtheythinkIcouldpossiblyimproveiftheyarenotcompletelycertainiftheyliketheideaornot.Thiswillgivemeachancetoadjusttomyideaandmakeitasinterestingandengagingaspossible,whichismymainfocusthatIwanttoachieveonceIcompletemyfilmopening.