Match on Action

Match on Action

By Rosie Faretta

180 Degree Rule

The 180 Degree Rule

By Rosie Faretta

Eyeline Match

Eyeline Match

By Sarah Green

Shot Reverse Shot

Shot Reverse Shot

By Sarah Green

Mirrors Workshop

Lighting Workshop

Audience Research

QUESTIONNAIRE
This questionnaire was given to 10 people of our target audience, which was ages 15-30 males and females.

1) On a scale of 1-5, how much do you enjoy psychological thrillers?

Results: 

This confirms the target audience for our genre, as 7/10 people rated psychological thrillers a 4 or 5 out of 5. 

2) Select the features you would expect the victim in a stalker film to have: 

Results:

All 10 people said the victim should be: Innocent, appear weak.

9/10 people suggested the victim have blonde hair and be small

6/10 people said the victim should appear awkward

Nobody said the victim should have dark hair, be confident, or be tall. 

1 person specified that the victim should be "girly", in terms of the clothing she wears and how she acts.

3) In the opening credits of a film, what do you find the most effective?

Cliff Hanger (6 people),  Discovery (2 people),   Heightened action (1 person),   Suspense (2 people) 

These results helped confirm how the last scene of our product should be presented, these qualities can be manipulated through use of camera, editing, sound and mise en scene. 

4) What locations would be scariest in a stalker film? 

Wilderness (3 people),   Dark rooms (4 people)   Schools (2 people)   Public places (1 person)

This helped confirm the locations of where we could film. We chose the stage for the location of a dark room, and we managed to fit in shots in a public place and a school to show that the stalker has followed her everywhere. 

5) What features would you expect a stalker to have?

All 10 people said he should have: Dark eyes, mysterious disposition.

8/10 suggested dark hair and facial hair

6/10 said he should be quiet, and 3/10 said confident

It would be hard to find one actor with all these qualities so our choice of actors meant we would have to create some of these qualities using lighting and editing.