Task One:

Explain the methods you used to attract your audience in your AS coursework

When we filmed the shots of the men walking we intentionally positioned the camera so that we could not see their faces this is an example of shot composition created a mystery about who these characters were and what they were doing. This entices the viewer and makes them interested in the men.

We had a fast cutting rate this emphasised the men and increased the tension on what they were doing making the viewer anxious and curious.

At the end of the sequence we had a fade to black this left the audience on the edge of their seat making them wonder what is going to happen next we combined this with a sound bridge with the dialogue “The agent is deployed, go” this makes the viewer wonder where the agent is going and what he is doing adding a extra twist to the plot.

We had the men wear black suits with white shirts and black ties this added seriousness to them as suits connotate business men/authority this makes the men seem powerful  we also used a briefcase as a prop to add to the mystery briefcases are also associated with secrecy and business like actions. The viewer will wonder why the briefcase is significant and how it links to the men.

We also used a tattoo on both of the clone’s arms the boy in the bedroom had this tattoo this linked to the man with the laptop as he had the same tattoo this implied that they were connected in some way. As well as this we also included the tattoo on the documents enclosed in the briefcase this added another layer to the complexity of the plot as the audience will wonder what the significance of the tattoo symbol and how and why the boy and the man are linked and in what way are they linked?

We used dark lightning when we filmed the man with the laptop this implies mystery and a darker side which is a strong characteristic of the thriller genre it makes the audience wonder why he is in a dark secretive location and what he is doing there.

The use of our soundtrack mimics the video and also creates tension with a ticking clock sound and the eerie music this makes the audience wonder the reason this music was used and how it links with the film.

We have character establishment we establish the boy as vulnerable by him being alone in the room this attracts our audience as it creates mystery as to what the significance to the boy.

We used matched cuts to show continuity of the men walking the audience want to find out where they are going it also gives a feeling that we are following the men.

We have included a gun in our opening, this attracts our audience as it creates a sense of danger. The audience will question what he is going to do with the gun and why he has it. We used a reaction shot combined with the lack of a motivated cut this leaves the audience wondering who is opening the door.