Reflective analysis
My as film studies coursework is a progressive storyboard portraying the fear and anxieties faced by a stalked victim. The genre of my film is thriller. Conventions of this genre contain suspense and fear. Micro features including location and camera angles. My target audience is 15-25 year olds. My storyboard is about someone who is being stalked, this is a common narrative of the thriller genre. I create suspense by using the correct accompaniment to my storyboard which gradually builds. I attempted to create a sense of fear for my target audience by using non diegetic sounds, a progressive sequence of thrilling images and a range of stylish and cinematic techniques. I showed that the victim was paranoid and frightened by using photos of the victim repeatedly turning around full of suspicion. My aim is to scare the viewer by making them feel as if they are in the film, by using a point of view shot, I also attempt to show this through my location choices, they are either open, showing the victim is isolated, or enclosed, narrow spaces surrounded by gates and fences showing that the victim is trapped. The sense of danger is shown through the use of the colour red, e.g. The victims headphones are red suggesting that only a small percentage of danger lurks. A red truck is then captured in the background of one of the shots. This connotes that the danger is growing and worsening. I used eyelevel shots to make the audience feel as if they are a part of the danger, adding to the fear of the narrative. This shot also allows the audience to become closer to the danger and create a more intimate relationship between audience and victim, therefore creating sympathy towards the victim, feeling the fear more deeply and personally. High angles are used to show that the victim is weak and powerless. The end scene is of the victim dying in front of a war memorial statue to show that the victim put up a fight, similarly to the solider a in the war fighting their enemy's, it also symbolizes death and blood shed, this is further represented with the use of the bright red poppies in the background. Through manipulation of lighting making it more low key could improve the look of my coursework. A wider variety of surroundings and locations would also enhance the quality of my storyboard. To add more cinematic conventions of the thriller genre I could use another person to play the stalker, taking photos of violent objects that are conventions of the thriller genre. My film is linear, It contains a narrative created by a series of images. To improve my work I could have researched into accompaniment used in the thriller genre and use similar sounds to conform to my chosen genre. To improve further I could have not been so straight forward and simple with my narrative, deeper meanings within my storyline would have made my film more interesting and captivating. The first narrative I came up with didn't go to plan and I therefore had to change the whole storyline. It may have been easier to work in a group however people can be unreliable when working in a group.
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