Research: Audience Statistics

Research: Audience Research Statistics

FIGHT CLUB

By looking at this chart I have come to the conclusion males between the ages 18-29 have the highest audience that watch the thriller film Fight Club.

Typical interests of men between this age range include exercising, clothing, women, their career etc.

18 year old male - 29 year old male

 

LIMITLESS

Again from this chart I have concluded that 18-29 year old males are the main audience for Limitless the film.

Research: Liner & Non-Linear, Omniscient & Restricted

Narrative

Omniscient- the audience know everything about the character, e.g omniscient narrative is used in Silence of the Lambs.

Restricted- When a movie is filmed by the point of view of only one character making it so that we know only as much as him or her. e.g Sixth Sense.
Linear - A clear beginning middle and end. e.g Taken.

Non-linear- flash backs throw audience of track.

Enigma code- most commonly used narrative in the thriller genre, intriguing way to entice the audience to follow the narrative, and building a sense of suspense and drama. 

Sub genres-

Conspiracy thriller- normally a hero/heroine, trapped in a powerful organisation, organisations then brought down by the hero/heroine.

Crime thriller- suspenseful account to showing successful and failed crime acts. killers&murderers, robberies and heists. 

Disaster thriller- natural or artificial disaster like floods, earthquakes and volcanoes. Plays with the future made for mankind.

Mystery thriller- detective or private investigation, circumstance of the mystery to solve the crime.

Political thriller- stability of government and reliance on a hero/heroine.

Physiological thriller- plays with the audiences mind and creates suspense as it reflects on the main characters conflict being mental and emotional.

Religious thriller- good and bad points about religion, looking at how the good over comes the bad

Supernatural thriller- mixed with tension and suspense in addition to unsuspected twists. The protagonist/villain normally have a supernatural power.

Techno thriller- manipulation of sophisticated technology playing a prominent part in taking over the world.

Films

Crank - omniscient, physiological thriller

The Usual Suspect - mystery thriller,

Memento – non-linear, physiological thriller

Vertigo - crime thriller, linear

The Bourne Identity - political thriller, restricted 

Individual Mind Map - Conventions of the Genre

Man on a Ledge Review

Man on a Ledge Review

The main character, Nick Cassidy played by Sam Worthington, simulates that he is about to commit suicide as he stands on the ledge of his hotel room. However, little do the police know, he is distracting the police as his brother, Joey, and Joey's girlfriend Angie, attempt to break into an important and valuable vault, Englander vault, opposite from Nick's hotel and capture a diamond. During this process the police find out  Nick's identity and recognise his background, after he was previously framed for stealing the diamond by David Englander, and sent in orders for the jewelery security to check the vault. David Englander figures out the plan and attempts to stop the robbery. However Englander gets stitched up and is eventually arrested for framing Nick Cassidy.

Throughout the film there is a huge element of suspense and mystery as the viewer doesn't find out if Nick is going to jump off the ledge or if it is a plot. The film is set in New York City, which sets an innocent location as such a big and terrifying  scene is unusual in such a beautiful city. The film is set in modern day time which intrigues the viewer as they can relate to the film as they become emotionally attached. As well as the film creating suspense and mystery, in the flash back scene where it shows Nick Cassidy's past it creates emotion upon the viewer which helps ease the tension of the film. The film is full of surprises and twists and engages the audience.

Different shots

       Shots:

• Establishing shot
• Match cut
• Head on shot - action comes straight to the camera
• Point of view shot - shown from characters perspective
• Arc shot - moves around the object in a circle motion to show image in more angles
• Low angle - shot from knees up
• High angle - above the subject filming down
• Reversed angle - Dialogue scene
• Swish pan shot - moves camera from one subject to another very quickly
• Zoom shot - zooms in or out
• Hand held shot - little shaky subject prospective
• Dolly shot - camera is placed on a dolly moving at a constant rate
• Ariel shot - in tire image from high position
• Tracking shot - keeps subject in screen at all times
• Long shot - shows an entire figure from further away
• Medium shot - waste or knees up from medium distance
• Close up shot - filmed close up

Collage of Iconography... Inception

Crank Mood Board