Initial ideas for costume (brief mention of make-up inc.)

Here are some early ideas for costume, we want there to be a strong contrast between how the main character Alice starts off, to how she ends up in the final scene. Her costume change will reflect upon her innocence being taken as a school uniform is widely recognised for symbolising innocence and vulnerability.

There will be a strong use of Black throughout our Thriller as this colour is widely associated with crime and evil, both of which are evident throughout our Thriller. The costumes that we have chosen for the abductor and other trafficked victims were inspired by those worn in Taken, Human Trafficking and other televised material.

As the females who are trafficked are being exploited and forced to sell their bodies, the clothing had to be revealing and cheap. The rips and tears have been added to the costume to show that they have been violently abused by their abductors and the men that they are forced to go with.

We have started discussing hair and make-up and have decided that we will be applying white face paint beneath a natural make-up base. We will use blue and purple paint mixed on a palette with black and grey to create bruises and bags beneath the eyes. We plan to conduct further research into the physical implications that malnourishment and drug use can have so that our characters look like genuine victims.

Questionnaire responses.

Answers to Questionnaire.

1.   What is your age?

·       10 between the ages of 15-20.

·       10 between the ages of 20-25

·       10 between the ages of 25-30

·       10 of the ages 30 onwards.

2.   What is your gender?

·       20 were female.

·       20 were male.

3.   What is your favourite type of Thriller?

·       45% said horror.

·       10% said action.

·       15% said crime.

·       20% said psychological.

·       5% said conspiracy.

·       5% said disaster.

·       0% said supernatural.

4.   What is your favourite ending to a Thriller?

·       15% said cliff hanger.

·       0% said happy ending.

·       55% said a twist.

·       10% said main character dies.

·       20% said it was all a dream.

5.   What conventions do you expect a typical Thriller to include?

·       100% said eerie dark scenes.

·       100% said eerie music.

·       75% said scary plots.

·       0% said car chases.

·       98% said loud diegetic sounds

·       60% said jumpy scenes.

·       80% said murders.

·       30% said fast paced action.

·       55% said gore.

6.   Which settings do you think works best in a Thriller?

·       0% said city.

·       15% said country side.

·       35% said suburbs.

·       0% said warehouses.

·       20% said woods.

·       30% said deserted houses

7.   What actress/actors do you prefer?

·       65% preferred known actors/actresses.

·       35% preferred unknown actors/actresses.

8.   What locations do you expect a thriller to take place?

·       30% said woods/forests.

·       40% said abandoned house.

·       30% said cellar.

·       0% said cemetery.

These are clichés because numerous Thrillers use the same location.                                 Would you think these to be better?

·       40% said suburbs.

·       0% said school.

·       0% said fields.

·       0% said beach.

9.   What are your expectations of a hero?

·       80% said handsome.

·       100% said masculine.

·       30% said young adult.

·       75% said good personality.

10.               What music do you expect?

·       90% said slow paced.

·       60% said fast paced.

·       30% said heavy.

·       10% soft.

·       100% said jumpy.

Maslow's hierarchy of needs

As you can see Maslow's hierarchy of needs is relevant to advertisers and institutions. The upper levels are about self esteem and gaining respect from others. This can be linked to the idea that consuming particular media texts fulfils self-esteem how buying certain products does.
For example, Maslow is suggesting that if you buy a new pair of shoes of the right brand shown to you in the media. For instance, Dr Marten’s, then you will feel better about yourself because you have the respect of other people, as you are wearing known fashionable shoes.
In terms of our thriller, we want to create a thriller that fulfils our sense of pride and self-esteem and be respected by our audience as a convincing opening to a thriller and to have their respect where they use (word of mouth) to promote our thriller.



Demographics for Target Audience

We have chosen this demographic as our target audience as we want to create a thriller which is entertaining but educational at the same time. We aim to raise awareness surrounding Trafficking as it is a crime that is rising significantly, with teenage females being the most frequent victims, hence the target audience.

Questionnaire

1.    How old are you?(circle)

·         15-20

·         21-25

·         26-30

·         31+

2.    What is your favourite type of Thriller?(circle)

·         Action

·         Horror

·         Crime

·         Drama

·         Psychological

·         Conspiracy

·         Disaster

·         Supernatural

3.     What is your favourite ending of a Thriller?(circle)

·         Cliff hanger

·         Happy Ending

·         A twist

·         The main character dies

·         It was all a dream

4.     What conventions do you expect from a typical thriller movie to include?(circle)

·         Eerie dark scenes

·         Eerie music

·         Scary plots

·         Car chases

·         Loud jumpy diegetic sounds

·         Jumpy scenes

·         Murders

·         Fast paced action

·         Gore            

5.     Which settings do you think works best in a Thriller?(circle)

·         A city

·         The countryside

·         Suburbs

·         Warehouses

·         Woods

·         Deserted houses

       

6.     What actress/actors do you prefer?(circle)

·         Unknown

·         Known Film star.

7.     What locations do you expect a Thriller to take place?(circle)

·         Woods/Forest

·         Abandoned house

·         Cellar

·         Cemetery

8.     What are your expectations of the hero? (if there is one)(circle)

·         Handsome

·         Masculine

·         Young adult

·         Good personality

9.     What music do you expect?

·         Slow paced

·         Fast paced

·         Heavy

·         Soft

·         Jumpy