Question 7
How did you attract/address your audience?
We attracted and addressed our audience in many different ways, most importantly through our Mise-en-scene and editing.
As our task was to create an opening sequence of a thriller we decided a good but different location to film our thriller was on a train station platform and on a train. 
We decided to film at a train station, near where we live because this setting was easy to access and it had the mysterious effect which we wanted, especially when it was dark. 
Also incorporated in this idea we did some filming down a poorly lit alley. 
Filming at Train Station and on a train allows the audience to be able to relate to the story more and feel they are part of it, or at least understand what is going on. It also makes the story more realistic being in a local, popular place and make the audience think, that it could happen anywhere, increasing the tension and suspense for the viewers. 
We also attracted our audience through camera work and editing. 
We used many reaction shots and point of view shots throughout to add to the tension
The reaction shots allowed the audience to see how the characters were feeling.
Point of view shots allowed the audience to feel how the characters were feeling and feel more worried for them.
A reaction shot of the two girls on the train when they see the young boy appear and then disappear. 
A shot from the girl's point of view looking at their friends, also the young boy (a view from the girl's eyes).
We also used quite a lot of establishing shots to set the scene and permit the audience to get a good feel for where the characters are.
An establishing shot of the train pulling into the platform where the group of friends are waiting. 
Another way we attracted and addressed the audience was through our use of props and the characters.
We used teenagers as our main characters. This linked in with the age of our target audience; 16-25 year olds allowing them to feel they are part of the situation. 
The props we used were basic everyday props; mobile phones, a dog etc apart from our main prop, The Music Box. This made the music box stand out more as it was an unusual item to have with you.