RESEARCH PRESENTATION

CRIME THRILLER

Conflict between the antagonist and protagonist with the protagonist usually coming out on top and defeating the villain

Themes within the genre may be about murder or revenge and have the twist of a love story within

Locations are often in foreign cities or exotic settings such as James Bond films

The protagonist is usually male and an average ordinary citizen and usually the antagonist may be a powerful villain who is known for terrorizing the town.

Sometimes the enigma of a film may be shown in the trailer to puzzle the audience and intrigue them further to go see the film.

Props such as guns, knives, drugs, cash, cars and alcohol. These all connote crime and violence thus for adding to the crime/thriller aspect of the film.

Events such as fight scenes and car chases are used adding to the suspense and atmosphere of crime thriller films.

CONVENTIONS OF GENRE (CRIME/THRILLER)

Voiceovers to give audience more information upon the fi lm and

keep them interested as a pose to reading text

On screen text such as the title of the fi lm, cinema release date and

information such as ‘best fi lm ever’ to build up to the trailer.

Usually lasts about 2-3 minutes and doesn’t give too much away

about the initial storyline of the fi lm

Shows key moments from the fi lm, not in the sequence of the fi lm

The names of the actors and actresses who star in the fi lm are

shown usually within the first part of the trailer to attract their

audience and fans of the stars into watching the rest of the trailer

Background music such as songs that relate to the theme or

atmosphere of the trailer such as happy, upbeat love song for a

romantic comedy.

The title of the fi lm is usually shown last on the trailer to leave the

audience waiting to watch the whole trailer to find the name out.

CONVENTIONS OF FORM

Slow motion is often used within trailers and fi lms to build up

tension and suspense within scene and to add emphasis upon props

or facial expressions.

Fast paced editing is stereotypically used to connote an upbeat and

energetic vibe that the trailer is trying portray.

High angle shots are used to create the idea of intimidation upon a

character within the scene to portray they are weak and inferior.

Low angle shots are used to signify a dominant character in a

situation, conveying their superiority.

Sounds such as gun shots, car skidding, tense music, heartbeats,

t icking to add the dramatic tension within the scenes that appeals

to the audience.

Clothing such as dark clothes and leather jackets can be associated

within the crime thri l ler genre especially for the more mysterious

characters. Contrasting characters such as the damsels in distress

may wear more bright clothing.

TECHNICAL ELEMENTS

The target audience for the fi lm trai ler we are producing are predominantly both males and females in the age range of 17 -25 year olds. To ensure we produce the most appealing fi lm trai ler to this audience, i t may be best to use young actors to enable the audience to relate and engage with the characters, so this may be a good way to gain success.

We could also include events that have a twist and that the audience wil l f ind interesting e.g fights, possibly a murder, becoming arrested which wil l por tray the violence and crime that is expected within the genre. Also stereotypical behaviour from the actors such as par tying, acting wreck less and wild and drinking as these are shown in fi lm trai lers such as Spring Breakers and Project X which are very popular as they connote the fun and excit ing element within the fi lm.

Since the content usually involved within crime thri l lers can be very violent and the scenarios are very serious involving murders/fights etc. The age ratings on these fi lms are usually 15 and since our audience is 17+ we are aiming our trai ler at a mature audience which wil l be able to understand the scenes and storyl ine.

TARGET AUDIENCE