5. How did you attract/address your audience?

Our film opening acts as question to its audience. As it is a crime thriller it needs to have an element of mystery which draws the audience in and allows for a progression into the details of the story. By opening in the location of a murder it grabs the audiences attention by presenting them with a striking display of mise-en-scene involving a dead body. By filming in a fairly plain apartment it makes it easier for the audience to relate to it and imagine that it is possibley real. The cross faded jump cuts allow the protagonist to move around the room quickly whilst maintaining a steady pace. This should help focus the audiences attention by preventing the scene from being too slow. We used a variety of medium long shots and close ups to give a variation of shots also to maintain audience attention and highlight different aspects of the mise-en-scene which may later develope into key parts of the story. This conforms to the mystery style of the crime thriller as it activates the audiences instinct to start looking for clues by focusing on various objects. We combined music with our narration to add a tense atmosphere to the scene and help the audience get personally involved. The narration is directed towards an audience which makes it more engaging as it speaks directly to the viewer. This adds verisimilitude to our film and therefore enhances the thrill of watching it.