This week I worked on figuring out who our mystery film is aimed towards. Our target audience is teenagers and young adults who like stories that are suspenseful and about crime with surprises along the way. I thought about how people my age watch shows like Stranger Things and other mystery shows that give us clues as we go. This helped me see that our film needs to grab people's attention away. The news scene we filmed is meant to give people information but make them wonder so they keep watching to find out what really happened.
I also thought about what makes mystery films appealing to people. They usually use lighting, serious acting and dramatic music to build tension. We tried to plan our project in a way that our characters are young people, which makes it easier for our target audience to identify with them. When viewers can imagine themselves in the characters shoes they feel more connected to the story they want to keep watching. This makes the mystery feel more real and not just weird.
Joker (2019)
Here is a link explaining the importance of lighting in films: https://torchstar.us/blogs/learn-tips/analysis-of-movie-lighting-why-can-lighting-influence-peoples-emotions?srsltid=AfmBOorgmV7hUJ1cAkiewlQSsPQhupOuzKE5GiXGmTBq0BBHh4G6VTNa
Thinking about this really helped our planning. Before we just had an idea of who we were making the film for but now we know exactly who our audience is and why we are making it for them. This made our decisions stronger like how we deliver our lines and how we set the mood. We still want to make sure our story is unique and different, from mystery films. Overall this step gave our project direction and helped us understand our audience, which is teenagers and young adults who like suspenseful stories and that is who we are making our mystery film for.
Here is a StudioBinder video I used for reference to gain an idea: How to start a movie in 6 different ways, from Nolan to Baumbauch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw_ysaoVlt4
The first 8 minutes of Stranger Things: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKtq-bZgS8I
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