brief

We will produce the first five minutes of a thriller. It shall be under the sub-genre of horror, so it will have to have combined conventions of both genres.
It is conventional to have certain types of characters in a thriller, we have tried to acknowledge and stick to this. We will have an antagonist which is the killer himself, and two victims. The protagonist will not be introduced yet as that would expose too much of the plot too soon. As this is the exposition of the thriller, it is important to establish a hook as to keep the audience watching; we will use enigma in order to achieve this. More specific to our plot, the audience should be thinking ‘Why are the victims here?’ and ‘Why has the killer chose/killed them?’
The setting is typical to that of a thriller; as it will be dark and secluded, making the victim feel helpless to the circumstances. The narrative will be unrestricted, as it fits well with how we want to build tension; so that the audience sees the killer moving towards one of the victims. To fit in with the genre of horror, we will have an explicit death, as well as an implied one for the thriller genre conventions.
The target audience will be set under the certification of a ‘15’, so this means we will be fairly explicit with the death in order to appeal to them. We can also fit the scheduling to suit the audience, setting it as post watershed on a more popular channel. This can be identified through questionnaires, as to test the audience and find their preferences. We will also stick to conventions as much as possible in order to attract a more traditionalist audience, however there are characteristics to the plot which may interest hedonists, as they are fairly original
Reflective comment: I feel much better having a structure for which to work around than coming up with an idea with no further information on our targets. this brief will give us an opportunity to start looking at our ideas and turning them into a suitable production =]