Thriller Task - Planning

Actors and Actresses

Natasha Hoskins

Natasha will be playing the role of the mysterious woman found at the end of the clip rocking back and forth in a rocking chair. She is shrouded in a shawl and only her hands and eye are visible to the audience. We chose Natasha because she was an available actress who also lives close to our chosen filming locations.



Shaun Cutts
Shaun will be playing the role of the hooded character in our footage. He will be wearing a black jumper and his hood will remain up throughout all the scenes he appears in so that his face is not visible at any point during the clip. We chose to use Shaun for this role because he has some acting experience and is also available for recording when we need to film because he is a member of our group.




Questionnaire

Do you prefer thrillers to be fast or slow paced?	Fast 7	Slow 3
Would you prefer minimal dialogue, or a substantial amount of dialogue?	Minimal 7	Substantial 3
Do you enjoy suspense or surprise?	Suspense 6	Suprise 4
Would a thriller be better with a few key characters, or a large cast?	Key Characters 10	Large Cast 0
Do you prefer dark environments, or lighter ones? (shot at night or in the daytime)	Dark 5	Light 5
Do you prefer action-based thrillers or horror-based thrillers?	Action-based 8	Horror-based 2
Would you prefer it to be shot realistically (as if you’re there) or abstract?	Realistic 9	Abstract 1
Would you prefer a soundtrack?	Yes: 8	No: 2
If YES, would you like a subtle or climatic soundtrack?	Subtle 3	Climatic 5
Would you prefer our characters’ identities to be hidden or clearly obvious from the beginning?	Hidden 10	Obvious 0
Would you prefer opening credits or not?	Yes 10	No 0
If YES, would you prefer them to roll quickly or slow to build tension?	Quickly 2	Slowly 8
Which font would you prefer?	FONT FONT FONT FONT	1 1 2 6
Where would you prefer it to be set?	Forest 1 House 0	Lake/riverside 7 Attic 2

This is the questionnaire that myself and the rest of the group created in order to get a further insight of our target audiences opinions and preferences of thriller films.