Target Audience

The primary audience for our media product will be people aged 16-25. This is because they can relate to the main character the most and therefore are able to put themselves in her situation.
It is also due to the collective fear of being stalked and this is what makes the Thriller genre so popular because it deals with real fears and emotions.
In the digital age we live in people are constantly worrying about who is looking at their information online as 'hacking', stalking and grooming is all too common over chatrooms or websites such as Facebook.
Although the 'Noir-Thriller' is usually a very adult genre, our film 'Angel Cafe' would appeal to a younger audience as well as the adult audience due to the nature of the narrative and characters - being quite easy to follow, but subconciously knowing that there's something evil about Adrian and fearing for the life of Darcie.

Similar films to ours would be Animal Kingdom and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and would show up as a 'recommended film' on websites such as IMDb and Amazon.

 

 Our audience would also shop in modern places like H&M and TOPSHOP and use websites such as Facebook and Twitter - thus the exposure to the internet causes the fear of stalking.

Planning: Location

We thought this location would work a lot better than the previous location because it is more spacious, has more ambient lighting and is quite old-fashioned and unglamorous meaning it reflects the mood of the film and the genre of the Thriller very well. 

Planning: Titles

Casting - Why we cast our Characters

Adrian Doyle - We needed someone for this role who was an older male and could pull of the original 'Harry Lime' 1940s Thriller 'look' - gladly Lauren's Dad, Alan, kindly volunteered to do so. We thought that he definitely fitted the role and really worked well in the costume and also the acting. With Alan being an older male he worked in the role and gave the voyeuristic nature in his acting that we were hoping for. 


Beth Maplestone - We wanted somebody in this role who was a young, pretty girl that could also be seen to have a 'dark side', as the name suggests. Kaya kindly volunteered herself to play the part and we thought we worked very well. Her kind, timid nature and pretty face allows the audience to really connect with the character, but when she steals the money from the till for herself the audience then see her in a different light - becoming the 'Femme Fatale'.

Thriller Mock: Animal Kingdom Analysis

Planning: Storyboards

CHANGES: 

• The over the shoulder shot of the man proved to be a challenge because the street was so narrow that we were filming on, so we did it as a mid-shot and filmed him walking through the door and into the café
• In editing we cut some of the shots of Darcie and Adrian to make them quicker and cut faster into each other to connote danger and a sense of urgency, but also to create a connection. 

FINAL Shotlist

• Close up shot of 'Darcie' cleaning glasses and knives
• CUT TO two girls sitting at a table talking
• CUT TO over-the-shoulder shot of man walking into café
• F2B* of Darcie making a cup of coffee
• CUT TO shot of her placing it on the counter
• CUT TO shot of Adrian putting sugar into his coffee
• CUT TO shot of Adrian walking over to a table
• CUT TO shot of girls getting up and walking out of the café
• F2B* blank screen and title of 'Angel Café'
• CUT TO Adrian sipping coffee
• CUT TO close up shot of mug being put down
• CUT TO POV* shot of Darcie walking towards Adrian
• CUT TO close up shot of Adrian's face
• CUT TO tilt shot of Darcie taking coffee mug
• CUT TO tilt shot of her walking away
• CUT TO Darcie walking into kitchen
• DISSOLVE to shot of Adrian walking towards door
• DISSOLVE to shot of Darcie getting her coat
• DISSOLVE to shot of Adrian bolting the door shut
• CUT TO POV* shot of Darcie walking back to counter
• CUT TO close up shot of Darcie turning off the light
• CUT TO close up shot of Darcie opening till
• F2B* Darcie takes money from till
• F2B* Darcie closes the till
• DISSOLVE to shot of Adrian watching Darcie
• CUT TO shot of Darcie pocketing the stolen money
• CUT TO shot of Darcie taking a pie out to the freezer
• CUT TO shot of Darcie opening freezer
• CUT TO shot of Darcie inside freeze
• CUT TO shot of Adrian shutting the door, thus locking Darcie inside.

*Fade to black
*Point of view