Aims and Context:

Aims:

My aim is to create a short film, called ‘The Hunt’, of the psychological thriller genre, using the stylistic conventions of already established films of that genre. I will be aiming to put the audience in to a state of suspense, as seen in Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Psycho’, through the use of cinematography and editing techniques which turn the audience in to voyeurs. This will be achieved through POV shots and extreme long shots, as well as quick-cut editing and the sound of heavy breathing, dubbed over the extreme long-shots, to emphasise the POV of the stalker. This will, hopefully, help me to achieve my final goal of turning the audience in to 'voyeur-directors', which will turn the audience in to the killer by subjecting them to the antagonist's point of view.

Context:

I will be undertaking the role of director, editor, producer and cinematographer, etc. to create my short film. I will be targeting a mainstream audience, of ages 16-24. This is because people under the age of 16 wont understand the genre, and people over the age of 24 will spend money on more compulsory items and not luxury items (cinema tickets and DVD’s fall under the luxury item category) and so the criteria doesn’t expand to attract them. Also, a mainstream audience will spend the most amount of money on luxury items as they will not need to pay the expenses of living, such as paying taxes, buying food and paying the bills.

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