Initial Plan Developed

As we planned in our initial idea, we conducted research into a variety of films within the thriller genre. This included analysing a range of different films for: props, lighting, sound, camera movements, shots and costume etc. To be more specific when it comes to our groups final idea we came together and discussed the films we have analysed to help us come to a conclusion about our sub-genre.

As a result of the focus group, we have decided we want to film within the psychological thriller genre. We all agreed that this would be the most effective sub-genre to capture within an opening sequence. It also allows us to use many techniques and skills to make it as unnerving as possible to the audience without it being gory or too action packed. It was also the sub-genre we enjoyed watching the most and the fact we reached this as a group joint decision that everyone agreed on is good as it means we will all be passionate about the final product.

As we have all conducted a lot of research into the thriller genre which is all still relevant to the psychological thriller genre, we have planned to each watch a film specifically within the psychological thriller sub-genre. This means we have even more focused analysis and we can all share again which aspects we enjoyed from the different films. This might give us a better idea of the narrative we want to create within the final product and we can use our previous thriller genre research to help us challenge and conform to codes and conventions of the genre.