How did I attract my audience?

I tried to vary my shots, so the piece doesn't become varying. I use several P.O.V shots so the audience can place themselves both in the main character's (murderer) position and in the victim's. This helps engage the audience with the thriller. Iconography is important in addressing and attracting my audience.

This will attract the young business professionals who are interested in my film and even people living in London. When the setting has been firmly established, people from that respective city are generally more inclined to see it. For example, Skyfall filmed all over the world deliberately to attract a larger audience. I have filmed in iconic parts of London, thus would expect a large proportion of my audience to be Londoners eager to see their city on film.



Emphasis on Male Psychotic
There isn't a strong emphasis on gender in my thriller, other than the fact that the protagonist is male. The emphasis revolves more around general mental health than anything else. The drugs in the beginning are indicative of someone who is mentally unstable and stressed, and so immediately the audience are captivated and want to watch more to delve even deeper in to this character's life.





Shock Moments
The murder scene in my thriller would appeal to hardcore thriller buffs. It is very quick and psychedelic and we are shown a close up of the killer's estranged face, that is overlaid over the murder scene. We are sown the murder of the girl in a quick succession of shots from different angles and then it ends with a point of view shot from the girl's perspective of her being strangled and eventually blacking out. Then we have a dramatic black screen followed by perhaps the most shocking segment of the murder clip, the girl's body floating underwater.

 The use of the quick cuts and close ups and build suspense and a heightened sense of tension. This is a thriller convention and common technique used to build up tension and suspense in thrillers. 

FRAMING 
The framing of every single shot in my thriller was crucial. I did not want to show the audience anything that could potentially be 'distracting'. The focus has to be on my protagonist, so that in the very early stages of the film we(the audience) have a firm connection with the main character. Even on the train, I ensure that I frame it so no one on the train other than him can be seen. I also utilise some camera movement like when he sees the dead girl at the train station and slowly reveal what he has just seen. This builds up suspense and shows that the audience what he can see and that only he can see her at the station, although this is implicitly implied.