Evaluation Question 2

Collage showing different stereotypes

In our film opening, we have challenged the stereotype of women, as our main character is a dominant female. This also changed the general target audience of thrillers, as the target audience are predominantly 18-30 year old males.

We chose to challenge the conventions because we thought it would appeal to women, it also has a twist on events as the main character is cynical, which contrasts to the the majority of thrillers that the female is usually the victim. However, the young girl is also a main character, and it shows binary oppositions between innocence and evil.

The main character is also quite young, which is why we chose our target audience to be 16-25, the audience can relate back to the character. As females and males in between these ages are more likely to go to the cinema and also are more interested in watching thriller movies.

In our thriller opening we have represented our character in a negative way, as she is mischievous, but not in the stereotypical youth aspect, we have represented her as a grown woman, that works and has a life of her own. The opening is very mysterious and we don't get a sense of her real personality until the end of the opening.