TREATMENT

Whilst planning the filming of my opening sequence, I decided to name my film 'Snapped' as this relates to the camera that follows the victims throughout the film. This film would be classified as a '15' as it contains moderate violence. The target audience I am aiming for is both male and female aged 15-25, teenagers and young adults. I would promote my film through tv channels such as E4 and MTV which already targets a similar age group. I would also distribute trailers of my film at the cinema, at the beginning of other thriller genre films, as the audience has already paid for a ticket to see this type of film this suggests they already enjoy thriller films.


The socio-economic group targeted is C1-E which consists of lower working class and students. Students are most likely to enjoy this film as they will relate to the young characters and college settings, and would enjoy the enigma and excitement of a thriller! 'Snapped' is targeted towards both males and females as I went against stereotype and cast a woman as the protagonist, and there is plenty of fast-paced action and violence for the male audience.

Throughout the film I use various technical aspects which are typical of the thriller genre. I do this by using shots such as close-ups to convey the fear and emotion, and plenty of high and low angles to portray and juxtapose dominance and weakness. Dull lighting is used to create an eerie effect, dim artificial lighting to create shadows. The non-diegetic background music is suspenseful and mysterious, creating an eerie atmosphere and the feeling of being stalked. No diegetic speech is used in the opening sequence, I thought this made the scene more dramatic and enigmatic. I thought it would be best to follow the status quo and stick to the typical codes and conventions of a thriller.

Parts of the film are filmed as if the characters are being watched through a camera lens, and being stalked by the person seemingly behind the camera.