1. Research and Planning for production
Creative Decisions
• Due to the fact that the genre is thriller, to add suspense to our genre we have decided to
hide the identity of the witch. The face of the witch will never be seen, this will add to thrill
and excitement of the fairy tale. We have used ideas from Snow White and Red Riding Hood,
particularly Red Riding Hood where the identity of the wolf is hidden; it’s unknown to the
village who exactly is the killer. We have decided to adapt this to our trailer by hiding the
identity of the witch, but the face of the witch will never be seen, this creates mystery.
• To modernize our fairy tale we have decided to use a red dress instead of a red cape, by
doing this the film will represent the current era better. This will be an aspect in which the
audience can relate to.
• We have decided to change the genre to thriller, by doing this we can add to the suspense
and mystery of the genre, by hiding the witch’s identity. Also we can use landscape to
heighten the mystery in this trailer, by using the woods; the audience will be more intrigued
in the trailer, not wanting to take their eyes of the screen. We can adapt the lighting again
to create more mystery and suspense.
• We have decided to use fairy tale type sound track again to add a sinister feel to the fairy
tale, again heightening the suspense. By doing this it will directly intrigue our target
audience who seek thrill and excitement.
Representations
It is impossible not to receive these representations, the portrayal of women from the media but it is
not impossible to become aware of how we receive them and to make conscious decisions about
why we accept or challenge them. Women are normally portrayed as inferior and unable to defend
themselves. In our fairy tale, we have decided to keep the typical representations the same, which is
evident in the character of Little Red Riding Hood, who cannot defend herself when in danger. By
doing this, it will challenge the audience if they agree or disagree with this portrayal.
Genre
Representations are almost defined by the genre. We would not expect the victim in a fairy tale to
be unattractive; this is why we have decided to keep the victim, Little Red Riding Hood as a very
attractive young girl. Equally there are particular stereotypes which we associate with certain
genres, within a thriller; we always associate the woman with being the weaker character. We have
decided to keep this the same because this is exactly what our target audience seek.
Audience
We have chosen the ages 15-25. This is because this age group seeks violence with some
psychological topics which can be offensive to those of a younger age. The opening of our trailer will
show 15+ certificate, to warn the audience that there shall be some violence, death and
psychological issues within the trailer. We haven’t used 18+ certificates because the trailer wouldn’t
be overly explicit. We aim to represent both genders by the variety of characters we have chosen to
use. Our characters vary from girls to boys; it is easily relatable for our target audience.