2. HOW DO I ATTRACT AND ADDRESS AUDIENCE?
WHEN SHOWING A MOVIE, ITS DIFFICULT TO SOMETIMES KEEP THE ATTENTION OF THE
AUDIENCE. WEATHER IT’S THE DIALOG OR THE ACTORS SOMETIMES THE AUDIENCE JUST CANT
TAKE IT ANYMORE AND IN SOME OCCASIONS WATCH THE REST OF THE MOVIE SO THEY CAN
GET IT OVER AND DONE WITH. HOWEVER THIS IS NOT ALWAYS THE CASE, THERE ARE MANY
WAYS IN WHICH YOU CAN ATTRACT AND ADDRESS THEY'RE ATTENTION.
3. SOUNDS
SOUND IS A KEY COMPONENT IN ANY MOVIE WEATHER IT’S A RUSTY DOOR OR A GUN SHOT
SOUNDS ARE VERY IMPORTANT. IN MY FILM WE USE THE SOUNDS OF ZOMBIES AND ALSO THE
SOUND OF GUNSHOTS IN ORDER TO CREATE THE EFFECT OF A DEAD ENVIRONMENT WITH NOT
MUCH TO LOOK AT BUT ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON IN THESE
SCENES.
4. CHARACTER
THE MAIN CHARACTERS ARE ESSENTIAL IN ANY MOVIE, THE CHARACTERS ARE WHAT KEEPS THE
AUDIENCE FOCUSED O THE MOVIE, IN MY MOVIE MY CHARACTER IS THE SURVIVOR OF AN
OUTBREAK, WE CAN SEE IN THE FILM HOW THE CHARACTER DOES WHATEVER HE CAN TO
SURVIVE. THIS IS SHOWN BY THE TYPE OF CLOTHES HE'S WEARING TO HIS REACTION TO ANY
TYPE OF SOUND. THIS ATTRACTS THE AUDIENCE, BECAUSE THE AUDIENCE CAN FEEL MORE OR
LESS WHAT THE CHARACTER IS FELLING THIS IS WHY SO MANY PEOPLE LIKE SO MANY
CHARACTERS IN SO MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF MOVIES AND SERIES.
5. MUSIC
SOME PEOPLE MAY AGREE WITH ME WHEN I SAY THAT IN MOST OCCASIONS IT’S THE MUSIC
THAT MAKES THE MOVIE. WHAT WOULD MOVIE BE LIKE WITHOUT MUSIC? AN EXAMPLE OF
HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE MUSIC IS IN THE OLD BLACK AND WHITE FILMS WITH NO
SOUND, HOWEVER THERE WOULD ALWAYS BE SOME SORT OF MUSIC PLAYING. MUSIC KEEPS
THE AUDIENCES ATTENTION BECAUSE WHEN THEY HEAR SOMETHING THEY ARE UNCERTAIN OFF
THEY’RE CURIOSITY WILL MAKE THEM FIND OUT WHAT IS HAPPENING.
6. CAMERA
A VARIETY OF CAMERA SHOT ARE VERY IMPORTANT WHEN MAKING A FILM, THE ANGLES ARE
USED TO GET THE BEST SHOT OUT OF THE SCENE, HOWEVER THIS IS ALSO TO PLEASE THE
AUDIENCE. WITH INTERESTING SHOT AND ANGLES IN A HORROR FILM FOR EXAMPLE, IT WOULD
LEAVE THE AUDIENCE AT THE EDGE OF THEY’RE SEATS. IN MY CASE I USE A POV SHOT WHICH
MEANS POINT OF VIEW SHOT, I USED THIS TO PLEASE THE AUDIENCE WITH SOMETHING
DIFFERENT AND UNEXPECTED AND I THINK IT TURNED OUT OK!
7. ENDING
MOVIES IN GENERAL HAVE QUITE BIG IMPACTS ON PEOPLE, BUT WHAT REALLY STICKS WITH THE
AUDIENCE IS HOW A MOVIE ENDS, IN MY CASE MY MOVIE HAD A CLIFF-HANGER. THIS CLIFF-
HANGERS LEAVES THE AUDIENCE WONDERING WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO THE
CHARACTER NEXT, OR WEATHER OR NOT THE HERO GET THE GIRL OR WEATHER THE MURDERER
KILLS ALL THE PEOPLE, I OTHER WORDS ITS AN AUDIENCE MAGNET.
