Eden Lake Trailer And Plan For Response

We asked a group of people mainly from our target audience to give us feedback and comments on the 'Eden Lake' Trailer (below) so we could decipher which techniques we could apply to our own trailer.

We made sure that the person we were about to interview/question on the trailer watched it right before we asked them questions or before they shared their viewpoints on it, this made sure that their thought and opinions were fresh in their minds and they were able to share their true opinions. 

We used this voice-recorder to record the interview/opinions of the audience, this helps us make sure we know their exact thoughts and opinions without anything getting lost or cut. It also allows us to refer back to it easily at any point if we ever need to consider out target audiences responses. 

First Draft Of Story Board

Audience Survey

Audience Survey

Circle your gender:

Female            Male

Circle the relevant age range:

Under 10     11-14   15-18     19-25     26-30     30-40    41+

Are you a fan of the thriller genre?

Yes         No         Further comments:

Which type of thriller appeals to you most?

End-of-the-world Thriller                Sci-fi Thriller           Action Thriller            Mystery/investigation

Which gender stereotypes do you prefer to see in the thriller genre?

Men In Power           Women In Power          Both Equal Power           Non-Applicable

Is one main protagonist or a group of protagonists more appealing to you? Please circle your answer.

What films come to mind when asked your favourite thriller?

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

In order of preference what conventions of the thriller genre do you enjoy most?

Mystery               Suspense             Horror             Sci-Fi

How do trailers convince you to watch a film?

Mise-en-scene (what’s in the shot)         Characters              Sound            Editing   

Other (please specify)…………………………..

Audience Survey

Circle your gender:

Female            Male

Circle the relevant age range:

Under 10     11-14   15-18     19-25     26-30     30-40    41+

Are you a fan of the thriller genre?

Yes         No         Further comments:

Which type of thriller appeals to you most?

End-of-the-world Thriller                Sci-fi Thriller

Action Thriller                                Horror Thriller               Murder/Investigation Thriller        

Which gender stereotypes do you prefer to see in the thriller genre?

Men In Power           Women In Power          Both Equal Power           Non-Applicable

Is one main protagonist or a group of protagonists more appealing to you? Please circle your answer.

What films come to mind when asked your favourite thriller?

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

In order of preference what conventions of the thriller genre do you enjoy most?

Mystery               Suspense             Horror             Sci-Fi

How do trailers convince you to watch a film?

Mise-en-scene (what’s in the shot)         Characters              Sound            Editing   

Other (please specify)…………………………..

Location - Paxton Lakes

The following images are of the destination we intend to film our Thriller Trailer, we chose to do it here because of the possibilities and potential we agreed it held. This destination should help us convey the conventional and non-conventional ideas we would like to get across. 

The lake during the day will show the natural, happy, normal side of the trailer (and the characters life) and as they day progresses so will the plot, the darker the lighting gets the more sinister the plot may turn. 

Thriller Genre Image

This is the improvised prop we created in order to add detail to our image (below), we made this in a short amount of time just by copying an original image of a gun and roughly cutting out to use a prop in our shots.

This is our image we created. We used a shadow instead of showing the actual person holding the 'gun' to show conventions that are normally held in the thriller genre, for example withholding information and showing an dark and sinister tone. The overall image is quite a typical, conventional thriller genre shot as it shows mystery, suspense and it is also quite puzzling and also quite cryptic. 

The image shows a strong hidden figure who seems to have the main power in this situation, and a cowering, vulnerable  less powerful individual crouched down in a subservient position.   

Storyboard for our thriller trailer