Monday, 9 February 2009

Practical AS task: Research, Planning & Brainstorm

The class and I choose our groups in today's lesson mine is Holly Costema & Daniel Walker. My group and I then thought about some ideas for our Thriller, and brainstorm them as a group.
For example: Costumes, camera shots, sound, etc, mise en scene, e.g. Dark room to create tension, location, e.g. park, empty room, house, etc, characters, e.g. portagonist and antagonist. Also we thought of the antagonist could be an Stalker or an Paedophile.

My group and I then discussed the final ideas for our thriller and also brainstormed theses as a group. After this my group and I formed a questionnaire, which we formed to hand out and collect information from. This is the questionnaire:

1. Whats your favourite thriller? ________________________

2. What do you think a good name for a thriller would be?
· The Unknown
· Kidnapped
· Gone
· Dead and Gone
· Other, Please state__________________________
3. What do you like to see in a thriller?
· Murder
· Action
· Kidnapping
· Cliff Hangers
· Other, Please state_______________________
4. Who are your favourite characters in thrillers?
· Good guys
· Bad Guys
· Femme Fetale’s
· Other, Please state____________________
5. Who is your favourite character in thrillers?
· Alfred Hitchcock
· James Bond
· Batman
· Other, Please state_____________________
6. How often do you watch thrillers?
· 0-2 weeks
· 2 weeks- 1 month
· 1-4 months
· 4-6 months
· 6 months-1 year
· 1 year+
· Never
7. Do you prefer to watch films in..?
· Colour
· Black and White
· Sepia
· No Preference
8. Where do you like to see thrillers?
· Cinema
· At home
· Internet
· Phone
· Other, Please state_______________
9. How long do you expect the opening to thrillers to last?
· 0-2 minutes
· 2-5 minutes
· 5-10 minutes
· 10+ minutes
· Other, Please state____________________
10. What do you expect from a thriller?


My group and I gave out 10 of these questionnaires around our college. My group and I learnt a lot about thriller for example a good name for a thriller was voted dead and gone. Also people like thrillers to involve a lot of action.

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