My group primarily focused on character conventions for our thriller in which our one actress is the typical pretty, good looking party animal who spends her time partying and generally having a good time. Close ups reveal the lavish life style she leads and reveal her make-up, hair and accessories. Our actress is well dressed for a good time out on the town with her expensive handbag, phone and again accessories thus reflecting how she comes from a middle-upper class back ground with plenty of disposable income. The party scene creates a clear representation of youth and division between age groups as there is a young vibe flowing about the club (drama studio in which it was filmed) as reflected by the similar age groups that can be seen. The fact that there are a vast amount of people in the “Club” reflect how the youth of today are fluttering their money away easily and perhaps being very naive to the amount they are spending and equally consuming therefore making them a very easy target.
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The film again reinforcing the idea of this age group (18-21) and the youth of today. The fact that Rose is drinking an alcoholic beverage reflects how she is reliant on alcohol to have a good time and so are her companions. Had we placed a cup of water or bottle of orange juice in her hand this may have reflected a friendlier, more sensible person who perhaps has her wits about her. This would inevitably create a more positive outlook on this sector though it would not have fit in with our film.
There is a short glimpse of the portentous kidnapper and this is in our rave scene, though the footage only reflects one character placing a drug into the drink, this again leaves the viewer in suspense. We decided to then turn the tables and illustrate how common assumptions with regards to males being evil and females being friendly can be so wrong. So, we decided to use a female to play this part. The actress portrayed was a skinny, pale and rough character featuring scruffy clothing thus giving the idea that she is not the average person and spends most of her time finding victims. She therefore does not eat properly which explains why she is in the state she is in. She is dressed in casual, baggy clothes which reflect how she is working-class and the fact that she has her hood up shows that she does not want to be seen. We also represented class and educational status through the scene in which our film was set....
We figured that viewers could associate the setting with the kidnapper’s train of thought and then relate this to their social group.
The fact that the girl Rose has been bought into the woods and not a house infers that the killer may not have enough room in her flat/apartment and she may not even have a place of her own which would again explain the state she is in. Had the scene been set in a stately home viewers would have gained the understanding that the kidnapper was a cleanly dressed, upper-class individual, thus playing similarity to “American Psycho”. The fact that our character Rose is in the open woods may also reflect the intelligence of the individual who kidnapped her as this is not very subtle, leaving someone in the open woods and from this we can infer that she may not have an education which creates a poor outlook. The character in my film and that of American Psycho create a direct comparison with regards to wealth and status.
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