- Serial killer- Matt Allwood
- 4th victim- Felicity Saunders
- 5th victim- Tonicha Spencer
- Gabby's family- Living room scene
The serial killer is introduced near the beginning of our thriller 'The Last Chapter' as he is the main character within our thriller, as the narrative revolves around him killing the five victims. He first gets introduced when he is sat by a wooden table where he has just killed the 4th victim and is now planning on how to kill the 5th victim which is his last victim. This shows that he is quite secretive, which also gets connoted by the lighting being a low lighting with a candle lighting up the books and pages of information, which suggests that people do not know that he is in there or what he is doing. The costume of the serial killer also shows he is secretive as his identity is always hidden and never revealed.
The 4th victim was the first person to be introduced right at the start of the opening thriller, as she was the victim which got killed. We used a lot of high angle shots as she was laying down on the floor as she was tied up. By using the high angle shots it made her get represented as being vulnerable and innocent.
The 5th victim didn't get revealed till later on in the opening as she was the final victim to be killed. However, we gave the audience an inside of who the final victim was going to be by the Polaroid pictures being in the correct order of how the serial killer killed them. We used a high angle shot when she was walking and talking on the phone, which was from the serial killers point of view as it showed him following her and watching over her which made her look vulnerable. We also did a hand held point of view shot from her angle as it made her look confused and worried as she felt she was being watched.
We decided to use Matt for the role of the serial killer, as he is quite a tall guy which makes him look dominant and intimidating. We thought by using him it would convey a typical villain which would look realistic. Due to him being the villain we wanted to present him in dark colours such as blacks, so we got him to wear a black coat which had a hood on it which instantly created an evil nature. This draws peoples attention to him as black usually connotes evil, dark, scary and unpleasant. This suggests to the audience that their is a darker side towards the society and that people are unaware of bad things which are happening around them. The coat having a hood on it hides the serial killers identity, as he does not want to be recognised which can mean that he is local to the community and is known. This shows that the community might know him and teases them as there perception of the person they know may be wrong.
For the victims, we decided to use five girls. This was because we wanted it to look as realistic as possible and knew the best way to convey this would be to have girls. Females are usually portrayed as the victims in films as they are normal the vulnerable, sweet and innocent ones which is the stereotypical female. These stereotypical features were portrayed by the high angle camera shots looking down on them making them look vulnerable. If we did not follow the stereotypical characters then we may not have conveyed our thriller to the best of its ability. All of these girls were dressed in their normal clothes as we wanted it to look realistic. To the audience they looked like typical teenage girls who go out with friends and enjoy themselves and have good social life's. We also had stereotypical teenage girls as we wanted the audience to be able to instantly be familiar with the social group and know how they act. Due to the serial killer stalking the girls it showed the audience that he was a lived a lot closer to them and know their lives. This shows that stalking can happen to anyone, especially teenage girls due to their vulnerability which interests the audience more due to the apprehension and tension which is being created.
We decided to use Matt for the role of the serial killer, as he is quite a tall guy which makes him look dominant and intimidating. We thought by using him it would convey a typical villain which would look realistic. Due to him being the villain we wanted to present him in dark colours such as blacks, so we got him to wear a black coat which had a hood on it which instantly created an evil nature. This draws peoples attention to him as black usually connotes evil, dark, scary and unpleasant. This suggests to the audience that their is a darker side towards the society and that people are unaware of bad things which are happening around them. The coat having a hood on it hides the serial killers identity, as he does not want to be recognised which can mean that he is local to the community and is known. This shows that the community might know him and teases them as there perception of the person they know may be wrong.
For the victims, we decided to use five girls. This was because we wanted it to look as realistic as possible and knew the best way to convey this would be to have girls. Females are usually portrayed as the victims in films as they are normal the vulnerable, sweet and innocent ones which is the stereotypical female. These stereotypical features were portrayed by the high angle camera shots looking down on them making them look vulnerable. If we did not follow the stereotypical characters then we may not have conveyed our thriller to the best of its ability. All of these girls were dressed in their normal clothes as we wanted it to look realistic. To the audience they looked like typical teenage girls who go out with friends and enjoy themselves and have good social life's. We also had stereotypical teenage girls as we wanted the audience to be able to instantly be familiar with the social group and know how they act. Due to the serial killer stalking the girls it showed the audience that he was a lived a lot closer to them and know their lives. This shows that stalking can happen to anyone, especially teenage girls due to their vulnerability which interests the audience more due to the apprehension and tension which is being created.
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