pictures of location

we chose this location as we felt that this location reflected the type of opening we were going for. in the films i have analysed some of them wer shot in public settings i.e hide and seek which was set in a park, the strangers followed a family on a public road, the hills have eyes is set in a desert, 1408 follows a man as he goes from the derelict area outside to inside a hotel. we also chose to set it in the daytime as many of our films were set in daytime i.e the hills have eyes, the strangers, hide and seek, drag me to hell and funny games. another reason why we chose this park is because of the trees as we can get a the message across that we are in public setting were anyone can be the killer and also the trees are good enough to film behind to get a point of view shot which makes it look more sinister.


the fact that she is in a park in the day time also suggests to the audience that she is more vulnerable as someone is watching her run on her daily not only in the daytime but also in a public setting. this brings a closer relationship to the audience as many of our audience may also go for morning jogs.

although the park may be in a public setting it also contains bushes a trees for people to hide behind which also makes it more vulnerable for an unsuspecting victim. this can be seen in the long shot.

target audience

As a group we have decided to give our film a 15 certificate. Most of the films reviewed hold a 15 certificate.

• Drag me to hell has a 15 uk film certificate.
• The hills have eyes has an 18 uk film certificate.
• The stangers had a uk crtificate of 15.
• Identity had a uk film certificate of 15.
• Identity had a uk certificate of 15.
• Funny games had a 18 uk film certificate.

typically the reason why films are given the 15 certificate by the bbfc is because they may have made crtiereia seen in the films i have reviwed. there is often a strong or menacing threat in psychological horrors these are deemede acceptable to be 15 unless they are sadistic or sexualised. also in many psychological horrors when there is dangerous behaviour it is not dwelled upon in enough detail to be copied. also weapons are not easily glamourised. funny games is a film that goes against the conventions as the violence is highly sadistic which is shown in its certificate. our target audience is males between 18 and 25 as it has been seen that they are the highest number of people that watch horror films. this can be seen in our film as the protagonist uses his computer to research his victim, as he is using a computer it suggests to the viewer that he is young as he is on a social networking website.