Music

Music is an extremely important element of film. It can be used to illuminate or change the mood and tone of an opening. We associate different genre's of music with different genre's of film. Romantic Comedies are usually laced with Contemporary Pop songs about love, whereas sombre strings are usually associated with horror movies.

In some instances music can even become solely associated with a film, such as the theme song from Star Wars by John Williams, every time it is played people will instantly think Star Wars.

For example in the film Memento directed by Christopher Nolan, the opening music is string based and bleak, giving off the connotations that the film is going contain depressing elements and it fits well amounts the scene. My film is extremely similar in terms of the mood of which my music is going to create. As my film includes the death of a minor, i want to create a haunting ambience.

The track I am going to use is "Tearing Up Asphalt" by Arrange.

We were young
Kept runnin our mouths til he tore out our tongues
Didn’t hurt like anything
Still can’t feel much of anything
When will it go?
I don’t know
When will it go?
I don’t know

The music starts with melancholy, trickling keys which will give the film an almost gloomy aura. These keys persist for around 30 seconds with the overall tune fluttering between different harmonies. The vocals then come in which are distorted which again give a nightmarish effect.

In my film I am going to use music to stir up emotion and sympathy for the character, which intern will make the killer more detestable from the audience's perspective. I want the audience to be emotionally committed/affected within the first few minutes.

Institutional Research

Miramax Films was first found in 1979 by Bob and Harvey Weinstein, and was primarily known for the distribution and production of independent and foreign film, Until 1993 when it was taken over by The Walt Disney Company. with movies such as Spy Kids, Scream and the Kill Bill films generating million of pounds for the motion picture company. In 2010 Miramax Films was sold to Filmyard Holdings.

Miramax Films is responsible for releasing films to the public either in DVD format or theatrically. The distributor is responsible for ensuring that all film prints of delivered to the cinemas or to the store, advertising, trailers, posters, television commercials and the physical production of the film. It's also responsible for dubbing and subtitling the film and securing cencorship and other legal or organizational approval.

This applys to my movie as Miramax Films has been responsible for the distribution of thousands of films. All films need a distributor, if not the film makes no money, in fact the film loses money. Therefore distribution and production companies are extremely important and therefore if my film was going tro be made, then i'd need a distributor/production company much like Miramax.

Another popular film distribution and production company is Paramount Pictures...

Paramount Pictures is America's longest existing film studio, starting in 1912, since they have made Billions of Dollars from endless franchises such as Indiana Jones and Transformers, too films that are considered timeless classics such as China Town and The Godfathers. The studio is currently owned by Viacom and continues to distribute movie after movie.

Target Audience

When considering what your target audience is, you have to consider three factors, these are;

• Age
• Gender
• Class

In this section I am going to discuss the specific target audience for each factor.

Age - 15 to 40

The first thing to take into consideration in terms of the age of you target audience, is the certificate of your film. In the case of my film, the certificate would be a 15, so this would almost automatically cut-off those under the age of 15. This is because my film will include some scenes of terror, death and minor gore, which will not be suitable for those of a younger age than the certificate. I also have to consider the appeal of the film, as it's amalgamation of  horror/drama, whilst the horror will appeal to the younger audience, such as 15-25 year old's, the drama element will appeal to a more mature audience's. Also i must take into consideration the subject matter of the film. The film deals with the disappearance of children, thus meaning that film would have a more detrimental affect of those whom are parents of children or those with younger siblings.

Gender - Male

Although my film is not specifically intended or aimed towards one gender, as elements within the movie will appeal to both genders, many factors lean towards a male audience. This is as the movie will contain blood, semi-graphic murder scenes and jump scares. The movie also have a male protagonist, whom is not used to glamorize the movie, but to add an empathetic element, for older males.

Class - C1 - D

My class demographic is the working class and lower middle class. This is as it's going to feature a protagonist and all of the characters are going to fit in those classes, because of this it might be hard for people of a different class to relate to the characters. In my film there will be many references to pop culture, which might not appease those of a higher class.

   

                                                                  

 Lifestyle

Although the film is not specifically aimed towards one lifestyle, it will most definatly appeal to those who have younger brothers or Sisters and people who have children and live a family life. This is as the film will have a greater effect on people who can imagine loosing someone of a similar nature. The film will also have cross-references to pop-culture and will aim towards those who keep the same TV schedule as it is more likerly to affect those who are not entirely accustom with modern cinema, as the obscure and morbid ambience of the film will catch them off guard. It would appeal to those who regulary read newspapers and/or the news, as there have been similar crimes committed over the past twenty years and the murder of a minor, is usually one that catches the attention of the nation.