Appealing to the Target Audience

To appeal to the target audience, I have used specific horror genre conventions. The characters are very similar to typical horror genres. One of them being an innocent defenseless female. this fits into the protagonist that is a victim of the situation. The villain, being a stalker, also fits into typical horror character conventions.

I have also chosen an isolated setting, that fits and appeals with the genre conventions. With it being a abandoned cabin in the middle of the woods, with no signal, and no real contact with the rest of the world helps to set the scene, perfect for a typical horror film. The time of day also is typical of horror films, using dark night or dusk scenes helps to create more of an unknown.

Specific camerawork, helps to appeal to the target audience. Using high and low angle shots can help make the innocent characters feel small, defenseless, worthless. This is effective as it makes the viewer fell in this way, forcing them to empathize for the innocent. Nearer the end of the opening, there is a point of view shot that help to simulate for the viewer what this situation is like, forcing them to think about how they would react if they were in this situation.

Specific sounds can help to relate to the typical horror genre. Using loud breaths, heartbeats, crackling branches, rustling leaves can help to build the suspense which are all typical conventions of the genre.