Statement of Intent

This is my statement on intent for my film opening project, including our intial ideas.

Statement of Intent 

Genre
Thriller – Mystery, Horror
Target Audience
Demographic	Teenagers (15-21)
Psychographic	People who enjoy watching thriller; with low lighting (dark contrast colours), High School Student; rebel students
How we will appeal to this target audience
Include modern situations and elements such as social media, technology, trends. This gives a personal and relatable sense that teenage audiences can relate. Other than that we show
Main inspirations
Get Out and Midsommar
General Synopsis
Main character fight with mom Mom mad and sad Partyyyyy  Kidnap kaki gets dragged out mom ❤️call “where r uuuu”
Characters
Teenage girl Mom Kidnapper Random background walkers
Representations
People:  Main Character (Lilith Angelica) – Will be using short dresses that most teenagers would usually use, they wear soft makeup Mother – Hair in a bun (?), Typical home clothes, reading glasses, strict expressions  Places: Tisha’s House – decorate the house with decorations that would suit a party,  Props:  Plastic cups (?) Soda’s (Sprite, Coca Cola)  Parking lot – find areas that has dim / low lighting to give an effect to the audience feeling gloomy and scary  Props:  Car Phone Room – Where the main character will be getting ready  Props:  Make up Hair straightener / curler Notebook Polaroid Camera Bag  Heels Photobooth pictures on mirror/wall
Dominant Reading
“Step on a crack, you break your moms back” – Listen to your mom, before it's too late. Your actions affect other people.
Proposed Roles
Script	Cassie
Storyboard	Cassie
Location Scout	Eileen
Risk Assessment	Eileen
Screen Test	Tisha
Filming schedule	Eileen
Audience research	Kimora
Behind-the-scenes	Kimora
Editing	Tisha

Personal Reflection:

Reflecting on my statement of intent, I feel like it helped me clarify my goals and the direction I want to take with my movie opening. It was a great way to organize my thoughts and focus on what I want to achieve with the thriller genre, especially considering how many different elements go into creating suspense and tension. Writing it down also made me realize the importance of technical aspects, like lighting and camera angles, in setting the right mood. At first, I wasn’t sure how to approach the project, but now I have a clearer vision of how I want the story to unfold and how I’ll engage the audience. Overall, it gave me a better sense of purpose and direction moving forward.