I feel I should tell you about the thoughts behind our characters and setting so that you know how we incorporated the findings of our audience research.
We already knew that the film was going to follow the life of protagonist Steve as, from our research into the genre, we knew that following the life of a criminal is a key feature of Crime films. From our questionnaires though, we took the thought that a Crime film protagonist should 'have a personal interest in a case' and developed the storyline around this comment.
The protagonist, Gary, we tried to make look like a 'hard man' by dressing him in a hooded top, as this is stereotypically associated with somebody who might be labelled a 'hard man'.
The setting is an interesting consideration. Almost all of our respondents said that the opening scene should have an air of mystery surrounding it. They also all said that it should be dark. We thought then, that we would create a resounding air of mystery by shooting in the daylight. This makes you wonder what is going on as a substantial robbery should surely not be taking place in the full light of day. It also captures the attention of the watcher as it goes against their usual expectations and so they are intrigued to see what has happened and why. We were also told that the opening of a Crime film should introduce you to the life of the main character. We did this by scrolling down the newspaper prop that we made specifically to inform the audience of what has happened.
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