TITLE OF FILM

As a group we all thought Exitus alongside the

public vote would be the best title for our horror
thriller. We believed this paired well with the codes
and conventions as it is a short title that is
memorable like other well-known thrillers such as
Insidious, Ouji and Cape Fear. All these titles fitting
together to create a persona of danger and
mystery toExitus
Therefore enticemeaning
the audience to watch
escape them.
in Latin as it played on the pronunciation of the letter X
to give it a sinister tone, carrying the audiences expectation. It also reinforces the narrative
of our thriller as the audience is visually presented with our main character of the little girl
appear lost and running away from an unknown character.

TITLE FONT AND

The title font and style are simple but effective and
easily read by the audience, the colours chosen
contrast the location of the particular shot to make it
as clear as possible for the audience. This is
positioned towards the bottom of the shots so it
doesnt distract the audience and enables them to
continue viewing our opening scene however
allowing them to gain and idea of who is involved
within the making of our thriller. This paired with the
soundtrack chosen to provide the opening scene with
an eerie and unsettling persona, giving the audience
a sense of what to expect and foreshadowing their
expectations, making sure it corresponded with the

SETTING AND LOCATION

For our location we chose a wooden area as this is
present within many thrillers to give out the aimed
response of fear by the audience. The woods being a
stereotypical setting/location for a horror thriller there
coordinating with the codes and conventions nicely, the
reasoning behind this chosen location as it possess the
most effect when building tension and carries a spooky
representation of isolation and vulnerability. Our second
The
location consisting of a train station where the prop and costume usage was kept simple to
flashback
give and
will take place, and the narrative begins to build the uncanny atmosphere and allow the
become clearer. We made sure to plan on a day
PROPS AND
audience
that toto focus on the narrative. The
connotations
our knowledge it was going to be a dull and cloudy day to of the long white gown like dress
suggests
reinforce the atmosphere, filming days only taking place purity and vulnerability to contrast the
within school hours to eliminate the chancesdark tone of our thriller. The colour white of the
of continuity
dress focus
that would require extra filming days so we could become visually pleasing to the audience as
on editing as this was time consuming in makingthe colours
sure weassociated with horrors are darks such
as black and deep reds. A prop that stands out to
the audience is our character holding a stuffed
animal, this reinforces the age of the little girl and
CAMERA WORK AND
We tried to use as many as different camera shots as possible
to enhance the viewing experience by the audience. Ranging
of shots from wide shots to extreme close ups, this enhances
the experience and adds depth. The use of particular shots
pushes the audience focus on particular shots of interest. The
use of extreme close ups were used to extenuate the features
of our main character of the little girl to expose the physical
and mental state she is in and the demonic oddity of our
thriller. Wide shots were important within the making of our
thriller as the audience followed her making it clear that she
was escaping from something or someone. The use of the
wide shot also allowed to show the detachment from reality
and seclusiveness of her surroundings. We used the cross
cutting technique to suggest the passing of time and to avoid
lengthy shots that could possible bore the audience.
Furthermore using rapid editing when the girl is laying on the
floor itching alongside uncontrollable movements to appear in
an infernal state, this paired with an high angled shot so show

GENRE AND HOW THE

OPENING SCENE
The main character of the little girl does not possess a
name as she is not an ordinary girl. She was raised in an
institution as she was different and possessed abilities that
she couldnt control nor aware of. She becomes fascinated
by the outside world and escapes. The unidentified
character the audience meets briefly is assigned to retrieve
the girl before she causes harm to herself or to others. The
opening scenes sets up our story as the audience are
introduced the main character quickly allowing the audience
to make assumption and judge the character first-hand. The
location being distinctly shown setting the tone of our
thriller.
STORY AND HOW THE OPENING SETS
IT UP
The opening of our thriller begins with our distributing
company shown, being universal pictures while a yellow
daffodil as this symbolizes rebirth and new beginnings.
This effectively contrasts the dark ambiance of our
thriller. This is then followed by shots that establish the
location to the audience, with the wind blowing could
possibly foreshadow what is later to come acting as a
metaphor for danger that may later arise. This
immediately tells the audience the genre of our film as it
HOW THE CHARACTERS ARE
carries the appropriate theme and codes of conventions
of a thriller. These techniques are used to excite the
INTRODUCED
audience and make it appear they are on edge. Close up
Our girl is the main character in Exitus as she motivates
of props that would suggest to be owned by a little girl fit
the editing and has the most shots. Being the main
nicely with the theme of a thriller as many consist of a
focus as she has escaped from her institution and has
victim. The music has an eerier feel which reinforce
no knowledge of the outside world. She is introduced
these codes and conventions, used to unsettle the
swiftly as young girls are presented in many thrillers as
audience and have doubt that something is going to go
victims however our character being the threat. We
wrong. The use of the music being in sync and on action
decided to conform to the codes and conventions within
thrillers with limited or no dialogue. With no dialogue it
allows the audience to engage further within our thriller
and the narrative, it also allows the music to have more
of an effect as the audience rely of this to build
suspense successfully and create enigma around our
thriller.