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
location consisting of a train station where the flashback
The prop and costume usage was kept simple to
will take place, and the narrative begins to build and
give the uncanny atmosphere and allow the
become clearer. We made sure to plan on a day that to
PROPS AND
audience to focus on the narrative. The
our knowledge it was going to be a dull and cloudy day to
connotations of the long white gown like dress
reinforce the atmosphere, filming days only taking place
within school hours to eliminate the chancessuggests purity and vulnerability to contrast the
of continuity
dark tone
that would require extra filming days so we could focusof our thriller. The colour white of the
dresssure
on editing as this was time consuming in making become
we visually pleasing to the audience as
the colours associated 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
GENRE AND HOW THE OPENING
use of extreme close ups were used to extenuate the features
of our main character of the little girl to expose the physical
SCENE SUGGESTS IT
and mental state she is in and the demonic oddity of our
thriller. Wide shots were important within the making of our
The making
thriller as the audience followed her main character
it clear of theshe
that little girl is an ordinary girl as we
see within the flashback featured within our opening scene,
was escaping from something or someone. The use of the
here the audience can relate to the character. Being
wide shot also allowed to show the detachment from reality
kidnapped and tested within an institution she becomes
and seclusiveness of her surroundings. We used the cross
fascinated by the outside world and escapes. The unidentified
cutting technique to suggest the passing of time and to avoid
character the audience meets briefly is assigned to retrieve
lengthy shots that could possiblethebore the audience.
girl before she causes harm to herself or to others. The
Furthermore using rapid editing when the girl is laying
opening scenes sets upon the
our story as the audience are
floor itching alongside uncontrollable movements
introduced the mainto appear
character in quickly allowing the audience
an infernal state, this paired withto
anmake
highassumption
angled shotand so show
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 carries the appropriate
Our girl is the main character in Exitus as she
theme and codes of conventions of a thriller. These
motivates the editing and has the most shots. Being
techniques are used to excite the audience and make it
the main focus as she has escaped from her
appear they are on edge. Close up of props that would
institution and has no knowledge of the outside
suggest to be owned by a little girl fit nicely with the
world. She is introduced swiftly as young girls are
theme of a thriller as many consist of a victim. The music
presented in many thrillers as victims however our
has an eerier feel which reinforce these codes and
character being the threat. We decided to conform to
conventions, used to unsettle the audience and have
HOW THE CHARACTERS ARE
the codes and conventions within thrillers with
doubt that something is going to go wrong. The use of the
limited or no dialogue. With no dialogue it allows the
music being in sync and on action within our thriller was
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.