Research Competitors

ASPHYXIA

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Research Market

I have researched into the market for my Psychological Thriller/Social Realism short film and found that both genres affect the cinema industry as well as the audience in several ways.

 

Psychological Thrillers affect different people in unique ways. The desired effect for the majority of Psychological Thrillers is to aim emotionally and affect the audience via creating tension or mystery. Compared to Horror, Psychological Thriller provide more depth. Adults enjoy it as there is more suspense and it is quite unpredictable, whereas with Horror it is much easier to guess the story line right, and this is a major pro for my film as people would be instantly attracted to the genre itself.

Weblinks:

• http://www.thedaonline.com/arts_and_entertainment/reviews/article_b1b2c4b2-4130-11e3-b54e-001a4bcf6878.html
• https://jayeles.wordpress.com/2011/02/09/what-impact-do-psychological-thrillers-have-on-the-audience/

BFI has stated that Social Realism is better than any other genre as it pushes the boundaries in the effort to put the experiences of real Britons on the screen and shaping the ideas of what British cinema can be. Social Realism has said to be the most 'typically British' of all film genres.

Reading this article has given me hope as I initially thought Social Realist movies aren't really in trend today, but it is one of the most favoured genre in Britain, this really adds points to my film. It shows what life really is like and audience enjoy that since they can relate to the scenarios. I believe that there is a potential market for my film as I am projecting day-to-day life scenarios and a topic that everyone has been through at least once in their lifetime- Bullying.

I have chosen to go for these 2 particular genres because it is a fusion that has never been brought to the screen, they are mainly preferred by teens and adults. The reason why I have chosen this particular age group since they are easily compelled towards social realist and thriller based movies, and will be willing to try anything new. Allowing me to play with different ideas and after the conventions.

 

Research Competitors

ASPHYXIA

ASPHYXIA | Short Film from Will Lowell on Vimeo.

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Articles (Theme Related)

Scary Clowns Are Terrorizing France

Since mid-October, police in towns and all over France have been cautioning around an improbable risk: clowns. The late arrest of 14 young people in Agde, in the south of the nation, for hassling passers-by while dressed as clowns is only one incident out of many.

While comparable cases of clown associated violence (did by what professional clowns in France claim are not real clowns) have likewise happened in the U.S., England, and recently in Spain, the state in France has driven one French town to ban clown costumes, not only for Halloween bur for the whole month of November.  France's most malevolent have been teenaged pranksters, their weapons including baseball bats, knives, guns, and chainsaws some tend to be real.

On Monday, a student in Besançon, in eastern France, cut his hand while evidently raising it to protect himself from an axe employing clown impostor. Different episodes have included direct ambush: In Montpellier, a clown and two assistants beat a 35-year-old man with an iron bar in an attempted robbery.

“The Police Nationale issued an official warning to both clown and anti-clown factions on October 24, warning that “anyone, regardless of whether they are an aggressive clown or a clown-hunter, found with a weapon in public thoroughfares will be arrested."

 

REFERENCE:

 

• Goldhammer, Z. (2016). Scary Clowns Are Terrorizing France. [online] The Atlantic. Available at: http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/10/clown-killer-quest-ce-que-cest/382092/ [Accessed 22 Nov. 2016].

• YouTube. (2016). Just In Time For Halloween, Clowns Terrorize French Cities. [online] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWVkGWPYzpk&t=4s [Accessed 22 Nov. 2016].

 

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