Genre research• The target audience for the film is 15 we made it this age because of the

similarities we choose to use from our film inspiration which was ‘The Imposter’. This film has similar themes as a young child goes missing which we used as this has creates a good story that can be easily set in a good detailed location and should be easy too understand.

• We choose this target audience as the storyline is emotional and could frighten younger children as they could worry about this happening to them. Young children are not as intelligent as teenagers and adults so they will not understand the detail of what Is happening.

• We young children see homeless people really dirty, lifeless and quite scary living on the streets they tend to hide behind or comfort the adult they are with so they feel secure as they believe the homeless person is a danger and could harm them as they are not trusted and would do anything for money, love and comfort. So I believe this is why they will not be suitable to watch this film which is what the Imposters film also suggests from the research we have done on it.

• Documentary in general are not targeting young people anyway as it is not what is suitable for them and ill not understand things that are occuring

Main shots in Film Opening

This shot is when we first see the victim and his reaction of seeing someone come into the shed. In this you can see his emotion of being shocked and scared. You can also see the living conditions briefly of how unhygienic and cramped he is which is then shown in the pictures following the finding. In the filming we tried to make James (Josiah) looks as small and vulnerable as possible to put emphases on the emotion he is feeling and how he is seen by others

This is another key image as it shows the reaction of the neighbour that has found Josiah (The victim) and has decided to run away in shock and not knowing what to do at this long awaited time of the finding after so many years. We thought that if he runs away it may suggest that he is going to call for help and that it is what anyone would do in this situation if they was shocked.

This is an image taken from the interview of Josiah and his sister meeting for the first time since he has been found. His body language shows he is still is shaken up from his experience and will not even show his face to the camera or to his sister. His sister (Sophie) is trying to lift his spirits up and be happy but doesn’t seem to work. In this interview we asked Josiah about his experience in the shed.

The image shows an interview with Josiah’s mother about how she is feeling after so many years not knowing where he is, if he is alive or not. We think this is a key part of the sequence as the family members that are still having hopes on the finding of the child still happening will be more enthusiastic, emotional and real for it to come from family who love him.

Location shots• The Location shots that we included in our film opening are key to show the

viewer the living conditions in which he was having to spend his time locked away in. The tally charts on the walls are of how many weeks and months he had been staying in this same room for. On the walls we also put drawings of people which were his family to show the emphasis a bit more on how much he still thinks of them and misses them. There was urine on some newspaper that we put down to show the lack of resources he had to live with. This shows the lack of respect that would have been given to him.

NarrativeWe tried to use thee Todorov narrative theory as it showed a clear structure on how to plan out the sequence of our film opening. The sequence was:

Equilibrium- This is used to show the audience where the setting is based and this is why we showed glimpses of the start of our film to set the scene.

Disruption- This stage is where the story may take a drastic turn and start showing you what is happening and giving to detail on what has happened before this. We done this by adding titles to explain the story of when the event took place and what occurred.

Recognition of disruption- After the viewer has had an insight of what has happened which is shown in the disruption then now most characters and themes are linked together to make near enough the full story.

Attempt to repair disruption- this is where the event is tried to be solved and explained. We done this by showing newspaper articles and having interviews with family.

Reinstating equilibrium- This is where we link the whole story and plot back to the ide at the start in the equilibrium and all things that weren’t clear are now made sure they are understood. We completed this by having interviews to answer questions that audience and viewers may of wanted to know.

Techniques• When editing we tried to make it seem as if it was a story about how people felt

when he was missing, then shows the actual event of when he was found and then showing the aftermath of the reactions of people of he finding and the emotion of them. The music we used was a theme that shows the emotion of each event and the words link in with what the story is trying to tell. We thought the technique of trying to edit the film as a sequence of events leading up to to discovery of the victim will keep the viewer engaged with what's happening and keep them wanting to watch it. Having interviews with the people that were impacted most from the vent was also something we attempted to do as it would give you more detail and show you emotion and feelings without actually seeing them in the editing itself.

The slow pace of the whole opening up until the finding created the eeriness of what was going to happen and whether they were going to find him or not. As soon as the neighbour found him the music and pace of the footage increased so the audience get a feel of how the tension is and what is going to happen next.

Techniques• When editing we tried to make it seem as if it was a story about how people felt

when he was missing, then shows the actual event of when he was found and then showing the aftermath of the reactions of people of he finding and the emotion of them. The music we used was a theme that shows the emotion of each event and the words link in with what the story is trying to tell. We thought the technique of trying to edit the film as a sequence of events leading up to to discovery of the victim will keep the viewer engaged with what's happening and keep them wanting to watch it. Having interviews with the people that were impacted most from the vent was also something we attempted to do as it would give you more detail and show you emotion and feelings without actually seeing them in the editing itself.

The slow pace of the whole opening up until the finding created the eeriness of what was going to happen and whether they were going to find him or not. As soon as the neighbour found him the music and pace of the footage increased so the audience get a feel of how the tension is and what is going to happen next.