Media Studies Focus Group – Member Profile

Name:  Rebecca Bateson

Age: 16

Gender: Female

Occupation (if applicable): Newlands clean team

Subjects being studied (if applicable): Medical science, PE, History

Favourite film(s) from specific genre: Romance films, such as LoveActually, comedy films, and horror films such as the human centipede

Reasons the specified genre appeals to you: Rebecca really enjoys horror films and what goes into the making of them, as she is interested in the plot of a horror film and following from that is mesmerised by the techniques used to help construct these, i.e. how the producers make the gory scene in films look so real.

What you expect from the opening of a film from the specific genre: To be reeled in, given some sort of hint of the plot and to overall be creeped out slightly.

Name: Isabella May

Age: 16

Gender: Female

Occupation (if applicable): None

Subjects being studied (if applicable): Product Design, English Language, and History

Favourite film(s) from specific genre: Romantic comedies , i.e. Love Actually.

Reasons the specified genre appeals to you: It makes her feel happy and calm to watch it.

What you expect from the opening of a film from the specific genre: I would expect the horror film opening to be suspenseful, for example no sound or something.

Name: Amy Bolsover Murphy

Age: 17

Gender: Female

Occupation (if applicable): Life guard: Magnet Newlands Girls School

Subjects being studied (if applicable): Product Design, Photography, and Spanish

Favourite film(s) from specific genre:

Reasons the specified genre appeals to you: Amy likes the suspense and the feeling of fear she gets from horror movies, it gives her a thrill.

What you expect from the opening of a film from the specific genre: Amy expects to get a thrill from the opening scene to allow her to want to continue watching.

Name: Fran Aghoghovbia

Age: 16

Gender: Female

Occupation (if applicable): None

Subjects being studied (if applicable): Drama, English lang, History

Favourite film(s) from specific genre: Sci-fi, i.e. Star Wars.

Reasons the specified genre appeals to you: Fran likes horror movies on occasion but not very often. She likes Sci-fi as she finds them interesting as its so out of this world.

What you expect from the opening of a film from the specific genre: Fran would expect to get actual information for the film, rather than just have an opening scene which has no relevance to the entire movie.