Tuesday, 30 September 2014

GLOSSARY

GLOSSARY FOR THRILLER:

GENERAL TERMS CLOSE TO THRILLER
  • scocophilia = sexual pleasure derived chiefly from watching others when they are naked or engaged in sexual activity; voyeurism.
  • close-call = something nearly impacted
  • close-shave = close to a shock
  • shocker
  • spine-chilling = fright
  • narrow escape
  • cliffhanger = ending of a chapter or story leaving more questions asked
  • heart stopper
  • hairbreadth escape
  • near miss
  • near go
  • squeaker
  • suspense
  • agog
  • uneasy
  • anxious
  • edgy = tense, nervous or irritable
  • overwrought = in a state of nervous excitement or anxiety
  • jittery = nerovus or unable to relax
  • horror
  • fright = fear and scare
  • crime
  • death
  • demise = a person's death

AUDIENCE
  • Target audience = the type of audience producers or film-makers are aiming at
  • Niche audience = small selected group of people with a unique taste
  • Mainstream audience = groups of people with similar tastes/trends.
  • Audience research = investigating about our viewers and their wants
  • Focus group = A focus group is a form of qualitative research in which a group of people are asked about their perceptions, opinions, beliefs, and attitudes towards a product, service, concept, advertisement, idea, or packaging.
  • Quantitative research = data that's number based
  • Qualitative research = results that are sentence based, often involve opinions
 

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