Target Audience and Our Genre - Action/Thriller

We've decided to make a film opening from a genre we both enjoy watching - Action/Thriller. Being the combination of the action and thriller genres, elements of both are implemented together to create this sub-genre. I think the target audience of our film would be adults and teenagers, with a 15 age rating being appropriate for violence, alcohol and drug references. It would appeal to teenagers maybe more for the action as weapons like the gun and knife seen in the opening sequence may be seen as cool and a lot simpler to watch and understand that maybe a mysterious crime/thriller film that would require the audience to engage a lot more mentally. For a younger adult audience the character being the same age and suicidal in a day to day job may be a darker side that this audience could relate to. An older adult audience may enjoy the thriller side of the film more, starting with a scene from the end and leaving the audience wondering who the two characters are.

Action
Our movie opening will keep with the conventions of an action movie from the beginning - our protagonist putting a knife away indicates there could be physical combat or confrontation to help him with his situation/problem rather than perhaps thinking his way out or trying to escape. Weapons are a huge part of action films and fast-paced music can help build scenes up. Our film follows these conventions, in our short opening alone there is a knife and the building's intruder has a gun. This lets the audience know there will be action in the scenes to come. A feature of our film that won't be seen so much is that before the enemy's intrusion there is slower music playing - this is the thriller side of our film showcasing itself.

Thriller
Thriller films are created with the general setting and storyline that will keep the audience on the edge of their seat. The main character is often set in a scenario or situation that is mysterious or that shows some form of danger that will make a solution or way out for the protagonist seem impossible or maybe a twist will entail. The slow music during our voiceover builds up as the story does and totally changes to the faster music as the bad guy begins to make his appearance.