Tuesday, 12 April 2011

Who would be the audience for your media project?




The primary audience for our media task is teenagers and adults aged 15+ as the film is a phycological thriller, however this film will not be suitable for children younger than the certificate age as it would probably be seen as disturbing and there are a few dark scenes which could seem scary or distressing to them. Similarly, Scream is a psychological thriller that is also rated 15 as that film too contains dark and distressing scenes. Our audience would be people who have a wide range of interests, in particular those who find horror films scary and interesting and are willing to participate in the film in terms of questioning what is happening and keeping up with the things that are going on in the film. Our film is made in a way that the audience is required to use common sense for a lot of things therefore the type of people that this would appeal to is people who like to think about what is going on in the film and what it entails. A lot of people are distracted when watching films or don't like thinking about things when watching films, they just want to enjoy it-those type of people would not be suited to watching our film as our film requires the audience to think.

Although our audience ranges from males and females from the ages of 15+, adults from the age of 25 would probably appreciate the film more as it requires a lot of thinking and understanding from the audience and for the audience to 'solve the puzzle' which would probably interest an older teenager, as it doesn't contain images of gore or explicit scenes which might intrest someone of a younger age.

Our main target audience in terms of gender would be predominantly women and girls in their late teens. This is because the protagonist is a female; with the film being based around her life. However, thriller films and horror films also have a large target audience of men so our film would also attract males. Because the genre is a psychological thriller, our product is aimed at a niche audience. As mentioned before, people with specific interests in elements such as mystery, drama and processes of the mind would have interest in the film. However, this would be a smaller audience with more unique taste, rather than the majority audience who have more interest in romantic-comedies and dramas, in which they can relate to.

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