Monday, 3 October 2016

Audience Research by Christopher Osbyrne

What is a Target Audience?


A particular group at which a product such as a film or advertisement is aimed at. ... 'The film's target audience is teenagers, who, to one degree or another, will relate to the concept of high school cliques.'

Who is our Target Audience? 
 
Our Target Audience can range from all races, genders and personality types because we have both male and female characters starring in the short film and there are no prejudices made against neither race nor gender. However, one could argue that some of the characters may be considered as stereotypical and therefore male audiences might relate more to the male character rather than female character because he is strong and masculine whereas the female character could be considered the weaker one out of the couple. 

In terms of age, however, I would say that the audience must be 15/18+ because of the dark and sinister tone of the film which may scare or bore audiences because they may not understand the story if they are not at a mature age.

In addition to this, our audience may be people who are fans of the psychological thriller genre ad therefore we have used many of the common elements that you would see in that type of film (e.g Violence, Symbolism, Dream Sequences etc.). This will attract our audience because of the familiarity of the genre and they can then be more immersed into the story or route for a particular character. 

Audiences who enjoy films such as Drive or The Place Beyond the Pines will definitely enjoy the gritty narrative of our film and who the films create tension in a similar fashion.



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