Tuesday, 15 January 2013

Film Production: Target Audience and Genre Expectations


Target audience
I have decided that my target audience for my media film will be teenagers of both genders as then I can talk to my target audience and get a clear idea of what is expected from this type of genre.

Genre expectations
In order to find out what was expected from the title sequence of a thriller film I chose to hold a focus group from my target audience of teenagers by asking a group of 10 16 and 17 year old teenagers.
I found out from my focus group that the sound has great impact on getting the audience in the mood for the film.
My focus group also said that the title sequence should set the scenery and introduce a couple/ the main character without being too complicated or too fast paced.
What was also expected from a thriller film is that many different camera angles should be used, there should be a climatic background sound and that the titles should fit in with the film.
The main character should look and act innocent and be in a dangerous setting.
The lighting should be either be dark and gloomy that would create shadows and mystery that would result in the audience feeling tension and suspense OR the settings – including the lighting should be very naturalistic that would also create suspense as the excessive naturalism combined with the tense music would create a thrilling atmosphere.

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