Question four:
Age of Our Target Audience.
• This sense of familiarity with the characters will appeal to our target audience and draw them to our film.
• Aspects like the blog in our opening sequence, helps attract our target audience as this is something many young people use and are familiar with.
• Aimed at 15+, because the main character in
the film is a teenager and audiences tend to
enjoy being able to relate to the characters.
Age of Our Target Audience.
• The fast pace action in the film wont appeal to someone
of an older generation who is not as active as a younger
person.
Gender of Our Target Audience.
• We are not aiming our film idea at a specific gender.
• This is because our film idea is appealing to both genders
as our character is not based on specific stereotypes of a
gender.
Location.
• We decided to set the opening sequence inside a bedroom.
• Our reason for doing this was so that we could use typical
teenage surroundings in order to appeal to our young target
audience.
. Posters
. TV
. CDs
. Art-deco
Social Class of Our Target Audience.
• Our idea is aimed at working class to middle class, as this
is the character’s class also.
• This will attract our target audience because they can
identify with the character.
• This would be because it is important for the audience to
relate to our character, especially with horrors and
thrillers.
Ethnicity/nationality.
• We did not aim it at a specific ethic group.
• We did however aim it at Western parts of the world as
they’d be able to relate to it more.
Lifestyle and Hobbies.
• Lifestyle: The movie itself is quite slow pace but this doesn’t take away from it’s excitement.
• Therefore our target audience would be people who lead an active life and enjoy trills and sitting on the edge of their seat whilst watching a movie.
• The mystery and enigma throughout our film will appeal to those who are adventurous which is our target audience.
• Hobbies: Those who seek thrills and adrenaline.
• Perhaps people who enjoy going to theme parks
and on roller coasters.
How They Relate to Our Idea.• The Idea:
• Our target audience will be interested in our idea because
it is thrilling and exciting and creates mystery (the history
behind the house and the ghost).
• This will intrigue our audience, because they will want to
find out more as only pieces of information are revealed in
the opening sequence through the character’s blog.
• The unexplained paranormal events
that take place will interest people
who regularly watch thrillers.
The Form.• Form:
• We used very creepy slow tension building music in some parts then
fast pace dramatic music to create excitement and lead to a climax.
• This will interest our audience because the people we are aiming our
film at thrill seekers.
• We also want to use quick cutaways to create excitement and build
up tension for the audience. E.g. Hand-held camera to real camera.
• However will we also used smooth camera movements to build up
tension which lead up to the climax at the end.
• This will attract our target audience as it creates excitement which
will appeal to regular thrill seekers.
•The camera
shots build
tensions which
leads up to a
climax.
Conventions.
• Conventions: We are targeting our film at an audience
who regularly watch horrors and thrillers with conventions
such as terror and supernatural encounters.
• We will intrigue people who enjoy being frightened by
films.
• We will include ghosts and spirits in order to attract an
audience who are interested in supernatural happenings
and life after death. (Ghost girl).
• We want to satisfy their interest in paranormal activities by
including spirits and weird unexplained events such as the
TV switching on by itself.
BBFC and Rating.
BBFC Rating Reason
U
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