Who is your Target Audience?

On my previous question I decided that my Thriller should be age rated at 15, this is because there were weapons and the injuries to the girls face showed that the narrative included violence. However this wouldn't be rated at an 18 because even though there is violence it wouldn't be extreme enough to be rated at an 18. It was our aim to get a teenage target audience ; this would be good as we are this age range so it will make it easier in creating a film we like ourselves.

The Actors All of the actors in our Thriller were of the same age 17/18 this meant that they are aimed at a teenage audience . By having a younger cast it makes our narrative more believable for them and may allow them to relate to it more. There are two young girls and a male, by having these actors it appeals to both a female and male audience. Both Georgia and I are seen as innocent at first, where as Georgia maybe seen as a subverted stereotype when she is seen hiding the gun.

Technology

Technology, such as phones are a theme within our opening sequence and are a big part of teenagers life, this is why we have put them into our thriller because it is relatable for teens as it would be the first thing that they research for when they are in danger. The audience can relate to the realism of phones being used regally, as they would be in real life; it is stereotypical of teenagers to always have their phones on hem and are suing them at all times.

Costume The costumes on the girls during my opening sequences contrasted, the injured girl was wearing black, and black is usually assumed as an antagonists colour. However we chose this colour to show that the injured girl (myself) wasn't important at this moment in time and the most important thing was the injuries on her and why and what did them. Georgia was wearing stereotypical teenage girl clothes this allowed the audience to relate to her, and when she first appears makes them think that she is either in danger too or she is the protagonist. However we challenged this stereotype when Georgia hides a gun. Josh is shown wearing black clothing with a picture on his top. These dark clothes straight away alert to the audience that he is the antagonist and that he has something to do with the injuries of the girl.

Weapons The quick shot of the gun was so that the audience got a piece of the narrative and understood what was going on without giving too much away. The gun suited the 15 age rating as other images showed that it may have been used to hit the girl but it hadn't shot her - this then allows the audience think if something else had been used and where that was or even if Georgia who was hiding the gun and the injured girl were even related. As Georgia is around the same age as the films rating it makes it more believable that someone could be in that situation too. The gun may also be stereotypical to a male audience – the use of this weapon may make males more inclined to watch this film as it has both weapons and blood through injuries in it as stereotypically males enjoy the action side of films.

Location/Setting

The main location in our opening sequence is a stereotypical woodland, this attracts the audience as it unnerving about who else may be there with them and about who they cannot see. It may also be scary because it follows conventions of a thriller and other films have been set there too with dramatic circumstances. The breathing scene added seriousness of the situation about who is chasing Georgia and it also attracts the audience when they are asking questions about it. The location cross-cuts to a dark room, this also raises questions to the audience about where she is and if she is ok. It also may ask if she is somewhere in the woods or if she is at another location completely.

Narrative Our narrative may be more believable for younger audiences and may make them believe that it may actually happen to them- older adults may not understand the narrative as much. Stereotypical items such as guns, phones and a younger cast are more relatable to younger audiences as these materialistic things may be more important to them than they would be to an older audience. More modern thriller films relate around technology more than older films meaning teenagers are more inclined to watch them.

Editing and Sound The sound we included was stereotypical to the thriller genre and to our target audience. Teenagers like more tense upbeat types of music and we used this in our clip in order to make the audience unnerved by this. By using this music it puts the audience on the edge of their seats about what is going to happen next. The editing was fast paced and included a lot of jump cuts between two different locations, this is exciting for the younger audience and they enjoy the suspense it creates. However older audiences may not understand the fast pace and are more likely to get confused easily because of it.