Question 4

Question 4

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  What do youknow about audiences for thrillers? Audiences for thrillers are normally boys and men more than girls and women because it is shown that they prefer thrillers to most other kinds of films. Normally ages12-25 asmost thrillers are for ages 12+ and people over the age of 25 are less likely to go and see a thriller film. How do film makers track and asses the success of their film in reaching an audience? Film makers will normally have an early screening where they have a selected amount of members of the public of different ages that come and watch the film before its released and will be asked to complete a questionnaire before they leave in order for the film makers to establish who they are going to aim their film at before they release it. Demographics of our thriller opening Gender- Our thriller opening is aimed at both males and females, we have no specific gender thatwe want to target as our opening is not based on a certain gender. Age- Our thriller opening is aimed at ages 12-25 as a lot of films are 12A and above and so we felt this would be the best age range, also younger people prefer thrillers and we felt that people over the age of 25 may not be as interested, also since we are young it would be more relatable for them. Race/ethnicity- Our opening is aimed at any race / ethnicity as we have not challenged any certain races or ethnicities in our opening and so it is open to anyone. Social class- Our opening is aimed at working/middle class people as it is filmed in quite a middle class setting, and us as the characters are quite working class and so that would be the best audience to aim at as they will find our opening relatable. Psychographics of our thriller opening Activity, interest and opinion- Our audiences will be young and sociable, have an interest in cinema and a strong interest in crime, mystery thrillers, and have
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  a range ofthrillers that they have seen previously. We are likely to attract people that have strong interest in mysteries and a very strong positive opinion of thrillers. Attitudes+values- Our audience will have a strong attitude towards crime and mystery and probably have a very positive attitude to films that involve having a damsel in distress. They are likely to have values that go against what happensin the opening which is why they have an interest in watching as it will challenge their values. Similar audiences may also watch Pretty little liars How to get away with murder 24 Hour photo How do they compare? These 3 programmes/films compare with our thriller opening because they all have that sense of mystery, they make you ask questions like “who is this person?” “What are they doing?” “Why are they taking pictures of people?”, pretty little liars also has a character that is the “criminal” that does not get revealed until the very end of the series’ and so is similar to the end of our opening, and also has an area where they keep pictures of their victims, and so audiences of these would be likely to enjoy our opening also. Prettylittle liars Our thriller
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  Element Evidence Howdoes it attract your audience? Actors Scene where we see the villain about to reveal himself. It entices the audience in because the character that they have been waiting to see is about to reveal himself but then it goes to the credits. Location Normal family house and area. It makes it feel very realistic and relatable to anyone as it happens in a very normal home environment that everyone has. Props Camera at the very start when Billy is taking pictures of me and Lily. This entices the audience at the very start of the opening because they want to know why he is taking pictures and what he is going to do with them. Storyline Throughout the whole of the opening. From the very start it attracts the audience because it has a strong sense of mystery and they want to keep watching to find out who Billy is. How is your film suitable for certification? Our film is suitable for certificate at a rating of 12A because it shows scenes of weapons and blood however is not classified as a 15 because it isn’t shown in great detail and there is no bad language. How do film makers track and assess the success of their film in reaching an audience? They use methods such as focus groups, questionnaires, private screenings etc, during early private screenings the audience are required to complete a questionnaire which can help the filmmakers, also a lot of websites for example IMDB has a lot of reviews from audiences which filmmakers are able to access.
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  How will youassess the audience response to your film opening? To assess the audience response to our film opening we will be using Vox Pops as they are easy to get done and allows us to easily get our peers in school to watch our opening and film a response for us.