Evaluation Question 4

Q4) Who would be the audience for your media product?

Above I have found some information on different ages and whether they watch thrillers. This is a rough guide line because each thriller is different and in some cases aimed at different age groups. An example of this is Se7en, a very well known thriller is definitely aimed at the higher end of the age barriers for its explicit and distressing content. On the other hand we have films such as Skyfall which is an all round thriller have the ability to entertain all ages from around the age of 12 up, this is because of its extravagant police chases and huge sets.  Then there’s films like Apollo 13 which is still a thriller and still a PG but may not appeal to all age barriers even though it fits all age barriers.

On to my thriller, Counterblow which is about a woman coping with the manslaughter of a child while driving home one evening. This film should not be to graphic but may contain some bad language keeping it at least a 12 this followed by the situation itself f manslaughter may make the film a rating 15 film. As the manslaughter of a child to some people can be upsetting. With this film being aimed at 15+ it may not entertain those people as people all have different views. This will be a tense thought out thriller narrowing my market. So despite the film being a 15 it may be aimed at 20-50 year olds. 

Another big thing that effects whether or not a Thriller will be successful and must be considered when figuring out a target audience is the gender it’s also being aimed at. An example of this is Apollo 13, a star studded thriller in it’s own right but very much aimed at man. The film being based on the real life Apollo 13 shuttle may be found boring by most woman. Another example of gender choice in thrillers is Hanna a sharp unique thriller with a female heroine instantly appealing to woman.

The final thing that has to be considered when creating a target audience is class, for example films such as Casino Royale are aimed at the middle and upper class audiences. But thrillers such as The Sweeney are aimed at The lower classes reasons for this would be the frequent bad language the fact it’s set in the London suburbs, etc.