Who would be the audience for your media product?

I believe that it will be mainly older teenagers who will be the audience for our film and mainly male. This is shown through our questionnaires as it was mainly the males that said they liked to watch thrillers. However, everyone we questioned had watched a thriller though some more than others. We also used our questionnaires to find out what people wanted from a thriller which told us that the audience wanted mainly suspense and mystery in the narrative.

This also applies to other thrillers I have watched such as ‘The Day After Tomorrow’ where suspense really is used. We use a fair amount of mystery in the way that you wonder whether or not they live, who the girl is and what has happened. Another film that uses a lot of mystery is ‘Memento’. This is done by changing the story from chronological order and by not allowing you to know any more than he does as he works out who killed his wife.

I also put the video on both Youtube and Facebook and, though there are no comments on Youtube as of yet, there are many on Facebook. Most people say that they like it and that they would watch it but it seems to be mainly the male teenagers that have the most interest in it.

The BBFC ratings would also effect who our audience can be as we know that, depending on what we put in there, the rating will restrict who can watch it. Because we have included things like violence and ‘blood’, it is likely our film would be classified at 15 meaning that we have lost the audience of people under that age. But this is ok as I believe that people of above the age of 15 would be more likely to watch it. The BBFC says this;

‘Violence may be strong but should not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury. The strongest gory images are unlikely to be acceptable. Strong sadistic or sexualised violence is also unlikely to be acceptable. There may be detailed verbal references to sexual violence but any portrayal of sexual violence must be discreet and have a strong contextual justification.’

For the violence section of a 15 rated film and;

'Moderate violence is allowed but should not dwell on detail. There should be no emphasis on injuries or blood, but occasional gory moments may be permitted if justified by the context. Sexual violence may only be implied or briefly and discreetly indicated, and must have a strong contextual justification.'

 For a 12. As we have an emphasis on blood we had to raise the age limit.