Evaluation task 5 - How did you attract/address your audience?

What appeals to our target audience about our Thriller?

- Suspense

above all, the main convention of Thrillers is suspense. Suspense isn't so clear in our thriller, it can almost get lost in the action, however it is there. From feedback, people stated that the suspense comes from the uncertainty of what is happening, we are unsure why he has killed him, and also unsure how the sequence is being displayed.

- Actors

Seeing teenage actors can often be very interesting for a film. People like things that appeal to them, so they can relate to it. Having a teenager as the lead should draw in lots of attention from teenagers.

- Violence

The success of media products, like 'Bronson', 'The Walking Dead' and 'Inglorious Basterds' provides proof, that violence is appealing in films. Generally younger males find violence entertaining to watch, therefore this brings in males ages 15-30

- Drama

The sequence begins with Harry crying, this shows the characters internal struggle with his actions. From the research I discovered that drama is generally more appealing to older audiences. It should be interesting to watch how this character got into this situation, what led him to do it, how he copes with it.

Sub Genres of my Thriller

My thriller incorporates elements of social realism, Mystery and Action. As I discussed previously this does bring in a wider audience, those who watch any of this Genres may be interested to see our film as it is a hybrid of many, and incorporates something that may be appealing to them, whereas simply action or mystery, for example, wouldn't.

Setting

My film has a very British forrest setting. meaning the film may not be as appealing to foreign audiences.