Exam Question 4 - Miss Georgiou

Who would be the audience for your media product?

 

The target audience for my media production were people aged 15 and above, as this age range allowed me to include a wider range of thriller conventions into my production. For example, viewers within the younger age categories are not at a suitable age to watch films that show detailed violence or that do not have comedic moments that follow any scary scenes in order to reassure the audience. In my media production, the death of the mother is followed by the implied death of another character, rather than a moment that will make the audience laugh.
Also, it is likely that thriller films will contain jump scares or brutal murder scenes that may unsettle the younger audience. In my media product the audience will see the antagonist suddenly jump out of his seat at the dinner table and begin stabbing his mother to death.
Furthermore, the target audience is a similar age group to myself, therefore I will have a good idea of what thriller films are popular and how to create a media product that meets their tastes and preferences. The audience will fear the male character in the production as through the use of mise-en-scene, specifically iconography, they will see him holding a knife and be able to identify him as the antagonist.


how does your thriller appeal to your TA
similar age range to the characters
narrative
conventions
micro elements
editing
sound
mes
cinema