Who Would Be The Audience For Your Media Product?
What is a target audience? A target audience is a particular group at which a product such as a film or advertisement is aimed for. This audience is the person or group of people the writer is aiming for or trying to reach. The target audience for films varies from film to film depending on the individual themes and content for example if the film was a horror, it would not be aimed for a target audience of a young age range because it would be 'too scary' and 'inappropriate' for younger eyes to see. You would want to fill young peoples minds with happy, colourful aspects within a film and not fill their minds with negative scenes which could create bad thoughts in their heads. However, the genre in which the film is made in will help identify a film's target audience, as certain genres, based on their typical themes and iconography. Iconography are the visual images and symbols used in a work of art or the study or interpretation.
How did I identify my target audience during the stage of creating my final cut. I decided that it would be a successful idea for the target audience for my Coursework 2 minute opening to a film would be around 12+. The reason for this is because it goes into a great depth about 'Below the breadline' and I feel like that may be too confusing for any age below. The words used in our script are also moving and can be depressing to many which is why we understand that young peoples minds will not be able to understand the meaning of the words being said.
We are also using a deep, large range of vocabulary to describe this guys (our character) life which may be hard for ages under 12 to understand. Anyone older may have a wider range of knowledge on what poverty means and what it can lead to which is why we have gone for the target audience we have.
The genre of the final cut that I have produced also helped me decide which target audience would be suitable because the genre of a film often helps to define the key themes and content of a film and ours was drama which demonstrates a more mature theme which would not be suitable for ages younger than 12. If I were to describe an exact embodiment of who the film would specifically be aimed at then it would be for late teenage, early adulthood boys who are now leaving full time education and are now needing to look for jobs etc. I am pleased with the end cut and the target audience I have come up with.
We are also using a deep, large range of vocabulary to describe this guys (our character) life which may be hard for ages under 12 to understand. Anyone older may have a wider range of knowledge on what poverty means and what it can lead to which is why we have gone for the target audience we have.
The genre of the final cut that I have produced also helped me decide which target audience would be suitable because the genre of a film often helps to define the key themes and content of a film and ours was drama which demonstrates a more mature theme which would not be suitable for ages younger than 12. If I were to describe an exact embodiment of who the film would specifically be aimed at then it would be for late teenage, early adulthood boys who are now leaving full time education and are now needing to look for jobs etc. I am pleased with the end cut and the target audience I have come up with.