No film is for everyone. Each film has a target audience. The job of media producer is to know specifically who they are; a film cannot effectively communicate a message unless the makers know the group of people for whom it is being created.
As Alfred Hitchcock is a very influential name within the thriller genre we studied his film ‘Psycho’ for an insight into the typical audience for the thriller genre. The main target audience this film attained was between the ages of 18-35 due to its scenes of violence and terror.
However, the film had been classified at the time of release, almost 50 years ago. Judging that the audiences of past and present have many subtle yet considerable differences, the film would be more likely to appeal to modern day audiences from the age of 15.
Before any ideas were drawn up we wanted to consider closely the target audience we were aiming our film towards. We chose a wide target audience of both males and females aged 15- 35. This age range is more likely to attend the cinema to see a film, particularly a film within the thriller genre.
Working tightly within the age classifications of the BBFC we are definite that our opening
sequence will not offend anyone within our age boundary, although our opening sequence will not feature much dialogue, the images and representations used may offend those who are sensitive to certain issues and we feel that those over the age of 15 will be able to understand the themes enough and are less likely to be affected by the issues featured.
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