Saddef Anwar : Evaluation - Question Four

4.Who would be the audience for your media product?

 

My Audience Research suggests that the main aspect of a thriller is suspense, without suspense a film cannot be called a thriller, this is because the idea of the film 'thrilling' the audience is through the suspense that holds the audience at end. However, our respondents also told us that without a good narrative, the suspense is meaningless. Suspense only works in a film due to is storyline, if it is clichéd and simple, it is very hard to include suspense, and even if we do, it may not be as effective. Other respondents also told us that without a good setting and characters, including suspense is very difficult. This is because good actors are required to take on these roles, for example, if an actor fails to act out something correctly, the audience will lose interest and get bored. Also intriguing settings are also a key aspect of showing suspense, and also using the setting wisely and unexpectedly.

 

Due to this our media product fits into a much broader audience because even though the characters may appeal to a certain audience, the actual storyline may appeal to others, therefore attracting a wider audience consumption. Our film is aimed mainly at 15+, however, it may attract fans of films such as Memento.